Vol. XXVIII, No. I SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1950 28th Year Published Monthly Farm Bureau Declares War on Brannan Farm Plan , , EDITORIAL ROLL CALL WORK Farm Co-ops Have a Good Futu~e ~Action Talcen at It's Hospitality Time Our membership roll call has resulted in many GOES ON; TOTAL National Convention new memberships in most all counties. This leaves 31,978 JAN.'l More than Million Fariners in Farm Bureau old membership with a real obligation.' iT e are a The Farm Bureau membership Roll Call for 1950 stood at three- Will Support Agr-l Act of 1949 friendly people. These people are our neighbors. fourths of the goal January I, or And Flexible Price Supports What- about a hospitality and' fellowship night in a total of 31,978 families. The goal is H,158. The American Farm Bureau of I~~: million farmers has our Community Groups to weJcome them into our A well ol-ganized clean.up will organization? get under way early in January to served notice on the' Truman administration that it will finish the job. aggressively oppose the Brannan plan for farm price We owe them an obligation to do one of two The One Big Week campaign for all counties the week of December supports. It said the Brannan plan would nationalize things: We should either welcome them into our 5 enrolled the largest number of group as a part of us, or we should help them to Farm Bureau members ever en. agriculture. !"Oiledin one week's time-26,701. The Farm Bureau at its national convention at Chicago, form new neighborhood groups and get a rear con- Had it not been for a state-wide structive start. . storm which struck the ~orning of Dec. 12-15 said .that it favors the Agricultural Marketing December 6, we beli~ve the work. Act of 1949 with flexible price supports and insists that Let's give them the benefit of our experience in ers could have come close to their discovering what a Community Group really can goal the first week. The storm was it be given a fair trial and administered efficiently. accompani'Cdby high winds '\'\-hi;::h do when, it has a good, ambitious program. made visibillty poor and driving Delegates representing 1,325,000 farm family mem- hazardous. The weather turnf'd berships adopted unanimously a resolution setting Let us maintain our reputation for being a friend- very cold for the remainder of the ly and helpful people and'be sure that our neighbor week. A great many roads were forth the Farm Bureau position. It confirmed th.e action icy and poor for travel. taken by the AFBF board of Directors and President is not left where the real values of Farm Bureau Some 6,000 men and women membership are concerned. wOI'kers turned out for the cam- Allan Kline when Secretary Brannan of the U,S. Dep't of' paign kick-oll' meetings and din- ners the afternoon and evening of Agriculture offered his farm price plan. Women of, the Farm Bureau December 5. They did a very good job the remainder of the The Brannan plan proposes to peg prices of corn, week under di1l'icult condition~. Marvin J .. Briggs, general manager of the Indiana Farm Bureau Co-oper~- wheat and other basic crops high enough to get increased Women of the Farm Bureau are to be .compli- We think that they demonstrat~d tive Ass'n, told the Farm Bureau Services annual meeting Dec. 2 that farm mented upon the interest in their organization and that the one week campaign is production, but let market prices for these 'crops, live progr~m. the way to do it. Following are co-ops have a good future. A most important job for them and their farmer stock, dairy and poultry' products and other perishables county and state totals to Jan. 1: patrons is_to give all possible support to their co-operativ~ wholesale and manufac- Thirteen hundred women came to their annual • Total fall to their lowest levels. The difference would be made County Goal Jan 1 Alcona 151 135 turing programs. Be co-operative all t\e way. Mr. Briggs sci.id farmers should up to farmers from subsidies appropriated by Congress. meeting in November. Because of their active inter- AU"Kan l.r.s7 1,400 AI)>ena :IllI 392 have a permanent investment in purchasing, marketing and manufacturing co- The Brannan plan is supported by the administration. est in polio treatment Sister Elizabeth K~.nny thought AntrIm :lL; 257 I~arry : S!~5 725 operatives exactly as they have money invested in buildings and equipment for it worth while to fly from San Francisco to speak to ~~Zi~ ::~:~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1.?~~ 8~g "We encourage fanners to co-operate-with worthwhile production. them. Dr. Albert Heustis the state commissioner of Ef~~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~:m q~~ programs Farm Bureau said. developed under the Agr'l Act of 1949," the "We urge efficient administration of health, knew that he had an audience deeply interest- Elevator Exchange to Build Calhoun 1.1% 825 C'harlevoix 2-4, 119 ed in rural health .. • Chehoyg-an Clinton 17Ji 1.235 l.(r!ti Fi] t~e Act. \Ve intend to take the initfative in makipg Women 6f the Farm Bureau have made remark- ~~~net...:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I,m rs~ nece~sary revisions on the basis of experience after the able pr'ogress the past five years with the help of an able full time director in the person of Mrs. Marjorie Genesee nratlnt Hillsdale ~~~h~ ..nm :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~:; 9R~ 1.01:: I,~~ . 1'~1 681 S 10 tij2 Million Bushel TerminalfJ Elevator Act has been given a fair trial." Michigan Farm Bureau was represented by 143 mem- Karker. Ionia l"ab.'I\" 90S S~H 670 610 Special Meeting of Stockholders votes to. - bers from 32 County Farm Bureaus. They were non- Four ladies l!lus~ loo.k upon the px.ese.nt day: or.- Ios{"() .rn("k~on ln~. 6~~ -t,.~ 88 Raise ~\,OOO~ in New Capital; MANY FARMERS voting delegates .. Eighty members of Junior Farm ganization and program' as an ambition 1 realized. ~~~~~ m~.~~~ ~ ~~::~:::~:::::.:::_ ~~~~;:..,,:...:::~::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Livlnl<"ton ~~~ ~:g~~ 825 5~~ mII ~ Toledo is,wprobable Site MAY NOT GET Bureaus attended. from 22.counties. Several thousand They are former women directois of the Michigan :\Iaeomh ~7 :100 The Michigan Elevator Exchange of Lansing, market- delegates' attended the largest of all AFBF conventions. Farm Bureau: 1921-38; Mrs. Edith M. Wagar of Carleton, Mrs. Pearl E. Myus of Lapeer, 1939-42; :\I"nlste{' Ma..'-'on :.\r~co~t.a :\fidlanr] 1,1 462 522 4:;4 fill ::.J.O 45;) :l25 ing agency for 96 farmers co-operative elevators'in this FERTILIZER Voting delegat.es from Michigan were President Carl :\oli auk 2~S 2()O state, plans to build a 1,000,000 bushel terminal grain E. Buskirk of Paw Paw, Harold Frahm of Frankenmuth, :\fontmorency 107 1,)7 :\1any a "Fanner Hubbard" will M Mrs. Ray Neikirk of St. Louis, 1943~45 and ~rontca 1m :;01 372 elevator soon, find the fertilizer cupboard bare and arten Garn of Charlotte. :\fonr()e 777 l56 Mrs. Belle S. Newell of Coldwater, 1946-49. :\lusk ..,:ron :-:~1 1!IP The. management of the Exchange, was aut h orize d l? this ~prin~. It's not !'hortage of materials but lack of storage spac(! All an, B Kl'ine 0f Iowa an d R .. E' Sh ort or A r k ansas ~ev:a~.~o 52H :t~n :s-W :\lichi~an ((;r. Tra". Through a large and continuous correspondence & L+ Janau j~6 raise $1,000,000 in new capital at a special meeting of on part of the manufacturers. were re-elected president and vice-president, respectively, (JakInn(} ,,;,n~ When f'~rtilizer was scarce. from her ~ome and many meetings throughout the Oe~ana rir.9 the' shareholders. held at Lansing, January 5, farmers took delinil'y as soon as for two years by unanimous vote. Mr. Kline has been/a O!;emaw 1S:l state, Mrs. Wagar built a women's group that really n~('P:()la ill it was available, fearing a short- most eHective leader for the Farm Bti'reau In its opposi- Iltt-:{'t!'O Ottawa I.Mo7 ~. Waldo P hi JIi'ps 0f Decatur, president 0f t h e E xc h ange, age when spring arrived. Today. brought women into the Farm Bureau. Mrs. Myus, f P.~flUt" (~le :117 said that farmers elevator groups at the meeting pledged they are waiting until they ab30, tion to the Brannan plan. ~H.:.rln:l'\ l.'j'~' l.?~O Mrs. Neikirk and Mrs. Newell continued with the ~anil1\c 1•.i;;'~ !'Ol) . H d h lutely ne€d it. In one big spring In his annual address to the convention, President >It. C'lair ,Oq il:1J; $327,600. in cash to start the campaign. e sai t e rush, all of present stocks of plant building program and saw the interest grow rapidly. St . .Jos"ph Shia \\'a!-:~ee ~.~ ~-::; fi';9 :tJ,! proposed terminal elevator probably would be built at food on hand will go out to the Kline declared that the Agr'l Act of 1949 and the Brannan ,..11~cnl:\.- 1.0~7 !120 farmers. This amount is less than We're proud to remember that all of them came '''a.n Thlrt'n 1. .J:;'O 1 "~n Toledo, as the natural gateway for Michigan grain traffic. half of the normal needs. The plan thrust a ch?ice upon Americans. ".:\~ht~na.''" 1. ''7~ 1.01~ to the Michigan Farm News for help on mailings, ".a:rnp. \\- "xfnrd :t.I:, 1,~ 10~ 110 'Th e E xc h ange stoc kh 0 Id ers. vote d unanimous . Iy to re- first farmers will be getdisappointe:1. theirs and The choice, said Kline, I'S the prospect of rlSlnOo 11'vl'ng th~ late ones will printing, and publicity.