• Vol. XXIX, No. Ie iganFarm SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1951 ews' 29th Year Published Monthly Farmers Petroleum. Co-operati-ve Buys 18 Oil Wells. ----------------------------------------------_.-:-_---------------------------+ . - Oil Well Property Bought By Farmers Petroleum Co-op First Step Taken to Own EDITORIAL Sources of Crude Oil A Review oj American Policy Leases Acquired in Gladwin and Roscommon Early in Dec~mber the American Farm Bureau " Counties; Production totals 250 bbls. convention at Dallas, Texas, adopted resolutions .Daily; Drilling in Isabella County urging a review of American policy in Europe and _The Farmers Petroleum Co-operative, Inc., has pur. Asia. See page 5. chased J 8 oil wells in Gladwin and Roscommon counties. Farmers in the American Farm Bur~au just hap. They produce about 250 barrels of crude oil daily and pened to' be the first of many who in December have.an estimated value of nearly $500,000, said Clark made earnest statements in favor of a reconsidera. • L. Brody, executive secretary of the FPC. tion of American foreign policy. Thus Michigan farmers and co-operative dealers in Former President Hoover, Governor Dewey of the Farmers Petroleum Co-operative have taken their New York, and Joseph P. Kennedy, once ambassa- first bold step in acquiring sources of' crude oil. The dor to Great Britain, made speeches. They empha. purpose is to insure ample supplies of petroleum products sized the rising tide in the United States for a for farmer customers, and to provide for future growth review by Congress of American policy. They were of the Co-operative. critical of the attitude of European nations toward their own defenses, and their contributions to the j. F. Yaeger, ass't executive secretary of FPC, said the organization is convinced that farmers can assure war in Korea. themselves an adequate supply of petroleum fuels and The Hoover speech questione~ our present policy keep costs down by owning producing wells and possibly to contain communistic aggression wherever it refining facilities for processing crude oil. That is the appears, and by force of arms if necessary. purpose for which FPC was organized. With require. After those speeches, the magazine U. S. News ments for petroleum fuels mounting and the' n'eed for and World Report said at the end of the year, "The more and more of petroleum products for farm produc- 'United States is up against the choice of pushing tion, Mr. Yaeger said that a sound co-operative oil pro- deeper into the outside world, or pulling back to gram should be the concern of every farmer. gain strength at home." Seventeen of the 18 wells are located in the Bentley Walter Lippmann, a national authority on U. S. Officers of Farmers Petroleum Co-operative note by map' that this oil well is about m the center of a field of Gladwin county. The J 8th is in the Headquart- foreign policy, said that the "unavoidable and most group of 17 in Bentley twp., Gladwin county, which were bought by FPC last month. Another is in Roscom- ers field in Roscommon county. Earl Huntley, manager necessary re-examination of American policy has mon county. Total prod{.ction is about 250 barrels daily. Pump jack in this photo is driven by gas engine of Farmers Petroleum Co-operative, emphasized that begun, -and it should be carried on." in pump house. Fuel is natural gas from well: Oil is raised some 3800 feet to pipe line in foreground for the production of 250 barrels per day represents' only a There are leaders in both parties who have dis- transfer to treating equipment and central storage in background for a group of wells. FPC executives, left to small portion of present FPC daily requirements, but it agreed publicly with the Hoover speech. Some right: j. F. Ya~ger, ass't executive secretary; Ward Hodge, president; Earl Huntley, manager. is a good start in the right direction. Washington commentators have hinted that perhaps President Truman w~uld enjoy being as plain to 1951 R~ll Call MFB Prog~am and Jan. Farm Included in the purchase of the oil leases is modern equipment in excellent condition, together with up-to- some of our friends in western Europe as Mr. date collecting, treating and storage facilities. The engines Hoover was. Continues; Governor's Address CO-Qperative for all pumping equipment and. units. for treating oil are In any event, friends and critics of the Hoover speech agree that any re-examination of American Tola.,I 31722 STANLEY M. POWELL The state legislature has completed its organization. Mont h ope~ated 'by natural gas obtained from the wells. See pictures on pages 1 and 2. policy by the new Congress must consider points raised by Mr. Hoover. We are publishing the' text The ,Farm Bureau ..... membershh) I Meeting in joint session January 4, Senators and Repre- roll call for 1951 .IS near the three- sentatlves listened to a comprehenSIve message submItted ed "Farm Co-operative Month" by J anuary, 1951 1las b een proc . Ia i.... lU- Geologists were consulted before the purchase was made. They believe that the wells should have at least of M.r. Hoover's address in this edition. See page 4. quarters mark WIth a total of 31.- I II b G W'II' Th h 66h . Governor G. Mennen Williams. In 722 family memberships as of Jan- persona y y overnor I lams. us t e t seSSiOn.1 t hI'e proc amatlOn Gov. Wilhamil . ten more years of good production. The oil is of gpod uary 1. The goal is 46,150. of the legislature is off to ,a .favorable start. said that "when farmers do a bet. quality and comes from an average depth of 3800 ~feet. Welcome Night for New Membe,.s C~lUnty Farm Burl)aus are com- .' '. tel' job in the production and mar- pleting the canvass for member- Ev~ryone IS agreed that m the weeks ahead many ~hf- keting of their prOducts through Oil moves from FPC storage tanks to refineries through Our membership campaign has brought us many ship .. Much progress should be ficult problems will come-up for decision. Whether any the use' of co-operative associa- commercial pipe lines. It can be diverted to any of sev- ~ew members in all counties. We probably have made m January .• tions all of our citizens benefit': Six thousand men and women substantial progress will be made will depend in large Th~ program is being sponsor~d eral refineries t~ be exchanged for finished petroleum 5,080 new members now and may have twice that worke~s have don.e a very. credit.- measure upon the degree of co-operation which may by the Michigan Association of products made to FPC standards. many before the roll call is completed. This pre- able Job so far III enrolhng 31" . b Farmer Co-operatives in co-opera- 722 members to date. We are hav- eXist etween the Governor and the lawmakers. The tlon with its 146 local co-opera- Mr. Brody said the determination to own and control sents the old membership with an obligation which ing a:bout the same experience as record in this regard during the past two years has bee; tive members. A highlight of the sources of crude oil came in December 1947. Repre- is also an opportunity. in 1950 when about one-third of .. program will be a series of 15 Co. the final membership was secured anythIng but encouraging. op Educational Conferences to be sentatives of 4 7 Farm Bureau Services petroleum deal- What about a hospitality and fellowship night- in the weeks following the roll call. Th I . I .. f h M' h' F held throughout the state. A "Voice j<'ollowing are the county and state e egis ahve program 0 t e IC Igan arm Bureau of Agriculture" radio program ers and co-operative oil ass' ns met at Lansing to discuss or a serie's of them-in our Community Farm Bu- membership totals as of January 1: was determined by the voting delegates at the annual over station WJR, January 6, an- critical gasoline and fuel oil shortages in the years fol- reau groups to welcome new members into our Total % of . I N b Th' I' d I' nounced the celebration. Through ~~~onnt: G~I Ja2~.11 <;~I -meetmg ast ovem er. uty-one reso uhons ea mg local newspapers, many of the lowing. World War II. organization? Allegan 1657 13~6 80 with state affairs were adopted at that time. Some of farmer co-operatives are sponsor- Every one of us has a responsibility to the new Alpena 471 ~~1? 9653 .. ing good-will advertisements each .At. the request of those atfending the meeting, tht' Antrim Arenac 341 164 ~ 168 • 103 them relat e to IegIs Ia t Ion. week. Employees of co-operatives MIchIgan Farm Bureau, Farm Bureau Services and as- members in our community. So let's invite them ~~~.ry....::::::::::::::::::::::::::l;n gg~ ~~ Money Problems Baffling. Mich- convinced ,that funds available for will be wearing Co-op badges call- sociated farmer co-operative ass'ns took steps to establish to our Community Farm Bureau meeting. Benzie 155 1-19 !t6 igan Farm Bureau realizes the improving and properly maintain- ing the' attention of the patrons to ~~~~i~~ .. ::::::::::::::::::::::m~m~ ~~ grave financial problems which con. ing oUr highway system are inade. Co-operative month. In many a large petroleum co-operative. It was ,to take over the In Michigan the rights of Farm Bureau member- Ca " 716 375 52 Iront the state government. It quate. During recent years there communities meetings will be held Calhoun 11,99To rep.ort la~er favors the utmost economy and has been a steady deterioration of by local co-operatives. Local busi- petroleum products distribution then handled by Fann ship are exercised regularily in the monthly Com- Charlevoix ~8 21, n Cheboygan 190 1O! 53 elimination 'Of waste. overlapping, much of our highways and roads. ness men will be invited to attend Bureau Services, to acquire oil producing properties and munity Farm Bureau meetings. Each month a C:llnton 1216 1~71 86 duplicatron and inefficiency so for the purpose of discussing prob- I':aton 1055 ,,?6 56 Althou,gh our gasoline tax is more . d~ill new wells' and to arrange for. the refining of crude thousand community groups take action on matters Emmett 21.1 1.\0 61 that :the maximum of service may th 2 Il I h h lems of mutual mterest. Gene ee 1019 685 67 be secured from each ,Michigan tax an c per ga on ower t an tel _ 011 owned by FPC. of local, state and national interest to the Farm Bu- Gladwin Gratiot HIII"dale 121 1089 1074 138 740 61ll 114 68 dollar. It favors removai of the $50,- bl 61 000 ceiling from the corporation national average, we pay conider- f h a y more or eac .ga on.o gas-, II f W e1 Coro The Farmers Petroleum Co-opera- Fanners .Petroleum Co-operative reau. The community group is also important as a Huron 1402 1138 81 fl' oline than do motorists in most tive, Inc., was authorized by the is doing a good job. It has pro- Ingham 799 5~8 64 rano Jlse tax so that the large cor- other states, including our SUI' Corn with 30 per cent or more hoards of directors of Farm Bureau vided customers with all the qual- social part of the Farm Bureau. Ionia I~abella 919 895 8.•1 600 93 pOl'3.tion would Ilay the same mill- 67 tl"t rounding states. They have a high- moisture content is likely to spoil and Services at Saginaw, May 12, ity petroleum fuels they have losco ~ 136 ~o 66 age on leII' capl al and surplus as er gas tax rate. even in winter. A;tificial drying, 1948. The new stock company be- Jackson 734 4.•0 61 do the smaller corporations. wanted the past Year. On this feeding immediately, or making SOlnething to be Ashamed of Kalamazoo Kent 955 888 759 667 7~ 7" \. Highway Finance will get much _ The Farm Bureau delegates p lac- ear corn silage are the best ways came a subsidiary corporation Michigan Farm Bureau. It began of business FPC paid to patrons a 2% patronage refund which totaled Lapeer ll7t 785 67 tt ti' ed our state organization on record of making use of wet corn, say The Minnesota Editorial Ass'n has been shocked Lenawee 106:\ 608 [,7 a en on dunng the session. COli' as favoring a 2c per ga\lon increase operations Jan. I, 1949. It has an $46.000. _ The FPC aiso paid a 5% Livingston 876 412 50 troversial questions to be settled Michigan State College agricultural authorized capital. of $5,100,000. by the character of the newspaper advertisements :'Ia.comb 791 361 45 will include: how much additional in the ,tax on gasoline and Diesel economists. dividend on the stock to co-ops Ma~lstee 135 89 65 fuel. They also ur.ged that the Some 1500 farmers and farm co- and farmers who have invested ill the National Tax Equality Ass'n is directing against 1IIaHOn 489 341 70 highway revenue is needed, how it . operative stockholders have sub- FPC stock. all co-operatives, mutual insurance companies, build- :\Iecosta Midland 588 410 421 291 72 sh Id b ~7 ow . d e raIse an d I . h Id wetght tax on heavy and destruc. lOW It 5 ou 'tive vehicles should be raised sub- Balbo Rye scribed more than $400,000 for . Ward Hodge of Snover is presi- Missaukee 311 187 61 be distributed to the thrce road t . II stock to date. Montmorency 136 140 105 buildi"ng units, the state hi!;'hway s antJa y. Balbo rye is steadily gammg in Ident. Other officers and directors \ ing and loan ass'ns and credit unions this winter. Montcalm 605 :147 57 \Vhen FPC boegan operations it Monroe 7811 473 60 department, the county road com- As to the distribution of highway favor as the earliest spring and are: vice-president, Carl E. Buskirk, took over Farm Bureau Services Discussing the NTEA anti-co-op ads, the Minne- ;\!u kegon MO ~06 57 missions, and the cities and vii. revenucs the Michigan j<'arm Bu- the latest fall cow pasture. Thirty. petroleum distribution facilltles of Paw Paw; other directors: Wil- Newaygo 526 ~89 55 .. =,,'V 1IIichig-an(Gr. Traverse lages. reau inSISts that the County Road five out of 41 DHIA testers recent- tanks, trucks, etc., and the servic- liam Bartz, 8t. Joseph; Marten sota publishers' group cautioned member news- & Leelanau) 884 601 68 Commissions shouid receive not ly reported that many of their ing of about 15.000 patrons. Today Garn, Charlotte; Fred King, Bliss. Oakland 729 2:15 32 The Michigan Farm Bureau is ~nntlnued on Dlllt" 4 members are using Balbo rye. field; Thomas Koning. Marna; papers "to be sure of the truth and fairness of what- Oceana fi68 3:11 58 FPC is one of the largest distribu- Ogemaw 273 170 62 Ghmn Pridgeon, Montgomery; AL tors of petroleum products in rural ever they publish, paid or unpaid; to keep faith with Call 15 CO-Op Conferences for Jan. & Feb. bert Shellenbarger, Lake Odessa: 08ceola 467 261 55 Otsego 91 :16 40 areas of lower Michigan. The busi. Ottawa 108\ 700 64 Walter Wightman. Fennville. Clark readers and to protect the precarious freedom of Pre"'lue Isle 3:11 299 90 ness volume Includes more than L. Brody of Lansing is executiVq Sa~lnaw 1728 H20 82 20,000.000 gallons of liquid fuels the press." Sanilac 1405 SfiO 60 secI'etary and tr~asUl'el'; J. F. Yea- The part that farm co.operativeil cperate their business l>etter; agr'l February 5-B i g Rap ids, 6- annually. Last year sales exceed- St. Clair 921 ".. 693 '" gel' of East Lansing, is ass't execu- St.. Joseph Sr.I 697 82 have In building a successfu'l farm extension _people want to aid farm. Boyne City. 7-Traverllc City, ed $3,000,000, an increase of 14% Garner Lester, national president of NTEA, sends Shlawassee 692 :134 48 over the previous year. th'e secretary. Earl Huntley or Tuscola _ 12:12 8~:l fiR business will be considered at Ct.)- ers with their farm marketing and 8-St. Louis, 19-5helby, 2(}- Lanlling is manager of FPC. a letter with the proposed advertisements in which Van Buren 1623 1135 70 operative Educational Conferenceil l1urchasing problems; vocational Hamilton. 21-Benton Harbor 22- Mr. Huntley said that FPC in he says, "These ads can be run over the name of \\'a ..htenaw Wa)'ne 1277 266 901 161 71 in 15 cities during January 60 and teachers of agriculture want infol'- Coldwater. ' partnership with other organiza- tions has drllIed sevel'al wells the AI"la I"Ja Powder Wexford 183 170 92 February. mation that will enable them to Michigan State College peopie NTEA or any other group--your name need not The conferences are for manageril do a better jOb of instruction rt;!