MICHIGAN Vol. XXVIII, No. 2 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1950 STEWS 28th Year Published Monthly EDITORIAL Directors Visit Out-State Factories of Farm Bureau Farm Bur. Institute The Potash Strike is Over at Lansing, Feb. 23-25 Now that the 3-months-old potash strike is over, we add u p the score and find that everybody loses. Allan Kline, Roger Fleming and T. C. Peterson It resulted in a tremendous loss to everyone con- of AFBF to Take Part in Three Day cerned. Study of Farm Bureau Farmers will be short of fertilizer. They will lose The Michigan Farm Bureau is to hold its first Institute in agricultural production. The consumer may feel February 23-24-25 at the Reo Clubhouse at 1 330 South the sting, too. Particularly, if food becomes less Washington Ave., Lansing. plentiful and the cost of living is forced up. The three-day session is designed to assist county But the biggest losers of all are the strikers them- officers and key committee chairmen to know their Farm telves. They gained nothing from the strike. They Bureau better. They will exchange ideas in workshop lost three months wages. Some lost their jobs and sessions to help build for better committee work. may never get them back. The potash industry Those invited to attend the Institute are the County hired new workers and it intends to keep many of Farm Bureau presidents and secretaries, and the chair- them. Their union has all but disintegrated. men of the following county committees: -Membership, The strike started in November and cut off most Women of Farm Bureau, Junior Farm Bureau, Com- of America's potash production. It was timed to Farm Bureau's co-operative manufacturing plants are most efficient if kept in operation at near capacity munity Farm Bureau, Blue Cross, Farm Supply, and force a crisis in food production for a quick victory. operation throughout the year. This is what the managers of six co-operative manufacturing plants told Resolutions. Representatives of the striking union made exten- directors and employes of the Michigan Farm Bureau and Farm Bureau Services who visited them the week Allan Kline, president of the American Farm Bureau sive inquiries at the U.S. Dep't of Agriculture about of January 16. Federation, has been invited to speak to the Institute' the sources of fertilizer and peak demand periods. Factories visited were those of the National Farm' group at their closing session Saturday afternoon, Feb- This was done long before the strike was called. They found out that three-fifths of American 3,195 Members Machinery Co-operative at Bellevue, Ohio and Shelby- ville, Ind.; paint and barn equipment factories of United Asks Law to ruary 25. Roger Fleming, AFBF secretary and the director of the Washington Office, has been invited to Co-operatives at Alliance and Ravenna, Ohio; motor oil crops now depend upon commercial fertilizers. That seventy per cent of the demand for fertilizer occurs In Month Raises blending plant of United Co-operatives at Indianapolis; Stop Gouging speak on the Friday evening program. T. C. Petersen, director of the midwest region of the American Farm Bu- during the first four months of the year. They feed mixing mill of Farm Bureau Milling Company at knew that potash was an important ingredient of Total to 35,173 Hammond, Ind. Directors were impressed with the Car Buyers modern labor saving equipment and methods in all plants Senator Harry Hittle of East reau Federation, will speakj'riday. H e will assist the In- stitute group throughout the session. nearly all analyses of fertilizers. They also knew Membership of the M i c h i g a n J. F. Yaeger, assistant executive secretary of the Michi- that it takes six weeks to dig potash, process it and Farm Bureau for 1950 rose to for production high quality goods. Lansing has asked Gov. Williams 35,173 at the end of January. Sixty to allow the special session of the gan Farm Bureau, will open the Friday morning session ship the refined product to fertilizer manufacturers. County Farm Bureaus reported In the picture, left to right are: Sidney Hodgson, legislature in March to consider ex- with a review of the structure of the Michigan Farm Bu- 3,195 more members during the Maynard Brownlee, Marten Garn, Mrs. Marjorie Karker, cessive interest and other charges The strike puts to an acid test this labor group's month. collected from the public in the reau. sincerity in professing friendship for farmers. The Another substantial increase is Mrs. Harry Whittaker, Harold Frahm, Jesse Treiber, purchase of automobiles. expected at the close of February as Senator Hittle said that the About one-half of the Institute time will be devoted to claim that there is a community of interest between membership committees and work- Walter Wightman, Alfred Roberts, W a r d Hodge, Oscar Senate committee investigating individual committee workshops. These sessions will be labor and farmers isn't helped by a strike that will ers finish their work. At present Anderson, Keith Tanner, Albert Shellenbarger, Arthur auto financing has determined that the total membership is well ahead in 28.48% of cases noted where the headed by the following members of the state staff: Stan- reduce crop yields. of what it was last year at this Behning, Verland McLeod, Carl Buskirk, Boyd Rainey, car was financed, the charges ex- time. The counties average 80% Clyde Breining, Tom Berghouse, Harry Norris, Russell ceeded 25%. per year. In 14.7% of ley Powell, Fred Reimer, Marjorie Karker, B. J. Hen- The long strike changed the picture of a plenti- of their goals for 1950. the deals the finance charges ex- nink, Wesley Hawley, Donald Kinsey, Keith Tanner, and ful supply last fall to one of shortages now. The County Farm Bureaus that have Hazel, Paul Kaechele, Greyhound bus driver, J. F. Yaeger. ceeded 50% per year for interest, a member of the Blue Cross staff. termination of the strike comes too late to do much reached their goal for 1950 are, in this order: Alpena, Clifton Jacobs. Directors have quite a story to tell Farm Bureau groups services and other charges; 7.60 per cent exceeded 75%, and 5% Registration for the Institute will be held between good this season. Farm Bureau members can be Alpena roll call manager; Montmor- about the co-operative manufacturing plants of which of the deals finances charges were ency, Fred Snow, Hilhnan; Oge- at the rate of 100% a year. In i 0:00 and 1 2:45 Thursday, February 23. There will be thankful that they saw fit to build their own manu- maw, Earl Tucker, Rose City; Farm Bureau Services is part owner. some cases the committee found Branch, Dean Pridgeon, Montgom- that when contracts were paid up an evening session both on the 23rd and 24th. Hotel re- facturing plant for fertilizer. Our plant probably ery. ahead of time, the interest rate servations are to be cleared through the County Farm has been in a better position as far as potash sup- plies are concerned than any other manufacturer in Following are county and state totals to Feb. 1: Kline Tells COUNTY LEADERS exceeded 1,000 per cent. These charges are not illegal in the way Bureau secretaries. They have-cards to be filled out for Total they are applied. Lansing hotels, which set aside a block of rooms for the Where Political ON MEMBERSHIP County G o a l J a n 31 the country. Alcona 151 138 A bill offered by Senator Hittle Allegan 1,657 1,400 last session would have limited the Farm Bureau Institute. Reservations should be cleared Our farmer patrons could be in a better position MEET IN FEB. Alpena 391 402 Antrim 315 270 amount of interest that could be through the County Farm Bureau secretary not later than charged on cars up to six months had they heeded the warnings of Farm Bureau Services and taken early delivery when stocks were Barry Bay Benzie Berrien 895 1,205 173 1,708 765 867 93 1.576 Crusade Leads County Farm Bureau presidents, old to 6 per cent. The bill was approved by the Senate but lost in Roll Call managers and the chair- the House. February 1 3. Meals will be served at ).he Reo clubhouse cafeteria. / plentiful. W h e n fertilizer was scarce in the past, Branch 1,328 1,332 Complete control of production man of the membership committees Cass 770 525 and distribution of farm commodi- are urged to attend district meet- For details on the Institute, contact your County Farm farmers took delivery when it was available. This Calhoun 1,195 980 ties by government has been Brit- ings in February. The 1950 mem- Bureau Secretary, County Organization Director, Dis- year they decided to wait until they were ready to Charlevoix Chebovgan Clinton 247 176 1,235 154 122 ain's experience with a program bership campaign will be consider- 1,062 like the Brannan plan. ed, together with the situation as VANBUREN CO. trict Membership Representative, or write to Keith Tan- use it. Because of that choice many will be without potash fertilizers this spring. Eaton Emmet Genesee 1,096 211 905 762 This statement was made to it is now. Dates and location for 167 Washington newspapermen and ra- meetings: 787 dio commentators by President Al- Feb. HEARS BRAKE *ner of the Field Service Division, Michigan Farm Bu- reau, P. O. Box 960, Lansing. Oratiot 984 877 "We all want economy in the Hillsdale 1,013 830 lan Kline of the American Farm 6—District 1, 12:30 noon. Wig- other fellow's field," State Treas- Men's Clothing Huron 1,395 1,118 Bureau last month when he an- wam cafe, Dowagiac. veterinarians, and would prOTida T h e sales and bargains in men's clothing were Ingham Ionia Isabella 804 908 888 600 swered questions about the AFBF 700 program in the 81st Congress. Re- 642 6—Dist. high school. 2, 8:00 p. m., Hillsdale urer D. Hale Brake, told more than 400 members of the Van Buren County Farm Bureau at their an- Farm Bureau State College accommodations for training more bacteriologists, phy- . siologists, and medical technol- Iosco 109 97 garding the AFBF stand on the 7—Dist. 4, 8:00 p. m., YMCA, nual meeting in January. good while they lasted. But they tell us that clothing costs are likely to go up again. Jackson Kalamazoo Kent Lapeer 689 940 966 1.088 540 Brannan plan, Mr. Kline said: 820 "The Brannan plan crusade was 627 started in Iowa a long time ago 956 Grand Rapids. mont Community Bldg. only Michigan is spending more than 8—Dist. 7, 1:30 afternoon, Fre- its income, Mr. Brake said. The way to wipe out the deficit i3 For Adding to ogists.. Wayne University "and the U. of • M. have said they stand ready t I Partly because of supply and demand for wool, for campaign purposes. I have increase their production of doc- * and mostly because of the cost of manufacturing Lenawee Livingston Macomb Manistee 1,077 825 857 171 680 78 "The AFBF isn't going to get in- 8—Dist. 9, 8:00 p. m., Farm Bu- to stop demanding so much from 492 very great confidence in farmers' reau store, Traverse City. 448 opinion regarding it. 10—District. 8. 1:30 afternoon, the government. Max Hood of Paw Paw was elect- Medical Schools tors if the necessary funds are. available. Michigan State, likewise can increase her output of persons and distribution of clothing. Mason 462 358 to this on a political basis. We Hemlock hotel, Hemlock. ed to a second term as president. The Michigan Farm Uureau is whose work is important to agri- Mecosta 522 455 10—Dist. 6, 8:00 p. m., plans to Robert Crandall, Columbia, was much interested in Governor Wil- culture and the public health. World demand for wool is greater than ever be- Midland 454 336 will support programs on the basis be announced. elected vice-president. Howard liams' proposal to ask the special .Missaukee 298 220 of what's good for agriculture. Andrews, Bloomingdale; C l y d e session of the legislature in March fore, and the supply is lower. In the United States Montmorency 107 109 "The Brannan plan proposes a 14—Dist. 3, 8:00 p. m., high school Montcalm 501 _ 401 floor of $19 for hogs. The average at Plymouth. Smith, South Haven; Harold Sill, to grant Wayne University and- the we are consuming a third more wool than before the war, and we are producing only about half as Monroe Muskegon Newaygo 777 331 526 486 256 price on hogs in Chicago is $15.50. 393 The consumer would have to pay ton 16—Dist. 5, 1:30 afternoon. Mil Lawrence Township; and Lawrence University of Michigan funds to in- Larsen home, 169 Kedzie St.. Spencer, Decatur, were each elect crease their output of doctors. SOUTrT JACKSON ed to the board of directors for 701 the difference plus the cost of ad- off East Grand River Ave., East A third proposed grant would bt\ much as we did then. N1V M i c h i g a n Oakland Oceana 7S6 7^6 569 460 ministration. 45r> Lansing. 28—Dist. 10. Plans to be made. one-year terms. to the Michigan State College to expand the veterinary school build- ON FARM PRICES Australia is the world's largest producer of wool, Ogemaw 183 "If under the Brannan plan, you South Jackson Community Farm Osceola 411 3 get a decrease in the price at mar- Rouget President of ing and instruction program as a and particularily of fine wools fancied by the cloth- Otsego 94 59 ket, the farmer's entire income is livestock and public health mea- Bureau group says that the ques- Lenawee Farm Bureau sure. tion of who sets farm prices ie so ing industry. The wool industry in Australia is Ottawa Prenque Isle 1,»6" 311 44,158 1.729 35,173 £}« tied up in appropriations from Congress. Congress won't continue WOULD INSURE More than 200 persons attended The Farm Bureau is interested complex that it doubts if the prob- booming. Demand has driven prices u p to record ST aogt ai nl a w Sanilac 1.453 1.359 1.040 to appropriate the kind of money the annual meeting of the Lenawee in the medical school program to lem will ever be solved. levels. St. Clair 909 Bid it would take to enable farmers to FARM LIABILITY County Farm Bureau at Adrian. At the January meeting at the the extent that it will contribute Harold Dancer hbme, groups attack- As the price of wool rises, so do the costs of AUCTION DOING St. Joseph Shiawassee Tuscola >"6 675 1.067 725 get a high income. 9.