-:. They always got it. This Total H.158 31.918 vise their capital stock structure by authorizing an issue The warehouses of all the fer- standards with freedom of opportunity on one hand, and time they get a bouquet. tilizer manufacturers are .loaded ta of $1,000,000 of Class A common stock to bear 470 in- the rafters with mixed plant foods. mounting governnment restrictions and limitations on the Reply to Mr. Vis ,105 MEMBERS terest. Stock will be offered to country elevator men:. With the storage spaN for raw other. materials being occupied [or the Mr. Eugene Vis of Plainwell is president of the SIGNED BY SIX be~s. of the Exchange and their farmer patrons. James R . Bliss of L ansing, general manager are storage of finished goods, plants 0 f t h e materials. unable to take in more raw "The major provisions of the Act of 1949 were worked b f h b h out y some 0 t e est aut orities on agricu ture in ?oth I Michigan Farm Equipment Association'. When the Ass'n met at Grand Rapids, Dec. 13, M;. GENESEE JUNIORS Exchange, told the elevator a d vantages to b e h a d f or f armers e evators an ' men that there are great I d f Production must ceas-e when Ule parties. 11I'esent.supply of raw materials is It should be put into operation. (Contlnu.,don pa!;env..) armer gone. :-lot until mixed goods move1r--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ Let's do some Genesee County Farm Bureau .... Vis attacked farm co-operative competitors as being caims a state record for signing patrons in the operation of a terminal elevator. out. will raw materials be brought exempt by law from federal income tax on their new memberships by six members in and normal production con- of their Junior Farm Bureau or- Mr. Bliss sa{d that 96 farmers I'elllainder of such storage except tinued. business Kalamazoo whereas Gazette: he. is not. We quote from the ganization. Tiley wrote 105 fam- ily memberships to Farm Bureau in the recent roll call campaign elevators in the Exchange operat~ 66,OOO,~OO bu~hels of terminal stor- If e,'ery farmer would take out 125 pla~es of business. Together age bUilt by farmers co:ope~atives. ,.t h~ast half o[ his fertilizer reo they market on.~-thirdof the grail'- The Exchange manager Said that. qUiremens t now and" give It drv Proclamation and they are still out for more. Ac- and beans produced in -:\lichigan " I the main ... advantage to [armel's a!1a~1 s orage on h'IS I'arm, It t . wouId' wipe - "Without referring to the 27-year-old Capper- The represent 31% of the country their elevators "Farm Co-operative Month" cepting the responsibility for th~ . III ownel'shlp of a out the st orage problem. Volstead law by name, Vis blasted the federal statute as permitting unfair competition for his own farm membership drive in Argentine township with Don Lahring, Gene- elevators, but they own only '>1""c of the storage spa(.'~ bushels o[ that ~. and "00001) -, -' lerminal ... 1II marketl11greturns. - The I gram ele,'ator would coma Farm Bureau S'erVlces, III .. HIIm,) II for t t0 encourage farmer patrons . an e-[ }o'armCo.operativesin :\1ichiganhave conll"ihutedg-reatly see County Junior President, as . ". is [or beans at bushel or larg-zr termmal. s:wl 10 get fer t'I' . I Izer requlremen t s ear.v, I to the state's agl'icnltuml prosperity and economicprogress. equipment business at Plainwell. "1 do not like the captain, their record is as follows: the Exchan"e's ,. " Port Huron' term- Bhss, can help .... manage the harvest' 1 I th t las a p an a guarantees amp e I' In recognition of this it is appl'opl'iatethat one month in a Don Lahring, Gaines, 28 memo inal elevator for beans. runs. It IS eqUiPped With drYIll~ 1'. It' Th' . 1 year be set aside during which time spel"ial activities and idea,' he said, •of paying income taxes on my busi- ..... and cleaning machinery to condi- mil erhl a a S~Vlllg. IS tl'll) e bel'S; Eugene Lang. DaYison, 204: 'litIS Situation, said :\11'. Bliss,. t d f . TI t guarant'~e consists of pre-season puhlicity should be J)I'o"idedto lhe end that tIte people be ness when a non-profit corporation set up across the Rosella Novess, Flushing, 20; Ag- has farmers at a disadvantage in ~10l11 01 .gra ~s 0 gram. d Ie erllIl- discounts. guaranteed condition beloteI'informed of the accomplishments of these fanner . • . III a can Improve an contro .. nes Breidenstein, Flushing, 17; urchasingand marketing,associations hel'ause lhey wi"hed The non-profit farm co-operative has for one of has changed the harvest nUll'- ele,'ators fron~ two to 18. mlllI~n to improve the economic and social position of lhe family its purposes patrons in proportion the dis~ibution of its earnings to their volume of business to the Marshall Oil Co-op Annual Meeting keting I)eriod of sixty da"s bushels capacltr. ~Ir: Bliss salll to a tl 00,d 0 f gram "!o weeks. Last summer such offer- .~:.,OO~,O • m wo t . one large co,o\leratll'e earned ~? 0 f 0 for its. armer owners on President Urges sized farm through efficient production and marketing. and to give the consumer these benefits thl'ough improved qual- it)" and better business methods. as well as to develop new . h 'I' I' tel'mlllal operatIOns iast summer. with the co-operative: Congress and the Treasury hold that when a co- More than 175 peopl~ attended the annual meeting of the Marshall Farm Bureaus Oil Company in mid- December at Marshall. !l:eilDrady, m/;"swere so great t at ICligan 01' cash wheat at one time was:l5 j, II~ an. cents a bushel under the oyern- gralll tel'll1lnalshave mad'~two to . g . dId' n lUna co-operat ve three cents more on e,'eI'Y bushel I Brannan Plan and more stahle oullets for our agricu!tul'al economy: These advantages are of yalue to all of the citizens of :\[ieh- Igan. operative or any business distributes its earnings to ment sUPllOrtpl'Ic-~s.At such tlme~, As was expected, President Tnl' Rohert Sackett and Carleton Ball sa Id .\11'. m'IS!!,.IlIg . I)uyers WI 'tlI handled "1 fork farmer r tpatrons . thanI man included in his annual mes- Therefore. I, G. :\IenneuWilliams. Governor of lhe State of :\lischigan (10 herehy proclaim January as "Farm Co.opera- patrons, there is no profit to the business to tax. were re.elected to the board of di- storage benefit. while farmers SIl(- slim ar n~ar"2 mg sys ems III ot leI' sage to congress Jan. 04 his recom. rectors for terms o[ two years each. f b tI . I states Without terminal elevatot's, tive ~Jonth" in :\licItigan, in recognltlon of the importance Patrons who receive the earnings must include them '~r ec(:~use leiI' country e ev.~- Bliss said. '\ mendation that Congress enact the of the farm co-operath'e movement In this !'late. Other directors who were held oyer tors can t find storage. Mecham- :\1 h f tl fit .. llrannan farm price support plan, in their federal income tax return. included Jo'rank l\1cDiel'mid,Fred cal com pickers have brought tlw . IlC 0 Ie. I~ro m gram and provide mandatory price sup. (:1\"'11 uudt'r nl)~ halHl anti tht. (:rt'at Face and Myron Bishop. O[fi- same deliveI'y and rice troubles marKeting.today IS I~ the success- I)ort for major crol)Snot now cover. S,,'al of the ~h\t •. of .\liehlgan On the other hand, Mr. Vis' company has for cers will be announced concluding t o corn. p. ful operation of ternllnal elevators. this nlnch.'l'nth day of pc\~\.."nhcr ed by existing law. one of its purposes distribution of the earnings only the first meeting of the board of There is 110 stora"e a,'ailabl-efo.. Ih~ferrlng to government loans l\" ewspapers and other observers in the year of our Lord t lIl •. Thou~an(l , ... " . and SUPPOI.tIlrfces. the Exchan,:e :S-Ine Jlundrl'd Forly-:S-inc. alld or lhe directors in January. ,,;ram. !'ald Bliss, unleR!'one bUlltls . I "Th .. nt Washington think this will be t "fllllnl0n\\'i\alth tht. (In •• Ilunrln.d Thh.tct'llth to Mr. Vis and any other owners of the company. Earl Huntley, manager of Farm- it. At. present. the government manager sal( .. eY wont suppo~t the second Congl'ess to reject tho I ers Petroleum Co-operative. Inl'. uwns more than 316000000bushels YOllr market nnless YOllhave a Rrannan plan. If so. the admin. G. MENNEN WILLIAMS This is done strictly in accordance with their share . . ,. place to store the g-rain. ~Iuch Go\'el'llor. at Lansing was the guest speaker. ot grain. 1II0slir wheat, stol"Cllfor I t I ht of ownership in the company. " w lea las Iroug ess 1Ian sun istration plans to make it Ol.leof I I I I" the , " most part III termIllal eleyators. . i I port Ill' ce ,ecause on y a felY I •. tIte issues of the UI50Congression. (Continuedon paa:etwo) Cuy Farm Huroau Seeds. I rIVatf)gr~\lnrlealel's are nSlIIg.tho (Continuedon pa;;-efive) al elections. ~ _J iiiwiHtBBlliiii* ipPHf«w8wlI^^KISwl ; :::v Resolutions )FB LEAOERS ... .. • .- N & W 3 Michigan Farm Sure:; •; -. ' A AA AA."M a n d ' 10 ATTEND * =.J H \ mmtmm * -ATTAR.! 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I*V easy iilPlllSilllSillW iMMWOS'.' ^^^^^•Illlt ^ ^ ^ w i ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^MH ^^fci^fc^ .I^BSSfc ^^^^^hi^^^BBtifiK ftl^iMS^ ji^i^l^p^lA^lij^^iAlwJf^ FP fcrft^» *sWrtj dSTtiWC M i C K i S A H 8 i U T I l E P H O f i E C O M P A N Y ^^K^^^^^^fc4^M^S^^^^^^pi^^^^^§;^^^^#^^K^^^K» .„^„„„_ ,„ STi^^ll^Bi^BS^^^^I^^^R^^tei^^^^^B^^S^^^^K^^W SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1950 MICHIGAN FARI4 NEWS THREE Haroh! ::IUller, Bancroft Vernon F. Penrose, East La.nsln~ St ate Gives tee on plugging loopholes In the 1950 Has Prontise sales tax collQCtlonB Is typical human nature. When noun<*! th& Ift'aiion of sales 1A.~ on they of an. Does Any of llalph ;\1l11or ,Bancroft Ooorge MullIns, Ba.ncroft Ilalphp ~Ierldth. )lempbls George ~IUIlgan, Emmett Evert Peters, ~on Arthur PhelPl', Eaton Haplds WUlI.:un PItCh!uN, Lansln/J A. Pollok. LaMing Allan Kline to ~~~DI!*:~~oA~!