- who helped plan the programs for past year. It.s risky business. Totals 46,150 31,722 69 A method of concentrating the and directors of farmers co-opera- gard1ng the place of farm co-opel'a. this series of educationai meetings About one in ten "wildcat wells" • appear or be known in any connection with these feed value in alfalfa has been de- tives, for people in agriculturai ex- tives. Lectures and discussions al'l~ are: E. L. Anthony. dean of agri. finds oil in paying quantities. At veloped. Alfalfa is extracted and ads in any manner." Mioeral Salt tension work. and teachers of vo- directed to those ends at the 1951 cational agriculture. \ conferences. culture; C. V. Ballard. director of extension; Harold Byram agl"1 present FPC has a small interest III a well being drilled on a large acre- then dried so that the powder can be mixed in livestock or poultry In fact, the. NTEA seems to expect that every Trace minerai salt is being fed Everett Young of the Michigan Co-operative Educational COli' teacher training; Tom Cowden and age under lease in .Isabella county. feeds. to dairy cattle by more than half Ass'n of Farmer Co-operatlves, said ferences will be held as follows, Arthur Howland, agr'l economics; It is 4 miles north and east of Mt. decent person who contributes to NTEA will be of the dairymen in DHIA work, ac. the meetings are promoted by his with the place of meeting to be an- Pleasant. Should this well show a B. D. Kuhn, agr'l agent leader. More money is spent each yea~ ashamed to be identified with this particular smear cording to some 40 supervisors organization and the Michigan nounced locally by letter and other. Also, Lewis Morley, Michigan Milk good pl'Oductlon of oil, other wells on hunting and fishing than on the who recently convened at Michi- State College and the State Depart- wise to those who wlll attend: Producers Ass'n: Harry Nesman, will be considered to develop the combined amount spent for foot- campaIgn. gan State College. This salt, valu- ment 'of Public Instruction. January 15-E s can a b a 1'6- agr'l education, state dep't of field for maximum production. MI'. bail, ooseball. Uowling and ~If. The Need any more be said to show this campaIgn able for its iodine and cobalt con- Mr. Young said farm co-operative Houghton, IS-Sault Ste ~larle. public' instruction; Everett Youn,;, Huntley said that FPC has filrst annual cost;; of hunt",,- dogs tent, is made by all leading salt directors and managers want to 22-Bad Axe, 23-Iml:ly City. 2-1-- Michigan Ass'n Qf Io'armer Co.opera- call on all the oil to be produced alone could finance bas~1I for up for what it is? companies. learn the new things that help them Ypsi-lanti, 25-Lansint;. tives. on the lease. seyeral years. TWO M I C H I G A N F. A R M N E W S S A T U R D A Y , J A N U A R Y 6, 1951 u t e s of the N o r t h w e s t Community F a r m Bureau of Hillsdale county, Could Be Producer or Dry Hole Michigan Farm News Established January 12, 1821 Michigan Farm Bureau (RfA M and w r i t t e n by Mrs. Guy Salmon, say t h a t they, with t h e Grange a n d F a r m e r s Union, were host to t h e Entered as second class matter Jan. 12, 1923 at the postoffice a t Charlotte, Michigan, under the Act of March 3. 1!>7!». President OFFICERS C. E. Buskirk, Paw Paw V-Pres A. Shellenbarger, L. Odessa Exec. Sec'y C. L. Brody, Lansing RTHA Jonesville C h a m b e r of Commerce m e m b e r s and wives. 150 people at- tended this, affair. The main s p e a k e r was Professor Earl Weav- Published monthly, first Satur- DISTRICT DIRECTORS er, head of t h e d a i r y d e p a r t m e n t day, by Michigan Farm Bureau at its publication office at 114 E. Lov- i.irlotte, Michigan. 1—Russell E. Hazel.-.Richland, R-l 2—Blaque Knlrk Quincy R-l Fresh Snou of Michigan S t a t e College. 3—Clyde Breining Ypsilanti, R. 1 Lakeside Community Group min- Editorial and general offices, 221 On m o r n i n g s when I go outside utes by Mrs. J o h n Kline of Missau- North cedar St., Lansing, Michi- 4—A. Shellenbarger L. Odessa, R-l And find the world all freshly white gan. Post Office Bo* 9«0. Tele- 6—Marten Garn._ Charlotte, R-5 kee county say t h e members h a v e phone, Lansing 21-271, Extension 8. I feel a thrill I cannot hide, been singing, "I've Been W o r k i n g 6—Ward Q. Hodge Snuver. It-1 f A lively tingle of delight. Send notices on Form J578 and 7—Harry Xorris Casnovia W i t h the F a r m B u r e a u , " w r i t t e n undwiverable copies returned under F o r all the things of yesterday 8—Kenneth Johnson....Freeland, R-2 by Mr. A r t h u r E. Reinink, a mem- Form 357S to Michigan Farm News T h a t lacked a bit of seeming clean editorial office. P. O. Box 968, Lan- 9—Sidney Hodgson Cadillac, R-l ber of the L a k e s i d e group. We A r e p u r e pure white. T h e s u n ' s first ray sing, Michigan. 10—A. T. Vary Whittemore w r o t e Mrs. K l i n e for t h e song and Gives to each one a r a d i a n t sheen. Einsr Ungren DIRECTORS A T L A R G E t h o u g h t it m i g h t be of interest .... Editor Harold Weinman.. Associate Editor PURPOSE of F A R M Carl E. Buskirk Paw Paw, R-2 T h e gate posts and t h e farmyard fence — throughout t h e s t a t e . T h e follow- BUREAU Walter Wightman Fennvllle, R-l ing is sung to t h e t u n e of "I've Subscription: 25 cents a year. The purpose of this Associa- T h e trampled surface of t h e drive Limited to Farm Bureau Members. tion shall be the advancement John Converse Union City, R-2 Gleam with cold cleanness so intense Been W o r k i n g on t h e Railroad." of our members' interests edu- Representing It makes me glad to be alive. I've been working with the Farm Vol. X X I X . January 6, 1951 No. 1 cationally, legislatively, and W O M E N OF F A R M BUREAU Bureau, economically. Glad to be here to see once more All the live long day. Mrs. H. Whittaker Metamora, R-l T h a t what was d a r k can be m a d e to glow I've been working in the country Representing Just to bring the dough my way. JUNIOR F A R M B U R E A U Glad to feel as I've felt before Can't you hear the farmer s shouting Central Storage and Oil Treating Equipment Dale R. Foster Niles, R-3 T h e cleansing miracle of. the snow. Work and work some more: Can't you hear the wives a-saying Xo, to be sure, it will not last. "(let up each morn at fojur." It will melt by noon, and it won't stay pure, I've been working with the Farm T h e joy of morning soon is past Bureau •Till the day is done. But deep in my soul I f r e l s e c u r e Then the meetings in the country T h a t t h e sins of life, be they black or gray. With friends and lots nf fun. Have discussion 'till eleven; Seared and scarred on the h e a r t s of men, We eat and talk some more, H a v e p a r d o n freely if we will p r a y — o u r leader says the meeting's over, Get up agahn at four. Tomorrow night it will snow again. I've been working with the Farm R. S. Clark Bureau To get a higher price. 315 North Grinnell Street Tried to be the Nation's hero, JacKson, Michigan !*nt ofttimes it's no dice Then we hear our leader shouting i n i it naid and more. me in which one or more n a m e s My advice to every member is Community a r e used, will you please call t h i s Get up each morn at four. to t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e members G r a n t Center Community F a r m and t a k e such action to go by just B u r e a u members staged an old- one registration. T h e n t h e Blue fashioned h u s k i n g bee a t the f a r m F a r m e r s P e t r o l e u m Go-operative is o n e of a g r o u p Farm Bureau Cross records a n d t h e records here of Mr. in t h e state office will conform been ill for several weeks and un- Ralph VanAlstine who h a s drilling this test well o n a large acreage u n d e r lease in with t h e m i n u t e s s u b m i t t e d by a b l e to get his corn crop taken care Isabella c o u n t y . Should it s h o w a g o o d p r o d u c t i o n of Activities your secretary. New Community S e c r e t a r i e s . This of. While t h e men worked in t h e field t h e wives prepared the meals. Honorable mention groups for oil, other wells w o u l d be considered to d e v e l o p t h e field for m a x i m u m p r o d u c t i o n . P r o s p e c t i n g for oil is a MSB. MARJORIE GARDNER fall with the c h a n g e of officers October a r e : many new secretaries t a k e over E a t o n—Southeast Brookfield, business t h a t suggests s p r e a d i n g the risk. A b o u t o n e STAR AWARDS the responsibility of t h i s office. We a r e again calling a t t e n t i o n t o Mrs. Albert A. Nelson, secretary. in t e n "wild c a t " wells p r o d u c e s oil in p a y i n g q u a n t i t i e s . October Hillsdale—Wheatland, Elizabeth the importance of m a i l i n g t h e min- Gold Star — Bell Community utes for each of y o u r meetings Hoffman. NTEA gets licked regularly be- O i l p r o d u c e d f r o m a n u m b e r of w e l l s o n the F a r m e r s P e t r o l e u m Co-opera- F a r m Bureau. O t t a w a county, Mrs. Stanl-ay Richardson, sec'y. Silver Star—Silver Lake, North- promptly after t h e meeting. When the m i n u t e s a r e held up a n d sent E. H e i n . H u r o n — F o r e s t Bay, Mrs. H a r o l d Ionia—Berlin Center, Charles C. U. S. Court fore committees of Congress, iiui it never gets discouraged a s long a s its clients keep k i c k i n g in contri- in for 3 m o n t h s a t a t i m e t h e y t i v e leases i n G l a d w i n c o u n t y is p i p e d f r o m wells t o l a r g e c e n t r a l s t o r a g e t a n k s d a i l y . Trie oil t r e a t i n g e q u i p m e n t o n d e r r i c k in b a c k g r o u n d is fired w i t h g a s from west Michigan, H e r b e r t L. Cook, sec'y. Silver S t a r — W r i g h t Township, are practically of n o value from S i g n s . an informational s t a n d p o i n t and summarization a n d conclusions on der. Ionia—Orleans, Mrs. Alice Sny- Strips Fronfc butions. Clients have been told they could deduct their i i o m their income tax contribution on the t h e wells. Trie oil m o v e s t o d i s t a n t refineries t h r o u g h c o m m e r c i a l p i p e lines. F P C Hillsdale, Olen B. Martin, sec'y. s t o r a g e t a n k s a r e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e p i p e line a n d h a v e p o w e r f u l p u m p s t o transfer November Gold Star—Allen, Hillsdale, Mrs. a state-wide basis. T h e r e have been m a n y inquiries Mrs. R, E. Eddy. as to t h e correct w a y to t a k e at- Kalamazoo—Northwest Macomb—Romeo, Robert Tinck- Portage, From NTEA g r o u n d that it was for educational purposes. Now w h a t ? Mr. Tucker w r i t e s t h a t the t a x oil t o t h e p i p e lines. N o t i c e a b l e is t h e fine condition a n d t h e well k e p t a p p e a r a n c e R a y Tucker of W a s h i n g t o n tells court's warning should be sufficient Clara Ernst, sec'y. tendance. P e r h a p s t h e simplest way nell. of t h e e q u i p m e n t a n d p r o p e r t y b o u g h t b y F P C . Silver Star—South Center Essex, for everyone concerned would be Montmorency—Avery, Mrs. Shir- u s in h i s National Observer column w a r n i n g to the people whom t h e Clinton, Mrs. Leona Battuni, ley Wasson. published by m a n y daily newspa- late Texas Guinan used to call suck- to n o t e t h e families present. We i sec'y. will m a k e whatever adjustments Oceana—Benona, Mrs. Marjorie p e r s t h a t many so-called small ers. t u i s n e s s m e n ' s organizations are .go- More Gas for Money Being in W a s h i n g t o n where h e Exchange Ready to Start In Early Morning Silver S t a r — W r i g h t T o w n s h i p , Hillsdale, Olen B. Martin, sec'y. are necessary up h e r e on t h e at- P r i n g l e . tendance figures to m a k e t h e m all uniform. Next year the official November a r e : Honorable m e n t i o n groups for ing to be forced out of some highly sees all kinds of operations, Mr. profitable pickings. T h i s is the re- T u c k e r describes t h e origin and op- minute book forms will read "num- E a t o n — N o r t h E a t o n , Ada Ben- sult of a decision by the tax court e r a t i o n of certainly some "smail Dear Community F a r m Bureau 2,000,000 Bushel Elevator T h e "early-bird" individuals who buy gasoline early in the m o r n i ' i s get more for t h e i r money than Members: Due to the a m o u n t of space need- ber of families p r e s e n t " instead son, secretary. of " n u m b e r present." W a s l i L e o n a r d Engel. t e n aw—Superior, M r s . ot t h e United States. tional Tax Equality Ass'n does not corporate their businessmen's agencies" as a few T h e court has held t h a t the Na- promoters getting together to in- lobby under an ed in the F a r m News to cover t h e Community F a r m Bureau Awards. Co-operative Grain Terminal to be in Monroe t h e i r stay-abed b r e t h r e n , accord- a n n u a l meetings of t h e Farm Washtenaw—Bridgewater, We have had m a n y i n q u i r i e s as to Donald Mackintosh, secretary. Mrs. perform scientific or educational appealing title. They h i r e an office. work a s it claims, but is in fact a a stenographer and p e r h a p s a press ing to chemical engineers. County near Ohio Line; Expect 500,000 T h e reason is t h a t gasoline ex- Bureau and F a r m Bureau Serv- ices, F a r m e r s Petroleum, etc., the' w h a t a group m u s t do to e a r n a Saginaw — Saginaw-Kochville, lobby attempting to influence leg- a g e n t and they are in business. A certificate of m e r i t a t the end of Mrs. George A. M a r t i . p a n d s as t h e t e m p e r a t u r e rises. A islation. Therefore, contributions m a i l i n g list of people to frighten Bu. Unit Ready for 1951 Harvest gallon of gasoline contains less fuel a r t i c l e on c o m m u n i t y groups was t h e year and a s t a r award on a St. Clair—Casco, Mrs. Roy Gent- m a d e to NTEA a n d similar organi- about something, and a periodical n o t r u n in t h e December issue. m o n t h l y basis. T h e certificate of zations will not be tax-deductibu' newsletter from the capital gets in hot s u m m e r days and you gr-.t ner. T h e M i c h i g a n E l e v a t o r E x c h a n g e e x p e c t s t o let a firm However, w i t h a n o t h e r m o n t h ' s m e r i t is given t o those who hold m o r e for your m o n e y in t h e cool K e n t — S o u t h K e n h , Mrs. W i l b u r expenses to t h e l a r g e and small t h i n g s under w a y a n d helps, r a i s e statistics in front of us, Commun- meetings 12 m o n t h s in t h e year firms making t h e contributions. t h e dough. c o n t r a c t in t h e n e a r f u t u r e for t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of the first spring, fall and w i n t e r months. Stauffer. ity F a r m Bureau activity seems to and have reported conclusions for National Tax E q u a l i t y Associa- T h e promoters, Mr. Tucker ob- every month. The star awards T h r o u g h a n oversight t h e Hon- 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 b u s h e l u n i t of its n e w grain t e r m i n a l elevator in be ahead of last year. At t h e pres- tion is the appealing title adopted serves, usually place themselves on o r a b l e Mention Groups for August s o u t h e a s t e r n M i c h i g a n , a c c o r d i n g t o J a m e s R . Bliss, g e n - eral manager. Discoveries e n t t i m e we have 945 Community F a r m Bureaus on our rolls. T h i s includes 12 new groups. We have a r e given on a m o n t h l y basis for t h a t p a r t i c u l a r m o n t h . T h i s not o m m u n i t y F a r m B u r e a u of Cal- j by a group some y e a r s ago by a t h e payroll of t h e i r organization a t t h e best m i n u t e s s u b m i t t e d d u r i n g should have included t h e Eckford j group hostile to farm co-operatives. figures r a n g i n g up t o $10,000 a n d C I n recent years t h e y h a v e added even $18,000 a year. had notice to disband 7 groups so only means t h a t a good discussion h o u n county, E l m e r Ismond, sec- r u r a l electric co-operatives, mutual Congressman W r i g h t P a t m a n of ' R e s p o n s e of f a r m e r s a n d c o - o p e r a t i v e o r g a n i z a t i o n s in