• • Vol. XXIX No. 8 ./ I Ie 19an arm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1951 ews 29th Year Published Monthly Fertilizer Situation Shows Need For Help By Farmer Life Insurance + Materials and Storage I - EDITO.RIAL Suppose You Had This to Do American Way Is Our Guar':lntee of Freedom Company - - Caplta. · I Are Big Problems We have received a copy of Office of Price R aISlng "The ufacturer problem of fertiliizer this fall and next spring is to be .able to take for the man- care of the Stabilization "Ceiling Prices for Certain Processed Nile Vermillion, manager of needs of his farmer custom~rs." says Adolph Ecklund. Vegetables of the ~95 l' Pack." It is also titled the Farm Bureau Life Insurance superintendent of the Farm Bureau fertilizer manufac- Company of Michigan, has in- Ceiling Price Regulation 55. informed the Farm News that the turing plant at Saginaw. As near as we can determine' this eight-page Michigan Department of Insur- "Th f ance issued a preliminary certi- e armer who orders fertilizer early and agrees document contains about 8,700 words of instruc- ficate August 9 to the Farm Bur- to take delivery as soon as his dealer can supply it is a eau Life' Insurance Company. The tion to canners on how to arrive at the legal ceil- certificate authorizes the Com- great help," Mr. Ecklund said. "He has his fertilizer. He ing price for various canned vegetables. Many pany to proceed with the rais- has helped the people who manufacture. transport. and ing of capital funds. situations are covered by precise language. distribute fC?rtilizer. Every day is impoitant.-even now MR. VERMILLIONsaid that 60 h f Near the end is the paragraph on enforcement. agents have been licensed to sell in t e all rush that is with us." It reminds that any person violating "a provision of capital stock for the Company. The goal is $250,000. The sales Mr. Ecklund said that the defense program has caus- this regulation" is subject to criminal' penalties, campaign is under direction of ed a shortage of sulphuric acid for fertilizer manufacture. ,civil .enforcement actions, and suits for treble Allen Tagg. He reported Aug- Th ust 23 that sales of the stock to at restncts . h f t e output 0 super-phosphate. and limits damages. Farm Bureau members had pass- the volume of mixed fertilizers that can be made. Short- ed $160,000at the end of the first Ceiling Price Regulation 55 is probably a fair week. He said the campaign ages are expected to appear in other chemicals used by the sample of what other businesses have to do under should be completed soon. fertilizer industry. After the $250,000 of capital "Th k h' Office of Price Stabilization regulations. has been attained for the Farm e ey to t e sItuation for Farm Bureau people," If you were a commercial canner of vegetables, Bureau Life Insurance Company, said Mr. Ecklund, "is to keep our fertilizer plant operat- Mr. Vermillion said application' II h you'd be in for some price ceiling reading, which will be made to the Michigan De- 109 a ~ e time. \Ve must keep ourselves in position to partment of Insurance for a li- accept all raw materi'lls ordered, such as sulphuric acid. starts like this: cense to do business. "Seven trips to Europe since 1944 have convinced me that there is an "To optain a ceiling price for an item, the canner first When such a license has been nitrogen, triple phosphate, and potash. determines his weighted average sales price or "base price" American way. It is a fundamental fact of cu'rrent history," said Allan Kline, granted the Life Company, then toW p must h t d fI "-f I licensed agents may go out to h '1 ave s ea y ow 0 raw materia s into for the item sold during the first sixty days after the start of American . Farm Bureau president, , to 450 land grant college scientists, co-opera- convert charter policy reserva- t e plant, and have a large volume of finished fertilizers the 1948pack of the product., The canner then adjusts his base tive and Farm Bureau leaders, at Michigan State College July 18. Mr. Kline tions into applications for insur- going ou t of the plant." price by a factor which includes certain labor and material in- ance. Farm Bureau members have told the American Farm Research, Ass'n that the American way of industrial creases which have occurred since 1948. These factors are on made reservations for charter Storage facilities and their most efficient use are an area. basis. To this result the canner applies the difference and agricultural production must be kept free if this nation is to prevent World policies for a total that exceeds . M E $21,000,000. Important, r. cklund said. All fertilizer plants have between his 1948 and 1951 raw materia.l cost. In calculating War III or win it if it comes. Following are the agents iicen- storage space for curing the superphosphate and mixed this raw material difference the canner 'first determines the "WE HAVE shown the world,"' they can't take the United but refused to grant the federal sed to sell capital stock for the f t T' h k T government power to license all Farm Bureau Mutual Life Insur- er I Ize~s t ey ma e. difference beween his 1948 and 1950 weighted average raw !oaid Mr. Kline, "that our free- States." business, authority to create new hey can stockpile a part of the material cost and combines that difference with the difference dom has made us capable of out- M~. KLINE was speaking government corporations, con- ance Company of Michigan: productIon. But few if any mafiufacturers have enough of his 1950 and 1951raw materials costs, which, however, may producing almost the entire against provisions in the war tinue with price roll backs, etc. Alcona--CliftonJacoh~,Alpena. I t f II h I AII.egan-Thoma~Kel~e~',645 El~' S orage or ate p ant ,will produce for a ,season. not exceed the amount of the appropriate maximum per- world industrially and agricul- production bill which he saij ::;t., Allegan, turally. Russia has been deciding would give the President and the SHOWN with Mr. Kline are C. Alpe~a-nobert Aube,Alpena It-2. When aft T I b mitted raw material increase for the specified raw material ~~~~'m-Walter CheIli~,EIl~worth er I Izer p ant storage ecomes filled, ship- from day to day that she doesn't federal government unlimited L. Brody, executive secretary, at area. The canner's ceiling price is his base price adjusted for eare to start World War III. eontrols. Congress has since ex- left; and Carl Buskirk, president Arenac-Itay Shinn, Standi"h. ments of raw materials must stop, and the plant' slows cost increases and raw material differences. Why? I think the Russians think tended price and wage controls, of the Michigan Farm Bureau. B~r2,-Howard Bayle)', llellevue down. Scarce raw materials refused today go elsewhere , B~r:;:WllliamlIate~on, Bay City d b After he has done this. the canner is presum- ably ready to quote the food broker, jobber, whole~ Services To. Indiana Wants 100,000 Members Set 1952 Benz,ie-:\IarionXye, Beulah. Bel~~;r:v-;;on ,Ionia-Clifton losco-Junlor Cook, Lake Clemen~, B-4.. Ode~~a. Pre~cott eeps 10. goo.d mechanical Ing to directIons aval'lable condition when stored accord- from all dealers. less the amount needed to pay H-2, ,- teresting what $8% figures billions have appeared means: in Congress to show fixed dividends on Class AAA preferred stock, shall be appor- Pat.r. Dividend state goal should be. FIGURES were tabulated after Isabella-Donald"'oodruff, ltemu~ Ja~~~~n-JOhnAIIi~on,Sr" Panna L;-;~k;---;:;--;---:::;~----;------------- i e Early Dale' .Fall Good TI-IDe tioned and distributed to patrons the series of district meetings to "A silver dollar weighs 261/2 grams, or about $17 as the usual co-operative patron- age refund. The patronage divi- Near $50000 , determine the the majority. recommendation of Kalamazoo-Cal'lBacon, Kaiama- zoo H-6 Kent-It. A. "'lttenbaeh, Lowell, For Farm, N CUTS T TOp Dre~s to the pound. It would require about' 680,000' dend applies to the dollar volume Soon County Farm Bureaus L1\';:~;;~~UI~ Payne, X 0 r't h "0 silver 40,000 dollars pounds. to fill the average box car holding of supplies purchased or products Directors of the Farmers Petro- will be given the final figures marketed through Farm Bureau leum Co-operative, Inc., author- for 1951so that they may deter- Services by said patrons' as they ized dividends at their meeting ,at mine their goal for 1952. Lenawee-EldonFord. Adrian It-l. Livingston-Ho~eoeEager, Howell 't 1t-5. 