~~~~~~m" B. W. :\Utchell, MemphIs Robert Prez, Lansing I deas on Finding packaged were clamol1ng lections liquor some of those who were furious for more strict against col. the This _Money "ern :lleteer, TraVeN;o Clt)' Lorena Belle :\Iollne, Lansing Elizabeth Call fornla ~Iosher, East Monterey. Joe ProsJ)6Ct, La.lnlrSburg James Packard. Saginaw Dan Paulus @>otnte, Saginaw Albert P~k, Saginaw Speak on Farm Water SuppIY Briar lIill Farm, Whe? I was a young Illrl I \\on, .. Carleton, Mich. slonarles, teaching not only the gas- pel of :the Lord, but the rudiments of agriculture and homemaking committee against for reporting the legislature to sales tax on liquor, It and also for voting a Belong to You? IUchurd K. :\[088. Lansing Haymond Maddox, Ornnd Rapids Lester Maler, Grand Rapids J. )(ason, Grand Rapids Lewis H, ~[axwell, Grant. OeOl"~e Peer, ::IUl1lngton Haymond Peters A. Phelps, Bridgeport CIar:I. Phillip., Haglnaw Ed. Pietras, Saginaw Management dered If I would see 1900. It seem. a people who so badly need It all. I wonder If an added luxury tax Jake :\Ieyerlnk, Grand Rapds Huth Plant, Crump , There may be easier ways of 10- cd such a long time ahead and They have so little to do with and on liquor wouldn't be just as fair as Quite a number of letters con, Gorden :'1&nnl, Hastings Arnold Pletzer, Saginaw The Farm :\Ianagement Banquet. eating 'water, as water witchling years did not slip by as rapidly as there's certainly no surpluses ot on perfumes and totIet wlIters? tainlng checks for dividends, or Carl :\Iason, Charlotto Fred Prueter, Saginaw one of the highlights of jo'annen~' None of them are neces.slties but \Vllllam :\Iontgomery. Hastings S. W, PIj'e, Bridgeport Week actiyltles at :\Hchlgan State ady~~t= uSI'ng peach tree tw'~s, they seem to these days. To even anything yet they do not complain. checks for interest payments on Richard Mann, Scotl "Quickie devices pop up regular- ~~:v< ..:, . tage of it, thus more research actl.vitY,until atomic cessors Immediately The pro- announced a dep't at Lansing per mailing address. for lack of a pro- ! :'[anuel ~L.. rtlnls. Albion \\'1lllam ~Iaxwell, Lansing Clyde O. ::Ilay, Albion Oscar Pretzer, Leonard Plott, BUCkley George Parrler, Freeland Hesperia The banquet 6: 15 p, m. February Is scheduled 2 In the MSC for ly," says John G. Rulison. hydrol- , add to the enjoy- energy will take Its rightful place ten cents per pound raise in price Trese letters have been mailed to L. M. :'Ietzger. East Lansing Auguns Melvin Quackenbush. Saginaw American Farm Dureau. wa.ter supply, Rulison has several tunity. I had a taste of the slow Amenca Is best qualified for leader- adjust her food bill. THEM, should write to Patrons Alrred J. Meehlcdol', Saginaw Henry Revard, Bay City i'"red :'ieler, Hngillaw :'IOlTll1 Hoberts, Grand H...'\phlM Marshall Wells, farm editor for suggestions. moving past and experienced the ship In. the movement. towards Those are 50me of the things that Records Dep't. Farm Bureau Serv- Dert Melr. N"w Lothrup flun Hob<:rts radio station WJR, Detroit, will If there Is a neighbor nearby who many changes as they came along. peace if It ever comes to pass, but happen in every day life right here Ices, Inc" PO Box 960, Lansing. Hobert Melbel, SD.Jrinaw E. F. Honk, Hasl.in~ bring another outatanding enter. bas recently brought in a well on Many times I've thought that we we cannot hope for anything better at horne, but farmers have a mu..:h 'l'om Mete vIa, S~lnaw Ooorl\'e Hoss, Hastln!;"s Michigan, :'1. L. Mikol, Saglnllw Cletus O. Ha)', Kalalllazoo tainment program to the banquet, .slmilar type land, chtfk with him had reached' the climax and there until our leadersd themselves get on bigger problem to battle and e ...ery Please give full name and pres- Cl1!ford ::I1illebrnndl, Saginaw D. C. HlchllrdS, Kalamazoo Prof. E. B, Hill of the MSC agri- to find ou't how far down it was could not be much more to bring common groun . last one of us must do our part 01' ent address. If you have moved Albert ::IUller, &ljflnaw Oeon.:e Hlchard .., Kalamazoo C. H. :IIll1er, Salflnllw Donald IUg-gs, Kalamazoo cultural economics department will neces.sa.ry to IF> to strike water, tho forwar'd, but we would no sooner 1950 can make a name for itself we wlll find ourselves "done for". within the last year or two, please Hobort 1\flller Salf\ na w W. H.obb, Kalamazoo recognize cooperating farmers and quality, and the quantity, get adjusted to some new idea and for all time If It can bring about or, It has taken organized farmers give the old address too. FB Serv- "'alter Mll1er, H.~lnaw :'larcus Hodi!;ey, South Naletos, WIlliam };'. Miller, 1\lelTIII Texas Carm managers and rural apprais, settled down to Ita enjoyment when der out of the present national the better part of a century to reach iws is anxious to complete the de- ' The geological survey division •• .Ioe :llojlca, S~lnllw AUllust Hedman, L'lnslng- ers. along came 50mething "bigger and mess. the place whereby they might de- liveries, Letters containing check Joe ~[ontel, Kawawlln Ivan Lee Heed, Lansing- in many instances, would be able better", We again woulil get all We admit money, great amounts clare a national policy governing John n. Moore, Saginaw Fol' reservations or further de- or securities mailed to these per- y, K. Hee-d, Lansing to llrovldo pertinent geological In. f It t he grwln ~ioS8ner. Ourt T. Rex, ~:ast Lansing- tails, write to the Agricultural formation of the arM-possibility fusB.td up about It until we'd vow 0 ,mus spent to wage a war Iheit. business as all other vocations sons were returned by Ihe postal L:'''''rene'l 1I1uehifeld, SIl!;"inaw Claude Hlce, Sterlin/{ have dono for theirs. But that priv- EoonomicB Depatment, Room 203 that our -aim would he to acquire it and to repair tho damages caused service at the address given: lIerhert Muellor, Saginaw Douglas Rich I.', 1.:\n8In;;- of getting water, probable necCS6ary for our own personal use. by war, but there comes a time ilege is being contootod with 11 hopc l..aulo; Mueller. S~lnR.w ('0<:11 IlIchrnon.I, Lanning Agricultural Hall at the eolleg'~. Georgo Kirk",., LanHlng :'like Murphy, Ha.gInaw drilling depth, quality of the C, K KlrkH<'rHon, Saginaw peaceful level amid many friends Earl Mitchell, Howell day, The other is the calcium that price of drilling the well at 50 much wo do is along the same line,' he made to realize that our wants Ita)' Kent",.r (To be Continued) Oeorgo Ken', Birch Hun Rohert Mark,;, UIls.~neld is '»resent in hm'bones. a Coot, and more on getting rth~ If we undertake to erect a new will never be fully met and It's Car and hut few enemies, Is my wish for Orrin Mll1er, Adrian .Iohn Keyt", Saginaw Adolph Melcbert, Harbor llcach Hens get a big part of their cal- assurance of a rellable driller that building, It is almost out of date better to decide to cut our garment 1950. Arlhur KIng, Saginaw It. J. Kirk. Burt Cha.o; Maxfleld, Grand Diane cium frolll the layln~ mash, but no possible water producing- beds before It is completed and the new aecordlng to our cloth than to ~n- Charl~:; Kizyniak, :'lidalntl 11 em,' Millard, Stanton Eaton Farm Bureau a hopper of o)'ster shells or otber are overlooked. A competent drill- car Is orten not paid for hefore tinue until we have lost the cloth There are perSODS who have lost Alfred Knot'IT, Saginaw H. D. Mongoml'f)' gstate Ilobt'rt Marnhall, i'"o"",rs calcium carrying material should er, he says, should he ahle to. tell there's a new model and we're and the pattern with. i~, It's much faith in fl'codom. There are those l_e."OyKowalski, ~f11lInlft.on \\-lllter Kowalski, Sa/,'Inaw L. D. Masch", CharioU". Co-op Pays Dividend be kept before the hen 50 she will whether any hed encountered in clamoring for a trade, easier to spend than tt IS to cut cor- who seek to persuade us to surren, Zlgmund KowalskI. l.'o.~ters Clyde Meister, Grand l.edge Dr. 1-'n1d M. Miller, "'aten'liet Eaton Fa.rm Bureau Co-op, Inc .• be sure of an adequate supply. the drilling operation Is worth In last week's mail came the us- ners In order to save" del' oUr freedom 80 ,that we may John Krawc.zar, Hag-Inaw !o'erris l\lile,'n, Hay City has Ilald a dividend on common testing as a likely producer of the ual letter from }Ir. and Mrs. Ray The reactl~n comm~ from t~le find what they term securlty,-Wal- \V, C, Krohn., Da~' City LN,t"r Mo,.,.", Dango .. Vernon KnlRk", Saginaw stock and interest on preferred desired water supply, Smalley living In Congo BeIge of report of the lllyestigatlllg commit- lace F. Bennett. ,Otto Kuch, Saglna.w Alfred Munjoy, Dolton ,Tames H. M)'el">l,Port Huron stock for the year ending Oct. 31, SAP BUCKETS K,.I"on Kuehn no)).,rt Kru,'ger. Hemlock John Nabs. Av Jo"el,h Keale)'. S~inaw Otto Kriger, Salf\naw A. \\". ~orlin, Hall,h l"eu('nfeldt, J. A. Xlckelson, OWQntiO t;us Nothdruft. Knlan,azoo 1Ilidiand \\atHvJjel Anne K. Huffman Xlklas. Fort Des Hl'lnhold Kurslnkl, Port Huron :\Ioines, Iowa L. Kitchen, Ortenvllle co-oP E-4 [)aye Nicol, Sa/;"Inaw \\'iI1iam Keigley. Eau Claire Mr~. ltichard XILo;chke. Kawkawlin Edward Kelt, Day CII~' JOt. Xoonan, I>.... 1ton ,I. F. Kelley, Grand l:aplds Tom Kel, ..y & Son, Martin Vernon Orman. Lansing Itaytnond Owen. Kalalnazoo I VIrginia Ken)'on, Dl"Ilytul1 Plains .1. O'Dell, La.ntiln!;" Edward K,.st.. .... Grand Itlll'id" ~Iarshall flint Kipp. & ::II. .Iohn KipI', \"l'lIin~ton ler<'d C. Oesterle 0'\),,11, Ha~lel.l. Alvin L. Ortn",', Jo'rankenmuth PROTECTION Crilorg,' Koehn, Sa~inaw Fred Kolh, Oridgt;porl J. C. O'Toole, Sajfinaw Ortonylll,' Shipl'in~ Ass'n, Ortonylllo MADE TO ORDER. TRACTOR George Kolko, Lawrence "'llIIlam K'Hlke. I':ssexvlll .. York Ol"t"r. I'etosk,'~' The lineman always wears a safety bell when he Dell G':-;'eil, :lfare,.lIus wotks atop a pole. He knows he has protection :\1)'les I-i:oyl", DOwlley, California rr.l\"id O'8erski. Harbor Beach I Claude Lewis, Byron I \\!l1Ilam Olney, Ith'erdale made to order. Every larmer knaW1 he has made' II, Lyne, Eaton Itaplds to,order protection against loss from form fires Louigi Orulcel, ::Ililan Fnulk Land"l"del, Pol"t. 1Iuron Howard Peckins, Det ..oit when he carrIes State M~tual insurance - 0 Hu" ..dl I.cGault, Grand J:aplds Granvllle Poor, Uane ..ort L. I..ittle, Dowling policy Ihat gives him sound protection without Kenneth Porter, Corunna unnecessary extras .. T. L. I~yle, N"I\..'