t h e s t a t e t o t h e t e r m i n a l b u i l d i n g p r o g r a m has b e e n Put New Life far this year. GROUPS NOT REPORTING on t h e s t a t e topic w a s held and conclusions d r a w n b u t also t h a t t h i s group is doing s o m e t h i n g out- r g e r t e a t r y . this With error. due apologies .we re- i n s u r a n c e companies, and building Texas, chairman of t h e House com- and loan associations to the group m i t t e e on s m a l l business, has a OFFICERS t o be attacked. T h e "pickings" list of so-called "small business- m o s t e n c o u r a g i n g , " M r . Bliss said. B a r r i n g u n f o r e s e e n difficulties d u e to t h e p r e s e n t In Feeds We still have a small n u m b e r of groups who h a v e not v reported t h e i r 1951 officers to us. If you a r e s t a n d i n g . This m a y be in t h e way K n i v e s of committee w o r k or a project h a v e been so good t h a t other small m e n ' s ass'ns," some S t o r e knives in a knife rack or business outfits h a v e gotten into h e s a y s operate as rackets. t h e y are c a r r y i n g out. Many groups d r a w e r equipped with a rack.»Sharp t h e field to collect funds to put a of which T h e raising of r u n t pigs efficient- a m e m b e r of one of the following m a y merit a s t a r a w a r d for one k n i v e s should be washed separately c r i m p in somebody else through Sheep require good fencing a n d e m e r g e n c y , t h e first 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 bushels u n i t is e x p e c t e d ly is no longer a problem. I t is g r o u p s would you kindly call this particular m o n t h ' s activity who from other utensils as a precau- legislation which never material- because of t h e i r fleece, electric now being solved by use of vitamin will not e a r n a certificate of m e r i t tion against <;uts. izes. fencing is not effective. t o b e r e a d y for u s e d u r i n g t h e w h e a t h a r v e s t n e x t s u m m e r . m a t t e r to y o u r secretary'3 atten- a t t h e end of t h e year because they B-12, niacin, riboflavin and panto tion? T h e p l a n s call for a w o r k h o u s e d e s i g n e d t o h a n d l e a n t h e n i c acid plus residues from the h a v e not held discussions a t each Allegan, L a k e S h o r e , Rabbit Riv- m a n u f a c t u r e of a n t i b i o t i c s such as of t h e 12 meetings. e v e n t u a l t o t a l p l a n t c a p a c i t y of 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 b u s h e l s . er, Overisel; Alpena, E m e r s o n ; An- a u r e o m y c i n , t e r r a m y c i n a n d peni- t r i m , Vance, J o r d a n Valley; Barry, HERE AND THERE cillin. S o u t h T h o r n a p p l e ; Benzie, River T h e t e r m i n a l will be l o c a t e d o n a 2 4 a c r e site p u r - Hillsdale, N o r t h w e s t — T h e min- Scientists h a v e found t h a t all R o a d ; Berrien, Benton Center, New c h a s e d b y t h e E x c h a n g e last s u m m e r . It is located in pigs grow much f a s t e r on protein Buffalo, New T r o y , Tri T o w n s h i p ; r a t i o n s mixed with a n t i b i o t i c s ana Branch, Bronson G r o u p ; Cheboygan, M o n r o e c o u n t y 2J4 m i l e s s o u t h e a s t of O t t a w a Lake and the B-complex factors. But the E a s t Mullet; E m m e t t , Lakeview, o n e mile n o r t h of t h e O h i o b o u n d a r y . T h e site b o r d e r s pigs most d r a m a t i c a l l y affected by C e n t e r No. 1; Gladwin, Hockaday, such diets a r e t h e r u n t s . W i t h the K n o x ; Huron, N e w River. t h e N e w Y o r k C e n t r a l railroad a n d U . S. h i g h w a y 2 2 3 . fortified diets t h e y g r e w a s big as Ingham, L e s l i e ; Isabella, Union- F a c i l i t i e s of t h e t e r m i n a l w i l l be > t h e i r b r o t h e r s , if not bigger, when a v a i l a b l e to t h e Michigan Eleva- the b r o t h e r s do not get such a diet. Isabella; J a c k s o n , H e n r i e t t a ; Len- CHAMPION—Even if a champion caller could awee, Wellsville, W o o d b r i d g e ; Liv- tor Exchange stockholder-members. T h e y a r e 99 f a r m e r - o w n e d cooper- ative organizations in Michigan Expect Best V i t a m i n B-12 is t h e result of recent medical a d v a n c e s in the field of antibiotics. It is produced in the ingston, Hill T o p p e r s , Tyrone-Deev- field; Mecosta, W h e a t l a n d ; Mid- shout loud enough to talk to a person in Calif ornia, it would take his voice about 2 hours and 40 minutes to reach there. When you talk between land, Ingersoll; Missaukee, Butter- w h i c h o p e r a t e a t o t a l of 135 eleva- t o r s , and s e r v e m a n y t h o u s a n d s of f a r m e r s . Farmers Week f e r m e n t a t i o n process t h a t yields aureomycin, streptomycin, terramy cin, etc. Research w o r k e r s a t the field; Muskegon, C e d a r Creek. Newaygo, E n s l e y C e n t e r ; Oceana, C r y s t a l ; Ogemaw, Lupton, South Michigan and California by telephone, your voice travels the distance in a tiny fraction of a second. F i n a n c i n g of t h e t e r m i n a l build- P l a n s a r e p r e t t y well wrapped up U n i v e r s i t y of Wisconsin set forth A CONCRETE MASONRY And it can be heard as well as though you were E d w a r d s , Dale, B a s s L a k e ; Osce- face-to-face with a person out there. ing p r o g r a m is b e i n g c a r r i e d out for t h e best F a r m e r s ' Week in t h e theory t h a t led to t h e discovery t h r o u g h an offering of $1,000,000 h i s t o r y a t Michigan S t a t e College of t h e values of B-12. T h e workers ola, East Marion, S. E. Richmond; MILK HOUSE reasoned t h a t a n t i b i o t i c s couid Otsego, W e b e r s C o r n e r s ; Presque in Class A C o m m o n Stock entitled in 1951. In fact, a d v a n c e informa- t o a n o n - c u m u l a t i v e 47c d i v i d e n d , speed growth by c u t t i n g • down Isle, Case, Metz, North Branch, increase's dairy* profits t i o n is t h a t one of t h e best a n d South R o g e r s ; Sanilac, Minden; Mr. Bliss said. A b o u t $300,000 of easiest to k e e p of New Year's res- c e r t a i n bacteria in t h e intestines. t h e issue h a s b e e n s u b s c r i b e d to o l u t i o n s would be to attend t h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u Services W a y n e , Livonia; Wexford, Manton. ) W/ H Y LET HIGH b a c - t GROUP REGISTRATION d a t e by individual f a r m e r s and co- 36th a n n u a l F a r m e r s ' Week in w a s one of the first to be interests i " terial counts rob you 1 I t h a s come to o u r attention in AS SIMPLE AS A-B-C—Money for new con- operative organizations. E a s t L a n s i n g . T h e d a t e s are Mon- ed in this field. T o d a y F a r m Bu- f of t o p m i l k p r i c e s year J several cases that Community The Exchange terminal elevator day, J a n u a r y 29, c o n t i n u i n g t h r o u g h reau Porkmaker 3 5 % a n d 40% F a r m Bureau g r o u p s use more A after year? Build a concrete A struction needed to provide more and better will be equipped to receive and S a t u r d a y , F e b r u a r y 3. p r o t e i n concentrates, F a r m Bureau rural telephone service has to come from in- Mermashes, Broiler M a k e r and t h a n one n a m e . W e have found masonry m i l k house for h a n d l e wheat a n d other small Dean E. L. A n t h o n y of the school t h i s to be the case when t h e set-up vestors. And investors only put their money g r a i n s a s well a s corn a n d soy- of a g r i c u l t u r e , g e n e r a l c h a i r m a n B r o i l e r Mash, T u r k e y S t a r t e r and ^ sanitary p r o t e c t i o n that t> Grower r a t i o n a n d T u r k e y Rango s h e e t comes in u n d e r one title and in businesses that show a fair profit. So, no b e a n s a r r i v i n g e i t h e r by t r u c k or of t h e big event, s a y s a few n e w t h e minutes a r e received under i meets highest health stand- t rail. It will be i n position t o s h i p f e a t u r e s will be a d d e d this year. feed all c a r r y a m p l e q u a n t i t i e s of fair profit for Michigan Bell, no investors. No o u t e i t h e r by w a t e r , r a i l , o r t r u c k . v i t a m i n B-12 a n d t h e antibiotic a n o t h e r . This is confusing when f ards. You'll soon pay for J investors, no money for new construction. T r a d i t i o n a l e v e n t s t h a t have k e p t B l u e Cross billings for t h a t Com- T h e t e r m i n a l will be equipped, Mr. f a r m e r s coming back year after r e s i d u e s mentioned in t h i s article. A your milk house out of in- A That's why it's important for you to have m u n i t y F a r m B u r e a u a r e not un- Bliss said, with t h e l a t e s t in mod- y e a r will still be o n t h e p r o g r a m . A c o m m u n i t y isn't necessarily all d e r t h e same t i t l e a s t h e i r official creased profits. Michigan Bell financially healthy. ern grain handling and processing F a r m e r s ' Week will open on set-up sheet r e a d s . If your group is in one place. WGY-Schenectady. y A concrete masonry milk y e q u i p m e n t , i n c l u d i n g a l a r g e capa- Monday, J a n u a r y 29, with Dairy city d r i e r . D a y . T h e r e Will be t h e general A house is odor-free, easy to A " T h e b e s t f e a t u r e of all," Mr. session in t h e m o r n i n g for all keep clean and cool in sum- B l i s s said, " i s t h a t t h e E x c h a n g e terminal will be owned by the d a i r y m e n r e g a r d l e s s of t h e breed CLASSIFIED ADS \ mer. Milk stays clean and 4> t h e y milk. In t h e afternoon t h e THERE'S COMFORT IN CALLING-The aaugh^r f a r m e r s of M i c h i g a n . P a t r o n a g e d a i r y breed a s s o c i a t i o n s will get Classified advertisements are cash with order at the Tallowing rates: 5 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two or i fresh and less handling is i s a v i n g s m a d e p o s s i b l e by t h e ter- t o g e t h e r for t h e i r a n n u a l meetings more editions take the rate of 4 cents per word per edition. f r e q u i r e d . Send for free T of an Upper Peninsula farmer, attending a Michigan m i n a l facilities will be r e t u r n e d to a n d elections. college, was taken ill and ordered to the hospital. A folder showing how easy A the farmer-owners through their Agricultural engineers promise ] Her roommate notified her family. The farmer and local co-operative o r g a n i z a t i o n s . " M A P L E SYRUF' W A N T E D MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS and e c o n o m i c a l it is to his wife, naturally, were worried. But they solved s o m e new w r i n k l e s in t h e i r d e p a r t - m e n t t h i s y e a r . We'll have m o r e WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED NOW 19 THE TIME to order all 1 build a concrete milk house y the problem by having the roommate call them Long buying agents for a large Minnesota needed sap collecting and boiling A that will last a lifetime. i Y o u n g Stock i n f o r m a t i o n on t h a t later. The pure maple syrup processing plant to equipment for 1951. See our impor- Distance "collect" each evening. That way, they a n i m a l h u s b a n d r y staff will keep purchase for them Michigan maple tant announcement on King Evapora- Young stock c a n be kept in a syrup In 5 gallon lots, delivered to tors on page 6. For complete informa- kept tabs on their daughter's condition until she p e n w h e r e hay c a n be self fed and t h e livestock pavilion busy with Lansing. tion on all syrup making and market- 1 pdRTlANDCE^EllVAlsfXIATION" i was well again. Freedom from worry is worth many H o r s e Day on Tuesday, t h e s w i n e Price will be paid on actual grading ing supplies, write Sugar Bush Sup- f O M t Tower Bldg., Lansing M. Mich. y s i l a g e fed once a day. T h e pen not h a v e t o be heated or show on W e d n e s d a y , the steer of your syrup and will depend upon plies Co., P. O. Box 110", Lansing, i Anatitrnalcrgamzafiontcimproveandexiendthe I times what a Long Distance call costs. color, weight and quality. Grading Michigan. (l-tf-4r,i>) \ uses ct Portland coment and concrete... through C L In fact, a s t r a w shed m a k e s s h o w T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g and t h e will conform to U.S. Standard for the f scientific researcn and engineering field work T a u c t i o n of fat stock T h u r s d a y af- industry. Prices will be paid accord- LIVESTOCK 1 Please scad free f o l d e r o n concrete i a go«d s h e l t e r for y o u n g stock. ing to the price now prevailing ''"' ternoon. pure bulk maple syrup. Write us for \ masonry m i l k bouses to: I POLLED SHORTHORN HEIFER. schedule of grades and prices. Sugar Age 10 months. Would make a very J N*mt J T a l k in y o u r l e t t e r s a n d you will The average American hen lays Bush Supplies Company, PO Box 1107, Lansing 4, Michigan. (lz-tf-86b> good club calf. Best conformation. Walter Ball, Charlotte R-6, Mich. A St. or R. No. A MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY b r i n g t h e world t o y o u r door. — A. (Five miles' north of Charlotte) T City...'.' Stale T K Gould. 137 eggs a year. U2-2t-23p) • ^ ^ ^ ^ — ^ - e» •» • SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1951 M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S THREE Farm Bureau Services Patronage Refund $262,854.99 seemed to forget that they them- Business Last Year Citizenship Award to MFB BBBB^BBBHOBBESBI *>T'*J'T-^!9 These Times Call for selves were receiving the benefits from these withholdings rather Pollen The most valuable dust in the than the institutions or companies world is pollen. Without pollen Was Nearly 14 Millions Old-Fashioned Grit employing them. there would be no plant life and, I mention these things to empha- therefore, no animal life. size the fact that within the last The wholesale business volume of Farm Bureau MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR I such a woman could get work in 50 years, the sacredness of thrift Briar Hill Farm, Carleton, Mich, or out of her home. and self-respect, the willingness to Services, Inc., in farm supplies and farm equipment earn what you can afford, to live No one seems to really know When once one allows pride and amounted to $12,562,504.37 for the year ending August what has brought about this ter- self-respect to be broken down to and let live has gradually declined. rible world disturbance, and worse the extent that they can accept And what has it brought us? 31, 1950, according to J. F. Yaeger, manager. Farm yet, no two people appear to agree public support, the practice is We are a lot of copy-cats. If fur production marketed for patrons totaled $ 1,266,1 16. on its solution. We seem to be torn more easy to repeat especially when coats are the style, we must have apart as a nation without leader- the assistance is so generous and one. If the Jones' go to Florida The Services net margins for the year ending August ship in sight strong enough to so eas"y to get. for the winter, why .we must go 31 were $308,077. The board of directors appropriated bring the divisions together. A few weeks ago I listened to too for our health. If the neigh- If we are in a "state of emerg- two men discuss their financial bors get a. television, we will be almost $8,000 to be added to the company s reserves. ency" and need the enrollment of problems. Both held good jobs out of the swim if we don't. The directors authorized payment $37,247 in dividends every man and woman, old and with public institutions. They All of this is not the way our young, to defend our country, we were grumbling about their take forefathers planned America. There on outstanding A A A preferred stock. This left must get together some way into home pay check. They declared are some of those fundamental $262,854.99 available for distribution to patrons as a a united nation "indivisible with they would quit as soon as they traits we must bring back and liberty and justice for all." were eligible for retirement pen- make popular if our good Ameri- patronage refund on the business they did with Services I feel the greatest weakness of sion, but their grouch just now cen- can way of living continues. in the year ending August 3 1 , 1950. The patronage America today is our great lack tered on the amount that was tak- I believe America is the very of statesmanship en out before the check reached best country in this whole wide refund will be paid to patrons in F B Services Class A A A and our great them. Both resented the income world. Everyone of you do too, surplus of cheap tax retained, then the social secur- preferred stock some time in 1951. politicians. Quar- ity and insurance and the charit- so let's make our 1951 resolution read something like this, "I re- The stockholders established a policy years ago to the reling, name call- able contributions and the pay- solve to aim to be a 100 per cent ing and i accusa- ments for government bonds. They full-time American citizen." effect that money represented by the A A A patronage tions will never cure an emerg- refund s|pck may remain in the business as money bor- &> • •. • •...ii~~. mmmmm::yM:mmmBmmKmBmmBm, •.