-4 "There is an experience in Bri- William L. Rouget of Elmira was more doctors for rural areas. Nile Vermillion, manager of the elected president and Therol Brit tain, Adrian, vice-president. Fred ing the question summarized in Last month more than 50 com- part this way: "Prices are deter- Van Buren 1.450 J.SIfi tain on the Brannan plan. The gov- Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance munities beseeched the medical mined by supply of a commodity manufacturing cloth and tailoring. In Boston they say that today it costs three times more to manufac- BIG BUSINESS Washtenaw Wavne Wexford 1-173 MB 178 1.096 ernment of Britain has complete Company of Michigan, says that King was elected to 1 4 n 100 control of production and distribu- the Company hopes to offer general Harold Mapes remained the board. on the schools and the state, medical so- and its usefullness. Many ele- ciety for doctors. They said no ments influence the picture—gov- The Wednesday afternoon live tion. If you promise cheap food farm liability insurance soon. The board, but retired a& president af- ture cloth than it did before the war. Tailoring resident medical service is available ernment spending, controls by gov- stock auction sales at Battle Creek and don't gef it, then you extend Company is in the process of get- ter serving two years. He was pre- in their areas. ernment, tariffs, the stock market costs are up two and a half times. are increasingly popular. Volume controls on to transportation and ting authority to write farm liabili- sented with a floor lamp by the \V;iyne university is asking for and exchanges, levels of employ- Feb. 1 was over 180,000. The auc- distribution. The Brannan propo- ty insurance, limited to members group. Lewis Ruesink remains on A s with food, most of the retail cost of a suit tion started Nov. 23 with a volume sals start out with 10 products but of the Farm Bureau. the board to complete his term. $3,000,000 for a new medical sci- ment and wages, overproduction ence building. This would enable and inefficient management." of $50,000, which has been climb- says that many more should be ad- Farm liability insurance covers Dinner was served by AVomen of comes into being after the wool leaves the farm. ing steadily. The auction is op- ded. the farmer's liability to the public the Farm Bureau. her to increase medical school en- It was observed that the cost of erated by the Southwest Michigan rollment from 254 to 354 students. production can be deterniined on The clothing industry makes this estimate for a $50 "Controls stagnate progress, per- in farm operations on or off the All Wayne medical undergraduates any farm, but it varies so with Livestock Co-operative, Inc., and petuate poverty, and one control farm, liability to employes of the Artificial Breeders suit: raw wool $5.45, making the cloth $8.45, tailor- the Michigan Live Stock Exchange tends to beget another." are from Michigan. farms that it would be difficult to farm, and all types of public liabili ing $ 16.10, distribution and retailing $20. Co-operative, Inc. ty except for an automobile or Secure New Sires The University of Michigan asks set prices in that way. South Jackson is interested in a This program was developed with truck on the public highways. Some outstanding proved sires $2,800,000 for a new out-patient proposed 4-H club building for the aid of the Commodity Relations Illinois to Sell have been secured in January to clinic at University hospital. The Jackson county fair grounds, in a We Can Win the Next Fight dep't of the Michigan Farm Bu- Gladwin 61st take their place along with 75 legislature has voted 1100,000 for county health program, and in the reau. A similar program is bein^ Unico Tire Line others which are stationed at the preliminary work on this addition. soil testing program promoted by Dairy farmers have lost the oleo battle in Con- developed for central Michigan by The Illinois Farm Supply Com- Co. Farm Bur. Michigan Artificial Breeders Co- University of Michigan hopes to the County Farm Bureau in co-op- live stock farmers, the Live Stock accept 50 more medical student.; Exchange and the Farm Bureau. pany recently announced that it Gladwin County Farm Bureau operative, Inc., bull barns at East next fall. That would raise the eration with the county agr'l agenu gress. After July I, 1950 manufacturers of oleo- soon will be merchandising Unico has been organized with 53 mem- Lansing. It is the purpose of the entering medical class to 200 stu- office. margarine may color it to resemble butter, and may tires in place of its own Blue Seal bers. Directors are: Arthur Whis- Co-op to assist the 22,000 members dents. Michigan now has 496 stu- Not Getting News? tire line. This brings the total to ler, Beaverton, president; Charles living in 66 Michigan counties. The dents preparing to be doctors of Rust sell it in that form without penalty. If you know of members failing 10 regional co-operative organiza- H. Ferrell, Gladwin E-3, vice presi- services are provided through 144 medicine. In the battle before Congress dairy farmers and to receive their Michigan Farm tions now selling the United Co-op- dent; Wayne S. Nash, Beaverton affiliated local artificial breeding Rust is a thief that has stolen Michigan State College requests many pieces of farm machinery News, please send us a postcard erative tire line. Michigan has R-2, sec'y-treas.; Frank Harvath associations to all sections of Micn- giving name, postoffice and RFD been handling them for several and Earl J. Nash, Beaverton; Gor- igan. $2,265,000 for a new veterinary before they have served their use- dairy manufacturers fought hard and with skill. science building. The legislature ful life. The use of approved rus f . number together with name of years. The manufacturer of the don Willford and Samuel Nash, Their purpose was to save the color of butter for County Farm Bureau. Thank you, Unico tires is one of the oldest and Gladwin. Tell your neighbors jihout yoar granted $90,600 last spring for pre- preventatives during the winter will butter only. But the oleo people won the right to Michigan Farm News, P. O. Box most reliable companies in the Farm Bureau organization and paratory work. The building would help to preserve metal parts and 960, Lansing, Mich. country. Buy Farm Bureau Feeds. program. improve facilities for training more bolts where adjustments are made. (Continued on page two) TWO M I CHI C A'" F A'II M ,., £ W 8 ')ATURDAY, rE-8RUARY 4, 1S~ -- ports. You will notice that we did Frozen Apple Juice pretty well at the Democrat na. E$tablh\Irs.Joseph Kenn-edy, tel' Kenney benefit party. 1\Irs. thy R. Howe. And when we're done with number one' \\"e reach for number two. It depends upon what they do.. sec'y. Though winds and demagog!i mal' howl. though .taxes bleed me ,,,hite Betty Stahl, secretary, reports at. • Midland-Homer Twp., Mrs. Silver' Star-Huron Community I like an apple by the fire upon a stormy night. . tendance of 125 and the total pro. Philip StBrk~ Evidently Congress was convinced that if people Farm Bureau. Presque Isle ceeds from the activity were $180 Montcalm-Bloomer Twp., 1\1rs. county. ~Irs. Harolp. Terry, R~ S.' Clark which was donated to the Sister Irvin' Durbin. want oleo, they, want it colored when it is manu- sec'y. 315 North Grinnell Street Kenney Foundation to buy equip- ~Vayne-Plymouth. Mrs. factured. The size of the majorities in both Houses CONGRATULATIONS! Jackson. :\1ichigan ment. Godwin. Monroe-Ottawa Lake-Whiteford'. Saginaw-S a gin a w KochvilIe, indicates that. \Ve've had to notice that housekeep- pIe such 'as organization of Jun., their congressman as th'elr guest Held a special Christmas p:uty and xiI's., Theresa C. Marti. Dear Community .Farm Bureau ior Farm Bureau. sponsoring 4.H speaker. ers of our acquaintance look at it that way. :\Iembers: Clubs. and supporting the 4.H Branch-Coldwater. :\!rs. Ella dance .. There were so 'many young people present that the Community Nothing',To The majority of Community Fairs. There were some projects .Dickey, secretary. reports that' a After July I, it is quite reasonable to expect that Fal'm Bureau gl"OUpSheld Christ. designed to aid members in their suggestion was ,made by the group l"arm Bureau decided to make. a I the soap firms and others of the big six in the oleo mas parties in conjunction Wit!l farm operations such as establish. to pay for extra subscriptions to holiday dance an annual affair for the young people in their area. How to do it with their December meeting. This in. ing soil testing services. promot. the FARA! NEWS to send them to industry will have a price on colored oleo that will CONCREIE pay handsomely for the trifling cost of coloring. lluenced the discussion program. ing soil testing programs and es. some of 'the non. member farmers In some cases business was put tablishing egg grading stations. aside for the evening. in their'township There were also some groups them on the Farm Bureau program so as to inform Presque Isle,..-Allis No.1. Lena Hitzert, secretary. notes the interest of one of their members in the meetings. She reports that Mrs. Dewey Story and save time and labor That's when the oleo customers could get mad, 1,000 Community Farm Bureaus. whose projects leaned toward pub. and arouse their interest in joining A 'Vashin&"toll newspaperman 1\Irs. Brown. walked over two miles asked President Allan Kline of the To increase farm productivity it is "'e are making progress towar~ lic relations and general education- the ol'ganization. This suggestion -at oleo. They could get interested again in butter. our l,OM goal. To date we have al information such as rural.urban after dark to be present. We AFBF this question at a conference essential that buildings used to house was also made by the Algansee thought this worthy of comment. livestock and store crops be in good received the 1950 officers for 877 meetings with business men in group in .Branch County. for newspapermen alld radio com. In any event, butter has flavor and other qualities The following groups had unus- mentators last month: repair. « Community Farm' Bureaus. Of their local area, featuring outside Kalamazoo - Vicksburg. Mrs. Concrete foundations under bams, which we think will enable it to gain in competition this number 52 are new groups speakers who discussed subjects of Douglas Bresson, secretary, report. ually fine metings during the "It Is cOIl}monly said ,by some hog houses or poultry houses will . this j'ear; 3 are re.orga'nized, 12 general interest to the group, spon. ed that their group feels that it month of December and deserve administration people that the rea. with colored oleo. restore these buildings to usefulness honorable mention:, son you are so hostile to the Sec. and provide protection against rot, groups lls~ed on our records last soring of education!!1 movies, and would be a good public relations Berrien-Bedinger. Community retary Brannan and his plan' is termites and waste and damage In Micltigan the sale of colored oleo is illegal: In }'ear have disbanded. Forty groups making displays for local fairs. All gesture to sponsor the memhership Farm Bureau, 1\1rs, Clarence Sto- that you are disllPpointed that caused by rats. listed last year have not reported these projects were conducted of one of their members in the 10' 1948 grocers initiated a bill to legalize the sale of their' 1950 officers. Thes€ are as along with their ver, Secy. you were not' appointed Se~retary Free booklet,"Restoring Old Farm usual business cal Chamber of Commerce. A mo. C a I h 0 un-Duck Lake, Mrs. of Agriculture under. Mr. Dewey. Buildings With Concrete'~ tells how colored oleo. It was adopted by the legislature to rollows: meetings through the year. tion was made and passed that the Blanche HisleI'. It was arranged during the earn. to make needed repairs. . DISTRICT 1 - Berrien-Benton HERE AND THERE Chail'Illan Stanley Oswalt repre. keep it in amendable form. The law was suspended Clinton-Watertown Center, Mrs. paign, was it 110t?" If you need help, see your con- cent€r. Berrien Center. Clinton-South Watertown. Re. sent the group in tlU! local Cham. :\largaret Noble. Mr. Kline's reply: crete contractor, ready-mixed con- when dairy interests were successful in petitioning DISTRICT 2 - Calhoun, South ports 100% attendance at their De. bel' of Commerce. ;\!embership fees crete producer or material dealer. Clinton-Bengal No. I, I\Irs. Le- "There isn't anything personal Wat~rtown; Jackson - Columbia; cember meeting. The group en. to be paid from the treasury. ona Tiedt. for a popular vote on the question in November, lenawee--"\\' ellsvlIle. joyed a potluck dinner and their Mason-Victory.Hamlin. To bet. between me and l\~r. Brannan so PORTlAND_CEMENT _ASSOCIAnON Eaton-South East Brookfield, far as I'm concerned. I haye never 1950. DISTR ICT 3 - Macomb-Shelby. program consisted of a discussion tel' inform thell' mentbers Mrs. ,\lrs. Albert A. ~elson. Old. Tower BId"., Lansing •• Mich. Sterling; Washtenaw-Lima Scio. on the Farm Bureau Resolutions Louis .Peltersen, seCJ'etary, report~d answered .this Dewey thing because Send me free booklet, "R~doring Old FQ11TI Emmet-Tobacco Road, Mrs. Ger- I assumed that th!l truth would BuiUfi1/fl1 With Conaet~." 'DISTRICT 4--Barry-East Coats for 1950. that the group Is requesting' the trude. A. Ball. Nameu • _ New Members for NTEA Grove,: Mayo; Kent - N€lson.Cannon; Ionia-Spaulding; Ottawa - ports Allegan-Western Allegan. Re- County Farm Bureau to supply 96 people at the a'nnual each Community Farm with the Lenawee-Rome. Conklin. 1\Irs. Charles F. come:,out: eventually. "I was with Mr. Dewey once. At that time we discussed Farm Bu- I Str~et 01 R. R. NO._n • u _ Grand Haven, Huyser. Christmas party and dinner. After County Farm Bureau Annual Re. Lenawee-Sand Creek. Mrs. Doro. Citll n • Slat~ ~__ reau policy on flexible price sup- E. B. Morley of Morley Bros. of Saginaw, a lead- DISTRICT 6 - Huron - Blue the business meeting there was port each year. ing wholesale hardware firm, is listed this month by \Vater, East Redman, Hilltop, N£:w square dancing. Northwest Michigan-Silver Lake . • e National Tax Equality Ass'n as a contributor of River; Lapeer-S. lac-Carsonville, -Dayton. E. Imlay; Sani. Barry-Hope Orangeville. Sanilac; Tuscola ports 130 present at a ham supper the December meeting. held prior to their Christmas Par. I Re.: Six farm families joined group at Sanilac-Ball. 'Velcomed 16 new Farm Bureau Members •••• $500 or more to its program. So is C. H. Buhl of DISTRICT 7 - Mason-Central; Buhl Sons Co., a hardware company in Detroit. Newaygo-Ensley Center; Oceana ty. Huron-Bingham. I members into 100% attend. Farm Bureau in _December. Old their Community NTEA, you know, is known to farmers as the front for groups in business who find various ob- -Crystal, Otto'Weare. DISTRICT 8 - Saginaw - Swan Creek & James, Richland. DISTRICT 9 - cadia. Cleon; Missaukee - Rich. Manistee-Ar. ance at the December meeting. Kent-South' Kent. Entertained . membersHips renewed 1000/0. Gratiot-North Star. Held a Sis. , ' YOU can get BLUE CROSS jections to farm co-operatives. What Morley Bros. Classified Ads and Buhl Sons Co. interest in NTEA is, we don't know. land. Lucas. Summel'ville. DISTRICT 10 - Antrim-White .ValIey; Charlevoix - Emmet - Good Hart. Lak€vlew; Norwood; Clallified advertlaements are caah with order at the followln, , ..tea: 5 cents per word for one edition. Ada to appear In two or more ~ditlon. take the rate of 4 cent. per word per edition. Health-Care Protection NOW As a lobbyist at Washington, NTEA has to report Presque Isle-Case. South Rogers. quarterly to the House of Congress where its larger If YOUare a member of one of these groups listed please mak€ it a pOint at your next meeting to see FARM MACHINERY LIVESTOCK 'J Enrollment closes MARCH 20th contributions come from,-from $500 or more STEWART Shearing )Iachlnes tor MILKING SHORTHORN bulls tor that we r~ceive your 1950 officers Sheep. Animal clippers tor cows. sale. Two Grand Champion herd bulls per year. NTEA raises several hundred thousand- horses, mules, dogs. Repair parts, and a gooli_selection of young bulls so that we may bring out mailing sharpening service on all types oCcut- up to breeding age. Stanley 1\1. Powell. lists up to date for discussion ma' ters and combs, MIchigan Co-op Wool Ingleside Farm, Ionia R-1. Mich. dollars annually from small businesses, rangin~ terlal. Marketing Ass'n, 506 North Mechanic Street. JackSon. Michigan. (4-tt-34b) (10-tt-27b) FARM BUREAU MEETING from Standard Oil Company of Indiana, and giant New groups added this month FOR SALE-Eighteen young regis- an!! their secretaries l;lre as fol. VETERINARY tered Corrledale Ewes-Eight ewe power companies down to small town proprietor- lows: lambs-bred after October 12.• Ve plan AUREO:llYCIX-The Golden Wea- to consign a tew top quality ewes to ships. DISTRICT 2-Lenawee pon against ma"titis. One treatment the MichIgan Bred Ewe Sale during - Rural. estahlishes eHE-ctiveconcentration Cor Farmers' .Veek. Mikesell & May, ites, Robert Heas, sec'y. 48 hQurs In treated quarter. Kills So far as we can see, the whole wad is used to at- - Ty- Coli also. and both Strep Staph germs and B. Charlotte R-2, :lIIch. (US-27, south of DISTRICT 3-Livingston Better than penicillin In city limits) (11-3t-47p) tack all kinds of farmers' co-operatives. Because ronne Hills, Laura Schmuck. publishE-d rp.port.... Priced now 20% TWO REGISTERED )IlIking Short- Wasl1ten;lw-Ra wsonville, less! One treatment come" In handy horn Mildred ready-to-usP. Dulls r~ad~'for ~ervice. al,o some tube at 84 cents each. ~'ounger hulls and heifers. '\"rlte for farmers have elected to extend their farm operations Bennett. Phone or mail order to H. L, Link. prices and description. Lewis Klaty Pharmacist, Phone 4-5):18at 1456East Ca,""onvllle. Michigan. (2-3t-23p) into marketing and the manufacture and distribu- DISTRICT 4--AJlegan-Overisel, Michigan Ave., Lansing, )lIch. Mrs. Geo. Lampen; lonia-Kune, (J2-tC.58b) IRRIGATION tion of farm supplies. John Reinhardt. :>:E'\' LO\\' PHICE; on Penicillin for DISTRICT 5-Clinton-Ovid Du. mastltl". 200.000unit". 34 cent..~:500.000 Ronnlngen. IRRIGATION. RAIN AGAIN with Absent from NTEA's last quarterly report on big units. 78 C'ents. H. I~. Link. Pharma- 'Ve are engineers with plain, Mrs. Park Watson; Genesee chit. 1456East MlC'hlganAvenue, Lan- 29 years experience specializing on Ir- -Fenton, Mrs. Floyd Stehle; Ma. sing. Mich. (2.tf-24b) rIgation systems for big acreage crops; contributors is any mention of power companies. mint, potatoes, general crops and or- son, Mrs. J. Fred Ham. FEMALE HELP chards. McDowell portable Irrigation They went in because they thought that would be a DISTRICT 7-Montcalm-Crystal pipe; Ski n n I.' r sprinklers; pumps. MAKE MOXEY Call1n~ on Friends. Terms .