Vol. XXVIII, No. 9 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1950 28th Year Published Monthly Price Controls and-Ration~ng Will Not Prevent Inflation EDITORIAL Rep. Woodruff HE'S SAViN6 THE ACT fROM BEING RIDiCULOUS .... Brannan Speech +But Production ~nd Price Control and Politics . Management Will The Korean war has brought back the question of Replies to Good, But Few Allan B. Kline,' President of American Farm Bureau, Makes S~atement on ~easons price and wage controls. The Senate voted August 21 to give President Attack Are Converted And Remedies for InflatIon Truman authority to invoke such controls, provid- Michigan Associated Business- ' About 1300 farmers and others By ALLAN B. KLINE men, Inc., (NTEA) and Michigan were at the Michigan State College ing that wages must be controlled at the same time Auditorium AUg. 26 to hear Sec. The present struggle in Korea and elsewhere is an all- Retail Hardware Ass'n carTY Ua. prices are controlled. I-etary of Agriculture Charles F. baIl in this state for people in Brannan speak on the Brannan plam out battle for freedom. Every America'n i8 challonged to l busine8tl who are attackinl:" farm- This is the position of the American Farm Bureau ers co-oporative-s. ' for rarm prices. do his best. 'We must understand the situation or we They say they are not, but their "Wh-at we need," said Secretary and the Michigan Farm Bureau. The Farm Bureau Brannan, "to prevent the trouble c~no't hope to do our job now. actions speak louder, The attack is has made other important recommendations from always on farm co-operativea, al- and expense we have had with farm This is no time for hysteria. It is a time for clear though thll general term co-opera- price supports and surplu3es is the World War 11experience with controls. Some are Pl'oduction payment method to use thinking, sound judgment, and courageous stateeman- tives may be used. directed toward preventing controls from being used Members of bo\h groups in the in combination with other price support methods." ship. We must protect our ability to develop an 10th Michigan Congressional Dis- as party political machinery. A 8POt check of farmers was economy of opportunity. This is our beat aasur~nce trict got identical letter!! recently which said in part: made by newspapermen after the The proposal that Congress grant unlimited meeting. It indicated that not many that we shall be able to meet our needs in this emergency "We are Informed that your authority to the President to impose selective price farmers had been converted by the Congressman, Roy O. Woodruff. and in those which may follow. We are ready and voted with the majority of th9 address. They agreed that it was a controls was considered political in part. Prices of I,\'ood speech. willing to put forth every effort and make whatever House ways and means committee I In the course of an hour's talk industrial and farm products could be frozen, or to kiH a provision to tax co-oper- that dealt with preparednesll by ag- sacrifices are needed to win. atives in the tax bill thuy are now rolled back. But wages could be treated quite writing. riculture for war, and profits that The Administration has suggested a program fat' add- have been taken by food speculators differently. That happened in World War II. "We belie\'ll that Congressman since the Korean trouble, Mr. Bran- ing to our present defense expenditures some ten billion Woodruff voted against your inter- e. L. Brody, executive secretary ,of the Michigan est and that of other businessmen nan deslJt'ibed his plan briefly, as 101l0ws: dollars for arms in this coun- and taxpayers in hill district. You F arm Bureau, telegraphed Senators Arthur Vanden- berg and H0!Der Ferguson as follows when the Senate was considering the Defense Production Bill: and other businessmen will want to hold him strictly accountable for his aotion." , • Co-ops Sponsor Blue Cross "The program for storable pl:O- ducts such as corn. wheat, cotton and tobacco ilhould go ahead as it is now. We should rely on commod- try, and an additional fOllr • or five billion dol1ars per an- I Congressman Woodruff received num for military aid abroad. "Th~ Michigan Fan~ Bureau urges that if stand- by controls are granted to President Truman that -letters, He replied. We have seen one of his replIes, in which he said in part: Radio Program, ity loans and purchases to main-, tain prices and safe reserves of the products, just as at present. I This probably will alll.dsome seven or eight billion dollars "For supported perishables, ,\'e both price and wage controls be made comp1;1lsory and simultaneous. "It must be recognized that there are many different type8 of co-op- erativCll and co-operative organiza- Over WKNX would buy as at present to relieve minor market gluts and would use any 01' all o[ the present methods of actual expenditures tween now and ne~:t June 30. b&- tions, which Include mutual in- Farm Bureau Services in coopera. "We strongly oppose granting unlimited author- suranCll companies, mutual savings tion with member co-operative" for removing SUfilluses and encour- The fifteen billion dollars banks, and building and loan distributing I.'arm Bureau Jlroduct3 aging consumption. We would hope ity for selective controls and urge Congress to that such purchases could be ab- thus far requesteCl is approxi- ass'ns, are S\)ollsoring a ten minute 12:4fi sorbed by the SChool lunch program mately five percent of the retain its emergency powers as 'far as practicable. "This serves to emphasize tIw lIoon rad io program over Sagina ..... and other desira ble outlets. unreasonableness of any effort to station, WKNX. l:nO kilocycles. We believe that such a policy will provide com- simplify a solution, or to dispose of "Here in Michigan we bave recent- gross annual production ~f The program entitlod "l"arm ly bought some cherries. I hope we plete price and wag~ ceilings in case of total war. the problem without thorough, hon- 1<'acts," will he broadcast five days havll heliled maintain prices for this country at ihis time. Our est and unbiased coniiideration. We per .... --eek bep;inning Sept. 4 at 12:45 It should protect the nation from permanent bureau- cannot arbitmrily tax farm co-op- p. m, It /will feature the latest na- producers at reasonable cost and increased expenditure. dur- without harm to consumers. I don't cratic control in the guise of, emergency powers eratives and ignore all others. Each tional and local farnl news, weather ing this fiscal year on this propose cutting out this type or • type should 'be treated equally. I crolts and for~cast's, and' inter. operatioll. However. except fOl" should total war not develop. '" am well aware that a solution views with local co-operative ,man. AtLAN B. KLINE basis can hardly exceed three such limited and desirable opera. "Ul}necessary controls will hamper the produc-, to thll co-operativ6 taxati~n pro!.J- agel's and fa-rmer-patrong. "' lem [s imperative and long overdue. The sponsors will be glad, tOlan. Milton Larsen of East Lansing. tions, we would gtay out oC the food Farm Bureau membership repre- markets. percent of our gross national production. tive effort of the natioin and thus weaken our sup- It is also my firm oplnion- that a nounce impol-tant meetings of coun- sentative in District 5. is joining "For larger operations' we need We need war goods. We need productive 'plants and thorou;;h J'evislon of the Internal ty and community Farm Bureaus port of the armed forces. We favor also a pay-as- the staff of the Michigan Hospital the pl'oduction payment method, H we need all the production of which we are capable, both Revenue Code dealing with all the in the area served hy Station WK. and Medical Services Sept. 18, Ho-\ prices went below the support levels we-go tax program to the extreme practicallirhits." problems of tax i,nequalities i8 the NX. Notices 8h6uld be brief and for defense and for domestic consumption. will be rural enrollment representa- consumers would get the benefit o[ only fair and effective manner In addresRed to "Farm Facts,"-Statioll tive for BluQ Cross hospital. medi- more attractive prices and the hen- which this question and othel's WKNX, Sap;inaw, "lichigan, _ On the face of it, it would seem that we can eKpect ..What They Really Want sev- cal and surgical plans. MI'. Larsen efit of full supply. Producers would as equalIy -dusel'ving of attention eral days prior to the day the an- succeeds the [ate Harold 1\1. Vaughn, get payments [or the difference he- can be properly treatcd. I have con- nouncement is to he made. some reduction in the supply of goods' availabla for, When NTEA and national and state Associated At present 19,500 Michigan 1<'arm tween average prices in the market sistently advocated thill course of The sponsorli in addition to Farm Bureau families in 765 community domestic consumption and an increase in consumer pur- and a fall' return which is usually B~sinessmen attack co-operatives, they mean farm action and wlII persist in my Bureau Services an~: Bay City, groups have the Blue Cross services thought ot as the supJlort level. effort.~, Pinconning and Saginaw branches chasing power due to increased employment. Caming through Farm Bureau membership. "Those who produced a hettm' 'co-operatives. They fire nearly all their ammunition "No attack-ot this kind was per- of Farm Bureau Services; Breckeu. The number ill l:"rowlng at about Quality product and got more than at a time of relatively full employment and high level at them. mitted by the Democmtic majority ridge Oil Company, Caro Farmer~ eight additional groups a month. the average prices, would be just as of the committee, however, In the Co-op Elevator Coo; Chesanin::; far ahead as they are today when busi~ess activity, this situation could result in serious Congressman Eugene J. McCarty of Minnesota consideration of the measure re- Farmers Co-operati vo, Inc.; Co-oJl' told Congress August I 5 that Congressman Noah ported to the Hou8e of Repre8enta- tives for action. erative Elevator Company, Pigeon; Elkton 'Co.op Farm Produce Com- "Considerable attention has been pany; and Hemlock Co-op Creamer'y YOUR ONE VOTE they get hetter than average pl'ices." Mr. Brannan attacked the sliding scale of price supports as seeking inflation, and in permanent impairment of our American system. Mason of lIIinois and other NTEA spokesmen do just that. Their own figures, said Rep. McCarty, devoted to what /IIany may term as & Elevator Co. 