>I1\'ille J."rank PO".t\lI, Owo.. ...so ,"ern Le ... Kahl.mazQu Paul PlatschoITe, Grand J:.al>ids Solon J Lane, Lan"ln::;- Slate Muluol will pay up to $50.00 to any fire 7lLituJ' ~;:;';";~;~;~;I ~:. A. I'hlllil'''. Kalamazoo with hundreds 'of new C. Lang,'nfeld, Ea,.:t L:Lnslng (;len Ln".,,~nd.'r, La.lI~dnK ::\Iaurlco L\\:..:~~nN, L,.'1-11Hing ,Ianlt'~ Lielt'll. Grc{:nvl11" It. Phil man, \)""t .... A. \\ .. PierI"', K:lIllmazoo L. 11. Pll.I'k, l ..anslng deportment for making a run to insured prop' erli .. , .. ANOTHER STATE MUTUAL FEATURE! .~ :.11'''. L. H. Parke. Lansing Outstanding Superior Louis Lietzk", D,'ryl Llttl". Lansing l\l. Loh r..r, l..ansing S. Lomme,Lalllllng La.n~lng Claude Park"r, J. I'atterson, (;a~'lord I'.,tton, D&Wltt Lan"lng Lansing I (ar\"ey Lon/;, Jo;a.o;tLan~ing Features C. Jo~.Lowd.'n. Lansing 702 Church St. Flint 3. Michigon t l: Charles Lowman, Lansing E R DINGMAN. Pu"drnt H. K. '15K, S.uwtu, \\!. H. Lyon, Lan"lng Ileulah Lynch, IAwsing- Harry Luecht, Lan ..lng- "SCale Mutua/Insures Evuy Fifth Farm in Michigan-Ask Your Nt!ighbors!" \\'i1Ilam L:lttel', Pinconning Jo;dward Lindhorst, Bentley Op~nlnCI For A&~nu In Som~ CommU"ltlea ,Jam.,s Linton, Hhool'" Aige" l.aForest, Rhodes - -~ ~ - Ja)' 1..a.nc". S'4flnaw Gurdette Land \\'lIIlam .T. Lan~, Saginaw \\'I\\Iam La \'alley, Saginaw Frank l.~awron('e, I~"otih:r~ J':me,,1 Leidloinl. You Don't Have to Be a Crystal Gazer Claude L. I_"mm"r. Saginaw ,Tohn I...ellk. Fonter" "'ilJlam Littlejohn, Sag-Inaw Andrew LotJfwl. Sagilla'\~ lA\()nul.d I..ot'~('l. HRh~na.\\~ .John 1_ogan, Uurt Loomis Markel. Baginaw Stanl •.)' L')\"o, Saginaw Millard Lue.k, ::IlontnlSC To See That Many Farmers Won't AJvln Lautn"r, Tm.versc City Ha~' Lyman, Lake Ann C. T. Lyun, TraYer"" City Have Fertilizer This Spring! Erne,st Loyson, :'11. Clenwns ::Ilrs. 1_"" u'hm'tn, Lo'\ko Odessa During ,thc war ."Pal'S fanncrs took ddi\'PI'Y Oil [1'1.tilizel's as Scott Lytly, 1I11_,ling-s A. JI. LlIng,', H.'nton lIarbol' soon as they wel'e ayailablp, feal'illf{ a shol.tag-l' whpn spring \\'llIlam Long-. Xiles ltoy Luckpr, t...'1 \\TtonCc IIITivcd, Today in one 'big- fipring rllsh a II of the llt.t'st'nt Alfn'd Luhrsen, Thre.> Oaks stocks 011 hand will go out to fm'mc!'s. This amollnt will bl~ "'altt'r Llsr.k, Grass l_'\ke l';d Love. Augusta less than lIlliI' of' the norlllal lIeeds. Thc first 1'1lrlllCI'Swill ,.;arl L:IJ.ton, Mason get theirs; the late ones will bl' disappointPl1. George Leona.I'd. Tellll'erance\"illc, Ohio ~HanleY I_carman, Harbor neach ,Tohn Lutz, ::Ilanlstee WHAT IS HAPPENING? John I ..ind.'nnan, Ulg- l:al,itl" CJar.'m' .. .I, Linenln, I....nsng Till: warehouses of ill! fel'lilil.l'!' m.l1l1\fadtu'I'I'.., al'P loaol'd Floyd Lammon, Hal'Hord with finis]lPd plallt foods, With no 1II0rc :-tol". -"'our standard and I'OW CI'OP models to choosc from. r'ully te.sted' in J, "lcAnell~', I_'\nsln~ Andrew ,I. ::IlcCal,e, I';ast Lansing II' C\'CI'.\' fanner would take out at Il'ast halt" of hi" fl'rtilil."l' 1.t'lJuirt'lIIl'lIt.., Xl)\\' ll/ld thl' f:lc!o1'\' and on the farlll .• \CCESSORq<:S - independent pulley driw I'OJ"belt jobs; ,;epnralc cOlltl'ol 1'01'live POW- Hugh ~1<'ilwaln, I.;ast Lansing- ::Ilnl1mret :\leLnllan. ".an"lng ~i\'1' it (h'y storag-i~ Oil his 0\\"11 farm. it \\"ould wipl' out tllP ...tol'ag!' \In,hll'llI, Thl II t f " 1'I"1ake-ort': pO\\"I'I'ful hydnl\1lie lit't s~'ste1l1; independent wheel brakes; fnlly adjn:>table, s\\"in~ilJg typc dra\\" bal'; alld D. :\lcXau!;"ht(m. l..anslng \\'ould he 1'1I0111.!hfOI' evel'~'body. }!OI'C clnjf mallY other ontstanding' featnrl's. \\"l11lnm ,1. lIleCarty, Saginaw lIIake a Uall~l'r()U,-; thl'('at of a hig-h('J" pricl'. To lIIak,' ...1Il"(' I)f <,!I till'.! , /It h,' I Zf', .Ied. :\lcCormlck. Sa::;-Inaw yon lu'ed at torlny's fa\'orabll' pl'icl'. take half of YOIII' III'!',I.. '10" and Jilif 'I 1. )I Ill! Watch for Announce'tlents by Your Local Dealer Luther :'Ic('oy. Sag-Inaw 1'. L. :\lc:\III.'1n. \\'l11iam"hurg- I':.. r. )klliullen, Tr.'1w.rsl' CII)' Flo)'d :\fcQuI'en Tra ",'r"e City .1. A. ::IIcKlnne)' See Your Farm Bureau Dealer Today FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. I'd(' ~Ic\'())', \\'atl'r\"liel Ed. :'Icl_,.nithan. (;rand I:a.plds • FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Farm Equipment Department 221 N, Oedar Street Lansiug 4, Michigan (,Jarenl'" :lIcClln,', C.>(lar F.v('rl'tt :'lcDow ..i1. Swartz Cre,'k 221-227 N. Oedar Street Lan'Jng ~ JtieIdp.JI Ed. Magner, Owosso 1':. II, :'1"u('I •. \' ..rn"n FOOR M I C H 1 a AN FAR M' NEW S SATURDAV. JANUA~V 7. 1950 thereby again making possible bet. S. Monroe and Finance and Credit What Has Happened ter seryice. There an also 5 is guided by Assistant Treasurer G. branch warehouses located tI1rough- F. Griswold. Constructing A Barn With Unico Laminated Rafters • out the state to serYe the retail Durin!!: the past few years the es- In FB Services outlets in the various surrounding tablishment and maintenance of u areas. It must be noted. howeyer, Legal Division has been of inlpor- that se~vices of this type are not tance and renders service. not only without cost. A!! a matter of fact., to the various companies with otti. J" F. Yaeger Report Shows How Organization this warehousing Gost last year a ces at Lansing, but has served farm. total of apilroximately $100.000, "rs and their co-operatives through- Has Moved to Keep Pace with Great which to what eyer extent it can be out the entire state. E. F. Stetfen eliminated. will represent an addi- is the attorney in charge of this ac- Growth in Recent Years tional saving to co.operatiyes and tivity. farmers. A Personnel Division under the By j. F. YAEGER The investments of over $650.000 direction of W. t. Bielinski has MO\na~r's Report to Annual Meeting of Shareholders referred to above are investments \Jeen extremely helpful in securing of Farm Bureau Services, Inc., a.t r.:msing, Dec. 20, 1949 in manufacturing and central pur- able personnel and ill directing the I have been with the Michigan Farm Bureau smce chasing organizutions throul!;hout lIlany employee pro/{raJllS, somll the middle west serving not only mandatory under the III wand 19.35. F or the last year and a half I have had the man- the Farm Bureau Services oi others made available to employees Jllichigun but many large regional on a voluntary basis. IncldentulIy, agement responsibilities for most of the operations of co-operatives throughout the entire as the work and program o( the or- the Farm Bureau Services. The Board of Directors, United States. The details of this ganization ha ve grown, the nUnl- intel!;rated purchasing system are ber of employees of tbe regional especially the Budget and Finance Committee, and top discussed at greatel' leugth in the has gone from 125 in 193!lto 350 in management have been kind and understanding and co- report on })rocuremeut. 1945. This !':reatly expanded operation During the past year there has operative in wrestling ~.,.ith the many complicated prob- so well built by those who have had he.'n and in the years to come lems we have faced together. The executives associated the responsibility throul!;hout the there' will be iucreased emphusis years required a division of re- on correlation between the member. with me have played their parts well as we counseled sponsibility and departmentaliza- ship activities of the l\[ichigan together and each carried out his respective responsi- tion so that efficiency of operations }o'arm Bureau and the business sel'- could be effected. In this first fu:! vices of the associated companies. bilities .. Their support and co-operation have been com- year in which the responsibility the major one of which is ihp. for operations has been primarily Farm BIII'eau Services. Co-opera- plete and whole hearted. mine. re.Q1'ganlzation has resulted tive merchandIse committees are During recent yeaJ's the Services has grown tremend- in a Distribution Division. a Pro. being estahlished in the County curement Division, a wholly con- Farlll Bureaus; Services employees ously. Local member associations have grown from 138 tained :',[achinery Department, a are taking an interest in membel'- in 19.39 to 150 in J 949. Thousands of individual farm- separately organized petroleum or. ship acquisition and maintenancll . This. is a. typical sc~ne that is going on througho' ut the state ,on many farms an~ fr9mrfll indications ~ill ganization. II Sale..'land Merchandis- of the mother organization; em- ers have. acquired a stock interest and voting right ing Division. and' the above men- ployees of both organizations meet be mtensIfied m the commg months. ahead. This 30 foot by 75 foot barn is beiog constructed with Farm tioned warebouse operations. in joint conferences pel'iodically to) Bureau Unico Laminated Wood Rafters on the John Schwab far~ at. Bay City. Th~ raft~rs are 'engineeJ;ed through .the patrons ~elations program. The Distribution Division under correlate activities and discuss ~[aynard Brownlee's directorship programs of the various and nu- for immediate erection and provide low ~ost construction. l\1r. Schwab.i~ shown standing on the left of the In 1939 the wholesale volume of the Services was has the responsibility of serving merous divisions. Every effort is two workmen in the foreground. - approximately $2,7S0,000. This last year that volume retail outlets, cO-w. "n-I "'" .1 .. , .... .lOch Holt.... ~ w., .... ..., .JJ, 10. 