1 Y Members of Gaines Commun- F arm Manistee-John Jo~el)h,Onekama. county have written their thanks B ureau of Genesee Mea' dOWS ~ Macomb-Geors-c Pohly,lUehmond. to the Michigan Farm News for "On this basis, the $8.5. billion would fill 120500 appear on the books of the cor- Lansing Aug. 22 as follows: PLANS for the 1952 Roll Call Mason-Hobert \\'ittbeeker, Scott- 'poration. ville. advancing its publication date so (1) PAYMENT of 5% dividend for membership are well under Mecosta-Ivan .JohnMon, ::;tanwood. that th h box cars. Thus the American people, figuratively Midland-HayKalahar, ;\fcrrill H -2. e paper reae es all mem- 20% superlthosphate is again (2) AUTHORIZED payment of on class A common stock to way. Most of the County Roll Monroe-WilhurLohl', Ida. bers about the first of the month. available for top dressing of speaking, are being asked to load With silver dollars 3% on outstanding shares of stockholders of record as of Aug. Call managers have been select- Montcalm-Jame~Gas-er, Car~on Other Community Farm Bure.aus meadows and pastures, says the City, Class AAA preferred stock of 31, 1951. The common stock ed. Montmorency-FredSnow,Hillman h.ave expressed tHeir apprecia- Farm Bureau Services fertilizer a freight train 145 miles long and send it abroad." record as of Aug. 31, 1951. The represents the money invested in During August a series of dist- 1t-3. Muskegon-.J. B. Richard~,Berrien C bon of receiving the Farm News de'pt. rict meetings is to be held by In our edition for July 7 Congressman George dividend will be paid on or be- the company by farmers and co- Center It-t. ommunity Farm Bureau discus- operatives to provide operating Farm Bureau district represen- Newaygo-GlennSpect, 209 Stew- sion group articles well in ado' MICHIGAN State ColI c g e fore Nov. 1, 1951. art, Fremont. f h ' Dondero of Michigan was quoted as saying that The patronage dividend for eapital. This dividend will tatives with the Roll Call man- N. W. Michigan-'VllliamHoolihan, vance 0 t elr monthly meetings. recommends top dressing of al- agers and others for further estimates of foreign aid given away by the United 1951 will be paid some time in amount to about $30,000. TraVerMl' Citv H-3. Oakland-Luchis Lyon, :\lilfonl. Th h ose at t e Gaines Commun- falfa and clover meadows in fall. (2) Payment of a patronage di..: plans.. The college experience shows the 1952. It takes some months to The goal of 51,500 for 1952 Oceana-Hull Yea;;er, lIart Il-3, ity Group meeting were: Mr. and St~tes since the end of World"War II range from complete the records for the dis- vidend in cash to members of all is more conservative than the Osceola-Hu~~ell ;\lcI.achlan, Ottawa-D. H. ::;; Hymer, ::;pring I '~vart. Mrs. Marvin Tiedeman, MI'. and fall job produces as good benefits $30 billion to $93 billion, tribution. This fall FBS patrons the remaining net margins and goal we made this year. With Lake. Mrs. Gerald Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. as having the work done the fol- will receive the patronage divi- savings of the corporation derived good planning and the challenges P'resqueIsle-B~'ron Howell,Ilog- Guy Slocum, Mr. and Mrs. Ed- lowing spring. Usually, it's easier 'er~ Clt~•. It depends upon whether the estimator considers dend declared oy FB Services from business done with mem- ahead, the goal should be reached St. Clair-Wil)mr Quick, Emmet ward Wykes, all of Gaines; Mr. to get on with spreading equip- for the year ending Aug. 31, 1950. bers. The patronage dividend will early. No doubt we can go well St~~-JosePh-LymanSt>ilel',Leonl- and Mrs. Ernest Brown of Dur- ment in the fall. any particular expenditure as a loan or as a gift. total about $50,000. The patron- da~, and; Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Berlin. Superphosphate and other fer- PATRONAGE dividends from age dividend probably will be beyond i~ Sanilac-Donald Cal~ter, 852 Van Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Bloss, and tilizers are likely to be short next FB Services are made direct to paid about the first of the year as Dyke, ~Iarlette.. Saginaw-Anthon~'Lato~ky,800 S, Carrie Tiedeman, all of Swartz spring because of the shortage of Sectional Groups Block Seaway The Great Lakes-St. Lawrenc.e Seaway project patrons of record of Farm Bureau it takes some time to complete Services branch stores, manage- the records for the distribution. ment contract elevators, and Speal\ers For "'ashlnl','ton, Sa~lnaw, ' Shiawassee-HobertDrury,Durand. Tuscola-Arnold Bell, Untonville H-1. Creek. sulphuric acid. T~e MS.C soils dep't' suggests havmg SOlI samples tested this was Public blocked. Works in Congress Committee late of the House in July when voted the 15 ,to other dealers who keep records FA.RMERS Petroleum for that purpose under the FBS erative, Inc., has been enjoying a patrons relations program. In remarkable growth. For the busi- Co-op- Womell of FB Van Buren-Arthur Paw H-!. Drlje, Washtenaw-Erwln l'idd, Dexter H-t. Paw AFBF's .Wells fall before the winter rush. Use the information to order fertilizer needs early. If you wait until ness year ending Aug. 31 it will Wayne-Gordon Yeta!, 70~8 Shel- Flies to PiClllC other areas, the patronage divi- don, 1'1~'mollth. next spring to order, it may be 12 not to report Both the Senate the bill to Congress. and the House were on recotd dend is paid to co-operative ass'n distribute to 4,000,000gallons members stockholders of FB Services in gallons of motor fuels, a gain of over 23,000,000 last year. Allllual Nov. 7 Wexford-Leon Cooper, ;\Ie~ick I' 2 Eas't-e;n District:-Francis Bu~t, 32~ OakhiIJ, I';a~t Lan~III;;-. too late to get the analysis you want. behalf of their patrons. The State Advisory Council of Western District:-J. BurtonHieh- J. Delbert Wells, assistant or- with resolutions asking that Congress authorize the The Co-operative has done a ganization director for the Mid- Michigan Farm Bureau Women ards. BerrienCenter R-t. large business in tires, batteries, Northern District:-Cllfton Jacob~, west Farm Bureau states, was Send Streptomycin United States to join with Canada at' once in start- spark plugs, fly spray and anti- have announced th'at Mrs. G. Alpena It-!. ~ng construction of the Seaway. Sell Apple Juice freeze, and storage tanks. Mennen Williams, wife of the Governor of Michigan, will speak the guest speaker at the August 12 Mecosta County Farm Bureau To Mrs. Huchting Farmers Peiroleum Co-opera- Entertains Ottawa picnic held at School Section lake Mrs. Marie Huchting, one of tive serves farmers through 235 at the annual meeting at East Congressman George Dondero of Michigan is a At Slate Fair co-operatives and other dealers. Lansing November 7. Women of F. Bureau 11 miles south of Big Rapids. the .German visitors sponsored by member of the Public Works Committee of the The afternoon speaker for the Women of Ottawa County Farm August 13 he spoke to the Alcona the Michigan Farm Bureau Wom- The Michigan Junior Farm Included in this list are 50 bulk convention will be Mrs. Charles Bureau held their August meet- County Farm Bureau picnic.: at en last year, has requested some House. Bureau will operate an apple plants. Four bulk plants were W. Sewell, who retired last De- ing at the cottage of Mrs. Mae Harrisville State park. streptomycin for aGe r man juice stand at the Michigan State established this year at: Eaton cember as the Administrative Easterly on Bruce's Bayou Aug. Mr. Wells has been flying his .friend of hers who has tubercu- Mr. Dondero said that the Seaway project did County Co-op, Ine. at Charlotte, Fair, Aug. 31-Sept. 9. Director of the Associated Women 14. Mrs. Neal Mohr of Allendale own plane since 1946. He flew losis. not fail because of lack of merit. The real reason Working in cooperation with Middleton Farmers Elevator Co. of the American Farm Bureau to Lansing to discuss some organ- At the last meeting, the State reported on the Women's camp at the Michigan Apple Commission Caro Farmers Co-op Elevator Co., Federation. Mrs. Sewell is well- Twin Lakes near Traverse City ization problems with Field Ser- Advisory Council voted to spend for its defeat is that too many members of the Public the Juniors will sell apples amI Moline Co-op Milling Co. known in Michigan for addresses in June. Mrs. Sam Rhymer spoke vice Director Keith A. Tanner some of the money that had been apple juice at a stand in the to Farm Bureau audiences. before taking off for the two raised for the foreign visitors Works Committee represent _Atlantic seaboard. on legislative matters of interest. north end of the Agricultural Short Courses The council elected Mrs. Alex Forrest Grove Community group county picnics. project to send streptomycin to Mississippi river. and Gulf of Mexico Congressional Building. The young man interested in Kennedy of Alpena county as Mr. Wells will be back in the Mrs. Huchting. Work delegations from the making farming his life's work chairman of the nominating com- will entertain in October.-Mrs. state in October to speak at the districts. There it is believed that a St. Lawrence Clifford Allen. Farm Bureau annua( meetings counties will handle the labor can get a booklet from his coun- mittee for the convention. Mrs. Seaway to serve the great midwest might be harm- situation just as they do at the ty agricultural agent whieh de- Leo Quast of Osceola county and in Kalamazoo, Barry Mecosta, Protection Ionia Fair. When you are at the scribes various short courses Mrs. Theodore Mohn of Branch Egg Production Montcalm, Ionia, and Mason Michigan State College soil ful to their shipping and seaport interests. Most State Fair drop in to say "hello" available during the slack win- county are members of the nom- MSC poultry specialists say counties. conservationists advise leaving to your Juniors and have a glass ter season. Or he can write to ~he inating committee. that a flock of pullets will lay straw stubble, sod or even weeds business and engineering authorities don't agree of good Michigan apple juice. Department of Short Courses, 20 to 30 percent more eggs than Keep all matches in a metal on the surface of the land rather with that kind of thinking. Mirhig:1IlState Colle~e, East Lan- It costs more to keep weeds a flock of old hen!':. The pullet.