'tax equalIty.' Several national or- DOES COUNT to curtail production thl'oug-h lower supports as SUllplil:isgo up "instead or elll.''Ouraging increased production The American Farm Bureau Federation believe that price controls or rationing are appropriate does not ganizations, including state groups These historical facts, taken from show that les~ than 2 % of the businesses operating of b",sine-ssmen. have worked at the Michigan Health Coullcil Bulle- of commodities we need In greater for the job we have to do now. Inflation is the condition on a non-profit basis t to Michigan F a r m N e w s * rial office, P. O. Box S60, Lan *^.I- 2 rf? 10—Arthur Carl E. Buskirk Walter Wightman Belming POssineke, R-l a w P a w , R-2 Fennville, R - l The aspect of the present age as shown in kitchen art Buy Farm Buread Feeds. s i n g , Michigan. / 1 11 1 I \~/ Jesse E. Treiber Cnionville, R - l Inspires a sharp and shooting pain in my old-fashioned heart. E i n a r U n g r e n .... _ Editor Representing And here today some guy invents a table cloth designed P U R P O S E of F A R M Harold Weinman.. ..Associate Hptlon: 25 c e n t s a year. Editor BUREAU T h e purpose of t h i s Associa- t i o n shall be t h e a d v a n c e m e n t Mrs. WOMEN OF FARM H. Whit taker Representing BUREAU Metamora, R - l To end all table cloths to now and leave them far behind. You set the table for a meal and then apply this spray NOMINATE L i m i t e d to F a r m Bureau Members. And there you have your table cloth, all in the modern way. of o u r m e m b e r s ' i n t e r e s t s e d u - cationally, legislatively, and JUNIOR FARM BUREAU William W. Vol. XXVIM S e p t e m b e r 2, 1950 No. 9 Verland McLeod Lyons Then when you want to serve a meal you take a common pin economically. And prick a hole and rip the film like so much cellophane And there's your table, slick and clean with places ready set, BLACKNEY Without the use of mirrors—and you ain't seen nothin' yet. A r e You One of £4,000 Farm Oh, shades of Mother's kitchen! with the table neatly spread With freshly laundered cotton cloth all checked in white and red With black wood-handled cutlery and ironstone cups and plates Bureau Mutual Is Inviting? All bathed in that nostalgic glow which memory creates. I hanker for those simple days, (at least I found them so) When eating was a primal joy that only farm boys know. Farm Bureau Insurance, Co. Urges Members* When Mother's checkered table cloth beheld prodigious deeds To Join Company on Basis of Growth, Community As all the Grangers gathered round to eat those family feeds. And you who read these lines and think that what is old is wrong Earnings and Rate Savings Farm Bureau Restrain your mirth. In thirty years, if you should live so long, Your pensive thoughts may wander back and you may hanker some By NILE VERMILLION, Manager Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Michigan Activities For 1950's plastic trash and glaring chromium. A far-reaching program for rail transportation - designed to By MRS. MARJORIE GARDNER R. S. Clark, meet the rising needs of commerce and the demands of national Members of the Michigan Farm Bureau have their own 315 North Grinnell Street, defense — was adopted by the member lines of the Association F a r m Bureau Mutual Insurance Company which offers Gold Star STAR AWARDS Jackson, Michigan. — Hope Community of American Railroads at a recent meeting in Chicago. them low cost casualty insurance for automobiles and for Farm Bureau, .Midland county, ing our 1,000 goal. The new or farm liability. i^P Mrs. Robert Joynt, sec'y. Silver Star — South Arm Com- reorganized groups added during the month of July are as follows: UNITED CO-OPS As part of that program, the railroads have placed, or are in the process of placing, orders for more than $500,000,000 Studies are being made of other coverages including munity Farm Bureau, Charle- District 3: Macomb-Romeo Plank Republican Congressman worth of new freight cars. This brings the total spent on im- life, fire, cargo, and workmen's compensation insurance. voix county, Mrs. George D. Nelson, sec'y. Road, Mrs. Robert Schunemann. secretary; and Cross Section, Miss HONOR BRODY'S 6th Michigan District MR. BLACKNEY sponsored the provements in railroad plant and equipment since World Dorothy Streefkerk, secretary. War II to more than 5 billion dollars. T h e interest in these other lines very naturally depends on Silver Star — Swan River Com- the success of the casualty company. munity Farm Bureau, Presque Isle, Miss Betty Rusch, sec'y. HERE AND THERE Barry - Irving. Secretary Mrs. LONG SERVICE bill to enable 7,000,000 veterans to cash terminal leave bonds and save taxpayers many millions of dollars In the past ten years, the railroads have built and bought Clark L. Brody, executive secre- Eunice Barcroft reports that they a year in interest. 600,000 new, bigger and better freight cars, 11,000 new Diesel The success of the Farm Bureau Mutual has always CONGRATULATIONS! tary and treasurer of the Michigan invited a local poultry and egg deal- Farm Bureau and past president of MR. BLACKNEY sponsored th* units, and 1,700 new and improved steam locomotives, besides depended upon its ability to render a needed service and er to their July meeting to help United Co-operatives of Alliance, bill that provided better medical discuss consumers' ideas of pro- making great improvements in tracks, terminals, signals, Dear Community Farm Bureau Ohio, was honored recently with services in all branches of military the acceptance of the service by Farm Bureau members. Members: ducers. He pointed out the im- forces by his Doctors, Dentists and shops, and every part of the railroad plant. the presentation of a testimonial Ask yourself three simple questions: September Starts New Year. This portance of advertising and the scroll recognizing his service to the Surgeons Bill. month Community Farm Bureau part competition plays in price MR. BLACKNEY is a firm be- In addition, railroads are speeding up the return to service of national co-operative organization. l — W h y Was our Insurance Company organized? activities for the new fiscal year setting. liever in Constitutional Govern- freight cars awaiting repair, and are taking steps — with the 1950-51 begin. As we look back on Branch-Union. Mrs. Mary Hub- ment. He is strongly opposed to the cooperation of shippers and government agencies — to secure 2—Is it performing the desired functions? the activities of the past year, we bard, secretary, reports their group administration's attempt to social- note with pride the addition ot is planning a guest night to oe ize our government by the adop- the maximum utilization of all available cars. 3—Has the service been accepted by the members? 140 new groups and improvement held in August when each Farm tion of socialized medicine, the of Community Farm Bureau activi Bureau member will invite a non- Brannan plan for agriculture and The program of the railroads is an essential part of any in- 1—The answer to the first question is two-fold: (a) ties all along the line. farmer as his guest for the evening. similar bills. crease in national production — for neither in commerce nor The insurance company was organized to stabilize in- You will recall that last year They are planning to get a speak- MR. BLACKNEY as a member in defense can America produce and use more of anything at this time a rating sheet was er from the Michigan State College of the Armed Services Committee than can be hauled. There is no way in which the nation's surance casts to farmers. ( b ) And it was set up to sent to your community group to staff as part of their program. This voted for all measures that would m a k e available to Farm Bureau members a valuable serv- score the activity of your group is in line with the discussion topic protect bur boys in and out of ser- effective hauling capacity can be expanded so quickly and and to point out where improve- of July to better inform city pe> vice. Had the administration fol- with such small demands upon man power and materials, as ice which is not available to non-members." ment coud be made in your organi- pie of agricultural problems. lowed the action of the committee, by adding to the serviceable freight car fleet of the railroads. zation. Results of the survey show- Calhoun-Marengo. Secretary Mrs. we would now have a Seventy 2—The second question is answered V e s " . Insur- ed that many groups in the past J. C. Moore reports they are plan- Group Air Force, a new super-air In meeting transportation demands in World War II, the rail- ance costs on automobiles have tumble ; n the areas were the weakest on committee set- ning a joint meeting with the Eck- carrier requested by General Mac- roads enjoyed splendid cooperation from users of transpor- up. What have you done in your ford Community group. Each fam- Arthur—and other necessary mater- covered by your Farm Bureau company. Claim service group this past year that would im- ily will invite a city family as their iel of war. Blackney, as a commit- tation, much of it organized and carried out through the tee member, is continuing his fight has improved. A n d insurance costs are not likely to prove your rating? It might be guest. Mr. Ed. Hobbie of the Dairy to see that every available aid and Shippers' Advisory Boards and their local Car Efficiency interesting, if your secretary has Action League will be their speaker sky-rocket clear out of reach again for farmers in Mich- a copy of this rating sheet among protection can be offered our boys Committees; and the helpful assistance of an outstanding gov- and will discuss the oleo situation. her records, to re-rate your group This is another good public rela- in service. ernment agency, the Office of Defense Transportation. With igan so long as your compctriy remains active in the busi- ana see what improvement you tions gesture. MR. BLACKNEY is bitterly op- this same sort of cooperation and with an opportunity to ness. Your F a r m Bureau company has already begun to have made during the past year. Van Buren-Pine Grove. Mrs. Fred posed to any attempt to communize our country and has fought and secure necessary man power and materials, the railroads will reduce its o w n rates. A dividend savings will soon be usAlthough we are leaving behind a very fine record our sights Miller, secretary of the group, re- voted for removal of Communists in reach the goal to which they are pledged — adequate trans- ports that one of their points paid to the original policyholders on authority of the should be set to improve that record brought out in the discussion on public positions. portation for all America, in peace and in war. in every way possible this coming promoting producer-consumer MR. BLACKNEY in his long Board of Directors. year. Your September meeting, Congressional career has served on understanding was to have the Your company has grown fromt*- therefore, is one of the most im- Michigan Farm News available in Mr. Brody was among some sixty important Congressional commit- its original 3.656 charter policial Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance portant meetings your group will public libraries. We thought this farm leaders representing major tees and is now a member of the t o a total written in excess of 17.