• • Vol. XXIX, No. 9 Ie 19an -arm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1951 ews 29th Year Published Monthly USDA ,Has Rough Time at Family Farm Policy Meetings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ '- ,- --E-D-I-T-O-R-I-A-L---"Farm Bureau Breckenridge Co-op-'sNew Building Farmers Refuse to 1~. --- -l Life Insurallce' \ Approv~ The Book What the MFB Board Meant "Congress should retain authority and control C~O. U11'der Way Michigan farmers have been giving the U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture and its Family Farm Policy Review over the expenditure of all major appropriations." The Farm Bureau Life Insur- a rough time in county meetings the past month. ance Company is doing business This is one of the recommendations ma de by t he. with Michigan Farm Bureau The Review or description of work done by 12 USDA Michigan Farm Bureau board of directors Septem~ members by authority of a agencies in the counties, and USDA recommendations license granted Sept. 20 by the ber 12 in a statement to Congress on price controls insurance department of the concerning them, are contained in a 121 page book pre~ an d In . fl'atlon. See page 3 0f t h'IS ed"Itlon. state of Michigan. Nile Vermillion, manager of pared by the Department at Washington last spring. The At that time the U. S. Senate was considering the- Company, said that 126 li- stat&Il1entis common)y referred to as The Book. censed life insurance agents have th~ $61 billion defense appropriation bill. started to call upon Farm Bu- Fanners in 10 cou~ty meetings adopted motions which reau members who made reserva- Senator Paul Dougl~s of Illinois told the Senate tions for a total of $21,000,000 in disapproved the Family Farm Policy Review and' the that con~iderable study of the bill had convinced charter policies. This is the recently completed farm supply a nd service building of the Breckenridge Oil Co., recommendations. The counties are: Alpena, Berrien, him that about $ I billion in non~essential items THE AGENTS are taking ap- Inc. located on M-46 in Gratiot county. The mo:lern one-story building adds 2,880 square feet of Clinton, Huron, Isabella, Jackson, Lapeer, Montcalm, plications from those members merchandise and farm equipment display and sales space to the company's facilities. The co-op- could be eliminated. They had nothing to do with for charter policies. It may take erative started in the oil business March 26. 1931 as a dealer for Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Ottawa, and St. Clair. Such a motion was ruled out of three months to complete taking t h e main purpose 0f t h e b ~. II Later at the request of its patrons, it began retail distribution of Farm Bureau feeds. seeds and order at the Ionia meeting. ° applications and processing them fertilizers the early part of 1937. J In 1942. Breckenridge Oil Co. became a dealer for Farm Bureau Senator Douglas thought the navy doesn't need for charter policies. Not until Co-op fam machinery and equipment. Approximately a half million dollars worth of machinery Farmers in I county meetings would not approve The this work has Deen completed 95 new luxury planes at $2 I5 millions to haul im~, will the Company offer general has been sold by the Co-op since then. A fine repair parts and service program is maintained by Book. They wanted more time to consider so much lines of life insurance. the co-op for 700 member-patrons. Lloyd Brig gs is manager. portant people around. Fifty to $ I00 mi IIions Farm Bureau members sub- . ' F material. These counties are: Barry, Bay, Cass, Eaton; coul~ be saved by cutting off flyi,ngpay to air force officers who don't fly, etc. scribed a total of $290,000 in a few weeks for Class A invest- ment stock as operating capital Blue Cross Paid _$962,846 Hospital higham, Lenawee, Oakland, Osc~ola, St. Joseph, Shia~ wassee. for the Company. At the Midland county meeting farmers made recom- Senator O'Mahoney, chairman of the committee in charge of the bill, objected. He inferred that The Farm Bureau Life Insur- ance Company and the Farm Bu- reau Mutual Insurance Company Benefits for FB Members mendations regarding four of the USDA agencies and such statements suggested a lack of faith in the of Michigan (automobile, truck rejected by a vote of 56 to 47 a proposal to abolish the Another Large Sum Paid for Surgical and + armed forces people who helped draft the bill. Eventually the Senate rejected nearly all the and farm