\ ~ Vol. XXVIII, No.6 SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1950 28th Year Published Monthly ~EDITORIA'L German Women Visiting Rural Michigan , J Clinton Field. Legislature' 5 Job t Three Party System .For U. S.? Will organized labor In the U. S. form its own ,Day Attracts Suits Farmers political party? The thinking t.f many in the know say that all Record Crowd CutsFunds State Appropriations by $14 Millions; are Voted to Start Building signs and indications point in that direction, and An estimated crowd of betwelln MSC 4,500 and 5,000 persons attended • Veterinary Facilities at that they feel it is only a matter of time before it Clinton 'county's second annual tractor field day, Saturday, May By STANLEY M. POWELL becomes a reality. 27, at the Davis Bros. farm south- The special session of the Michigan legislature recessed east on the Center Line road. They feel that the successful operations, political- The event was sponsored by the from May 20 until June 20. This is for the final print- ly and otherwise, of the British labor party has Clinton Community and Junior \ d d f .d . f th Farm Bureaus. Clinton count, ing of the!" leasures passe an or conSl eratlOn 0 ese created considerable interest among the leaders of implement deal- bills by thr, Governor. Whether the Legislat\!re will de- • merchants' and American labor organizations. Through constant ers co-operated with prizes and ex- h h hibits. Much publicity was given cide to definitely adjourn the session w en t ey return association with their British coun'ter-part, these \, it by the Clinton County Republi- to Lansing or whether they will take another recess re- I labor officials have been challenged and intrigued ~. , ; can News at St. Johns. . Nearly""3,OOO people were on mains to be seen. by the power and glory of the- British government. hand at 10 a. m. when At this - stage of developments, a companson 0 w at . f h the plowing contests started. There A recent item published in the Ohio State Labor were 17 contestants in the two- the Farm Bureau annual meeting recommended last News contains a rather interesting revelation as. to bottom plow match and 11 entries II h d' f' t in three-bottom contest. Both November with what actua y appene IS 0 1Oteres. the future plans of Phil Murray~s program for matches were limited to Clinton I During a special session the legislature is limited to con- political action in the United States. Here is the county farmers. I f b . d h b h G For the second consecutive year sideration 0 matters su mltte to t em y t e overnor. way the paper puts it: Mrs. Marie Heuchting (left), Bremen, Miss Leisetotte Handt (right), Bez Kas- Cecil LaBar of St. Johns, .R-5 Hence the legislative grist was definitely restricted and drove a Co-()p E.3 tractor to fust "Phil Murray's recent call on all segments of sel, German r~presentatives of the Associated Country Women of the World, talk place in the two-bottom contest. there was no opportunity for the lawmakers to take up organized labor to' join together for political effort~ with Mrs. Harry Whittaker, chairman of the Women of the Michigan Farm Joy Tait of St. Johns, R-2 came in f th e matters on which the Farm Bureau had gone third with his Co-op E-3 and Rob- many 0 is merely a thinly veiled request for the formatio~ Bureau. The German farm women are visiting 40 rural communities May 29~ ert Trombly of St. Johns, R-5 on record last November.•• of an American Labor Party. . June' 16 ,as g~ests of Farm Bureau women of this state. They are here to get placed sixth with his Co-op E-3.••• h' h h F The contests were scored on a Appropnal1ons. The first resolutIon w lC t e arm "Not getting the results they expected from the an understanding of American agriculture and rural people from their observa- point basi~ with a ~ossible score Bureau delegates adoted relating to state affairs demand- of 110 pomts per Judge or 660 ' ." labor union' 8 alliance with the Democratic Party, .tions in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and S:::>uthCarolina. Two others are making points for six judges. Martin ed economy in state government. ThiS pOInt of view Phil Murray and other labor leaders feel they can similar visits in other states. See story in this edition. Garn, Charlotte; Louie. Webb, _ k t' mind by Ithe l legislature in making its appro- Ionia; .Robert Dancer, Ioma; Rex -y;as ep In " have .more effect on congressional legislative activi- Hafer, Carson City; Harold WH. priations f9r the 195'0-51 fiscal year .. General fund ap- ties by electing their own candidates to public office. Visitors Are Here to Learn coxd'Flint;than~ dLOUiSPung, Port- Ian were e JU ges. p'ropriations which they, approved totaled $13,980,199 "A political alliance with the ADA (Americans for Democratic Action) would give organized labor enough political strength to be a str~ng political ball of 'power that could switch its strength to either A'bout -Farm Life In Farm women 0f G ermany are to b ecome b etter • u. s: + Luncheon was served cafeteria style by Clinton County Farm Bu- reau women and the Junior Farm Bureau. E. C. Norris of St. Johns was awarded $25 cash prize for less than the grants for similar purposes for the current fisca I year. Th ey were $71 ,571 ,397 Iess th an G overn 0r Williams had recommended. . I Brody Thanks having the oldest Black Hawk Corn The legislators are beiI}g severely criticized in certain one of the older parties." acquainted with farm life. in the United States and the Planter still in operation. He b f h' ff t t . bought the planter, which was quarters ecause 0 t en e orts 0 promo e economy III Income Taxes and Savings activities of American farm women. Under .. th • auspIces . 0f th e A ssoclate . deWountry omen L egisa - I ture f or built In 1898, fo'rty years ago for $10. year, It has planted corn Including 12 acres this sea- every state government. h year are t e Ig est In h' h Even so, appropriations for next . t he h'IstOry 0f M'ICh.'Igan except of the World four German farm women are visiting with for the current fiscal year, 1949-50. The Institute of Life Insurance reports that in 1949 for the fourth straight year the people paid Amerl'can members of the organization in Michigan and AI-d to CiJllege son. The afternoon program consist- ed of tractor pulling contest; wa- The appropriating committees of the Senate and House out considerably more money in federal income other states. gon backing contest for men and worked for mo'nths, -holding hearings and investigatinfl one for boys under 15 years of taxes than they put into personal savings . Mrs. Marie Heuchting of Bremen, president of a fed- Joseph W. Warner of Ypsilanti, age; rolling pin throwing. nail the financial needs of various state depart~ents, institu- Figures compiled. by.the COmmerce and Treasury. . f If' '" ~ chairman of the HOuse ways and pounding, and ball tossing con- T k d ~ratIon 0 e eyen arm women s orgamzatlOns 10 norrri means committee of the legi~Iature, tests 'fO"r the women. 'p~i~~s- also tions.and aid programs: hey.too into consi eration . departments show that for every dollar paid in Germany, and Miss Leisetotte Handt of Bez Kassel, 'gave to the newspapers May 25 a went to the farmer farthest away the unexpended balances which many branches of the federal income taxes in 1949, the people were able . f"l . H . M' h letter from C. L. Brody, chairman from home; for having the oldest b k h representative 0 Slmlar groups In esse, are In IC - of the State Board of Agriculture, tractor in the contest; _ to the government .are turning ac into testate treasury. to save only 65 cents. In that year 'personal federal igan for three weeks epding June 16. They will-visit regarding the appropriation made largest farm family present; and Members of the legislature realize that if constantly i ... for Michigan State College at the gate prizes. The prizes were donat- income taxes were about $ 18 billion while personal 40 rural areas. as gue~ts of the Women of the Michigan special session, Mr. Brody said: ed by the merchants of Clinton larger appropriations are to be made at each session, savings were about $12 billion. Farm Bureau. Two farm women from southern Germany . . . - "Dear Mr. Warner: "I am writing to express the 'lP- county. Much of the credit for the suc. taxes and public d.ebt will inevitably grow worse and are now In Iowa and Will tour wes~ern states. All are preciation of the State Board of cess of the event goes to Miss Le- worse. Many thoughtful citizens will commend the How Much Should One Pay? to return to' Germany in mid-July. . Agricultu.re for the. inte~ested and co-operative conSideration the ona Algoe, Clinton County Farm Bureau organization director, and attitude shown by their state lawmakers .with reference ..It's unwise to pay too much, but it's unwise to In Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, 'and South Carolina, House committee on way s and George Bowlby with his eight to th~ budget problems which were considered during pay too little," said a buyer who has thought about Mrs. H euch.tIng an , d M' H d . ISS an t are to see some 0 t e f h means has shown in regard to the appropriations for Michigan State committee l11embers. Mrs. Wilbur the Specl'al Session. Thurston, Mrs. William M. Smith, such things . varied pattern of American farming. Mrs. Heuchting's College.' and Mrs. John Jackson headed the + The Farm Bureau delegates at- . ' ..... "Your action Is all the more com- food committee. throughout 'the year. To spread I the 1949 annual meeting had pro- "When you pay too much,' you lose a little family operates a 240 acre farm, speclahzIng 10 registered mendable because of the difficult out the demands, it i~ up to each / tested the lumping together in one money; that's 'all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you H I o ste!n catt e.. I M H d' f I i~s an t s ami y operates where the interest is Holstein cattle, Belgian horses and 500 acres .. f' th S t d :~tu:~~ond~::r:i~~tI~~len~m~~te a~~ th~. increasoing cost of government Fert-II-Izer Plant farmer patron to support his or- sum the State's grants for the op- ganlzation by taking delivery as eratlon of the Michigan State Col- far as possible in advance of the lege and for financing its exten- bought is incapable of doing the thing you bought it to do. p oultry .. The visitors want to know about the American way genera IIy. "'We are particularly encouraged over the appopriatiion of $1,400,000 - Sets Record Insurance _ ------------ Co. time that he will need them. slon service, and Hope-Flannagan the appropriation experiment station Research. Ia bill for next 'The common law of business pr.ohibits paying a little and getting a lot-it can't be done. -If you .. of f arm hfe.. They are 100k1Ogtoo for farm10g Ideas'and community _activity ideas to take back to Germany.' " for veterinary and bacteriological, facilities. This will permit the State Board of Agriculture to let a con- For Pdt- ro uc Ion Starts County year, these amounts were separate- Iy Itemized in the form mended in the Farm recom- Bureau'lS tract for the construction of the to- program. They are to be guests in farm homes throughout their deal with the lowest biddc:r, it's well to add some- thing for the risk you run. And if you do that, stay •• German women's farm organlza-+.--------------I tal building and equipment, not t9 exceed $2,400,000 as specified iTl the legislation. "Adequate facilities are of the In spite of the many difficulties in getting ingredient Farm Bureau Services • materials, plant at Off-Ices Veterinary quate appropriation Facilities. and eqUipping suitable veterinary facilities at M. S. C. was strongly An ade, for erecting you will have enough left to pay for something better." tions, they said, are members of the Associated Country Women of Thl-s Is What greatest Importance to enable !\lSC to provide the type of training and Saginaw produced betwe~~ 39,000 and 40,~00 tons of fertlh~er for Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance urged by the Farm Bureau dele- gates. Despite the general econo- .'l\~~~::'::~ the World which now includes the sprmg season, accordmg to Company of Michigan is beginning my drive which' characterized the Essentials For Co-op Growth 5,000,000 fa~~ women in 63 nations. Neal'iy two million of this number are women In the Farm Bureau and Communl -ty ~~::a~ct ~tock lesources. . f~~t:~=I~ro~~c~ Fred H~rger in charge of fertilizer ThIS IS ~f eq~al productIOn for the plant. "This may not seem Jike so to establisl. ounty branch offices in co-open.ti'Hi with County Farm Bureaus. Thus the County Farm recent 'legislatIve session, a grant of $1,400,000 was made to be ex- pended in construction of veterin- " American farmers attack marketing and purchas- other farm groups in the United Importanc.~ to all. our .~itlznS le- much," Mr. Harger said, "but think Bureau office may provide a place ary and public health facilities at ing problems by working together through co- bperatives. Investment is the seed from which,any States The' U. S, Dep't of State has a movie team making pictures of Am- Groups Say cause their health IS sellously con- of it in this way cel'ned with the quality of the Ih-.e tons were loaded I~ railroad freight st?,ck products they consume. If this 39000 cars and all of the cars placed in for policyholders to do business with the county staff ot the Farm Bureau insurance company. M. S. C. This is to be regarded as a down payment on the cost" of con- structing and equipping class . erlcan farms, schools, rural groups . I am sure that the very helpful one train, that train would extend The arrangement is being worked rooms, laboratories and clinical and krvice organization grows. and other pa.rts of the tour. Sound By DUN1tLV D. KINSEY mterest sh~wn by the members of over 13 miles of track." 'out -through a County Sprvice hospital facilities to cost in all d~scription8 will be added In Ger- Community Fal'fil Bureau groupS the commlt~ee and yourself as To meet the ever increasing de- Agreement approved by the insur- $2,400,000. Thus there will be a Farmers have set up and directed co-operatives to many. Mrs. Heuchting and !