- Company not only buys you the hold during the entire year. You an unusual suggestion and worthy agricultural co-operatives of the na- tion, who attended the mid-summer Armed Services Committee, which includes the Army, the Navy, the 'SSt W OF' ^J/U£t^^Af£K/aWj*^t> */ixa*t>s 000. This progress has been made same protection you can get in should elect your new officers, re of mention. in 16 months of existence. During any other company, but it also commend projects for the coming board of directors' meeting of Air and Marine Corps, the Coast WASHINGTON S. D. C. Cheboygan • Riggsvifle Co-op. United Co-ops. United is an agri- Guard and the Public Health Ser- that same period the company*! makes available to you these added year and appoint committees to From the reports of Mrs. Norman assets hare risen to 1740,000 and benefits: oarry out your program. September cultural purchasing co-operative vices connected therewith. Williams, secretary of the group, whose'Unico products are familiar it has earned a profit on its op- 1. The company has entered into will be your guide as to what road the Cheboygan county picnic wa3 a (Political Advertisement) erations of nearly $100,000. The agreements with many counties to you will travel in the next 12 to Farm Bureau members. The great success. Over 300 people at- meeting was at Seattle. premium income of the company help cover the costs of maintaining months. tended, of which 54 were from will approach the million dollar a coifhty office. A Community Farm Bureau is Riggsville Community Farm Bu- mark by the end of 1950. Certainly 2. Dividends are being paid to jiily as strong and effective as its reau. The picnic held was in addi- PUTS PEP IN OLD Rural ^S^ele-news the company is a success! original policyholders now. members make it. Choose your tion to their July meeting. •*ttv 3—The answer to the third ques- 3. Membership maintenance is officers well and prove your confi- Ogemaw-Nester. The members tion is the least definite. Some improved where there are insured dence in them by giving them the members have accepted 100% and members. wirk typical Farm Bureau enthusi- "" 4. Farm Bureau Mutual will nev- out your desires. backing they will need to carry of this group decided that consum- er understanding was so important ALFALFA STAND that each member was instructed to If you want to pep up an alfalfa asm. To thes^fciembers we can r agree with any other company I credit the remarkable growth of o raise rates to farmers, and will to do if your group is going to have ttie company to data. Other member* always keep fcfiem at bare cost for an effective program. The offi- have accepted the serric* slowly and itsfbwn policyholders. Each member should have a job invite one city friend to their Aug- ust meeting. They believe personal contact can do more than anything stand that's to be left for another year, you can apply a top-dressing of fertilizer up until the time win- ONE UP ON N A T U R E - D u r i n g t h e war Bell Laboratories scientists found a way to grow cers you have elected are not re- else to improve understanding. ter sets in. However, Ed Long- only in part. While the average of sponsible for the functions tha necker, Michigan State College ex- synthetic crystals better in some ways t h a n vehicles owned by members is two, Presque Isle-Ocqueoc. Secretary Price Controls Won't committee is set up to exercise-- Donald Plume reports that his tension specialist in soils, recom- n a t u r a l quartz. A " s e e d " crystal is p r o d u c e d the average insured in Farm Bu- only to the extent that they co- mends doing it anytime after sec- b y evaporating chemical salts, t h e n r o t a t e d group took action at the July meet- reau is a very little over one. Prevent Inflation ordinate activities of the committee ing to fine absentees 10c per person ond cutting or in September. Then i n a chemical solution which causes deposits Still other members have not (Continued from page one) toito the program you have selected. to finance their door-prize at each it will.stimulate the fall growth and accepted tiie service at all. Thest^ economy, increased taxes, needed Let your desires be known and do to b u i l d it u p to m a n y times its original size. meeting. We thought this a build up root reserves. On the Crystals vibrate at exact frequencies, separate are• the "wait and see" people" credit controls, and stepped-up your part to see that they are car- rather good idea to increase at- heavier soils use an 0-20-10 or 0-20- They take a lot of convincing efforts at production will make it ried out. The Community Farm 20 at the rate of two to three t h e m a n y telephone messages traveling over tendance. The facta should speak for them possible for us to control inflation Bureau is the strongest source of hundred pounds per acre. On the a long distance line. Honorable Mention. The follow- selves now. at its source without^Jresort to leadership training we have in the ing groups had unusually fine coarser and lighter soils use 0-10-20 Those who are not insuring with - destructive price and rationing con- whole Farm Bureau program. It is meetings during the month of or 0-10-30 at two to three hundred Farm Bureau should say to them- trols. from here that county officers and July and deserve honorable men- pounds per acre. A third choice selves: "Am I being fair to the Those who would shackle Amer- leaders are developed. tion: on the coarser and lighter soils others in Farm Bureau? If I par- ica with unproductive red tape at Get Your Set-up Sheets In. We Bay-Wflliams, Mrs. Howard Le- would be the 0-20-20. ticipate in the program I give credit t'lis stage fail to realize that while are not able to send your group Cronier, secretary. where credit is due for the Savings we need our maximum abilities officers the necessary materials tD Farm timber is a good source of now, we must also be prepared for Genesee-Flint Township, Mrs. fence posts. Michigan State Col- I am already realizing on my in- carry out the program until your Lester Neff, secretary. lege foresters say consideration BETTER AND BETTER-In t h e 74 years since surance premiums; I help strength- even greater needs a few years Community Farm Bureau has been Tuscola-Ellington, Mrs. Kenneth en the Farm Bureau organization a3 from sow. An indispensable part officially registered in this office on should be given to treating the t h e t e l e p h o n e was invented, t h e r e have been q{ our efforts in this emergency Graham, secretary. limber with preservative material. a whole; I contribute financially the forms provided to your Com- more t h a n 18,000 additional inventions—an to the development of my Cour.ty must be to continue to develop an munity Farm Bureau secretary for average of m o r e t h a n 240 a year—that h a v e Farm Bureau program; I stand to economy of opportunity. This is listing your new officers. It is contributed t o its development. Many recent share in cash dividend saving* no time for hy. iu. It is a time important that your group be on with other policyholders who hare for clear thinking, sou-id judgment, record as soon as possible in order Classified A d s ones are playing a part i n Michigan Bell's big been in the company the iamv and courageous statemanship. to conform with the Blue Cross service i m p r o v e m e n t p r o g r a m i n r u r a l areas. length of time; and I am not at program. the mercy of the other eompanier 40 Farm Supply If you elected your 1950 officers m o r e e d i t i o n s t a k e t h e r a t e of 4 cents p e r w o r d per e d i t i o n if they start rai"i;uf insurance prior to your September meeting premiums again." Committees Organized or if you are holding over the MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS (Co^nrmed from p a g e one) WOMEN The premfwn dollar you pay to I feel that Farm Bureau with its officers that guided your group N O W IS T H E Tl.MR to order all expanded program of legislation, in the past year for another year, needed sap collecting and boiling Book N o w ! have G E T YOUR N E W , F l t E B Sewing TIME DOES T E L L - H e r e ' s an easy w a y t o m o n e y ! H a v e fun' hospitalization, insurance, petro- please see that these officers are equipment for 1951. W e h a v e in stock figure w h a t your t e l e p h o n e is north to y o u . HERE IS THE SIGN YOU NEED leum, services, etc, plus the wo- placed on the set-up sheets just as upeclal fnlorpd Jugs, all sizes, to pack- of"Sew n e w E a s y With Cotton B a s s " is full e s t ideas, latest patterns, illus- Vow N * M G U w t ia ««n»cwd I19M « a g e your maple syrup for the tourist O n a typical w o r k i n g day, count u p t h a tele- if these officers were newly elect- trade. For complete Information on t r a t i o n s ! Olves complete directions on otott >OO«T menf program and Junipr Farm ed in September. Last September all s y r u p making and m a r k e t i n g s u p - Hurry! Mail post card today how t o s e w and s a v e with cotton bags p h o n e calls you m a k e . . . to t h e farm imple- Mart »voio •»»» plies, write Sugar B u s h Supplies Co., to N a - MSTTU Bureau, hr poms phase of its pro- we were very proud of our record. P. O. B o * 1107, L a n s i n g , Mich. tional Cotton Council, B o x 76, Mem- m e n t dealer, l u m b e r mill, veterinary, feed MMUTWI gram that fits the needs of every We bettered the previous year's phis, T e n n e s s e e . (3-6-9-50b) (4-tf-60b) store, r e p a i r shop, friends. T h i n k of t h e h o u r s farmer. Many farmers do partici- mark by over 200 more groups re- SILO ROOFS pate in most of the programs, porting. We hope that we can LIVESTOCK it w o u l d t a k e to visit all of these people—hours others only in certain ones. But, show even more of a gain this OORRIEDALR S H E E P , "The B e t - RAILO.C ALUMINUM or Steel Dome of lost work around t h e farm. And when you where is the farmer today who can year. Please give us your full co- of ter Breed." W e invite your inspection Silo Roofs-, chutes, dormers, safety bflskets. silo ladders, steel chutes. consider t h a t one call m a y save a life, w h a t Sorry Ho C.O.D our flock at a n y t i m e . Mikesell & Clarence truthfully say, "Farm Bureau has operation on this point for our May, Charlotte R-4 Michigan. (US-27, Bureau, BVoaxn 9,Strein, m e m b e r of Farm Byron Center, Michi- you p a y for telephone service is m i g h t y small, WIlllAMT — 3 * > IT- nothing to offer me"? Lefs hope mutual benefit. s o u t h of city limits.) (9-4t-21p) gan. (9-2t-24b) c o m p a r e d to the value you receive. « i . « M MACK M U f O f N A M t t . hog prices at good level and al>- To Help Plan Defeat of Yellow Oleo 60rb the big spring pig crop. Don By Gas Tax The Dairy Action League is having a luncheon for Michigan farm women at Shaw Hall at Michigan War Methods FEED PRICES Stark says plenty of good market weight hogs coming to market will discount the heavier ones. Best BlI DONALD KINSEY "I am in full acC'Ord with your way Is to keep topping them off at Research ana In/ormation A record number of 615 Commun- State College, East Lansing, Friday, Sept. 12, at 12: 30 p. m. The lunchebn will be compli~entary, position on price control legisla- tion and a pay-as-we-go tax pro- UNCERTAIN around 220 Ibs. when they have made most efficient gains and wilt Ity Farm Bureaui have submitted gram," aaid Congressman Fred L. The direction leed prIces take in bring best price. views on the road taxation issue. By There will be favors for ~veryone. Crawford of Saginaw to C. L. Brody the next few weeks wlll depend an overwhelming vote these peoplp. of the Farm Bureau. largely upon two factors: (1) the People can be trusted to think Insisted that the 'Onlyfair and equit- The oleo referendum will be discussed. Plans will "I haTe a copy of your telegram weather, and (2) the war situation, soundly when they are adequately able way to get more money for road addressed to Senators Vandenberg iays FB Services feed dep't. informed. - Paul C. Smith be made for Michigan farm women to participate in During late May and June the construction and maintenance Is an and Ferguson. 