•,..£*$ ency; nor win a rowed from the stockholders. This is to provide addi- Carl Buskirk, president of the Michigan Farm Bureau, war. I believe | our country could tional working capital, for expansion of facilities, and to is shown with the plaque awarded to the Michigan Farm soon enroll uni- meet other financial needs. Bureau membership by the American Farm Bureau for ||versal loyalty wHen once bur people have confi- Farm Bureau Services, Inc., is ?10 for a patron, he is issued a having the best "get out the vote" campaign in 1950. dence in the leadership. Confidence the first farm supplies service share of AAA preferred stock for Inscription on the plaque: "For Citizenship and Leader- is something that cannot be pur- organized by the Michigan Farm that amount. The next $1 of chased nor acquired by force, but Bureau to serve its farmer member- patronage refunds purchases a $1 ship and prospective members. The ship. Your vote is your voice, let it be heard. This rather it is acquired through good share of voting common stock in living, good judgment, courage and Services started as a department FB Services. Further patronage re- plaque is awarded to the Michigan Farm Bureau in recog- an adherence to the Golden Rule. of the Farm Bureau. It has been in- funds are paid in Services AAA corporated separately for years. For preferred stock. nition of outstanding achievement in arousing voters to The outlook for our young folks is far different than the plans we some time Services has been spread- fulfill their obligations as citizens by voting in the 1950 Farm Bureau Services purchases had hoped for. But when we are ing the ownership of its stock to or manufactures for Michigan farm- primary election. Award presented by the American threatened with the loss of the farmer patrons. ers Farm Bureau feeds, seed;?, freedom and opportunity that has The owners of the voting common Farm Bureau Federation at Dallas, Texas, December 13, •fertilizers, Unico fence, roofing, been more abundant in America stock include the Michigan Farm paints, barn and poultry equip- 1950." than in any other place in the Bureau, which holds the majority Your Farm Bureau ment; Co-op farm equipment in- world, we can drop those plans of the voting stock for the Farm cluding tractors, farm machinery and deal with circumstances now Bureau membership of 42,000. Other Mutual Insurance Co. owners of voting common stock include 155 farmers co-operative and milking machines. The Farm Bureau Supplies MFB Honored 1951 Planning facing us. Young people in turn have the does not make an extra farm supplies businesses, and near- organization owns in Michigan a right to expect those at home will ly 8,000 fanner patrons to date. Many of the 50,000 farmer patrons of Services are well along in the new fertilizer manufacturing and mixing plant at Saginaw with an- nual capacity 50,000 tons; a field For 1950 Get Tough Problem sacrifice in offering our very all if need be to defend and protect the charge for members of your family or other dri- process of acquiring ownership of seeds and garden seeds processing For Farmers life they are asked to offer. Home folks have never before preferred stock and common stock. Farm Bureau Services retail and packing plant at Lansing; and an insecticide and fungicide dust Out Vote Job During these turbulent times fanners and farm leaders are ask- been faced with so serious a situa- tion. Heretofore everybody seemed vers who are under 25. Why should you be penal- branches, many farmers' co-opera- mixing plant at Grand Rapids.'Serv- The American Farm Bureau at willing to produce more or take a tives, and other dealers in the ices has joint ownership witn other ing this question, "What is in the patrons relations program keep state Farm Bureau supply services its 32nd annual convention at picture for the American farmers job with high pay, but if the worse should be our lot, will we volunteer ized because your young Dallas, Texas, said Michigan Farm in 1951?" It is a difficult problem records of patrons purchases of FB Services supplies by farmers. of a feed mill at Hammond, Indi- ana; the Unico paint, barn equip- Bureau had the best get out thu for anyone to accurately foresee to face the enemy as courageously folks drive the family car? rural yote campaign in 1950. what the future has to offer. as our youths are expected to do? Those patrons thereby become ment and oil blending plants in With no more pay in sight than eligible for patronage refunds al- Ohio and Indiana; and the Co-op The Michigan Farm Bureau was awarded the AFBF Plaque "for its One thing we can do is to get they will have? Will we be wil- Your Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company recog- located by Farm Bureau Services. farm equipment plants in Ohio, the facts. Study the suggestions oi When patronage refunds first total. Indiana and Minnesota. outstanding work in arousing vot- the nation's leading economists, and ing to live on army rations, to give up our pleasures, our money, nizes that its members are entitled to the.same protection ers to fulfill their obligations as use our very best judgement and citizens by voting in the 1950 pri- common sense. It is with this in share our homes with those forced at the same rates regardless of the age of drivers. mary election." mind that the following conclusions out of their own? Can we do all of President Allan Kline of the AF- were digested from the outlook pre- this for the sake of keeping Ameri- can principles? Your Company is growing through its service to Farm BF made the presentation to dictions of the Farm Journal and President Carl Buskirk of the Mich- Successful Farming magazines for Maybe we had to have something Bureau members since it was established March 1, 1949. igan Farm Bureau, Mr. Kline said: December: like this worrisome time to jar us "Freedom is being challenged all over the world. America is orb: 1—It is reasonable to believe that ilet farm earnings will rise to the realization that among oth- er things, we are a very wasteful 20,000 Policies in Force of the very few places left where above the levels of 1950. As farm people. We have been told many it is still the individual citizen that counts. product prices rise, full and even expanded production will be times that we even waste more food than it would take to feed the Assets, $950,000 Claims Paid $297,786 "No responsibility facing us as the goal of sound farm manage- hungry and undernourished peo- farm people or as Americans is ment. ple in the world. Insurance is limited to members of the Michigan Farm greater than that of citizenship No project is more important than 2—Present planning should allow for putting the farm business It reflects shamefully on the ex- ample set us by our forefathers Bureau. Get the facts from your Farm Bureau agent before that of inducing every eligible citizen to use his vote, and develop- in shape to operate in high only a couple of generations ago. changing insurance. ing civic consciousness among all gear, not only for 1951, but for There was but very little money the people. We have made a good several years. Farm prices in 1951 in sight those days. It was by thrift Do You Know our Agents in your County? beginning. are expected to average 10 to 15 and good management and hard per cent higher than the average manual labor that this country de- ALCONA GRATIOT MONTMORENCY "I am proud to award this plaque for the first half of 1950. Edwin Dates, Harrisville. Byron J. Beebe, St. Louis R - l ; Fred Snow, Ilillniao. R-3. to the Michigan Farm Bureau on veloped. ARENAC Harold E. Stone, Wheeler; 3—There will be some difficult Darwin I'. Munson, Ithaca MONROE behalf of the American Farm Bu- Why have so many of those sound Raymond P. Shinn, Jr., Stan- Wilbur J. Lohr, 1.1a adjustments to make, too. Farm dish. R-2; Hugh A. Robertson, reau Federation." traits in a people become so obso- Sumner R-l. MUSKEGON expenses, for example, will increase ALLEGAN William Sharp. Casnovla. lete? Not only have folks lost the John Elzinga, Hamilton; James HILLSDALE 5 to 8 per cent, and taxes 10 to 15 W. Curtis, Fennville, R-l; Ervin Lister. Hillsdale R-2; NEWAYGO Earning Power art of saving but far too many Herluf Midtgard. Reading; Glen J. Speet, 209 S. Stewart, per cent over the 1950 levels. Labor have lost their pride. Only last Lynn Ford Heasley, Dorr; T. Olen B. Martin, 401 Center St., Fremont. Records from Michigan Dairy is likely to be scarcer than ever. SI. Kelsey, Martin; Harvey Waldron; Elmer C. Spence, week I saw a woman pushing a Schipper, Hamilton. NORTHWEST MICHIGAN Herd Improvement associations Decisions on what to produce or ALPENA Hillsdale R-3; Leon Kulow, William Hoolihan. Traverse show that it takes three cows pro- loaded trundle-wagon in a chain Clifton Jacobs. Alpena; Robert Reading. City R-3; Bernard P. Kunky, what to buy will become more im- store. She presented a welfare HURON Box 21, Center Road, T r a - ducing at a 200-pound butter-fat lev- portant in determining the net E. Aube, Alpena R-2. verse City. check as payment. Among the list ANTRIM Bruce Crumbach, Bad Axe R-2; el to return as much income above profit or loss to the individual Walter B. Chellis, Ellsworth William Harwood, Jr., Harbor OAKLAND cost of feed as one cow producing of groceries were many ill-advised R - l ; Harold F. Olds, Elmira. Reach; Edward A. Oeschger; Lucius Lvon, Milford R-4; Fred farmer. Bay Port R - l ; Harold Hein, H. Haddon, Holly R-2. 400 pounds of butterfat a year. purchases. She looked the picture BARRY Port Hope R-2. Howard Bayley, Bellevue; Clar- OCEANA of health, middle-aged, large and ence Longstreet, Middleville; INGHAM W. Hull Yeager, H a r t R-3. Buy Farm Bureau Seeds. Buy Farm Bureau Feeds. husky. There are places where Miss Barbara Barcroft, Free- Leon Fellows, Mason R-4. OGEMAW port R-l. IONIA Junior Guy Clemens, Prescott All milk is Good Milk when it leaves healthy cows, but BAY Clifton J. Cook, Lake Odessa; R-2. William Bateson, Bay City R-3; Lynn Townsend, Ionia R-2; OSCEOLA fine Quality Milk and Cream when it reaches the dairy 9 Adam Kraatz, Jr., Bentley; John Lawless, Jr., Portland. Russell MeLai'hlan, Evart; Her- plant only comes from farms where o few more minutes were taken in the barn . . . a clean and well ventilated There s No Need for Worry George Cnudde, Bay City R.4. BENZIE Marion V. Nye, Beulah. BERRIEN R-2. IOSCO Junior Guy Clemens, Prescott, ISABELLA Donald Woodruff, Remus R - l ; bert H. Johnson, Leroy R-2. OTSEGO Fred Snow, Hillman, R-3. OTTAWA Sam Rymer, Spring Lake; Ger- barn; clean udders and tidy stanchions; clean milkers J. Burton Richards, Berrien rit Elzinga, Hudsnnville R-2. Center; Lloyd Cuthbert, Eau Charles Gordon, Coleman R-l. PRESQUE ISLE and separators is the 'difference' which makes for Good PROTECT YOURSELF ON Claire R - l ; Oliver Rector, Benton Harbor. JACKSON Fred W. Ford, Munith; John Byron Howell, Rogers City. BRANCH Allison, Sr., Parma R-2: Her- SAGINAW Milk or Cream . . . a few more minutes in your barn Anthony Latosky. 800 So. C Hugh Lozer, Coldwater; Mrs. bert L. Town, Jackson, R-l. Washington, Saginaw. FERTILIZER and selling 'The Cooperative Way' to your nearby Belle S. Newell. 30 N. Han- KALAMAZOO SANILAC chett St., Coldwater. Carl R. Bacon. Kalamazoo R-5; George Marsh, Marlette: A. H. member-creamery of The Mid-West Group is the CALHOUN Eraor Hice, Plainwell. Laursen. Marlette R-3; Ken- Eric Furu, Marshall; G. A. KENT neth Robins. 312 S. Elk. San- Piepkow, Marshall; Myron R. A. Whittenbach, Lowell; dusky: Jack Marsh. Marlette; right combination that will bring you more money from Bishop, Ceresco R-l. Ralph Sherk, Caledonia. CASS LAPEER George Lapp, Palms. your dairy herd. Louis M. Walter, Edwardsburg; Marvel A. Whittaker, Meta- SHIAWASSEE Get It Now! Harry Shannon, Marcellus; mora; Louis N. Payne, North George L. Kirn. Owosso R-2; Carl Kentner, White Pigeon, Branch; Lyle Russell, North Robert Drury, Durand R-2. R-l. Branch. ST. CLAIR CHARLEVOIX LENAWEE Wilbur C. Quick, Emmet, R - l ; Walter Chellis. Ellsworth, R-l. Eldon A. Ford, Adrian R - l ; Frank H. Burrows. Memphis. CLINTON Clarence Kaynor, Adrian R-2. ST. JOSEPH Gareth M. Harte, Bath; Charley LIVINGSTON Lyman E. Seiler, Leonidas; Signs are pointing to a fertilizer shortage for 1951. Even though you have already booked Openlander, Grand Ledge R-3. Roscoe Eager, Howell R-5; Donald Pierce, Constantine Donald Leary, 1562 Gregory R-l. your hi-analysis fertilizer . . . there is grave danger of a shortage of material and freight EATON Road, Fowlerville; Gale Hois- TUSCOLA cars as well as a possible jam-up at the plant that could prevent your getting delivery. Ington, Fowlerville. Mid-West Producers' Creameries, Inc. Wilfred Rohlfs. 601 E. Shepherd St.. Charlotte; Allen W. Cos, MACOMB Kenneth Raur. Caro. R-l; Vor- man A. MeConnell, Akron John Rinke, Warren; George R-l. R. Allison Green. Kings- 334 WEST J t F F I R S O N BOULEVARD • SOUTH BEND 1, INDIAN* 229 South Bostwick, Charlotte. Pohly, Lennox. ton. Fertilizer plants cannot make and store this winter enough fertilizer to handle the EMMET MANISTEE » 'THf MID-WiST GROUP Sidney Howard, Alanson; J. W. VAN BUREN spring demand. This should be taken as a warning. Many farmers, taking heed, are Morrow, Levering R - l ; Folk- Theo E. Schlmke. Onekama. MASON Art Drije. Paw Paw; Karl Da- ert Sikkens, Carp Lakei vis. Paw Paw NOW getting their spring requirements of Farm Bureau hi-analysis fertilizer and are GENESSEE Rob'l J. Wlttbecker, Scottville. WASHTENAW MICHIGAN INDIANA George Gillespie, Gaines; Ralph MECOSTA Coldwater—Coldwater Dairy Company Columbus—Farmers Marketing Asm. storing it on their farms. . W i l l i a m s , Grand Blanc; Joe R e s l e r , Stanwood R-2; Erwin F. Pidd. Dexter R-1; Craw fords ville—farmeri'Coop.Cty., inc. Eugene N. Kurtz, Grand Adolph Wulf, 513 S. Warren, Nelson F. Stevens, 478 Clark Constant.ne—Comtantine Coop. Cry. Co. P.ig Rapids. Rd., Ypsilanti. Kokomo—Producers' Creamery Blanc. Corson City—Dairyland Coop. Cry. Co. MIDLAND Elsie—Eliit Cooperative Creom«ry Co. Marion—Producers' Creamery Middlebury—Middlebury Coop. Cry. Co* Their worry over spring fertilizer shortage is GLADWIN Ray Kalahar, Merrill R-2. WAYNE fast Jordan—Jordan Valley Coop. Cry. Earl Rau. Beaverton. Allen Tagg. Plymouth. R-3; Fremont—Fremont Coop. Cry. Co. Orleans—Producers" Dairy Mark. Assn. Remington—Farmers' Cooperative Cry. over. Why not take yours NOW while stocks Available Analyses GRAND TRAVERSE MISSAUKEE Gerrit Roster. Falmouth. Mrs. Betty Tagg, Plymouth Win. lloolihan. Traverse ('iiv R-3. Grant—Grant Cooperative Creamery Co. Wabash—Producers' Creamery of all analyses are complete ? R-2: Bernard Kunky, Box 21, Nashville—Farmers'Coop. Creamery Asm. Nile*—Producers Cooperative Dairy TENNESSEE I 3-18-9 10-10-10 Center Rd., Traverse City. MONTCALM James Gager, Carson City. ^ WEXFORD Cooper, Mesick, R-2. St. louts—St Louii Coop. Cry. Co. Gallatin—Sumner Co., Coop. Cry. Aim. Murfreesboro—Rutherford County Cooperative Creamery Association, Inc. FOE SPECIAL PRICES SEE YOUR 3-24-12 0-10-30 FARM BUREAU MUTUAL OHIO Nolens ville— Nolensville Cooperative Dayton—Miami Valley Cooperative Milk Producers' Association, Inc. Creamery Association, Inc. FARM BUREAU DEALER 4-16-8 0-20-10 Springfield—Miami Valley Cooperative ILLINOIS Milk Producers' Association, Inc. Greenville)—Farmers Cooperative Dairy •ana—Equity Union Cry. & Produce Co. Paris—Equity Union Cry & Produce Co. 4-16-16 0-20-20 FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. tvry member-producer shipping Jo o creonwry of fhe M M - W e j r Group It assured a marker for rift milk and trmam, every day of fvery year and In Lansing 4, Michigan 4-12-24 0-20-0 Insurance Company of Michigan addition ho always will g*r fhe hlghesf passible price consistent with current 424 North Grand Ave. - Phone 44549 • Lansing, Michigan sailing prices of the finished dairy product. • FOllR MICHIGAN,FARM NEWS .SA1:U~DAY. ,JANUARY G, 1951 ~~Our National Policies In • This Crlsj~"---Hoover ,.Speech " range all' power is limited. Theae land mass would be a war without I the fiscal }"ear 1952. federal and the United States. her In arms to defl;lnq herself. We exclude Spain, although she has security'before lve can get bellinG Where ShOu1d eonceries of over 30 different race3 \,ictory, a war without successful I local expenditures are likely to e."