• Vol. XXIX No. 7 Ie igan Farm (July and August Edition) SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1951 ews 29th Year Publiihed Monthly Farm Bureau Life ,Company Is Making Good Progress Many Attend Midwest COl'tference.fat MSC •Directors Authorize EDITORIAL Issue of Stock P,'esident Presses for Controls Organization of the Farm Bureau Life Insu~ance Company of Mi~higan is proceeding very 3atisfact~rily As this is written late in June, Congress shows a to those in charge of the project. great lack of faith in price and wage controls as the 'remedy for inflation. Farm Bureau members have made reservations for a total of $21,382,000 of charter policies. That eampaign There seems to be increasing suspicion that the closed June 1. The goal was $20,000,000. real issue is not inflation, but rather the drive to get complete control eventually of all business. June 20 the incorporators of the Company met at Lansjng to sign the articles of agreement. They elected Congress is expected to extend the present price the first board of directors, and the directors elected and wage controls for several months to a year, officers. pending further experience with them. But they arc likely to be shorn of price roll back features, and The board of directors also authorized the ia8u~nce of be without new powers sought by the office of 'I $250,000 in stock to provide capital for the Company. price stabilization. Nearly a thousand state Farm Bureau officers and workers, together with County Farm Bureau leaders, The Company will limit its service to members of the President Truman was so concerned in mid-June came from 11 midwestern states to attend the annual Midwest Farm Bureau Conference on membership Michigan Farm Bureau. about the attitude of Congress that he made a radio building and Farm Bureau programs. The -conference was held at Michigan State College June 18 to 20. Russell Hazel, Kalamazoo County Farm Bureau mem~ and television speech in which he asked for at least Many were in attendance from County Farm Bureaus in Michigan. This is one 6f the general sessions. ber and farmer of Richland, was _elected presid'ent. two years of price controls. Voters were called Group conferences were held for officers, organization people, Women of the Farm Bureau, rural youth. Marten Garn, Eaton County Farm Bureau member and upon to demand such action from their Senators pening elsewhere. farmer of Charlotte, was elected yi(;e-pr~~ident. The and Congressmen. I C0!lgress Not Sold Congress' Says "TilE F A It M CUlt E A U board appointed C. L. Brody ~f Lansing as 'secreta~y- through President Kline has in- treasurer' , J .. F Y aeger 0 fEat 8 La nsmg .. as assIstant '. flec- The expected avalanche of letters and telegrams formed Congress that beginning to Congress in favor of price and wage controls' didn't materialize. Members of Congress observed FB Is Rigllt with the Korean war, prices were retary; Nile Vermillion of De Witt as assistant -tiew.5urer forced up by a series of actions and manager of the Company .. by government. First, the pro- , that they were receiving about as much mail oppos- ing controls. 011 Controls posal for price and wage controls. The public rushed to buy before B In addition to Mr. Hazel and Mr. Carn, these Far~ goods became. scarce. Emp.loy- u~eau members make up the board of directors: .Bl~que "We are in a mobilization ers rememberIng the last time, Kmrk Quincy' Clyde M Br" Y'l t' Alb . That did it as far as f<,Hcing Congress to enact which may last many years," hiked wages before it became ' ' .. liilnmg, pSI an I;, .ert said Roger Fleming, secretary of too. late. ~h.e government's, fin- .Shellenbarger, Lake Odessa; Ward C. Hodge, Snover; the kind of a price and' wage control program the American Farm Bureau to ancml poliCIes have prOVIded Harry Norri the Midwest Farm Bureau Con- eight billions more of money and s, C asnovla, '. K ennet h J 0 h nson, F"reeland;' wanted by the Office of Price Stabilization. ference June Ill, in discussing the ~redit. since Korea to speed the Sidney Hodgson, Cadillac; James Mielock Whitte' - . June 29 the Semite voted 71 to 10 to' extend fight over price and waga con- InflatIOn. ' more. trols. Headquarters of the Company will be at 424 North limited controls for eight months. The House was "CONGRESS in general feels "TilE OBJECTIVE of the Farm that the American Farm Bureau Grand Avenue, Lansing. This is also the home of the cO~8idering a stop-gap extension of 31 days. f3ureau," said Mr. Fleming," is and business are right in their to help avoid World War III, and recommendations that price and Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company which serves to avuid losing our freedoms at wage controls should be discon- the Farm Bureau membership with automobile and fa;m 11lonkeying with the 1 herlllo1ne-ler l home. We may lose those fre~- tinued. In their place we should dums if we agree to the price and encourage all-out production, liability. insurance. It is planned that the same agency The general manager of the National Retail Dry wage control propusals now part eliminite all non-essential feder- force wIll serve both Companies .. ' . ,f the defense program. al expenses, restrain expansion Goods Ass'n has said that retailers have no faith that "It is a fact of history that if of money and credit, encourage . Nile Vermillion, manager of the Farm Bureau insur~ I group or nation' faVOl'S infla- private savings, sell bonds to in- inflation can be stopped by price controls alone. 'ion, the first thing that is done is dividuals rather than to banks, a~ce servic~ said it is hoped tliat the new Life Company They think it's like trying to alter the temperature to impose price and wage con- manage the public debt better, wIll be takmg applications for policies some time -this ~!"(lls.They screen what is hap- and increase taxes." by monkeying with the therIl!ometer. ,s.ummer. TIle real causes of inflation,-such spending by government, as excessive financial policies which Members for Endi!lg The Company's articles of in- +.------------- ~orporation, its by-laws, and the pI~ovisionsof its charter policy AUlerican Fariu increase the supply of money and credit with rela- have the tentative approval of ti~n to goods,-these things are beyond the efforts i Price- Wage Controls the Michigan Department of In- 3urance. Research Ass'll of any private group. Roger Fleming, secretary of the American Farm Further steps include going to Nearly four thousand County Farm Bureau leaders the state Corporation and Securi- Government can lead the way by eliminating all Bureau, as he told the Midwest Farm Bureau Confer- and members wrote. our .U. S. Senators and Congressmen ties Commissionfor approval for the sale of $250,000in stock in At MSC in July non-essential federal expenses and by preventing ence that Congress is not sold on continuing price and :n June ,that they were in favor of discontinuing price and the Company, and' having the The American Farm Research further expansion of money and credit. wage controls, and will not give the price and wage wage controls after June 30. 