'Vhen thll price con- increase In the gasoline tax. Many the campaign to get people -to vote "No" on the trol bill was under debate In the feed price trend was definitely were also in favor or additional House, my thoughts were expressed downward. Crop prospects were colored oleo referendum on the ballot November 7. improVing, pastures good and feed weight taxes. The vote against taking money for roads from the along this line. I stated emphatic- supplies ample. However, right ') PURE cauSIIID Reservation cards have been sen~ to each county. ally that I would be glad to support ,a.P'I.I se ....... state general fund was strong; 288 a tax policy with a complete 'pay. after the Korean crisis broke out, F or women who have not received a card. but would against and 26 lor the proposal. The vote was fairly strong against using a net profit income tax on like to attend the luncheon and meeting, the only aa-we.ga' program." "If we would balance the budget teed 'prices took a sharp turn up- wards. Then the pastures were e.l(- cellent and farmers refused to buy OYSTER StlfIl and restrict credit which is extend- corporations for balancing the state procedure necessary is to write Mr. Ed Hobbie, ed for speculative purposes, we at the high prices. This brought budget and for paying for roads. about an abrupt change throu~haut Dairy Action League, 41 5 Hollister Building, lan- would not need the controls wMch the industry. Prices dropped. Re- 278 groups opposed the rorporation the House has voted." cently prices began to edge upwards ,You HATE Yourself income tax, whlIe 45 favored it. sing, Michigan. Tell him how many ladies will be in It wall also feared that such taxed If taxes are stepped up sufficient- again. would merely be reflected in the your party. As long as the reservation has been ly ~o meet the budget, that alolle If the weather shonld continue Increased costs of manufactured would remove about 90'10 of tho favorable, tho record soybean crop made, nothing else is necessary in order to attend speculative spirit from the peopla A boy runs across the flilids where you are working. He'i scared, goods to the consumer. expected W'Ouldbring ahout another "FIRE!" he gasps. The Community Farm Bureaus the luncheon. insofar as the war prDgram Is con- downward trend in soyhean meal are strongly opposed to the prop- cerned. prices. On.the other hand an 'Out- You stand paralyzed Cor a moment, then break toward the Because Michigan farmers have so much at stake osition that townships be required "On the other hand, if the pres- break of a major war would chang,~ barn ... 1I0ur barn? to match state funds for road main- in this matter, it is sincerely hoped that at least a ent fiscal year budget, which has everything. So it's still anybody's There it is-a wisp of smoke' curling around thll eaves. As you tenance. 304 groups opposed this now been adTanced to about $57 buesS all to lI'hat will happen ta ]lear the yard, the lI.rst fringes of yellow tlame creep along idea, whlIe only 31 groups ap)lroved. thousand farm women will attend the luncheon. billion mOTes on to the end 'Of the feed prices. thll roof. It was believed that there would current fiscal year with a deficit Somehow you get thll stock out ... rush for ladders, water, be serious inequalities of tax load They can do so much in bringing to the attention of of approximately $15 billion an,l .... IUREAU"'iiiW. _ ... No way has ever been deTised of fife extinguishers. Mother tries to help. A passing motorist on many townships, and this the voters the importance of voting "No" on that is followed with a $70 hilliolJ winning an argument wIth a skunk. ~.ILL 3tops, neighbors arrive. But in spite of all they can do, the would result in heavy property flames get stronger ... and hotter. taxation. The Community Farm Proposal 4 to legalize the sale of yellow oleo. FInally, a fire truck arrives. 'Vater .. , water that seelllS Bureaus regard property taxatio'l .to feed the tlames. When the tlames get too hot, the smoke for roads as unfair, since' the roads should be paid for by those Time to Think of 10% CharterlPolicy too thick, you stand helplessly, hopelessly. using them, and alJ roads are open AND SUDDENLY YOU HATE YOURSELFI Hate yourself because you let this happen. Because you never (ound time to tape thos6 t'Othe general driVing public. It is generally believed that much of the problem could be solved if School and Elections Dividend Declared frayed wires. the existing wastes and inefficien- BII MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR. barrel if left undisturbed. Don't cies in our highway department5 Briar Hill Farm, Carleton, Jlich: expect too much of the school fac- Becau:;e you never bothered to clean out that pile of rubbish. were 'Overcome. This should l>e When September com e s (how ulty in a school system of 1000 or examined from the state level on soon it came this year) we think of more pupils if your own child is a . Because you never got around to take care of down through the county level. State .Fair and Labor Day, and problem to YOu at times. a lot of little things. Schools do cost more money than most of all, the return to school. Every wise farmer knows that a clean-up of fire hazards in and The State Fair is a 80rt of re- In our day, but so does everything I a!i?und the barn, house and ather butldings takes only a little union for the farmers. All want to else. If we must economize, let's see what his fellow farmer has do it on other things first. time. He knows t'Oo that his State Mutual agent staRds ready to p'rotect his property from the threat of loss by fire. Call your State Mutual agent now. His advice today may be the means of avoiding a fire disaster tom\)rrow. Safety that's bigger and bettel' than he I heal'd my mother SAY many has. The women like to see what times that my paren18 hoped to give o the r women their children the best education by can do and have they could, for come what will, no' too one could take It away from them. on the farm that I> he hopes for. The My parents later experienced the is no accident city patron clasing of a private bank that wiped w 0 u 1d never their savings from them in a day's Farm Bureau want the mid. time:' How forcibly some of these abolished, sayings' come back to us! Good management pays divi- ".' . way for it's the most altmcth'e s pot September brings to us a pri- mal'y election. that should be of Mutual l dends in terms of life a.nd i(:' '. :"'", for them, or so mor'e than passing interest to the liIQ,b. Clean up, make repairs. .~~:~;; :~i':/,::t~~i ~e:I~~ it ~o~:y farmer. This appears on the sur- face to be an era dominated by la- Insurance Co• 'L...t'--,:...~Mi brings with it bor, regardless of industry or agri- the longest weekend of the year, cultUI'e. It Is a case of "like it as and too often the most tragic. That is,' or attempt to make a change." I Buy Farm Bureau Seeds. Friday night tmffic congestion of realize it is confusing for in many The charter policyholders in this C0111pany'are now reaping folks leaving home is only sur- instances 'the candidates are nUIl1- pas5ed by the jam of Monday night erous. Each has a story for him- the first reward of buying insurance in their own C0l11pany. getting back again. self, and it i6 most difficult to de- There are some thin,gs 1 wish cide. Let's do some stl"aight think- The ,Company wi!! pay to charter policyholders a bout Sept. were different. These weekends ing and make a selection. Then if The best friend make long drawn out periods of no we don't like the service we get we rural delivery of mails, no bank haye an honest right to cOIllIJlain. service, and a curtailment of much If we don't vote, we should at least farm business becau~ of the Satur- keep our mouths shut. day .noon closing of the banks, post AJ1.d,whatever we do, let's tell office and many other shops and our Michigan voters that we as far- mers hope for their co.operation in 1 a cash dividend of fore March 7, 1949. 200/0 This shows what a young Farl11 Bureau Company of the prerniul11 paid by thern be- in providing Fann Bureau D1en1bers with insur{ance at cost. can do you could have business places. • I don't criticize, for our nation is this butter-oleo battle. Let's appeal rapidly coming to a 5.day work to their sense of justice that they It suggests the possibilities when all Farn1 Bureau rnernbers week for all, although the farmer give the dairy farmers a vote of as yet has not been able to adjust apilreciation for their untiring ef- carry insurance in their own COInpany. his own business to its schedule. fort to feed Michigan consumers. Maybe some day some inventive We must know OUr story and I>e Every policyholder is entitled to share in the earnings of mind will perfect a gadget to reg- able to tell it. We III ust warn thCJIl when accident. or illness strikes! ulate weather and the habits of that an olro victory could put our livestock so the farmer can shut up dairy investment out of buisness. It shop and enjoy leisure hours with could result in no butter, for the the C0111 pan y in proportion to his con tri bu tions to it. Farm Bureau Mutual offers complete autornobile cover- the rest of them. consumer and no cheap oleo either. No other health-care plan offers The schools of today are far dif. The yellow oleo 'referendum is ages al~dJann liability protec tion. Con tact your Farn1 Bu- ferent. The one-room school is rap- the first election proposal I know so' much for so little! idly disappearing in favor of the of where the goal is to slap the far- reau A~nt without delay. He can save you rnoney. Insur- Blue Cross Hospital Plan covers a larger area unit. Thel'e are many- mers of our own state. Let's do our ance is limited to lnembers of the Michigan Fann Bureau. broad range of benefits (up to 120 days advantages in the lattel', and every best to meet it with a full force by of care) in any of the 178 participating child is entitled to a chance to getting peaple to vote NO in No- share them. vember on Proposal No. 4 to legal- Agents for Farm Bureau Mu tual Insurance Company hospitals in Michigan . ..NO CASH This is an era of education that ize yellow 'Oleo. Alcona-Edwln Dates, HarrI8-] Hillsdale-Ervin LIster, Irllla- Montmorency-Fred Snow, Hill- LIMIT on the benefits covered. demands more than the old systems ville.' , dale R-2: Herlu! Mldtgard, man R-3. Headln!{; Ol<,nB. :'ofartln, 401 Monroe.-Wllbur J. LottI', Ida. Blue Shield Medical - Surgical Plan FB Resolutions could possibly supply. The day has "'lIegan-John ElzInga, Hamil- Center St., "'a!drnn. ton; Jas. W. Curti", FennvlJle Muskegon-WIlliam Sharp, Ca8- pays liberal amounts for stated surgical long passed when an uneducated R-I; Lynn Ford He as 1 Ii! y, Huron-Tkucc ('rnmha"h, Ha.l nOVla. procedures-and payments for doctor's IJerSOn ca.n push ahead. There's Dorr; T. \II. Kelsey, Martin. Axe R-2; WlIIlam Harwood, Newaygo-Glen J. Speet, %098. only one youth given to every in- Alpena-Clifton Jacobs, Alpena. Jr., Harbor Beach; Edward Stewart, FremonL visits to the hospital in non-surgical Committee A. Oeschger; Bay Port R-1; North'west Michigan-\Vllllam cases .. dividual, and the greatest contribu. Antrim-Walter L. Chel1ls,Ells- Harold Heln, Port Hope R-2. Hoolihan, Traver"e City It-:!; tion any of us can make to the worth R-t. Ingham-Leon Fellows. Mason Bernard 1'. l{lInky, Box 21, .This is your ticket Farm Bureau Members- younger generation is an ulll'estrict. Barry-Howard BaYley, Belle- v 1I e; Clarence Longstreet. It-4 .. Center Itoad, Traver:;e City. Oakland-I.ueills 1.yon, Milford to worry.free-recovery Starts Work ed opportunity to make the best of lonla-<::lIfton J. Cook, Lake HeTe's how YOU can join himself as possible. Mlddlevll1e. Odessa: Lynn 'I'ownsend, Ion- Ia H-2; John Lawle"s, .Jr., H-4; Fred H. lIaddun, Holly H-2. B'ly-WlIllam Bat e son, Bay BLUE CROSS - BLUE SHIELD Young folks of today have many eft). R-3: Adam Kraatz. Jr., Bentley; George Cnudde, Bay Portland. Isabelia-DonaJd Woodruff, Re- Oceana-W. R-3. Hull Yeager, Hart 'BLUE CROSS - BLUE things to face and work out that we Robert Seaberg of Traverse Y OUR SHIELD Membership' Card is truly a "friend indeed" in case of acci- Enrollment of Farm Bureau members is through the Community Discussions Ifever experienced. To be sure, we City is chairman of the resolutions had our hardships and much more committee for the 1950 annual City 1l.4. Benzie-Marlon Jah. V. Nye, Beu- mus R-l; Charle8 Gordon, Coleman R-l. Jackson-Fred W. Ford, Mun- IIh; ,John AIJI"on, Sr., I'arma Ogemaw-Junlor Guy Clemen... Pre:;cott R-2. Osceola-Russell Evart; Heroert H. Johnson, McLachlan. Groups. New groups may be' started manual labor ta perform, but we meeting of the Michigan Farm Bu- Berrien-J. Burton Richards, H-2; Herbert L. Town, Jack- J.emy 1t-2. dent or sudden illness. For this "ticket did not haTe the competition or son, when a sufficient number of members reau at East Lansing, Nov. 9-10. BerrIen