\:' will some day go to pleees. But in polltiesl terminal. Any attempt to ceed 90 bin ions. tile meantime they are Ctlnnon fod- make war on the ,communist mus I "Any course short of this That is \.l1ore appeasement. than our total savings. We OlUst I_ What Should Policies Be? "And Is should stiffen the defense of our Pacific frontier in Formosa and the Philippines. We can protect thld the will and means to fight. They It. .higgle with Germany. although she Conclusions. "American Is their frontier. They vacillate In should now'be opened to these eye s We Go der. by land invasion. thru the quick-, finance huge deficits by fUl'tht'r now I come to where we should go "Facln!!: this menace on the East- sands of China, India or western go\'ernment issnes. Inflation Is al- from 'here. ern front there are about 100 mil- Europe Is sheer folly. That would ready moving but we might with ";-wo months ago I suggested u Island chain by our sea and all' powal'. "Fourth. \Ve could after Inlthl the belief that they are in little IlPrdes in Asia. danger and they hope to avoid again "T-hese policies I have suggested being a theatel' of war. _Allti woulq be no .iss.>lationlsm. Int,leed lion n()I\o-communist island peopl~3 be the gra\'eyard of millions of Am- stern measures avoid the economic tE'ntatlV'e alternate policy for the outlays for more air and navy Karl Marx has added to their they are the opposite. They woult! From Here? in Japan. Formosa. the Philippines. erican boys aDd would end in thp. diiilntegration of such a loatI for a United States. It received a favor- and Korea. Aside froU! Korea. e).haustion of tbis Gilbraltar of very few years. If we continued able reception from the large major. equipment, greatly reduce our ex, pendltures, balance OUI'budget, and confusloll. They -stjll suffer from. avcHd rash Involvement of our battle' shock. Their highly organ: military forces in hopeless cam- which I discuss later, they ha\'13 western ch'ilization. long on this road the one center of Ity of our press. tree oUl'selves fronl the danl!;ers of Ized Communist parties are a men- paigns .. They do not relieve us of Fonnt'r Prt'sidt'nt llerbt't"t probably 12 efiectlve combat di. "Even were western Europe resistanC'e in the world will collapse "Since then the crisis In the ace we must not ignore. working to our utmost. They would inflation and economic degenerd' ]](lovt'r "pok(' to tht' lllHion Du- visimls witb practically no t~nks. armed far beyond any contemplated in economic disaster. world has become even more acutl'. Their War Powers, "In bDth preserve a stronghold of Christian , tlon. ('t'lIIht'r ~Oth ov!'r the )Iutual air or navy. Jlrogram, we could never reach 1\1 os. 1 !\IORE It Is clear that the United Nations World 'War I and World War tI civHization in the world against "Fifth. If we toil and sacrifice BrOftrlcfistiug tiY$telll 011 .. Otlr Xlllional sis.' , Polil'it'S in thi~ Cri- Situation in Asia. "Faeing this cow. The Germans failed with & I • Tne Diplomatic Front. land mass on the south are the magnIficent army of 240 combat appraise the diplomatic front. Our clear that other non-eommunist na- "We may are defeated In Korea. It Is also as the President has aliked, we can continne aid to the hungry of tht) (including West Germany) .Jliaced -more than 250 trained and they any' peradventure. -"With the' policies I have ou~- equipped combat divisions In the lined. even 'without Europe •.Ameri. We pl"t's.t'nt the tt'xt of )fr. Indies and the middle ellst of about divisions and with powerful 600 million non-communist ~ople3. and tank forces.' There are about 150 million non' Can't Invade Hemisphere. I all' great hope was In the United Na- tions did not or could not substan- tions. We have witnessed the tially respond to the U. N. call for "(b) sabotage of its primary purpose of arms to Korea. It is clear the U, world. Out of. our productivity, w~ can give aid to other nations whp.n field within 60 days with stron~ cans have no reason for hysteria Ol' all' and naval forces. They have loss ~f aonfldence In our security 1I00vl'r';: llPIH"ttisa I of our pn',,- they have already displayed spirit ('nt "ituation IlIllI his rt'COIll- communist peoples in ~orth Africa EqU11.lly.we AmeriC811i;alone with preserving peace. It has been down N. OIl.nnot mobilize substantia. and strength in defense against more man power and more produc- or our future. And in American anti Latin Amel'lca. Except Turkey sea and air power CUll so control to last week. a forum for contlnn- military forces. It is clear contin- communism. \\'e .have the stern tive capacity today than in either security . rests the future of n}f'ndations for Ollr policy for and Formosa. these 850 million peo- the Atlantic antI Pacific oceans that GUSsmeal' 'on our honor, our ideal3 ental Europe has not in the three duty to work and sacrifice 'to do It, one of tho;;a.wars. To warrant our all mankind.: t ht' fUllITl': \Jle hav-e little military force which there can be no possible invasion and our purposes. years of our aid developed that further aid they should snow they •.'It would be an uneasy peace but "Sixth. 'Ve should have none of "1 hal'e ~IYed huntlretIs of f€- t!ley would or could spare. But thEOYof the western hemisphere by COlll- "It did stiffen up against raw unity of purpose. and that will have spfritual' strength and unity we could ~al'l'Y it on wHh' thes~ appeasement. Morally there is no Quests that I appraise the preseut could contribute vital economic and munist armies. They can no more aggression last July in Korea. But power necessary fo'r Its oWn de- to avail themselves of. tbeir own policies in{\efinltely. ~ven if the ap~asement of communism. Ap- situation and gll'e my conclusions moral strength. reach Washington in force tban we in its call for that military action. fense. It is clear that our British resources. But it must be far more Communists should attack our lines 3S to our niltlonsl policies. peasement contains more dangers "Facing tbls menace on the con- can rea-ch :\Ioscow. America' had to furnish over 90 per friends are flirting with appease- than pacts, conferences. paper on the seas. "I spEOakwith a deep responsibil- "(c) In this military connection! cent of the foreign forces and suffer ment of communist China. It is than Dunkirks. We want no more H.opes for Red Disintegration. tinental European front there are promises. and declara.t1oll».. T&.day ity. And I speak tonight under Teherans and Yaltas. We can re- about 160 million non-communist we must realize the fact that the ovel' 90 pel' cent of their dead and clear that the United Na.tions is it must express itself in organized "We can hope that In time the the anxieties of every American trieve a bat lie, but we cannot reo pE'ople who. excluding Spain. ha\'e atomic bomb is a far less dominant injured. That effort now comes at In a fog of debate and indecision 'and' equipped combat. divisions of miJ.liolls of other non-communist for the natlon's sons who are fight- trieve an appeasement. \Ve are less than 20 combat divisions now weapon than it was once thought r.o least to a measurable military de- on whether to appease or not to such huge numbers a.<;would erect peoples of the wor\[l will rise to In~ and dying on a mission of peao:~ grateful that President T,ruman available. few tanks and little. air be. feat by the aggression of commu- appease. a sure dam against the' Red flood. their dangers. and the honor of our country. " (d) It is obvious that the Unite:! I' ist hordes. "In expansion of my proposals has denounced such a course. or naval force. But their will t(l 'And' that. before we land anot)ler "We can hope that" sometime the "No appraisal of the world situa- de-fend themselves is feeble and Nations. have 'been defeated in '''Whether or not the United Na- of two months ago. I now propose "Seventh. 'Ve are not blind to man or another dollar 'lln theil' evils of _communism and the dis- tion can be rinal In an unst:lbie their disunities are manifest. Korea by the aggression of com- tlons Is to have a moral defe,~t and certain principles ')and action. the need to preserve western shores. Otherwise we shall be in- integratiQn of th-eir racial controls world. However. to find our na- "Of importance in military munist China. There are no ade. suffer the collapse of its whole "First. The foundation of our civilization on the continent of vi.ting another Korea. T'hat would' will bring their oWI\~J1sin~egration. tional path we must constantl}- re- weight at this moment there is tlp. quate forces in the world to re- moral statuI'e now .depends on national policies must be to pre- Europe or to our cultural and reo be a calamity to Europe as .well a&... It is a remote consolatIOn. but examine where we hal'e arril'ed and British commonwealth of 150 mil, pel them. whether it. has the courage to: serve for the world this western ligious ties to all. But the prime to us. twice before in world. history at times rel'lse our direction. Hon people. with probably 30 com "Even if we sacrifice more Am- "(a) Declare communist China hemisphere Gibraltar of westem obligation of defense of western "Our policy in this quarter of the Asiatic hordes have swept over a. hI do not propose to traverse the bat dl\'isions under arms. a su- erican boys to hold a bridgehead. an aggressor. civilization. continental t II 4 d Electric ClrOperatn'es; Bruce :'\eed. tutional amendment to provide this however. on smooth surfaces SUell it straitjacket of price and busines~ "We heartily sUPPl?rt judicious mination to succeed. win out every Mrs. Eastman accompanied the tlO~s ween a co-ops; .-an e 11- ham, Cherry Growers. Inc.; Fre,l controls is viewed with the grp.ate:;;t credit controls and other eerectlve time.-James J. Hill. group on the trip. c.atl~nal prQgTam regardlDg C?-oJl- HiI)St. ~lichigan Potato Growers Ex. reform was introduced in the Sen. as glass. eraUves . I for teachers - h' of vocatIOnal (an"e, .h .,.. \\"111 I am H . H'II I. Detroit ate on the opening day of the ses . - ..;:. - ~ ... -. '_ " . -, agncu ture; ..--emp aslze coopera- P k' .,. Co . \ P Kline sion. It is ,_Senate Joint Res!>lu- . ed . f f ac Ill" mpany, ....... , tlve ~rs; 6-reveal ucatlon or non ClrOp ar~. Xorthland Co-op Federation. Inc.; to .ClrOpmemb~rshlp Roman Booms. Ruth Farmers Ele- .tion A. Governor's Message~ Governor , ~he na~esofcontr~butors to :-':TEA; vator; .John Vandermolen, Zeeland Williams endorsed the idea of an- ,--tram clrOperatn'e employes; 8-- Farmers Co-op; George Brooks, St. nual sessions in his message. In Interest such young people as 4-H Johns C~op; G. S. Coffman, Cold- fact. se,-eral of his recommenda- clu~ and Futur.e Farmer memllC~':;;; water Dairy Co.; Tom Berghouse. tions were definitely In line with 9-mform .. puhllc about co-operatlve ~ F a Imou th 'I .• ar k e t'mg Ass 'n' •.. R F the Farm Bureau program. For in- prl~cIPles .through. nev.spape'la. Koenigshof, Buchanan Ct>-ops. Inc:. stance, he advocated research rela- radiO. public m~tmgs; .lo-ho.tI At the l\IAFC administrative tive to soil conservation. rural-urban meetings to d~~uss co- council meeting Dec. 12 Chairman He urged' that Rural Electric operatives; ll-more trallllllg for PhiHips appointed these commit. Co-operatives should have the same our managers; 12-t~ach members tees: Membership and Program- right to acquire right of way by how to ~elect good directors for:i Arthul' Ingold. George Brooks, Fred condemnation proceedings which cooperatn'e, Hlbst. R. F. Koenigshof; Business is now enjoyed by utility compan- One of the principle activities of Services-John the ~1AFC this year will be t'l man Booms. A. P. Kline; Publicity counteract the efforts of the ;'\'atlon. and Puhlic Relations-Lewis Vandermolen. Ro, ~Ior. ies organized for profit. He emphasized the inequity of the present provision of the cor., I During Our Annual Winter Sale O'n al Tax EQuality League and all. ley, Carl BuskiJ'k. Bruce Needham; poration franchise tax which sets OTOROILS sociated groups to pass legislation Labor Relations-William Hill, the $50.000 ceiling and thus im- harmful to farm clrOperatives. The Tom Berghouse. G. S. Coffman. poses a higher rate on small cor- ~fAFC will work closely with the porations than on large ones. How- ~ational Council of Farmer Co-op- Sheldon Durham was chairman of ever. his method of achieving thli; erath'es. with which it is lIIffiliated. with 1.130 points. Another trophy would be to replace this levy with Waldo E. Phillips of Decatur groups. They have two ready to a corporation profits tax. was re-elected chairman of the at a candle light ceremony con. He condemned the present dual MAFC. Fred Hlbst of CadlJlac con- give up Iiherty. authority relative to the Michigan .. - . State Fall' and recommended that Save 5c a Gallon or More • _ •__ ..--"" :~: •• r : '\ _ _ .:. ' _".' .•. '• complete control of the Fall' and Fair property be placed In one Happy New Year agency. Mum on Gas Tax, There was one very definite difference in viewpoint between the position of the Michigan Farm Bureau and By Getting Your Oil Needs Now Cows, Pigs and Chickens the recommendations ernor. That was with reference to highways. of the Gov- After emphasizing the serious needs of our roads and HURRY, HURRY!!! This is your opportunity to make substantial You pigs. chickens and cows don't know it but there their Importance in connection are fpeds made especially for you. Peeds made to promote with home defense and war pro- faster ~rowth in broilel's and pig-s-also pullets for the lay savings on your spring requirements of motor oil or grease if you get duction. the Governor again ad- house. '" Then, there are feeds that stimulate production of vocated a substantial appropria- them now. THIS IS NO TRICK SALE. The special discounts are milk or em!'!; and. at the same time, furnish the vitamins, tion from the state's general fund minerals, ;~d amino acids that help cows or hens maintain for highway purJloses. I offered every year to our patrons for a definite reason. Selling oil now peak health for 10ngf!1' periods. This he proposed should be dis- spreads the distribution of petroleum products evenly throughout the tributed between the state high- These feeds are called "I<"ann Bureau {<'eeds." O,'er tl1e )"pal's. they have proved effective, efficient. and eco- way department, counties and year. When heavy, spring work comes, your local co-op oil distribu- municipalities. Elsewhere in his nomical. The help of research men at our colleges has been message he had pointed out that tor will be bette,r able to give you other services when you need quick used to make OUl' Farm Bureau fl'eds better-better fOl' the state's general fund showed a health and production and hettct' for profit to )'our {<'ann net deficit of over $21,000,000 on delivery. Get your spring requirments today. Take advantage of BltTeau owners .. June 30, 1950. He had also stress- ed that this deficit would be sub- these discounts. The owners of I"arm Bpreau clliekens, cows alid pigs are stantially increased by the end of learnin~ these facts about the quality and effectiveness of the present fiscal year. • Farm Bureau feeds. 