1941. fertilizer program and the facili. ties at Saginaw were built. ";arehouse operations at Lan- ces. It is ob\'lous ,that 44,100 farm Ingham county group, who al- during the afternoon families in }o~armBureau in l\lichi- though only organized in July I)f session. Note the program as it ap- gan will be a much more potent 1949 and not having a very large peal's below-and marketing plan to attend. CONSIGN YOUR NEXT SHIPMENT TO YOtJR CO-OP sing are included as a responsibili- force than 30.000. Witb these membership were able to get eix Anyone not wishing to attend the AEMolIlMT MUTUAL FI1lE lN$UIANCI COMPANY ty of the Procurement Division; ..... S ~._ whereas., the braneh warehousing throughout the state is the Tespon- things in mind let's all go after the members to the convention . roll call re-organizaUon and cleaa. up work at once anlt then let loIS luncheon is welcome hI attend the a(ternoon program. ,The Michigan Livestock EXChange aibiUty of the Di::Itribution Dlvi. plan a real program that will make For good going anywhere, in any The l'roducer Owned and Controlled Selling Agency. sion. Farm Bureau a "Farmers Force to kind of ....eather. ltUY dependable Here's your chance to lave Accounting, Auditing, and Busl. Face the Fifties. U Unico Extra Traction Tires' at dollars on Co-op motor oils during DETROIT" BATTLE OaEEX . PORTLAND aeu Services. con'inue as they your local co-operative dealers. O\lr winter oil !l81e. Buy at your f !lave ynder the al!le ~lre~U~n ~!1. Plant Farm BUrell!! Seeds. Allv. local Co-op oi! dealer. Adv. SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1950 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS FIVE Farm Bureau Services Patronage Refund $210,859.02 -!o Business L'ast Year ganized by the 7>TichiganFarm Bu. reau to serve its farmer member- ship ..and prospective members. It THIRTY-ONE YEARS AGO PUBLIC SPIRITED FARMERS FORMED THE FARM BUREAU ••• Elevator Exchange to Build Elevator FBS HOLDS FARM Kent Honors started as the Farm Bureau seed Reached 20 Millions dep't in 1920.Feeds and fertilizer purchasing sen'ices were added the same year. The dep't was incor- ORGAN IIA nON i' , (Contlnued from Pa\:e 1) buyers had a home for it." "Storage 0 n farms," said :\lr. EQUIPMENT Ford at Sparta Ann'l Meeting of Shareholders Held Dec. 20; porated in 1921 and named Farm Bureau Services, Inc., In 1927. ~ WM HECESSARt THEN • ~ .. ,.~~~ llIlss, "has produced sick wheat anti weevily wheat because or harvest conditions. Some wheat SCHOOL JAN. 3-6 Representative Gerald R. \'orl\. JI'" of the 5th Congressional Dis- Farm Supplies Co-operative Has Grown Today Farm Bureau Services is from farm storage and country Realizing the imllortance of \)1'0- trict, Is m)\v a Farm BlIr",all Illella- 'Rapidly in Pa,st Ten Years our farm supply co-operative 'i!levators has been taking dis- \'iding the very hest service )11'0' hel.-thanks to the Kent County which purchases or manufactures counts of one to several cents a !1;ram for its farm equipment llat- l.'arm Bureau memhers. The meRI- bushel. and as high as 50 cents a rons. Farm Bureau Services, Inc. bership was awarded him In rcc'og. B.USlness volume of Farm Bureau Se~.vI'ces, Inc., l'n for ;\1ichigan farmers Farm Bu- reau seeds, feeds, fertilizers, Unico bushel. This year :tlichigan farmers tarm equipment depal.tment spon. nition of the "relll'esentation Ford farm supplies increased to $20,000,000 wholesale and fence, roofing, paints, barn eqUip- have paid for thr~a terminal' eleva- 9OI'S pel'iodically service schools to has givQn not only to farmeN hut lO ment and farm 'electric equipment; tors in discounts taken for poor train the serviee men of, its fal'm all of Kent county". retail for the year ending Aug. 31, 1949, said J. F'. Co-op farm equipment, including market quality wheat. Much of E'e ahle to supply wecialists to handle all of the tech- tonage refunds. The patronage refund will be paid to trons relations program. In this larg,e volume purchasors of grain,;." nical questions and problenls. Those 'shareholders in Services Cla,ss AAA preferred stock some program the dealer r.eports annual- The Michigan Elevator Exchange Pl'esent were: Carl Thomas. Nation. Christmas Party ly to FB Bervkes the purchases of was stal.ted. 29 years ago hy a al Farm Machinery Co-operative F or Polio Patients time in 1950. }I'arni Buteau supplies by indivi- group of 24 farmers elevators to service manager; Stan Chute and The Oakland County Farm Bu- dual patrons for patronage divi- other, large co-operatives of thes", exceeded $20,Ouo,000. Net savings strengthen their- marketing po."i- Harold Ralph, Cockshlltt Plow Co. reau women's association sponsored T he meeting was attended by about 400 s h are h 0ld ers. dend purposes. The patrons rela- properties: Farm Bureau Milling to patrons $248,457.21, of which tion. MI'. Bliss said that the Ex- service specialists; Halph Tim m. a Christmas party for the chlId Included were the Michigan Farm Bureau, holder of the tions program is increasing st~adi- Company at Hammond, Ind., capa- $'210,859.02 has been appropriated change has returned over one mil- Timkin Axle Company; Ray Bur. patients of the Sister Keeny polio ly the number of farmer patrons city' 75,000 tons of Farm Bureau as patronage dividends to patrons lion dollars to member elevatOl's ton, Buda !\totors service represent- foundation hospital in Pontiac. majority common stock for 37,000 Farm Bureau mem- who are holders of FB Services .feeds annually; United Co-opera- in AAA stock. The amount of capi. from mar~eting gains. The ol'gani- ative; and Howard Jordan, ass't The association has been very Lers; many of 150 farmers' co-operative elevators which preferred stock and common (vot- tlves" Inc,., paint ,plant and barn tal that farmers and co-operatives zation markets ahout one-third of managr of Indiana Farm Bureau's acti\'e in assisting financially thp ing) stock. equipment manufacturing plant at have invested in FB Sen;ces is the grain and heans sold by "Heh- implement department. polio foundation in the past year own common stock in Services; and quite a repres,enta- Facilities Owned in Michigan: Alliance,. Ohio; United Co-opera. $3,522,163.88. igan farmers and has a net WOrtl1 through a series of bazaars nnd tion from 7,500 farmer patrons, each of whom owns a FB Sehices owns in Michigan: tiyes. Inc. petroleum products plant Government. Farm ,Bureau Serv- of $600,000. It owns at Port Huron various types of baked goods and vices management is responsible to one of the largest and perhaps the , share patrons of common relations voting program. stock through Many of operation 50,000 of farmer the one fertilizer manufacturing miXing plant at Saginaw, annual capacity 45,000 tons; seeds and gard,en seeds processing one fie anf} . Id at Indianapolis, Ind; National Co- op Farm Machinery Company with farm equipment manufacturing and machinery plants at Bellevue, a board of nine directors who re- most modern terminal elevator in present the shareholders,-:\1ichi- gan Farm Bureau the nation for processing and mar- membership, keting beans. Directors to merchandise sal~. They were ahle to purchase a wheelchair and do- nated a check for $350 in addition to providinl!; reading material and patrons acquiring of Services ownership are of well Services along common in the and process preferred of and packing plant at Lansing; one , insecticide an d f "d d t ungici e us mix- ing plant at Grand Rapids. Also . Ohio and Shelbyville, Ind., and the Universal Milking Machine pany and Co-op Water Com- heater 150 shareholder co-operative ass'us, and 7500 farmer patrons who own 96 member elevators attended the common stock. This number About 300 representatives of 'the is special meeting of stockholders. Visit Factories toys for the children in the hospi. tal. ~lost of this work has been carried on under the leadership of stock. branch' stores at Bancroft, Bay plant, both at Albert Lea, Minn. growing every year. Clark L. In the disc;:ussion, of ,the new Directors of the Michigan Farm Mrs. Vi\'ian Draid. City, E mme tt , Gran d R apl'd s, Ha r t , Business Volume. For the year Brody is executive secretary of the stock issue, R. F. Koeingshof, man- Bureau Serv.ices are to make.a The board of nine directors was I Dowagiac', Alfred Roberts, Pigeon', - 1 L' Pi ending Aug. 31, 1948, the whole. Services. J. F. Yaeger is ass't exc- ager of Buchanan Co.ops, Inc .. said tour of inspection of co-operative Bureau Premium Motor Oil is re-a1ected. It selected officers as I Paul Kaechele. Highland; Thomas Hastings, Ka amazoo, ansmg, n- sale, retail artd petroleum business cutive secretary and manager. that . pro,hably $25,000 would be manufacturing plants of which engine-tested to assure better luh- follows: President, Roy D. Ward i llerghouse, Falmouth; Carl Bus- conning, SaginaF' Traverse ~ity, I_ Farm Bureau Services, Inc .• is part ,of Dowagiac; vice-president, Jesse kirk, Paw Paw; Jesse Treiber, Woodland and Yale. RegIOnal taken in his area. George Brooks brication in cal'S, trucks and trac- of St. Johns CO-GP'i!rativeCompany owner. After the regular board tors. NOW ON SALE at local co. E. Treiber of Unionville; executive secTl/tary and treasurer, Clark L.. Brody of Lansing; ass't executive Unionville; Marten Garn, Char. lotte: Albert Shellenbarger, Lak~ Odessa; Ward Hodge, Snover. wholesale ~arehouse~ at Emmett, Grand Rapids, Lanslllg, zoo, Saginaw and T.raverse City. Kal~ma- If I Were A Ne~ thought his area would take meeting at Lansing January 16th, operath'e petroleum dealers. $25,000. J. F. Yaeger, speaking for the boards will visit these plants: Ad \'. secretary, J. F. Yaeger, Lansing. Directors are: Roy D. 