Center; Lloyd Cuth- It- 1. Ottawa-Savl Hymer, Hprlng to worry-free recovery" cuts red-tape_ temptation we find today. bert, Eau Claire R-1; Oliver Kalamazoo-Carl R. B a con, Lake; (;.'rrlt Elzinga, lIud- have made application. Groups already The committee was appointed by Rector, Benton Harbor. Kalamazoo R-5; Emor Hlce, fast whenever you are in need of hos- enrolled may add new members once There may be things taught in President Carl Buskirk. Each PlaInwell. t-'Oll\ ill~ H-2. pital or medical care. Branch-<::. Hu~h Lozer. Cold- Presque 's'e-Byr()l1 Howell. each year. See your County Farm Bureau our schools today that some of us membership district is represented water; Mrs. Belle S.... ewell, Kent-R. A. Whlttenbach, Low- Rogers CIty. older folks think a waste of time by a committeeman and there are 30 N. Hanchett St., CoJdwater. ell; ltalph Sherk, Caledonia. Saginaw-Anthony IM'l.tosky,800 When you present your Membership Blue Cross secretary regarding enroll- So. \\'a>nppherd St., Charlotte. ville; Gale HoIsIngton, lervllle. "ow- met. It-I; Frank II. Burrows, Memphis. covered. SERVICE CASTER and TRUCK CORPORATION, ALBION that respect. Teachers h av e so Sept. 15, Oct. 5, Nov. 3 and Nov. 7- Emmet-Sidney Howard, Alan- St. Joseph-Lyman E. SeUer, son; J. W. Morrow, LeverIng Macomb-John Rinke, Warren: LeonIdas. MICHIGAN COLLEGE 01 MINING and TECHNOLOGY. many outside interests thrust upon 8. In the meantime, County and George POhly, Lennox. HOUGHTON R-l; Folkert Sikkens, Carp Chances are in 4 1 CHESAPEAKE and 011I0 RAILWAY COMPANV- them these lIays that they should Community Farm Bureaus artl Lake. Manlstee-Theo Onekama. El. 8ehlmke, TUllcola-Kenneth Baur.l.. Caro, R-1; Nonnan A. )(C\,;unnell. not he asked to serve as disciplin- asked to send their recommenda. there'll be hospital or medical bills PERE MARQUETTE DISTRICT. MICHIGAN GRANGES GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION a CITY OF ALPENA arians. It would be a tough job by tlons as soon as possible to Resolu. Geneuee-George 0 Illes pI e, Gaines; RaJph W I I I Jam a, Mason-Hobt. J. Wlttbecker, Akroll H-I; ltobert T. Dillon, Unl"nvIlJe H-2; H. Allhwn in l!!!!!. family this year! HART and COOLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY. . HOLLAND itself. Home discipline is far from tlons Committee, Michigan Farm Grand Blanc. Gladwin-Earl Rau, Beaverton. Scottville. Mecollta-.J08 ResJer, 8tanwood (;reen, Van Buren-Art Kin.K~ton. DriJe. Paw BATTLE CREEK SANITARIUM what it was in our time when chil. Bureau, PO Box 960, Lansing. Mem. Grand Traverse-Wrn. Hooli- It-2; Adolph Wulf, 513 S. Paw; Earl Davia, Paw Paw. Such unexpected expenses can easily NATIONAL TWIST DRILL, ROCHESTER -llren were to he seen hut not heard. bers of the committee: han, Traverse City R-2; Ber- Warren, BIg Rapld8. Washtenaw-I':~ln F. Pldd, wipe out hard-won family savings. TilE BAY CITY TIMES. MUELLER BRASS COMPANY Children are not "brought up" any nard Kunky, Box 21. Center Midland-Hay Kalahar, Merrill Vexter n-J: NeJ"on F. Stev- District I-Lee Cook, Kalamazoo ltd., Traverse City. It-2. ens, 478 Clark ltd. Yp l!antl. Often it's necessary to borrow money in order to :5Deetthem. That's why you and THUNDER BAY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION. ALPENA more but rather they simply "come R-9; 2-Walter Goetz, Riga R-l; 3- up." \\Thy delegate the bringing up Harvey Vetal, Plymouth R-2; 4- Gratiot-Byron J. Beebe. 8t. I..ouls H-T: Harold 1-;. Stone, MI.. auke~errtt mouth. Koster, "&1- Wayne-Allen Tagg, Plymouth, It-3. FERRIS INSTITUTE • THE UPJOHN COMPANY your family need BLUE CROSS- R. C. ALLEN BUSINESS MACHINES, INCORPORATED as a part of the teacher's duty? \\'heeler; Darwin 1'. Mun~on, Montcalm-Jam_ aaeer, Car- Wexford-Ulon Cooper, Mellick. Edwin R. Yeomans, Jr., Ionia R,3; Ithaca H-2. IK)nCIty. R-2. GRAND RAPIDS BLUE SHIELD protection-now, while CLARKE SANDING MACHINE COMPANY. MUSKEGON "Problem children" usually are 5-;\lrs. Cyril Spike, Owosso R-2; you can get it for only a few cents a day! FARM BUREAU DISCUSSION GROUPS The Hospitals' and Doctors' Own Non-Profit Health Plan/or the Welfare of the Public the product of "problem parents." 6-George 'V. Foster, Sr., Fostor- We hear reports of delinquency ia; 7-Mrs. that should be catalogued on the dan R-l; 8-Milton adult page. Neal Clements, Sheri- Pleasant R-4; 9-Robert Brown, l\H. Seaberg, FARM BUREAU MUTUAL BLUE CROSS Michigan Hospltar Service BLUE SHIELD Michigan Medical Service The teacher needs your co-opera- chairman, Traverse City R-l; 10- tion at all times and your sym- Beaman Smith, Atlanta. Members Insurance Company of Michigan pathy 9 out of every 10 times when at large: Clyde M. Breining, Ypsi- 424 North Grand Ave. - Phone 44549 - Lan.sing, Jr'Iichiga.n 234 State Street " Detroit 26 there's friction. Remember, one lanti R-l; Harry Norris Casnovia; • spoiled apple will affect the whole Walter Wightman, Fennville R-2. .. FOUR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS , SATURDAY, SEP_i:f.I\i~R 2, 1951) ~ Animal Nutrition made 'Outside tne u-nlted States, Research Changes Story of Farm Bureau MICHIGAN at AFBF INSTITUTE ASKS ARMY' TO these shauld be made In spi:.h a Way as to create the least pOSSibledis- Science continues to be success- turbance ta the domestiO llves:ttek ful In Its search for ways means of utllllling the and chooper Open Formula Feeds BUY U. S.' MEATS industry". __________ --:;r:-____ plant foods. The latest discover)' Sleet" Products has possibilities of making it possi- By ROBERT H. ADpy The Amerlcau Farm Bureau Fed- , , (,0. Manager of Farm Bureau Services Feed Dep't eration's board 'Of directors has No 'Off-season call 'Occur this ble for pigs and chickens to use passed a resolution urging, "t.hat winter for farmers who waut steel the ('hE'aper and more abundant \Vhen commercial dairy, poultry and other stock feeds the armed forces be requl1:od to pr'Oducts ncxt sllring, says Warrea vegetablE' origin proteins in place purchase aU fresh meats In the Dobson. manager of the ~~ Serrke~ of the more costly animal origin first came on the market. there was little if any informa- steel and paints' dept. Farmers and proteins. Unltecl States when the production Is avail-able in an adequate supply dealers must plan well ah~u~ r'Or tion on the feed tag to state the amount of protein. fat fence. roofing, hale ties, nalls, etc. in this couiilry, and if purchases are and fiber in the feed. )I.~ ~ In an effort to protect the buyer, state chemists made it a requirement that the feed tag guarantee the per cent of protein, fat and fiber in the feed, and name the in- gredients used. It was not required that the amount of FARM each ingredient be stated. Years passed and that was all the information farmers got on a feed tag. This condition lasted until that PRODUCIS the Michig~n Farm Bureau went into the feed business in 1921 by offering open formula dairy and poultry ra- tions. On the open formula feed tag, the Farm Bureau If farmers are to run their own business, it is necessary to have a strong generall I.NSURANCE . , Yont' bouse Is easily brotJght tJP to told farmers the exact number of pounds of each feed farm organization like the Farm -Bureau with well informed members and leaders. date, made better looking and more ingredient in the ration. Your hay .and grain in buildings or comforuble bya concrete foundation. To this end several thousand Farm Bureau people at\ended the,6th annual Ameriqlll It enables you to have a warm, dry, Open formula feeds won large' .. 6o-------------- stacks or. growing in ~h.efields a.nd useful ba~ent where )'ou can install ac(:cptallce fro III the start. Farm- they bought for their money. Orig- Farm Bureau Institute at Urbana, Illinois, the week of August 21. Michigan was a modern furnace for winter comfort~ ers knew how much of various feed inally the Farm Bureau hired a represented Concrete builds economically and ingredients they were getting and mill at Chicago to mix feeds accord- by eight persons. Front. row, left tQ right, Mrs. Bernard Green, even 'seeds- when being processed permanently; is proof against fire, ter- could judge the \'alue of the feed. ing to Farm Bureau open formulas. Wheeler; Miss Leona Algoe, St.' Johns; MiSs. Henrietta Burch, Plymouth; Mrs. mites and decay. On your next trip to Eyerythin;:: ahout the feed-content Marion Goodlock, Manitou Beach. Bac k row, . left. to right, \Vayne Hoyt, Clio; by an e!evator, a~e covered as part (O""n, ask a concrete contractor or of vitamins. minerals, sources of concrete products man for an esti- mate. Write for our free booklet. protein anll amounts are there ~c- Wesley Hawley, Lansing; Julius Rabe, Rhodes; Ted Gibbons, BIoo~:ingda.Ie. of the "bla~ket jtem" provided ,by "Foundation Walls and Basements of fore him. He can check with an;! Concrete." authority on feeding. tio-n with the members of Congress a Fre1l10p,t'M~tual policy. fOULAND CIMINt - ASSOCIATION 01ds Tower BId: .• Lansing 8. 1\licb. Farmers bought feells hecause the results were out- standing- and they liked to see what open formula Eastman to Who ShaU who are sincerely.interested long.time interests of farmers and who are determined to fit a so~nd in the This is just :another example of thc broad 'coverag'c protection you have SAFE AND EASY TO USE - NO GAS MASK NECESSARY Safe Direct Junior Speak for farm' program into our free intel'- prize sytsem. Who shall speak. for farmers? .. I say' that fanners should speak for themselves." wlien iusured in the Fremont Mutual. For cOl.llpletc i~forl.llation,' contact you~ Lethogas Farm Bureau Farmers?' - Farmers. today have the prohlem Farm Bureau policies are develop- ed from the desires of farm people as expressed through resolutions local Fremont ':Mutual agcnt or write the' Home Office. Openings for agents in some localities. democratically adopted at local, FUMIGANT of competing in an economy w~ich is increa,singly dO,minuted by' big count)., state and national levels. NOT A FIRE HAZARD They arc developed on a non.p;trti- la1>or, big bus~ness ahd big govern- san basis and supported on a bi- Leaves No Odor, Yet Kills ment. No farmer al'One can buck partisan basis .. They represent the ----GRAIN--- WEEVIL In Cars, Bins, Conveyors the p~esent world of bigness. Sena- tor Clinton P. Anderson of New l\lexico said: "I want to see farm legiSlation combined thinking of Farm Bureau members. Parents cultivate the personality ~!~I!!