• Vrlte tor free bulletins. En- good way to get at farmers rural electric co-opera- tives, and particularily the REA. -Elmer Witter. DISTRICT 9-Wexford wood. Mrs. Fedalls Crouse. - Green. "Ion Show natlonall>' advcrtl"ed Greeting gineering Sun'eys Iree. Farms large Card Assortments, 16-Card All Occa- or small-\Ve irrigate them all. Ron- Assortment only $1.00--AI"o, nlngen Engineering Sales. Phone 5161, T HROUGH the cooperation of the Michigan Farm Bureau, all the benefits of the Mich- igan BLUE CROSS Hospital, Surgical and hospital and medical bilIs can wipe out hard-won saVIngs. But with BLUE CROSS protection Birthday, Gift .Vrapping, Plastics, Im- Vlck"hurg. )llchlgan. 02-6t-56p) there's no worry about the financial burden of DISTRICT 10-Alcona-East Bay, tionery, English ported Napkins, Floral Sta- Medical Surgical Plans are available to you and illness or accident. Power company contributions (and publicity) Children's Books, many more! ATTE:>:TIOX-GHOWERS interest- yours NOW. must have backfired when farm co-operatives and HUda Carlson; Alpena-Evergreen. :tIrs. Edward Oscar Campeau; Marwede; Cheboygan-AI. Herron. ment. Up to 50 cent" profit on each assort- ed In irrigation and frost prevention. Experience unnecessary. Sam- A price reduction i, In effect on alum- nles on appro"aJ. "'rlte Wallace inum Irrigation pipe. Also other me. Brown, 2033Park Ave., Dept 203. De- chanical changeI' that will further reo These BLUE CROSS Plans are the same as en- joyed by employees of over 7,000 Michigan finns. BLUE CROSS Protects at the '. farmers began to ask the companies to explain Lowest Possible Cost verno, :\I. J. Van Campen; Mont. troit. Michigan. (l-2t-SSb) duce prices. \Valt until vou hear Enroll Now! from us. the oldp."t and large"t in I BLUE CROSS is completely voluntary and non- themselves. morencY":"'Bay Rock. Mrs. Ruth WOOL GROWERS Irrigation. Hamilton ",Ifg. & )Iachlne You may enroll through your Farm Bureau Com- profit. During 1949 more than 90 cents out of Rice; Ogemaw-Ogemaw Center. ATTENTION, Wool Growers.send Co., Hamilton, Mich. Phone (2-2t-47b) 2101. munity Discussion Group UNTIL MARCH every subscriber's dollar was paid out in bcnefit.'1! A member of the Farm Bureau in Michigan wrote Laura V. Peters; Dale, Dorothy your wool to us and you arc guaran- 20th. No red tape. No physical examination. "/ .. B aileI'. teed the celllng price. We are pur- MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS Act NOW-get all the benefits oC Michigan The 'BLUE CROSS Hospital Plan pays for a her power company that since its contribution must ' chasing WOQI fQr the government. Year BLUE CROSS-Michi~an's leading health-care b~oad TaD&eof benefits (up to 120 days of hos- -The following counties are' lead. around wool marketing service and NOW IS THE TIME to order all plans built on individual decision and initiative pItal care) lIa any of Michigan's 176 participating also be an endorsement of the "Co-op Tax Free In th g tat .e s e n I th e 0 rganlzatl prompt settlement made. Michigan needed sap collecting and boiling on Co-operative Wool Marketing Allsocl. equipment for 1950. For complete In- •.. made possib.le by group participation. hospitals. NO CASH LIMITS on benefits cov- of Community Farm Bureaus for ation, S06 N. :llechanic St.• .lark""n. fOrmation on aU syrup making and ered. The BLUE CROSS Medical-Surgical Plan Bucks" put out by NTEA, no doubt the company 1950; Ogemaw, 6; Clinton, 4; Lena. \fl"hl~an. Phone 3-4U8 (ltf-Ub) marketing supplies. write Sugar Bush Why YOU Need BLUE CROSS p~ys liberal amounts for operations ... pays for Supplies Co.• P. O. Box 1107,Lansing, would ~ pleased to accept the bucks attached in wee. 4; Allegan, 3. AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES MIch. (4-tt-34b) your doctor's hospital calls in non-surgical cases. Statistics show that one out oC every nine p~ple Community Group Projects-An JUST OUTI Get the larlrest auto ac- FARM EQUIPMENT will require hospital care this year! Crushing Yet the cost to you is only a few cents a day! payment for the monthly statement. That shook analysis of the November discus-. cesl'ory and part>;catal()~ In the world. slon shows that community group .Over 15,000 I.t"m", Including Hollr. RARGAlN SALE of Used Panpl things up no end. . wood accessories, hi-speed equipment. Trucks. $75and up. ldeal for farm use In the Michigan proJects are of • many different rp.bullt englnes; all part!'! and acce,,- as orlglnaJ\~' bunt to haul farm pro- NTEA wants Congress to apply the corporation types A good portion of them "orles for all cars, trucks. New. used. duce. ,"arlous make.~and year,,; good F{1rm Btlreau, over 50,000 family . , r~.btlllt! We have that hard to get tires. good pnglnes. Can be 1'30 ... 11)' con- members belong to BLUE CROSS! center on improving the health part: Completely Illustrated, jam' verted to suit your nped... \\'rlte Ru"" tax to farm co-operatives' savings in order to prevent program In their county by work. 'lacked with barg:l.lns. Send 25 cents. KI...or. 2701 South Logan, Lansing, .r. C. Whitney Co.. 1919-CH J\,rcher )llchlgan, or phone Lansing 2-1576. YOll can join now, until March 20th. Contact their payment to farmers as patronage dividends, ing on cancer drives, donating Avenue., ChlC'a~o,16, Ill. (2-lt-56b) (l-lt-48b) your DisE:ussion Group BLUE CROSS Secretary funds to the Sister Kenney Founda .. Cor full details ... or see your County Farm and to stop farm co-ops. Farmers must report the BABY CHICKS tion and local hospitals. and sup- WOMEN Bureau BLUE CROSS representative. porting blood banks. Many pro- FREE SE\\'ll'G BOOKLET! Shows BABY t::HICKS. Barred and "'hlte patronage dividend. on their personal income tax new pattllrn", tells how you can ea'.lIy Rock... Rhode 1"land Reds. \Vhlte The HOlpitals' and Doctors' Own Non-profit jects center around community 1m. make "mart dresse", curtain". toys, \Vya.ndottes, JersfY \\'hlte and Black return, according to the law covering the situation. provcrnent such as providing weed chlldren's clothln/:".from cotton haA's. Glant~, large tYPl!Engll"h \Vhitp Lel!:- Healtll Plan for the Weljate of the Public '-;et your frep c"py of "f;ew Easy with hnrn" Crom carefull~' "el""ted flock" In our opinion, another way of putting it would be clearaRce along the roadside, paint. Cotton B:1¥"" :>:ow! A rpal trea"ure hlood t ..st"<1 b,' II". "'""",)" hp'''hp<. Ing mailboxes. establishing better hoo\<. ~pDd ...,rd toda~' to :>:atlonal Litchfield Hatcher~', Litchfield. MI..>,i- te .. y u.u NTEA would fix it 80 that no concern roltnn Council. Box 76. )lemphls. gan. (2-2t-35h) rRa7 ~ t~ U. ~'s tQ itl patron •. NTEA tlta' MNW Ix the flnn co-operatives as com- road signs, improving local schools, Tennesee. purchasing fire mat, remotieliq townShip halls, d .-'t an W'O rk .... s o~r fighting equip.. - th e 1mprove- roof/!, SILO ROOFS (2-6.8.11-50b) CHERRYWOOD C HAM PION CHICKS trom 13l1l"e heavy-laying White Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, !ta.lloc Aluminum or Steel Dome 8110 and White kocks. 276-347e;cg breed- C'hute dormen. salet). baskets Ing. Lal"!;e birds, large eggs. 100" ~ THISIS y.uR n(m TO BLUE CROSS Mlcbl~n Jot.dlcal Serylce petiti$8. ment of local roads. Some 8TouP !'flo laddeno. stpel roots. rlarence Van blooo.te"ted. sexed or l ,', ,:, " <' •• The Farm Bureau Federati~rt~ at it~recent annual convertti~~ in. Chicago, ~do'Pted a resolu- tion that did not specifically. refer to theA&P suit, but condeinried current int~rpretations of the antiitrust laws. The resolution said i~ part: .... - '. ,.'- ' .. "Regulations should not be used to' eliminate the possibility of integrated systems that are / efficient and competitive. Such systems have the possibility of bringing about ~ badly-needed reduction in the margins that now exist between the producers and consumers of many items." The reason farmers are taking a stand against this suit is because they recognize that it is a . threat to 'their welfare; a threat to all agri~u1ture; and a threat to our national economy. Have you figured out how much this suit could hurt you? This applies to food, as well' as clothing and other necessities. For today, with the development of cash crop farming, practically no farm family produces all the food it needs. A&P was the first of the nation's chain stores. Together with the other chains and tnail order houses, it has worked to k~p living costs down and living standards up. The public has shown that they iike our method of disttibution by giving us and other efficient distributors their patronage. We al;e big because the public made us big. If the anti-trust lawyers win this suit, a legal precedent will be established that can be used to attack anybody who tries to do a better job, give his customers a better deal, and gtows big in the process. Don't you think YQur living costs wi'U go up if the company that has don~ most to keep them down is destroyed? A Threat To Our National Economy That is why we say that the big issue here is not whether A&P enJlaged in some prac- tices that allegedly violated the anti-trust laws. We know we didn t. We know that we have always tried.to run a good, clean.business. Even if there were something wrong with our methods of operation, it wouldn't be necessary to burn down the barn to get rid of the mouse.' , The real question here i~ whether the anti-trust laws, which were designed to preserve cOll1petition, can be turned around to reduce competition. The real question is whether we are 'going to continue to enCOUl'age people to do a better and more efficient job; or whether we are going to let the lawyers in \Vash- ing-ton blow the whistle on anybody who gets a little bigger than his competitor. Frankly, we admit that nobody need worry about the owners of A&P. They could make a great deal of money by breaking up this company and selling off the parts as the anti-trust lawyers wish. But we think ..... you an~ every 'other American'should worry about the kind of economic policy the anti-trust lawyers are trying to impose on this country - not by way of • Congress, as it should be, but by,way of coun decrees. You may not sell to A&P or buy from A&P. A Threat To Your Living Standards But this is your problem, too. You don't have to believe U8. The farmer is a consumer as well as a producer. Think it over and talk it over with your friends and neighbol'S. His "real" income is determined by how much he h~s t.o pay for all the things he buys. Decide for yourself. Atlantic Commission Company and THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY FOUR M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, T950- Dairyland urged that the deduc- Farm Power Exceeds Some Dislike Farm Bureau Women's Advisory Council Meets Women Raise tion of one cent per pound of butter- fat collected In June for dairy Industrial 10 Times products sales promotion by the Nearly 6 million U. S. Farmers Law Protecting $200 Fund For American Dairy Ass'n be extended own 11 million motor vehicles and to cover at least May, June and tractors, or four million more than July. before the war. This equipment generates 750 million horsepower, Feed Buyers Holland Student Huron Women Are Guests of Tuscola or ten times as much power as is used in all American industry, ac- cording to the Automobile Manu- By ROBERT H. ADDY The Women's Committees of the Mrs. Louise Carpenter, MSC facturers Ass'n. Farm tractors Farm Bureau Services Feed Dep't County Farm Bureaus carried on a adult education consultant, was the have increased from 1.7 million in The men who mix the right kind special project during the past guest speaker at a meeting in the 1941 to 3.4 million today. and the right quantity of concen- month. Through their efforts $200 Tuscola County Farm Bureau wo- trated feeds with the farmer's own was raised which was turned over men's group January 27 at the Farm Bureau makes it possible grain do a Tital service to livestock to Michigan State College as a Unionville Methodist Church. Mrs. for members to receive quality farmers. scholarship for Miss Ella Onnen, a Carpenter spoke about the foreign products and service. These men as a group are hon- native of Holland who is studying students attending Michigan State est, conscientious individuals who poultry husbandry at the college. College and "what they think of have the interest of farmer custo- This grant of J200 will enable us." Tuscola women entertained mers at heart. Among so many a Miss Onnen to stay in school for members of the Huron county Show exquisite new 16-Uard Alt-Occa- I few have only their own interests a period of at least six more group. , sion Assortment at only 91. Your protit i— in mind. Any smart feeder should months. up to 60c! Cards for Birthday. Gel- Weil .\ \ A / f * | t G ' soon spot those individuals and Miss Onnen has a scholarship We are stamped with a reputa- Sympathy.Anniversary,Friendship. B;«\ " \ . line 18 other money-making a s s ' u . - \ a •, raV. M not deal with them. from the college for her tuition and tion for glibness rather than ear- Birthday, Gift Wrap Ensemble. Easter.\vAUr\r.jt. Floral Stationery. Plastics. C h i l a r e r T a W W " ' J Sometimes out-of-state interests the Friends Society has been giv- nestness.—Leo Burnett Books, N e w Imported Floral N a p k i n s . ' '" m • attempt to stampede Michigan feed ing her some assistance. The two No experience. Samples on approval. WALLACE BROWN Inc D e p 254, 2033 P a r k A v. D e t r o i t 2t}. Mich dealers into action that will help sources, however, were not suffi- the outstaters but not the feeders. cient to keep Miss Onnen in school Such a condition is threatened and an appeal was made to the right now. If you buy formula Pictured above is the state advisory council w h i c h is the policy making b o d y of the W o m e n of the Michigan Farm Bureau women. feeds read on to know what is go- Michigan F a r m Bureau. S o m e of the business transacted by this g r o u p at their m e e t i n g at L a n s i n g Jan. 25 Foreign students at Michigan ing on in Michigan. Here it is: State College have appeared at A number of years ago some feed is reported in this paper. C o u n c i l m e m b e r s are elected in Farm Bureau membership districts for t w o year many Farm Bureau meetings manufacturers began to abuse the terms. T h e odd numbered districts will hold their e l e c t i o n s in the fall of 1 9 5 0 . T h e state chairman and vice- throughout the State during the state feed law that allowed the list- past year and it is the hope of the ing of any ingredient used regard- chairman are elected b y v o t i n g delegates at the w o m e n ' s c o n v e n t i o n in the odd-numbered years for a term Farm Bureau women that this as- less of the amount used. These of t w o years. sistance for Miss Onnen may re- men would list the names of many compense in a small way for the valuable ingredients although only R e a d i n g from left to right, the ladies are: Mrs. Albert E m m o n s , B i g Rapids, representing District 7 pleasure they have had from the a very small quantity (not enough appearances of the foreign stu- to do any particular good) might in place of Mrs. Murel Church, district chairman of that district w h o w a s unable to attend o n account of dents in their local communities. actually be added to the ration. illness; Mrs. G e o r g e C n u d d e , B a y City, District 8 ; Mrs. Leon D u n n i n g , D e l t o n , District 4 ; Mrs. C l y d e A l l e n , The state chemist objected to that practice because it led feeders to buy feeds, carrying certain vital ingredients, expecting to derive Corunna, District 5 ; Mrs. Forrest W e i n b e r g , V i c k s b u r g , District 1 ; w o m e n ' s activities for the Michigan Farm B u r e a u ; Mrs. Harry Whittaker, Metamora, state chairman of Mrs. Marjorie Karker, director of Award Winners b e n e f i t s from such ingredients Michigan Farm Bureau W o m e n . She presided at t h e meeting. Mrs. Charles Gotthard, T h o m p s o n v i l l e , whereas in fact the quantities often were too small to benefit the live- stock. It was decided that the way