\liss are always interested in the state c~lah'man Will be greatly appre- mand for higher analysis, Farm ance company directors III April. balance of $1,000,000 to be provid. pr~c~.lfemany' kinds of service and supplies. - The Handt are to give talks to farm summary of their discussions. This c~ated by the farmers and other Bureau's fertilizer plant produced It is being presented to countY' ed by the 1951 Legislature. groups throughout northern Ger- is what they said in January and citizens of the State. 33000 tons of mixed goods that Farm Bureau boarJis. Five boards Dept,'of Agr. Lab. The appalling facilities and hired hands necessary to carry_ on m.any. _ . February: "In the future, as in the ~ast, we av~raged 34 units of plant food for have adopted the agreement. In Inadequacies of the present labor- While Mrs. Heuchting and Miss Who Sets Farm Prices? was ~he shall be g.lad to co-o.perate m every the spring season: The,rated ca- those counties the Col<'Band inillr- such tasks do not materialize out .of thin air. They Handt belong to the group whose topic for January. 562 grou"'" re- way pOSSIbl e i n glv.n i g the mem- pacity for the plant for the per- ance offices address is: atory facilities of the Michigan De- must be bought and paid for by the folks who ownership of land is large, they ported conclusions to the state of- ,_u I f Jers 0 your comml ee an tt d th e lod is 30000 tons. The production Barry-At Farm Bureau Services, pal'tment of Agriculture were stress- ed by'the Farm Bureau delegates obs~rve that their acreages are com- fice. The majority opinion said the le~islature as a whole any inf~rm- thl~ seaso'n amounted to 100/0 above' Inc., branclf building, 221 North and it was recommended that a expect to ben_efitfrom such goods and services. mon place in .our corn belt. They are law of supply and demand is not at !On desired about the operatIOns rated capacity. Eleven analyses Church street, Hastings. suitable chemical and control labor- Patronage of the co-operative is the fertilizer that adjusting themselves to what they operating freely today. It is affect- of the College. were manufactu.red.' Berrien - J_. Burton Richards h' consider >thelarge acreage for most ed by government purchases, agr'l S incere Iy yours, Foremost in the minds of the home, Benton Center. Berrien' has atory be erected Department for the l\Iic of Agriculture on Igan the nurtures the seed of investment. Farmers have American farms, and the fact that surpluses and controls of acreage, C. L. BRODY, plant management group has been plans for -a CoFB building at the M. S. C. campus. Attention was plenty of hard cash in their land, buildings, machin.. practically all farmel's In this coun- and' the degree to which industry Chairman. State .. the emphasis of service to the county fail' grounds., called to the fact that there has try live on the farm. In Germany eurbs production to hold prices up. Board of Agrl- farmer-()wner rather than the show- Hillsdale-401h East Bacon St., been accumulated a substantial ery and livestock. They should also have ari ap- most farmers Ul'e in villages and Most groups thought that the cultur_e." ing of margins for plant opera- Hillsdale .. aDlount of money from rllglstratlon propriate amount in their co-operatives which mean stability and security for them. go out to their farm to work, Bome- curbss on supply and demand put times a mile or more. T the farmer at a disadvantage. Oth. he women marve I a t Amer i can er groups have monopolistic con- MIDWEST SCHOOL ----------- tions. Desllite the long, drawn out potash strike the Farm .. Bureau plant's production this spring aver- lonia-;-3;!3 West 1\.lain street. Saginaw-Farm huildlng, Bureau Services 800 South WaShington . fees for feeds and fertilizers. Un- der went. existing laws thisfundmonelf into a restricted and .Working together, investing in and patronizing farm machinel'y, hut say that som~ ,trois that create a price and de- of it Is not practi~al for their agrl- mand disadvantage for him. Neith- culture. Ger~an farms. are small er can the law of supply and de- IN WISCONSIN aged 13.2 units of potash. meant that high prices were paid for scarce potash materials in or- This street. Saginaw. FB MUTUAL INS. ---------- was earmarked for research. The Farm Bureau had favored legislation to permit its use for the off-the-farm tools known as co-operatives, are and ma~ power Is plentIful. That mand operate freely In the face of der to give the farmer the type construction and equipment of a sure ways to keep and maintain farm pr08pe~ty. ------------ --------------.- r~l?s out mechanized. equlp~ent government farm price SUPPOl'tpro- considered essential on Amencan grams. f . t k' The annual Far~ Bureau mem- of fertilizer he needed to do an ef- bership leaders' training school for f'lcient job of producing food. The 12 mldwestern states will be held COMPANY MOVES Department of Agriculture labora- tory .. The necessary legislation 20 CO_ FB's ARE Plant Right Varieties Michigan State Coiiege exten- sion specialists say you should a~: .. Heuchting said that the th~e~~\~le~~ w::p~l~on;:~r d::~~~ gra i n comb.me is no t su it ed to Ger - working freely. many because of the damp climate. other monopolies should not have Government or June 18-21 at Sturgeon Bay, Wls- Farm Bureau plant at Saginaw con s In. F or ma n y -vears a hundred was undoubtedly the or more people from Michigan the <:o~ntry that did not cut . only one thin e The Farm Bureau Mutual In- surance Company of Michigan has to make this possible was enacted during the special session. will provide efficient and conTe- This TESTING SOILS, plant varieties that are adapted to freezing, harvest at the right time, Wheat and other grains are cut and the power to fix prices. shocked They go into the barn Farmers' Business Co-operatives County Farnt Bureaus and people analYSIS during the shortage from the membership staff of the potash. Not all farmers got all of outgrown Its first office at 107 East Washtenaw street, Lansing. and has nientiy located facilities for activi- ties of the Department of Agricul. and ma~ not be threshed until win- was the ,topic for February. Farm Michigan Farm Bureau have atten. the materials that they needed but moved to the second flool' at 424 ture Including seed testing, chemi. Twenty County Farm Bureaus in and freeze according to directions. ter. Germany imports corn. The Bureau members In community ded these meetings. The training those who placed their orders North Grand Avenue. Lansing. This cal analysis of foods, dairy }It'o- lIf1chlgan have set up soil ,testing cooi climate doesn't encourage pro- groups are fa,'orably impreS8ed school committee will meet March early were taken care of. Is the space occupied by the State ducts, feeds and fertilizers, testing laboratories to serve farmers. or Watch Bargain Seeds have joined with other groups in ductlon o( corn. Small grains pro- with the services glnn and the suc- 26 to work on the program. In- The greatest problem now being Farm :\tutusl before It mo\'ed its for Bang's disease and mastitis Use caution In buying bargain duce more per acre than In the cess achieved by their farmers co- formation regarding reservations, faced by the plant Is the season.al state office to l\larshall. The Farm and administration of the 1949 act the county In t1nancing such opera- seeds, warn farm crops speci8.JIsts tlans. The work Is done In close at ~f1cMgan State College. They Unltild""States. Land Is at such a operatives in marketing farm pro- etc., will be available soon after nature of the demand for fertihz- Bureau coilipany now has 15.500 car requiring registration and testing co-()peratlon with the agricultural pr~mium .that Intensive farminl\' rluction and buying farm supplies. March 25. ers. In a fertilizer plant it is much and truck policies issued to Farm of fungicides, insecticides and may not be adapted for your lo- and heavy applications of fertilizer The co-()perati\'e, they said is ex- ----- more desirable and economical to Bureau members and clf'atinuee a other economic poisons. extension service. Cality and might yield poorly. are the rule. (Continued on page twO) Buy Farm Bureau quality feeds. have a uniform rate of production steady rate of growth. (ConUnued on page tlve) .. TWO MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY .. JUNE: if, -1950 - - . ,~ FA~S Michigan Farm Bureau Healthful Food ~!~dv ••!~~~~n. m.. USDA Oppos, I!:atabltalled January 11. 1111 Elntered a& _n4 Jan. 11, InS at the poetotflee at cia•• matter OFFICERS Preat4ent. __ .C. E. Buskirk. Paw Paw Vlc ..-Pr~.:l.....J. E. Treiber. UnIonville Comes From ;~:s~~n~~::n~~~¥!nr~~r~.e~~~~:~ members throughout the state,' Tax Change Of ' Charlotta. llllchlpD. under the Act of March S. un. Publlshe4 monthly, nrat Saturda,.. Exec. Sec'Y.._0. L. BrQdy, LansIng DISTRICT DIRE~TORS l-Ru"sell F.. Hazel.. Rlchland. R-1 Good $0"11 ~:~~t~:~O~~I~~e Mr. Vaughn worked With state, ~vt:~~t Farm CO-UPS:'' ' ;-' ~~I~~~; .... b,. Mlch1c"&J3 .... rw publication Jiu.reau offIce at 114 E. LoYell St., Gb&7lott .. Wcblpn. at Ita :!-Hlaqllc Knirk ._ _ fjQull'\('y H.l 3-C1)'ue Brelnlng __Yps anti. R. 1 4-A. Sh..l\enbarl;er __L. Ode",,&,R-l Iris Time More and more, people are learn- county and -local Farm Bureau groups In promoting the Blue Cross The Department of Agrl~U)t!1re , ~ .. 6--Marten Garn_._CharIotte. R-ll It.s the season or the Iris ing that health springs trom soil. pro!!:ram and durin!!: the past two opposes any change In th.~ .tax FAltortal am! ceneral oMc ... lJ1 6--Ward G. lIodge __ "_Snover. R-l On Ihe street that's known as Hlckll, To have all one can eat Is poot years ~. had visited the ~ majority of sta t us 0 t tarmer coopera t'IVes" and ~orth Cedar St., Lanslq, )(lcb\aaiL 7-Harry Norrls __......_......_Casnovla Post Office Bos see. Telepbone. ~n- 8-H. E. Frahm, Frankenmuth. R-l We have littie thought lot' base' hall necessarily enough. Food grow, the Farm Bureau enroUed groups. any change In sectioll 101 Q~ tJle sIng l1-Yol. Ezten ..ton I. 9-Slclney Hodg~on...._.:Cadillac, R.t And less tor' politics. 1000Arthur Behning __ Osslneke. R-I on poor soil renects the detlclency . Betore joining the Blue Cross Internal Reven.ue Code relativtl. to Send notlees on Form un an4 u&- For the interest ot the moment in a lack ot fo04 nutriment. Small 'stat!. Mr. Vau!!:hn "ad been genera! dellyerable copl•• returned under DIRECTORS AT LARGE such coope.rat Ives. f or th e f 11..101 I w. ronn 35'" to Wchlgan Farm ~ew. Carl E. Bu,;oklrk Paw Paw, R-I And the 11I'ide of ~Iarthy's daYR. wonder that sc4entists are ~om. - .... edltortal oMce, P. O. Box 980. Lan- Walter Wlghtman"_"._.Fennvllle, R-l Is hel. row of lovely Iris Ing ~larmed over the p,reclous 10 manager of the Saline ValIey Far~ ing reasons: ,~! . slnc. ),(Icblpn. ' Jesse ,E. Trelher __ UnlonvUle, R-1 Such as only she can raise. -Co-operatlve for, 15 years. Prior to I-It would ~epresent a ~'!..btla Inches of top soil lef\ to WI;in p1any that time lie had served as an ag- mental change III public polhiJ~to- Einar Ungr EditOf' RepresE'ntlng Harold W.in .. all_Aa8CIciate £ditOf' PURPOSE. of FA'RM WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU Other Clowers are lJIore exclusive areas. It has been I,!.ote4,'that no rleultural extension agent In Oak. ward farmer cooperativ~ .• ~1,; B,U REA U ~[rs. H. Whlttaker_ ..:>letamora, R-l Other blooms Ul'ay smell more swl'et nation in history has dJ!stroyed land and Manistee counties. 2-Accordlng to ,estimate,s JiiAde SUbac:rfptlOD:II cenU a year. Tbe purpoae of thla Anoela. Representing 1Jut the gorgeous radiant Iris soU taster than !Jas tha 'United He was born in ~e)V York state by the Treasury DepartJJlen~' the L1mtt.ed to Faim Bureau Members. tion ahall be the advancement of our members' 'Intereate edu. JUNIOR FARM BUREAU Is a kind that's hard to heat. States. Where"he was reared o'n a tarm and amount ot income taxes tha~ ~Uld Vol. XXVIII Jun, 3, 1950 No. a cationally •• Iegialati"ely, and Verl.!'nd ~cLeod LyOlla It I!:'Icommon and familiar. Such destruction in other ~oun- 'had "lived In Michigan since'1914. be expected trom ,any cha~\t In economlc:ally... triell hundreds Qt years ago, il:d Mr, '~a.ughn was a graduate of ~1ich- section 101 respecting tarmar~co. Every garden knows its tace. It Is elegant and stately to the lInal ann!hll~t1on of whole i"an St'at-e Callege. He did post- operatives would result in,oql, a Conununity has new and attracth'e ers. hea~quart. Het'man The new office Includes a ~It's. A. A. Dlehlman. Byers; North Osceola. 11 has poetry and grace. rac~ and broad empires. tnmia. where the Tigris and ElI- graduate Mesopo- <> I work In socio ogy a I nd dd't' I' little a Ilona revenue. .. Fa~ Bure.u nhrates ri'vers joined to form what socia! sciences at the University 3-Farmer cooper~,tive asfila. Board Room tor their County Di- Presque Isle-South Belknap. Just as tancy as an orchid ot Chicago. tions, although incorporated,,:,'are .& .&.&.& rectors plus facilities tor Ihe secre-I Mrs. ~ohn Brege. ~n its fut'belows and frills was perhaps the Garden ot Eden. l\leJ;11orialaerviees for Mr. ya¥ghn in the nature ot econo.mlc paftiter. ACti .Vl-ti,es . tary and County Organization DI-. Sanilac-Watertown. rector. )Ioney tor this project Hickson. Mrs. Byron Yet as tolksy as -the daisies Nodding on a thousand hills . Is '" notable example ot wasted ",ei'e" conducted In the Unitarian I lioil. A 'vast Irrigation liyatem Chapel at Ann ~rbor. ships. No partnership to pay Income taxes-these Is required ' taxes Seems to me that when He made it built 2000 years B. C. grew abun- Uft_ ' , B¥ MRS. JJA.R./ORJE GARDNER was raised by the 21 groups Tuscola-Watertown. Mrs. WII- He Is s~v~ by his wife, ,...".. are paid by the .lndivlduaJ pa.rtn.e.rs. through many events schedulell to fred Lelx. The Creator must have 'smiled, dant crops equal to feed vast cities R be d And His smile Is still reflected 'a'nd a' co~"lex civiii~ation; but ian, al!d two sons, (j rt an 4-AII patronage dlvldeJ,1ds, or' re- ., raise tunds," ' Van Buren-Bangor. Mrs. ~Iary Y David. tunds distributed by marketing: or STAR AWARDS St. Joseph Farm Bureau Post. Ida "'eber. In our !lower bed's darling ,child. to rests In the o\ltIy!ng hill~, were ...... purchasing cooperatives, vi'hetiier Gold Star - Homer Township, :\Iidland Connty. Mrs. Philip April standing Issue. "Intelligent Is as essential undl'r. , Washtenaw-Iron to our ~Iarvin Kirk; York, Mrs. Th€ron Creek. Mrs. Mal.thy has a dozen colors and Cynthia Hicks a score cut down. Erosion debris was washed Into the I,'rrlg~tioll ditches, " 'AFB'F, .REAFFIRMS ' In the torm of cash, certlflcates.