5tate Attorney General's office Association will liold its -1951 controls people the new powers .they have been wanting. pass upon the legal standing of educational conference at Michi- They attended ten district Farm Bureau meetivgs June the company. gan State College at East Lans- ing, July lB, 19 and 20. _ Congress I sn' t Consulted Congressman George A. Dondero of Michigan 'u. S. SIIould a plan to spend ,u. S. dollars 4-1 5 to hear Secretary C. L. Brody and President everywhere. The issue since 1945 has been whether or not the Buskirk discuss price and wage controls. United States will use the initia- The Farm Bureau leaders said most authorities in When this work has Carl pleted, the Company will apply been com- The American Farm Researoh to the Michigan Dep't of Insur- Ass'n was organized by - the lnee for a license to do business. American Farm Bureau Federa- Mr. Vermillion said Farm Bur- tion to help farmers and farm co- tells us that estimates of the total foreign aid extend- ed by the United States since the end of World War Get Help For tive we've had since World War of the world. ~au Life Insurance Company'will operatives to get maximum bene- II in behalf of the free peoples .1griculture and business agree that price and wage con- be a stock company. }<'armBur- fits from research done by sta,te, II range from $30 billion to $93 billion. trols will not stop inflation. They make inflation worse ~au members will be invited to federal and industrial organiza- It all depends on whether the estimator considers Wilat It Does "We are embarked on a 'bold and new program' to make avail- by interfering with production of goods. They fix prices invest in the stock. Farm Bureau Life will write tions... THE ASSOCIATION is sp~n-' ' any particular expenditure as a loan or a gift. "In a democracy citizens have able to other peoples of the' that may assure producers a 1055. Wage controls have participating insurance in order sored by the American Farm Bu- certain responsibilities. One of world our skills and aids. II that the policyholders will share been broken by one device or another. ~nthe earnings. reau and co-operative farm sup- Mr. Dondero said that when a South American them is at least to be informed," should be a program in which ply purchasing organizations In- President John Hannah of Mich- the United States gets help from As soon as the Company Mr. Buskirk 'and Mr. Brody said that the sound reme- licensed, said Mr. Vermillion it cluding Farm Bureau Servioes, is country applied a few months ago for a gift, dis- gan State College told a thous- those nations for what it does guised as a loan, it was able to choose between three and men and women at the Mid- for them. dies for inflation are well known. They include a reduc- will proceed to offer member~ of Inc. of Michigan. ; the Farm Bureau service on all The 3-day meeting will brin~ west Farm Bureau Conference at "We must realize that half tion in non-essential spending by governmet. The.. fed- forms of life insurance. together the nation's scient~ts different agencies, each competing to provide the State College, June 18. the foreign trade of the United The charter policy has special from agr'l experiment stations $100 million or more that was asked. Dr. Hannah was speaking on States is with undeveloped areas eral goverment should adopt financial policies that will benefits for policyholders. It and industries as well as farm co- the purpose of the Point 4 pro- of the world outside of the Iron restrain the expansion of credit, and which will encourage will earn a special dividend op managers and employes con- The reason for the confusion ove~ the real status gram of the national defense act. Curtain natiol1s. Nearly three- [rom the profits of the Company. nected with the purcha:3ingand of hundreds of grants to foreign natio't1s lies in the He is a member of the national fourths of the critical materials the individual purchase of U. S. bonds. These and higher Reservations for the charter poli- marketing of feeds, fertilizers, committee charged with de- now being stockpiled for our de- laxes for more of a pay~as-we-go program are positive cy have not been offered since petroleum and other supplies. fact, said Mr. Dondero, that no single, complete, veloping the program. fense comes from those undevel- June 1. "The Point 4 program is not oped areas." remedies for inflation. HEADQUARTERS for the con- ov~r~all plan for adminjstering our foreign activities ference and all sessions will be in this respect has ever been submitted to Congress. Clean Eggs in MSC Union Building, Room31. to date is approximately 11% Farm Bureau's Open Door Policy Services To On many' farms, more time is Registration will begin at 10:00 s~ent cleaning eggs by hand a. m. Wednesday, Ju}y 18. FB Melnhel's as compared with 14.2%last year. In all probability this will drop tu near 10% this year. ,Sell, $250,000 than in caring for the flock. Ask Conference speakers include: your county agricultural agent Allan Kline, president of Am- about ways to help in producing erican Farm Bureau; Prof. Paul cleaner eggs. Near Record There have been only two years of the last fifteen yea,'s when the cancellation ratio was III DebcIltures Farln News Won't D. Bagwell, of MSC. At 48,034 lower than it will be this year. This is a pretty good indication that the participation in the lo- Farm Bureau Services, Inc., will offer to the public beginning WESLEY 5. HAWLEY cal and County Farm Bureau June 28th there were 4B,034 units and the members using the July 15th a minim~m of $250,000 in Series A debentures. These debentures are the same Publislt i,l August paid families in the Michigan services is having its effeet in Farm Bureau. This is 104% of stabilizing the membership. as offered when the fertilizer Notice to Farm Bureau Members: This edition our goal. This is 66 members This has been one of the most plant at Saginaw was financed. They carry the same provisions combines the July and August editions of the Mich- short. of the 48,100 that paid in satisfactory years in the history 1947. at that time $5 dues were of the Farm Bureau from the as to interest (4%), priority, and igan Fmm News. Our next edition will be dated in effect. There is no doubt but standpoint of membership acqui- period of redemption. The money subscribed is to be September 1. what we will pass the all-time sition. There has been excellent high before the end of the mem- co-operation all the way through ~. used mainly for expansion of needed facilities at Farm Bureau We have had a substantial increase in Farm Bu- bership year. with the counties following very Michigan now represents 10% closely tried and tested methods. J. F: Yaeger of Michigan, as, prosecuting attorney questions Kansas Farm Services branch elevators and reau membership this year. In the first six months of the AFBF goal, and at the Bureau president, H. A. Praeger, on trial before the Midwest Farm Bureau con- stores throughout the state. we used con~iderably more than half our supply of' present time is one of two states Farm Safety Week Field personnel of the Michi- that have reached their goal.... ference on charges of "incompetence in office." Praeger pointed to a membership gan Farm Bureau and Farm Bur- newsprint for the year. We can't buy more becauso The week of July 22 to 2B is eau Services will be in charge of There are 41 counties in the National Farm Safety Week. that has risen to 56,000 families in recen t years, and credited most of it to an this campaign, under the direc- of market conditions. Therefore, we are combining state that have 100% or more of MichiganState College