> container as a fire prevention than leave it bare over the win- (Continued on Page Two) Buy Farm Bureau reeds. sing. than it does to kill them. have less disease, too. measure. ter. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER. 1. 1951 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS TWO ston. Washtenaw, Cass, Berrien Junior Sports and St. Joseph. Canadian Y011ths Michigan Farm News Michigan Farm Bureau FULL TI!\IE Junior workers be- ,T.-8.-t Ollr Jlln.e()rS E.'a. 1:-1 R-1 H-l Ilira,u, On 11lechanized Farming Berrien County Junior Farm toil. Bureau had the best 'Also valuable squaw was given to the project assistance by included a visit to the Saginaw fertilizer plant. a tri~ to the ;.-;\Inrten CLtrn Charlolte. I{-S Editorial and J:eneral offlc~s. 221 G-o-\Yard ll. Ilnd~ h:;no'.er. H-l This is the mechanized age. we read, dance team at the Junior Farm. Lloyd Rosekrans and his Farm I Michigan Milk Producers pla!1t X th C..-dar St., Lansing. :\flch!- .-Harr\" Xorri" Ca"novla This the epochal hour Bureau Sports Festival at Ionia Bureau Services crew who helP-I at Imlay City, and visits to sev- I /-;An. I'o"t Office Box 9&0. Tele- 8_K"l1li .. th John"on ..Freeland. R-2 When the wheel supplies man's every need Fair August 9-10.. • me, Lan"ln~ 21-371, Extension S. '-~lp()\\'er motor. ""rite hospital and surgical insurance 1212 renter liver'y about .Ianuary 15. 1~152. ;\lIke- functions so as to carry out the \,\.;'1 of the people as outlined in 18%. and 20% protein, Breeder Mash 20%, or Turkey Ration through Farm Bureau member- ship. Farm Bureau families now or "treet. see Pete .soren~en. Lansing •• \llcll. 49-2t-28p) sell and Igan. .\Ia)', Charlotte. H-4. ?'lIch- (9-lt-~3b) I You may not have noticed them all, but there are TWELVE different operations the teller in 25% can be made from M. V. P. SAVE WATER TANKS CHRISTMAS CARDS law~ enacted by their elected hold 25,000 automobile insurance the telephone Business Office performs in re- repre:o;entatives in the United when mixed with home grown policies and 2.600 farm liability XE\\". OLII or leaky cold and hot CASH IX on spare time. S ..11 won- ceiving your money and receipting your bill for grains. \\'at~r ~to..ng~ tanks, ahnve or he]ow derful negal Chr'lstma" cards ex- States Congress. Policy making policies in their own company. ",.rollnd: cl{'anpd. repaired and lined. service. From the arrangement of her "tools" c1ush'e with Us. 25 "ell for $1.00. Al- is nf t their function. Over 90% of Farm Bureau's The Farm BUreau membership nuaranteed. :\llnlmlll11 size tank :1 so, 50 for $1.25. Over 150 other boxe". to the filing of your stub, every step of this feed volume Is in concentrates. f"et In dlam .. ter. "'rite or call for ,.'ree sal1ll'l('". «It on :..pproval. Re;;al "The hurried fashion in which seems certain to make gains in descripth'c literature. Force-Lln 4ireetlngs. Dept. 133. }o'erndalp. ;\Iich- seemingly simple transaction is planned with fanners are being asked to con- This saves farmer-patrons many the future. As the organization Tank 1,lnln~ Co .. ~ifi ~:""t :\i!wauk"p. il:"an. (9-It-3fip) efficiency and courtesy in mind. This is another dollars of freight and new bag Detroit 2. :\lIch. Phone Trlnlt)' l-n.5~. . sider important policy matters, grows. its services to members (9-lt-Ufi) WANTED TO RENT example of how Michigan Bell tries to provide the short time allowed for ex- costs and allows them to use grow. its customers with good service at low cost. aminine the U.S.DA. agency pro- their home grown feeds in am- Farm Bureau Services is own- ,,- AXTED-To rent furnl"hed farm. 80 acres or more. By experienced grams and recommendations, the ple quantities. Never re-fuel a tractor while ed by the Michigan Farm Bureau, general farmer. with dairy ex- hmlted backl1'ound and data the motor is running or extreme-155 local co-operatives and ap- IlPr!ence. Family Includes wife. and boy" Ii. 15. k 7. \Vrit ... Box A. :lolichl~an submltted, etc., causes thinking Buy Farm Bureau Seeds. ly hot. proximately 4500 farmer-patrons. Farm News. P. O. Box 960, Lanslnc. ';MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 1951 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS THREE Farmers Invest $207,000 in F.B. Services Program Is The Time To To Provide HASTINGS—FB S e r v i ce s There Are Remedies Co-ops Help branch elevator is to build more warehouse space. Fertilize Pastures Buildings and WOODLAND—FBS branch Stop Communism elevator has installed a molasses mixer for its seed mixing ser- If Well Take Them And Inflation Equipment vice. MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Briar Hill Farm, Carleton, Mich. little girl. I wonder just how many little folks saw the same BAY CITY—FBS branch here "The two most important jobs Farm bureau members and August just about slipped off play and how often similar pro- ahead of all of us today are others have invested $207,000 in plans an addition to the ware- the calendar this year. Isn't is grams are presented. stopping communistic aggression house and to the office. i Farm Bureau Services Series A strange how time flies of late TELEVISION is a marvelous at home a n d abroad and stopping Debentures during the past two LANSING—Farm B u r e a u years! Anyway it does for old invention, and how much joy it inflation," according to I. W. months. members in the area have raised folks. can impart! But not until we had Duggan of the Farm Credit Ad- The Services board of direct- much of the "capital so far for a We no more than get somewhat one installed in our home did I ministration. ors received this report August new FBS branch store and ele- used to writing a new month be- hear of so many varieties of beer You can make good pastures better by topdresing them with Farm Bureau 21 from Ben Fattison, director vator. It is proposed to build a fore it's time to turn the page for and cigarettes. They all claim "THE NEED to get top farm Superphosphate this fall. By doing it now you gain these advantages: of finance promotion. model store and elevator which another one. to be the best of all makes, but I production as part of the defense have yet to hear any producer of program to stop communism can 1. Increase yields and improve their feeding values. will serve also as a training cen- THE MONEY is to be used to ter for branch store people. INTERRUPTIONS come into them give a beneficial reason for be greatly aided by the opera- 2. Build soil fertility and minimize erosion. tions of sound farmer coopera- build warehouse space, and to Farm Bureau district repre- our daily lives more often than the use of either. tives," Mr. Duggan said. 3. Have earlier and better pasture next spring. provide additional facilities and sentatives were the sales force they did in our early life. The A man loved and respected by equipment for the Farm Bureau for the Debentures. Sales fig- automobile has certainly changed "Co-operatives can help farm- 4. W o r k on land t h a t will be f i r m this fall but too soft for easy going all made the statement recently Services seed and fertilizer ures are given for those whose us to a quicker pace in every- that the last depression was a ers get the right kind of supplies next spring. plants, and for a number of FBS sales to date are $12,000 or more: thing we do. penance people paid for selfish to grow the food and fibre Reed- branch elevators and ware- When we heard reports of last ed as part of our defense pro- Now is an ideal time to spread phosphate on the land. Applied this fall a and careless spending during an houses. SERVICES: Larry Brinker, Sunday's air speed races of 684 opportune time for universal pro- gram," he continued. "They also month before you expect the ground to be frozen allows time for plant food to The campaign continues to Fred Dobbyn $12,250, Donald miles per hour we must give heed gress. have an important part to play work well into the soil. Next spring you'll reap the benefits through increased raise a total of $250,000 by sale Fields $12,600, Guy Hardy, Ho- to the fact we're living in a I wonder if w e will not return in the proper grading, processing, crop yields. See your Farm Bureau dealer today. of the FB Services Series A De- ward King, Lyle Rosekrans, tar different world than we did to the same period of penance or and distribution of the finished bentures bearing 4% interest. only a few years ago. products. Burr Thompson, Leland "Vance shall we see the folly of careless Some of the projects are now $12,000, Marshall Warren, Don- under way, or completed, as fol- ald Webster $15,900. THERE'S MUCH comfort in those reports because they imply rpending before we reach the closing point! "THE BANKS for Co-oper- atives, of course, are and will It's Not Too Early To Think About Next Year's Harvest lows: more than excitement or enter- continue to help finance any : SAGINAW—Building addition- gene