~or book credits, must !Ie acc_ -"''' lIuitied Stark. Secretary. Silver Star - :\Iacomb County. Mrs. Julius Lenox Center, study of human relationship is to our c,omprehenslon ot Latin or Science. One must learn not Godwin. as It \Vanty. Wayne-Plymouth. Mrs. Hiram While the catalog trom SchreiY~r's Lists a thousaud kinds or -more. Yet I view each l>I.ooma~ prOUdly. and Mesopotamia became ~ waste- land. Today it is a desert of dritt-, ing sands 'iYhlch cover the fuins of OPPOSITION TO '", ,_'. ,, for by the farmers in their incdme tax returns. 6-A change in the ta~ m~(or ' .-"~!, Abraham. Silver Star - Pia infield. Living. - !'-ton County. Mrs. Andrew onl)' the meaning ot democracy- but also its application to practice. From the- Br-anch County Farm usually line meetings HONORABLE The fOllowing ~roups had un. MENTION during the As \l mother hen her chicks ' It's the season' of the Iris On the street that's kl}own as Hicks, " , . a once great empire. '~ The story ha,s been repeated in- Syria, Central America, and the POSTAL HIK'ES _.' farmer cooperatives would ~e.ire- garded by millions of farm taini. lies as a forerunner ot more draa- ... Henr)'_ Burea,U Boos~er. "People ot a com. month of April and Qeserve Hon- uplands drained by the :Yellow ",' :. , ' tic changes that might seriOUSly CmmR.~ TUL.ATIOXS! munitv can have what they want o.able ~Ientlon: R. S, Clark River of c'blna. The United States \"I't'h the Senate Comml'ttee on undermine the entire ' cOQpera1ive iY r 315 North Grlp.nell Street " must not let it happen' here, if it is Post Office' and Civil Service now structure and adversely aftect 'the -'I if -they wan't It bad enough to go Cheboygan - Centerline. Mrs. after it.". Edna Tucker. Sec'y. Jackson, Michigan to maintain its role as breadbasket holding _!1e,arings o~ 'H. R. 2915 .entlre agricultural industry, ,if, Dear Community Farm Bureau PROSPECTIVE 100 pER CENTERS Clinton-Watertown Center, 1\Ir<;. of the world. which calls tor modified Incre~ses t • :\tembers: If foods eaten are. wjthout doubt,' 6-The existing tax l? atti, ,of CalhouQ ,CO. O~ns "'e certainly ba.e had an un. u!'ual spring but/I don't suppose Program Our Communi't;. is about F~rm' Bu~~all Margaret Noble. three-fourths Gratiot-Xorth Star. !\Irs. Betty Pay Tribute to Egg' Market , nutritious less n'ecessary. , ' Faced wl'th' a d~- in yostal rates, the American Farm farmer cooper?-tlves Is an llid 'to then a wide variety is Bm'el.J,UFederation last week re.em- agriculture and Is tully jUlltIfied -- Land Grant CO-Op phasized Its opposition to rate b i anyone rl'tllizes that more than you along the way when you take into Stahl. do. Roads were stili mudded over consideration that we start. our losco-Vine; :\Irs. Ray Kobs. Calhoun County Farm Bureau mlnlshlng content of the needed' hikes. ' in the pu IIc nterest. , .. members began co"operative egg el~ments, wide variety is recom- In a ietter to the committee chair . in April slovdng down Community llctivity in September., There are Lenawee-Rom'e, Mrs.jCharles F. Farm Bureau actlyity. only 66 C(ommunlty Farm Bureau Conklin. , marketing during the' week or FeD- mended as the surest way .to ob- man. Senator' Olin D. Johnston Misfortunes \ roary 27, according to the organ. taln all the minerals. vitamins, (D .• N.C.). John"C. Lynn. assistant AFBF Supports Colleges COMMUNITY GROUPS It all our misfortunes were' laid NUMBER 973 Ization',S egg marketing committee. fats. an.d proteins which the body legiSlative . director' of AFBF's In one common heap, whence ;;3cre~~~es ar~~t a~:or~:g t~~1 0~;1 The Farm Bureau members met needs. Detici~nt diets invite di. Washington -office. reminded the Eyen with adTerse weather con- everyone must take an equal por- nterna t-lona I two weeks, earlier and agJ,'eed', to sease. Senator that AFBF previously had ditions we continued to make ;:Crorg:~t e~:.~b:~s.fO~oO~~e~u~t:~ ' '_ " appeared before committees of both tion. mOst people would. be colitent progre3s toward our goal ot 1,000 are giving all due,' credit. market eggs co-operatively through to take their own and depart.~So. Theyl, Top government. poJitical and HQUlle"and Senat.e in opposition to ~roups. With !li3 ~roups recorded ha\"€ done an outstanding to date ...e show a gain ot 101 new ceptlonal job ot assuming and p.x- the agricultural 'leaders country wlll pay tribute to 'nearly across the Co-op. the Branch County Egg }Iarketlng ' '"-, POST-WAR SHIFTS I'1lte prices. He qu.oted the AFBF resolution against legislation ,to in- crates. ( C', Trade Group Branch County egg marketing groups OTer last year and approxl- responsibility ot their office. How- 90 years of Land-Grant College creas,e post;;t.1r!lt~ }fhl,ch said that Temperament mat~1y !7 sore organize thousand aark. new ~roups to ever, it is most Important to re- 1& order to meet that member that a secretary. no mat- The tolloll"ing are tel' how compet€nt she may be, education during May aIid June. The klckoft came May 22. at Nash- ville. N. C.• when members ,ot has have been marketing 'd!ln~ realized station !hroug~ above a:t average the Kroger Hudson. They prices. IN PRODUCTION The long-expected adjustments "our opposition is predicated upon There Is no charm !l0 grelLt"as the beile! that the Post Otrlc,e De- the charm of a cheerful tempera. partment Is rendering a service to ment. It is a great ~r'QI t.a IU'PO the new :roups added during the can only report the type ot meet. Some 215 members are market. from the wartime pattern ot agri- month ot _.\prll: Ing that the community International trade and related Congress, group economic problems were the major repres-entatives governnfent 'Ot National officials, agri- ing oV,er 400 cas.es' ot eggs a week 'cultural production are on. in all.the peopl~ ot the United States." pose this comes enUrely b, The AFBF resolution also notes ture-it ,na. comes quite as mucb 'by District 3: Livingston-Hartland holds. This. In effect. means ,that topics ot discussion at the conter. cuHural Organizations and others. 'through the new: facll'ttles. earnest In 1950, according to Carl that tarm people are more depen .. Heigh~. Ja., Montgomery, Sec'y; the group Tyronne Deepield. wml!l~ Hogan; superior group making It pOSSible tion at Agricultural Macomb-Sltelby she Sterlin~. Roman. for her 'to become among those Saltsjobaden. belongs to Is a ence of the International Federa- 'a.ttended the Producers at the new technlcolor motion picture, Sweden •. May 29 to "Waves of Green." mi:tional premier ' of P · 'res Busklark Helsig, Economics. Bureau 'The announced ot Agricultural allotment dent on continuation ot the present postal ~ervlce than is any pther ma- pro. jor group. and that farmers would culture.-Henry VanDyke. Buy Farm Bureau quality fee~. us X. BauJB:artner; }lonro~l\IiI- listed. In all tairness It must be June 8, a conference in which the Th-e seed of Inspiration .for .• grams for the 1950 season call tor be ""ost h~Yily atfected by rate in- an London. Mrs. Thurlow Heath; said that there are many secre- American Farm Bureau Federation "Wates ot Green" was Implanted in about 12 million tewer acres in creases. no name submlued. )Iartin. Mrs. Charles ~~~~:ghm~~~~g O~~mla~~ISotl~~II~~~ ~~dt:;~h~n~:!ts~~: o;~~~~~~~~e~ ~~~a;~es~:~~t~~;nl\l~::i~a~' ~:~. Addresses .FFA wheat than were planted in 1949; H. 'R. 2915 vas passed by the about 11 million Jewer acres - in House several ~onth!l ago. Though ~, PURE CR_a. District 4:. Kent-Byron ship. )Irs. ftalpb Young; Ottawa- Tuttle. Gerrit Brou".ar. Town. but because they are held back by tion and discussion. The 66 are as The International about 40 farm Federation of College. spoke to the members ot the quality of their grQup organiza- Agriculturlill Producers Is composed the Economic Club ot Detroit on o,t organization3 from ,the contributions ot Land-Grant Conven't.Ion ., . a. corn In the commercial areas; and it calls tor rate raises. they ,are not considerably fewer acres ot cotton. as severe as those contained In the Other war-expanded crops suc)1 as original bill. The House. Post Ot.- ,a' ..u lCa~ OYSTER SIIaL, . District 5: Clinton-Westphjllla. tollowS': 27 conn tries. At this year's meet-Colleges to the development of Am- rice, pe~nuts, flaxseed, alljl pota. !Ice Committee chairman, Rep. Tom ~Irs. Trierweiler; Shi~w.!lesee- Alcona-Curt,lsville. Mrs. Wil. Ing. 'the applications of a long list erican agriculture. toes have been or are taced with Murray (D,. Tenn.) Introduced Speaking betore deleg~tes .to the Burns. ~rs. Zyephia P~arson. Ham Byler; Klondyke. ~Irs. Roberta of other farm organizations tor Ofticlals of Dearborn Motors. De- reductions. ,,- 'amendments which considerably S.tate Convention' of the l\1~chjgan IMstrict i: St. Clair-China. A. Reames. Mt. Joy. Mrs. Esslemay 'IFAP membership will be consider- troit, who heard President HaJl- Altogether these reduc~lons to. modified the Incr~es. Assqclation ot Future Farmers o~ Waller A. Sclirlner. Kilpatrick. ed. President ot IFAP is Dr. H. nah's stirring talk decided that the tal some 3,0 million acres a.nd may America at Its .final session, earl District a: Isabella-Southwest Fremont. Marie Tint; Broomfield . Alpena-Bolton. rich; Long Rapids. Mrs. Roland Ohl- H. Hannum of Canada and Secre- American people should \e Mrs. Norma tary.General is Andrew Cairns, also how science and agriculture told have E. Buskirk, Preslde!lt, .MIChlgan involve millions more during the next tew years. These "surplus" Thi~ is What Farm Bureau. said:. Center, Mrs . .HarTey Kimball. MacConnell. ot Canada. com blned torces to b,etter the stand. "Join a tarm organization, join a~res represent a major unbalance ,Community Barry-North Thornapple. Mrs. The American Farm Bureau Fed- ard ot living tor all. S.uch achieve- In our agricultural plant. WJIat to PROGftESS MADE ON Ida Skinner; Northeast Dowling •. eration was privileged in 1949 to ments as the rescue of the wheat other organizations., IIl.¥e lrjen4s, do with them Is one of the major Groups Say COUNTY GOALS get to know people. and the more South Carl- be host to the IFAP on a tour of crop .from the ravages ot wheat (Continued from Page 1) Last mont~ "'8 printed if. list ':Jt Mrs. Donald Proetrock; you put into the organizations, the problems facing farmers. ton. Mrs. Leo Barry. the United States-a tour which rust; devell>pment ot a vaccine to pected' to set a talr standard ot the County Farm Bureaus who h.ad m~re ygu' wl1l g-et o~t ot thel}l. reached the county goal set for Ca,lhoun-Conyis. Mrs. Clarence accomplished a great deall In Inter- halt Newcastle diSease Which threat- This Is a world pressure groups. It Bigger Milk Checks prices !Iud service. It is not the oh- Palmeter; Ecktord. :\Ir. Elmer Is- national und-erstandlng and good en!!d the poultry f'1,ocks of the na- ject ot co-operatives to become a them in order to make 1.000 com- 1s too bad but it Is true. Orgaulza- Control ot mastitis means bigger monop,oly form oi business. They munity :roups on a state-wide mond; Marengo, Mrs. J. C. Moore. will. Further evidence of Farm tion; .solution of the problem of t)Ol!S-arep~essure groups. 'for good Il).ll~ checks. say. dairymen at are part of business In which other Bureau's keen Interest in IFAP' the slow death ot the apple gro I basis. porin~ April five more Charlevoix-l\IcGeagh Creek, Mrs. ' w ng K. Sweet. Is contained in a resolution adopted Industry ot the Northwest; these or bad. and the lridlvldual.is power- ~Ichlgan State C~lIege'l They ad'l organizations 'pertorm many ser- counties added enough more groups at the 1949 annual meeting' of and others which have been "ccomp less except as part ot sueb ~roups. vIse managed J,I1l1kmg and the use vices essential t.o tarm marketing to make their quota. These were: Cheboygan-Aloha, lUrs. Truman .., - Alone his Influence is nothing. of ~a strip cup every day to ~elp in and purc1i~slpg. ' Bannatyne; Crump Settlement. AFBF. Th-e resolution emphasizes )jshed so quietly and etficlently YanBureD, lVasbtenaw. Ottawa and . rhat AFBF favors "continued sup- that they ha"e gone virtually un "Today the farmer Is spending Shiawas~e8 and Monroe which now Mrs. Margaret Kovlak. port of the International Federation , ..•. noticed. more time ot! ~he f¥m than he makes a total ot 22 County Farm Clinton-Eagle Westp,ha,lla. 1\Irs. ot Agricultural Producers." The new technlcolor motion pic. used to. He Is not chained to it as in Bureaus out ot the &3 organized Harvard Emmons; East Bengal. ture, "Waves ot Green," brings to the past. New farming methods Farm Bnreau COUt;ltles lI"ho ha\'e FERTILIZER IS the screen dramatically and enter. 'have made this possible. He should made and surpaslled. In some cal!es, Essex, 1\Irs. Alvin their quota. Community Farm :\Irs. Lucille Book; South Center pure;1u Watertown. ~:~~r.S, Moss; Mrs. Margaret W. DeWitt, Mrs. Ernest South Gar- STilL BEST BUY tainlngly these success stories of be using this time off t1he farm to scientists ieges, andtarmers ot the Land-Grant Col- advantage, working In groups for working together the betterment ot agriculture. You Rural ~ele-news The 8ta.diD~s to date are as f?l- to insure the quality Qt the food are getting a line stal't as young lows: , Eaton-Bellevue No.1. Mrs. Oscar on your dinner table and the cloth. Carmel'S .~s mel}lbers ot your organi- District 1: Berrien-Kalamazoo- J\lortz.teldt; Center Eaton. Mrs. When the farm parity ratio reo Ing on your back. zation-the Future Farmers of Yan Bure.; District 2, Jack,s.on-Len- Howard Thompson; North Eaton, cently dropped below 100, it was This mm will be made available America," awee; District 3. Monroe-Llving- Mrs. Alice Ball'; South Oneida, Mrs. a clear warning tor farmers to cut ~hrough the film library of Mich...... 9~E FOR THE BOOK-Telepho~e directories go ston-\\'aslltenaw.W.ayne; District 1, E I' m a Dankenbring; Southeasl ,crop production costs by more ef. 19an State College at East Lansing. Earlr Putures ":.ith telephones just like ham goes with eg~s._ AlIegan.lonia..