farm safe- tion of B. P. Pattison. their goal and there are 7 coun- ty specialists are urging farmers aggressive Farm Bureau automobile and life insurance program. The judges the July and August editions in order to have 8uf- " ties that are within reach, having to "Adopt Safe Practices." (at left) and attorneys gave the witness a rough but humorous going over as he invited Farm Bureau members will be to invest in the deben- ficient newsprint for the remainder of the year. more than 95%. All of the mem- Falls cause most farm accidents. bership districts in the state have Machines and animals rank next, endeavored to answer the charges brought against him. The several "trials" brought tures for the improvement of Farm Bureau services to them- We are publishing in this edition the background 100% or more of their goal ex- followed by motor vehicles and out some fine work in membership building policies by the Kansas, Wisconsin and selves. cept District VIL handling objects. Take extra material for discussion programs of the Community The cancellation ratio for 1951 care with each of these hazards. Iowa Farm Bureaus. Buy E'arm Bureau seeds. Farm Bureaus for July and August. SATURDAY. JU~"Y'_7.. .1951 . ~ MICaIG~N. FARM NE \"'1 S ~TWO -Potato Growers' New Ware/louse' Michigan Farm News Estahll~h"" January t:!. l!lt3 Michigan Farm Bureau OFFICERS Ent"ro'd .... ,,,<'Ond <."Ill"'" matt .. r J'r ..~hil'nt ....C. F.. Ilu_klrk. Paw Paw Ja t. 12, I'U >It th .. p<)-h)({lce at V - Prc=", A. Sht\lIc .... nh:lrg't"r. L. O,l~:-t:-;a. C ",rlo,tt ... ~lI"hlg9.n. und ..r th .. AN E:'t~c. ~l y ........ l •• I.. l;re)(ly. L:\n:-.ln~ N :\lar.'h 3, 1:;79. DISTRICT DIRECTORS t'uhU,h ...i manlhl,., first Snlnr- I-P.II~~pl1 r.. Hazcl.. .. P.lrhlanli. n-I """, Ilv :Mk'hll'.l"n Farm .5 jlllhli.'nt!an BnrNlIl .)t(l" .. :1\ 114 E. La",- at 2-ra:\f(lh" l,ni ..k J-Cly.I." Qlllllcy. T~.t'iui .. ~ .. Y))~IAnt ... 1:-1 I It-I Fun In Fishing t t. ~t.. C"l'Iariott 1'. In.-hlgan. -t-A. :-:hplh ..nhnrg.'r ..I.... Ucltl',:.;~:\, 1:-1 5-~larh..n (:arll l~hfll.lnttt:". 1:-5 There's a lot of fun in fishing, just a lot of wholesome fun. F.rlltMn 3579 lifi ..... P. 0: Box 9&0. Lo.n",- "'alter \Yightmnn '.'nnvill.'. 1:-1 at Escanaba, June 26 to sen'e before. Without government lb. I~cks. Also m 50 lb. paper' In!,. :mC'~an. John Ct.lnvt.r:-~ l'ninn City, H-2 When the peepers tunc theil' fiddles and the bull frogs start the E'n.1r Un,,~n . .Editor drums, members\jn the upper peninsula. price support for the 1951 crop. and/' 100 lb. burlap cqnta~ners. n~pr~:::~n ling Harold Weinman __Associate Editor PURPOSE OF FARM WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU When the bass arc seeking supper in the shadows by the shore . the marketing of the 1951 crop All under trade names reglstcr- BUREAU :\Irs. ll. ".hittnl:.>r ....:.\It'\amora. n-I And you have your tackle ready-could a person ask for more? . The ~31D ~~rpose of the plant will be the most competitive for ed by the Exchange. ' .. Sub,C'np:lon: 25 C'.. ntq a y ..nr. The purpose of this Associa. IS to ... wash, wax and pack kpota- th e pas t t en years ... •fhe Exchange- was' ~organized Llmlto'd to Farm Bur ..nu :.\1.. mtM-t"O. Hon shall be the ndvancemo:nt n ..... llrp!"pnlin~ , of our m~mbers' intifrests edu. JUNIOR FAP.M OUflEAU When you're cnmpro among the mountains by a noisy little brook to~s m' corr.;.umer size pac ages With these things in mind, in 11918, to enable potato grow- Vol. XXIX July 7. 1951 No.7 c3tiona/ly. legislatively, and Pal .. I:. ,"'o"tl'r ::-'i1 .. ". n-3 Where the trout. are big and hungry and have seldom seen a hook. of 10 and 1;) lbs. The Exchnnge 'd ~'I H.'b t tL.. .E hange is eIt; to improve their business I tI c 'k' 1 t' saIl. r. 1 s, ue xc ' .. 1 , economically. When you whip the sparkling water till you fed an urgent yank I:1S a~() I r pac a~m~ p an 111 t" t rr consumers re- 11 t.d 1I1come through co-oI1era- And a shining fish breaks water from the eddy near the bunk, .. ' operatum \ at .McBam for mem- . I s ~Ivmg 0 0 er tmlers, wholesalers and produc- '. J' t Ile mm e 109 an 'k' t' '. d . 1 t d Ie a e actJ- . bel'S l~ . the lower p:nmsula. ers a most progressive sales .cies. This has inclu~ed improv- Help Build Exhibit BarIl jor Fair When it's early in the morning and it's breakfast on your fly Then a person knows he's fishing. Would you care to have a try? T~ey ~'te t~e ~ly ~anb of that I service. Potatoes going to mar- ing conditions in the potato in- m ...... . t,'." fZ ", "Ii.' When you greet the sudden sunrise on the Gulf of Mexi~o Where, in the p~ISSbetween the keys, the strong tides ebb and flow; When from a stllrdy fishing dock you drop YOlll' leaded b:lit And wait to feci-that tin1.!e--{1nd it is:1't long to wait. When the wnves e.~me sloshinf,. sloshing, fmlll acm.<:Sthe miles of sea And you're hooked to something heavy, tllat's the plnce I want to be. kmd m' Mrchlgan. FlU;" P. JlIHST. ~e~ral gC! of the,.Ell:chDn~ :;:lId the F~-c3mt~ ~at~st e~lllpmen~ ~n washm~, waxII'!g and packag- mg potatoes. m!lna- at Cadllla(~, plant I~a~ the! for efflclCncy I ket must ,packaged I manti, be of good" quality . to suit consumer and meet competition other producers who have qual., ity packs for consumers. TIlE EXCflANG'I~.has been pro .. gressive in marketing and pac] de- of I c- .!clustry, quality the development and improved ods. ing, improvement' of potatoes The Exchange marketing a lemlel' in securirig good graft- branding and o'f the marketed, of new.market:..: meth- has' been inspection Are you loaded down with troubles? Do your trials beset you s(Jre? Mr. Hibst said that the need aging. It was the first to mark I::t laws, both state and federal. Take a line or rod or c;.shpole, in a boat 01' on the shore. - . ENDORSED BY FARM BUREAU ture was unable to pass a hAlf / modity marketing dep't' of the T:1ke a day for relaxaticn. Take a breath of deep content. . There's a lot of {un in fishing. and it heals the tempernment. n. S. Clark LeImlat Off dozen bills over the Gove1'rll.>r's Michigan veto. Included was House I Bill --------- Farm Bureau. :115 N. Grinnell Street C 16ri to return to county of ot;igin Comm' um-ty Or(lO."atlon Jack~on, Michigan a 250/... of the oil and gas seve~~nce . D .l" arm B ureau D - l~,1" I W7 II e . F - he' F ';~:s~~~:~~:. tax. Intent was to help pay for ~~:nfn extra wear and tear on local :roaq,s ~~u:~;:g > Fi arDl Bl1reau 1, 19'51 Legzaslatl'.14e' 1/ '1 "The rallC lse ee Ill- only measure the legrsl3ture to enacted by provide ad. away crude IIIOISOO a oil. L I is " Activities MRS. MARJORIE GARDNER STANLEY M. POWELL rlitional state revenue is- one the 1.