MICHIGAN Farm Bureau: Eu- tainment. These demonstrations al warehouse space at the FBS Foerch, H e r m a n Brooks $15,950, Roger tell us and all of the world that Howeisen, America is ready to defend her- IT IS APPALLING to hear that our state of Michigan made a net profit last year of over 40 sound program of co-operatives along these lines," Mr. Duggan said. "This same top farm pro- ORDER YOUR FERTILIZER NEEDS NOW! fertilizer plant to increase stor- Wayne Hoyt, Clare McGhan, self. There's much that's being million dollars out of its liquor duction will help to keep prices FARM BUREAU FERTILIZERS can save you time, labor and money, Their age space for incoming mater- Dan Reed, Elden Smith $20,850, done that tells the world Amer- business. What must the orig- from rising too high and thus ials. John Stange $14,770, Norman ica is busy doing the job that's inal bill have been that the con- higher analyses, containing from 30 to 40 units of plant food per ton, keeps the help in the battle against infla- Stanton $13,000, Arlo Wasson ours to do if democracy survives. sumers paid out of their t a k e tion." cost per unit to a minimum by cutting bag, transportation and handling expenses. LANSING—FBS seed dep't has home pay? $13,250. Farm Bureau Fertiilizers are extra dry, free running and easy to regulate. installed one of the latest type cur step these days. We are a mi- screening mills for cleaning field When we hear that so many BRANCH EMPLOYEES: Har- fatal auto accidents have had nority group. Too many groups START THIS FALL to make Farm Bureau High Analysis Fertilizers a principal seeds. It has installed new old Albertson, Waldo Anderson, are itching to formulate the pol- machinery for automatic weigh- Wendell Cox, Joseph Duley, liquor connected with them, it source of more profits for your farming operations. Get your fall requirements seems high time that we give icies that govern our operations. ing and sewing seed bags to Harold Green, Newell Hoffman, It has taken our farm organi- now and place an order for your spring needs at the same time. some heed to some of the causes close them. This speeds pro- Gaylord Klaver, A. W. Long, of these things. Maybe if we'd do zations a long time to get our duction and reduces labor and Reuben Pruetz, Lloyd Rose- a little probing right at our own farm business where it now is. For Analyses & Prices See Your Farm Bureau Dealer! material costs. The dep't has in- krans, Robert Watkins. doorstep we could initiate a re- Our leadership has been loyal to stalled two more seed blending form that might be patterned by our cause. We as the home rank and file must back them up to F A R M BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. tanks. It has moved the garden others who feel that things are Fertilizer Dept. 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, Michigan seed dep't to other quarxers and Chesaning Installs going to the dogs. our limit. has provided improvements Grain Drier there. The move provides the Chesaning Farmers Elevator AS FARMERS we must watch Buy Farm Bureau seeds. field seed dep't with consider- company is installing a drier fgr able more storage space. grain and beans. New A B C's of Railroad Freight Charges I assure you I'm far from being Animal Nutrition ...the SMALLEST PART satisfied with "many things as they are today. I read just yes- terday that Bernard Baruch on his 81st birthday advised the A stands for antibiotics . . . B for B-12 . . . C for car- otene . . . and so on down the new alphabet which American people to "Stop belly- livestock and poultry people are learning today. of the rise in prices aching." There's a long list of newly found aids to better I don't know just what he health, faster growth and better gains for livestock meant, but I think he warned people against forever finding : ; ; to more meat for America . . . to better earn- fault with affairs of the day and ings for producers. doing nothing to change the sit- * A for the antibiotics—aureornycin, penicillin, strep- uation. tomycin, terramycin, many more. Nobody knows IN MY OPINION there has quite why, but added in tiny amounts to hog, calf been a gradual let down in Amer- and poultry rations (not for sheep or adult cattle), ica in the everyday code of mor- they often seem to speed growth, especially of ani- als. It is very evident in our at- mals in subnormal condition. Most runty pigs catch titude t o w a r d s wrongdoing. Everything goes no matter how up with the Utter, make 10 to 20% faster gains. shady it may be so long as one is Diseases in turkey flocks can be reduced, and the not caught at it. If one is caught time from poult to market-weight bird speeded up. there's always someone ready to bail him out. None of us looks B for B-12—We know now that this is the vitamin on a misdemeanor as seriously which made APF famous. Found in its natural as we would have done some state in such packing house by-products as meat years back. scraps and tankage (also manufactured by fermen- I heard a speaker tell a group tation process), this working partner of the anti- biotics is making more meat at lower feed cost. Americans all like t o e a t good wholesome food, espe- of mothers one day that they cially m e a t . T o y o u producers we give praise, a n d should close their eyes to many of Broilers, for example, are ready for market in 10 to the little misdemeanors of their children if they hope to keep them happy. 11 weeks, instead of 12 to 15. C for carotene—Found in the green leaves of Big"Kjiow-How" gobble u p t h e m e a t y o u raise. I t seems we never get t o o m u c h of beef, pork chops, veal, l a m b and such. A n d so d e m a n d " e a t s u p " supply a s U. S. housewives growing grasses, legumes and other plants, carotene b u y a n d b u y . Yet prices v a r y , week t o week, for I've thought of that statement since and sometimes have con- cluded that some parents were helps cattle, hogs and poultry produce vitamin A as they digest their feeds. Vitamin A is a must if is Good! reasons n o t t o o h a r d t o seek. W h e n scads of h o g s p o u r into t o w n , t h e price of p q r k t h e n soon comes rapidly going totally blind. livestock is to live and be thrifty. I n times of national emer- down; b u t when hog m a r k e t i n g s are slow—why, up gency, I often notice quite a p o r k ' s price is sure t o go. Still, w h e t h e r prices rise I FEEL one of the weakest Those are a few of the many new things recently c h a n g e i n t h e t h i n k i n g of spots in our American people is learned about the science and economics of animal some folks. I h a v e in mind those who criticize or fall on m e a t , we e a t i t all. T h e problem's never the lack of respect for money and business j u s t for being big. surplus m e a t — y o u c a n ' t raise m o r e t h a n we can e a t . feeding. In a very few years, research has added its relationship to honest work. However, when u p against t h e need for large B u t prices change, across t h e land, as you supply Just think a moment on this. many pounds to the meat output per acre of grass or a n d folks d e m a n d . scale production a n d distribution of materials Over in Jackson prison are con- grain—shortened feeding periods, increased animal a n d food, t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f t e n t u r n s for fined over 6,000 men, yet they livability. All of this adds to the supply of meat for " k n o w - h o w " t o businessmen—little a n d big. claim a shortage of manpower to our people, and is the farmers' and ranchers' con- T h i s , of course, is a sensible t h i n g t o do. And nBalance Roughage and do the necessary work to main- tribution to our country's strength. isn't it fortunate t h a t o u r n a t i o n can t a k e ad- tain the institution. There must v a n t a g e of t h e fact t h a t we have a ready source be something wrong in the assign- And many other promising things are probably of successful a n d experienced m a n a g e m e n t t o Concentrates for Lambs m e n t ' o f men to the work to be over the horizon. Experiment stations are working turn to? A n o t h e r thing. W h e n emergencies arise, it's by Rufus F. Cox done. That sounds too much on the use of thyroproteins and hormones in cattle Head of Animal Husbandry Department, like a report from some of the feeding. There's growing knowledge about the im- often in business t h a t we find t h e specially t r a i n e d m a n p o w e r used t o dealing with big, Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kansas federal departments! portance of cobalt and other trace elements to live- There should be the early train- complicated problems a n d big, complicated L a m b s fed t h e m o s t c o n c e n t r a t e d 1939 ing to prevent these deplorable stock. At federal and state experiment stations, in many a private laboratory, these and many other o p e r a t i o n s . M a n y b u s i n e s s m e n r e s i g n from t h e i r companies a n d join t h e government—to r a t i o n s do n o t always fatten fastest Rufus F. COX conditions. It is no credit to n o r most economically, K a n s a s e x p e r i m e n t s show. just Michigan that we have such