'l'hese ownersaro showing more pride The Governor made no mention in their own brand of fpeds. These owners are switching to of the possibility of providing ad. thpse model'n. result-producing J;'~nn Bureau feeds away ditional highway funds through from closed formula feeds that fall to state how they are made and are offered at prices that can not be tied to values. raising the gas tax or the weight tax on the heavy commercial ve- There Are Money Saving Values In These Q~ality Products, Too! hicle!!. as is advocated by the J<'arm BUreilU feeds-whethel' ~Iilkmaker-Hureau }4'lex Michigan Farm Bureau. AUTO TIRES SpARK PLUGS FUEL OILS KEROSENE GREASE GUNS :l2%-)I.\".P. Poultry Concentrate-Porkma~ers 35% ~nd -lOro are. priced accordmg The Go,'ernor joined with the GASOUNE GREASES OTHER ITEMS 40% or Hi X-R-G Rroilermaker Farm Bureau In urging favorable TRUCK TIRES BATTERIES to value-al1~' earnings help the co-operative program. Ii , consideration by the legislature of ~\sk ,'our owner to let )'ou prove how profitable }4'ann Bureau ft:eds art'. They are made for 'Valne-In-Gse'. the recommendations which will bo:! made by the "Little Hoover COUl. mission" relative to reorganization MOTOR OIL NOW ON SALE AT YOUR LOCAL cO-OP ASS'N Sold By Farm Bureau Feed Dealers of Micblgan's state governmental agencies. FARMERS PETROLEUM <;O-OPERATIVE, INC.' FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Throughout bls message Gov, ernor WIIJl.ams made strong pleas 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Michigan for co-operation between the ex. 221-227 North Cedar Street Phone 2-1271 Lansing "4. Michigan '. ecutive and legislative branches of Mlch'gan's government. Such state- SATURDAY, JANUARY C, 1951 M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S FIVE American F a r m B u r e a u for Review of Foreign Policy Win in Farm Notice to Secretaries INations Aided Our foreign aid should be based on t h e principle that all aid should •be paid for with whatever t h e recip- that C o m m u n i s t Russia a n d h e r satellites seek not peace but dom- ination in t h e world by use at ' Centra! l i c l l . Mrs. Karker al Hawaii, P u e r t o Rico and Alask; c a m e to consider the problems o And to Membership youth and children. Other nations . To Prospei R e g a r d i n g delivery of Michigan F a r m N e w s : We shall appreciate Must Do ient can best c o n t r i b u t e to t h e com- mon welfare, over a period which will avoid u n d u e weakening of t h e armed aggression, if n e c e s s a r y . T h e t i m e has now come for n a t i o n s t h a t would join with us in t h e de- Livestock Youth Meeting were r e p r e s e n t e d by 25 o b s e r v e r s . T h e first problem t h e Conference e n c o u n t e r e d and protested w a s t h e recipient. The resulting trade fense of freedom to stand up a a r l Mrs. Marjorie K a r k e r of the Contest postcard or other notice t h a t any member is not receiving his paper. Please r e p o r t any irregularity in Their Part should be effectuated, insofar aa possible, t h r o u g h private interna- tional t r a d e . Our foreign aid policy be counted w i t h their c o n t r i b u t i y n to the common effort. Our f u t u i e relations w i t h the United Natiocis Meet Jan. 18 Michigan F a r m Bureau w a s one of 72 Michigan people w h o at- tended t h e Mid-Century White fact that in Washington t h e N e g r o delegates were denied hotel a n d other accomodations open to w h i t e p delivery, such as duplicate copies, (Editor's Note—We p r e s e n t a delegates. should be based on increasing p r o should t a k e into account t h e fact H o u s e Conference on Youth a n d Pere Marquette Grange, Mason wrong R F D , e r r o r in name, etc. If condensed s t a t e m e n t of t h e position Central a n d n o r t h e r n Michigan Mrs. K a r k e r w a s chosen by t h e duction for consumption t h r o u g h that while we are prepared to m t i k e Children a t W a s h i n g t o n Dec. 3-7. county, was t h e sweepstakes win- member removes from R F D ad- taken by t h e American F a r m Bu- livestock producers and t h e i r fam- Michigan Youth Commission to be t r a d e a m o n g all free countries—not a great contribution to t h e defejttse Mrs. K a r k e r said t h a t 7.000 ner for t h e 1950 West Michigan dress in one county to R F D ad- r e a u on international affairs at ilies will get together at St. Louis. one of t h e Michigan delegates. just on consumption that drains of freedom in this time of crisis,, wo people r e p r e s e n t i n g every state, F a r m to P r o s p e r contest, a n d t h e dress in a n o t h e r county, please ad- i t s 32nd a n n u a l convention a t our resources. Michigan, T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y IS. • all upon those who would j o i n winner for Mason county. The vise if change m a k e s you a resident Dallas, Texas. Dec. 11-15, 1950.) with us to m a k e their j u s t c o n t r i - 1951, a t 10:30 a. m. T h i s will be a awards were made by Governor of second county. Place of resi- I. GENERAL FOREIGN POLICY T h e United S t a t e s should s t a t e butions. In the absence of tjiese pre-convention meeting held in con- Williams at t h e annual round-up dence d e t e r m i n e s which County —Communist imperialism h a s di- p r e r e q u i s i t e s for economic, political, assurances, we cannot r i s k the nection with t h e opening of t h e i r program a t Muskegan Dec. 2&. F a r m B u r e a u is your County F a r m vided t h e world, and jeopardizes and m i l i t a r y s t r e n g t h as conditions sharing of o u r sovereignty -wiUi new co-operative livestock m a r k e t . Pere Marquette Grange won t h e Bureau. We do our best to have not only our peace, but also o u r way to United States aid. If we h a v e those who a r e not firm in t h e i r al- T h e m a r k e t has been u n d e r con- •?ame honors in 1949. everything right, but we are of life. not Uie courage to m a k e such con- legiance to t h e cause of freedom. struction for the past four m o n t h s T h e contest is a movement for not infallible. We need and appre- To strengthen the force of de- ditions! and "would-be" recipient? and will be ready for the first co rural c o m m u n i t y advancement car- ciate help.—Michigan F a r m News. mocracy and our democratic pro- have nv>t t h e s t r e n g t h to comply, operative livestock sale Monday, ried on in Oceana, Mason, Neway- then w e commit ourselves without go, Muskegon a n d Ottawa coun- cesses, the American F a r m Bureau Federation firmly resolves to fol- limit—a c o m m i t m e n t which could destroy uus. Nations t h a t would Mich. Co-op J a n u a r y 22, s t a r t i n g p r o m p t l y at 1:00 p. m. T h e m a r k e t will ha ties. Eighty-six r u r a l groups par- ticipated in 1950. Mrs. Sewell of low actively and to encourage the formulation a m o n g t h e member- join with u s should adopt t h e neces- sary m o n e t a r y and fiscal m e a s u r e s Leaders Attend operated u n d e r lease to t h e Mich- igan Livestock Exchange, a farm- Crystal L a k e F a r m Bureau won s-hip, firm positions on i m p o r t a n t ers' co-operative m a r k e t i n g agency first place in Oceana county. Other Community F a r m Bureaus placing AFBF Retires foreign policy issues t h e year. throughout which a s s u r e sound currencies. They should • collaborate anions; Nat'l Meeting on t h e Detroit m a r k e t for over 23 years. T h e m a n n e r of its operation PROTECTION I themselves and" each in t u r n aid in t h e j u d g i n g were Riverton, Ma- Developments in our internation- t h e i r w e a k e r s i s t e r nations. E a c h will be identical to t h a t of the MADE TO ORDER.' son; Brookside, Newaygo; Neway- al affairs d u r i n g t h e last few Clark L. Erouy, executive secre- Battle Creek auction, whose success should e a r n e s t l y aeek to raise stand- The weasel would be a sight ecsier to kill if hi* go County F a r m Bureau women; months 'have brought into clear re- tary-treasurer of F a r m Bureau h a s been so o u t s t a n d i n g . coat didn't turn white when the snow flies. Nature Ransacker, Oceana; N o r t h Ches- a r d s of living by i n c r e a s i n g produc- Services, Inc., and J. F. T a e g e r , At t h e J a n u a r y 18 m e e t i n g t h e lief our i m m e d i a t e military d a n g e r gives him protection made to order. Your State ter and P a t c h i n , Ottawa. Honor- tion for t h e benefit of all. Restric- manager of Michigan Association County F a r m Bureau of central Mutual agent can give you made-toorder protec- a s well as t h e greater need for able mention to Custer and Sauble tions or r e s t r a i n t of production or of F a r m e r Co-operatives, w i l l take Michigan in co-operation w i t h the tion against the threat of fire—a policy that gives s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h o u t the free world you all the protection you need without costly and River in Mason; Casnovia, Muske- t r a d e essential to t h e objectives of a p r o m i n e n t p a r t in several con- Michigan Livestock Exchange will —militarily, economically, a n d po- unnecessary extras. gon; Shelby a n d Newfield in free people should not be condoned terences of a series to be held in be the host for t h e c o m p l i m e n t a r y litically as well was t h e s t r e n g t h Oceana. by t h e United S t a t e s . connection with t h e 22nd a n n u a l noon luncheon a t 12:00 o'clock. State Mutual policies cover loss of farm personal of moral and political convictions onywhere in Michigan, if not housed in a building Some 1200 members of compet- and hopes of endangered peoples. We reaffirm our support for con- meeting of t h e National Council of An i n t e r e s t i n g p r o g r a m for t h e day more hazardous than we are allowed to insure ing organizations a t t e n d e d the New United S t a t e s p r o g r a m s a r e t i n u i n g aid to Europe. However, F a r m e r Co-operatives at t h e Edge- has been a r r a n g e d with s p e a k e r s ANOTHER STATE MUTUAL FEATURE! round-up. Prizes of $50, $30, $20, needed to s t r e n g t h e n t h e free na- r r e s e n t conditions demand realiza- water Beach Hotel, in Chicago. Jan- from the Michigan Livestock Ex- tion of E u r o p e a n unification. AM Ask your State Mutual agent, or write for details. $15 and $10, together w i t h framed tions, but not without a review of uary 8-11, 1951. change and t h e Michigan F a r m Bu certificates of award, were given our objectives in world affairs and economic aid should be given as> a The special conferences a r e held reau. each county. The sweepstakes o u r capabilities to achieve t h e m . loan repayable in goods, earned dol- each y e a r as p a r t of the N a t i o n a l Plan now to meet your friends in FIRE INSURANCE CO. prize was $100, a certificate and Our foreign affairs have reached lars, or local currency to t h e ac- Council's a n n u a l session. T h e y af- St. Louis, J a n u a r y 18, and become 702 Church St. Flint 3, Michigan possession of a Michigan S t a t e flag g stage when major policy decisions count of t h e United States. ford f a r m e r co-operative officials bettor acquainted with the most W. V B U R R A S . Preudrnt H K FISK. Secretary until won by another organization. must be made. The time h a s come IV. INTERNATIONAL CO-OP- and staff members an o p p o r t u n i t y up-to-date protected livestock mar- Rural leaders attended the for our Nation to formulate compre- ERATION — United Nations—The for thorough discussions of activi- ket in Michigan. T h e owners a r e State Mutual Insures Every Fifth Farm in Michigan—Ask Your Neighbors!" - round-up. Stanley M. Powell repre- hensive dynamic foreign policy for United Nations C h a r t e r was con ties with which they d e a l directly. the livestock producers themselves. Opening* for Agents in Some Communities sented t h e Michigan F a r m Bureau. a long period, founded on public ceive and developed on the basis of Others from F a r m B u r e a u Co-op- understanding, and thus provide the an assumed common will a m o n g eratives a t t e n d i n g t h e convention Huntley. M. Brownlee. O. A. Ander- standard to rally all free peoples. A t h e great n a t i o n s to secure world are: B. A. Rainey, E v e r e t t Young. son, E . F . Steffen, B. P . P a t t i s o n Livestock Sale positive program for collective se- curity should replace any tendency toward appeasement. peace. It h a s now become clear L. S. Monroe, K. A. T a n n e r , E. E. and W. V. Bielinski. At St. Louis bein, Indiana, h a s retired from her work as a d m i n i s t r a t i v e director of the Associated Women of t h e Am- T h e r e a r e t w o great forces at work in the battle for the m i n d s of m e n . T h e Communist forces have developed m a n y new techniques in More Meat for More Millions Starts Jan. 22 erican F a r m Bureau. She announc- ed her r e t i r e m e n t at the a n n u a l meeting of t h e American F a r m Bu- spreading Communistic propaganda designed to influence people. F r e e nations of t h e word must p u t forth The first co-operative livestock reau at Dallas, Texas, in Decem- e x t r a effort with all means at their auction sale at t h e new,. y a r d s of ber. disposal to convince the people of t h e Central Michigan Livestock The American F a r m Bureau's dis- the world t h a t our d e m o c r a t i c way Producers Ass'n will be held a t t h e tinguished service award was con- of life is preferable to all others' in St. Louis m a r k e t Monday, J a n . 22. ferred on Mrs. Sewell in recogni- achieving b e t t e r living. T h e sale s t a r t s promptly a t 1:00 tion of 40 years of devoted service We recommend, therefore, t h a t p.m. to a g r i c u l t u r e and her contribu- t h e United S t a t e s take t h e lead in The m a r k e t is one mile east of tions to t h e growth of the Associ- t h e development and coordination S t . Louis a n d on t h e s o u t h side ated Women of t h e F a r m B u r e a u . of an expanded program t h r o u g h of M-46. Mrs. Sewell's activities in church, whatever m e a n s a r e most appropri- Farmers in central Michigan community and farm organization ate for g e t t i n g t h e t r u t h to the have subscribed over $55,000 tq affairs began in 1906 at Otterbein, "America may need 25% to 30% more meat by people t h r o u g h o u t the world, es- provide t h e co-operative market- Ind. She b e c a m e a farmer's insti- pecially the people in Soviet Russia 1960!" Agricultural leaders foresee the need of ing facilities. The m a r k e t will be iue lecturer a n d was active in home ond her satellite countries. perhaps 6lA bilhon additional pounds of meat to operated u n d e r lease to t h e Mich- economics extension work. An ad- II. MILITARY D E F E N S E AND feed our steadily growing population. For another igan Livestock E x c h a n g e , a farm- dress she delivered to the 1920 con- ten years may see 170 million mouths to feed. FOREIGN POLICY—Those n a t i o n s e r s co-operative m a r k e t i n g agency vention of t h e American F a r m Bur- on the Detroit m a r k e t for over 25 reau was followed by recognition t h a t would join with us to build And every day more Americans realize the years. T h e m a r k e t will be operat- by the organization of the right of and maintain free and democratic value of more meat in their diet. Within ten societies should make a just contri- years, per capita consumption may reach ed in exactly t h e same m a n n e r a s women to p a r t i c i p a t e in F a r m Bu- bution in m a n p o w e r and m a t e r i a l t h e Battle Creek auction, whose reau affairs. to t h e mutual security. T h e com- 170 pounds per year . . . compared with 145 success has been so o u t s t a n d i n g . After five years as c h a i r m a n of pounds in 1950. bined m i l i t a r y s t r e n g t h t h u s contri- F a r m e r s a r e invited to plan a the home a n d community dep't of buted must be adequate to provide Where will all this additional meat come from? consignment for t h e opening Mon- t h e I n d i a n a F a r m Bureau, Mrs. Se- t h e environment for the economic day, J a n . 