~! HOME OFFICE-FREMONT, m~!M~~N~ MICH. developed by farmers through thei .. of their children, but'society reaps Does Not Injure Grain or own farm organization in coopera- the harveRt. - Carl C. Taylor. \ Germination of Seed The original feeds were Milk- "It Is the Gas That Kills" maker 24% protein and Farm Bu- reau Egg Mash. Today the Farm Here Are 2 Great Tractor-s AT YOUR SUPPLY DEALER Bureau feed line includes many SUPPLY LIMITED - GET YOURS NOW feeds and concentrates for regular and special purposes. ?llilkmaker PARSONS CHEMICAL WORKS concentrate and dairy ration still head the dairy feed line. There witb huncl,ed. of out.fandlng• ~()ndPrier-tirAHd~e,A1idUg,,1I. Co__op E3 Tractor is a line of Mermashes for chickens and turkeys, and a line of hog con- Always use KILANE Empty Bin Spray - Weevil Destroyer - centrates. and others. cattle and horse feeds BILL BASTJIAN _up-erlor .. leafur •• Farm Bureau Services encour- Norwood (B ill) Eastman has aged farmers co-operatives to in- been engaged by the l\lichigall ~:ri ARE MUCH BETTER: ••• ' FI;L~ CRrilr?f stall feed mixing equipment many Farm Bureau as state dinictor for years ago. Services shifted a large the Junior Farm Bureau. :\(1'. East- part of its feed business to the man. man succeeds Benjamin F. Hennink ufacture of open formula poultry and hog concentrates. dairy, of East Lansing, who has retind Far- as state director of the Juniof3 EXTRA'. ENGI.NEERING FEATURES ADAPTABLE ,TO MANV JOBS' mers elevators have bought large aHer 15 years' service. volumes of Farm Bureau concell- Mr. Eastman comes to the Farm ~Where \ They Keep Cows trates for mixing with home grown Bureau from l\1ichigan State Nor- grains. mal College at Ypsilanti. where he Open formula concentrates and a was an instructor In speech and I considerable volume of dall'y, poul- dehating for four years. He was I try and hog feeds are made in the raised on a farm near KingstoJl, I Farm Bureau l\lilling Company Tuscola county. He received his plant at Hammond. Indiana. The training as a teacher of English and Farm Bureau Services of l\lichigan, speech at ~lichigan State Normal Indiana. own the l\lilling Illinois and Wisconsin and the University of ~Iiehigan. Company and New, Mighty, 3 10 4 Piowl Gas or Diesel Bill Eastman has come up plant. which has a capacity of ahout through the ranks in Farm Bureau. i5,OOO tons or feed a year. Farm He joined the Junior Farm Bureau Bureau members of course share in in Tuscola county. In 1945 he was that ownership. county organization director for co-o__1-4 TRACTOR This is no "jun\or" troctor fo.r extra lobs; the CO-O!?E-4 is a mighly machine In Michigan nearly a fourth of Huron and Tuscola Connty Farm all Farm Bureau business services Bureaus. 1\11'. and l\lrs. Eastman will to memh~ is represented by feeds, reside in East Lansing. most of tff m open formula. Bureau S vices ships nearly $3.- Farm LM POWER --- TAKE-OFF- --.. -. BELT PULbEY with amazing forming capacilyl NEW TRANr~ISSION-'selective slidingspur gear Iype, 6 forward spc:-.ds, 2 rc:'(ersc; NeW COMFORT, CONVENIE~CE - push button starter, handy grouped controls, comfartab!e, adjustable seat; NEW SURGING POWER-efficient, economical, 6-cylinder gas or diesel en- gines. Four standard and row.Cry. Co. (cn' Jordan--Jordo" Volle, Coop. Cry. Orleans-Prod",c.,,' DoiryMork. A"". president of the Associated Country in Juni'Or Farm Bureau. Several Row Picker adjusts on the axle for any heighth corn,' 'retnOftt-l,e",ofOl' (000. Cry. Co. Rem'ngton--For",.,,' Cooperati.... (ry. Women of the 'Vorld. former Juniors are state direct'Or!! Gront-Gron' (00.,.'0'; .... (r.o " Co. Wabash-Produc.,,' Creamery and you'll prai.se its perfect balance that lets one man ... ~v .... -fo, •• ,' .Coo•. (,eo NU •• -"od.,(." CQOOe4"o,h,. Ooiry ,.,.A"". TENNESSEE Micklatcher is C,O.D. for Farm Bureau ).onth organiza- tlons in 'Other states. Michigan anach it easily to the traCtor. It's made to perform Ask Your Farm Bureau Co-op Imp1erneat St. L.wl.-SI low;. COOl>.Cry Co. Gallatln--Sum •• , Co,. Cool>. C..,. A..... ' had one of the first Junior organ i- righI, because farmers designed itand (armers build it. See: OHIO Murlreesbor-.Ru,,,.,tord County. • COGPel'oti.... e,NM.t, ."oelation_ l_c. For Calhoun County zations. Their program and pro- 'the new Co-op Picker soon !it your Farm Bureau Co.op.; Map For Details and Prices. Nolen,vU'e--Nole""ville Cooperative Dey--.M'a .. i Volley (_",Ii •• MOl. Creo .... ry Auoeiotion_ I.c. Grant l\llcklatcher of Battle motions often won them national "oct.,c.u' AuociottOfl_ I.c. ~flofd--Mio .. i Vall.y (_'of:" ILLINOIS Creek R. 5 Is County Organization Director far Calhoun County Farm nttention. Mr. lIennink informed presidents Before You Buy Ask For a Demonstration and Our Trade~In Allowances! ,. ... 'rod.c~" .ssO'ciotion. 1"(. poftO-fQuay Unio" Cry. & Produce Co.' a.......-..-".r""' ..... C.. perot ••• Deiry Paris-lQu.ty Untoft Cry & Produce Co. Bureau and editor of Its publication, of the county Junior Farm Bureaus FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. '''''''' _ ~ ........ ... 04 • _"., ",.-IwO' .,.".,... 'er .. efw.,.. w.' .. , II,. .."" ...I .r_, ,••• room ... tIN .,,,..., ....... ,. .".y .y 0' 0' pr" •• '110 ""IeI.W •• , Or_ ."ory _".ton' y- _'tit I, .. rOtl'. the Calhoun Farm porter. ------------ Bureau Re.1 in July that he had been thinking 'Of retiring fr'Om the work. He is taking a rest before announcing his Farm Equipment Dept. 221 N.' Cedar St. Lansing 4, Michigan _...... prlr•• 01 Me ,.., ........ ....,. pr-"-'. 00 Buy Farm Bureau Seeds. plans far the future. 1 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1950 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS FIVe Alma FFA Wins National Honors' With Its Co-operatives Students Operate • and feeding stock.' agent in transportation of eqUiP-\ and the State }o'.F'.A.Convention. In For example, last fall three mem- bers bought and divided a load c,f Alma FFA Wins Institute Award ment used for the county achieve- the sprin~ we also have our Father ment day. TranspOl.tation was sup- and Son Banquet. Many Businesses ewes. IncidentallY, these ewes were financed through the local Produc- plied for a hay ride for the county 4-11 Service Club. \\'e helieve th-at the rl'~90n our chapter has heen more or less suc- During the past year the chap- cessful over a period of years IS tion. Credit Co-operatives. Officers Invited to American Institute of The Alma Chamber of Commerce tel' assisted the :'lichiglln Associa- due in a large measure, to the fact cooperated in the financing of a tion of Future }o~anuers of America that our coopcl'ativcs have made It Co-operation to Explain Enterprises load of steel's. These steel's were hy being In charge of the ho~ de- possihle to accomplish things that picked from a carload of Kansas partment -at the Fat Stock Show. we could not have done withouL Developed by "14.Students feeders and hauled to the bo.',,' The State FFA secretary waB getting together and pooHng our , farms by our truck co-op at a much supplied by the Alma chapter fOl' pHorts toward our common goal. Farm Bureau members will enjoy this story about 7.4 lower cost than if the chapter hat! two veal's. Cooperation is best learned by :'young men from Michigan farms. "Q1eir co-operative hired it done. Fertilizer. till!, 'Th'e Michigan exhibit at the nn. practicing it. "Learning hy Doing:' building blocks and other SUPJlIi(!~ tional convention was prepared hy heing one of the cardinal Ilrinclple:J business activities as high school students have brought used in F}o'A projects are also members 'Of the Alma Chapter. Th~ of thc I<'uture }o'armcrs of America.. them national recognition. • hauled in the truck. chapter also represented the 1\lich- it follows that the hest way to During the grain harve3ting sea. igan FFA at the 1\lichig:U1 Rural learn to work together is by work- It is a story from the Future Farmers of America and son the truck is in con3tant use Youth Conference duriug the past ing together. for hauling grain from the fc.nn year. In hehalf of myself and my fel. the agricult~ral' department of the high school at Alma. Ito the elevator. Livestock froln The chapter cooperated with the low memhers from the Alma Chap. Gratiot county. The young men tell their, own story. the members' projects are also) Alma Chamher of Commerce in th~ tel', and In bchalf of the l\llchlgan hauled to market in the truck. annuul Turkey Show hy supplyin!!; Aswciation of Future Farmers of Alma FF A won first place this year for its studbnt During sheep-dipping season the lahor to help with the show. Tlw America I waut to thank the Am. truck is ueed to haul the portabl.:! Chamber of Commerce sponsored erican Institute of Cooperation and .. farm co-operatives in a national contest conducted' by the dipping outfif from farm to farm fifteen feeder stem's which were the 1\fichigan Association of Fa-rn: American lnstitute of Co-operation.' The award was a in the county. In the fall of tlle distributed to members of the Alma Cooperat i'll'S and e\'eryone else fo,' year, the trnck is used to liaul Chapter. their hm;pitality aOfI kinllne..'ls dur- check for $750 to finance the .trip of five representatives apples' from the orchn.rds to thp. The chapter cooperated with the ing our stay here at Stillwater. ! to the annual meeting of the Institute at Oklahoma Agr'l elder mill and. the cider back to Future Homemakers of America hy \\'e es!~()('ially w'ant to thank 1\fr. where it is sold. helping pI'epare and then servlug Howard .\lcClan-en of the Yout!. College August 21-24. They were accompanied by The truck is used not only for at the F.II.A_ fianquet. Edncation Division of the American chapter business but also for chall' The chapter supplied lahor and Institute of Cooperation, and Mr. Maynard Christensen, teacher of agriculture at Alma', tel' pleasure. A tarpaulin and a supervision in landscaping the Everett Youn~, Educational Dir- and advisor to the FF A chapter. few bales of straw make it qUite Shown above is C. L. Brody presenti ng a check for $750 from the American ~rounds of the junior and seniOr' ector of the l\lichigan Association comfortable for hayriders, trips to Institute of- Co-ope~ation to Maynard Christensen, chapter advisor, of the Alma high sclmols of the Alma Puhlic of Farm Cooperation fOI' their heli> The y~ung men were invited to speak to the Institut~ other towns for basketball games Schools. One hundred and forty- in arrangin~ t.his trip. and we wisil Future Farmers of America,. The activiti es and interest of the Alma FF A chapter four shruhs were planted. about their FF A co-operatives. We think their speeches with other chapters and trips to to thank the audience for their kind . "Iichigan State College for football The athletic depaI'tment was as- attention. won first place in the National FFA Chapter Leadership Award Contest sponsored were a thrilling tribute to the enterprise of the members games. of Alma FF A and the business training they are getting. iand in a clean condition as much The truck is kept in' good repair by the American Institute of Co-op.eration. Alma competed with 17 other state policing the field. The practicl' sisted during football field was fertilized and sprayed by games hy Uses Reed -~~---~------- Hardly less important was the ability of the young men of the time as possible. In August chapters of the FF A. in describing their work to a distinguished audie~ce of is completed the stockholders clean after all spraying and whitewashing The award provided up to $1 ,000 for the expenses of. the chapter advisor and the chapter. In the neighllOl'hood of ten hour~ were devoted to classroom instru~- Canary Grass co-operative leaders. and paint the rack and clean anll five' chapter officers to attend the annual summer session of the American Institute tion on farm cooperatives. This wax the cab. included five field trips to coopera. ~ The words "Future Farmers. of Co-operation, which was held this year August 21-24 at Oklahoma A & M Farm Dureau member, Rowland Live Stock per boy was 2.4. The total produc- tives and local businesses. 'Alma, Michigan" are painted on College at Stillwater, Okla. The chapter receives five per!- Locke. of Charlotte R. 3. Eaton tion of food In terms of pounds was the cab, encircling the FF A em- odicals devoted to various asp~tH connty haR a tht'ee-acre field which 1',474,235 pounds. blem. This is good chapter publi- Those at the presentation, left to right were: Luke Kelly, executive secretary, of cooperatives. The chapter has .1 shows how low. swampy ground can Co~operative We feel that our first cooperative organized because it was the only way the chapter could solve a proh- lem which is 'One big reason why city and also a source (}f pride for the chapter members. Michigan F uture Farmers of America; Alma FF A members George Stehlik, Duane local collection of bulletins on c.