liability insurance) are serviced by the force. same agency . Non-Surgical Medical Services Thro-ugh - D. W. Brool{s Production Marketing Administration. Newspaper articles and statements in the Congress~ The insurance companies ex- Membership in Farm Bureau Septe,mber I we reported that 26,000 families in the To.Speak at amendments offered by Senator Douglas. Instead pect to move their headquarters ional Record indicate that this is a sample of the re~ it voted,a general 21;2% cut to save $ I,525,000,0,00. offices Saturday, October '13 tc ception farmers from Virginia to California have been larger quarters in a new building Michigan Farm Bure~u and 90,000 persons in those giving to Family Farm Policy Review. families now have hospital, su!:gical, and non-surgical MAFC Annual That kind of economy, said Time magazine, took at 507 South Grand Avenue. Presently they are at 424 North no study, whatever. It was in effect an abdication Grand Ave. It appears that the Michigan Farm Bureau and Mich- of Congressional responsibility for spending public DELEGATES to the 31st an- medical insurance from the Michigan Hospital Service. igan State Grange summed up a great deal of farm think- funds." J nual meeting of the Michigan This month we asked Mr. Austin Pino, rural enroll- ing throughout the nation when they issued a joint state~ Farm Bureau at East Lansing Nov. 9-10, 1950 instructed theh ment manager for Michigan Hospital Service at Detroit, ment on the Family Farm Policy Review. They said officers to consider the estab- to tell us what kind of benefits Farm Bureau people are August 27: Farmers Like Defense Bonds lishment of a Farm Bureau life insurance company. getting from their Blue Cross~BlueShield insurance serv~ "The obvious effort of the U. S. Department of Agri- Jack Kimberly of the United States Treasury says Presidents of County Farm Bu- Ices. culture to take an active role in the development of that farmers increase their holdings of defense reaus appointed life insuranCE committees. They met at Lans- "During 1950," said Mr. Pino, "Michigan Hospital bonds every year. farm policy and to develop grass roots support for its , ing Feb. 14. They set a goal 01 Farmers in Michigan bought $9,000,000 worth $20,000,000 of reservations fOl Service paid $962,846 to h~spitals for rural people, own recommendations is highly improper. charter policies to determine in. last year. And they keep. them. terest in the proposed Company_ nearly all of them members of the Farm Bureau. "The hurried fashion in which farmers are being' asked I Reservations from Farm Bureau "This was for hospital care only. We paid another There are many reasons why farmers buy the members exceeded $21,000,000.' to consider important policy matters; the short time bonds. Mr. Kimberly says that one of them is to large sum for surgical services and non-surgical medical allowed. for exa~ining USDA agency programs and provide a reserve fund to cover the depreciation and replacement cost of farm'machinery. Goal for '52 services in hospitals. Eight of every ten of our rural subscribers had surgical insurance with us in 1950. Four recommendations, the limited background and data ilub~ mitted, etc., causes thinking people to q~estion the A $2,250 tractor, for example, depreciates about $225 a year. Is 51,500 in ten had -non~surgical medical insurance. "Seven out -of ten patients enter' the hospital for purpose of the survey. Such procedures should be vigorously opposed." County Farm Bureaus have set surgical treatment according to our records. Figures for 'D. W. Brooks • Th has bee h the membership goal for the ere d n so mue criticism of the Review and If one were to purchase three $ I00 defense bonds Michigan Farm Bureau 'for 1952 D. W. Brooks, president of the surgical and non~surgical medical benefits were n'ot National Council of Farmer Co- recommen ations, that Clarence]. McCormick, under at a cost of $225 a year, he has a sound approach at 51,500 families. County, Roll Call managers available for this report. operatives, will speak at the 7th secre.tary of the U. S. Dep't of Agriculture, has made' to that problem. annual meeting .of the Michigan bl I have been named by 36 counties. The remaining 26 Roll Call man- "During the year 1950 some 8,975 members of Farm Ass'n 'of Farmer Co-operatives at pu lC a etter stating that the /survey was intended as At the end of ten years, all the bonds could be Kellogg Center at Michigan State "ch.ecking up on ourselves." That