---------,-------. This is a summary of bills of farm interest in the 1951 ~i~:ci:.:m Farm Bureau had en- At Cattle STAR AWARDS, AIll'il legislature, grouped according to the position oF". the Michigan Farm Bureau regarding them: LAST NOV~MRER Bureau state taxation resolution fue Fnrm relative included this sen- to Cree Ii ADellOn e IGold Community Presque Star-South Isle county, Belknap Farm . Bureau, Mrs. 13 bills F' AVORED by Michi-r s'r ATF. CON'S T l T U -r to N: tence, "\Ve renew our endorse- John Brege, sec'y .. Silver Star-Thomas, Saginaw, . gan Farm Bureau and House 34. Would have provilled ment of the removal of the The very successful co-opera- PASSED by the legislature. for submitting to people the Mrs. Carl MiHer, sec!y~ $50,000 ceiling from the corpora- tive livestock auction and yards, Silver Star-Tri-Township, . question of calling a constitution- .tion franchise tax." of the Southwestern Michigan: SEVERANCE TAX. House Bill al convention Kalamazoo, Mrs. Nllthan Setting the poles was the first task when a worle crew of 300 members of Osceola county Farm June 28. the lews1ature reached Livestock Producers Ass'n at 165. Provided for return to coun- ' . Weed, sec'y .. Bureau. Grange and FFA groups started building a 36x91 fl. pole type exhibit barn at the fai: fin&l agreement on provisions of Battle Creek is attracting atten- ty of origin to be credited to IfIGIIW A YS. S e n ate 293. May !JfOunds at EYarl April %6. counts road fund 25% of the Would have placed a heavy Senate Bill 149 which amended tion from other states. f Gold Star-S 0 u t h Jackson, the corporation franchise fee. June 20 eight men reprcser.t- J a c k son, Mrs. Bernice yield of the oil and gas sever- weight tax on commercial and ance tax. (vetoed by Governor). farm vehicles, including tractors. It raised the rate from 21h to ing Illinois Co-operative Id,e- Dancer, 'sec'y. _ 31h mills and removed the ceiling stock marketing interests attfi.ld- Silv~r Star-C a 1 i for n i a, CO-OPS. House 219. Extend; IfIGIIWAYS. S e n ate 132. entirely. -.It is estimnted that ed the auction. They spentl th~ Branch, Miss Rena Paul, time for renewal of charters oJ: Would have increased drastically this levy will produce about day studying the way it is 'Jfler- sec'y .. :lted by the Michigan Livestock non-profit SCHOOLS. corporations. House 407. Ap- - the' permissible I various types of heavy trucks. axle weights for $27,000,000 annually. this tax yielded about $11,000,000. Last year Exchange. I Silver Star-North Eaton, Mrs. Lepha Windsor, Ham- OLROMARGARINE. S e n ate The new bill was signed promptly TilE ILLINOIS livestoc!& men mond, sec'y. propriates $89,032,393 for state by Governor Williams. It is ef- were: r:dwin Gumm of ,'Gales- aid of schools and provides the :129. Wtluld. have liberalized state UI'78 GIWUPS. Organization of. formula for its distributions. labeling requirements for ok'''()- fective July I, 1951- burg; Otto Steffey of "E.trnng- hurst, directors of the {Illinois new groups has been dwindling.' margarine .. Heretofore, the rate for this l\ISC. House 517. The general Agr'l Ass'n, which is t'oe state so it looks as though we will fin-' levy has been 21h mills on the appropriation bill. contains an 3 bills FAVORED by Mich. Farm Bureau in Illinois"; ish the year with 1073 Commun- capital and surplus of corpora- ity Farm Bureaus, an all time item of $996,000 for completion igan Farm Bureau but NOT tions doing business in Michigan. Carl M. Johnson oI..!DeKalb, of the veterinary medicine build- PASSSED by the legislature. hi~h. bllt 22 short. cl QUI' 1951 There has been a ceiling of Lawrence Todt of Harvel, and E. ing. goal. The five leading counties STATF. FAIR. Senate 87. $5'0,000. No corporation paid V. Stadel of Chicago. (president, fnr Community Farm Burell us .. LEGISLATURE. resolution B. Provides House joint Would have for an- 'control of Michigan State Fair. eliminated dual more than that amount regard- less ill how much its capital and director, and manager, tively of the IIlin9is I Livestock respec.- are: Huron 44, Clinton. 43, Eaton 36, Livingston 36, Washtenaw 32. surplus might total. The 27 Producers Ass'n. I F.LEC'rION of officers. During nU:J.1 se5s;ons d the legislature. I (A~proved by voters at April BEANS. Senate 92. Would largest corporations paid last S. F. Russell ol Chicago, di- August 11 Community Farm Bu- 1951 election). have est:J.blished a bean commis- year only $50,000 each, or a total rector of livestock mfuketing for realls will receive the official set- sion and provided for a check-off of $1,350,000. Without the ceil- the Illinois Agr'l Assfn. up sheets for listing of officers IIIGIJWAYS. Senate Bill 3G. to finance research, information. M. Hay Ihrig of Golden, presi- elected at their group meeting L ;.~ ~ Provides for establishment of a advertising and sales promotion. ing they would have paid $8,199,416.00, a difference of dent of the IIlinoos Livestock in September. If you are a group This is the building near the close of the first day. The next aflf:rnoon the barn was ready fOl the roofing crew. At quitting time the second day the barn was complete except for a few details. Motor Vehicle Highway fund and new formula for distribution of VET ~IEnICINE. Senate 234. $1i,r.49,4! ': .. Marketing Ass'n. f secretary, please he on the look- The Michigan Farm Bureau B. W. Horan of Aledo, presi- out for this material. If you do See article herewith - County Groups Co-operate on Exhibit Barn. highway revenue. Would have created a board of examiners relative to veterinary held that if there is efficiency in dent of the Illinois Agr'l Audit- not get it, we shall appreciate COUNTY ROADS. Senate 37. medicine and surgery. size, then certainly the major ing Ass'n. ( hearing from you. County Groups Notice to ~lembe.I'shil) IFly COlltrol Provides certain refoi'ms in connection with coun- administrative Billls OPPOSED by Michigan Farm Bureau. but PASSED corporations could afford to pay the same rate as the smaller The Southwestern Jacilities were fin:1nced and built by the Southwes~ern yards and Michigan Provide plenty water for the laying flock at alt of .drinking And to Secretaries I ty . road commissions. by the legislature-NON~ corporations. Livestock Producers Ass'n, with times, say Michigan State Col- Co-operate on Regarding delivery of Michi- I 0 II Farm Is HIGIIWAYS. S en ate 38. VETOES STAND. The legisla-organization help .from the com- lege poultrymen. N0 Easy J0b Proof That Pigs . Transfers to motor vehicle high- Ei Xhili It Barn gan Farm News: We shall ap- . way fund at least 60% of revenue e preeiate postcard or other notice ~hat ~ny member is not receiv- from motor carrier act. Profit on Pasture mg hIS paper. Please report any Thirty days belore he was to HIGIIWA YS. Senate 39. De- entertain 3,000 farmers at Grass "What we need is a building irreg.ularity i!" delivery, such as Fly control is no easy j"b fines responsibility of state high- Day on his Calhoun county farm, for our 4-H and FFA live stock duplicate exhibits at the fair," Evart Coun- ror m name, etc. f member ty Agr'l Agent Abe Snyder and moves f rom RFD a dd ress m one . caples, wrongI ' RFD, er- re- aro un d th e f arm, b u t sam 't a t'IOn a n d use 0 f f ecommen t' I . k 't I d e d sprav d'ff: way dep't relative maintenance in cities and villages. to trunkline and improvements ;; Ralph Cook divided weighing ,about 50 pQunds each into two lotS. ',QI}!? .;group was 22 pigs ,. ~~ssibI,edecIi~e"" of \~~~er ~~e 'worries-farm experts county to RFD address in an- maltena scan ma e. I . CSS I 1- the Osccol a Cou n ty Farm Bu - other county please advise if cu , Ray Janes, Michigan State 1I10IlWAYS. Senate 40. Estab- kept in a dry lot, Ul'e\'iUi'er-ll al~ reau board agreed. change makes ' you a resident of Colleg e en t omo I'ogls t exp 1ams. . lishes highcr weight tax schedule lowed to run in legume pasture. PLANNING started early last second on heavier commercial vehicles. Both groups got free choice of county. Place of resi- SANITATION means gettinG winter. Farm Bureau commun- ground feed, shelled corn and 35 dence determines which County rid of all places where flies breed HIGHWAYS. Senate 41. In- percent ity groups were each asked to Farm protein supplemnt. Bureau is your County Unless breeding places are done creases gas tax from 3 to 4 cents provide 750 to 1,000 feet ol saw Farm Bureau. Pigs on the pasture ate but 79 We do our best away with, it is doubtful that and Diesel fuel tax from 5 to 6 pounds ol supplement compared logs ol any kind.' to have everything right, but we spray materials will do the con- ,. cents a' gallon. with 196 pounds for those in the AlYJut 15,000 leet ol lumber are not infallible. We need and trol job. Before starting to use was donated. The mill operator dry lot. The average pig gained appreciate help.