District 9 ; Mrs. Carlton Ball, A l b i o n , District 2 and state vice-chairman; District 6 ; Mrs. G e o r g e S t e v e n s , Central Lake, District 10 W e s t ; and Mrs. Earl Braid, Lake Orion, District 3 . Mrs. W e s l e y Mahaffy, Marlette, Farmers Week Although the attendance to the to handle the situation in the feed 35th annual Farmers' Week at buyers' interest was to change the Mrs. A l e x K e n n e d y of P o s e n 1 representing District 10 East w a s not-present at t h e Council m e e t i n g because Michigan State College fell short law so that when less than 100 lbs. of bad weather. of the estimated 35,000 expectancy, of an ingredient were used the ex- the event lacked nothing in the Spring Is Just Around The Corner! act amount must be stated. We such a movement; hence the for- way of interest and excitement. NOW'S THE TIME TO GET liked that because it made at least a section of the competitive feeds Word of Appreciation mation of a new organization out of the Home and Community De- FB Women Plan Thousands of farmers from all over the state attended each of the you bought open formula, wherein you knew what you got for your money. We have heard no reputable feed G o e s Far A n y T i m e partment of the Farm Bureau. of We wanted the Associated Women the Farm Bureau to be a unit 2nd Trip To five full days of contests, exhibits, demonstrations and lectures. Among the many award and rib- YOUR OIL NEEDS By MRS. EDITH M. WAUAR reau Home and Community work by itself yet retaining its affilia- bon winners were the following manufacturer in the state object to Farm Bureau members: the law. We know, as you do, that Briar Hill Farm. Carleton, Mich. for women, we had but very little tion to the AFBF. There have been an open formula feed is only as In the editorial column of the money, even if we thought we had but few alterations in the original honest as the people that make it. January issue of the Farm News, some brilliant ideas to promote. We set-up, and we must admit that All people are not honest, but that Mr. Ungren very graciously extend- do not regret the lack of funds. our national women have gone United Nations At the semi-annual meeting of Roy Buckham & Sons, Kalama- zoo. Hampshire hogs, grand cham- pions in swine feeding contest. Ben Seely, Reading, Hillsdale SAVE MONEY i^ no reason to repeal the law ed to the early leaders of the Our job was to get the fundamental places. against stealing. Women of the Farm Bureau a It is claimed, with some truth, bouquet. that it can't be determined if a cer- ideas established over the state. It is our pride and joy to have That's the way we started house- our own Mrs. Sayre now serving gan Farm Bureau women at Lan- I am positive I speak for the four keeping—a piece at a time—and a as president of the great interna- to sponsor another trip to the the Advisory Council of the Michi- sing on January 25th, it was voted county. Sheep. State flockmaster title. Walter Kyes, Bath, Clinton, Eggs, first in white egg division. E. J. OIL SALE STILL ON There's still time to take advantage of our Winter Oil Sale tain feed carries a specific amount mentioned when I say, "Thank true appreciation as we went along. tional organization of farm women. of any particular ingredient. Honest you!" A word of appreciation goes Home and Community service was She is not only doing much in her' fUnited Nations this year. The pro- Garlander, Lake Odessa. Eggs, SAVINGS. This is your opportunity to get your Spring and feed mixers certainly should not re- far ait any time. a pleasure shared by many women leadership in the United States, ject is to be repeated at the request packers class, first, brown eggs. summer petroleum needs at bargain prices. Special prices sent telling customers how many of twenty Michigan people who took Farm Bureau Services, Saginaw. The editorial about the Women with great loyalty to the program. but she is presenting our pattern the United Nations trip sponsored Eggs, packers class, first, white on all lubricant supplies. Order today. pounds of any ingredient are used. of the Farm Bureau took me back My heart seems at the running to other nations. They accept it More Traction With Unico when only small quantities are mix- to the day when it was found nec- stage when I mentally go over the eagerly and graciously. I feel that by the Farm Bureau women last eggs. ed into a ton of the ration. June. Emil Marshall, Bad Axe, Huron. essary to create first an organi- accomplishments of Michigan Farm as the work of the Council of Farm I It is expected that the tour will Best alfalfa seed. Sweepstakes TRACTOR TIRES Out-state interests are urging our feed men to have the legislature re- zation to care for Bureau women in years past. Women progresses, so will our hope leave Detroit by train at 5:45 p. winner in Michigan State Seed peal this law because Michigan is the farmer's in- Today they stand in the front row for universal peace gradually be ia., Saturday, March 25. Show. Other seed show winners: Get extra work from that tractor one "of the few states with so pro- terest in a finan- of action in behalf of the women of assured. They will arrive at Washington Mantey's Pedigreed Seed Produc- with a new set of Unico Rear gressive a law in force to protect cial and legisla- their vocation. Women have proven that they fftt 8 : 2 0 a . m. on March 26 and will ers, Fairgrove, six-row barley. Tractor Tire* with the famous the Teed buyer. Their claims are it tive way. There Then I turn my thoughts to the can do much when a task is given stay there until Tuesday afternoon. John Canfield, New Hudson. curved bar tread. They insure would make for uniformity. That were other farm national picture and imagine I'm them. They will continue to do so March 28. Tours will be taken Oakland; cert. Hybrid seed corn. more bite, more drawbar pull, is f*r sure. By the same reasoning organizations in attending again that meeting at in the future. through Washington, to the offices Lee Ferden, Chesaning, Saginaw, greater traction, smoother ride , ' shotw we, in the United States, the field, some of Atlanta, Georgia. Many were there There's much satisfaction in of the American Farm Bureau open pollinated corn. and c o m p l e t e self cleaning. / . adopt Russian methods and tactics long standing. but no one knew which way was pioneering in any worthwhile pro- Federation and a visit made to They're priced right. in the interest of uniformity? But circumstanc- best to go. Every woman had an ject, but it is doubly necessary to Congress. We believe from talking with many feeders that they want to es demanded one idea of her own, but no idea seemed keep well balanced in one's think- to represent all popular enough. They adjourned ing and planning to carry on when spent at the United Nations at Wednesday, March 29 will be DAIRYLAND SAYS A COMPLETE LINE OF AUTOMOTIVE SUFPLIES Motor Oils Gasolines Tires & Tubes farmers, but no to finish their discussion in small the organization is over the hump Lake Success. Admission will be know as much as possible about the quantity of each ingredient used in other interests. groups of their own selection, and going smoothly. secured to a general session or No project, however necessary or committee meeting and the intri- FIGHT BACK Greases Grease Guns Fuel Oils Fly Sprays Anti-Freeze And Many Other rations they buy, especially the This was neces- usually from their own section of Nine hundred delegates to the high priced, potent materials that sary to deal with some of the cir- the .nation. how well established, can run cate translating service will be ex- Batteries Spark Plugs Quality Items Dairyland Co-operative Creamery are used in small amounts. We cumstances that faced farmers. The next year we knew each alone. Those in charge must be plained. Co. meeting at Carson City Jan. 27 SEE YOUR LOCAL CO-OP OIL DEALER NOW also know that most good dealers Every county had its agriculture other better and decided we must alert to the job with its respon- Thursday" will be spent in New do not favor repeal of this law. We extension service well established all work together if we were to sibilities and possibilities or it will York City where a guided tour has deplored action of the U. S. Senate Farmers Petroleum Co-op, Inc. believe that those supporting the been arranged for the afternoon. in voting to legalize sale of colored 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, Michigan make any progress. Thereafter we soon be on the backward trail. repeal have been maneuvered into during World War I as an emer- grew stronger in numbers and more I count among my best loved Tickets for Music Hall Theatre oleo without restrictions. that position. gency proposition to teach greater will be furnished in the evening. efficient in our service. friends those who so loyally helped You can encourage your feed production with less manpower. to keep the Michigan Farm Bureau The party will leave for Detroit dealer to fight this thing if you When the war was over we found It was a thrill for me when I at 11:10 that evening and will ar- will let him know that you believe this service was scheduled to be received a wire from President Home and Community work alive, rive in Detroit the next afternoon. in being given all the information drastically curtailed unless local O'Neal to the AFBF to come to eye and squint with the other in about the feeds you buy. That you people assumed the major portion Washington to help perfect the order to see if we moved at all. resent any one acting as if you ol the finances needed. shouldn't be given vital information organization of the Associated Farm men and women wanted to Women of the Farm Bureau. There when sometimes we had to close one Although the exact cost of the tour has not been announced, it is The old standbys are getting few- believed to be in the neighborhood Rural ele -news about feeds you buy. keep this service continued. The was a great need for such an organi- er in number every year. But there of $100.00 with hotels, meals and transportation included. A word to your state senator and public at large was not interested zation at that time. Among other are 50 now for every one of that Inasmuch as the time is rather representative will help keep Mich- in paying taxes for something that things, a Council of Farm Women of time who are just as loyal and just short to get all the arrangements igan from slipping back into the was to be a benefit for farmers only, the World was being organized. As as responsive to a call to duty. made for this trip, it is suggested rut of greater secrecy about feeds. as they thought. There was no yet there was no national group that for further information you That can be of no help to you as organization at that time financial- that could qualify for the United Speak up for a better agriculture through Farm Bureau. Join up to- contact Mrs. Marjorie Karker, Box a feeder. It can be harmful. ly able to assume the obligation or States. 960, Lansing, 4, Michigan. Reserva- day. 'even a large share of it. The way The AFBF felt the women of our tions for this trip should be made out was to create the Farm Bureau country had much to contribute to Buy Farm Bureau Seeds. not later than March 10th. Blue Cross as a strictly farm organization so well supported that it could help finance the county agricultural Service for agent and other extension services. The Farm Bureau continued to aid the local extension service until DID YOU K N O W ? - A b o u t 5 0 % of the farms of America n o w have telephones - a h i g h e r p r o p o r t i o n than i n any other country i n the FB Members the service had become so popular and so well established that the boards of supervisors in the world. I n Michigan Bell t e r r i t o r y about 7 out of 10 r u r a l establish- ments h a v e telephones. T h a t ' s pretty close to Bight points for Farm Bureau various counties could grant public Michigan Bell's city t e l e p h o n e development. / ^ j u, •••-H=T Blue .Cross secretaries to consider funds for this work without fear of in planning the Blue Cross spring being voted out at the next election. rusolicitation have been presented That action relieved the County by Austin L.. Pino, Blue Cro^s Farm Bureaus of a great drain on FEEDINGS LLRIT '011 Rural Enrollment Manager. their treasury. They were free to S O M U C H FOR S O LITTLE - Someone de- low: Four of the points are given be- promote other types of service for 1. Eligibility for Blue Cross in the farmers. The early co-operation between Warning to Feeders... scribed t e l e p h o n e service as a big package fdled w i t h t h e good things of life. Convenience —the t e l e p h o n e saves t i m e a n d steps. Security— Kami Bureau groups is established the Extenbion Department of M.S.C. If you arc; not interested in knowing as much as you can about what goes into the com- the t e l e p h o n e stands guard 24 hours a day. by being a paid-up member of the and the Farm Bureau is no doubt mercial feeds you buy — don't read any farther. Comfort —the t e l e p h o n e keeps you in touch Farm Bureau and being a member of ail enrolled Farm Bureau group. unknown to many people in both Michigan lias been a progressive state. If less than 100 pounds of any ingredient were with friends a n d relatives. W h e n you consider groups as they operate today. But all t h a t t h e t e l e p h o n e does, its small cost makes 1'. Member Definition is that used in a formula, the exact amount had to be stated. Farm Bureau Open Formula adopted by the annual Farm Bu- each owes much to the other for it one of t h e best buys o n today's market. their well established existence to- feeds have always told you all the poundage used. reau meeting. "If you are not acquainted with day. Xpxv under the guise of making all state feed laws uniform, there is a movement start- the definition, please consult your This is true in nearly every ing to remove that requirement to state the amount used if less than 100 pounds were Farm Bureau secretary," Mr. Pino state of the Union. put into a formula. advisee. Those of us of the early days have :'.. Time on Enrollment is the much inward satisfaction that we This means that unscrupulous men could use any amount, from an ounce upward, of period preceding March 20. All en- had a hand in the origin of Farm BLOWING B U B B L E S - T o help k e e p t e l e p h o n e any ingredient and put the name of that ingredient on the tag with no indication that rollment results must be in the Blue Bureau. It has been a pleasure and service reliable, t h o u s a n d s of miles of L o n g Dis- an amount so small as to be worthless was actually used. tance cables are filled with harmless n i t r o g e n district office by April first, a comfort to watch the growth of and no applications will be accept- the organization and its many As a farmer's organization we will fight this movement in your interests, but we may gas. If a cable is damaged, t h e gas pressure er that date. activities. There have been times need you to reason with your start representatives to see that these people don't tear d r o p s a n d sets off a n a l a r m i n d i c a t i n g t h e "Your resolicitation should, there- when we have hoped for swifter down the gains you have made in getting information about the feeds you buy. a p p r o x i m a t e location of t h e damage. T o find t h e lore, be completed by March 20," action, but we have learned that actual^break in t h e cable sheath, if it's so small Mr. Pino declares, "so that the en the policy of "slow but sure" has Buy Farm Bureau Open Formula feeds — we hide nothing from you. it c a n t be seen, t h e r e p a i r m a n m a v p a i n t t h e rollment may be reported to your been the best in the long run. cable with soapsuds - t h e exact point of d a m a g e county secretary in time for her In our early years of Farm Bu- being indicated by bubbles blown by t h e report to our district office." 4. List of Membership of each Bureau member. The number of Patronize Your Local Farm Bureau Feed Dealer escaping gas. Farm Bureau group is required applications required for each 1- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. enrollment report. No group is determined by the numbe i will be accepted from i now enrolled and the total number Feed Department 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing, Michigan ICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY wuo is not listed as a Farm "0f members. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1950 M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S FIVE This is the West Junior Farm Bureau of Calhoun Co IT"1-'— THE BATTLE CREEK E \Q<^}£E R AND NEWS SUNDAY, JANUARY 75 — GENERAL NEWS — PART TWO Officers plan the weekly meetings and now are making arrangements for a winter camp period at Yankee Springs. Pictured are Herb Bishop, Jr., vice president; V i r g i n i a Winter, acting secretary; Carl Laupp, president, and Betty Spooner, newly-elected secretary. When the young members of the West Junior Farm Bureau have their meetings down at the Stanley Grange hall, part of the time is devoted to a social hour. They like to dance to any kind of music, from an old-fashioned reel to the most up-to-the-minute bebop — or is it something else by now? Boys outnumber the girls, but frequent Paul Jones dances assure that all have the opportunity to take part. Junior Farm Bureau AMONG THE teen-age groups which are active not only in Battle Creek but the surrounding area Is the West Junior Farm Bureau. It has a membership of 92 young people who meet regu- larly for instructional programs Which are followed by a social hour. Meetings take place in the grange hall at Stanley Corners about four miles south of Beadle lake, and attending them are boys and girls from Newton, Emmett and Battle Creek townships. Some of those young people have in mind careers which will take them to the city, but many of them are interested in farming and intend to lollow that as a life work, and it is mostly for them that the West Junior Farm Bu- reau program is set up. Its object Is to serve as a guide and to Ron Mulvaney, Lakeview high school teacher, and Ronnie Stevens, chairman of the Refreshments are brought to the meeting to be served after the program. Kathryn W h i t e and Gordon Katz are bom- provide Incentive for the boys and parliamentary demonstration at the meeting, are shown saying good night to M r . and Mrs. barded with requests for sandwiches which f i l l the basket she is holding toward a line of hungry young people. girls who want to be farmers. W i l b u r Smith, counselors of the West Junior Farm Bureau. The group felt not. The group felt Junior Farm not enough was taught on living to- gether, and not enough vocational subjects in school. They also felt Bureau Groups that more should be done between the years of 18 to 21 to make good voting citizens at 21. The majority felt the voting age should not be Are Busy lowered. District 4 will hold a regional party at the Lake Odessa High By CORALANE YE8TBRFELT School on February 16. District 1 State Publicity Chairman held a regional party at Marcellus The first Council meeting under on January 25 with the Kalamazoo the presidency of Jim Iteilly was oup as hosts. . held Jan. 7 at the Reo Club House, Ionia group has arranged a rural- Lansing. There was a large attend- urban night for Feb 2 to begin with ance, with room for more. Districts a pancake supper and followed by 9 and 10 had the best turn out con- a family fun night. , sidering the distance they came. Kent group has meeting with The Council approved1 a Short- them a young couple who have just Coursc-on-Wheels providing enough recently come from Latvia as dis- members would participate. Any- placed persons. Although their one desiring to attend should send English is limited they are enjoying his name to Mr. Hennink imme- the new friends they are making diately. The course is planned for and the Kent group is enjoying the last week of March and would helping them. be to Tennessee and the adjoining states. The Council set up a Workshop Thanks to Enquirer for Jan 29 and 30 at Clear Lake. There the committees appointed by & News, Battle Creek Jim will work out their recommen- Editors of the Michigan Farm dations. News thank The Battle Creek District meetings are being held Enquirer and News for its gen- in all districts between January 15 erosity in permitting us to pub- These two members are shown on their way to his car, and February 15 witli Mr. Hennink lish this picture story of a parked in the grange hall yard, as they leave to go home. and the local Farm Bureau Repre- sentative meeting with the mem- meeting of the West Calhoun bers. Junior Farm Bureau. Also, for With the Counties. Cheboygan held furnishing us with their printing well of the results from such com- a benefit dance for the Polio fund during January. Lapeer group has plate of the page. Farm Bureau members through- 52 SERVE WITH mittee work. sold most of the corn raised as a Pitchfork 1949 project. Calhoun and Berrien counties are competing for the larg- out Michigan will enjoy this story. They w i l l join w i t h the Enqutrtr and Ntwi Photo*. CLINTON BOARD Winter feeding usually calls tor the use of pitchforks on dark dis- est membership. Each has about Enquirer and News in appreci- 100. Eaton is planning a polio bene- Reminiscent of olden days is the cczy, warm stove in the grange hall. A n d as in days past its w a r m t h attracts a com- So far 52 members of Clinton mal days. Extreme care should fit banquet for February 22 at the ating what was considered well pany to sit around it for refreshments and conversation. In the group are Barbara P o w e r s , Patricia Hoffman, Wendell County Farm Bureau are serving be used in handling this tool. Uon't Charlotte Masonic Temple. worth featuring in a Sunday Smith, Bernard Ferris, Jim Bradstreer, M e r r i t t Thomas and Carolyn Hamilton. I on committees of the County Farm lean it against the wall and don't edition. Bureau board of directors. Miss leave it on the ground to be step- The Tri-County group with mem- I.eona Algoe, county organization bers in Eaton. Calhoun and Jackson ped on. Instead, hang it in a safe director, says that two more com- spot. had some very serious and interest- I believe in new fangled r n o d e r n p g j u j j g g Promote Women of the Farm Bureau and sociated Country Women of the Farm Bureau women raised $57.80 mittees are to be organized. The ing discussion at their regular ideas but heaven forbid m a k i n g . - . . • - _ . j i • at other Farm Bureau meetings World. The organization Is fi- in pennies as against a possible Clinton board is made up of eight Co-operatives strengthen fre« meeting, "Are Youth Being Ade- changes to the detriment of r e a d - W o r l d f r i e n d s h i p have been suggested as a means of nanced each year by a penny from directors. Everyone thinks very j € B t e r v r j J M quately Prepared fur the Future?" ing ability.—C C. Goodrich Penny marches at meetings of raising our contribution to the As- each member. Last year Michigan |370 for 37,000 women members. ;«x M I C H I G A N P A n M N E W S CAtURDAY, FEBRUARY •!, 19EU Then said her servants one to an- Blue Cross Raises Right or Wrong, You Don't Get other, "The Queen waxeth plump. [>ef us call her "World-Wide' and the Queen was pleased at the say- CHRYSLER ENGINE OWNERS! ing and sen* her Taxgatherers forth This authorized Chrysler Indus- Surgical Rates Only | Mr. Gale? Something for again and agaiq and again! And behold, the Elders called it the Age of Abundance.—R. S. Clark. trial help ance Engine Organization can you maintain top perform- from your Chrysler Indus- Costs Go Up With Increased Use and New Benefits; No Change in Hospital or An Open Letter from Waldo E. Phillips of Decatur, Chairman of the Michigan Ass 'n of Farmer Co-operatives Nothing & Wi Trade treaties have made liars and cheats out of every nation that trial Engine. ENJOY OUR SERVICE-TO-OWNERS POLICY We quote from a recent advertisement of G. R. Gale, By BOB ADf>Y. Manager lias signed them, including our own. Send us your correct address BO Medical Service Rates farm equipment dealer at Decatur, Michigan. Services Feed Department rl H. Willcen. that you can enjoy the courtesy Since time immemorial man has service of our traveling field en- Explanation of the recent rate increase made by Mich- " W a s Mr. Vis right or w r o n g ? In the last Farm Bur- tried to get something for nothing, Farm safety specialists advise gineers. You can also receive ('•ambling is an evidence of this putting away scythes and silkies regularly, helpful bulletins as igan Medical Service has been given by Austin L. Pino, reau News, front page, read 'Reply to Mr. Vis.' Then urge. Even farmers have attempt- immediately after using them. released from the factory. Blue Cross rural enrollment manager, in a letter to the turn to page five, paragraph two, and you read, 'Farm ed to accomplish this feat. Fill Out Coupon Below Farmers have attempted in vari- Don't delay! Have your Chrys- Michigan Farm News. Bureau Services has had its major growth since 1939. ous ways to fool Mother Nature. ler Industrial Engine ready for Sometimes they plowed little or no EGA satisfactory spring operation. "Since the printing and distribution to our district In ten years period, Mr. Yaeger said the assets of the humus down, or they failed to con- PURE CRUSHED F R E E ! Trick pencil for hours of offices of resolicitation folders for the Farm Bureau organization had increased from $ 1,000,000 to serve their barnyard manure or to TRIPLE SCRElNtD fun if you reply promptly. buy fertilizer to build up the prop- groups, the Michigan Medical Service board of directors $6,000,000'." er plant food content of the soil. OYSTER SHELL INDUSTRIAL & MARINE S U P P L Y CO. reluctantly came to the conclusion that a rate raise for So far, you are right, Mr. Gale. Read "Reply to Then there were the farmers who 6430-40 Gratiot Ave. tried to fool Mother Nature into Detroit 7, Michi the surgical portion of their services is necessary," Mr. Mr. Vis." Read it all. making the cows milk heavily on BOYD A. RAIXBT / own Chrysler Industrial Pino said. Then you proceed to draw conclusions. WRONG insufficient or improper feed. It can't be done, except for periods n Engine Model "Use of the surgical benefits has rapidly increased when a good cow will milk herself Serial A'o since 1947. Rates have not been changed since 1942. Rainey Sec'y of conclusions. You say, "If Mr. Vis had made a profit of $500,000 a year, his income tax would have been thin because of her dairy tempera- ment. When a good cow does that she a Send me an Operator's Manual-FKEE Other factors contributing to the necessity for the rate over $400,000," implying that Farm Bureau Services Send me literature and a increase are the liberalizations made in the Blue Cross program of surgical protection since 1942. United Co-ops made a profit of $500,000 a year and paid no income tax. must have all the flesh she milked off given back to< her before she can continue to make good profits. prices on Chrysler Indus- trial Engines. Boyd A. Rainey, director of pro- This farmers' co-operative, along with thousands cf What leads us to these thoughts NAME "These include emergency services in the hospital or curement for Farm Bureau Ser- is the cost of dairy concentrates,—• others, is not exempt from income tax. It has paid either soybean meal or Milkmaker vices, Inc., was re-elected secretary doctor's office following an accident, and surgery in the of United Co-operatives, Inc., at income tax every year. It has paid every other tax that 34 % protein. The squeeze is on. ADDRESS doctor's office where the Michigan Medical Service estab- the annual meeting held at Chi- Some farmers won't balance any business man pays and some he does not pay, unless home grown feeds like corn, barley, Plant Farm Bureau Seeds. cago recently. Mr. Rainey is also lished fee is $ 2 0 or m o r e . " a member of the board of directors. he is incorporated. or oats with soybean meal, or with Milkmaker 34%. It's worth more to New monthly rates for surgical care for new Farm United Co-operatives is the manu- Mr. Yaeger did not say that the net assets of the or- day than soybean meal. It's worth facturing and purchasing organi- more because of the complete pro- Bureau groups enrolling after March first, and for pres- zation which supplies us with Uni- ently enrolled Farm Bureau groups beginning May first, co petroleum products, U n i c o paints, barn equipment and farm will be 70 cents for the individual, $1.80 for two persons, hardware, Unico steel and asphalt ganization were $6,000,000, nor would you be expected to know that some $1,000,000 of working capital was tein in it, the trace minerals, mo- lasses, and Vitamin D that will help future production. For the Best Corn... subscribed by Michigan farmers about three years ago. Do they gain or lose? Let's and $2.60 for the full family. The quarterly rates which a r e * submitted for the rates shown in roofing and fence, electric appli- ances, Unico tires, anti-freeze, binder twine. Again quoting your ad, Mr. Gale: "Mr. Vis helps support the country that lets him make a profit." analyze it. They save about 6 tenths of a cent on each pound of grain they ...Get the Best Seed! United Co-operatives serves 21 feed when straight corn and oats the hospital-surgical re-solicltation folder are as follows: Semi- Kleis Addresses state and regional farm co-opera- tive wholesale organizations, such as Farm Bureau Services. They Farm Bureau Services is an implement owned by thousands of farmers. It was created by them as a part are used instead of 1 lb. of Milk- maker to 4 lbs. of corn and oats. Buy Ward Private At 8 pounds of grain per day for Farm Bureau Hospital- Surgical $ 7.50 Subscriber only Hospital- Surgical Gratiot County represent more than 3,800 farmers farm service stores, and 1,500,000 farmer patrons. of their business as farmers, for the purpose of render- ing certain services to themselves which will help them each of 10 cows this saves 48 cents each day. About 1% lbs. of milk lost each day per cow would cancel 17.70 Two persons . 10 Full family $8.40 19.20 21.60 There is no increase in the rate Annual Meeting J. F. Yaeger ass't executive sec- cretary of FB Services, is also a director of United Co-operatives, 275 members and guests, attend- Inc. to realize a profit. Savings returned to them are taxable income to them. the apparent savings. That saving (which is probably ficticious) is the only saving made. Hybrid Corn for the medical-surgical combined Here are some losers: ing the annual meeting of the Gra- G. R. Gale, farm equipment dealer, and G. R. Gale, 1. Loss, of milk due to the lack of No # m a t t e r how well Ferviees and no increase in the rate tiot County Farm Bureau at Itha- citizen and a fine fellow, do not both pay tax on the both quantity and quality of pro- y o u ' v e p r e p a r e d and fer- for Blue Cross hospital service. ca, heard Lester Allen, chairman of "Since there will be no increase the commodity relations commit- for the hospital-medical-surgical tee, reveal that a new co-operative 97 GROUPS same income. tein given cow. 2. A drop in production of milk tilized y o u r w o n ' t get a soil, you pood crop that may be costly to bring hack to A well known insurance company of which you are plan, we suggest that you change livestock market would be organiz- to the three combined services at ed somewhere in the Ithaca area REPORT WORK probably a member, adertises that it has paid back to normal (if it can be done). 