22 a n d every Monday well was appointed to a similar po- and political growth of democratic Fortunately, a number of recent developments may thereafter. At Battle Creek pro sition for t h e A F B F . In 1934 t h e societies. T h i s strength m u s t be provide the answer. Modern range and farm man- ducers sold $60,000 worth of stock t h e opening day a year ago. Recent Associated Women of t h e F a r m Bu- reau was organized within t h e gained quickly and with steadfast agement, and soil conservation practices, point to Swift & Company is People auctions a t B a t t l e Creek have A F B F w i t h Mrs. Sewell as admin- resolve. Thorough consideration more grass and more livestock. Improved varieties m u s t be given in advance to the "WHY DO reached a total of $120,000 for t h e istrative director. Mrs. Sewell has of grasses and legumes mean greater livestock carry- I n addition to being a busi- LIVESTOCK PRICES FLUCTUATE?" methods of coordinating t h e mili- ness corporation, Swift & day. Battle Creek has been a g r e a t had a n u m b e r of speaking engage- t a r y efforts of m a n y nations. It ing capacity. Then you have hybrid corn and other m e n t s in Michigan. She will be at new high-yielding grains. All these make more feed C o m p a n y is people—64,300 W e ' v e been a s k e d t h a t q u e s t i o n n u m b e r l e s s t i m e s . I t ' s a success. It can be repeated a t St. m u s t be kept clear that t h e mili- home, at Otterbein, Ind. folks like y o u a n d m e w h o p u z z l e r t o t h o u s a n d s of livestock people. S o we p r e p a r e d Louis. tary power so created is only to for more livestock. have pooled their savings to a leaflet t o a n s w e r it clearly, w i t h i l l u s t r a t i o n s t o m a k e i t promote the forces of freedom. e a s y t o u n d e r s t a n d — a n d mailed it t o all persons on o u r And recent advances in animal nutrition point build a business. These sav- Bathtubs Farmers' Week III. ECONOMIC FOREIGN POL- CY—General—The burden of our the way to more meat pounds from our available feeds. ings are invested in p l a n t s m a i l i n g list. So m a n y a s k e d us for copies for friends, or for g r o u p discussions, t h a t w e decided t o offer it here, free t o w h o e v e r w a n t s i t — a s m a n y copies as y o u can use. I A b a t h t u b is v e r y slippery w h e n It isn't so long ago that hogs took a year to eighteen a n d e q u i p m e n t , in livestock foreign policy m u s t be borne by a A d d r e s s your r e q u e s t t o F . M . S i m p s o n , Swift & C o m - wet and soapy. Accidents can be prevented. If it is possibile, fasten What's Ahead positive sound program of inter- months to reach market weights . . . today it's five to six months. Rations balanced with proteins, and other raw materials, a n d i n all t h e m a n y t h i n g s t h a t m a k e u p S w i f t p a n y , Chicago 9, 111. a handle in t h e wall so it can be national economic collaboration for & Company. minerals and vitamins are largely responsible. Sim- used when g e t t i n g in or out of t h e tub. A r u b b e r pad placed in t h e For Farmers? raising t h e s t a n d a r d s of living of all free peoples and for t h e s u p p o r t ilarly, producers of beef, lamb, poultry, eggs and W i t h o u t people there could be n o business, Cropping Systems Change Farm "Sizes" of our common defenses. T h e pre- milk have speeded production by scientific feeding. n o Swift & C o m p a n y . T h e r e m u s t b e people bottom of t h e t u b will also help W h a t farmers can expect for the by Professor F . C. B a u e r ponderance of t h e world's people (shareholders) t o supply t h e capital; other p e o - p r e v e n t slipping. n e x t ten years, how to get started and resources lies beyond our Very recent discoveries, such as A. P. F. (vitamin B, 2 ), p l e (farmers a n d ranchers) t o s u p p l y t h e r a w D e p a r t m e n t of A g r o n o m y in farming, w h a t ' s new in legisla- shores. We cannot compete, m a n aureomycin, streptomycin, terramycin and other materials; t h e 75,000 people (employes) w h o U n i v e r s i t y of I l l i n o i s , U r b a n a Buy F a r m Bureau Seeds. tion affecting farmers, how to "wonder growth stimulators" help produce more for man, or in total resources. Our handle t h e c o m p a n y ' s business; a n d t h e mil- grow and use g r a s s for profit. F a r m boundaries tend to remain These are some of the farming foreign policy m u s t capitalize our meat from less feed. lions of c o n s u m e r s w h o b u y t h e m e a t a n d o t h e r unexcelled ability to raise stand- u n c h a n g e d o v e r l o n g p e r i o d s of subjects slated for a going over Still other factors sucn as Dreed improvement, products. time. "Productivity boundaries," a r d s of living, and t h u s give sub this y e a r a t F a r m e r s ' W e e k a t MSC. stance and hope to those who m i g h t better control of livestock diseases and parasites, T h e success of a business e n t e r p r i s e d e p e n d s however, are constantly chang- otherwise give way to Communism. reduction of losses in shipping and from injuries, o n h o w t h e s e v a r i o u s g r o u p s of p e o p l e g e t a l o n g ing. T h e e x t e n t of t h e s e c h a n g e s E. B. Hill, MSC a g r ' l economist, F r e e peoples of t h e world should be together. I n o t h e r words, t h e owners of Swift m a y be very large as revealed by t h e M o r r o w plots, fcays the agr'l economics dep't has all add up to the possibility of more meat for Amer- ever mindful t h a t t h e economic & C o m p a n y a n d livestock producers, employes, A m e r i c a ' s o l d e s t soil e x p e r i m e n t field, e s t a b l i s h e d o n a 3 day p r o g r a m dealing with s t r e n g t h of t h e United States of ica's tables. All these are modern aids toward in- a n d t h e c o m p a n y ' s c u s t o m e r s h a v e got t o g e t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of I l l i n o i s c a m p u s 7 5 y e a r s a g o . tiniely m a t t e r s . Meetings in rooms America b u t t r e s s e s t h e hopes a n d creased production. Yet, even with all these aids, the along together o n a basis of being good neighbors. . . . the letters start Then 116 or 128 or 326 N a t u r a l Science very size of the job to be done challenges all of us in Measured by net returns, one M o r r o w plot is n o w freedom of all free people. There- many readers of THE CHRIS- bldg. Dates and topics as follows: T h e m a n a g e m e n t of S w i f t & C o m p a n y r e c - only 27 percent as productive as it was in t h e begin- TIAN SCIENCE MONITOR fore, the essence of our foreign the livestock-meat industry. ning. A second plot h a s n o t changed. A third plot is J a n . 30—Morning, F a r m e r and economic p r o g r a m s must be col- o g n i z e s all t h e s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s t o t h o s e v a r i o u s tell the Editor how much they the Consumer; afternoon: ( a ) Get- 32 p e r c e n t m o r e p r o d u c t i v e . If t h e s e p l o t s h a d b e e n enjoy this daily world-wide laboration, self-help, and mutual aid g r o u p s of p e o p l e w h o , t o g e t h e r , m a k e o u r b u s i - newspaper. ting Started in F a r m i n g (b) Public Policy and A g r i c u l t u r e . a m o n g cooperating nations. Con- Our Job n e s s . I t is t o their i n t e r e s t a l s o t h a t w e m a n a g e 100-acre farms t h e physical b o u n d a r i e s would r e m a i n tinuing dollars subsidies alone a r e o u r b u s i n e s s efficiently, t h a t w e e a r n a suffi- u n c h a n g e d . T h e " p r o d u c t i v e s i z e s " of t h e m , h o w - If all folks lived where meat grows best, "The Monitor is the most J a n . 31—a. m . T h e Look A h e a d ; not a sound basis for i n t e r n a t i o n a l cient profit to let us ever, w o u l d b e different. I n t e r m s of t h e original Say, somewhere f a r out in the West, carefully edited news- p.m. ( a ) Social Security & Income paper in the U.S. . . ." "Valuable aid in teach- T a x e s ; (b) P r o s and Cons of Fed- relations. Foreign Aid—It is recognized J5K They might all raise steers, lambs and swine For their own meat a t dinnertime. continue contributing t o t h e w e l l - b e i n g of iitfM son. productivity they would now be equivalent to 27,100, a n d 132 a c r e f a r m s r e s p e c t i v e l y . T h e s e h i g h l y signifi- eral Milk Order. more and more people. c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s a r e d u e l a r g e l y t o t h e e f f e c t s of c r o p - ing . . ." t h a t in the n a t i o n a l interests and in Feb. 1—a.m., Grass Land F a r m - But it's a thousand miles a n d more Agricultural Res. Dipt. p i n g s y s t e m s o n soil s t r u c t u r e a n d n u t r i e n t s u p p l i e s . 'News that is complete i n g ; p.m. ( a ) Potato Marketing t h e interest of the c o m m u n i t y of From grazing lands to retail store. and fair. . . ," free nations, t h e United States will S u c h d a t a e m p h a s i z e t h e n e e d for c a r e i n p l a n n i n g and the P o t a t o Order; (b) Making From places where the livestock rove The Monitor surely is a F a r m Profits. be required to provide aid to weak- To where meat's cooking on the stove. s y s t e m s of f a r m i n g . T h e M o r r o w p l o t s p o i n t t h e w a y reader's necessity . . " er nations. We should n e v e r ' l o s e t o s u c h s y s t e m s . S o m e of t h e m o r e i m p o r t a n t p r i n - Feb. 1—Thursday evening 6:15 *4(ali/ta SSogan't SRecifie fol You, too, will find die Monitor F a r m Management banquet, Union. s i g h t of t h e fact, however, t h a t Millions o f h e a d must become m e a t — c i p l e s r e v e a l e d a r e : 1) a v o i d t h e e x c e s s i v e u s e of r o w informative, with complete Memorial bldg. O. B. Wells. U. S. great h u m a n and n a t u r a l resources The kinds a n d cuts folks want to e a t — INDIVIDUAL SWISS STIAKS c r o p s ; 2) u s e b a l a n c e d c r o p r o t a t i o n s ; 3) c e n t e r c r o p - world news . . . and as neces- Dep't of A g r i c u l t u r e , W a s h i n g t o n , exist in other free countries. Our Must reach them fresh a n d tasty, too . ; ping systems around deep-rooted legumes; stand- 3 to 4 pounds Beef Round Steak '/* cup f a t sary as your HOME T O W N will speak on " W h a t ' s Ahead for own resources a r e being s t r a i n e d Those a r e jobs for us to d o . o v e r l e g u m e s a r e m o r e efficient t h a n g r e e n m a n u r e paper. (cut 2 inches thick) 2 onions U. S. F a r m e r s . " to the point which could jeopardize So, like you, Swift works late a n d long l e g u m e s ; 4) k e e p e n o u g h of t h e f a r m in d e e p - r o o t e d To k e e p our nation well and strong. Salt, p e p p e r ? cups cooked tomatoes Use this coupon for a Special Feb. 2 — E g g m a r k e t i n g day, o u r economic s t r u c t u r e , while in 1 cup flour or tomato juice legumes and handle t h e m in such w a y s as t o insure a Introductory subscription — 26 other free n a t i o n s g r e a t manpower formerly held in J a n u a r y , will be Cut meat into circles or squares 3 inches in diameter. Season the s u s t a i n e d p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n ; 5) a p p l y ISSUES FOR ONLY $1- and resources a r e underemployed. a t the P o u l t r y bldg. Topics in- OUR CITY C O U S I N ^ ^ ^ steaks and place on a well-ftoured cutting b o a r d . Cover with m i n e r a l n u t r i e n t s needed t o i n s u r e successful s t a n d s clude m e r c h a n d i s i n g good egg3, Our aid. therefore, insofar as pos- sible, must a s s u r e increasing pro- flour a n d pound with a meat hammer or e d g e o f heavy saucer. of t h e legume crops. m a r k e t i n g eggs without price sup- Continue to turn, flour and pound meat until a l l flour is taken up The Christian Science Monitor port, m i l i t a r y procurement, opera- duction of essential r a w m a t e r i a l s EDITOR'S N O T E : While it is recognized that the above article "You say a n d productivity of nations t h a t co- b y the steaks. Brown sliced onions in hot f a t in a heavy f r y i n g deals with the fertility of cultivated land, still the principles .One, Norway St. Boston 15,Mass.,U.S.A. t i n g u n d e r e m e r g e n c y conditions it's a quarter horse? o p e r a t e with us, and each nation p a n . Remove onions. Brown steak on both sides in f a t . Place which Dr. Bauer presents seem to us to apply equally to Please send me an introductory sub* as to labor, prices and transporta- in t u r n must m a k e its m a x i m u m It should b e onions on top. A d d tomatoes (or 2 cups w a t e r a n d 2 tablespoons range lands in all parts of the United States. For that reason , acription to The Christian Science tion. Monitor—26 issues. I enclose $1. contribution to t h e common econ- worth more," vinegar or catsup). Cover a n d cook slowly or b a k e in a moder- we are happy to present it here as a matter of imprest to all Michigan f a r m e r s , MSC educa- omic and m i l i t a r y effort. ate oven ( 3 5 0 ° F.) 2Vi o r 3 hours. Y i e l d : 6 to 8 servings. . Says sharp livestock producers. tors, a n d men from local and na- tional o r g a n i z a t i o n s working with W e cannot buy freedom, security, City Cousin. farm production and m a r k e t i n g a n d peace for free n a t i o n s ; w e m u s t "Here's a d o l l a r .Soda Bill Ssz... (address) will be s p e a k e r s and panel mem- bers. work for it. W e A m e r i c a n s m u s t m u s t e r our "know-how" and "show- for four!" A man buried in w o r k is u s u a l l y v e r y much & Company h o w " to organize resources in order alive. UHtOH STOCK YOKDS, CHICAGO 9, I t t l M I t (state) «r T r y h a r d to please even t h e fus- to r a i s e living s t a n d a r d s , and t h u s siest people.