num- little-known areas of animal nutrition are being ex- help handle .the problems created b y t h e emer- gency. Others give their experienced counsel on A series of e x p e r i m e n t s h a s been r u n to test t h e bers confined in our penal insti- plored and charted. And thus, as has happened so t h e organization of m a n y i m p o r t a n t govern- physical balance of rations. T h e y were designed t o before tutions. often in the past, the study of animal nutrition is m e n t projects. d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r t h e ratio of concentrates t o blazing the trail to better human nutrition also. Personally, I h a v e never gone along with roughage was a factor i n d e t e r m i n i n g t h e efficiency World YOU ASK ME what I would do to prevent it? Well if I had Your local county agent, your high school and col- t h o s e who argue t h a t i t is b a d t o b e big. F o r of feed utilization. my way, I would start by having lege agricultural instructors, and your agricultural bigness means growth and is a reward of val- Warll summer, no toy pistols made. I always publications can keep you informed uable service. I t is m y own conviction t h a t b u s i n e s s — b o t h " b i g , " m e d i u m and small— T h e most n o t e w o r t h y result of these t e s t s is t h a t regardless of t h e kind o r combination of feeds used, question the good sense of any helps t h e American people live b e t t e r , a t lower l a m b s fed r a t i o n s of m e d i u m c o n c e n t r a t i o n m a d e 1951 parent who buys or allows their cost. And I m a i n t a i n t h a t our n a t i o n ' s busi- larger a n d more economical gains a n d were as well children to have that type of toy. Quote of the Month nesses of all sizes form one of t h e essentials finished as l a m b s fed either more b u l k y o r more con- There's so many harmless toys in t h e defense of all t h e c e n t r a t e d rations. I t w a s concluded from these exper- " I n t h e democratic way of life it is not ' t h e best things on the market these days that are really educational and pleasing in life a r e free,' b u t r a t h e r 'the best things in life are big a n d little things for T.rl. which America s t a n d s . £A|.SiVnf a)/|TVp n. i m e n t s t h a t - a n o p t i m u m physical balance actually worth working for.' Certainly good food is one of t h e Agricultural Research Dept. exists forJambs. T h u s a s bulky r a t i o n s a r e increased to a child; and no detrimental in concentration, t h e gains increase u p t o a certain Si? I t ti- that Railroad Freight influence attached. foolhardy It seems for these childish best t h i n g s in life." D r . R u t h M . Leverton level. T h e n , a s t h e concentration is further increased, weapons to be here at all. %A(attfui Stcyattb ffiecifie fob t h e gains a n d efficiency of feed utilization t u r n down- Charges have become a smaller and I would follow this up by Professor of Nutrition University of Nebraska Research BEEFARONI SALAD w a r d . I t was further proved t h a t t h e gains m a d e b y eliminating shooting pictures in Iambs are n o t always positively correlated with either smaller part of commodity prices the movies, over the radio or on Yield: 2 qts. (8 to 10 servings) 1 pound hamburger 2 2 tbsp. pickle relist) tbsp. finely chopped onion t h e dry m a t t e r i n t a k e o r t h e t o t a l digestible n u t r i e n t i n t a k e . R a t h e r , t h e gains a n d t h e efficiency of feed television. Our children from 2 cups shell macaroni 1 teaspoon salt utilization clearly follow a c e r t a i n balance between babyhood on are actually fed this % cup chopped onioa 2 cups salad dressing these two factors. Prices are as reported by the U. S. Department of Labor, curse as a daily diet. 1 teaspoon salt 1 carrot, shredded Bureau of Labor Statistics. « « ONE EVENING last winter I Brown the hamburger slightly. Drain off drippings and chitl the E x p e r i m e n t a l work a t various S t a t e E x p e r i m e n t Ton-mile revenue, while not an exact measure of watched a drama (it w a s called) meat. Boil macaroni and V* cup onion in salted water 15 min- S t a t i o n s is showing t h a t physical balance in rations freight rates, measures what railroads get, on the aver- on television at the home of a utes. Drain and chill. Combine chilled hamburger, macaroni, for r u m i n a n t s m a y be fully as i m p o r t a n t as chemical age, for hauling a ton of freight one mile. friend. Their ten year old daugh- pickle relish, finely chopped onion, salt, salad dressing and balance. use Unico for longer wear~ ;: Allows minimum carbon formation and around the barn, house and other building's takes only a 'you select the Unico brand that willbest fit your lob. 'and protection. :ec Extends filter efficiency little time. He knows too that his State Mutual agent stB':lds ready to protect his property from the threat of loss by fire. ~All roll roofing is 36" and '36' long. Each roll con.' lApproximate weight. 210 4 Helps control water sludge ~ Protects against foaming Call your State Mutual agent now. His advice today may be 'tains 108 square feet and will cover 100 square feet. lb•• - 80 units - 3 bundl~ the means of avoiding a fire disaster tomorr?w. p!" square. I.whe~, sido Jap is approximately ~". Program Of Service For Farmers We are well equipped to render you top-notch service We Have A 'Complete Line Of Roofing Materials, Paints, In- on all your petroleum needs. Ask your tank truck service man about these items: sulations, Silo Papers, Field & Snow Fence. GASOLINE FLY SPRAY SPARK PLUGS FUEL OilS GREASES TIRES. TUBES KEROSENE GREASE GUNS ANTI-FR EEZE SEE YOUR FARM BUREAU DEALER TODAY! Order Fuel Oil Now From Your CO-OP OIL DEALER FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. FARMERS pETROLEUM CO-OP, INC. SPAR Dept. 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, Mich. 220 North Cedar Street Lansing 4, Michigan SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 1901 MICHIGAN FARM REWS FTv':: 90->000 Have Blue Cross Service Through Farm Bureau Aids Members if They +-------------------------------------------------------------------------IO--:--=T=-o-:b-e-a-n-n-o-u-n-ce-:-ct::-:l-=-at:-:e:-::r~.- E.ast 0I-.on · Co-op T rae tor L 00 k S G00 d a t Lont.u_ va;r ~l I•. II Members at large-Clyde ~nO~i;p~~:~~~ ~~~;~t:~~iSF;:~= Brein- Need Hospital Ca~e Tractor Day -., I v ill_e. _ Nearly 26,000 families in the Michigan Farm Bureau, 'Poison Ivy and 90,000 persons in those families are now covered October- 31 Poison ivy may be controlled by spraying with a solution con- by Blue Cross hospital' insurance, according to Austin The East Orion Farm Burea'l taining 3 pounds of common salt L. Pino. I Group is busy making plans for dissolved in a gallon of slightly their Sixth Consecutive Tractor I s<;>apyw:::ter. Mr. Pino is the rural enrollment manager for the Field Day. Wednesday, October -------------- 31st, at the Clarence Porritt Michigan Hospital Service at Detroit. Farm, Adams and Dutton Roads in Oakland Township,> Oakland Today, said Mr~ Pino, 937 of the 1080 Farm Bureau county. Community discussion groups have Blue Cross-Blue The event is fast taking on the status of a state meet with more Shield service for their members. entries from other counties enter- 76% of the enrolled Farm Bureau groups now offer ing each year. The following contests are be- their members hospital and surgical-medical coverage- ing planned. with prizes for the winners: field plowing, feed which is the complete Blue Cross-Blue Shield protection grinding, weight pulling, backing package. up wagons, obstacle course, picking up potatoes, and pie bak- This Spring 2,500 old subscribers added surgical and ing . Educational programs will be .*t' medical services to their contracts. People want more presented by County Agent Ed .i.i! Aft complete protection against the steadily risinR costs of Alchin. There will be machinery The Co-op £-4 heavy' duty tractor' shown above looked good to farmers at the Ionia Fair August 6- t I . displays and demonstrations by hospital care. dealers ir. the surrounding ter- It's a three or four plow tractor powered by a 6-cylinder heavy duty motor. Shown also in the picture is Mr. Pino said that groups wishing to add surgical or ritory. the Co-op power take-off side delivery rake, and the 2-bottom tractor plow. Farmers, their families and surgical-medical protection should do so soon and before friends are invited to attend. Mrs. Marjorie Karker, director November '1. By following that time schedule Cross can make the additions more quickly Blue and Lunch tables will be available for those who bring their basket lunches. The East Orion ladies Finds Australia a Attend FB of women's activities; Eastman, Juniors: Donald D. Kin- Norman sey, research and information; accurately: THIS SPRING 5,500 Farm Bu- year's Farm Bureau enrollment will serve a hot lunch. Electric Fences Land of Shortages Illstitute at Wesley S. Hawley, membership acquisition; Fred Reimer; farm helps you raise more reau families were added to the drive set a new record. i supplies; Keith Tanner, director beef with less feed Blue