-Michigan Farm spray materials Mr. Janes sug- ELECTRIC CO-OPS. Senate 36 pounds in the dry lot and 42 traded lumber for the lengths News. gests manure pjles, damp areas, 126. Gves non-profit rural elec- and kinds ol material needed .. tric co-operatives the same au- pounds on pasture. Tbe honey bee, with hls precious cargo of poIIm. calf pens and all such areas be Feed cost for each 100 pounds 'say become too Bearce on Michigan farms for April 26 and 27 about 300 thority to condemn property for of grain was $9.95 an pasture and thoroughly cleaned up. men and FFA boys held :I build- ing bee. The evening of the 27th a 36x91 ft. exhibit barn was al- Time to Fix Regulations DDT in the dairy barns. Lindane are against use of right of way purposes as is pos- $11.33 in the dry lot. sessed by corporations for profit. organized 1Ile good of agriculture KK,periment station researchers In general. OoUege are reInlndlng farmers that the honey bee, Agricultural at Michigan State ' or methoxychlor will give good Cash Value most doors, and pens. The building completed, with is the new pole wiring. Grain Weevil control of flies in barns, Janes reports. Ten pounds nIGJlW AYS. Senate 204. In- of 25 per creases penalties for overloading A six-months manure on a farm having twelve accumulation of 110necessary for the development of fruit and seeds, c.mot sUrvive without sufficIent nectar and pollen = ~cea. Approximately 50 eultivated crops re- type barn. It was engineered by cent wettable lindane powder or trucks and provides for using this milking cows and correspond- Now is the time, says Roy Ben- tn.seet polllnation and the job of pollinating Art Bell of the Michigan State nett of Farm 40 pounds of 50 per cent wettable revenue for highway purposes. ing young stock is equivalent Bureau Services blooms Is now almost entirely dependent upon College Agr'l engineering dep't. seed dep't, to start knocking out methoxychlor powder in 100 gal- to more than five tons of 10-5-10 6 bills OPPOSED by Michigan ~ bees. But MIchigan's honey bee population The structure hangs from large grain weevil that does 10% of lons of water is the right fertilizer. At current prices, that tr~ted poles. It does not have a the damage to milling wheat. strength. Janes says it should be Farm Bureau PASSED by the legislature. and NOT would cost $300, so Michigan II- powtng dangerously small. For advice on ways foundation wall. applied in a coarse spray, but State College soils authorities ~ _belp Ave the Important honey bee, farmel'3 This is the time to use Unico not in quantities that will run SAU;;S TAX. Senate 16 and say it's wise and economical to . ~ 1IIGU1d. ~uU their County Agricultural Agent. TilE EXTIRF. community co- Grain Fumigant. Clean the bin off the walls. Care should be House 15. Would have imposed make use of manure. operated on the projeet. The and fumigate it thoroughly. taken not to spray feeds, water- a 3% sales tax on supplies, Reed City Chamber of Commerce If it is possible to screen ing cups or mangers. equipment. and machinery used I Buy Farm Bureau feeds. paid the saw mill costs. The city wheat before binning it, that re- of Evart provided steel for the moves cracked grains, which is FOR TREATI~G outside walls in industrial processing. I roof. The barn is hung on poles where the weevil sets up house- cr pig pens. DDT may be used at donated by Consumers Power Co. keeping. the rate of 40 pounds of 50 per The poles were hauled to the site by the Pure Oil Co. Voca- wheat, put the fumigant over the If the bins are filled with cent wettable 100 gallons of water. Chlordane. DDT powder to CLASSIFIED ADS ",,,,,,.fle .room ,. tOI.eryoflon fo'o•. ,> •. tional agriculture students of top of the wheat as directed on at a rate of 16 pounds of 50 per cru.lfled advertisements are cash with order at tl1. fOllowIng Evart hi.;!h school soak tested the the package. Cover with a can- cent wettable powder for 100 rates: mora edit,on. 5 .cents per word for one editiOn. taka the rate of 4 cent. Ad. to appear per word per edition. in two 0' ThU '1Io21ng Iadll " !!Duping up $aVfng~ poles in Penta, donated by Dow vas. rot Totr. In the ~lephone plant where our gallons of water may also be us- Chemical Co .• and crude oil giv- tfnI mtchboart% lamps are manufactured ed. Lindane, mixed the same en by the Ohio Oil Company. as for inside use, is also effec- MAPLE SYRUP CONTAINERS WOMEN tbt8 magnetic broom " used to nm over th~ Evart businessmen rem:tining money solicited the neeessary for Prevention Best tive. Bfo: SUI:E of your ,upply Take deliver)' now or nil need,'.l glass In IOii~. FHEE XEW TREASURE Book or ttoor and retrieve tin, particle, of platinum- coated wire which .re lost fn production. nails, hardware and wirinc. Janes says most farmers find and tin container". In slock ror s ..w.lng Ideas. Xew styles. late"t pat- WO'lF.N of the Farm Bureau ~Iaslilis Cure lindane than methoxychlor a bit more satisfactory for prompt delivery. and "rices of nil nvallahle insirle nush Supplies Company.P(Y \Vrit .. ror ('a size". Sug-ar In 109" tern;<- r"etllln, !:nx 11(17, practical Fully lIIustratt.d. on how to sew and "aVe with complete coUon hag-H. Your Free copy <11- I, Such economieshelp kee" the co,t of ,ervice doum and 'tretch toda1l" ,upplll of critical 3'1d Grange served dinner to the use and some have mixed the Lansln/;" .1. :\tich. Htote on :\1-4:1 al or "X ..el1l .. "'agle wllh Colton Bags" snatfrfall. Good daily hnndling methods 4109 West Saginaw road, Lansing. ." rea.!y now! Send po"t card todaj f 'ew of about 150 each day of the two for good control. to ::-'aUonal Cotton Council Hox 711. 'are important to help prevent O't>cn Satllr.!ays. bee. :\lernphl". Tenne"see .. {3-IOt-50b) mastitis. Its better to prevent FARM MACHINERY The purpose of the building is mastitis than to ha~ to rely on During 1950 the farmer's sharf: LIVESTOCK t.) provide space for fair ex- FOR SAI,F.-THIlI':SlIJmS: 20. 22, cures. of the consumer's food dollar did 28 Inch :.