()Ua "a; District 5. Brookfield. Mrs. Albert Nelson; !iclent soil management methods. ClInton-Genesee-Shla "'assai!; Dls. West Oneida, Mrs. Beatrice Sharp, U, S. Department ot Agriculture Sheep Ticks Make sur~ Y9u ~ave pl.entl ot And last year Michigan Bell published more'than trict 6, Tuscola; District 7, Mecosta- Montcalm; land; District' 10, • Moiitmoreitcy- Gifford. Genesee-Flushing No.1. District •• Isabella-Mld- Robert Coyner; Richfield, 1\1rs. Neil dipped to 98 In December-its Mrs. figures show that the parity ratio est level since 1941. low. time to kill sheep ticks. Ask your production I summer pasture. Spring aDd early summer Is the pasture 'not only makes for 1IIgh during' Good summer the grazing 3,500,000 directories. Over 9,650,000 pounds of pa~r were purchased through Western Electric Company, the Bell System's supply division . .J ~ Ogemaw. Hillsdale-Allen. Twp., Mrs. Mari- Farm prices at the end of 1949 county agricultural agent -tor in. months 'but also puts the cow In on Clark. were 71 points below the high ot {ormatil>n. shape to do a better year-round jQb. Printing the directories took 124,000pounds of HERE AND THERE As a result of tbe contest )lelng .Huron-Bingham. 1\Irs. William January, 1948. But prices farmers ink and 65,000 pounds of g~ue were used for run In Clinton County two groups Logan; Elm Creek, Mrs. Lucas paid for commodities were only binding. It takes a lot of everything to provide i-; reported one hundred per cent at. Priemer; tendance by Farm Bureau tamilies Heln; Harbor, 1\Irs. William Har. ber, 1948. Forest Bay, Mrs. Harold 9 points below the peak ot Septem. Classified Ads telephone service. at their April meetings. Tbese wood, Jr.; South Brookfield, Mrs. The Middle West Soil Improve. C;:la .. lfl~d advertlaementa are caeh with order at the followl." were the Vi£tor No. 1 and West. Leslie Hurd. ment Committee says the way to ,.t .. : 6 centa per word for on!, edition. Ad. to app.ar In two or mor. phalla ~OUpll, Incidentally, tbe Ingham - Northwest Aurelius, cut costs is to produce higher crop 'dlUona taka the rat. of 4 cent. P'l' word per ectlUon. Westphalia Community Farm Bu. ~Irs. Lucille Avery. yields per acre. Surest means of reau Is a new Croup and April was Ionia - Sebewa Danby, Mrs. getting those higher yields is by only its second meeting. Grace Cook. using more commercial tertllizer, FIELD SEEDS LIVESTgE:K ~S SIM,PLE AS A-'-C~Money for ne}Vcon- Huron.'-ingham. Secretary Mrs. Jaekson-Napolean, 1\Irs. L. Clyde limestone, better seeds and by fol- FOR SALE-LADINO clover seed ,CORnIEDALE SHEEP "The Bet- struction needed to provide more and better containing about 30% al.<;lke clover. ter Breed." We InvHe your Inspection William Lo:ap .reported that the Gray; South Jackson. Mrs. Harold lowing a rotation centered around At $1.00 per pound. State germination of our flock at any time. :}[Jke"ell 8< rural telephone service has to come from in.,. Bingham COfJUllunlty Farm Bure~u Dancer. deep-rooted legumes and grasses, tested. Send your order early. Sid- May, Charlotte R-!. Michigan. (UB-27, vestars. And investors only put ~~ir money ney Howard, Alanson. l\[(chlltan. south of city limIt!'.) (5-4t-21p) had set u, a fund tor R. D. Pierce. one ot their lIelchbors Kent-Vergennes.lIrs. Will laIn Agricultural who lost R,oth; Campbell Lak.e, Mrs. Arline that at present "Prices. fertilizer is economists point out Phone 157. (4-3t-,Z6pJ IRRIO~TION in businesses that show a fair profit. So, po both hand:! In '8 industrial acct- Potter. Lenawee-Britton, Mrs. Harry one of the best buys a farmer can make. Fertilizer that cost $1.00 in SWEET BULBS, SEEDS, PLANTS PO'i'ATO PLANTS. Ten- IRRIGATE FOR I1ESS wltl;1 a Ham- fair profit for Michigan Bell, no' investors. No investors, ne money for new ~n.str~tlon. denL Te !late tbey have ral5d ne.sse~ Nancy Hall and Copper Skin Ilton Sy"tem. 'Ve I;uarantef. satLq- $1,036 tor tlti!J cause. We b!el thle Thornberry; Clinton. Mrs. C. G. 1926 se)ls for only $1.07 today. Porto RJcans. Adaptable to Michigan '~ctlon, more water with Ie"" money. TJlat's why it's important for you to have i-Rd unusual ac- Helmerdinger; Mulberry, 1\1 rs. :!oll'and climate. Thrtfty. well rooted 4 aluminum Irrigation pIpe ....Ith rust Is to be a9l'0rth)' plants. Growing guide Included with proof (~oPP.er and zinc pialI'd) slogle Michigan Bell financially healthy. compllshllent. Dewey Rles; North Adrian, Mrs. Kill Weeds In Spring each order. Packed so as to reach yoU jtasket QuIck couplln~ at 54 cent" per Saginaw."'arlon. Report by :.Irs. Harry Randolph; Riga, Mr, Ken. In gOOd condItion. 300. U.OO; 500, foot. Other prtCl!s lIkUVlse. Englne3, Spring is a good time to start $1.45; 1000, $2,50; .000. $12.00. Dunn motol1l. pumps, weIr", aluminum pipe, Anna Pe,.ra, ~cretary, Indlca.ted IUlth Rehklau. killing weeds with the selective BrOlil.Plant Farm. Gleason, Tenneuee. sprinkle,.,.. flo"e and every h"ri~atlon group ..u~,. that a INx J9cla1 held by their money 'tra.~ 40nated by actioa ot Helen Livingston-North Sloan. Howell, Mrs. '31.20. Jialf ot tbls Joyce Drayton; West Center, Mrs: S,tate CoJlege extension specialists. weed killer, 2.4.D. say Be careful not to let the spray Michigan • FOR SALE t5-2t-50p) fitting on band. 20 year" In the Irri- gation bWdness, Frl'e l!\ freeze its citizens, or stop trans~ days of depression home after :~,:~.<.:...••}::>:' ..:...:: ped up the growth of hogs 600/0 Dealer \ . and also helped chickene and tur- . ~ ,.;~rtatio~, or tie up communi ca. home was on rellef. My mind Several members of the Advisory Council of the Women of the Michigan Farm Bureau met at Lansing, SOLVAY SALES DIVISION •• tions, or disrupt business and went back to the utter desolation keys grow. Allied Chemical &. Dye Corporation • create poverty, cannot hope to of those places. But I fear it an- May 29, to plan t~e tour ~f Michigan rural communities for their guests from Germany. Left to right: Mrs. 7501 W. Jefferson Ave • Al} ~llminate communism until it can other such time Ilhould be our lot, . Keep conservation in mind as Detroit 17, Michigan ",I,IPaster such problems. history may repeat itself, for, over Marie Heuchting and Miss Leisetotte Handt of Germany, Mrs. John W. Fletcher of Centerville, Mrs. Carleton you do the spring fitting of fields. II,!;=============~ • '1.' " The example set by the defiance many of those tar paper shacks 15 Ball of Albion, Mrs. Harry Whittaker of Metamora, Mrs. Leon Dunning of Delton, Mrs. Harry Shannon "'~f labor management to govern. a television aerial and in the drive. "'ament is sure to create a lawlessness way a car. I. admit the car Is a of Marcellus, and Mrs. Marjorie K':1rkerof Lansing. ! 6~~kat will be most difficult to liTe necessity if the man works away more beneficial for our nation as F.B. WOMEN HONOR Farrilers Warned That INSURE YOUR CROPS h 'with long before this _ over. century is from home. 1950 may be the turning point a whole. There's a lacking of ap- preciation for the many blessings Flatlands Erode, Too F.B. OPPOSES •.; '1 believe in labor organizations in the tax structure of our coun. that are actually heaped upon our NEW MEMBERS "Flatland soil conservation con. AGAINST HAIL LOSSES ~ ~' as I believe in farm organizations. .. Let each represent and serve as a spokesman for its own group but. try. We all know that taxes have been on the incline for a long, long time. Tbey have taxed our pr.o' country. There's much work to be done at a pay that should be earned. The Farm Bureau women in Os- cerns the maintenance of fertility and productivity of those level PLAN FOR ROAD We have the greatest opportunity Every year hail takes a tremendous toll in Michigan • none of them should ever be aI- lowed to be stronger !>. country in which we are all citi- than the perty, our conveniences, our enjoy. ment, our pr05pec~s, our memory and o~r patience. It would 'be a to show the world how to live with ourselves and with each other. So ceola county sponsored a welcome party for all new members at the Hersey gyunasium Friday evening, lands which produce a ~ood part of our agricultural products," says B. A. Myers, district conservationist FINANCING field crops. You cannot avoid hail damage, but 4 ,,>.rams•. _ real comfort to feel that some why not set the vehicle in that di- at Saginaw. Opposition to Governor Williams' you can avoid financial 108s. We have been pro- rection and steer it right until we May 12. Mrs. Russell Gingrich, "Even the flattest land wlll erode plan for road financing through .!.., 'rhere is a tendency tc? defiance things could once again be tax have made America all that she Mrs. Leo Quast and Mrs. Russell funds from the general fund, cou- viding Michigan farmers with sound, inexpensive law and order amonl; young free to everybody. unless cared for," he warned. "A .l!' ~ McLachlan welcomed the 288 .. ,folks. It needs attention. If they To sOme of us who startell life should be? guests. good example of this is the silt pled with an increase in corpora- hail insurance on farm and garden crops for the load carried by the Saginaw rher. tion taxes, was voiced by the Elk . observe continually in everyday on a shoe string and lived every The evening's program featured past thirty.nine years. Ours is a mutual company. life \"strikes and pickets," and vio- lence as a part of the picture, they are pretty apt to try the same tac- day with the thought that we must save penny by penny for the rain)' day that might some day overtake AnotherBrannan musical numbers and readings by each county Farm Bureau group. First prize of $5.00' for having The water shed is' approximately 500/0 flat land, yet we find at flood peak the Saginaw carries approxl. Riverside Farm Bureau at a meet. Ing held recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Fluegge. The op~rated by farmers, for farmers. gives "blanket coverage"-you Our policy do not have to mately 43,000 tons of top soil as group reiterated its stand in favor I ...a tics when they do not have their '!:~oWn way. In fact that distufbance >lJllamong the schools in New York ~ • !leh1>uld serve as an example of us, it is most difticult for us to adjust ourselves to the idea of anything but self-support. Maybe I am asking too much of Plan Rejected By DON KINSEY the greatest number of new Farm Bureau members went to the East Marion group. East Lake and Up suspended material in a 24-hour period." of increasing --the gasoline tax if necessary to raise more The secretary was instructed funds. to insure each crop separately. Protect your crops with Michigan Mutual Hail insurance. Then. and Going tied for second place write to the district's representa- 'ft. what might happen anywhere. have heard of some miniature af- I 1950, but I never knew a year where I felt a change would be Research and Information with a reward of $1.25. Osceola Early in 1950 Secretary of Agri. county made its 1950 goal of 411 culture Brannan suggested that the members. , Look for Repeat tives In the state legislature re- questing them to oppose Senate Bill 9, the governor's plan, and to whenever it comes, wherever it strikes, hail cannot cause you financial loss. Performance In " inefficient ;egment of the farm A potluck lunch was served to Ask Your Local Agent or Write for Details iine up with those in favor of a population; those who were unable guests at the close of the program. heavier gas tax. Agents Wanted in Oertain Area.s to make a reasonable Ih'ing wage, Mrs. Stephen Wall and Mrs. Floyd should be subsidized. for training Myers were in charge of the suc. A piano solo, "Country Garden," MICHIGAN MUTUAL HAIL INSURANCE CO. and moved to industrial areas of cessful program .. employment. The question lI:s to tile desirability of such a program \1 l- Farm Income I was given by Shirley Stauffer, and a monologue, "The Punishment of Mary Louise," was presented by 414 Mutual Bldg. 208 N. Capitol Ave. La~sing 1, Michigan was placed before the Michigan Farm Bureau Community' Discus- sion Groups in l\Illf'ch. U-M ~BEGINS d:- ~ 1\ Changes in the 1950 price.eost-in- Anne Schlabach . Dickey Ramsey. 'come pattern for agriculture are er sang "Mother." 'iik1'!lyto be much the same as in was enjoyed under the leadership Group sln'glng Robert L. Donovan, President Fred M. Hector, Sec'y.Trea •• The proposal did not meet with favorable reaction by the members FIRST SCHQOL 1949, according to Bureau of Agr'l of Mrs. Ralph Bedford Economics. Bailey at the piano. with Al Organized In 1911 ••• Almost $18,000,000:00 Insurance In Force. For all of 1950. pr.ices farmers re- of the discussion groups. stand taken was that neither farm people nor other economic groups The ON RESOURCES ceive are expected to average little less than a tenth below 1949. a should advocate such a program, The University of Michigan, Costs will remain fairly stable, and certainly the government which oCCered the first regular weakening only slightly. The com- should take no such initiative. It course in forestry in the United bined effects of falling prices and is the view of a vast majority that States, is pioneering in; the field rigid costs will again mean a sharp the choice of his occupation and (If natural resolU'ces •. ~ I" " ':1 . drop'in the net income of 'farm locality of 'living should be left to I A SchOol of Natural Resources, operators; probably about as much the individual, and that the sub- the first in the world, will be es. as last year. This would leave net sidizing of inefficiency of any sort tablished this fall to replace and income about a third below the has no justification. expand the activities of the School peak reaohed in 1947. The groups were strongly in of Forestry and Conservation. Some of the price decline expect- favor of maintaining the farms of Dean Samuel T. Dana said the ed for 1950 has. occurred. establishment of the new school is In the first 4 months, the index the country as family-operated of prices received by {armel's aver- units. They do not favor having a logical further step for the Uni. aged. about 9 perrent below the the industry of farming become versity to take at this time. Teach- same periOd of last year and about enterprise. ing and research will be widened AND THAT ,WAS HAY a corporation-controlled Rural youth should be encourag- in the School of Natural Resources ed to rema'in on the farm if he has to consider everything which na- 5 percent under th"e level for all of 1949. With support programs in