Cross service. Some 20 000 persons in those families ~ow "Farm Bureau membership roll call workers and the community A saving of up to 75 to 80 per- cent in fencing costs results from Mrs. Raymond Sayre, president of the Associated Women of the country. I tralia was a modern, progressiv~ American Farm Bureau Federa- I amazed at their situation which so I am continually Urhana~Ill. ' . of field services. and labor have financial protection in case they need care in a hospital. Blue Cross secretaries people who did the work with the membership," were the said Mr. Pino. use' of electric fences, MSC spec- ialists report. They are especial- ly handy for temporary needs tion, gives us some interesting observations on Australia: seems like America at least i- I the 1890's if not further back. 25 workers for the Michigan and County Farm Bureaus at- '51 Resolut.ions Many farmers are paving their Three County Farm Bureau:; "They gave generously of their when other fal;ffi work is more i "They have no extension ser- tended the 7th American Farm feed lots with concrete as a lead for the total number of sub- scribers enrolled in Blue Cross: Branch has 1149 family con- time and talents Cross-Blue Shield to bring service Blue to demanding. ; vice, no colleges of agriculture I Rnd no university schools Bureau Institute such as our land grant colleges the University of Illinois at Ur- of bana. Aug. 19-25 at Comluittee means of increasing their prof- its on beef and pork production. tracts; Van Buren 1129, and their neighbors. Thistles home economics. The rural wom- Walter Wightman of Fennville A concrete paved lot saves feed and labor-leaves .more Clinton, 1079. THREE County Farm Bureaus "The secretaries kept the rec- urds, collected the payments, and answered thousands of questions. Mow 'Canada spray with 2,4-D thistles. later to get rid of these bothersome this Then fall I (;n have no discussion groups or ,study I of homemaking skills. The Institute is designed to give has accepted the chairmanship county and state leaders concen- the Michigan Farm Bureau resolu- trated training. They may select tions committee for tile 1951 an- of feed for pigs following cattle- saves manure. which led in extending Cross service to members in 1951 Blue They do an outstanding job." weeds. Michigan specialists advise. State College I "WOMEN are not in the farm from 14 different courses in Farm nual meeting. Mr. Wightman was organizations and farm organiza- Bureau work offered each day chairman in 1947 and 1949. Authorities say a concrete feed lot is worth $7 a head per are: Clinton 467 new contracts; tion is not strong here. Farmers for the five days. Each person Sanilac 407, and Tuscola 309. Packing Eggs are organized The first meeting of the com- into strong com- attends four selected classes each mittee will be held at the Mich- year in direct savings. A concrete pavement will last Mr. Pino credits the work of Pack eggs large end up for Pullets modity groups with the wool day besides two general assem- igan Farm Bureau at Lansing a lifetime, and the cost is sur- the County Farm> Bureau Blue best quality at selling time. The Feed growing pullets all the growers predominating. blies. Those attending from Mich- September 11. Cross committees, the county and air cell in the large end keeps grain they prisingly low. will eat along with "Marketing of everything, eX- igan: community Blue Cross secretar- President Carl Buskirk has made If you need help, get in touch cept wool, is strictly controlled ies and County presidents with Farm making Bureau the yolk from working its way to their mash. That will build up the shell. When that this spoilage takes place rapidly. happe~s their body weight for the laying job ahead. I by various commodity boards composed of government marketing COU~TY organization tors: MISS Leona Algoe. Clmton d~rect- these appointments tions committee: to the resolu- with your concrete contractor, ready-mixed concrete producer representatives and representa- Co.; Mrs. Barbara Barcroft, Bar- Distnct or building material dealer. [ ., "I h Mrs. Raymond Sayre 1 .t d th ave v Sl e South Australia. t t e s a es 0 Victoria, New I tives of the growers, who are aI-II ry; Mrs. Thelma Heilf!1an, Ken~; f most purely advisory it seems. Carl "EDUCATION is all under the Rabe Ba :\ , Kentner, y. BerrIen; Juhs I-Robert Junction R-2. 2-Mrs. Crandall, Theodore Mohn, Quin- G ran d Write for free booklet feeding floors and barnyard pavements, or other lasting on I WOMEN of Michigan Farm Bu- cy. concrete improvements. Before You South Wales and am going on to state government. The local Queensland," 1 sh~ wrote in late boards are elected by house- reau: Mrs. Byron Eley, St. Joseph 3-Harold Mitchell, G ran d Pad. coupon on """'Y podol and mail tadar May on her world. trIp around the:i0lders and have no duties out- county; Mrs. Iva Houthoofd, Tus- Blanc R-2. side of providing such minor cola . . 4-William F. KennedY, Hud- I----------------------~ l PORTlAND UMINT ASSOCIATION Renew'~'I11SUranCe "AUSTRA~IA power that "blackouts" they is so short 0 everywhere are days and hours when all electric having fc1ean. certain ings as keeping the 'schools FB DISTRICT representatIves: "The more I see here, the more Clare McG~an, John Stange, Her- I am convinced that there is an man Howelsen, Norman Stanton, . sonville R-1. 5-Wesley ter Rd., Davison. Diehl, 5187 E. Pot- o Oldl Tower Bldg., Lonling I. Mich. Yes, I am interesled yard or reed 101. Send In paving my barn- booklet. Also "bow to build" booklels on Im- provements checked: current is cut off ... There are 'American way.' Australians are Wayne Hoyt, Dan Reed, Eugene 6-Desmond Stern, Lenox. shortages all over the place here most friendly to America and are Brooks, Roger Foerch, Arlo Was- -potatoes, sugar, tobacco, steel bringing many of our people over son. 7-William soil. Hasenback III, Free- Bo Milk h~use Manure pit Granary ~ Dairy bam floor Poultry house floor Waler tanks, Iroughs (even screws and bolts) and wool- here to help them with their var- COUNTY FB secretary:' Mrs. 8-Mrs. Roy Varner, Midland Name en blankets! ious schemes for development. Dorothy Conklin, Lenawee. R-3. St,,,,,t 0' R.R. No "It is a case of too few people They are greatly appreciative of 9-Myles Hodgson, Cadillac Citll "talr here for all the work that is tu .what America did for them in I\fICHIGAN Farm Bureau staff: R-1. be done. I had an idea that Aus- nie war." \ Checli Farm Perfo rmance, Policies & Principles ... Bureau Mutual's These three factors connected with feeds, and feed com- panies, are the sign posts that should lead you to your most profitable source of feeds for poultry, cattle or hogs. Record Most commercial feeds are good. story. You may pay $20.00 per ton more for one feed and get Prices do not tell the no better return-or 'you may pay $5.00 per ton less and lose money on that feed. Performance tells a story you should listen to. for rates, dividend payments, and our growth. . " You Can't Beat Farm RATES. Farm Bureau' members are able to ., buy through their Company the best automo- Burea'u bile insurance service available. The rates are substantially lower than rates of most compa- Farm Bureau Mermashes - Broiler Mash - Porkll1akers and Milkmaker are as good feeds as modern nutrition can nies. We have not found it n~essary to increase - make. Our College research men tell us that, "Results" in the cow barn, broiler or hen house, and hog pen PROVE rates. these research men are right~ These research men are public servants - they Junior Campers DairylandJHas. work in your interests and have no axe to grind, because they are on no feed com- pany's payroll. DIVIDENDS. Our Company is 2V2 years old. At 'Valden,voods GigPiclllC It has paid S14,OOO in dividends to policyhold- The second Junior Farm Bur- Five thousand persons attend- Then to policies and principle~! You eau leadership training camp was ers. the Company's exc,ellent -experience. indi- sche d u 1e d for Walden woods ed the annual summer picnic and fair of the Dairyland Co-opera- Farm Bureau members, in years past, Camp, near Hartland, Livingston established the principles (through your cates the possibility of further,. dividends from county, August 26-31. The camp is designed for new group offi- I tive Creamery Co. at Carson City August 23_ elected officials) and policies (through • Fred Walker, sec'y-manager, . earnings. cers and older J. F. B. leaders. presided over a fine program . employees responsible to your officials) ~\' PURPOSE of the camp is two- Charles Irwin of MSC was master that control your Farm Bureau Feed 1''" ~ fold: (1) To train the the new of- of ceremonies. Fred Sharpe of the Department. GROWTH. In 21/2 years our Company has ficers in their job; (2) To pro- University of Kansas was a hit \\) mote an understanding of farm with his serious talk, "I Always grown from . 