3. If cows are on test, the lower- w i t h o u t pood seed. 30 years now you h a v e For this time and avail yourselves of within the next year. ing of production due to improper been able t o p u r c h a s e Community Group activity shows added benefits at very little cost Lloyd Hearn and Don Pendell policyholders over $100,000,000 in refunds. balance of feed adversely affects graSs seeds c o n t a i n i n g the over your present payments," Mr. were re-elected to the board of an interesting variety of projects. the size of the record, thus the value Ninety-seven Community Groups f a m o u ' s F a r m Bureau Pino said. directors for two-year terms. O. have reported to the sta^e office in Some portion of that must have been yours. Your of the cow. G U A R A N T E E as to vital- ' B y adding the medical to your DeVuyst was re-elected to the board two months on the nature of the expenses were decreased by an equal amount, your in- Moral: Cull out any cows that surgical contract, you protect your- for one year, and Harrison Burn work that they are undertaking for i t y , description, origin can't use a balanced ration to your a n d purity. self and family against doctors' ham was the new member elected the improvement of their home come increased in proportion. advantage; but properly feed every bills for caring for you as a bed to the board. cow you tie up your money in, that patient in a hospital for non-surgi- neighborhoods and their County That insurance company did not pay income tax on Russell Kleis of Michigan State you give barn room to. cal cases such as pneumonia, heart College spoke on the subject of Farm Bureau programs. trouble, and so on." Many of our groups have made "Welfare State, Here We Come." liberal contributions to the support those refunds, reducing your portion accordingly. Do you raise the question of lack of support of our govern Now, Guaranteed Hybrid Corn Quarterly rates for all three serv- ices combined are as follows: "Unless we become conscious of or building of local hospitals. Some our responsibility to our neighbor- have given liberally to help in the ment in this case? FABLE This year for the first time we will have Michigan Hy- brid Corn in Farm Bureau brand bags. It will carry the Semi- hood, community and state," he training of young women in the same guarantee as our grass seeds at no extra cost to you. Ward Hospital- Private warned, "we will find ourselves Hospital- drifting into a welfare state Sister Kenny treatment for polio. Many have worked on County Several thousand tax-paying farmers take serious exception, Mr. Gale, to your challenge of their patriot- FOR TODAY Insist on Farm Bureau guaranteed seed corn. Medical- Medical- whether we like it or not." Surgical $ 8.10 Subscriber only Surgical A potluck dinner was served at health programs, cancer and tuber- S 9.00 noon by the Women of the Farm culosis drives, or have contributed ism. Now a certain Land was ruled by a Princess of the Blood and her Seeds For Every Farm Need as a group to the local blood bank. name was Polly Ticks but her Sub- W« are still agents for the well-known Kingscrost Brand 18.90 Two persons 20.40 Bureau organization. May we suggest that if and when, either Mr. Vis or jects called her simply Miss Deal, 22.05 Full family 23.55 Other projects have been to im- Corn. Canadian, Montana, Utah, Dakota and Wisconsin Mr. Pino said each Community prove the conditions of safety in Mr. Gale wish to distribute their net earnings to theii and she had a vast inheritance. grown alfalfas are available, as well as special varieties Group Blue Cross secretary will be Gilts their neighborhoods. Clean-up cam- customers on the basis of patronage, they are free to do decessor So she ruled the Land as her Pre- the King had ruled, taxing such as Ranger and Cossack. For certified and near-cer- notified officially by letter from Michigan State College swine paigns for rubbish and brush re- tified seed grains of approved varieties, see your Farm Michigan Medical Service regard- specialists say that gilts should moval have been prominent. The so and can legally deduct such amounts from their tax- her Subjects grievously and reward ing the rate increase. get exercise in the winter. A good interest in keeping the countryside ing a few lavishly. Bureau seed dealer. able income. They can make this refund in cash or stock The wisest Elders in the Land sat way to do this is to feed the gilt beautiful has prompted a growing Whatever your needs in seeds, buy Farm Bureau for some distance from her sleeping effort to prevent the erection of or other evidence of interest in their business. This is in her councils and some Knaves sat there also and they all ate at safety. If your local dealer does not have them, write NAT'L FARM quarters. Pregnant gilts should be unsightly billboards along the kept away from other livestock and highways. Some groups are pro- not a special privilege of co-operatives. the Royal Board. Now these latter said to the Prin- this office for information as to where they can be pur- chased. hazards such as high door sills moting the removal of certain bill- BUREAU HEADED should be avoided to prevent in- boards which constitute a hazard to jury. public safety. Michigan Farm News I Rural-Urban Areas Wins National Honors i Tend to Overlap cess "Let us Tax-and-Spend that we may rule long in this fat land." So the taxgatherers went forth, Sold At Farm Bureau Dealers FOR 1,500,000 and Puerto Rico were enrolled in the Farm Bureau. There is practically no end to good that our Community Farm Michigan Farm News, official publication of the Michigan Farm Bureau membership, won recogni- and returned with much fine gold "Strictly rural areas are hard to and the Delight and Greed of find today," George Hurrell, direc- Princess Polly were beyond meas- 221 N. Cedar St. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Lansing, Michigan Membership in the American Regional conference of state Bureaus can accomplish if we take tor of the Washtenaw county plan- ure. Farm Bureau Federation is grow- Farm Bureau presidnts and secre- an active stand in dealing with tion in the fourth annual Co-opera- tive Service Fair at Chicago Janu ning commission, told a Farmers' ing steadily each month, according taries in recent weeks have reveal- community problems. Week audience. Rural and urban to Wilfred Shaw, secretary. ed solid progress in membership ary 9, 1950. This was in con- junction with the 21st annual interest now tend to overlap, he The AFBF is headed for 1,500,000 j growth in all parts of the country- Shrubby plantings help keep said. Uses of land have become troublesome snow from drifting off meeting of the National Council of member families by 1950. At the I — end of the 1949 membership year i Farm Bureau gives farmers 1,409,798 farm families in 45 states J voice in our national economy open fields onto the road when winter winds blow. Farmer Co-operatives. The Michigan Farm News won residential, commercial, and in dustrial in character as well as for farm purposes. The fanner is in- BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR second place in its division. First place went to Mid-South Cotton clined to be a little distant to his FARM BUREAU News and the Minnesota Farm Bu- non-farm neighbors as a group, but reau News was rated third best in likes them individually. He con- Save Time, Labor & M o n e y . . . . the contest. True co-operatives are non-profit- siders them as doubtful blessings, but resigns himself to the inevit- able merging of city and country interests. with making businesses. MEMBERSHIP Farm Bureau GROWTH is the PROOF and be sure to contact your Farm Bureau Services' of GREATER SERVICE/ Mutual Insurance Agent FERTILIZER Through their co-op organization the members The Farm Bureau Insurance Company has grown to of the Michigan Livestock Exchange sold M O R E 12,000 policyholders in less than a year because of the SPREADER than $18,000,000 worth of their livestock in 1949 . . . a 2 5 % increase over 1948. This is satisfaction that Farm Bureau members have in their own Company. Michigan's fastest growing livestock selling SEVICE agency. • CONSIGN YOUR NEXT SHIPMENT TO ONE Our plan is to supply Farm Bureau members only with complete automobile insurance coverage at cost, together Many farmers are realizing the values of th e new bulk spreading service of fertilizer be- ing offered by Farm Bureau Services and its fertilizer dealers. This service is now lim- OF YOUR CO-OP MARKETS with a liberal and efficient claim service. Your local ited to certain areas, but can be made available to many more. • Daily markets on cattle, calves, hogs Farm Bureau agent can tell you about our insurance pro- The service saves the fanner time, labor and money. He is spared the trouble of go- a n d sheep at our Portland, Battle ing to his local dealer, buying fertilizer in individual bags, loading them on his truck, Creek and Detroit yards. gram. hauling it home, unloading it, and spreading it on his fields with a drill. Don't wait! Ask about it today! • A U C T I O N SALES every Wednesday COMPARE RATES VVIITH YOUR LOCAL F. B. AGENT ( 1 : 0 0 p.m.) at our Battle Creek yards. FOR INFORMATION AND PRICES SEE YOUR Buy Michigan-produced meat for real satisfaction. FARM BUREAU FARM BUREAU FERTILIZER DEALER The Michigan Livestock Exchange The Producer Owned and Controlled Selling Agency MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN Farm Bureau Services, Inc. 105 E. Washtenaw St. - Phone 4-4640 • DETROIT - BATTLE CREEK - PORTLAND Lansing, Michigan Fertilizer Dept. 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, Michigan S A T U R D A Y , rrrcrruARy A, I « D MICHIGAN FARM NEWS CLvtr. Success, the manager, and direc- CO-OPERATIVES AND FARMERS' tors. To effect maximum savings, .he co-operative should study the Praised for IOSCO DRAINAGE most efficient methods of operation Marketing and and employ them in its business practices. The responsibility for Health Work PROBLEM iosses due to inefficiency devolve The board of directors of the Buying Problems first upon the manager, and from nini to the local board of directors to whom he is responsible. The St. Clair County Farm Bu- reau secretaries were commended Iosco County Farm Bureau has been discussing land drainage along the reconstructed M-55 high- by Justin Kaells, St. Clair County The manager must be a person way. This discussion came about who is expertly trained to his job. welfare director, for their work in promoting rural enrollment in vol- in answer to complaints made by He has to have a lot of "know how". numerous lower Hemlock farmers He must be able to buy wisely, con- untary health insurance programs. He said that adult hospitalization who think some culverts being in- ^tmW+'iWt sidering quality, quantity, price and stalled were not in accordance with the needs of his patrons. He must for those unable to pay their bills, - r f l f ! ^ FUTURE SERVICE cost St. Clair county 195,000 during state specifications, and would pre- know the best methods of process- vent proper land drainage. ing farm products. He must be 1949. He said that persons who familiar with the farm supplies and have health insurance rarely have The Farm Bureau said it could equipment which he sells to the to come to the county for help. The not offer solutions without proof farmer-patrons. In other words he meeting of the secretaries was held to bear out the accusations. They must be familiar with the farm sup- at the Port Huron hospital at Port told the interested farmers that the lies and equipment which he seils to Huron in January. Farm Bureau would look out for the farmer-patrons. In other words their interest. It was suggested he must know-the "ins and outs" of that they bring specific cases to commodity marketing as well as retail merchandising. If he fails to get a favorable price on the market Buskirk Talks the attention of the Farm Bureau through community group meet- ings. for his patrons' goods, either he must pay them less on delivery, or Antrim County Background Material for Discussion this Month by Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups else patronage refunds are smaller at the end of the year. A good manager is worth a good salary. "Can this country furnish social security for everyone and have any Happy Home, Green Acres and West Huron Community Farm Bureau groups WhafShaTl His loss may be more costly to the joined in presenting a Farm Bureau float in the mile long parade that preceded By DONALD D. KINSEY Director of Research and Information farmer-patron than the difference in salary required to keep him in the local co-operative. security for the country?" This question was asked by Carl Bus- kirk, Michigan Farm Bureau presi- the Sebewaing Merchants and Farmers picnic in 1949. Arnold Lutz drove the We Talk About dent, who discussed the so-called tractor. Kit Oehmke and Bobby Lutz rode the float. Community Farm Bureau discus- What can we expect of a co-operative? No method Do co-operatives aim to create sion topics for March through Brannan Farm Plan before the an- court has to be passed through the of doing business is perfect and foolproof. The under- monopoly? Where efficient and Big D r u g D o s e s M a y August were to be determined at taking of a business venture involves a certain amount fair non-co-operative business or- ganizations exist the formation of nual meeting of the Antrim County Farm Bureau at the Community Hall at Bellaire. Be B a d F o r C a t t l e * 119 CONTROLS IN committee chosen by the Secretary. The farmer must file bond to se- Lansing, February 4 by the state committee. of calculated risk. Simply because it is a joint venture a co-operative may not be justified. Giving excessive dosage of drugs cure the government against the Each of ten membership dis- of a number of people does not free the co-operative way A non-co-operative business may serve its community well. The aim Mr. Buskirk blasted the trend toward the over emphasis of secur- and concoctions to dairy cattle sometimes causes more trouble than BRANNAN PLAN cost of the court proceedings. If the decision is not made by plant- tricts of the Michigan Farm Bu- reau has selected a member for the of the co-operative, other than pro- ity at the expense of freedom. H-J benefit, cautions Dr. B. J. Kilihan;, By DONALD D. KINSEY ing time, the farmer must abide by cpmmittee. Donald D. Kinsey ot of doing business from this risk. Co-operative business viding new services, is to inject said that the Brannan Plan was a the committee's quota. extension veterinarian at Michigan the state office is chairman. ventures have failed, at times, because of a lack of care- keen competition into the buying political expediency and not a State college. Secretary Brannan laid the cards face up on the table in his presen- A verdict in favor of a farmer The committee was to agree on a and marketing field. The co-opera- farm plan. Variations of it have A little medicine or a few min- does not affect his neighbor's list of six discussion topics from ful planning to meet and successfully cope with these tive should enhance the quality and been kicking around in Washington erals may assist the natural powers tation of his plan to Congress in 1949. He cited 119 instances in quota. No decision changes the t h o s e proposed by community risks. The successes and failures of co-operative projects efficiency of the goods and services for 25 years. He said that the cost of dairy cows in getting them back policy. Bach farmer must fight groups during January. The list offered. The the co-operative can of such a program would be tre- to health, but it does not follow which he would assume absolute or have paralleled those in non-co-operative fields. Effi- discretionary powers over the his own case in the courts if he of subjects will appear in this serve as a balance-wheel for rea- mendous and could only be paid for that more will prove even better. seeks to get his quota changed. space in the Farm News for sonable prices. out of taxes. farmer. For example: ciency of planning and management has usually been the Instances in which misguided A farmer's quota would be es- Stiff penalties would be assess- March 4. What about cut-throat competi- use of drugs has caused trouble are ed for marketing more than one's factor that makes for the difference between success and tion? Retail price levels establisn- Our youth is America's destiny. far too numerous, continues Kill- tablished by a local review com- payments of money found to be ed by a co-operative should not be mittee of 3 farmers chosen by the quota. The penalties involve pay- collected in error are to be refund- failure. A successful co-operative can do much to help We can and must train enough boys ham. ment of 8% interest. Penalties are so low as to force other forms of in America to determine the future Secretary. If the farmer dislikes ed at the discretion of the Secre- the farmer solve marketing and buying problems, but business out of the field. High qual- their assignment he can go to court, collectable according to rules es- tary and with no mention of in- course of this nation.