\lc-Deerlngs; three 22 inch HPlI h bits. and to demoR.'1trate the SIIOnTHOR::-'S: Two regIstered new type. 10\11 cost barn. Michigan State College dairy- men say that cows should have not reach as much as 50%. put- ting the lie to loose talk that Itive,.,.; "teel. 5~ 22 Iturnley, hall ~arlng". miles north 22 Huher. Henry Hollanll. \\'a."ink :\lIchlgan: All ..ows wilh reo heifer Sired hy my Pollpd calves lfuorthorn hy ~Id •. bull MICHIGAII BILL IILIPHOIII COMPANY 111'111I0 Arrh .. r X. One bred heUer fnr Th~ rural people are a minority, a good deep bed, be milked at a farmers and farm prices are pri- on US-3I, then 1'h miles wP~t. PO sale. JII""ectlon Invited. Flv& miles addr.",,, nolland R-2. (6-~t-35p) but a co~Tel1 crltleal alaol'- low vacuum, and protect~ from marily responsible for food price norlh of Charlotte, Eaton county. Walter E. Ball. Charlotte UD, GEIl cannot be had with one pasture According to this authority, a AEROVENT FAN &. EQUIPMENT, field .. A system of pastures must real honest, hummy noise is one be developed, using mixtures that indicates to the driver that YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU FER'I'ILIZElt DEALER P.O. BOX 28, DEPT. A, LANSING, INC. l\IICllIGAN which give high yields at differ- ent times in the year.' 7. Pastures should enough that animals do not have tu walk of~ all they cat louking be good h.is tires are safe for good driv-j mg. ------------ Fresh water and some shade is importa~t fur high summer egg I Fertilizer Department Farm Bureau Services, Inc. 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing 4, MIchigan ----------------:------------• .-'---.- --- ---- for something-more,-- ,'.. productIon. 7 T? 7 155i --Ti-Br-gy. ' y FOUR H I0,- through fields of soy beans and other unharvested field 000 in Series A Debentures of FB Services to provide funds for new crops became a problem. The Michigan Farm Bureau facilities and equipment at Ser- Board of Directors asked that Community Farm Bureau members be surveyed on this matter. Questionnaires vices branches and warehouses. Mr. Pattison was the head of the Commodity Relations dep't of We Haven't the Michigan Farm Bureau for a were sent to over a thousand Community Groups to ob- tain their attitudes on postponing the small game hunting season until after crops were harvested. 6 1 . 5 % of the number of years. Two of his out- standing organization and finan- cing jobs are the Southwestern Michigan Livestock Producers Increased Rates groups reported crop damage by hunters and dogs during Ass'n and its auction yards at Battle Creek, and the Central this period. 84.6 % of all groups reporting favored a Michigan Livestock Producers A:;s'n and its Central Michigan postponement of the season, while 13.6% opposed the Livestock auction yards at St. delay. Louis. Mr. Pattison will service the T h e balance were divided in opinions. T h e majority financial needs of FB Services where the promotion and sale of recommended a delay of 1 5 days to meet the problem. securities are involved for stata They considered that this would not hamper the hunting and local operations. Farm Bureau season seriously. *• Hunting and intoxicants. A feeling of increasing con- 30 Croups Mutual Insurance cern has been evidenced by Farm Bureau people concern- ing injuries and fatalities occurring while hunters are in- Win in Keep toxicated. A n armed and intoxicated man can be a very Company dangerous person to meet. Both hunters and farmers have Michigan First been included among the injured and killed. One of the things that helped Community Farm Bureau minutes have expressed the Michigan Farm Bureau reach its membership goal for 1951 was has not found it necessary to increase automo- view that this practice is as dangerous as driving a car the "Keep Michigan First" con- test for Community Farm Bu- bile insurance rates. while intoxicated. Penalties might as well be as severe in reaus. one case as they are in the other. Control of this dangerous practice could well reduce the yearly list of Thirty Community groups won an award for bringing in three This is part of the protection afforded you by or more members during April hunting casualties that fill our newspapers in the fall. for certification by the county owning your insurance company. carton secretary. They will be award- Drunken hunters are more careless of the damage they do ed a gavel for (heir chairman to miound with 1*4 and Uua Imitating ... • nwrrifioui predittl, tlth in attanllat to crops, property, wild life and the persons of others. use.' Many other groups enrolled A company owned and operated by farmers natural tilammt, p r o c » u » 4 by a one or more members in April, ntarby mtmbtftrtomtty W»»» Grovp. • / Th» MM> Control of this situation, by the way, is merely a matter which helped. Gavel winning for the purpose of serving farmers with insur- Community groups, by counties: of enforcing the present Michigan penal code. T h e code Alpena—Long lake. Clinton—Bengal, Xo. 1. ance at cost can always show you an advant- says, " A n y person under the influence of intoxicating Mid-West Producers' Creameries, Inc. liquor or any exhilarating or stupefying drug who shall Gratiot—i:il,:i. North Star, Scrvlllo. Huron—Forrejrt Bay. age. Ingham—Mafton. 2)4 WIST j t r r C R S O N i O U L I V A I C • SOUTH U N O 1. INDIANA carry, have in possession or under control, or use in any Isabella—Crawford, Deerfteld, XE m i *or-i*/f5r GROUP manner, or discharge a n y firearm within this state, shall Roltand. K t n t — Y o u n g Citizens. Lenawee—Nortto Adrian, Suj^artown. BEFORE RENEWING your automobile insur- be guilty of a misdemeanor." This is punishable by a Missaukee - I :i..'!:','il. Midland—Pleas ant Valley. < Vntpal. ance, find out why nearly 20,000 Farm Bureau fine of not more than $100 or 10 days in jail for the Montcalm—Montcalm. members carry automobile insurance in their own MliaJnauoii I ' I mi i In first offense. Newaygo—Ashland, Dayton, Gar- MEMBER CREAMERIES IN MICHIGAN Questions for Conclusions. See discussion leader for fiplil. Sanilac—r.all, Evergreen, Flynn, company. Carson City—Dairyknd Cooperatlfe Creamery Co. Marion. North MarlMte. St. Clair—Rmrnett, Kenockee. Coldwater—Coldwaffr Dairy Co. check sheet this Month. Farm RecordsPlymouth. Wayne—Kourtnwns, Comtantine—CowtMfim Cooperative Creamery Co. Agents in Every County East Jordan—Jordan Vall<\y Cooperative Creamery Slaley Promoted pany in February 1950 as pro- motion representative. Prior to Reveal Much Elsie—Klsi.- Cooperative Creamery Co. t h a t time he had been commodity Michigan State College agricul- Fremont—r*remoni Cooperative Creamery Co. Farmers Petroleum Co-oper- representative for Farm Bureau tural economists urge the keep- ative recently announced the ap- Services. ing of farm records because it is FARM BUREAU MUTUAL Grant—Grant Cooperative Creamery Co. pointment of Jed Staley as di- the best way to analyze the busi- Montgomery—Tri-Stat* Cooperative Association rector of local association activi- Stirring old built-up poultry ness of your farm through pick- ties. These are the co-operatives house litter when it starts caking ing out weak points and strong Insurance Company of Michigan Nashville—Farmers Cooperative Creamery Ass'n under t h e supervision of state oil over the surface will often take points. 424 North Grand Avenue Phone 44549 8t. Louis—St. Louis Cooperative Creamery Co. co-operative. Mr. Staley joined care of the problem of excessive Lansing, Michigan fffit steH of ihf moistur*. B u y F a r m Bureau feeds. • 5ATURDAY, JULY 7- 1S51 iVE M I C H I G A N FARM NEWS Farmer's Liability for Safety of Public on His F a r m azards Are PUBLIC liability is especially important to farmers because their property is used for resi- Winners of State-Wide Planter Contest Jrs. Sponsor 5 Junior FB Numerous: dence and recreation as well as for business purposes. The hazards are numerous. The risks are sometimes great as peo- German Youths Camps Start (isks Great ple expose themselves to live- stock, machinery and the dangers Sometime during July German high school students will five The first Junior Farm Rureau leadership training camp w a s , WAHREN VINCENT around farm structures. arrive at the Michigan Farm Bu- held at Watdenwoods, J u n e 24 27. igr'l Economics Dep'i-MSC One cannot always guarantee reau at Lansing to spend one Seventy•i-.ci'tn young people r e p - absolute safety to members of the year in the United Slates. resenting twenty-five counties Ihat obligation does a farmer public, but the use of liability in- These students (four boys and were pu -.