3,600 to 25.000 automobile and 2,- , co-operatives. Wanted to be a Milk Salesman." Miss Jane Seelye of Lapeer, , ~ Five of the state's large farm • 600 farm liability policies. Assets have Increas- co-operatives sent speakers conduct classes. They explained to Michigan's dairy queen, presented the grand, junior and senior Letts Build Our'Own Better! the purpose and operations of champion awards in the livestock ed from 5340,000 to SI,200,000. these organizations: Farm Bureau show. She was attended by her Your Farm Bureau feeds can do mo re good if more farmers use them. Farm Bureau feeds are made for good farme rs and good rewlts. When you, Mr. Farm Services, Inc .. Michigan Elevator court of princesses. Exchange, Michigan Milk Pro- Activities of the day included Bur~au Member, use Farm Bureau fee d, you get as good results as can be Agents in Every County ducers Ass'n, Detroit Packin~ livestock shows, a children's pet obtall1ed, and ~ou. help make an organiz ation prosper that is owned and controlled Company, Michigan Live Stock parade, and entertainment by by your organization and managed' by your employees. Exchange. WLS professional talent. Char- FARM BUREAU MUTUAL SEVERAL Michigan State members College faculty and some of the state Farm Bu- dancing. les Gierman, Jr., 13, of Grand of the Rapids, "wowed" the crowd with his marimba playing and tap YOUR BUY OPEN FORMULA-MERMASHES-MILKMAKERB-FORKMAKER LOCAL FARM BUREAU FEED DEALER AT Insurance Company of ~Iicbigan reau leaders came to help train Nearly 300 dairy animals were 424 North Grand Avenue Phone 44549 Lansing, Michigan Juniors local Junior for leadership. Farm Bureau Every shown. Fifty owners has ribbons and cash prizes in the won blue FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. been invited to send its officers Guernsey, Jersey and Holstein Feed Department 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing, Kie1ligaa and other leaders. dairy judging. SIX MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 1951 Should Migratory Workers Have a Health Examination +,-----------------------------------------------~------------------------------- Commuluty Farm Bureau legislature in the next session. The Michigan State Senate pass- U. S. Casualt.-es INo.tice .to Community Lime' to Get pounds more than the other two IPlied liberally plots where fertilizer was ap- needed. but lime was Discussion Topic for Sept. cd a bill this year that would have compelled the migrant work- er to get a health certificate in 19 0ut 0f 20 DISCUSSionLeaders If you are a Community Farm Most F rom his home state showing freedom Bureau discussion leader and Background Material for Program this Month by Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups from tuberculosis. The certifi- cate would have been good for 30 days only. The worker would I n Korea have not been receiving discus- sion materials it is because your name is not on themailinglist.erllZer F t-l- be renewing it between every Any omission here is uninten- DONALD D. KINSEY job. Congressman George A Don- tiona!. Each month material is If you want to get the most out Director of Research and Education One form of this bill would dero of Michigan said that the sent out to discussion leaders. of the money you spend on fer- have placed the responsibility on Defense Department reported We hope they will find it helpful. tilizer, make sure your soils qave NOTE: If this problem does not concern the people of you~ the farmer who hires. If he hired August 8 that United States cas- If you are not receiving this been limed properly. area. please discuss the alternate topic-and get your resolu- the worker without a certificate ualties in the Korean War now material, please send (l) your At Grass Day on the Ralph tions prepared to submit to the County Farm Bureau. Your Discussion Leader has the materials to cover this alternate he would have been subject to prosecution for committing a total 80,430. Included were name and address, (2) the name Cook farm in Calhoun countv 11,954dead, 56,215wounded, and of your Community Farm Bureau. demonstrations plots showed th'e . For Example topic. misdemeanor. The bill did not 12,261 missing, a large propor- and (3) the name of the former need for proper liming to get Extended Coverage: Besides fire losses. every pass the House. But It will prob- tion of the latter presumably discussion leader to the Michigan maximum benefit from fertilizer. policy protects you against smoke and. smudge, The General Problem. Michigan farming is wide in ably come up again. What should dead. Farm Bureau, Dept. of Member- strikes, riots, explosion, aircraft and vehIcle dan:.- its variety. Farmer A raises sugar beets. Farmer B it contain? That is a problem for The latest official compilation Shl'PRelatl'ons. We shall be glad ONE alfalfa-brome plot with a age, Extended coverage is an important part of you farm folk to decide upon. of battle casualties suffered by to make the necessary correc - 5.8 pH and needing two tons of the broad coverage in every Fremont Mutual raises onions. These need close hand weeding. ,Farmer troops of other nations in Korea, tions. lime to the acre was given 600 policy! QUESTIONS for Conclusions. mcluding England, Turkey, pounds of 0-20-20. Hay yield C raises fruit, and when it is ready to pick it will not Fqmce, Australia, Can a d a, Free! Send for this folder. wait. It takes a lot of pickers to get the fruit picked in There are lots of questions in the body of this article. But use the Greece, Thailand, the Nether- Not Gelling News? was 5,000 pounds. Another plot with 6.0 pH, need- check sheet that has been sent to lands and Belgium, shows a com- If you know of members failing ing two tons of lime was given prime condition. For any of thes~ there are not enough your discussion leader. This will bined total of 957 dead, 2,74:} to receive their Michigan Farm 300 pounds of 0-20-20. Hay yield workers available in the neighborhood to do, the job. Labor has to be imported. help you, simplify your approach to the problem. wounded and 1,453 missing, a News, please send us a postcard was 5,050 pounds. total of 4,159. giving name, postoffice and RFD Thus 'the United States forces number together with name of ANOTHER plot with the cor- FF~~,ffl~A~~ HOME OffICE _ m~o!~~yL fREMONT. MICHIGAN in Korea are suffering 19 out of County Farm Bureau. Thank you. rect test, 6.5 pH, needed no lime. Much of the migrant labor is brought from Texas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, or other areas. They come in old 28 l\lillion every 20 casualties sustained in Michigan Farm News, P. O. Box received no fertilizer and yielded the war'. 960 Lansing, Mich. :;,850pounds of hay. This was 800 cars and trailers, bringing with them large families and, in many ,cases, low standards ,of living. They bring More People with them diseases that they have contracted at home where health standards are poor and sanitation lacking. By 1960 Here's a Profit-Making Combinq,tion... CO-Op E-3 Tractor, Corn Picker & -Wagon Tuberculosis and venereal disea~~s are .p'.~ominentamong ,When the next nine harvests the ailments. have been completed (1960), ag- riculture will have the' job of These sick people are in contact with the residents 'of feeding about 28,000,000more Americans. a neighborhood into which they move. They may be According to the magazineU. handling fruit that goes to market. Their ~hildren may S,' News and World Report, it will; be like adding four New be attending local schools. In all cases they are in "a York Cities or eight Chicagos to the American scene. position to spread the infectious diseases they may ~arry. Disease rates may mount in these neighborhoods. Population now at about 150 millions is expected to rise to 179 millions in the next nine years. They'll ,Husk tf they become critically ill, they may have to be put At this rate, the nation is ac- into county sanatoriums to become a burden for support by local taxpayers. cumulating the equivalent of a Philadelphia and a Washington, D. C. every year. For Profits What to do? Their labor is needed, but their. diseases This population gain will place important responsibilities on all are' very unw~lcome and dangerous. Some of our farm people have asked that legislation ,parts 'of American farm and in- dustrial production. Faster and be passed requiring a health examination and certificate Wisconsin YOWJg to allow a "migratory worker in agriculture" to remain in Michigan. People Pay Visit Cleaner at THIS PRESENTS 'problems, in 30 days, and then move along Who shall be responsible for checking the workers for health certificates? Shall it be the far- to another county for another 30 check on him? A group of Wisconsin Rural days grace. Who is going to Youth people from Brown county visited Junior 'Farm members in Michigan on Bureau August Lower Cost! mer who hires the worker? If he Make it 10 days? He cO,uld fails to do so, should the penalty still do the same thing. He does 11-12. Coming by boat to Frank- fall on the employing farmer? 