}- he made productive 'hy using reed. The truck cooperative has paid Mizer, Rex Densmore, Lloyd Fisher, and Gene Kanitz, and Harry Nesman, who is cooperatives. operatives for use in the study of canary grass. These bulletins hnve Until a couple of years ago ~hlll By LLOYD FISHER our chapter has grown 1'0 be the for itself to date. It has helped th'.J been supplied by the ;\fichigan As- low ground was covered with Sumner, Michiaan chapter It Is today. chapter to be a better organization state supervisor of vocational education. sociation of Farm Cooperatives. th" willows and swamp grass. :\tr. Member, Alma FFA Chapter and to teach the principles of co- Locke cleane.l out the willaw and The Constitution and By-Laws of use this bel'S use in connection with their tion of Future Farmers of America, American Institute of Cooperation. 0airy - members 'Of the chapter Lloyd Is the son of Mr. and the Alma Spotted Poland China operation_to its members. projects. was a Michigan representative at the Production Credit Association, !;'ot the ground hroken for a seeding service. of reed canary grass. In the spring Mrs. Carl Fisher, Breeders' Association were publish- The membership in this coopera' The chapter handles such spray the annual meeting in \Visconisil and the Farm Credit Administl'a- I would like to tell you. about ed in the "Guide For Organizing last year. tion. of 19.19 on the advice of Hans Kar- materials as wettable sulphur. lea'i Improvemen t tive enables t.hose bo)';; who have We have separate officers for the IIPI. Eaton connty a..,>TJ'lcultural - Alma and Gratlnt county in thp. and Operating Junior Farm Co- grade heifers for projects .to mak~ arsenate, DDT, zinc sulphate. My father, ftalph, has been a truck and IlOar cooperatives with agent. he top-dresse.1 the field with .-::middle of the' lower peninsula of operatives" 'Issued by the American in their productioJ1 copper sprays, benzine hexachlol" member of various farm coopera. written constitution rt t-Ion .. improvements Transpo::3 and by-laws. 3-12.12 fertilizer. using 300 pounds Michigan 'Institute of - Cooperation in 1946. at a low cost. ide, nicotine sulphate and rotenone. tives for many years and has at- The farm machinery. orchard. I:er acre. This really brought the Alma is a city of a' few more Even- in prosperous times, It b~- It also has available such materials tended cooperative meetings acro!. ~ The Alma Chapter of the Future main methods used in raising mono 'of income. the problems, advantages atHl small farms where their oppor- :Farmers of America was organized ey to buy the truck. I The Future Farmers of America tunities to keep profitably em- principles of cooperatives. ;,In 1929. It is one of the larger of Two years ago the chapter had Foundation provlded $170 and' the The cooperative adivities of the ployed are small. especially during )more than 200 Michigan Chapteri'. 'three-fourths of the funds for :\ .chapter contributed $130 towards Alma Chapter will ma!mcnts) containcd in aureomycin, stl'cptol\1\'cin and tt'rralllyciu .Jzed In 1941 as a livestock cooper- purposes, (2) To help increase and (1)1 The ooy's Interest In. dalry- :\Irs. William Kanitz. and beans. This enables an FI-'A rcsidues; your 1"a1'1IIgureau-feeds have thcm. ' . ':'~t1ve. It was known as "Tbe Alma maintain interest' in vocational ago ing, (2) The boy's need, (3) The' l member to get the best seed for :-FFA Spotted Poland China Breed- rlculture, (3) To make more comt 'boy's grade in school (ninth and I have the pleasure of contlnuin~ the discussion 011 some of the co. project use at a lower cost. The rcse~rch mcn ~t l\Iichi~an State, Indiana, Wisconsin alllllllinois and other colleges, :~rs' Association." It grew 'Out of the munity service activities vossibls, tenth grade chapter members wer'.? The cha}}ter has a share in the keep us In touch With every up-to-date 80luton or reed probll'ms. They know we make ,need of having a boar availahle (4) To help strengthen the project given preference), (4) The plnce of operative activities of the Alma Go-operative Gratiot Farmers' Sup- It buys feeds for you-for' \'1due in use' not for ma nufneturer's pl'Ofits. You benefit-and youI' lor the members to use, a boar of Ilrogram of the chapter. dairying In the farm program, (5) Chapter 'Of Future Farmers 01 ply Company. all its .superlor quality and' hreeding at a T~e management of the coopera- :The parents' atJtltude. An1erica. grease, oil. gas and other supplies purchascs of l.'arm Bureau fceds help bui Id a stronger-b(.tter-always model'll feed ~low cost per sow. tive was plaeed In the hands of th~ ~ In the contract signed by the I have been a memher of thf' program. Will ,}:ou hclp? 'needed in operating its equipment. ;; At the present time the chapt(!!' board or directors consisting 'Of the boy he agreed to care for the ani~ chapter's boar cooperative since it Several members belong 10 a co. ~does not own a boar. The Svotter! president, mana~r, "Poland China Breed. has grown In secretary, treasurer vice president, mal in a suitable manner, to breed' began. I was herdsman as well as operative creamery where the pro- and a stock- ,her at' an age suitable to the breed president and manager of the boar ducts of their dairy projects are numbers .in the community to the holder from each of the ninth. to a sire approved by the FFA, to cooperative for two years. The sold. There are eight FFA mem- "Know How" Cuts Fe~d Costs Wisely extent where there are good regis. tentJ1. and eleventh grades. return to the FFA the first heifer cooperative owned two 'boars. bel'S who have sugar heet projects 'Vhen YOIl folks, who pay for feed, dcmand more information about the feed you buy tered boars In every area of the The duties or the officers were .caIr produced by the cow at the I received my State Farmer DE- who belong to the Alma Sugar and use such information wisely, your feed costs will be lower. ' community. set forth In the constitutian. Tht! 'same age of the orglnal heifer he gree In 1949 and was a member 0)( Beet Growers' Association and the Lately the chapter has been plac- by-laws contained the rules of received' or If no heifer calf ba:! the state championship Iivestocl, St. Louis Deet Growers' Association. Only in open formnla feeds, made honcstly, can you find out: Ing the Durac breed of swine with safety and maintenance by which been produced by the third calvin~ judging team in 1948. young members who prefer that the truck should be operated. to purchase a heifer equal In value The annual meetings of these as- I believe that any success tl1at I soclations are attended bv the mem- I st-Ilow much of each ingredient is used, breed~ We expect that It will soon The cooperative officers then set and quality to the one he received. and the Alma Chapter havl' bel'S This gives the ch;pter mem- beo-,necessary for the Alma FFA 'out to locate a type and make of IHe also agreed to keep the 'Orighlal achieved has been due to quite an bel'S' a chance to see how coopera- 2,nd--lIow much of vitamin A - D - B12 - aud riiboflavin are~added to each ton or feed. rlrJ again own a boar so that Its truck most suitable for the chapter. animal co\'ered by Insurartce until l extent to wha.t we were able to do . tives work at the adult level. 3rd- 'When changes in formula are ,made, what these chunges are, n1embers can have good breeding at ,Finally the cooperative decided on the contract had been completed anll for ourselves and the chapter Cooperation is best learned by a low cost for the Dur(}C breed. After repaying the Spotted Po- Truck. a 1lh ton. Internntlonal It was delivered In' April K-B~;; ito keep reasonable r~ords. [f at any time during the periOd through 'Our caoperatives. I am also a member of the truck practicing it. 4 th-Ask your college spl'cialist if your o\\'n feeds can be used efCecti\'f'ly with 8ny particular concentrnte offered you. lilOd' Ohlna stockholders their $5 1948. a share there Is more than enough covered by th(! contract, the flnan- cooperative and find that it and The father of the manager of the clal oondltion of t.he boy was such other FFA cooperatives have helped m'Oney to huy another boar. The truck cooperative offered'to hund It that he could. he paid for tHe me to be a better Future Farmer Other Co-op Ask your Farm Burenu dealer for a new egg chart - a tnble thnt tf"JJ~you how livestock and grain heifer at the original cast at n:1 and should help me to be a bettf'r Activities boar association has assets at the combination iiresent time of $345. rack for the Co-op at cost. int-erest. At the present time the farmer in partnership with my to feed mash and scratch for various production rates - also some su~gpstions The Spotted Poland China Breed- The truck Is used for many pur number of registered dairy animals dad. on how to improve profits. aI's' A8Sociation made the Chapter poses . .It hauls the chapter orchard 'lwned by the members Is sl~teen. I had the pleasure In my senior year of appearing at the annual By REX DENSMORE well known for Its Polan'll China sprayer from farm to farm. Thl' Six of these have been contributed Elwell, Michigan swine at FFA, Fat Stock Show,;. sprayer Is used for orchard spray. hy this cooperative plan. A commH- banquet of the Michigan Associa- fairs and breeding sales. ing, whitewashing, spraying swine tee of three administers the plan. tion 'Of Farm Coopera.tives an:'. Vice-Pres., Alma FFA Chapter Buy Farm Bureau for the Be&t! Swine projects are the most Im- for mange and spraying cattle f'Or In addition to this method of Im- teIllng them about the Cooperatives Rex Is the son of .\fl'. and l\1:rs. portant type of project with our flies. The truck Is used to haul proving dairyIng the chapter .ha.~ or the Alma Chapter. FFA chapter. Our chapter has st(}Ck to the many fat stock shows a share In the Northwest Gratiot The FFA Supplies Co-op is one Ralph Densmore. It Is a pleasure for me to attend Patronize Your Local Farm Bureau Feed Dealer rated "eXcellent" In the Michigan the FFA attends as well as for Al'tlflcial Breeding AS90cia.tion. of the economic cooperatives ,£..hallter Farming program for the hauling stock to county and state This share enables the member:! chapter uses for the benefit 'Of its American Institute or Cooperation. the the 22nd annual meeting of the I'AR. BUREAU SERVIOES, IlIa. 