'Vard, Farm Bureau Services, Inc., is the first farm supplies service 0:'. lout of State Facilities. Bureau Services Is joint owner with Farm Farm Bureau Member Farm Bureau Services elevatOi's :'\ational Co-operative Farm served by the ,Exchang'a, endorsed chinery Co. at Bellevue, Ohio, and the terminal elevator proposal, and Shelbyville. Ind.; United Ma- Co-op- ',",PURl: CRUSHED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~II If '1 If I were a new Farm Bureilu member I certainly would want I would want to attend com- thought that Farm Bureau Serv- eratives, munity Farm Bureau meetings and .ices would assume its shat'e of the equipment manufacturing plants at Inc .. paint and harn TRIPU SCJltUMO to get the most out of being part all important County Farm Bureau stock issue. Other elevator repre- Alliance, Ohio; Safe Seeds, Inc" OYSTERSHaL FARM BUREAU. meetings. I would feel that the sentatives said their organizations seed Cleaning and packing plant at .of the Farm Bureau. I would Farm Bureau is a tool that I could could be counted upon for thell' Fort Wayne. Ind.; Farm Bureau want to know more about the set- help operate for the betterment of proport'io-nate . share. Milling Comllany at Hammond, up and activities of the organiza- tion. I would want to know how myself and family and others . • • • Ind. While at Shelbyville, they I am sure that Farm Bureau The ,Elevator Exchange was hope to have time to visit the In- I could use the Farm Bureau to would be of more good to me if started by he !\Iichigan Farm Bu- diana Farm Bureau headquarters Mutual _J"s_~r~.n~~Company better my lot' as a farmer. To make the most of it I would expect to get right into the activi- 1 did help operate and use it. Liko"l reau in 1920 to provide farmers' at Indianapolis. my automobile, I have to put fuel co-operative elevators with a more in the tank and operate and guide effective grain marketing service You can't beat Unico oils and ties and to have a part in its it to where I wish to go if it is to by selling together rather than in greases for quality, senice 'Has Not Raised Its Rates and; planning and policy making pro- serve me. Or like my farm, I have competition with each other. The price. During our January Oil Sale F; you waut. Lake. len11l. R-:!. met, R-l. the same Income, or at the very best, only a very little Genessee-Gf!orge G I II e s pi e, St. Joseph-Lyman Ill. Ikner. I 'Will you, in 1950, ask for ....arm Bureau open formula feeds? Macomb~Tohn Rinke, Warren; Gaines; Ralph Willi a m II, r..,.,rge Pohl)', Lennox. LeonfdM. more. 'When you do this you are helpin~ bu.ilrl a stronger }<'arm Bw- Grand Blanc. T ..~Kenneth Saar, Cara, rcall program. You assurlt the ~lYings made on leed ma.nw-.e- Grand Traverse--Wm. Hooli- Manistee-TheG Eo Schimke, R-1; N'onnan .A. McCunnell, han. Traverse City R-:!; Ber- Onekama. Akron R-l. "It is unnecessary to stabilize and perpetuate poverty tm'i'TIg and feed sale.>;eome to Michigan farmers.. You )a('lp.a- nard Kunky, Box 21, Center iSIaUkee-Gerrlt Koster, J'al- Van Buren-Art Drf.fe, Paw PI' fnrmers go ahead faMp!" with bett~r fepm. P.d., Traverlle City. mouth. Paw; Earl Davis, Paw Paw. thus, and it is cruelly dishonest to hold out price guaran~ Gratiot-Byron J. Beebe, St. non-Robt. J. Whlttbecker, NHhtenaw-Erwlll -r. Pldd, tees to those farmers as an answer to their problem." Louis R-l; Georee Saxton, Al- ~ Scottville. D~utterR-l. ma; ~Iarold E. Stun•., \Yhorel- IMeenta-.Toe Resler, StanWOOd Wayne-Allen TaR, Plymouth, WRITE US FOR FEED FOLDED OR :rEEDING KELPS er. R-2, R-3. Berrien Farm Bureau Get the Habit! , This is a farmer's sloga.n Oil Company Dividend Farm Bureau Community Club FARM BUREAU members: Take your Michigan "UNITED WE ARE STRONG 0..,. Berrien County Farm Bureau Oil DIVIDED WE Wi.OJlG" Comprozy has paid a dividend on Farm News containing the article MU1:UAL INSURANCE COMPANY its preferred stock for the yea,' ending Oct. :n, 1949. A total of on the monthly diseussion subject to your community group meeting. Patronize Your Local Farm ...... u F.. d It's a good habit. OF IIIOBICUB $2,248 was distributed to 672 stock. FARM ~EAU IEltVlOZl. 1.0. 1~ B. WuhteDa.w a. - Phon '-4168 - holders. Man's inhumanity to man can Feed Department 221 If. Cedar Street Buy Farm Bureau Feeds. be fearsome.-WUlillm llcNamara SIX M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1950 tailing will raise consumer food special type soap like his. Now he sorship of a farm produce sale , Who Sets prices and lower demand. Then reduced consumption will mean a lowered price offered the farmer. ARE THESE WORTH FIGHTING FOR ? Colored Oleo wants Congress to permit him to color oleo to resemble butter. Present from Michigan were: Ivan Maystead, Osseo; Howard Sim- whtclunetted over $105 profit. During 1948, the organization sponsored two sales, one in the spring and one in the fall, and net- The middleman's cut of the mar- Farm Prices? gin of profit will be examined critically. He does not always re- duce his margin in proportion to Bill Attacked mons, Detroit, Martin Lynch, Sil- verwood, president, general mana- ger, and director of Michigan Milk ted over $125 which was turned over to the Alpena Hospital. When the Rogers City Hospital Background Material for Discussion this Month by Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups the reduction of prices on farm goods. He does not readily accept the loss on a falling market. He In Senate Producers Ass'n, respectively; Fred Walker, Carson City; Ralph Dens- more of Alma, for Michigan Dis- became a reality, the women decid- ed to take on the project of raising $1,000 to furnish a hospital room. passes them on to the farmer and Michigan dairy and creamery co- trict of Mid-West Producers Cream- The achievement of the goal was By DONALD D. KINSEY consumer, just as he passes along = S = S = ^ TUB RIGHT TO SAFEGUARD operatives and the Farm Bureau eries; Garfield Wagner, ass't mgr., largely responsible through the ef- Director of Research and Information the increased freight rates. FARM GAIN* TT3WABO were represented Jan. 4 at Wash- McDonald Co-operative Dairy Co., forts of Mrs. Marlin Wenzel; Mis. PERMANENTMBlTY _^ ington at a national conference on Flint; A. W. Cobb, Alriia Cream- Theodore Altman, campaign chair- Government Spending and Farm Prices. The present While the middleman is a needed man; Mrs. Wilbert Wirgan; Mis. cog in the machine, in some in- oleo legislation now before Con- ery Ass'n; Mr. Shaffer. Dearborn, rate of wanton spending by government leaves Mr. John gress. and Mr. Ullman, Detroit, president Earl Grambau; Mrs. Paul Breining; stances his bearing gets more than Mrs. Carl Torno and Mrs. Clinton its share of the grease. Especially Co-operative and other dairy and and vice-president of Michigan Q. Public on the hot seat. The farmer half of that seat is this apt to be true of the large, butter interests met to support the Holstein Ass'n. McDonald. of pants can readily get hotter than the half occupied by monopolistic corporations which Gillette-Wiley amendment, in the The delegation was pleased with Senate to bar in interstate com- the city-bred section of John. Congressman Albert Gore stated at the American Farm Bureau Federation Con- are able to operate on a smaller unit cost and thus have larger mar- gins. They are both expert and merce sale of oleo colored to re- semble butter. The amendment would permit states to determine discussions of the amendment had with Senators Homer Ferguson and Arthur Vandenberg. 26,696 Share powerful enough to know how to ap- Senators who joined with Gillette vention in December that the per capita income of the farm people is only a little over 5 0 % of that of the non- ply the pressure at both ends of the line. Only competition can break the control of these mono- whether or not manufacturers of oleo within a state should be per- mitted to color it like butter. (Iowa) and Wiley (WiB.) in spon- soring the amendment are: Hlcken- looper, Iowa; Johnson, Colo.; Mc- Patron Refund farm people. The farmer's share of the consumer's Now before the Senate is HR- dollar has recently fallen off slightly—not much, but still polies. It is usually these large monopolies which accuse the small- er farmers' co-operatives of unfair 2304 adopted by the House. It would permit interstate commerce in oleo colored yellow by manufac- carty, Wis., Capehart and Jenner, Ind.; Humphrey and Thye, Minn.; Donnell, Mo.; Magnuson, Wash.; Distribution a fall rather than a rise. competition and monopolistic prac- Aiken and Flanders, Vermont; The Patrons Records Dep't of tices! Of these is the National Tax turers. Both HR-2304 and the Gil- Ecton, Mont.; Butler, Neb; Lan- Farm Bureau Services has com- The Michigan Farm Bureau at its annual meeting in Equality Association made. Farm- lette-Wiley amendment would wipe ger and Young, No. Dak.; Mundt pleted the distribution of patronage er competition in the field is un- out present federal taxes on oleo- and Guerney, So. Dak.; Cordon and November passed a resolution endorsing the Hoover refunds on farm supplies purchased welcome. It spoils the gravy for margarine. Morse, Oregon. through Services branch stores and Commission Report and recommending that these find- the big corporations. Co-operative and other dairy Farmers and others favoring the from dealers on the patrons rela- groups met separately to plan aid Gillette-Wiley amendment can help ings be applied in establishing a more efficient and more An example of good co-operative tions program for the year ending for the amendment. In the eve- by writing their support to their practice is seen in the favorable taking the flag from Ashland America on Jan. 9 at Chicago. His Aug. 31. 