Yes, every year, hay fires resulting from spontaneous com- an interest and ability for the ture has placed on, under and over effeCt for many commodities, prices of crops g1lnerally have stayed close A Blue (ross. Blue Shield bustion cost Michigan fartners an estimated $250,000.00. work. But in a free economy he, the earth in their relation to man. to last year's average. Sharpest de- Last year alone, State Mutual paid known losses from this too, should be left to choose his clines have occurred in livestock membership card is your Dist.. 7 Women cause amounting to $26,351.94. And it is reasonable to be- own future. Because of the diffi- items. lieve that many more losses, though listed. as "cause culty and costs of beginning.a unknown", were really caused by hay which over-heated farming career today, it was felt , The quantity of crops markete4 this year' is likely to be down sub- ticket to worry-free because it. was too green or ,too wet when put in ~he mow. that parents will have to give aid Montcalm Guest stantially from 1949 mainly because What can you do to protect yourself against the danger of hay losses caused by spontaneous combustion or spoilage? to their sons in getting established. Father-son agreements in which of acreage allotments for some recovery I crops. H the weather is normal Simply follow these common-sense rules: young people are given a real part Eighty-eight Farm Bureau wo- chis year, however, supplies are , 1. Wait until hay is thbroughly cured before you begin in the business of the farm were likely to be 1arge enough to result hauling. We believe 900/0of all hay fires would be recommended. men of District 7 were guests of the Montcalm County Farm Bu. In further declines in crop prices PI'evented if farmers would observe just this one Family farms may. in many in the second half of 1949. rule. cases have to be enlarged if the reau women at their spring meet- ing Thursday May 4, at the D. B. Further price reductions in live- 2. Check hay for over-heating at least once a week costs of machine operation are to stock products also are likely be- be met successfully. But many of S. Hall in Greenville. for t\to months after it js stored in the mow. Use cause of increased marketings of our groups recognized the fact 1111'S.Mildred Church, district a hay prod thermometer. A reading above 180 h'ogs and cattle expected later in that we cannot easily or feaSibly chairman, was in charge of the degrees means there is dangerous overheating. If 1950. you have no thermometer, drive a long metal rod increase the size of the farms with- meeting. Mrs. Marjorie Karker, through the hay, and then, after 20 minutes, check out haVing some of the present state director, called on county the rod' for hot spots. If the rod is too hot to bear on the hand, the .hay is danger.ously near the farmers leaving the field of agri- culture. For this reason, and to avoid the. trend toward, commer. chairmen for a description of their respective county projects. Mr. Don Kinsey, director of re- NEW METHOD OF combustion temperature. fARM BUREAU MEMBERS- 3, Overheated or burning hay should be removed from the barn, but it is important to take these pre- cial farms, many of our groups stood opposed to the idea of larger search and information, Michigan Farm Bureau, Brannan Plan, spoke on, "The a Challenge to MEADOW SEEDING C HANCES ARE I IN 9 that need hospital care this year. And you will Here's "ow YOU can. join cautions: Have fire fighting equipment ready fOI' farms. A new method of establishing American Freedom." meadow seeding is being further unexpected hospital and medical bills can \ BLUE CROSS. BLUE SHIELD immediate use. Have the Cire department on hand be financially disastroUs. Such bills often . 1111'S.Carl Johnson of Pierson Improved by Ohio agronomists this if possible. Drench the overheated areas' with water before removing hay. If possible, have the actual removal of hay supervised by someone who knows how to handle the job. Safe Driving a succeeded Mrs. Mildred Churcb as chairman of District 7; Mrs. AI. bert Kunzie, vice-chairman and year. It Jooks particularly ising for use on those fields where good catches of legumes have been prom- take months, even years, to payoff-may make it necessary for you to go into debt in order to meet them. That's why you Enrollment of Farm Bureau mem- bers is thr&u~h the Community DiscuSlilons Groups. New ~roull'S may be started when a sufficient 4. Even if the hay is properly cured before it goes into the mow, a leaky roof may let in enough rain • ' .to cause heating. So as an added prec?oution, be Jr. FB Project 1\Irs. R. N. McLachlan of Evart, secretary-treasurer. difficult to obtain. The most important feature of this method is the use of a starter and your family cannot afford to be with- out Blue Cross - Blue Shield, Michigan's completely TUJn-profit,ooluntary health-care number application. of members Groups enrolled may add new members have made already sure )'our barn roof is in good repair. It may save The Michigan Junior Farm Bu- reau is studying ways and means to Horse and Buggy fertilizer with the ,meadow seed. Ing. The fertilizer is placed s~ plan. The cost is only a few cents per day, once each Ye1olr.See your County Farm Bureau Blue Cross secretary -the whole barn from being destroyed by fire. We will be glad to supply you with furtber information on promote a state-wide contest for Wasn't Safe Either that it is available to the seedlings and your Blue Cross - Blue Shield card re~ardin~ enrollment require- safety in driving automobiles and Old. Dobbin had a poor safety immediately after germination. ments or contact our District office how to reduce fire hazards on your farm. 01' you can ask record. In 1909, we had some 26 This is done by banding both the may save you hundreds, even thousands nearest you. other motor vehicles. A committee your 10c'"a1State Mutual agent. Be sure he also tells .you.-. is working out details with repre- million horses and mules on our seed and the fertilizer. Ohio of dollars in case of illness or accident. about State Mutual's farm fire insurance-a policy that p~o- sentatives of the State police and streets and roads, traveling about agronomists call this the "band I ,'Ides all the coverage :you need wi,thout unneccessary frills or extras. It actually gives you "protection. made to order." with Nile Vermillion, manager of the Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance 13 billion miles a year. During seeding" methods for seeding mea. that year, 3,850 persons were killed dow crops. BLUE CROSS - BLUE SHIELD OFFER SO MUCH FOR SO LITTLE! Ollie •• In 20 Michigan eifi •• I Company of Michigan. in accidents involving horses and ALP'EHA• ANN AlillOl • IA nn CUEK • IA Y OTY. UHTON Mr. Vermillion told the Junior State Council recently that Natlon- horse-drawn "ehicle~r ties for each 100 million 3~ fatali- horse Farm Safety Week The Blue Cross Hospital Plan pays for a HAIlIOll • DllaOlT • FUNT • GlAND lIlAI'lOS • HlU.$OMI HOllAND • JAOCSON. KAlAMAZOO. LANHolG. MAJ!. ill Insurance underwriters figures travel miles. By contrast, the na. July 23 Thru 29 broad range of benefits (up to 120 days of oum •• Mr. PlEAtANT • MUS«lOON • I'ONTIAC • POll, HUIlON. SAGINAW. TlilAVOSI an show that accident loss records are tion's current motor vehicle fatall. According to a proclamation by hospital care) in any of the 178 participat- a sevel'e indictment of drivers in ty rate is 7 deaths for each 100 mil- the President of the United States, ing hospitals in Michigan. NO CASH rM II"",IIIIU' and Doc.,,,,.' Own Non-""/Il the age. range from 16 to 24 years lion vehicle miles of travel. July 23 to 29 has been 6et ..aslde LIMIT on the benefits covered. "~lIt,h 'Ian f'" 'h~ W.'/a,. of ,,.. , .. "'k of age. officially as Farm Safety Week. Lieut. Van Blankenstyne and Sgt. Hunt of the State police at Lansing Market Eggs Frequently This worthy program has the en. dorsement of all leading farm The Blue Shield Medical-Surgical Plans BLUE CROSS+BLUE SHIELD give added benefits •.• pay liberal en-dorsed the safety contest and of- EggS shQu.ld be marketed fre. groups in the country, according MICHIGAN HOSPITAL SUlVICC amounts for operations •.. pay toward MICHIGAN" WEOtcAL !lJUVIC& fered help from every state police quently, oftener' than once a week to the National Safety Council. post in the handlln~ of driving if possible, say Michigan State doctor's care in the h06pitaJ in non- 2U State Seuet, o.u.., 16 !\Chool!'!,promotion of rules :of the College "poultrymen. "arme~ can Influenl'e legisla. surgical cases . •• 0fIC" •• fM.T.J •• IC.~''''' road, safety driving demonstrations, tion o.ly through lIll or:;anil~a ete. Buy Farm Bureau quality feeds, voice. 1 -' FOUR M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S SATURDAY, JUKE X 1*» phosphate and other nutrient ele- Sow Testing Is New Record Set On Farmers Want Proving Popular 1 st Black H a w k Corn Twice-Day Milking GOOD PASTURES Crop Yields ments. When that happens there will be no response from potash until these other elements are add- Longer Life Sow testing by Michigan farm- ers is proving popular again this year. The first report on the 1950 Planter Still In Use On strictly practical twice-daily milking such as it practiced In most farmer-dairyman operations, DON'T JUST Depend on Soil ed." How to Open project is provided by Harry Mox- ley, Extension livestock specialist The Indians taught the Pilgrim fathers how to plant an Oregon Holsteia has set a new record for butterfat production in HAPPEN Feed-Seed Bags In Alfalfa at Michigan State College. As of early in May, 479 litters, representing swine producers in 29 corn. Nearly 300 years elapsed before a native of Sweden came along to provide American farmers with one year's time. Her production of 1141.8 pounds of butterfat was completed under An acre and a quarter of well- tertiUzed meadow-type pasture will Food Balance Here's the easy, sftf« way to epea feed and seed bags. Face the bag Most Michigan formers want provide good "board and room'' for Maintaining high crop yields with the siegle stitch side toward Ihfir alfalfa to last for several counties, had been received. Hills- the machine to plant it properly and efficiently. the Herd Improvement Registry a dairy cow during the summer jear after year depends op getting yon. Cut off surplus atrlag oe, the dale county producers sent in 87 program officially conducted by grazing season and will keep that and keeping a well-balanced supply right-hand side. Pull out ope sin- years, so crops research scientists litters for the highest number from The Holstein-Friesian Association cow sleek and well-fed with high of nutrients in a soil well cgnill- gle stitch with a n»H or katfe ax the Michigan Agricultural Ex- any one county. Gratiot county en- of America through cooperation protein grass silage through the tioned with organic matter, de- point. Grasp the string on both periment Station have found sev- tered 84 litters. with the state agricultural colleges. winter, declared the Middle West clared the Middle West Soil Im- sides of the bag and pull. If the .1 recommendations for them. S. T. Dexter, Michigan State Col- Her mark is the highest production Soil Improvement Committee. provement Committee In a state- thread does not unravel immediate, of butterfat ever recorded for a lege farm crops scientist, says that winterhardy variegated varieties MORE ACRES U. S. Holstein milked twice daily and carries with it the real honor Emphasizing that good pastures ment issued recently "don't just happen", the committee ly, pull out another single stitch. "No one element Is the sole an- Feed and seed bags open easily lists these steps from J. L. Haynes swer to high production over ex- when you do it correctly. such as Grimm. Hardigan, and Can- of making her one of the few cows adian Variegated have long been recommended to get through our IN FEED GRAINS in history to produce over 1,006 pounds of butterfat on two-time at Ohio Agricultural Experiment tended periods," says the statement. Station, to build, maintain, and use high-yielding, high-ijuality pastures. "It Is true that some soil for a and Since paper bags for (ertlHtet other materials have no reuse severe winters without injury. Farmers have planted a larger time gives startling responses to Northern grown commons are an acreage into the four principal feed milking. 1. 8eed a well-adapted high yield one element. But the reason for value most farmers cut or rip them ing meadow-type legume-grass mix- open. acceptable second choice. grains than in 194S, their planting this is that such soil is deficient in The Ladak variety was brought intentions have shown according to ture. Add plant nutrients to the soil so it can feed the legumes and that one element, while well stock- Milk House cut about 20 years ago to combat U.S.D.A. Though they intended to the newly spreading disease, bac- reduce corn acreage 6 percent, they COLONIAL PAIL grasses. Alfalfa and other legumes ed with others. "Take, for instance, a soli lack- Michigan. State College agricul- teria! wilt of alfalfa. While it was reported they planned to boost oats need plenty of phosphate and pot- tural specialists say that the es- fully as winterhardy as Grimm, 8 percent and both barley and sorg- yielded as well, and was somewhat hum 24 percent. The acreage in NO CHALLENGE ash fertilizer. ing in potash. As soon as potash sential equipment in a milk house 2. Keep up alfalfa and ladino is added, the crop response is tre- includes a milk cooler, a double stands with a generous top-dress- mendous. But continued additions resistant to the new disease, it had hay would be upped 3 percent. some disadvantages. It was slow to If the intended acreages are ac- recover from cutting with a result- tually planted and yields are aver- TO MODERN COW ing of phosphate and potash each of potash alone will soon pull down wash vat, a water heater, and a year in fall or spring. That will the available supply of nitrogen, can rack. ant small second crop, suffered age, the feed grain supply for 1950- The corn planter which this keen-minded Swede first If a Colonial American farmer not only pay off in more high-pro- had done a "Rip Van Winkle" and somewhat from leafspot, and tend- 51 in relation to the number of live- helped build over 50 years ago bears the Indian name had awakened this year he probab- tein feed and vigorous legume growth, but it will prolong the life ed to be less green in color than stock expected to be fed would be Grimm. These characteristics plus scarcity of seed limited Its use. Two new varieties which were war. smaller than in either of the last "Black Hawk." In the interim, Ernst Emil two seasons but a tenth above pre- who for many years was the head of what is now Nation- according to Benjamin H. Bennett, al Farm Machinery Co-operative, Inc.'s Englund, experimental ly wouldn't be startled at the ap- of the stand by keeping it thick and pearance of the present-day cow, vigorous. 