—The- T o r o n t o S t a r j a c h i e v e mutual security. SIX MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1951 In the best Interests of the people?" Should Township A few definite points should made on this question. The su- be of ground for being suspicious. The air has been flIIed with the flying shrapnel of attacks on the truly Livestock Folk Michigan Live Stock Exchange and the Michigan Farm Bureau. Plan' to meet your friends at St. Governments Be Abolished?' preme court has In!!ltituted a great deal of 'law affecting tbe justice court. If It is abolished, it would Discussion Topics democratic way of life In the past few years. aU to famlIlar. The attempt here is It looks like a Will Meet at Louis, Thursday forenoon, JAn. 18 and become acquainted with the most up-to-date livestock market take years and a considerable smaU matter. But the method has in Michigan. Background Material for Discussion This Month by amount of money to find out again just what is constitutional and FOR OUR COMMUNITY FARM BUREAUS They were chosen by your State Discussion Topic been to drive one wedge Into local control at a time, to let the people St. Louis, Jan. 18 Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion GrouPls what is not. Litigation would be The Central 'Michigan Livestock In a typical year, nearly 300,000 Committee from topics presented at the District get accustomed to that one and held up, depriving many people of then to drive another, until even. Producers Ass'n has Invited live- entire animal carcasses are. con- DONALD D. KINSEY their rights. Meetings of July, 1950 tually the whole system topples. stock men and their families in demmed in federally inspected Director of Research and Information The justice of the peace Is a central and northern Michigan to meat-packing plants. • "That title is silly," someone said. Perhaps, but in an townsman, a person to whom neigh- bors may go with their problems Jan. Should Township Government be Summary. ,The opposing views of this article are essentially those meet at St. Louis, Thursday, Jan. of two contending groups In our 18. beginning at 10:30 a.m. and be assured of an audience. The Abolished in Favor of Stronger era when many changes are being proposed. quite a few things look silly that become parts of a program that contact involves no red tape, no bureaucratic delay, and no neces- County Governments? Michigan political life today. You are to be the judge regarding th~ stand to be taken on the matter by This Is a pre-convention meeting at which the Ass'n will show its new stOCkyards and auction facili- King Evaporators sity to go through complicated Feb. Yardsticks of Farm Prosperity. your Farm Bureau organization in ties and present a program for' someone is advocating. What may look silly to one channels and run the gauntlet of a livestock people. The co-opera- Michigan. - May our Community person makes good 'sense to another, so be sure to read b!lttery of uninterested "officials." Farm Bureaus speak with their tive's livestock market wilI open The same is true of the township These topics are alive with interest a.nd importance resolutions and group conclusions for business, Monday, March 22, farther before passing judgment. supervisor and other local officers. The market and place of meet- to the farmer! Attend your Community Farm on this matter as their own best And they are people who believe judgment dictates. ing is one mile east of St. Louis The State Resolutions Committee has requested that in the soundness of local govern- Bureau meetings! Questions -for Community Farm and on the south side of M-46. The this topic be discussed. Their action is based upon the ment, and that local problems can Bureau Conclusions: . market has been under construc- be settled by local people. fact that real proposals for changes have been made. changes are needed in the system, If expenses and help? How much of and consideration than justice of 1. Should the powers of the jus. tice of the peace to try cases be tion the past four months. County Farm Bureaus of central With Copper or English Township governments have often been criticized for it is the people who should make certain inadequacies, inefficiencies, or injustices existing them, and not a higher-up in some your tax dollar 'would remain in your township? The district mana. .the peace courts? It is subject to a reasonable doubt. transferred to a county court sys- tern? Why or why not? Michigan and the Michigan Live- stock Exchange will be hosts for Tin Pans distant government bureau. ger would have the say in such a the luncheon at 12 noon. The pro' within their programs. If such do exist, it is our duty How about costs? 'Ve have known our big government systems matter, and some other locality The township is the grass roots of our government. 'Ve should be 2. Should it be made legal for counties to make this change by gram includes speakers from the Ready For Delivery would be likely to have more "drag" cautious about undermining its placing the question before the peo- KING MAPLE SYRUP EVAPORA. as American citizeAs to consider what action should be for their reputations for ineffi- with the bureau office. powers. If evils or weakness{'S ple of the county at the poIls?" ATORS are now available at our shOp ciency and waste of public funds. for January 1951 delivcry, The)' ara taken to correct the faults. We should not 'close our Salaries of the local township offi- The argument for county court~ contends that these courts would exist in township government, let us change them by our own critical 3. If there are weaknesses in our township governments at the pre, SAP BUCKETS offered in thene ...Izes: 24"x6 ft., 30"xlO ft., 36"x12 ft., 40"x 12 fl., 4S"x12 ft. eyes to them. But the methods to be used in correct- cers are not high. In one town- have no financial interest in per- We urge tha~ you take deliverr See 01' write us at once. action as a democratic citizenry. sent what should be done to correct ship (larger than average) the sons involved in cases tried in them? now from our stock of regular, NOW AVAILABI.£! Special Size ing the faults are often based on widely different philoso- Let us use care in picking our pub- Evaporator fOl' 250 or less trees, Boll- town board members total only them, and yet they propose to keep lic officials, and if injustice is be- galvanized 'Vheeling sap buck- ing cll.paclty nearly a ,oarrel of sap per 4. Should more of the functions phies of government. $3,000 a year. Where could you the tax burden down by assessing ets. Also available, new type hUlII'. "hl ... "mall size mOdel and a ing done, let us correct it by local of local township government in medium size mOllel are now on display hire even one of the "assistants" fines and costs to pay their way. action. plastic bucket with built-in cov- at OUI' shop. "'rite tOday for descrip- general be transferred tg county We may reason that if township government has of a centrally controlled "district In doing so, the court becomes de- Some may say that the burden governments ? er. 'Vrite fur samples and tl\'c ell.talog and prices for all models. government" to do aU the work ot prices. \ SUGAR BUSH SUPPLIES CO. faults, then it should be replaced with some other form pendent for its income on defen- of this argument is merely one of P.O. Box 1107 Lansing, Michigan these men at this figure? dants again. Are we to assume that suspicion. The movements of mod- If necessity is the mother of in- Sugar Bush Supplies Co, Located on :'1-43 (\\'e"t Saginaw of government. Or we' may say that if the faults exist And what about his other such courts will show more virtue ern thinking' have given us plenty venton, then certainly imagination PO Box 1107, Lansing, Mich. Hoad) jllst rour~e1 Lan~ing. wellt of "'averly ~olf is the father. they should be corrected by action from within-action by th~ people themselves. No American should hesitate to change any phase of his present government system IF it can be shown that it is necessary and to the best interests of the people. But it is the view of many people that whatever changes NEW YEAR-S GREETINGS iAl~, are made in their governments at any and all levels, they should never fail to put a good stout piece of rope around the necks of the agencies they establish with which they To FARM BUREAU MEMBERS From I .s. .. should be ready to jerk the power away whenever the agencies get too bossy for their britches, or corrupt~ Let's make it definite. In 1949 the Judicial C~uncil of Michigan prepared a bill which was placed before the CHIEF BLACK HAWK @l legislature of Michigan. This bill proposed to' authorize any county, if i~ so desires, to establish a county court new features. conyenience. value! cO-OP BLACK HAWK CHECK ROW PLANTER system to take the place of the justices of the peace in the trying of cases. This bill was introduced into the Guaranteed 95 "!o accurate! Considered by co-oP Black Hawk Rear-Mounted Planter legislature as Senate Bill No. 27. It has not been passed. thousands of farmers the finest, most depend- oble planter mede. famous Black Hawk edge-drop system and The Michigan Farm Bureau has no resolution on record triple-valve shank plants one and ONLY ONE hill at a time with to define its position on the matter. the right number of kernels in every hill. Vertical check fork plants with exact precision for profitable cross.cultivating. \ The bill is opposed by ,the Michigan Justices of tl;te Built right and priced right! See the CO-OP BLACKHAWK Peace Association ';';ong others. The bill did not pro- 1I0W-' pose to compel counties to make such changes. It stipu- • H,draullc control Model 115-T, above, complete wit" lated that no county court could be established without a \ automatic markers, 3 sels 01 seed • Tronsports On tractor plates, wire, stakes, side reel ~ajority vote of the electors of the county. This, we • Iround whltl drive ( would all agree, is as it should be .. • Triple.yaln shank Arguments in Favor of the Coun- ty Courts. Advocates of the change population, where less business Is involved, a' part-time judge and BLACK IfAWK have pointed out that there three features of the justice of the peace courts which make it impos- ar~ court clerk may be employed, and two sparsely settled counties may unite in maintaining a single full. ~=~. 1:0.01 RLAU Black Hawk is a proven name in farm machinery. For more than ha.lf a century it has been faithfully serving farmers sible for them to render satisfac. time or part-time judge and clerk throughout the middle-west. In 1897 the first Black Hawk tory service: for both counties. • corn planter was built, Since that time it has been recog- First, justices of the peace are Justices of the Peace would still not required to be lawyers. They Ifunction. The establishment of the nized for its accurate penformance, its simplicity of design seldom know the law, and therefore county courts would not deprive and operation, as a leader in its field. Today the'reputable cannot apply it to the cases before justices of the peace of.any of their name of Black Hawk, combined with the established name them. various functions, except the one Second, justices of the peace are power to try cases. They would for quality of Co-op in a complete line of }arm machinery, is paid by fees, and thus have a fi. still be members of the township making hundreds of new friends all over the nation. When 'nancial interest in the cases favor- board and conserve the peace. They you ask for Co.op Black Hawk, you know you are getting ing the party who pays the fees, would be able to administer oaths, the very best. Since in many cases the plaintiff take acknowledgements of deeds, introduces the case into court and solemnize marriage, and do all is responsible for the court fees, or otl1er non-judicial acts authorized since the plaintilf is sometimes a by law. police officer of the township and But as soon as a county court is THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING! Farmers have learned that problems ~an be COlitll ~ust. be. collected from the established, all judicial business ot defendant, more decisions are made the justices of the peace courts ,solved when they work togeth~r. They know that there is strength in unity. During the past eight years, in favor of the plaintiff. would be transformed automatically Authentic records of six typical to the county' court. Any court Invol. Michigan farnlers have helped develop through National Farm Machinery Co-operative a manufacturing counties In Michigan show that ing "lay judges" in the county the justices of the peace gave judg. would also be subject to this shift. progr(am that now leads the industry w,ith a very complete line of quality farnl equiplnent. ment in favor of the plaintiffs in Courts, however, having legally 99.2% of the cases. A. llttle con- trained and salaried judges would sidered judgment will show that not be affected by the creation of I real justice cannot be that one- a county court. sided. The procedure in the county The defendant has little chance, court would be simple, and the par- and any good citizen of Michigan may become a defendant, and be guilty or not guilty! In the present tiel'. In cases would not be subject to the expense of trying cases a1l over again, if appeal is made. An YOUR ,HELP IS NEEDED ~ circumstances he is constantly in appeal would consist only of an ar. danger from any claimant, con. gument on the law of the case, and The successful operation of a fal'lll machinery stable or police officer who may the records for taking the appeal manufacturing program requires the support of bring suit or a charge against him. would be inexpensive. evcry farmer. To produc~ high quality equip- If he is wronged, the defendant Arguments for Keeping Town- must pay the judgment or make ship Government Strong. The Mlch- ment at lowest cost, it is necessary to have a an expensive appeal to a higher Igan Justices of the Peace Associa- large manufacturing volume. court. tion regards this as a first "inm- Third, justices of the peace s~l. tratlon" Into the security of a1l 'Phat's where you come in. The replacelllen~ dom keep adequate records, and forms of local government. They and maintcnance of YOut' farm equipment is .ft'equently lose such records that point out that schemes are afoot to one of your largest expenditures. Co-op farm they have when they go out of of- undermine all the powers of'the lice. people to control their governments tools now offer you unexcelled quality. The County Court Standards. Judges at the home levels, Including not prices al'C low out you can help to make them of the county courts would be paid by salary and would not have a fl- only township, but also county and state governments. The CO-OP £.3 lower thl'ough your support. nancial interest in any person in Raymond Moley In a Reader's Di- You can make your o\\'n K ational }1'arm Ma- the case. They would be lawyers, gest article.in December 1949 deal- There's plenty of power in the modern Co-op E-3 Tractor. The Co.op E-4 is no "Junior" tractor for extra jobs. It is chinery Co-operati,'e one of thc "big threc" capable of applying the law to the ing with 'the "Columbia Valley It's a.n' eye-appealing machine with latest engineering fea.- a mighty machine with amazing farming ca.pacity. Powered cases before them. And county Authority" advocated a plan for by using CO"OPequipment. In this way you can tures. Live power take-off .. , . belt pulley .... 8-speed by an efficient, economical 6-cylinder gas or deisel engine. courts would have a clerk centralizing governmental con- abo inject at manufacturing level keen compe- to be ch'arged with presel'v- trois under a district system of transmission .... live hydraulic system. It's designed and New sliding spur gear transmission with 6 forward and two tition into an industry in which' you invest a ing records of the cases of the Federal Authority. The move fai:- adaptable to all kinds of farming operation:; . , , heavy plow- reverse speeds. It offers new comforts and conveniences; court. They would pay their way ed to pass Congress, but the broad largc part of your farm incomc. l\Iake Oo-op ing, discing, seeding, planting, mowing, rakinE, combining, push button starter, 'handy grouped controls, comfortable, through assessed fines and costi! purposes were made clear. Local ~'our "buy" \\'ord. and would not have. to be an extra forms of government would disap- etc. High compression engine delivers maximum power with adjillltable seat. Also avalable: independent pulley drive, burden on the public tax wise. pear. with minimum gas consumption. Extra equip~ent avail- separate control live power take-off; powerful hydraulic lift Townships in rural areas cannot They reel that the present attack able. system. have the benefit of such courts be. upon the powers of the justices of cause there is too Ilttle court busl- the peace is only a beginning, and ness to provide sufficient revenue that It wlll be extended to inc1udl! to pay the salary of a well trained judge and the expense of malntaln- the eventual abolishment of the offices of the township clerk, town- Make Your New Year'& Resolution "to Learn MOJ'e About Your Co-op Farm Equipment Program". ing a court clerk's of rice. ship treasurer, and even the town-. The county courts which are pro. ship supervisors, which would then START TODAY BY SEEING YOUR NEAREST CO-OP MACHINERY DEALER posed should give greater service leave no county board of supen-Is- to rural communities in judiCial ors. FARM B~REAU SERVICES, INC. matters. Many counties would The question can be asked, 221-227 North Cedar Street Farm Equipment Department Lansing 4, Michigan have enough business to JUlY 1heir "Would the abol1shment or the ot- own way. In counties of smaIl fice of the justice of the p~ace be