1948. ning both groups had a dinner economical government program. T h e tremendous rate prices farmers have received at Grange, Newaygo county, winner in subject will be "Program and Poli- meeting with 20 Senators who have Senators. The refund was paid in Farm Bu- their own Southwest Michigan 1948. cy of Farm Co-operatives in Rela- reau Services common stock, AAA of government spending will make the receding levels of Livestock co-operative auction in endorsed the Gillette-Wiley amend- preferred stock, and in share Five winners are named in each tion to the National and World ment. farm prices a more acute problem in the future unless the wasteful spending program is stopped. Battle Creek. This has been going for about two months. The farmer has a guaranteed price floor based county, by committees of judges on the basis of reports of the year's activities submitted to the county Economy." C. L. Brody of the Michigan Farm Bureau took' part in" the Women Give credits. The last week in Decemlrer state- ments of purchases for this year on Detroit or Chicago market District 10 Counties statements made by the co-op group. and patronage refund were sent to The present administration has spent in excess of 191 billion dollars on peacetime programs alone. All other prices, good quality livestock has been bringing prices substantially above current market quotations in agricultural agent's office. The Sweepstakes winner is named at the Co-operative Extension Service Win the Cow Bells Three chrome plated cow bells, They informed the Senators that in Michigan one-third of farm in- come is from dairy products. There Hospital $1,000 26,696 farmer patrons to complete the distribution. Shares of stock were included as called for. office, Michigan State College, on The women's organization of the administrations from Washington on combined, includ- many instances. An auction is the basis of the reports of each top offered as county prizes by the1 is one manufacturer of oleo in Presque Isle County Farm Bureau In paying the patronage refund, held every Wednesday. Michigan Farm Bureau for out- Michigan, and a total of 60 in the the first $10 of credit is paid in ing eight years of the Roosevelt administration spent only winner in the counties. V. S. On the other hand, there recently turned over a check for standing achievement in the first |1,000 to the Rogers City hospital one share of Services AAA stock. Let's give middlemen some cred- are more than 100,000 dairy farm- a bit more than 172 billion dollars. T h e general tax day of the 1949 roll call campaign, board for the complete furnishing The next dollar of share credit it. Many farm products do demand ers in Michigan. "take" is u p 4 times the prewar total. But die Federal processing and transporting to mar- Brody to Address were awarded to Montmorency, Al- pena and Alcona counties of Dis- The Michigan group told Sena- of a hospital room. earned is paid in one share of The money was raised this past Services common voting stock at tax " t a k e " has increased 7 times. Taxes take one out kets where demand lies. The more costly these items, the smaller the Council of Churches trict 10. These three counties, in tors that the largest manufacturer summer and fall through the spon- $1. All further share credits are C. L. Brody, executive sec'y of the order mentioned, obtained the of oleo is on both sides of the color sorship of parties, box socials, applied to $10 shares of AAA stock. of every four national income dollars, and now they farmer's share of the final price. question as it suits his interest. He the Michigan Farm Bureau, will highest percentage of the roll call dances, baked goods sales, etc. Less than $10 share credit is posted Corn Kix may take more process- has been successful in court in address a meeting of the Federal quotas on December 5, the opening This worthwhile project had its to the credit of the patron to say it is to get one out of every three dollars! The reason ing than bulk potatoes. And the day of the membership campaign. forbidding a competitor to color a packaging and advertising done by Council of Churches of Christ in beginning in 1947 through the spon- accumulate to share value. that the seat is hotter on the farmer's side is that he is the middleman serves to increase getting fewer of those dollars to begin with. demand. It may make the pro- The miracle of meat ducts more attractive and useful. It seems clear that the farmer's position would be helped The middleman m u s t recover these costs. Even here we cannot by a sensible program of government spending. If money give him all the credit. Farmers is to be spent, let it be spent on constructive endeavor are underwriting their own adver- tising programs in some fields, as and not be thrown as a reward to aimless bureaucracy. in the case of dairy products, for ALL of us in the livestock-meat industry know example. Through the American If the government assessed the taxes right now to pay Dairy Assocation they have devel- that meat is appetizing, wholesome, satisfying. lor its program, every one of us, farmer and city brother oped an advertising program of "It sticks to the ribs." People like it. But per- their own on butter and other dairy haps we don't all realize just what a miracle food alike, would lack money to buy food and clothing to keep products. meat really is. We know it's good—but do we us and our families alive. Instead it prefers to go into Summary. The government can know how good it is for people . . . how impor- debt and leave the tax load for our children to pay in the set farm prices by monoply con- tant to the health of individuals, to the health of trols or by subsidies based on a the nation? future. The only other way out would be a terrific infla- formula involving a ratio of past Incomes. The Board of Trade, If you feed livestock or poultry you know the tion of prices at all levels, with the dollar dropping down dealing in grain futures, establish- importance of protein in their ration. It's just to a new low and the national debt met at a few cents on es a price only on an anticipation as important in the human diet. Proteins are of supply and demand as affected known as the building blocks of the body. They the dollar. Is either of these alternatives an honest by many things. It deals omy build and renew the living cells in muscles, tissue with an anticipated price and does and blood. economy? not actually set the price on farm Can Farmer Set Prices? When the government buy farm produce products. Meat supplies the essential protein in a form the farmer considers what he is and destroy it just to keep the mar- All the factors we have mention- that our bodies can use most readily. The most getting for his produce and com- ket price up. The hint to the far- ed play some part in establishing valuable protein foods—meat and poultry, milk, pares it with what the consumer mer is strong. If he wants a free farm prices. It is no one of them eggs and fish—all contain what are known as is paying for the goods made from economy he must cut back on his alone. The process is complex. it. more or less subject to proces- production of commodities in sur- amino acids. There are 23 diiferent amino acids. Hence its control is not simple, Ten of them are absolutely essential to human sing, he often feels that there "is plus—do this on his own initiative. since all of the controlling factors a joker in the deck someplace." He must replan his production to are never within the hands of any health. All ten are found in meat. Important vita- Misunderstandings and recrimina- bring about a better balanced farm one group at one time. mins, too, like riboflavin, niacin, thiamin . . . and tions between farmer, middleman, market and hence a better over-all "APF" (animal protein factor), the newly discov- and consumer are frequent and price for his goods. ered, very important vitamin B 18 that's found common events of our everyday lives. If we expect to restore an econo- my of supply and demand rather Of one thing the farmer is sure. than a subsidy and control pro- 24 Comm. FB only in animal products. Most of these new discoveries about the nutri- He has no opportunity to set the gram to maintain our income, is it tional value of meat have been made in the past price on his own goods, except the not evident that we must follow risky chance of holding them off the laws of supply and demand and the market. He does much better avoid subsidy chasing? To this ex- Groups in Farm fifteen years. Credit goes to research scientists in the universities, in government service and in the privately financed laboratories of industry, by doing his own marketing tent the farmer is free to influence through co-operative programs. the price on his goods. To Prosper such as Swift's Research Laboratories. Quote of the Month When forced to sell at current mar- Social and Business Conditions ket prices, with all the charges as- and Farm Prices. Rut other factors Twenty-four Community Farm The more people we can tell the above facts, the better for all of us. First, the people who Where the Meat Goes... " E v e r y time a customer makes a purchase he c a s i i a v o t e for or against a business. T h a t v o t e deter- sessed against him, he is often have also prevented our farm mar- Bureaus in Mason, Muskegon, mines which business shall be small, which shall Newaygo, Oceana, and Ottawa coun- often eat meat and other protein foods regularly I t s a large country, t h i s United left "in the red" for his year's toil ket from enjoying a free price. The will be healthier. Next, with ample meat in their grow and which shall fail. T h e r e is only one way a and expense of operations. ties participated in the 1949 West States . . . with close t o 150,- high price of manufactured goods diet, they'll get more benefit from the cereals, business can survive in A m e r i c a — t h a t is b y winning Michigan Farm-to-Prosper contest. 