3. Rotate your grazing and avoid Bureau of Agricultural Economics. over-grazing. Divide the meadow- FARM TOOLS highly resistant to bacterial wilt In general, she would resemble the type pasture into small fenced AND were brought out about 10 years department, has gone spryly about the business of de- cow he was accustomed to milking, fields or paddocks. Arrange these 3 STATES MARKET MACHINERY ago. Though still high-priced, the seed is gradually becoming avail- veloping the Black Hawk into the country's most ac- although she would probably be paddocks so they adjoin a bluegrass slightly larger and certainly better utility pasture containing shade able. The new Buffalo was too curate corn planter and a favorite among the nation's ted. But, if he milked an average and water. Move the herd to a new tender for our winters but the ether variety, Ranger, was found to 45 OF U. S HOGS farmers. cow of today, the results would no paddock as soon as readily avail- doubt cause his eyes to pop out. able forage is exhausted on the one I be almost as winterhardy as Grimm Three States—Iowa, Illinois and Indiana—during 1948 and 1949 Today at 80 he works full t i m e * Instead of the one-half gallon In use. Clip each paddock at the and yielded well. It should be man- at National Farm Machinery Coop- bucket that would hold all of the end of each grazing period to ob- aged carefully, if used, in order to marketed a combined 45% of the eratives' Bellevue, Ohio plant avoid winter injury and thus get the benefit of the wilt resistance. estimated tion, as sales shown by of hogs tables in of the the na- Bu- among his experimental models, de- reau of Agricultural Economics. termined to build a still better Co-op E-4 milk an average colonial cow pro- tain uniform recovery. duced in one day, he would need 4. Give the legume-grass field a pail that would hold slightly over plenty of time to recover before Michigan-grown seed from varie- For each of these years Iowa aver- Black Hawk planter. All your farm tools and machinery, gated varieties is strll best for farm- aged 24 % of the national hog mar- How much this man has con- ers who wish to plow up their al- keting, Illinois averaged 12% and tributed to the phenomenal corn falfa after (*o or three years of Indiana 9% of the total. production in this country obvious- Meets Demands Z gallons. If he milked a cow in putting cows back on. Such a re- some of the present-day commer- covery period varies from about 3 cial herds, he would need at least weeks In spring to 4 or 5 weeks dur- when insured under the "Barn Personal a 4-gallon container. And if he ing the drier parts of summer. Pas- harvest, according to Mr. Dexter. OB farms where wilt resistance Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio ly cannot be measured, but the thousands Is needed. Ranger may give good are also top States, so that all 6 Hawk planters and those of com- and thousands of Black For Heavy Work milked Carnation Ormsby Madcap tures lose their vigor if cows graze Fayne, a Holstein with a milking one field too long or are on pasture that has not had suffi- put back Blanket" item of a Fremont Mutual policy are covered for full value against results. In the northern part of the States together accounted for near- petitive makes utilizing his basic To meet the increasing demand record of 41,943 pounds in 1 year, cient time for recovery. he would need a good-sized wash loss by fire while in use or in storage, state, Ladak may be better than ly 60% of all hog marketings. Sev- patents are working evidence of his for a heavy duty tractor for use on tub. After one such milking, no either Grimm or Hardigan. en States in 1949 marketed be- larger farms, the National Farm 5. Give cows on lush legume-grass tween 45% and 50% of the entire role in helping fill the world's Machinery Cooperative has develop- doubt he would have been ready mixtures free access to the blue- when off of your own property and cattle and calves sales of the na- food baskets. to go back to sleep for another 200 grass utility pasture containing tion's farms. Asked if he visualized still great- ed a new model designed to furnish years. shade and water. The bluegrass even while they are in a garage for er development in the planter, Mr. greater power, while retaining the utility pasture need not be large—a Englund commented, "Yes, but I basic features of the present model repairs. quarter acre per cow Is usually ade- doubt that there will ever be any E-3. Called the Co-op E-4, the new EGG PRODUCTION basic change in the drop plate on model is the result of two and a the planter. It is just as basic as half years of careful planning and June 7 Weed quate. Paddock gates should al- ways be left open so cows can read- This Is another example ef Fremont ily move to the utility pasture after the needle on the sewing machine a period of exhaustive field test- AT NEW HIGH filling on the legume-grass pad- Mutual's broad coverage liberal policy. and the escapement on a watch, ing to prove its performance. Working Farm flocks laid nearly 5 per- neither of which has been altered Machinery Cooperative in planning cent more eggs in April than in in decades." with the National Farm Control Day docks. 6. Harvest surplus forage on pad- For more details consult your local Fremont Mutual agent or write the The first Black Hawk corn plant- the new farm tractor, the Cock- doeks not used for spring grazing. the same month last year and 4 shutt Plow Company incorporated percent more than the 1939-48 av- er was recently returned to the in its design the outstanding fea- erage, according to the Crop Re- Bellevue plant for reconditioning tures of the well-known E-3. Two for Tuscola Co. Due to weather conditions In spring, the forage can be more eas- Home Office. porting Board. Production for and new seed plates. As far as is more cylinders were added to the Weeds of all kinds are a detri- ily handled as grass silage than as hay. After growth recovery, pad- April 1950 was estimated at 6,- known, it is in service today in E-3's Buda engine to give the added ment in % producing a good crop docks harvested for grass silage can 386,000,000 eggs. the Memphis, Tennessee area. whether it be a cultivated or aon- Contests for the oldest Black power, at the same time insuring cultlvated crop. Reduction of crop be included in the regular grazing The nation's farm flock averaged •that all vertical parts of the two 361,759,000 layers in April—6 per- Hawk corn planter were recently engines are interchangeable to yields are due to the "stealing" of docks. cent more than in the correspond- held in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton simplify servicing. By using the plant food elements and moisture sequence with spring-grazed pad- cR€monTmuTUflL ing period in 1949 and 2 percent counties in Michigan. Several same basic design, it was possible from the crop. Lapeer County Ag- I FIRE INSURANCE • • • C O M P A N Y showed up with 1904 as their dates riculture Agent, Stan Mahaffy, Prosperity cannot be coaxed back H "No! No! Baxter — you don'i above the average. to economise on the cost of manu- states that many chemicals for by forcing higher wages.—Herman ° M * ° f/ 'C * ~ FREMONT, *»ICH. drain her like you do the tractor." Chicks and yonng chickens of of manufacture. They were still in this year's hatching on farms May operation. facture, since existing factory tools weed control are on the market at W. Steinkraus. emmmmmmmmmmtummmmmmmmm — — — • — • Simplicity coupled with perfect could be used on both tractors. the present time and are effective • Sound economic action, without 1 are estimated at 402,054,000—5 The Co-op E-4 is a 3-4 plow rated percent less than a year ago and 3 accuracy has made the famous Co- if used properly for their intended Inspired leadership, cannot solve percent below the average. op Black Hawk planter one of the tractor which can be furnished purpose. anything.—Louis Bromfield. most outstanding corn planter used with either gasoline or diesel MAXIM""! Farmers will have an opportuni- on farms today. Vour Farm Bureau engines. It provides 50 per cent Services has been selling through more power than the smaller E-3, ty to see demonstrational plots in WORMS crops and pastures where various its many farm equipment dealers with a horsepower rating of 42 a* PAINT SALE this popular and dependable plant- the drawbar, and can be had in er. —i four jobs: different (1) Row models crop for with special dual chemicals have been applied on Wednesday, June 7th, in Tuscola County. This weed control day front wheels; (2) Row crop with will be held on the Bates Wills single front wheels; (3) Row crop farm, 2 miles north of Vassar. MITIS Paint up this Season w i t h - Grass Silage with adjustable front axle; (4) The all day affair is being plan- 2/fUCO Standard with non-adjustable front ned to show the effectiveness of axle. ' hemicals for all kinds of weeds. SUPER (Red) BARN PAINT Needs More Care .Michigan State College specialists will be on hand to explain the var- A number of Michigan farmers BUILD SOIL ious demonstrations and discuss management problems of weed will be putting up grass silage for killers with relation to different APHI** the first time this year. Lots of others will be expanding their use of it after giving it a try on a small WITH GRASSES crops. scale last year. A report from a survey by the AND LEGUMES High Forage specialists at Michigan State Col- Grasses and legumes are the key lege showed that all types of mea- crops In a rotation to build and dow mixtures have been used for save soil according to Ed Longneck- grass silage. Alfalfa-brome mix- er, Michigan State College exten- Farms Bring GENITOX GENITHION High iron oxide gives Unico ^ Super Barn Paint exceptionally fine hiding power, long life and resist- tures were the most common type sion specialist in soil science. going into the silo. Farmers Longnecker cites tests made on found that greater care is requir- the Ferden Experimental Plots In More Returns S50 - n 15* and 25%- ance to color change. ed when mixtures with more than Saginaw County to prove hie point. 50 percent alfalfa or those high in Over a nine-year period, corn has The greater returns that farm- DDT Parathion It holds its color well and is prac- Spray tically unaffected by the sun. ladino clover are ensiled. averaged 51.1 bushels to the acre in ers are getting on high-forage ASK US FOR About two-thirds of the farmers rotations including legumes. On farms generally are due to the ef- Spray For a better barn paint—ask for Powder started filling their silos during plots where no legumes were used, fect of grass and legumes have in Powder SPECIAL #403 Bright Red Unico Super Barn the first two weeks of June and a the average corn yield has been 34.b Increasing yields of their grain PEICES Paint. majority of them plan to cut the bushels an acre. Yields of other crops and to the larger volume of crop at the one-quarter blossom or crops than corn have also been business they have developed by less stage. Chemical analysis of greater when clover, alfalfa and feeding more forage and grain to 2&UCO Exterior House Paints- grass silage samples showed the grasses were used in the rotation. early cut crop was higher in pro- roughage-consuming livestock ac- The longer the experiment Is con- cording to C. W. Crickman, Bureau Froft growers! For today's most effective: weapon against fitter Orchard Brand Protots tein than that from more mature tinued, the wider the difference of Agricultural Economics. worms, mites and aphids, use thecombinadon of GENfTOX fir tin Fruit Braver: DDT and GENITHION Parathion in your apray tank. See Our crops. gets. That's proof, Longnecker Changing over to a system of The specialists found the farm- thinks, that the longer land goes farming with more grasB and more Behind these two spray materials stands all die intensive lead Arsenate, Astringent t Standard] | Selection ers most successful had taken the without a legume or grass crop, the livestock, however, generally re- laboratory and field research that goes into every General Nicotine Sulfate A0% time to get well organized before more difficult it will be to get it quires more work, new Invest- Chemical product before it Is offered to growers. As a result, they started filling the silo. They back into high production. ments, a greater variety of skills NUcio-Dritomic* Sarrw also found you need to forget some Legumes and grasses like brome, in management, and involves great. you can be sure of maximum spray protection when you tht appta see* and peace 1*9"* MO) of the things that go with the stan- timothy and Kentucky bluegrass er risks. Although the net farm specify GENITOX DDT and GENITHION Parathion. See dard kind of hay making. For ex- are helpful in soil conservation and returns are increased, the return your Orchard Brand dealer today! Dritamk* Sartor ample, don't get a whole field building in other ways. Forming for each hour of labor may not be w#r assets*) down at one time, or you'll find a turf or sod, they protect the sur- so large as before the change. the grass is too dry before you get face against both wind and water 6 BIG ADVANTAGES BHC 6-10 Spray faatW for Long Lasting Beauty and Protection it into the silo. Cut down only erosion, the soil scientist explained. (10% nomma fwmert f Ml * comp/ef e/y la hard or soft water without excessive foaming, Quality considered, you can'c boy a better house as much as you can put in the silo Roots penetrate the subsoil and MSC Helps Locate Spray top* in the next two or three hours. loosen It up