it seeks only- to agers will be named soon. Coun- Bureau families were in hospitals for periods ranging College October 18. cashed for a total of $2,537, which is $287 more ties are building their organiza- tion of quartermen (in charge of from a few days to several months. The average was Mr. Brooks will speak on the review all farm programs and activities of the Depart- than the original cost of the tractor. '''Place of Farmer Co-operatives ment through discussion by farmers I'n county, com- 4 twps.), township captains and 7Vl!days. in the World Economy." He is - membership workers in readiness Cattlemen Face widely known in the cotton in- munity and neighborhood meetings. , Announces ACTH for the state-wide Roll Call for "Blue Cross paid for all or most of 68,529 days of hos~ dustry in the United States and Th h Farm Bureau membership the Hard Decision Cure for Ketosis week of December 3. pital care for Farm Bureau members last year, according abroad. Under his direction the is as not meant general distribution of The Book. Cattle feeders in the midwest ACTH is the .short name for a For 1951 the Michigan Farm to the manner in which the member applied his contract. Cotton Producers Ass'n of Atlan- Few copies have been available in each county. Some- - have a tough decision to make ta, Georgia, is an outstanding new cure for ketosis recently an- Bureau enrolled 47,768 families. this fall, says Wilton L. Finley, The goal was 46,150. Forty-two The average cost to Blue' Cross was $ 14.05 per day. marketing organization. times only enough for the heads of 12 USDA agencies, nounced by the University of extension specialist in animal Maryland Agricultural experi- ~ounties exceeded their goals. MANAGERS and directors of who .have been allotted a short time in the meetl'ng' to' husbandry at Michigan State Col- ment station. Several cases have "What are' one's prospects of r~quiring hospitaliza~ co-ops attending the MAFC an- d lege. been cured with ACTH and it Parm Bureau on tion? Our records show that in 1950 about one of every nual meeting October 18 are in- esc:lbe ~hework and recommendations concerning their Finley says the large hay crop, has been found to be as effective partIcular agency. They have done the best they could. good small grain crop and fair to as cortisone. WKAR Farm Forum, six persons in ou,r Farm Bureau group was admitted to ~~te~e t~e~t~~~ ~~~tCOd~;. cl~~~ good corn prospects indicate Dr. Joseph C. Shaw of the Sta- The Michigan Farm Bureau a hospitaI.-' 179 of every 1000 rural persons insured program will include discussions I Few farmers have seen The Book. Fewer still have on the higher cost of doing busi- d Th there'll be plenty of feed for re- tion says the cow usually goes pres.ent:; a program on the rea it. e meetings have often been marked by angry placement cattle this fall. Inter- back on full feed within 24 hours WKAR Farm Forum radio pro- became a patient in a hospital some time during the year. ness, local public relations and est in feeder cattle has been after treatment. gram the first Monday of each educational programs, and wage debate as to what t~e real purpose of all thl's may be. strong, but the high prices hold month, 1 to 1:30 p. m. The Farm "We expect that the total of benefits paid to Farm and salary regulations. _ back purchases. Bureau program deals with the Bureau people will be much larger in 195 I. The en- The MAFC, a division of the . Farm.ers have insisted that some of the recommenda- Finley doesn't have a recom- feeding is a splendid method of topic to be discussed by Com- Michigan Farm Bureau, is con- t Th B marketing farm produced grains munity Farm Bureaus that rollment of 90,000 persons is much larger than the num- trolled and financed by 140 10- Ions In e ook are in reality a back door method to mendati.on, but he says cattle and roughages. month. ber for 1950. Today 937 of 1080 Community Farm cal co-operatives and nine fed- g.et farmer endorsement for putting the Brannan plan erated organizations: Cherry mto'. effect. Other recommen...Ltions th ey regar d as Casnovia Farm Burea.u Barbecue Bureau Discussion groiIps have Blue Cross-Blue Shield protection for their members." . Growers, Inc.; Company, Farm Bureau Michigan Detroit l:acking Elevator ervices, Exchange, Uj::l Ieadmg to transfer of control of the extenSl'on servl'ce ,Michigan Farm Bureau, Michigan and county agricultural agent from the state coIl t th U S D eges Michigan Takes Bay-Saginaw Picnic