000,000 people in it. T h e y live The farmer's share of the con- eatg up the buyer's dollar and t h e votes t h a t are cast daily by t h e American b u y e r . " sumer's dollar, quoted at 49c for leaves him less for food—and he Of these, seven placed among the fruits and vegetables and other foods they eat. on 5,859,169 farms a n d ranches winners, And, of course, the more meat that's eaten, the a n d in a b o u t 125,000 cities and P a u l F . Clark, President, J o h n Hancock November 1949, and due to fall in has begun to spend less of it. Un- tin- coming months to 47c or be- employment when overproduction Clark L. Brody, executive secre- better the demand for meat and the better the towns. M o s t of these millions M u t u a l Life I n s u r a n c e C o m p a n y low, according to agricultural eco- hits industry cuts down the spend- tary of the Michigan Farm Bureau, market for livestock. of people want m e a t . L a s t year nomists, varies markedly for dif- ing power of the workers. Strikes was among the state leaders of ferent commodities. This autumn do the same. Imports of agricul- farmers' shares ranged from 26c on tural goods from other countries agriculture jvho spoke at the Round-up at Muskegon, Dec. 29. Swift & Company has often said, "Nutrition is our business." It's yours, too! So when you talk t h e y a t e a n a v e r a g e of 146 p o u n d s of i t apiece. T h a t a d d s u p t o over twenty Farming as a Business Mr. Brody praised the contest for with your friends and neighbors, tell them these billion pounds—to b e distributed all over H . B . H o w e l l , Ext. Farm Management Specialist t the apple dollar to 64c for the beef compete for the domestic market. dollar. Why is it not possible to All these serve to reduce the de- its work in improving rural com- facts about "meat, the miracle food." We will con- t h e 2,977,128 square mile length- Iowa S t a t e College, A m e s , l a . get some form of uniformity into mand and lower the farm market munity life. tinue to tell them, too, by our advertising; and by rj4653 a n d - b r e a d t h of our country. Good farm planning anticipates our farm price program, so that price. The farmer cannot control Other speakers were Charles passing along to them the findings of our Re- changes. I t includes not only de- JL T h a t ' s a man-size j o b . T o han- some farmers are not left holding the operations of industry and he Figy, state director of agriculture, cision o n how t o use available the bag? doesn't call the strikes. He cannot and W. G. Armstrong, master of search Laboratories and Martha Logan Test the State Grange. Kitchens. resources—your land, labor, and Supply and Demand—and Sub- dictate the level of public income. ditt die it t a k e s t h e services of over capital t o produce a n income— sidies. Apart from the monopolis- Tariffs on agricultural products Governor -Williams presented the Every livestock producer and meat packer has b u t also how to use t h e income awards to winning organizations. ®S^> 4,000 m e a t p a c k e r s (including tic scalawagging perpetrated by have been poorly enforced or lack- a vital public interest and a private personal in- Swift & C o m p a n y ) a n d 14,000 after i t is produced. some of our large marketing com- ing in many instances. About 1,000 persons attended the terest in promoting better nutrition in America. Round-up. other commercial slaughterers of livestock in t h e Studies of records k e p t on 5 1 bines to create high prices in the Many farmers try to increase Sixty-five rural community or- Let's work together in promoting it! H. B. Howell face of plenty (and we must in- production to overcome these han- United States. T h e average 1000-mile g a p be- Iowa farms (160 acres each) in clude the government here again), dicaps and increase gross income, ganizations participated in the 1949 tween where the livestock is produced a n d where 1948 reveal some fundamentals of successful farming: contest, a record number. OUR CITY COUSIN the only way to answer our ques- trying to keep unit costs down and t h e m e a t is eaten m u s t be bridged. One end of 1) Production or v o l u m e of business is of first im- tion is to refer to the operation of make up on volume production. Farm Bureaus participating were ) our " b r i d g e " reaches west of t h e Mississippi, portance. T h e high 17 farms averaged $14,000 pro- the law of supply and demand. This aggravates the price problem Mason: Custer, Summit, Pere Mar- where two-thirds of t h e m e a t animals a r e pro- duction p e r m a n ; t h e low 17 farms only $7,800. Supply and demand is based on again. It flies into the teeth of the quette; Muskegon: Muskegon Coun- duced. T h e other end reaches t h e m a r k e t s ty Junior Farm Bureau, Monague. 2) T h e t o p farms used a combination of all re- scarcity and usefulness of com- law of supply and demand. to t h e east, where two-thirds of t h e m e a t sources—not j u s t some of t h e m — t o get t h e greatest modities. People will pay for an Farm Prices and the Middleman. Ravenna, Cedar Creek; Newaygo; Brookside, Reeman, Beaver-Denver, is consumed. r e t u r n . T h e y fed e n o u g h grain t o m a k e efficient use article in proportion to their need There are numerous forms of for it. When it is in plenty, their middlemen: processors, transport- Dayton, Garfield; Oceana: Shelby, B u t t h a t ' s only one of t h e jobs of roughages; kept enough land in sod t o m a i n t a i n need is easily met and they will ers, wholesalers, and retailers, all Otto. Benona, Weare, Ransacker, we d o . Another i m p o r t a n t one fertility; raised enough livestock a n d crops to keep pay little. When it is scarce, their of whom take their share of the Crystal Lake, Claybanks, Newfield, is to m a t c h u p t h e nationwide m a n power fully employed; had enough machinery need is met with difficulty, or margins in the final consumer Oceana County Junior Farm Bu- supply against t h e nationv#ide t o d o t h e work efficiently. goes unsatisfied, and they will pay price. The farmer has to take reau; Ottawa: North Holland, " G e e , Country Cousin, 'tain't no joke ; ; j demand. F r o m d a y t o d a y t h e n u m b e r s a n d 3) Good practices paid dividends. T h e best 17 more. what he can get for his produce as North Chester, Bell, North Ottawa grades of animals m a r k e t e d v a r y greatly (which farms produced $177 w o r t h of livestock for each $100 O l d Nell's afire. She's breathing smoke!" Junior Farm Bureau. Now if we consider that our a rule. The consumer has to pay accounts largely for t h e day-to-day u p s a n d downs w o r t h of feed fed, while t h e comparable r e t u r n was farming operations have been yield- the demanded price or go without. Placing among the winners were: in livestock prices). Also from area t o area t h e only $117 o n the low 17 farms. T o p farms averaged ing bumper crops, and that vast Does the middleman affect farm Otto, first in Oceana; Ransacker, tsMabtfia S£cgtMn& 0lecifae fab people's m e a t preferences v a r y greatly. I n N e w 87 b u . of corn per acre; low farms only 67 bu. Good prices? Insofar as his operations second in Oceana; Crystal Lake, surpluses are being built up in York a n d Boston t h e y w a n t h e a v y beef c u t s . P o r k practices can easily increase crop yields a n d feed affect demand he does influence third in Oceana; Brookside, second PORK AND NOODLES many commodities, we can under- them. eaters i n Los Angeles a n d Baltimore prefer t h e r e t u r n s b y 20 per cent. stand why prices may be falling in Newaygo; North Holland, sec- ond in Otttawa; North Chester, (Yield: 5 servings) 4-oz. package noodles lighter, leaner cuts. And so it goes, all over t h e 4) F a r m records, such as used in t h i s s t u d y , help on farm goods in this country. Much of this middleman cost is third in Ottawa; Custer fifth in 1 pound ground pork 2 quarts boiling w a t e r map. I t ' s a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t of our j o b t o see t h a t measure results; show u p weak spots and m a k e a Many farmers have been produc- processing and transportation. The ing merely to get the parity price largest share of this cost is labor. Mason. 1 egg Vi cup diced green p e p p e r t h e various grades of m e a t a n d kinds of c u t s go sound basis for planning ahead. Your s t a t e extension supports. Foreign trade has col- Labor indices have gon« up out of Business organizations provided Seasoning 1 cup diced cooked r u t a b a g a where t h e r e is t h e highest preference a n d m o s t de- service can help you set u p t h e p r o p e r kind of records lapsed flue to lack of dollars on the proportion to farm income indices. the money for cash awards. Win- Flour 2 tablespoons shortening m a n d for t h e m . T h u s Swift & C o m p a n y renders a for your farm or r a n c h . foreign market. Wars have crip- The farm price index increased ning organizations receive also a twofold service—both b y bringing t o consumers Combine pork, e g g , and seasoning. Form into 1-inch balls. pled industries overseas until they 187 points from 1939 to August have nothing to trade for dollars. 1949. But the factory labor index framed Certificate of Award. The Sweepstakes winner receives a Roll in flour. Brown in hot f a t . Boil noodles in salted w a t e r 10 t h e kind of meat t h e y w a n t , a n d b y bringing t o producers t h e benefit of a nationwide d e m a n d . Swift & Company Home consumption is not absorb- increased 268 points in the same ing our domestic output. period, or almost twice as much! Michigan state flag which is kept until won by another organization. minutes. Drain. Combine noodles, green pepper, a n d r u t a b a g a . Place in greased 2-quart casserole. Place pork balls on t o p . fllS/mfi