- nt. e regarding the safety of pco- surance has become a means of one girJ) a | e under the spoiv.oi Olaaaea were conducted b y that come on his premises? protecting against great loss in ship id' the Michigan Junior Farm members of t h e field services :is responsibilities are like the more serious cases. Bureau. staff of the Michigan Farm Bu- S of any other property own- It is important that we become reau. Keith Tanner led a class the premises must he inain- Si.'-lindo Koch, t h e only girl, acquainted with the conditions will stay at the John Grahm In Farm Bureau structure, Marj- led in a manner safe lor the under which farm liability in- mie Karker led a class in lie to come upon it. That is home at Cam. surance applies as it is usually 1,1 mberslvip responsibility, a n d uired by law. Boiria»o>d P.<>denmuller will he man held a class i n written. at the Albert Shellenbarger home ,ia planning. Recreation THE miYF.n of liability in- at I.ak<» Odessa. was dire, ted by Eldon Winters, surance buys a bundle of pro Manfred Zolk will spend the ,- County FB organization iti-iion. The bundle may be a year with the J a y Bowly's at director. standard package with only cov- Ovid. General assembly programs erage (or public liability, or the Karl Cimpel will be in the were conducted by J<>bn Doneth, standard package may be in James Heilly home at Brown agricultural economics professor ereased in its application b y in City. at Michigan State College, J a c k ekidtng additional parcels at Then Ruddle will live with the Vaegi r, assistant executive sec- extra cost which apply to specific Robert Hartwell's at V/iiliamston. retary of Michigan Farm Bureau, individual situations. and Larry Taylor, profer-sor in These young penpte will study The standard package of gen- American methods of farmiiif; be- the Adult Education Department eral liability insurance is reason- sides getting a first hand look at at Michigan State College. Tues- able in cost and should be given democracy at work. If one is in day evening stunt nir.tit. ?;otne consideration on most your area, you would enjoy hav- farms. The second leadership training ing him speak to your Farm Bu- camp will he held at Walden- FOR AN IT>FA of enst, n pol- reau Community Group. woods August 26-31. icy with a limit of $10,000 for any one occurrence plus medical payments insurance up to $250 for each person injured would I CONCRETE cost about $12 annually for a 100- acre farm. A DRAWING decided the win- ner among the owners of 13 of the oldest Black Hawk c o m winner of the new Co-op Black Hawk planter. IN THE LEFT foreground is the Co-op Black Hawk, which Mr. Leavitts won. IN PICTURE, front row, left Omelen Outwater, Ann Arbor; and George Parker, Ann Arbor. BACK ROW, left to_ right, a r e : BARNYARD For a given farm the cost would be more or less than this, depending on the specific limits planters in a state-wide contest sponsored by Farm Bureau Serv- winning oldest planter which was manufactured in 1898 and has averaged a minimum of 20 to right a r e : Walter Brown, manager of Ypsilanti Farm Bu- reau; Lloyd Rosekrans, manager Lloyd Briggs, manager of Breck- enridge Oil Co.; Morgan MeCal- ices' farm equipment depart- la, Washtenaw Farm Bureau and the types of coverage desired ment. acres of corn planting per year. of Lansing Farm Equipment and the size of farm. Store machinery manager; F. helps you raise more To evaluate what sort of a buy Here we see 9 of the 13 win- ners with their local FBS dealer It was owned by Andrew Lea- vitts of Clinton county. Branch; Oscar Paul, Ann Arbor; Andrew Leavitts, Laingsburg, Clements, Saline; Paul Raycraft, this is, one needs to know the Alma; Will Grice, Ithaca; a n d E. beef with less teed situations which would b e cov- managers as they met in Lansing for the purpose of selecting t h e TO THE RIGHT of t h e oldest planter is the n e w tractor-drawn state winner of new planter Glenn Lamoreaux, Grand Ledge; C. Norris, St. Johns. PROTECTION I ered by the usual COMPREHEN- and labor SIVE farm liability policy. The ren become ill and the camp above situations doesn't necessar- years?" Others expressed them- MADE TO O R D E R . ' feed lots with concrete a s a each: following includes types of lia- Many farmers a r e paring their bility covered and an example of charges the farmer with selling ily mean t h e farmer will pay. contaminated milk. Some problems involving the Clinton Farmer selves t h e same way. GEORGE PARKER, Cedes Good point works wonders when it comes to protecting wood surfaces from the weatHer I t gives protection mode to order! Your Stare farmer's liability to the public- means of increasing their prof- LIABILITY FOR USE O F are easily settled between the Road, Ann Arbor, won second Mutual agent can give you farm fire protection its on beef and pork production. A c o n c r e t e paved l o t s a v e s LIABILITY FOR FARM VIS- ITORS: This applies to the lia- FARM MACHINERY: Example: parties involved at little or no A farmer sprayed his fence row cost. Wins Planter place and $10 with the opportun- ity of a good trade-in on a new that's made to order — all the protection yon need, none that you don't need. bility involved in bodily injuries with a weed killing spray a n d planter. F. Clements, Saline, State Mutual insures building material being uie,j.m H X run Itmmrr If you need help, get in touch charges could be brought against harm or other damages a r e in- THIRTEEN entries were pick- Alma; Will Griee, Ithaca; Oscar with your concrete contractor, the farmer. Example: (1) Stray- ready-mixed concrete producer ing livestock on the highways flicted on members of the public other than t h e employees them- Farm News to ed as the oldest, all having been manufactured at about the same Paul. Ann Arbor; Omelen Out- water, Ann Arbor; and Mrs. A. Hicks, Ann Arbor. Each of the State ItatuMl 1 {limits Evtry Filth Firm in Michigan—Ask Opcmhfi F~r A*.,.i , Sum* Cmirmnititi I'.-.ur Neighbors!' or building material dealer. cause an automobile accident. (2) selves. time in 1898. 