to help drainage and paint than Unico. There's a full line of colors » Grass silage stored by wilting at aeration of heavy, tight clay soils. Sheep Dippers J Stay Suspended is the agitated spray mixture. /Copper Fwnfto'da choose from. 65 to 70 percent moisture needs They prevent sandy rolling soils As a service to Michigan (lock 3 Give Nigh Deposit on fruit and foliage... uniform, closely-kait rumfost only one to three hours of sun- from washing. owners, Graydon Blank, Michigan spray covers. iereoeer SHtkarl All Unico paints carry an "open shine. During the month of June, Mich- State College livestock specialist, igan farmers will have a chance to 4 Minimum Kvn-cff of the insecticides in die spray drip bectuee Stafafi formula" listing ingredients on the Two-thirds of the farmers re- see demonstrations of the value of is compiling a list of those persons these materttls are processed to make the ultra-fine particles (Hersiene Pre-Harrtet Spray) can. You know what you are buying. ported using no preservative. If grass and legumes In the farming operating portable sheep dipping "stay pur" where they hit. you do use a preservative, such as program. Crass Days are being vats or power sprayers. Stop in and make your selection molasses, remember that it is good sponsored by the Michigan Cooper- If you operate, or know of any- 5 *esu»H Unexcelled "Kill" of pests for which DDT and PARA- Other O m u l s estd today from the Unico Color Book. only with wet forage. ative Extension Service with assis- one operating a portable dipping THION arc recommended. Inorganic Insecticide* tance from other agencies In all vat or a power sprayer write to Graydon Blank animal husbandry Buy At Your Co-op Watch Calves Carefully areas of the state. specialist, Michigan State College, Distributed by Always watch calves carefully to East Leasing. The list will be OR FARM BUREAU DEALER detect any signs that a calf may Insure Quality Milk made available to conaty agents FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. be ailing. Don't give an ailment a The way to help insure quality and (or direct mailing to interested Farm Bureau Services, Inc. chance to progress even to the next milk Is to remember the three " C s " folks. Buy at Farm Bureau Stores and Co-ops 221 N. Cedar St. • Lansing, Michigan feeding. A delay to too many,hours clean, cool, and covered, says MSC may be dangerous. Available Throughout Michigan - See Your Dealer dairymen. Boy Farm Bureau quality feeds. • 8ATYffDAV, JUNE 3, 1950 -. , 'MICHIGAN FARM NEWS -~.- -. --._- Governor's permisaion for their - Legislature's Job -~: :~;~ ~::~~::~ IFarll1. BUre'au OffeJiS GROWING BULK FERTlUZER SPREADER Suit. Fanners consideratioQ of sucll meaauJ'M. SUMMER IS MILK KnO'WDQU8}-ty but he refllsed. Hence, nothinr; '. Dr. I, F. Huddleson, who perfect. e.d the "Brucella M" vaccine for I Fence.SERViCE PROVES GREAT, AID TO FARMERS (Continued from Pace 1) could be aCcOmpllshllll in connel:- It is estimated that. by the end tion with this extremely Import- COOLING TIME • • }lre.veDttoD of Bang's disease in ~ __ . of the currrent fiscal year, t.he ant problem. cattle, recommends re-vacclnatton surplus funds turned oyer Cor this Job Suits Farmers. While some Summer Is coming on and if after two Years. The Michigan For many years most farmers had no way of, knowing project wUl amQunt to $248,996.00. .charges have bet!n made .that the you aren't equipped to do a good State College brucellosis authorl. the quality of any particular piece of fence or barb wire. These ha:ve accumulated from fees special session was ..~ do.nothing" job of cooling milk or cream on or-. ty advises farmers who used the paid by feed and fertiiizer' man!J' Le!l;islature,. the r~rd Qf the law- your plac.e, it's time to get equipp- . 'yacc~ne on animals m,ore than two Farmers have bought it on a price basis, hoping to get facturers. The Individuals and makers as judged by the Farm Bu- ed. Don Murray, extension dairy- _ . '. 7ea~s agp to cQntact veterinarians companies which have paid them reau recommendations is certainly man for Michigan State College, their moneys' worth. Many a farmer has bought Ubargain in ~re very. much pleased with the not a bad one. Possibly the lRgis. s.a)'s cooling can be done by any . ~ fpr another innoculatiOIl. •' Vl/~erlnl!-rians thrQughout the fence" only to find it thinly and unevenly zinc coated arran~m!!nt Which will. provide latur.e shQuld lie cQmmende4 not one of several different methods. • Iltate report most farmers to be and a poor investment in the long run. for turning this ac.cumulated sur. alone for )Vhat it accomplished but The Important thing is to cool the :~- blghli pleased with results of the plus over for improved laboratQry (or what it didn't do in r.egard to milk IInll)eqlately after milking '. I • vaccine developed in the. Brucella As the result of these so-called "fence bargains," in facilities. man)' rlldical and expensive recom- and maintain it at a temperature .;;.', I..aboratory on the Michigan State Publj~ Schools~ 1l'he mandatory mendations. of at last 60 4egrees F. and prefer, :: . C.Ql1ege campus. It is available s~me' localiti~s,. farmers have experienced a wide I varj- legislative Q.pproprlation tor p,!blic It Is cert~in that throughollt the ably below liO degrees. 'r"_ through most Michigan veterlnar. schools, required !n !,-c,Cordance 'session, Senators and' Representa. . Mr. Murray suggsts that to speed ation in price. There was the same variation in quality witlI the la.st 'sooten.ce of the sales tives heard frequently from Farm the cooling action with a water ~!ln8 w.ho have been given a permit p:'by the Michigan Department of too, but few have any way of knowing how great that tax di\'ersion amendment amounts Bureau units and individuai memo bath type cooler, use an agitator to :-~. Agriculture ~o use i~. to $87 ,l~2,a45 ~or the coming year. bers. Many county and q.istrict circulate the cold water. Experi- difference is. This r.e~esents an ,1ijcrease of delegations of Farm' Bureau lead. ments have shown that this type l~:' Beginning last Al,Igust, F. B. applied at no 'less than the mini- more th!ln $5,OOQ,o.oO over the ers visited the legislllture during cooler with al! agitator will cool ,BENZIE GETS . Un'ICO .f arm f ence an d ,lar I b w Ire mum specified, has pl'oven to last had a, new waterproof envelope at. longer and oost farmer patrons less area: who fell behind nonhal plant. Farmers of the Saginaw valley to insure even spreading, current ~ar's figurll. The Increase the session. One of the more sig- milk to at least 50 degrees F. with, propeller at the rear of th.e truck iI. broqght ",bout .1>Y larger sales Rate.s of tax collections. The ,eo'ntroversial nificant groups of Farm Bureau .in one lIour. ..':,READY FOR '51: tached in place qf the customary tag .. per year per rod. 31 St-, FFA ANNUAL ing schedules due to poor weather, are receiving consiuerable application can be set to apply for~ula for the . distribution help evenly aoo, 400, or 500 pounds or this' unpreced~ntedlY large amount Bureau folks from 39 counties who Forest Fires of leade'i-s wal> composed of 51 Farm ,came in on May 4 to Iltudy the Forest fires take an anRual toll ..•: zle County Farm Bureau approved }'o"hat Unico Spocification There is a ,page inside the en. ~..: .. The board of directors of Ben. velope telling the farmer patron. .... from Farm Bureau Services' bulk more per acre. fertilizer spreadipg service t his The two trucks now under con. of state aid was retained subs tan- needs for yeterlnary and public of millions of board feet of lumber. May 15th plans and a budget for means to him and what the 195~ roll call for membership specific.aUons meal). .in the way of f'ence those JUNE 16 17 AT . - spring . it possible for thj! farmer to have the contractor. tract to Farm Bureau Services are tiany as' for the current The new spreader service makes owned' by Edward 'Whalen, - Gar,o year. Two more trucks. are with the Farm Bureau's fiscal heal,th facilities at M.S.C. and to Do your part by carefulIy extlng- This act -was, i~ conformity contact their lawmakers regardin~ recom. these matters. ui;;hing all Cigarettes and camp" fires. - ~ as • prepared , :. ; ..... "c'ommittee of the board. by the membership the rust-free Ufe of .his fence. This printed page also gives a lot of in. It was decided that Benzie coun. formation on the er,ection and stretching of fence. STATE COLLEGE . , fertilizer he wants applied where being co~verted to help fill present mendation. he wants it on his farm in any and future orders ... These trucks quantity. This service cuts spreall. areToevalued Toll' Roadi. at apout $12,000 I!ach. has gone on reco.r~ In opposltion.to The Farm Bureau P,rom'o.te S,'a. Ie', . ,YouJh To be 70 years young Is some- 1! ty :shall follow the .proven roll call make the cost of this ser- toll roads: . A" 'J>.1Ilto provide for , times more cheerful and hopeful airy p'rod u~tS. •J The third post war or thir ,1 (tra(nJng . s,.chool at' Sturgeon B~y, f this year to interfere less with check wi~h their 10c~L P. M. A. the problems of.t,he ~ichigan State , "'i~consin, June 18-25. The board Patrons will know, the quality of sehool time .. services,' says that the new service co.mmitteemen for benefit payment Fair; the Farm: Bureau delegates ~ . • Ii . lI~lieves' 'that a 'much better job Unico Specification Fence and Barb The program will consist of judg. was, created by t~e demand .Of far.- allowances. had stated, !/Legislation should be ~ i c~n be done on the roll call if wire. There will be a minimum ing livestock, dairy, poultry, farm ~ners. w~o were mte~ested m sav. Farm Bureau Services is the on. enacted permitting the issuance' of Mr. Dairy Farmer-this Is y~ur ~ -: planS. al}.d traiQing are started zinc coating of 0.40 ounces per foot management, farm mechanics, and II~g time, labor ~nd money .. Ii organization in'the a'rea who is long.time. leases for the construc- month. This is June and June Is "~ ~rl?,~ sri.il! !\frs. Dorothea Nevius, on No. 9 gauge. dauges No. 10-11 dairy products as well as education'l Mr. Ifarger pomted out that smc!! proYiding this service to the farm. titHi of b,uilding's and. facilities on "Dairy Month:' ~ '"'.~lIcr.etary.... llnd 121h will have a minimum' of al exhibits. the demonstration of the new type er .. Other' fertilizer mantifactu-re~s, the Fairgrounds." A measure In This is the month when dairy .I $ 0.30 ounces per foot and No. 14 A total of $1,400.00 in cash spreader was given last fall, orders realizing the importance of this harmony with this recommendation folks throllghout the country make '. Smnmer Pasture gauge will have 9.25 ounces per awards has been allocated to this for the service have totalled more s.ervice to farmers, are rapidly con. was enacted' .b-y the legislature. It ~pe,cial efforts' to' sell d;liry pro- : ~ ! Early pasture is good for both toot. ,Unico Specification program. All F.F.A. chapters should than 500 tons .. The trucks that do verting their facilities and are 'will permit leasing.of any portion ducts. Fence now plan to participate in the judgiqg the work are converted lime spread. planning 'to .offer a' similar service Qf the state falrgroulJ,ds for not to into high gear during the month Il'he dairy industry goes SOws an'd their litters. Michigan . • year. ' exceed 20 vears for the erection of June to Increase the consump- .j . State COllege a~imaJ! husband,ry has many advantages for co-op store' contests and prepare educational ex. ers, and each has a capacity of next managers as well as patrons: When hiblts. eight tons . " Farmers wishing to have this of buildings or improvements to tion of dairy products throughout J specialists say that putting the pigs lower prices are quoted in their A rotating propeller scatters serVIce . d'urlOg the s~mmer and be finan.ced .by the lessees. ' the world. , on pasture as soon as possible, helps trading areas, each store manager : ayold the dangers of anemia and can ask for a quality comparison. Farmers Invest More powdered fertilizer over a 16.foot fall months may do so by plaCing Michigan Wines. The Farm Bu- Why June? Have you ever fig. area behind the truck: A canopy their orders now with their local reau delegates had adopted a reso- ured out what's' reaity behind this Iother baby pig ailments. patr'ons wlll not be easily fooled on In Tl)~ir Co-ops has b,een designed to hang over the farm Bureau fertilizer dealers. lution reading as follows: I'Present program? \Vhy Is it. that. just one ! J B,uy Farm Bureau 'quality feeds. I fence quality or lower prices. Fence Farmers had slightly more in. " with a uni10rm coating of zinc, vested in their cooperatives as of I ~porta nee 0f B' eI.'ng, . ~Ichlgan laws relative to the month is designated maDufacture and sale of wines dls. Month? What is the main reason ~s Dairy .;1: Bes,t f or ' Fa'rm the first of this year, than they did a year before. But this investment was still not a .ery big part of Farm Bureau MemL~er I criminate against Michigan grape for all dairy farmers to take I!o growers. -Thia discrimination nle~ to th~ Michigan cha~ce to compebl equitably d. speci.a. Intereest growers a Dairy !\Jonth" program? for in the "June is In' the first place, dairy farm- :. _ th~~o:::;n~~~e:~se:. Economics figures, the Federal Re. serve Bank of Chicago notes that ~griCUltUral ' '_ B W,)l .. c' .' g . the wine grape market i~ the.State market. for their wine. ers pay one penny per' ~utter tat and an opportunity for a national pound' for advertising llnd promot- We urge ing the sille of dairy nroducts and with a as of January 1, 1950, farmers' de. posits and currency totalled $14 billions; their U. ". holdings Y es ey S, Hawley Being a Farm' Bureau, memQer may Le, f.ar more I'm- against 1../ that' appropriate Michigan grape action be taken June is the month' that this pro- to remov'e all such discrimlnatloll growers:' gram concentrates its efforts. There js also another reason. CONCRETE saving bond holdings were $5.1 portant than ~embers fully realize: When one -j~ins A bill substantially in conformity with that recommendation Rell1ember, th/i!re .Is a "f1o~ting ;was en- pool" ',of seyen billion pounds of POULTRY HOUSE ~~~~:~~ti~:sd ~~~r ~~;I~~:.entsT~~ .the Fan~ Bureau~ he becom~ a member of the la~gest acted and lias been approved hy .milk without a permanlln! Aome. for ~e~lthier. more productiye Who want t~ deal with their own latter figure was compared with and most powerful farm organization in the world. In the Governor .. Highways. European markets have yanlshl!d: From the standpoint the pool is backing up, depressing ftoc:~s. b1,1i1da concrete poultry Insurance Company ~:.