'not mind moving. He is used to fort they traveled down to Mt. , Or should the worker be held it. ' Pleasant where they were met by responsible? If you tell him that Juniors fr~m Isabella and Grat- he must have a certificate with- in a few days,. will he be at MAKE him do it immediately iot.. before he can start any job? You After spending the night in Co-op E-3 Tractor Co-op Corn Picker Here Is Power Plus might make it work if he clear- Michigan homes and attending work the next morning? will he move on with his cara- van and leave the farmer with Or ly understands that he will have church the next morning, the to do it wherever he goes in the group traveled over t6 Mecosta. Power for Every Job Get~ All the Crop Co-op E-4 Tractor his weeds or unpicked fruit? state. There is the chance that Here they enjoyed a picnic lunch Here is the tractor designed for the You get extra bushels of corn from your Smooth, sure power for combines, forage he might ditch it and go to Ohio plus games and swimming. Sev- modern farmer ... a: tfOactor that assures fields with a Co-op B1a9k Hawk 1-row Corn ,harvesters, corn pickers o'r any other heavy WHERE should the examina- or Wiscons'in where tHey have no eraI Juniors from Clinton coun- you of rugged, surging, lugging power tion be given? Should the work- such laws. ty attended. Picker. Its precision-machined extra long job. The Co-op E-4, 3-4 plow tractor is a combined with flexibility and extreme econ- er be barred from the state un- How long should this health omy of operation. Just look at these fea- snapping and husking rolls provide fast, mighty machine engineered to give more less he produces a certificate? certificate remain valid? A sea- Could we patrol state borders to son? A year? Thirty days? How Iodized Salt tures: clean profitable corn picking. efficient, more profitable farming. LIVE POWER TAKEOFF-controls drawn enforce that? If he is required long would ~t take the worker to get his health certificate in to contract a disease so that he Prevents Goiter or mounted machine whether tractor is It's a real performer and at a price that Iodized salt for table use is the at full speed, inching along or idling. Th~ longer snapping rolls snap the ears his home state, what will we do? could be a carrier of it? He American farming has been waiting for. Send him back if he lacks one? might do this in a few hours. But best protection against goiter. EIGHT-SPEED TRANS~ISSION-creep- wtihout breaking stalks or causing plug- Michigan salls are deficient in io- Could he have known in Tex- some periodic checks would help er gear provides five additional speeds. ups. It eliminates loss of corn by shelling. dine. Goiter was common here Models for ev,ery need: 6-cylinder, valve- as or Mexico that a certificate eliminate the carriers until iodized salt was .introduced FINGERTIP STARTING-no reaching, The Co-op also salvages more of your down would be required? If he- did Should it apply to agicultural 20 years ago. Soon prevalence ot in-head gas or diesel engines; standard know, could he not have picked workers only? It seems that goiter fell 300/0. Iodized salt can. no stretch ing. All controls conven iently corn, thereby giving you maximum corn- types with or without adjustable front axle; some obliging "quack" doctor to workers can pass along diseases tains one part of iodine to 10,000 located. crop profits. It adjusts on the axle for any fix him up with the paper for in other trades. Factories are in- parts ot salt, which Is enough for HYDRAULIC L1F.T-provides pressure of row crop 'types with single or dual front height of corn. Balanced for easy attach- wheels. Entirely new selective sliding spur a fee?' volved with people in close con- proper functioning of the thyroid 1200 ybs: per square inch independent of Make him get it in Michigan tact. In a canning factory he gland. Too little iodine causes the ment to tractor. gear type transmission-one-Iever control ground movement. by a duly licensed doctor? Well. would be handling food! I; a gland to enlarge with many un- of six forward speeds, two reverse. if he gets here and is found to be canning factory an' agricultural healthy changes in the body. Iodiz- LOW FUEL CONSUMPTION-operators I a case. what do we do with him form of work? report the E-3 as the most economical Best of all it's the lowest priced picker ed' 'salt costs no more than com- then? Send him back or put him mon salt. tastes the same, and is tractor they have ever owned. on the market. It'll soon be time to open Independent live power take-off and effi- in a sanatorium? Again who will LEGISLA;TION. ,Thereio are the bcst health value. It's time Yes, the E-3 outpu lis the field. Reports more problems than answers in to call attention again to iodized.- up your corn fields to prepare for this yea~s cient hydraulic lift system available as pay his way? from all over Michigan are proving there's this topic.' Farmers could' dis- ~alt, since about halt the table salt no beating Co-op tractors when it comes harvest. Ask for a demonstration today accessories. Make it a point to see the SHOULD we allow a period, agree on the answers. Where Ilold is without iodine. to power. It is continually winning new and' you'll be convinced that the Co-op is New Co-op E-4-135 inches on an 83%-inch say 30 d,ays, in which he may should we go as a Farm Bureau tops in the field. get the health certificate? Many on the matter? What sort of a respect among the County Fair goers. wheel base-and all tractor. people can be infected in 30 law do we want? It will prob- Announce Feeder , days. He coul~ finish a local job I ably be a question, in Michigan's Outlook Meetings Michigan State College live- Y Oll Get Better CO-Op Black Hawk Disc Harrow "Keep Rolling" stock extension specialists and the county agr'l agents will conduct ROOT Beds Gives Thorough, Fast, Clean Work with a Discussion Topics, the annual livestock feeder out- look meetings during September and early October. Supplies of with CO-OP BLACK,HAWK this NEW co-oP BLACK HAWK: FARM WAGON They were chosen by your State Discussion Topic feeds, feeders, and price prospects Committee from results of the Questionnaires will be discussed. The following ROLL-PACK PULVERIZER returned by the Community Groups dates have been suggested for counties, with the time and place Sept. Should Health Examinations be of meeting to be announced local- ly . . Required of Migratory Workers? September 13 Sanilac county, 14 Clinton, 17 Kalamazoo, 18 Oct. Reapportioning Representation In Hillsdale, 19 Kent, 20 Genesee, 21 Michigan's Legislature. St. Clair, 24 Ingham, 25 Barry, Here is a rugged, well-balanced, correct weight implement. Finest An your fcnm haullnq ruu smooth. 26 Gratiot, 27 Lenawee, 28 Oak- 16-inch or 18-inch heat ...treated discs. Heavy steel construction •. Units er. faster with a heavy-duty. 011- land. Whatever your crop-com. qraiII. steel Co-op Blacle Hawle Farm Nov. Hats Off to the Farm Bureau Past. October 1 Tuscola, 2 Calhoun, 3 grass-it's off to a better start and correctly spaced fgor uniform penetration. Rapid adjustments; both gangs Wagon. Just loole over this great Coats Off to the Farm Bureau Monroe, 4 Shiawassee, -5 Wash- yields more with this low-cost. controlled by a single hitch; separate scraper adjustment. Long knoWn CCHlp Farm Wagon and you'U lee why so many farmers consider tcnaw, 8 Isabella. many.purpose Co.op Black Hawk as an efficiently engineered piece of farm equipment that thoroug~ly pene- Future! Roll.Pacle Pulverizer. Weighty V. II a real buy ••• lturdy. adapt. able. long-lOlling. 5000 POUI1d.: Mrs. Whittaker Leaves type wheels get down to the rool. trates and prepares soil. Three Co-op models: double gang harrows in capacity. TaPered roller bearing. Dec. Steel Rationing and the Farm bed-closing air spaces. conserv- 7 or 8 ft .. widths; single gang in 15-ft. width, 7-inch spacing. for trouble.free light draft and Insurance Work Imooth running. Axles of heavy Equipment Problem. ing moisture. hastening germina. "I" beam construction. Stout tubu. Mrs. Marvel Whittaker of tion. The seed is off to a quick- lar telescoping reach. oscillatlnCJ Jan. Inflation Controls and the Farm Metamora resigned July 10 as an er. sturdier growth. Breaks crust. We Have Complete Line of Barn Equipment type. is adjustable from 84 inches agent in Lapeer county for the too. and protects established roots (with a turning radiUl of 15 feet) Credit Problem. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance after winter "heaving." Costs STANCHIONS BULL CALF PENS HAY FORKS, SLINGS to 144 inches (with a turning rod. Co. Mrs. Whittaker said that her ius of 21 feet). With this handy. ef. little. useful everywhere. IS" cm..~ STACHIONS HAY EQUIPMENT DOOR RAILS & HANGERS ficient Co-op Blaclc Hawle Farm Feb. Farm Accidents, Highway Acci- work as president of the Women IS" wheels. Pulverizing width ~ Wagon you speed up your farm. of the Michigan Farm Bureau WATER BOWLS LITTER CARRIERS ROOF VENTILATORS Ing operations in the field and on dents, and Insurance Rates to the was requiring more time, and that S'10". Rear implement hitch. the road. Farmer. it would be best for her not to continue as an insurance agent. Be sure to read your discussion iopic article on this Before You Buy See Your Farm Bureau Co-op M'achinery Dealer for Prices page of the Michigan Farm News each month. Attend Chickens FARM BUREAU SERVICES. Inc. your Community Group Meetingsl Chickens don't stand high tem- peratures well. Make sure your Farm Equipment Dept. 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing 4, Michigan '------- .,,chicken house is well ventilated.