'll(!t three years. In 1949 the aver. fairs, It Is ahro very convenient to use this service as long as they members. The supplies c'ooperative My brother, Harry Densmore, as J'eed Department 221 Ii. Cedar Street age number ~r productive projects when the ~hapt'er ,buys ~eedlng are ~embers ~t ;he ITA. Seve~ handles some materials the memo secretary or the Michigan A8socla. SIX MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1950 Are the state and national resolu- lIIen of northern Michigan, Wi~b Looking in on County Legislative 'Action Discussion Topics tions a democratic guide for such men as Stanley Powell in l\Jichigan, or Allan Kline and Roger Flemln;; Roll Call Tral-nl-ng Meet the cattle feeders of the south hait of the state. To Operate This Fall. It is pla~ In Washington'? Why or why not? . ned to have the market in opera- In Farm Bureau FOR OUR COMMUNITY FARM BUREAUS By WESLEY S. llAWI,EY Di1'. of McmlJer,~hil) Acquisition meetinl: is desil:ned for the mem-' .tion, this fall. It will be operat~ bership commitee, roll call man- by and for the producers of live.. Background Material for Discussion this Month by They were chosen by your State Discussion Topic To Build Co-op Now that the membership com- agel' and staff with tho district stock in Central Michigan. mittees have their roll call plans man. Tho district man will be ready Fer1I-II-zer Plan.t, ----------- Committee from topics presented at the District Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Group made and the roll call manageI'll cOgiye the lesson and will have an By DONALD D. KINSEY Meetings of July, 1950 Stock Market ha ve their staff selected they are easel for prelientlng the 3 lessons. ready for the next step. So we can He will USll the 3 lelJllon training Director of Research and Information "Overload nnes from commercial trucks find other Sept. Legislative Action in the Farm Bureau. At St. Louis look In on the first training meet- bulletin. ing. The traininl: bulletin is 3et up in 3 lessons liOas to set forth Last February In the Iieries of tho structure of Farm Uureau, the Busy for Fall ' - - . -' 1'011 call evaluation meetings the issues confronti'ng agriculture, and uses than maintaining rural roads." Oct. The Farmer and the Rest of Us. By B. P. P,1TTISON ;ounty roll call leaders said that how to Iiell Farm Bureau to the Farm Uureau Services fertilizer Farm BU7'eau Commodity Relations the training program ilhould be )rospective member. plant at Saginaw has production "National Tax Equality Association presses Congress Nov. Does Your Farm Bureau Invest- made bettel' and more effective. So in looking in on the first roll well uuder way for fall. Theo. For the past two years live- rherefore the training material and, ::all trainlnl; me,eting 'we can see plant made nearly 40,000 tons for for laws to compel farmer co';operativ~s to pay taxes ment Draw Interest? stock producers of central Michi- plans are set up and ready for a th" members of the committee, 1'011 spl'ing crops and expects to be call- before distributing patron's savings." gan have been Investigating the .;ood job to be done for the 1951 ~all managers and theil' staff with ed Ullon for 15,000 tons 01' more fOl; Dec. Educational Opportunities and I possibilities of a farmers COopera- roll call. ~he district man. They are study- wheat this fall. Fertilizer mater: "Unions put pressure on Congress .to force through Problems of Rural Youth. tive livestock market for the area. If the training program is to be ing these 3 lessons so as to do a ials are in quite plentiful supply In the beginning some 150 ~armers better it is necessary that more peo- ;ood job to train others in order to and the work is progressing nicely. the Brannan Plan." Jan. Should Township Government be met at Carson City. These men lie be trained and have -the lessons have a successful roll call. Fred Harger, manager of the FB came as delegates from eight coun- n order that they may help train Th" roll call leaders said that the Services fertilizer Challenges of this sort are appearing continuously on Abolished in Favor of Stronger ty Farm Bureatls and livestock pro- others. manufacturing workers training. program should division, recommended that deal- the political and legislative horizons. What wiIllegisla- County Governments i ducers of central Michigan. Each county should hold a train be improved. This is the beginning ers' and farmers take delivery of After a thorough discussion of ing meeting iIi September. This of this improved training program. fertilizer early. "When you do, tive action and compliance to these demands mean to the the livestock marketing problems. Feb. Yardsticks of Farm Prosperity. it was agreed to proceed on a co- said FI'ed, "you are sure of gettfng farmer's welfare, his modes of living, and the ambitions The businessmen of Ithaca of- from $50,000 to $55,000. the analy[.:s you are going to want. operative basis. The plan proposed fered very attractive inducements Finances Available. Through the and you have It on hand ready fo~ of his children? These topics are alive with interest and importance was that the farmers would provide to locate the market in their town. effort and support of the County use, regardless of what may turn , to the farmer! Attend your Community Farm the marketing facilities and the Serious consideration was giTen Farm Bureaus of the district, and up." One of the foremost purposes in the -minds of the Bureau meetings! market would be operated. by the ;>y the board of directors to theIr a large number of Farm Bureau farmers who organized the Farm Bureau was to be ready Michigan Livestock Exchange. Jffers. Since the eight counties of members, some $6~,000 in stock Buy Farm Uuread Feeds. Thirteen men acted as incorpora- Saginaw, Bay, Clinton, Midland, has been sold to over 300 farmem and strong to meet such challenges. As farm popula- tors and formed the Central Michi- ~fontcalm, Isabella, Ionia and Os- in central Michigan. The ei;;ht . d l' d d h f b d Has .our system paid off? Let's our Community Farm Bureaus. gan Livestock Yards Co-op, Inc. ~eola, were involved 1n the location counties In central Michigan sup- hons ec Ine an t e armer ecame more an more get back to that question. It is be3t They must select the good seed and They proceeded to raise the neces. of the market, it was of tho utmost porting this project have a Farm in the minority, the need for organized action has become answered in terms of the facts. see that they are properly planted. sary finances through sale of stock importance that the final decision Bureau membership of some 7500, Olf Actually the many problems posed Let's go to--work. more acute. W hen farmers made up 7010 0 the popu- by the resolutions have been to individual farmers. It was their be the right one. Questions for Community Farm hope that a large number of pro- and over 150 Community Discus- St. Louis Chosen. Investigatil)n sion Groups, This potential sup- I lation, legislators would not think of passing laws detri- whittled down conSiderably. There Bureau Conclusions: ducers could be interested with developed the fact that the busi- port plus all the other farmers in are still many things to do, but 1. Is the legislative setup of the rather small investments, rather nessmen of St. Louis were interest- the area can surely provide the mental to agriculture. we are speaking now of what has Farm Bureau so organized as to do than a few men with larger invest- ed in sharing the market located necessary volume of livestock to But now, with only 18% of the population on farms, be~~e~O~~'e past years there hav'.l the best job for the farm people, ments. A large number of invest- i!J. their town, and offered real co- guarantee an outstanding market. I conSidering the limits in our State ors meant a greater potential of lperation by providing a ten acre The operation at St. Louis will our minority position demands that organized action be been many legislative victories for budget for the purpose? livestock support. A board of di- ,ite. St. Louis is located on the be patterned after the Battle Creek Are you thinking of Junking Farm Bureau people in its legisla- 2. What are the duties of your rectors was chosen from the origi- intersection of state highways US- Market owned by some 540 farm- your furnace because your fire- taken to protect the farmer's interests. Cd'h1peting tive campaigns. Community Farm Bureau Action nal incorporators, and the project 27 and M-46 and offered excellent ers of southwest Michigan, . and pot is cracked or a hole is burn- groups have multiplied, and so have their demands. Each 1. Farm Bureau successfully pro- Committeeman? Are you using him was underway. transportation facilities. recognized as the outstanding live- ed in it? Don't do it. Write moted the relief from the heavy tax to best advantage? for circular tellin!) how your group sees its own wants first. Laws may be passed 'burden for road construction and An effort was made to buy an It was finally agreed to build stock market in Michigan. 3. How can Community Farm existing livestock auction market the new livestock market on M-46, furnace can be :>ut in first class In addition to providing a mar. condition. Satisfaction guaran- by which one group may indirectly, but unJ'ustly, exploit maintalnance, and this was replaced Bureaus take a more active part' In the area since this would afford one-half mile -east of St. Louis, ket for the sale_ of livestock the fa. with a gas and weight tax. teed. in determining legislative policies' a going business, and remove a with access to the Chesapeake & cilities will be available for the another. The exploited group pays with the loss of its 2. It fostered state financial aid in the state and national Farm Bu- competitor. It developed however Ohio Railroad. Construction of a distribution of feeder cattle ant! The Smith Mfg. Co. markets, unfair and burdensome taxation,. or forms of for schools, and cleared the way for reaus? that this plan was not possible, and huildlng with a large auction ring sheep. This lDe~viceIs much needed 924 West High Street , transporting rural children to town 4. We have a representative type so it was necessary to find a suit- all under roof will start at once. in this area. It can also be the discrimination in laws whic.h control its operations. and city schools. of democracy in our organizatio;}. able' location for the market. It is anticipated the cost will run meeting place for the fceder- cattle Bryan, Ohio 3. It secured reduced license Tl}ese threats and dangers are strong reasons for the rates for farm trucks and trailers. Farm Bureau. Its members prepared. themselves for strong legislative influence. interests have been protected kept pace with the isstfes that arose. Over the years the farmer's and the organization has 4.' It led a successful fight establish a bl-partisan agricultural commission for. non-political ad- ministration of the State Depart- ment of Agriculture. 5. It secured and safeguarded 'the tu \ New.Partner exemption that farmers enjoy from Farm Bureau systems s,et up for this purpose have to lraying state sales taxes on farm I l be timed to legislative tr6nds of a long-term nature as pl'oduction equipment and supplies. Many of these things paid off in well as to be ready for sudden and overwhelming re- doIlar savings. The last regular session of tho sponse to emergencies. Some issues coast along in Legislature was In 1949. At this Congress and the state legislat~Ire. Others reach a rapid session the lawmakers were not bound by limitations fl'om the Gov- climax may be quickly railroaded through. In either ernor as they were in the recent case the organization must be g-eared to do' t,he J' ob. special session. Considerahle prog- rC'~~ was ma{}e at-that session. Resolutions • are the key to the program. peop 1e express theIr wants, 'concerns, attitudes and view- Farm Bureau Of 32 bills that the Farm Bureau favored, 25 were passed and 7 were continued as pending. Of the 25 tM Y SON, this land I leave to you to hold and points in the form of resolutions. These expressio~s bills that the Farm Bureau opposed, none were passed. For exaIllIlle: cherish; manage it well so begin at the Community Farm Bureau level. Commun~ 1. Penal-ties for dumping rubbisb that your sons, and your ity Farm Bureaus should be developing resolutions along highways were Increased. sons' sons, may be proud 2. New jlrovislons were set up for throughout the whole year. They should seek out the disconnecting farm land from cities to own it in their turn." facts on the proble~ and form them into a definite ~~~on:~l1ageS under I=ertain con- Those might well be ;ords for all-men who .w~=,;..: ...... recommendation for proper. action. Community groups 3. The furnishing of transporta- love the land they live -- .#,~ su b mit their resolutions to the County Farm Bureau. The County resolutions committee ,correlates them and pre- tion for parochial was liberalized. school -students 4. A new bill to protect farm- ers in the purchase of insecticides on. For deep in their hearts they want to keep their land in their family-want to leave - , sents them to the county board. When the list is com- and other poisons was passe