—Arthur A. Some cause happiness wherever tablished by the Secretary, but re- ity goods and services should be the Schuckt. they go; others others whenever but any evidence he presents to the terest on such delayed payments. the farmer-member should,not expect it to pull rabbits aim, rather than cut-throat competi- they go; whenever they the go. out of a hat. tion. Competition is the heart of business in a free economy, and its A bit history. The practice of doing business under co-operative principles is not new. It has been in opera- loss may be as damaging to a co-op- ative as to any other form of busi- ness. Competition will serve to keep the co-operative "on its toes" and Pay to the order of tion for over a century. This month's pamphlet "Open doing the needed job to the same Meetings on Agricultural Policy" states that "the first successful co-operative was started in Rochdale, England, decree that it will affect other forms of business. Top quality FARMED lms IS OUR YEARLY REPORT TO our friends—and business associ- in 1844. It was a co-operative store opened by a group goods and services should be the ambition of the co-operative for oth- RANCHERS and a t e s — o n A m e r i c a ' s farms a n d u. er reasons also. The co-operative is ranches. * 1707.235,012 OO of weavers." As early as 1810 cheesemakers in Con- the farmer's own enterprise. He should be proud of the standard it I t tells you how much business necticut used co-operative methods for marketing their Swift & Company did during 1949 is setting. And he himself will products. The Riverhead Town Agricultural Society of benefit from the improvement in . . . what we took om the sale the business practices of his own Riverhead, Long Island, formed what is the oldest co- organization. of our products . J W much we operative still in existence when they wrote its charter on paid out for our raw materials, Should Co-operatives Expand? Christmas eve in 1863. There have been over 21,000 Co-operatives which are too small, and all the many costs of doing too poorly equipped, or sadly inef- business . . . a n d w h a t was left associations recorded since that time, varying in their ficient may do little to help solve over t o plow back into the busi- functions of marketing, purchasing, and manufacturing. the farmer's marketing and buying problems. They must be large ness, and t o p a y to the 64,000 shareholders Methods of recording membership vary greatly, but enough to be factor in competi- who own our company. membership increased from 651,000 in 191 5 to 3,850,000 tion. They must have the necessary Swift operates in a large and highly com- in 1942-43. equipment, storage space, marketing facilities, service shops and person- You and we are both in the livestock-meat business petitive industry . . . an industry which pro- nel to do the job properly. If, in the And we both know mighty well that big sales don't mean big earnings. There's a whale of a dif- vides a nationwide market for livestock, and Are Co-operatives a form of isfactorily, a fair loyalty is due opinion of the member-patrons, Socialism? The answer to this the co-operative from its patrons there is a need to expand the pro- ference between gross and net. Here are some of the things which make that difference: supplies a n a t i o n w i d e d e m a n d for m e a t rjut-stion is "No". Their methods to insure maximum services and gram to achieve these ends, an in- products, a t a very low cost. are those of democracy in business. returns on the investment. WE BOTH BUY RAW MATERIALS crease in capital investment may be They do not involve the State as A Democratic use of profit. We necessary. This increase is possible There's your breeding stock and feeding stock ; : ; raw One pair of facts will probably interest you a supreme power doing business, have pointed out that a co-opera- if the member-patrons are willing to materials without which you can't do business. We, too, more than most others. but rather they involve the local tive differs from a non-co-operative accept stocks or certificates of in- buy raw materials. Hogs, lambs, cattle and calves; dairy Namely, out of each 1949 people doing business for them- business enterprise in that it re- debtedness in lieu of cash for their and poultry products; cottonseed, peanuts and soybeans. selves. A co-operative permits the turns its earnings to member-pa- patronage refunds. The co-opera- Our purchase of agricultural products takes by far the dollar t h a t we took in from lower income groups to obtain econ- trons who are its stockholders. tive is obliged to pay interest on greatest part of the dollars we receive from sales. t h e sale of Swift products, omic influence and power through These margins of saving are at all these stocks . The reserves thus ac- we paid out j u s t about 99 pqoling their capital and savings times the property of the member- cumulated can be used to finance WE BOTH BUY NECESSARY SUPPLIES and operating their own business. the business expansions needed. The cents. And of t h a t 99 cents patrons, and are at no time the You've got to have fertilizer, seed, grass, hay and grain, a Co-operatives have never develop- property of the co-operative as a stocks and certificates of indebted- hundred and one things . . . The supplies we buy including paid out, 77.1 cents went to ed nor survived in other than a corporation. The private corpora- ness may be retired after a number you farmers and ranchers in democratic state. They had no of years from the increased savings salt, boxes, barrels, shipping cartons, thousands of items, tion or business may have its stock cost another 4.5 cents per dollar of business done. payment for the meat ani- Wm. B. Traynor place in society until the individ- in the possession of a few people. of the expanded business. ual obtained considerable freedom. Net profits remain the property WE BOTH PAY WAGES mals, poultry, eggs, cream, oil seeds and The rulers of centralized states at Expansions, like the establish- other agricultural products you sold us. of the corporation or business until ment of a new co-operative, should You pay your hired hands; veterinarian and other the present time have either done a dividend is declared. An individ- not be undertaken unless they serve away with co-operatives, or have costs of haying or other contracted jobs; the living costs of We print this report to agricultural people ual may hold the controlling inter- a good and necessary purpose. This the members of your family who work on the p l a c e . . . Like- made them subservient to the est, receive the major portion of the purpose is achieved if the co-opera- because there is such a close interest be- state. earnings, and dictate the policies of tive is enabled to do a better job for wise wages and salaries take a big bite out of our sales dol- lar. We paid 75,000 employes $237,519,974 last year . . . tween us. You and we deal together every Noah Webster states that a the business. In the co-operative no the farmer in marketing and pur- individual can hold a controlling in- chasing goods for him, or providing 17 times as much as paid to our 64,000 shareholders. working day of the year. You get a large democracy is a government by the people—a government in which terest, receive the major portion of improved services, and thus helping WE BOTH PAY TAXES part of your yearly income from what you supreme power is retained by the the earnings, and dictate the poli- him to stabilize his farm income sell to meat packers—Swift and others. And cies of the business. In the co-op- and improve his standard of living You pay real estate, property, income, excise and other people and is exercised by their taxes. We pay taxes too . . . in every state in the Union and it's from you t h a t we get the raw materials representatives. A co-operative is erative no individual can hold a on the farm. a'business organization owned and controlling interest in the stock, in hundreds of counties and municipalities . . . Taxes must of our business. controlled by its members, who and regardless of the size of his in- be deducted before we, or you, can show any net profit. Here are the main facts about our business delegate powers to their officials. The final control of the co-oper- vestment he has only a single vote on matters of policy. Children Last year our taxes totaled $31,042,994. WE BOTH MEET TRANSPORTATION COSTS during 1949. ative is vested in the decisions of its members. Success and investment. There is no possibility of operating a Reveal Much There's gasoline for your car and truck; fuel for your trac- A true co-operative renders serv- ice to its member-patrons accord- sound co-operative business without the financial support of the mem- In Play tor; tires, repairs. Transportation costs you money every time you make a pickup or deliver products to market. Vice Prnident & Trtatura Swift £ Company ing to their expressed needs. It ber-patrons to be served. Adequate Children's play is more than a Last year transportation by rail and motor cost us $50,078,- inventories must be purchased, 225. That's part of the expense of moving food from where is owned by the members it serves equipment installed, buildings and pastime, it is serious business to and returns to its member-patrons, it is raised to where it's to be eaten. furniture must be available and a them, and they will tell you a great or to all participating in its busi- good manager and crew employed. deal about themselves while they WE BOTH CARRY INSURANCE, ETC. QUICK FACTS ABOUT SWIFT'S ness, whatever earnings accrue This takes money. play. after costs are paid. The amount Bernice Borgman who Is in You have lots of "incidental" expenses . . . telephone, elec-4 BUSINESS IN 1949 returned to the individual patron Goods cannot be supplied at trie light, heating, insurance policies, maybe some interest. wholesale cost to the farmer-patron. charge of the nursery school at is in proportion to the amount of There is always overhead expense, Michigan State college warns Depreciation, too. We have all those, plus the cost of re- business he has done with the search to develop new by-product uses; of laboratories and Our Total Sales were $2,213,160,242 organization. It should be clear operational costs, upkeep, taxes, against sweeping conclusions about wages, etc., to be defrayed. The co- a child's feeling from his behavior test kitchens; of merchandising aids to help retailers sell Our Net Earnings were $25,826,129 t$at a co-operative is not restricted more meat. . . You know how those incidentals add up! In Here's how our average sales dollar was spent: efl in its services to a definite operative can return to its patrons at play. About one-fourth of his a pro-rated share of the earnings play has deeper meanings about 1949 ours added up to $61,737,271—2.8 cents out of the For Livestock & Other Agricultural membership, but rather it is open average dollar of sales. ta do business with anyone hav- only after profit, loss, and running his feelings and the rest of his time Products expenses are computed at the close he is reflecting what he sees and ing need of its services. of a fiscal year. hears. IF WE WORK HARD AND MANAGE WELL, For Employes' Wages & Salaries Why have co-operatives? To jus- Are there non-profit benefits? A child who plays unfairly may WE BOTH MAKE SOME PROFIT For Supplies tify its existence the co-operative The avenues on which savings on be reflecting his feeling of having For Transportation must do at least one of a number Sr. Some people don't know or don't stop to think about all services and goods may be returned been so treated by others. Under- those expenses. Seeing only the big figure of gross sales, of things: It must render service to the farmer-patron are not simply currents of jealousy may be seen For Taxes not otherwise available, or render a. matter of sharing the earnings, which in real life are not shown. they say, "What profitable businesses ranching, farming For Other Business Expenses this service at a savings. It must however. The variations in farm Children cannot always tell you (and meat packing) are!" They don't stop to think that make the marketing or purchasing produce may be standardized so as most of what comes in goes right out again. In our case Total spent out of each average dollar of goods more accessible to its what is going on inside their heads about 99j5 of the dollar went out to other people or busi- Remaining as Earnings for Swift: to bring about a more desirable patrons, or improve on goods and price, through pooling the crops but they may show you in their nesses . . . leaving us 1.2*! as earnings, a total of $25,826,129. —to shareholders us dividends 0.61 services now available. It may be from many farms. Cleaning and Play- Of this, the shareholders, who invested their savings in justified if it serves to correct un- grading services being made avail- In the scoldings which Susy Swift & Company, received .6 of one cent as dividends. —retained in the business for fair and costly practices, or, if it able will help the farmer by protect- passes on to her dolls or animals future needs O.ty 1.24 serves through competition to ing him from unreasonable losses you may hear the same words and AND, WE BOTH PLOW BACK SOMETHING INTO OUR BUSINESS TOTAL 100.0, oriiifj more favorable prices to due to tare and spoilage. It is clear tone of voice that you once used You can't afford to stand still. Neither can we. You re-in- the farmer. If it cannot do these that the co-operative, by having its in scolding Susy. Be alert and you things, or some of them, It is not vest part of your "profit" in new buildings, new machinery, own equipment at the local level can learn much about your child's etc., to keep your operation on a sound, efficient basis. We needed. The need for services or savings and in the farmer's own, neighbor- growth as he plays. hood, can save the farmer from suf- follow exactly the same prudent business practice. This Swift & Company fering severe dockage at some re- The human voice and personali- 5 ? year .6 of one cent is being retained in the business for UNION STOCK VMWS, CHICAGO 9 , ILLINOIS Must be such as to assure the farm- future needs. ers' patronage, and assure sufficient mote terminal point. Goods may ty can convey ideas and feelings business to pay the overhead costs. be made more marketable before that the printed word cannot.— sUipment. Adolph Hult Nutrition it omr business—and yoars It these services are provided sat- **t$k EIGHT M I C H I G A N F A R M fc. W S S A T U R D A Y , F f c B R U A R Y 4 , 1950 The best place to find a hslpih* Demands For Farm B u r e a u Objects t o Discuss If I Were a County ELECT MRS. DAY hand is at the end of your own arm. Parcel Post Proposal Grass Seed Due License for Farm Bureau Board PRESIDENT Maloney's Fruit Trees Apples, f e a r s , Plums, Peache*. If I w e r e a C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u B o a r d I w o u l d w a n t Mrs. Ruth Day of Clarklake was Cherries re-elected president of the Jackson To Allotments Farm Tractors to m a k e s u r e t h a t m y c o u n t y r e a c h e d i t s 1 9 5 0 m e m b e r - County Farm Bureau. Roy Hatt ship g o a l s o o n ! > was re-elected vice-president at their annual meetingMield in Jack- We grow the trees we sell a a ! they are guaranteed true to nanie. They are inspected for t r u e n e s s t o By WARREN D0B80N Some 526 Community Farm Bu- Services Seed Department reau groups have considered the D o I t h i n k m e m b e r s h i p is n e c e s s a r y ? I s u r e d o ! It son, January 21. Lavern Wheeler name by the Mass. Trueness t o • ) MAILABLE i ^ w\ >«•—•«««*?* m was elected to succeed himself as Name Service. Protect yourself %y In the shift to a post-war •En NOW 'Ji^H •||IRF««VS»:^:>B question, "Shall Farm Tractors Be is t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p r o j e c t in F a r m B u r e a u . secretary-treasurer. Mr. Hatt and Licensed in Michigan?" placing your order now while *i»9 •conomy. farm practice comes in Mr. Harr were re-elected to the for its share of changes. The topic was brought into Farm 1. F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s h i p g i v e s t h e f a r m e r s a board of directors. assortment is complete. Write far The shift from grain to grass is speeded up by restrictions on grain acreage as a condition to further support price payments. This in- <—>IS-*«ffiP Bureau discussion groups tor three reasons: (1) Quite a. number of states have enacted various license fees for farm tractors, with a wide stronger voice to meet the increasing a n d challenging issues. The scientist . . . the microscope . . . the test tube. There's the symbol of never-ending scientific catalog and prices on 100 or m.»r« trees. Salesmen wanted. MALONEY BROS. NURSERY Ctt., INC. direct pressure on the grower is range of license fees; (2) There is 2. It b r i n g s t o g e t h e r m o r e p e o p l e i n b u i l d i n g a p r o - research.