12 runners-up were offered a wawwiiaaw»•» O nmmim 99t*9*Wi0i09m »*« Write for free booklet on Livestock' damaging the neigh- feeding floors a n d b a r n y a r d bor's crops. (3) Livestock cause The farm operator should in- sist on liability coverage being in Reach You Faced with the problem of cloosing the oldest planter, Farm rery good trade-in allowance on new Black Hawk planters. p a v e m e n t s , or other l a s t i n g injury to the livestock of others force for the workmen when they Bureau Services farm equipment or to persons. come on the job. Otherwise, he department invited the owners of concrete improvements. Pasfa coupon on (Miuiy portaJafio'maltodby LIABILITY FOR MACHIN- should take out a form of em- ployee's liability to cover his About the 1st the thirteen planters to Lansing for a drawing. They were enter- ERY ON THE HIGHWAY: Acci- common law liability to t h e tained at t h e Skyway Cafe at the At the request of many Com- dents are sometimes due to farm working men. Capitol City Airport for lunch- PORTLAND CfMENT ASSOCIATION munity Farm Bureaus, t h e Mich- : OMf Tewor I M * , laming t, MMi. • T*s, I am intn*st*d hi f*via*- my barn- jmxd or feed lot. Send booklet. machinery on the highways. Ex- ample: An automobile accident is caused by a tractor being driv- Example where public liability igan Farm News for the. past sev- insurance applies: While apply- eral editions has been published ing roofing to a barn, a sheet of a week or more earlier than the eon, followed by the drawing a t FBS warehouse. May We Serve You ? Alco "bow to build" booktett on im- en on the road. metal was blown off and it in- first Saturday of t h e month. ANDREW LEAVITTS, Laings- prt>v?m'r,ta checked: burg, R - I , w o n t h e drawing for W h y d o e s t h e F a r m B u r e a u feed d e p a r t m e n t a s k LIABILITY FOR FARM PRO- jured a spectator. This enables the Michigan § Mdk house Manure pit Granary Q Dairy bam floor y Poultry house floor Q Water taaka, tr.mjbl DUCTS SOLD: Charges could be brought against a farmer if it LIABILITY TO O T H E R S Farm Bureau publication to be THROUGH THE OWNERSHIP in t h e hands of its subscribers on the brand new Co-op Black Hawk corn planter. His Black Hawk was Farm Bureau members that? If y o u a r e a F a r m 53 years old and one of the first Home was felt that a purchase from his OF OTHER PROPERTY: The in- or about the first of the month. made. Mr. Leavitts bought it B u r e a u m e m b e r — a n d h a v e n o t a s y e t fed F a r m B u - Sirerl or R R A'o_ farm resulted in death or bodily surance protection applies to sit- The purpose of the change was 38 years ago as a used planter. _Stare_ harm. Example: A farmer sells uation involving property apart to provide members of the Com- He planted an average of 20 reau Milkmaker, Porkmaker, Mermashes, Broiler milk to a youth camp. The child- from the farm. Example: Child- munity groups who meet reg- acres of corn with it every year. ren are -injured while playing on ularly the first part of t h e month Mr. Leavitts said repair a n d R a t i o n , o r a n y o t h e r F a r m B u r e a u feed t h a t fits with material for their discus- head stones on the cemetery lot. upkeep costs on his old planter sion topic. your feeding program, here are some reasons w h y LIABILITY RESULTING The early publication date will had been negligible, the entire FROM PERSONAL ACTIVITIES: be continued. All news material bill not exceeding $3 for the 38 years of service to him. w e think y o u should. W i l l y o u read t h e m — a n d CONTROL MITES, APHIDS, An application of this coverage for consideration in the Mich- would be for injuries involved in igan Farm News should be in the recreation r>t the farmer. Ex- the Lansing office not later, than Mr. Leavitts, like v:,the other contestants, said that . his old consider them, please? ample: -An accident while hunt- the 24th of each month. Copy r e - planter planted perfectly. A little ing. ceived after this date may have reluctant in turning it in' for a It should b e emphasized that to be held over for the next new oho, h e said, "Why should J F a r m B u r e a u feeds have n o s u p e r i o r s . H o w d o w e the occurrence of any of t h e month's edition. I when it is good for another 25 k n o w ? Research men w h o helped u s f o r m u l a t e o u r F a r m B u r e a u feeds cheeked c a r e f u l l y on i n g r e d i e n t s a n d and CURCULIO with v Here's Why Unico Paint Values... Farm Bureau values. T h e y a r e tops. Also we have f a n n e r s (possibly folks y o n k n o w ) w h o a r e u s i n g F a r m B u r e a u feeds a n d g e t t i n g t h e finest results t h e y ever h a v e h a d . W e will Feed Department gladly direct y o u to t h e s e folks. ORCHARD BRAND Are In The aW» F a r m B u r e a u feeds a r e aperi f o r m u l a feeds. W e tell y o u j u s t w h a t — a n d h o w GENITHION P-15 In i l l ' l l 0 f i t — i s used in each r a t i o n . Y o n c a n check with t h e College r e s e a r c h men on the v a l u e of o u r feeds. No o t h e r feed of fers y o u t h a t o p p o r t u n i t y . 15% Parathion CAN 9 O u r savings from feed salps go t o y o u r dealer. If y o u t r a d e a t a co-operative, o r i.. a d e a l e r lined u p in the p a t r o n ' s p r o g r a m , these s a v i n g s come to y o u . No o t h e r feed Spray Powder c o m p a n y offers you t h a t consideration. 1. F a r m e r s , t h r o u g h U n i t e d Co-operatives, I n c . of which F a r m R u r e a u Services of Michigan is one of t h e f o u n d e r s , own a n d o p e r a t e t h e i r A Since the feeds a r e t o p s — t h e f o r m u l a s o p e n — t h e s a v i n g s go hack to u s e r s . W e / Mixes Completely in hard of soft water without ex- own p a i a t p l a n t at Alliance, Ohio. iFiii-ve y o n should h e l p build this eo-operative p r o g r a m to g r e a t e r power. T h i s pro- 2. A capably staffed research l a b o r a t o r y i s m a i n t a i n e d in connection w i t h t h e p l a n t t o g r a m is owned, controlled a n d operated in t h e i n t e r e s t s of y o u a n d o t h e r farmers. cessive foaming. check ( v e r y hatch of Unico p a i n t m a d e . W h e n y o u buy other t h a n F a r m B u r e a u feeds, y o u build I p r o g r a m in which y o u h a v e 2 Stays Suspended in agitated ipray mixture, no v i t a l concern. 3. 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JULY 7. 1IS1 Are Fines Effective Control for Overloading Trucks? Community Farm Bureau M r . M a r t i n p r o p o s e s that in cases of serious violation ity of m o v i n g m a t e r i a l s and manpower quickly is - t h e law s h o u l d require i m p o u n d i n g of t h e t r u c k . The p r i m e factor in n a t i o n a l d e f e n s e . Discussion Topic for July Discussion Topics resolutions of t h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u a s k t h a t the Q u e s t i o n s for C o m m u n i t y G r o u p C o n c l u s i o n s . For t r u c k e r be forced t o u n l o a d t h e excess before p r o c e e d i n g q u e s t i o n s for t h i s m o n t h refer t o the discussion leaders Background Material for Program this Month by o n its w a y , a n d t h a t a closer check be m a d e of t r u c k s t h a t FOB OUR COMMUNITY FARM BUREAUS check sheet. Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups detour around weigh stations, using county roads to They were chosen by your State Discussion Topic DONALD D. KINSEY Director of Research and Education Committee from suggestions that were made at 10 District Meetings a v o i d being c a u g h t . T h e e x t e n t of p r e s e n t yiolations k n o w s n o b o u n d s MSC Quonsets Painted NOTICE—This edition of Ihe Michigan Farm News contains condensed background material tor both the July and Aug- ust discussion meetings. Save it! There will be no issue of the Farm News for August in order to make up a shortage of Jul. A r e Over-load Fines Effective? w i t h i n the limit of t h e truck t o carry trie load. O n e t r u c k w a s found last y e a r with a n o v e r l o a d of a l m o s t t w e n t y With Unico Metal Paint newsprint paper. t o n s . V i o l a t i o n s of from 2V