~ i~;:~:;e~~sl::9~~~3~~~:~~~~ .,the United States and lPuer~o Rico ther~ ~re ~~pro~i- of Michigan Farm oJ3ureau mem- (arm prices for milk. To a great pou~,e~ C9~cret.e has no cr~vices for lice, mites or other parasites; I bel'S, unquestion'abiy the greatest e?Ctent our prosperity in ~ic)ligan r ", t i '\ i. P'~.~ ~..;;.-""AtJTOM6BIl..E ~;~;;obil~ INSURANCE~re 1;;;;r~~ types of cars and trucks. Several plans, includ- serv~ offer com- f; all" pf slightly more than 3%. 'U. S. Grader Assign~d Mjd-West Creameri~ 1.~atelY 1.,500,000 farm~:ta,!fillies in Far.!U BJ,1re~u. This disappOintment in coDIlection with depeJ.lds .upon dairy prosperity. ~eans that \t?ere are ~qbut. 6,OOO,0?O individual mem- the special session was that noth- ing was accomplished ~ers, because Fa~m :Bur~au IS a famIly affair. In Mich- additional revenull for improve- products paturally }Vquld redl!ce repairs. ~e!l~~e .S~rp,I~!1es-By encourag. to provide Jl,lg more consumption of d;1iry -~~e'psoqt r~t$. weasels and ver- m.in; is easy to keep warm, clean and dry; stops frequent. costly ~ 'L ~i.~.¥ full coverage. The Inspection and Grading Di. Igan we are gettmg ne~rer and nearer the 1950 goal of ment and maintenance of county this backlog pf ml\l~ llqu!valents. Write for free booklet. "Im- vision of the Dairy and Poultry 44,000 farm family membe h' Th roads. The Farm Bureau delegates For insta~cel .should every family proved Poultry Housing with , I: t t. 2 FADM LIABIUTY 'INSURANCE 0 -.. a. .' .• ur com- Branch of the U. S. Dept. of Agri- culture has assigned Federal Grad- 41,000 paid memberships now. . rs, IpS. on this subject. They favored af9",rth I ere are Qver haurpl~ses. As a ready-~ixed concrete producer as well as inspection of dried milk Bein F B • timent in both' the Senate and matter of fact, wee would have an or bu~ding material dealer. INSURANCE AT COST t power.d Add"ItlOna 1 d u ti es " '111 b e carries g with rendering assistance to Individual plants on production a~d quality ;::Xi:~:b~S . a arm it UI-eaU member'" "b' I responsl ... Ihhes, If r::1t;<> th~:;~~e ~~: Expect MI-nor House for legislation In accord. hlcreased ,dewand for our dairy ance with the Farm Bureau's ra- goods. commendations. However, Gover .. Q'uality Helps. Th.e dairy farmer C1lecIr 1111, pori. on porlo' ana moll for f_ m.ratori .~--------~------------. ., {.service limited to members of Michigan Farm nor Williams, had recommended shO!!ld take ~xceptiopal Interest PORTlAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION Bureau. Surplus earnings of, the Company belong to policyholders "in ~quitable proportions. improvement problems. I " I dd't' nc. n a I Ion 0 t M' h' IC Igan, h organization ~lld -W es t P ro d ncers ' Creamer i es, made up of .' f member cr~ameries ~ocated in the .the greatest efficiency and results, Th F .e'f arm"1' arm ami les, is a v- as ing thing. If it is to operate with B . ureau, Ii Drop In Farm . an appropriation from the State's ~Jl this "al~ out" program to se~1 Olds T.... er Bldg •• LaDslDr 8, Mlell. general fu~d !or read purposes. He mor.e milk. He helps pay for this refused to open the door to con- pr9grl!-m an,d he sh0'lld make it his o Feedlnr Jloo .. 0 CoDcrete Poultry o Hog Bousetl o FOWldationa 0 Housel (au lIboVe) Storage Cenar. sideration of any weight or gas tax b~!?iness to ~pow'what J~ goh~? on. Product-Ion Cost states of IllInois, IndIana, Ohio and I't means th t th b .. EI BarDI 0 Mill< HOUle. T a ese mem ers must FA.RM BUREAU ennessee. Lower Dairy Costs " be lively stones in the gr~t build- ing of Farm Bureau. sary that memberS.become informed To help lower costs on dairy about the str!Jcture of the organiza. 'It IS neces- increase. The'Senate and, House Re~ember, t~ere ;1re,30 days in passed a. resolution requesting thp. June--30 d.~YS(or the preaent anti o 5,ilo. 0 Concreto MakiAl The likelihood of only minor de- Mutual Insurance Comp8ny farms, Michigan State College agri- tion, its purpose, and how it oper- cultural economists list four major ates. Farm BUreau members, work. clines in farmers' production costs means that most of the redulltion in practices: improved forage produc- ing together, democratically, can of M~chi,an tion, more efficient housing, better accomplish much in 'working out income, accordipg to' -Bureau of gross income will show up in net ( . work methods, and more econom their social, economic and pro- Agr'l &onomics. ical housing. fessional problems. !~ . A Farm Bureau Se,vi~~ By becoming informed and being The slight decline in total ros{s ,; prohably will come from Ilower ex- Plant Farm ~!1reau Seed .. active in their loca:l apd county penditures for labor, fertiliz~r, and groups, Farm Bureau members rents. \V~ge rates for the year are certainly will have a voice that will .,' expected to average below 1949 and be heard in all' important places Emergency Crops \ Including the legislative W,hat consolation and comfort it should be to the member while he slightly. is "plowin' and draggin' and cook- halls. fal'JI1ers probably will employ fe\}'er wor~ers. fertilizer Farmers may 'buy ItlSS and prices Most other costs are expected to are ' down Farm Bura;lu members are recognized find in 6!lCCessful agricultUl'e. ment many years ago. tors of }l'ann Bureau Seniees, as Ie a.ders in Co-opol'ativcs,-in The It'arm B urean started thp.".}<'al'mBureau Feed Depart- }<'ellow members 0 f yours are on thcnille Inc., of ",rhieh the l<'eed Department is community man bOlll'd of <.!irec- 11 segment. life, For HAY or PASTURE in' and bakin' " to know that Stan. be as high or higher than last year. You can help yourself and build :r.our l<'ee cJ Department stronger by asking ~'our feed ley Powell, Allan K:1ine and other LlYestock purchased by farmers dealer for Fann Bureau fee.ds:-Milkmakel' 34ro-':"'Bureaufle~ 32%-~}orkmakers (35% great leaders are speaking for them are expected 10 cost a little more in high places whenever the need or ~O% )-~Iermashes or l\I.V.P. poultry con cel}trate--Steer l<'eed or other Farm Bureau than in 1949. They will spend about arises. They speak with the voice 'the same am{lunt ,for purchased feeds. If you haven't fed Farm J3ureau fe cds, try them. They are made for you-and Tqe ,b~t and cheapest milk production comes from cows on good pasture. This year it's 'and power of hundreds and millions feed lot records prove they pave no superi ora. Just give them au equal chance aud feed. Maintenance and depreciation and this voice is heard and re- they will prove their worth 'to you. real money in your pocket if you have extra good pasture. Successful fanners select spected .. charges will be up a 'little. Fuel and repairs also wili be up .T~i dependab~e Farm Bureau seeds. farm Bureau, thus, has become ';\SUnAN GRASS is your' best emel'geney pasture or 'hay crop. Half an acre of Common the most important instrument In the modern age of farming. It Is and mortgage.interest will rise. Miscellaneous cost items such as seeds, containers, payments twine, POULTRY DAIRY Sudan ....will keep a CO\y till the first 'liiIling frost. Hulf an acre of Sweet Sudan will thereCore, very important that the Need m,olasse,s for grass silago! Our Kan- irrigation charges, dairy supplie!? It look~ like better egg pricc-I) latl;lr on. feed 11 cow and calf till the first frost. Drill or b}'oadcast 20 lbs. per acre to ,June 15; members be informed and actively participating in the operations of short-term interest, hardware .and Take good care of your pullets (or old diJas$ is ol'y .and eltsy to Use. Each pound Start 'pasturing when a foot ,high.' .. ' the l~ke will be about the same. clllla.lS 11 poulld of Wf't calla 1ll01as.o;ps. Farm Burean wherever it exists .. """'" • f ~ ... The leaders elected and hired can hens). Give them room ~nough to be lo'Ul"Ul BUl'ellu, fiureau La.o; caI'ries 2.) Ibs. MILLETS For grain' millet, as a substitute RROUE GRASS is vel'y short in snpply. only carryon successfully through cane molasses to eaeil 100 lbs. of fped. for oats when ground, plant Red or yellow Pro:,;o.~ Plal}t June ~O ,t() 20. Harvest in Sown with alf'aIfa 01' wheat this fall. very good: Get your supply now. It's the dictates of the membership. 4.s the mem'bers partiCipate, they form WATCH FOR comfortable-plan will ~ve .fe~d and paRture fi~rht up on pafo;tllre with liberal feeding of ('orn 1I1Hl oats. Common mIllet.. Plant about ,June H. Hay crop in60 days; Cut before seed forms. sow Buckwheat before the fourtll of July. a member of so great an orgui- zation as the Farm Bureau. Many FLUID ON SALE A.LF4LF~ For that ~nmmer .se~c1ing, you can't beat Farm Bureau adapted, wintcr-llardy working together as citizens for the preservation of the American way The Nationa.l Better Business HOGS Alfalfas. The supply IS very limited. We offer Montana and Dakota Grimms. of life and for the betterment of ~ Bureau says that a million gallons ~arm Buran Porkmaker!\ ;l:3o/9 an.<.l 4~% are fortified with thp. potent m2 ph.!" the great profession, agriculture, are of defective fluid is now on the market. This Inferior product can finest assortment of B. COlpple~ "1 t a!" 10. 'fry th'mn. The 3;)% for sows and.pig.; to 7:; ATLAS SORGO Here's a RAPE Now's the time to RYE GRASS Sow in corn bound to succeed. cause brake failure at crucial mo- lbs.-tpe 40% fQr ammaltl from 7;) lbs. QP. Both arc made rossihle through ('ollpgp crop that will make good sow rape. It makes the best after last cultivation for fall ment. Failure results from exces. research. fo£lder or ensilage. :i\Ialr FarJll Bureau 427" Pasture ling Com'l'ntratp. It will 'fine hog .feed. early spring pasture save you money. tural agent to find the location sion or gumming of parts. Bu- and date of the nearest Grass Day reau study indicates that 25 per DON'T WAIT'- GET !YOUR SUPPLY NOW! demonstration in your area during cent more auto breakdowns caused UJfITED WB ARB ST:a.OBG ~ P.JVID.D WE ARE W:ROXa J , ' June. . Buy at Your Local Farm Burea.u Seed Dealer FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Good Herd Management by brake failure for ineCficient op- eration of brakes during 1949 than occurred in 19-48. Play safe. Make Patroni.e Your Lee.1 F.... Bureau Futl D..... Good herd management, inc1ud- sure that product you use meets J'ADI Buauv IDYlOU, 010- Seed Dept. 221 N. Cedar St. Lansin~ 4,. ~1i~pigJ.l,n ,iug the use of correct milking pJ"ac- S. A. E. (Society of Auto~U. '8e4 J)epl11;lm 121 •. 0e4Iar ...... ti~es, ~il1 !!eJp t~ pr~_~t P18!t1t~ Engineers) standard. -. - - "-~.......-- SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1950 ~x M I CHI G A, N FAR M NEW • ..- ' supports downward for potatoe9~: Our Responsibility ~ A CORRAL FOR THE BULL ••• ' · I REA Completes r Co-op Marketing A wo-Way Proposition Co-operative marketing has made Secretary Tells dairy commodities and other pro-:: ducts. to Rural Youth _ 4",\ 15 Yrs. Service tremendous strides durin~ the last 10 years. It will continue to ~01f and develop and render even great- er Ilervice to the producers as Ion!; What He Thinks Grass, Legumes;- Lckground Material for Discussion This Month by Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups r\...)J lr r~'-...... I Fifteen years ago, F. D. R. set up a lending agency to "make work" by getting electricity to the RlI the producers 'interest selves in their own welfare through the co-operative. them- It ill impossible Plan'Will Do Improve Soil ,: "' ~,--:/". ,'90ted for all condi\iQns. BUIlt for Make bcttcr hay, faster, with dcpcndable Co-op Imple- Campbell and their seven children wrote many bess. The trouble here is that young Bureau must have In it for rural years of troublc-free faithful service. ments. Thcre is a Co-op implemcnt for cvcry farm need. .\leople become teaHy thwarted. youth victories over difficult situ- slogans before the family agreed on the one the Parents are sitting on the safety ations. Mistakes will be made. father submitted. Mr. Campbe~l has served on the Everv CO-OP implcment you purchase will be properly. assembled,. adjusted and dcliycrcd to yo.urJarm ready to work. '."klve, and such children jump the But mistakes are a part ot our 'Our .Co-op and Gleaner combincs will receive final adJu~tments 1Il your fi~ld hy our.llleChalllcs. Tractol's are carc. local election board for many years. The family - fully checked at 100 hours of operation to assure you sa't IS f ac t ory a~ d. co~ t lIlU~(.;I "en'lce • Our mastcr parts stock at bounds, rebel, and violate all the learning. The important thing is rUles at the first opportunity. not that we make mistakes. The Lansin" to'ycthcr with qualified mechanics' guarantce you prompt, cfflClent ser\'1cc. operates a 920 acre farm at Miltonville, Cloud It must be !ecognlzed that a pro- important thing is that we may ., '" f;ram of restrictions is a negative learn to keep on striving in spite county, Kansas: lJrogram only. Youth needs a posi- of them. The youth that conquer!! "tive program of real-life training his own mistakes by his personal if it is to develop the abilities efforts, rather than by turning for The suggestion for a national contest for a get Asic Your Co-op Implement Dealer For Prices out the vote slogan came from the experience in necessary to face real-life Bitua- help to his elders, has made a big tIODS. stride in the direction of becom. , He'll Be Glad To M'ake Arrangements For a Demonstration Michigan. For many years the Michigan Farm (c) 'Recreation and Entertain. ing a man •• mente Whenever youth in a com- t It is not merely the temporary Bureau and County Farm Bureaus have conducted FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. munity get out of hand today, success of this day and hour. that 8uccessful campaigns to get out the rural vote. ' !<'arm Equipmllnt Dcpt.' 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, Michigan many of our adult leaders seck a can sustain a man f.or life. Soli- solution in entertainment. Give dity of cbaracter calls for continued .'