—Kimberly. Dansville, N. Y . likely to bring three direct re- pressure from trucker organizations to extend such licensing of tractors g r a m for a g r i c u l t u r e . sults: 1. An increased demand for T h e s e pictures s h o w h o w size a n d w e i g h t restrictions to all states; (3) Farmers should 3. It b r i n g s in a d e q u a t e finances t o c a r r y o n t h e *rass seeds; particularly legumes. o n p a r c e l p o s t p a c k a g e s w o u l d b e i m p o s e d u n d e r bills consider the question and be prepar- ed to write their own tractor license activities t h e m e m b e r s d e s i r e . 2. More intensive use of fertili- zer, proper drainage, and other n o w b e f o r e C o n g r e s s . A b o v e , m a x i m u m overall l e n g t h good farming practices to increase per acre yields. a n d girth c o m b i n e d w o u l d b e r e d u c e d f r o m 100 inches t o law if necessary. 304 Community Farm B u r e a u If I w e r e a C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u b o a r d m e m b e r I groups said they could favor a law w o u l d feel t h a t t h e p e o p l e elected m e b e c a u s e I realized 1 3. More emphasis on quality 72 i n c h e s . B e l o w , m a x i m u m w e i g h t w o u l d b e r e d u c e d seed and better rotation planning. Why More Grass? The increased from t h e p r e s e n t 7 0 p o u n d s t o 2 0 p o u n d s o n p a c k a g e s for licensing of tractors, while 197 groups were opposed to licensing. these t h i n g s a n d w o u l d t r y t o d o a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e 237 groups said if such a law a b o u t t h e m . I w o u l d feel t h e y w a n t e d a s t r o n g v o i c e a n d Hpjt were to be enacted, they would fa- demand for grasses—with special s h i p p e d 1 5 0 m i l e s o r m o r e , a n d 4 0 p o u n d s o n p a c k a g e s vor the Indiana law. It imposes a a good p r o g r a m well financed. stress on soil conserving legumes $3 annual license fee on all tractors —is a natural result of the shift s h i p p e d d i s t a n c e s u p t o 1 5 0 miles. If I were a County Board I would could have full use, of these acti- from grain acreage. This shift used to transport commodities on the public highways. The fee cov- be really concerned about complet- vities and go forward to greater PROTECTION I helps come within the desired ers the wagon, trailer or other ve- ing the roll call quickly to reach achievements. MADE TO O R D E R / limits on decreased grain acreage. I can appreciate the importance hicle being pulled. They said trac- the goal. We want to get at the of Farm Bureau a little more by Fence row vegetation offers mode-to-order It also helps build needed soil fer- tors used on farms only and travel- job of building a good program be- thinking if this formula for con- tility by means of nitrogen storing protection for the pheasant. State Mutual's ling the highways only from one fore Spring comes. Spring is only tentment recently published in 'The farm fire policy offers protection that's legume crops. farm or field to another should be a few weeks away. By reaching Reader's Digest,' "Just think how made to order for the farmer—alt the eover- The ability of legumes such as exempt. the goal we could maintain a good oge he needs, none that he doesn't need. red clover, sweet clover and alfalfa happy you would be if you lost Only 11 groups favored licensing program. If my county reached everything you have right now and to take nitrogen from the air and by the hundredweight. All others its goal it would help the state to State Mutual pays full value of personal store it in the soil, is a major talk- then got it back again." voting on that question favored a reach its goal of 44,100. What about all of the gains se- property lost up to amount of insurance ing point in favor of their inclusion flat rate license fee. If the goal of 44,100 is reached cured by Farm Bureau through carried . . . ANOTHER STATE MUTUAL in any farm rotation. The use of What should the Farm Bureau do we can maintain all of the activi- the years? Supposing I lost them FEATURE! prepared cultures containing suf- about it? 147 groups or 28% said ties that the members have built now and then gained them all *ficient amounts of the proper bac- Ask your State Mutual agent, or write for details. the Farm Bureau should be pre- up through the years because they back? I would have a greater ap- teria for seed inoculation has be- pared to present such a proposal to wanted them. It will be possible preciation of their importance and come a major business, and a re- cognized factor in soil-building pro- the legislature. 21 groups, or 4% to maintain a field force, member- would not want to let anything &tcUeifUttual FIRE INSURANCE CO. said the Farm Bureau should fight ship department, community activi- stand in the way of going forward. 702 Church St. Flint 3, Michigan grams. Land needs a rest from any tractor license legislation. 33 ties, women's work, Junior Farm E. R DINGMAN. President H. X. FISK. Secret*, "continued cropping just as the la- Proposals t o hike postal rates b y $ 3 9 5 million a n n u a l l y groups or 6% favored becoming in- Bureau, a legislative program, and borer benefits from an occasional Farm Bureau members are work- formed on trends, but take no ac- others. These departments and ing for co-operative service for "State Mutual Insures Every Filth Farm in Michigan—Ask Your Neighbors!" vacation from toil. a r e n o w being prepared b y t h e postmaster general, ac- tion unless trucking interests press divisions have been brought about members. Optmngs For Agents in Some Communities We find that land responds to a c o r d i n g t o P r e s i d e n t T r u m a n ' s b u d g e t m e s s a g e . the issue. by the needs and demands of the properly handled legume rotation \ members. If I were a County Speak up for a better agriculture by added production from the T h e p o s t office d e p ' t is said t o be m a k i n g a b o u t $ 100 Farm Bureau has campaigned Board I would want to do every- through Farm Bureau. Join up to- stimulus of the nitrogen so stored. since 1920 for control of surpluses. thing possible so that my member day. Proper attention to potash and million profit a n n u a l l y o n first class m a i l . S o it is believed phosphorous needs at the same that the i n c r e a s e is p r o p o s e d for o t h e r classes of mail, time really builds future grain crops. including parcel post. FARMERS OWN THESE MODERN PLANTS... The extent to which increases in certain seedings are desired, is in- T h e A m e r i c a n Farm B u r e a u is o p p o s i n g legislation dicated by a few figures from a t o i n c r e a s e p o s t a l r a t e s a n d t o c h a n g e size a n d w e i g h t government source. They are ex- pressed in terms of percentages limits o n p a r c e l p o s t . A t i t s a n n u a l m e e t i n g in D e c e m - compared to 1949 production as b e r 1 9 4 9 , t h e A F B F t o o k t h i s p o s i t i o n : " T h e post Michigan f a n n e r s t h r o u g h follows: Alfalfa—146%, Red Clover F a r m B u r e a u Services to- —150%, Sweet Clover—260%, La- office d e p ' t is r e n d e r i n g a s e r v i c e t o all t h e p e o p l e of t h e g e t h e r w i t h f a r m e r s from 11 dino—1124%. United States. F a r m people a r e more dependent on con- o t h e r r e g i o n a l co-operatives While this list is not complete, a r e o w n e r s of these m o d e r n it indicates something with re- t i n u a t i o n of t h e p r e s e n t p o s t a l service t h a n a n y o t h e r factories m a n u f a c t u r i n g co- spect to problble 1950 seeding de- m a j o r f a r m g r o u p . mands if department goals are to operative f a r m i m p l e m e n t s be realized. a n d e q u i p m e n t u s e d on t h e i r " P r o h i b i t i v e p o s t a l r a t e s will t e n d t o d e f e a t t h e p u r - Increasing Acre Yields. The de- farms. sire to maintain certain production p o s e of t h e p o s t a l s e r v i c e . goals is not just an instance of the This is t h e Bellevue, Ohio i n m o s t rural c o m m u n i t i e s n o simliar a g e n c y is n o w p l a n t of N a t i o n a l F a r m M a - natural perversity of the farmer. In addition to trying to follow cer- available t o p e r f o r m t h e s e r v i c e n o w b e i n g r e n d e r e d c h i n e r y Co-operative, I n c . tain rotations which he finds to be F r o m t h i s f a c t o r y eomet* a good farming practice, every farm- t h r o u g h t h e d e l i v e r y of p a r c e l post. line of Co-op corn p l a n t r s . er aims at avoiding unnecessary " T h e p r o p o s e d legislation t o place r e d u c e d limits o n t r a c t o r discs, lime sowers, purchases of grain to maintain his g a r d e n tractors, manure flocks and herds. Any purchased t h e size a n d w e i g h t of p a r c e l p o s t p a c k a g e s w o u l d c a u s e s p r e a d e r s , g r a i n drills, h a r - grain involves added expense and u n d u e h a r d s h i p s to f a r m p o e p l e . " rows, etc. I n t h e p i c t u r e a t in consequence, less feeding mar- gin. left we s e e ; (1) e n g i n e e i h i g Whenever acreage limitations are German Women to Many groups took part in the con- and e x p e r i m e n t a l shop, ( 2 ) tribution. If your group did not forge s h o p a n d m a c h i n e Imposed, the natural tendency of Visit Here in March pay this money, it is not too late the thrifty farmer is to attempt to room, ( 3 ) n e w m o d e r n a s - Two German women will be visit- to send it in. Money for this pur- sembly line p l a n t , (4) p a c k - increase his production per acre. , ing Michigan during March accord- pose should be turned over to the Since most of our soils have not ing to Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Farm Bureau Women's committee ing and shipping building, been fed by fertilizer to the point Ackworth, Iowa, president of the of your county. and (5) n e w . c o m p l e t e l y of maximum yields, the recourse to Associated Country Women of the automatic foundry. increased fertilizer use and any World. Businesswise, goodwill spells other practice that promises great- They will be the guests of each gold.—B. C. Forbes 1 They're Building Their Own Machinery Program.r er soil utility, is to be expected. Farm Bureau district to give more Sound Planning Needed. With a Farm Bureau members an oppor- possible decrease in net farm in- tunity of mooting them. The itin- come of perhaps 15% estimated erary for the visitors is being plan- SAP BUCKETS for 1950, the smart farmer will ned by the state advisory council make every attempt to produce as of the Women of Farm Bureau. and COVERS The farmer owners of National Farm Machinery Co-op are efficiently as possible. Involved in Money to pay the expenses was Now in stock. Make sure. Take his plans must be a revision of his raised last year by the Community interested in producing the very best in farm equipment for „::;;••.r-"'"""^ # : 3 f delivery of your needs. Now! ^ rotation schedule to fit the new Farm Bureau groups as a project their own use. I t ' s their own machinery program and they .. i^;* fflr *$$&. acreage allotments. This is gen- of the women's committees. Each Sugar Bush Supplies Co. erally not a s simple as it would group was to contribute $1.50. PO Box 1107, Lansing, Mich. arc building it to serve their needs. Sound engineering has itttt* gone into the production of every CO-OP farm implement. ~i- i j j ^jL-" TR&Ft. i sound, since permanent fences and natural divisions of farm land Biisie designs evolved through nearly 70 years of experience cannot be changed overnight. are being constantly refined. Unexcelled quality, both mater- js£ Better seeds carry their own ap- f!fjf*i peal to better farmers. It is be- coming more and more apparent to thinking farmers that the use FARM TOOLS ials and workmanship marks the entire line of Co-op farm tools. "^ISr^ ^ * -\ of seed not thoroughly cleaned and not tested for germination is too AND This is the Shelbyville, Indiana plant of National Farm Ma- chinery Co j op. Here they manufacture corn pickers and - #* fgw '•28 ™ VJ* great a gamble at any price. The jr. cost of poor seed stands with re- sulting heavy weed infestations and low soiling value must be measur- ed against the very small difference MACHINERY side delivery rakes. In addition to these implements pro- duced at both plants, National Farm Machinery Co-op is re- sponsible for the production of the Co-op tractors and com- - 9 A . ^^^^•.^9B|^^^^H| in initial cost between guaranteed seed and seed with no pedigree whatsoever. INSURANCE bines. They are assembled by the Cockshutt Plow Company at Brentford, Ontario, Canada. Our two Co-op tractor mod- els, the E-3 and E-4, are outstanding in the field. The manu- • * **%»JL* Ifcia^SE? K; > . % tlj& >* IT ,^ : %.,4 ? -^ It The greater the necessity to hold f All your farm tools and machinery, facturing facilities of National Farm Machinery are being Kf* ^ t^^'^Br- I ik *0j£ production per acre and to produce mm more efficiently, the greater will expanded constantly, and, if necessary, our entire manufac- &*.. be the accent on quality seeds. when insured under the "Barn Per- turing program could be carried on at Shelbyville and Belle- ? ^ * sonal Blanket" item of a Fremont vue. Ao><£§&£*?&*,. •%M * Clifton Jacobs Mutual policy, are covered against loss from fire— Why Pay For Factories Y o u ' l l N e v e r O w n W h e n Y o u Have These? At Goal First 0 While in storage Some farmers have paid many times over for facilities which will always belong to someone else. But not Co-op members . . . for through These are your factories and they are building the best in farm equip- ment. I t ' s to your advantage to use them. Your Co-op dealer who knows Clifton Jacobs of Alpena is Roll co-operative purchasing they are building a business of their own. your implements is prepared to give you prompt, efficient service. He has % W h i l e i n a g a r a g e for r e p a i r s Call manager for Alpena County You rob yourself of factories by not patronizing your local co- a complete line of repair parts. His mechanics are informed on new and Farm Bureau which was first to £ W h i l e used for custom w o r k , better methods for servicing your farm tools. reach its goal in the 1950 member- 3 operative. ship campaign. We were mistaken a g a i n s t fire f r o m all c o m m o n In our January edition when we re- c a u s e s , i n c l u d i n g self-ignition. THE CO-OP FARM MACHINERY LINE SPELLS P-R-O-D-U-C-T-l-O-N/ ported Elger Herron of Lachine as Roll Call manager. T h i s is j u s t o n e e x a m p l e of F r e m o n t E-3 & E-4 TRACTORS MOLDBOARD PLOWS TRACTOR CULTIVATORS FARM WAGONS . Under Mr. Jacob's leadership Al- Mutual's broad coverage liberal policy. HARVESTER COMBINES GRAIN DRILLS DISC HARROWS HYDRAULIC LIFTS pena County Farm Bureau was CORN PLANTERS DRAG HARROWS POWER MOWERS first to make goal in the 1949 and For more details consult your F r e m o n t CORN PICKERS 1950 campaigns. Today Alpena has Mutual agent o r w r i t e t h e home office. SIDE DELIVERY RAKES GARDEN TRACTORS LIME SOWERS LISTER PLANTERS 402 members as against a goal of HAY LOADERS GARDEN CULTIVATORS MANURE SPREADERS SPECIAL ATTACHMENTS 391. aatmmmmmma Save dollars on oils and greases during our annual winter oil sale Buy at Your Local Farm Bureau Farm Equipment Dealer! at your local co-op oil distributor I _ FIRE INSURANCE 1 1 1 COMPANY through January. Adv. HOME O F F I C E - F R E M O N T , M I C H I G A N FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. It takes plenty of energy to suc- Farm Equipment Department 221-227 N . Cedar Street Lansing 4, Michigan ceed* In life. We need enthusiasm —lest—pep.—lUiner Wheeler.