Livestock Milk Producers Potato Growers Exchange, Michigan Ass'n, Michigan Exchange, and 0 e .. epartment of Agriculture. Largest Ever Held On Indiana Four thousand, two hundred farm people attended the 1951 Northland ation. Co-operative Feder- For Hard Expect Higher Michigan Farm Bureau mem- Saginaw-Bay Farm Bureau pic- Prices for Potatoes bership representatives tricts have challenged men of the Indiana Farm Bureau in 10 dis- nic to make it one of the largest District ever held. The 2 big events of the day's program were the an- October is Of Hearing Farmers' prices for 1951 po- tatoes are expected to average hi~her than for last year's crop. to a contest to reach cord with the American the state nual ball game and the tug-of- membership goal first, as on re- war contest. Farm Bay County wdn the ball game and Saginaw won Co-op Month . "He that hath ears to hear, let hIm hear," is the theme for the 20th annual conference of the ThIS year's crop is indicated to be well below the 1950 crop, out of which 100 million bushels had to Bureau. The prize is a steak Michigan Ass'n for Better Hear- be purchased by the government the tug-of-war contest. The Farmer co-operatives are bene- dinner provided by the losers. Saginaw ing to be held Friday afternoon or . diverted for price support. County Farm Bureau ficial to all citizens of Michigan, The Michigan goal is 51 500. Women's and Saturday, October 5 and 6 ThIS year there is no price sup- committee served a said Gov. G. Mennen Williams in port program. Indiana's goal is about 90,000. at the KeJlogg Center for Con~ . ham dinner. The 4-H members proclaiming October as Farm Co- of the 2 counties presented a one operative Month. tiq,uing Education, Michigan State Farmers Feeding CoLlege, East Lansing. Sessions Ear Notching 150 Million in U S hour entertainment which in~uded singin~, dancing, program Governor Williams ~78,820 farmers are members of said that are open to the public. ~a: notching fall pigs can help ehmmate a lot of guesswork in ° ° band mUSIC, and a tratned horse 233 farm co-operatives in this "What's new in Hearing in U. S. farmers are feeding more' act. state. The co-operative organi- Michigan" is the subject for the picking out breeding stock and people than at the turn of the ------ zations' business last year total- Friday afternoon session. The deciding which are your best Photo Courtesy Muskegon Chronicle century. USDA reports that in 1950 there were 150 mI'I- show MOInera I S led $250,000,000. problem of total adjustment will sows. Your county agricultural October is being observed as be considered at the Friday eve- agent can show you a system of PATIENCE does it at a chicken barbecue. 250 people attended the 4th annual chicken barbecue lion people to be fed, or 18 mil- Now is the time to make sure Farm Co-operative Month in all ning session. On Saturday '"\"1orn- identifying the litter by the ear sponsored by Casnovia Farm Bureau of Muskegon county at Half Moon Lake Aug. 4 as a project lion more than in 19401 Fewer your fall brood sows are getting states. The Michigan Ass'n of notches. ing following'the annual business / in the West Michigan Farm.to-Prosper contest. Mys. Howard Durham and assistants are shown tend. farmers have been able to step up plenty of minerals in the ration, Farmer Co-operatives will use meeting of the Michigan Associa- noon session followed by a meet- ing halves of chickens over a bed of charcoal. Three hours are required to do the chickens to a production to more than meet Michigan State College extension meetings, newspapers and radio tion for Better Hearing, there will ing on hearing aids. luscious tender brown. Michigan State College introduced and popularized the chicken barbecue by domestic demand. swine specialists remind farmers. to make the public better be a session devoted to medical Detailed information can be se- ;iring instrudions on how to do it• .Junior Farm Bureau groups were among the fint to sponsor them. Better machinery, high analy- , lacquainted with the value of phases of hearing. sis fertilizer, better insect and creased knowledge of best farm farm co-operatives to the com- cured at the Michigan Association It is estimated that 50.000 persons aUende~ chic ken barbecues in Michigan the past summer. Lipreading demonstrations will for Better Hearing. 407 Hollister pest control, better varieties, in- practices are helping do the job. munity. be featured in the Saturday after- Building, ~nsing, Michi~an. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 6. 1951 TWO MICHIGAN FARM NEWS States Farm Vie1fJpoint On Michigan Farm News Michigan Farm Bureau Establlabed January Entered as second class matter n, 19%3 , OFFICERS President_C. E. Buskirk. Paw Paw V-Pres ...A. Sh..llenbarger. I.. Odessa Senate Tax PluTI:For Co-op Jan. 1%. IUS at the pOOtoftlce at MAFC Writes Charlotte, Mlchlpn. under the Act Exec. Se<:.:) C. L. Bred)'. Lan .. lng of Much 3. Isa. DISTRICT DIRECTORS I-Russell E. Hasel Rlchland. R-l Published mOftthly. flNt Satur- 'ay. by 1I1chipn Farm Bureau at :I-Blaque Knlrk Qulncy, R-l 3-C1)'de Brelnlng_ ..Ypsllanti. R-l Senate Finance Committee's. its publication office at 114 E. Lov- ett SL. Charlotte. ~Ich\gan. Editorial and general offices. !!1 .-A. Shellenbarger_I.. Odessa. R-l l>-)[arlen 6--\Vard G. Hodge 7-Harry Garn Charlotte. R-5 Snover. R-l ~orrls_ _ _......Casnovla The weather as a topic is an old and time-worn theme Yet it never loses interest or its mystery. it would seem. to Congressnlan Present Reeommendalions ~orth Cedar SL. Lansing. Michi- 8-Kenneth JohnsonnFreeland. R-2 Will the sky be bright tomorrow? Will it rain on Sunday next? gan.' PO!'t Omce phone, La.osl~ Box 960. Tele- :n -%71.Extension 8. Send notices on Form SS78 and undelh'erable copies returned under s.-sldney lo-James DIRECTORS Hodgson _Cadlllac. R-l )llelock AT _.....\Vhlttemore LARGE These are matters of importance. and they have us all perplexed. It was true in 1950. It was true in Noah's age. Every vagary of the weather makes its ~ark on history's page. John Dingell. Presa.Release No. 14 I-The _. Committee reconsidered its previous action with _Sept~ 10, 1951 enrl E. Busklrk Paw Paw. R-:! Honorable John D. Dingell respect to both the tax-exempt and taxable cooperatives and Form 3S", to ltlchlpn Farm =--ews "'alter \Vlghtman Fennvllle. R-l editorial office. P. O. Box '60, uns- Modem man, that clever fellow, needs the clouds to prove his power New House Office Building agreed to a. substitute which revises Section 101 (12) of the John Converse.m Unlon Clt)'. R-:! Ing. Mlch gan. And sometimes he seems successful for a brief triumphant hour, ,Washington, D. C. Representing Code to provide that cooperatives exempt under this Section Einar Ungren .__ Edltor PURpOSE OF FARM WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU But the rain he plans for Texas falls to bless some neighboring state Dear Mr. Ding~ll; are to be taxable on all earnings not definitely allocated to Harold Weinman -Associate Editor BUREAU Mrs. H. \\"hlttaker ....)letamora. R-l In accordance with our tele- And I think he claims authority he can't authenticate. the accounts of patrons. The Commissioner of Internal Rev- The purpose of this Associa- Representing phone conference this week in Subscription: !5 cents n "ear. tion shall be the advancement I just don't recall an instance where a full scale hurricane enue is to require reporting on patronage dividends which LImIted to Farm Bureau Members, of our members' interests edu- JUNIOR FARM BUREAU Was admittedly the product of the chaps who make it rain. Washington, I am outlining the cationally. legislatively, and Dale R. Foster ~lIes. R-3 are allocated to the accounts of patrons in amounts of $100 Vol. XXIX October 7. 1951 No.9 interest of farmer cooperatives or more and is to have the discretion to require reporting on economically. So I broach this weather subject as the equal of the best in the pending taxation legisla- amounts of less than $100. Though I do not know the answers and must risk it with the rest. tion. St. Louis Livestock Market I am wondering if the frosts will come before the com is dry. Ana will the wheat get what It needs of water from the sky? Can we look for Indian Summer to be lingering and mild? We note that H.R. 4473 makes no alteration in the present tax status of farmer cooperatives. 2-The Committee agreed that patronage dividends are to be subject to the same withholding requirements as c()rporate dividends. (At present, the Internal Revenue Code provides Or will Winter jump and grab us all, with incantations wild? This is satisfactory to farmer co- no withholding tax on corporate dividends.) operatives generally. We prefer Half the farmer's loss or profit hinges on the weather's turn 3-The Committee instructed the Treasury and the Staff no change. Weare experiencing While his entire season's labor may be gone beyond return. to study and report by April 1. 1952 on the possibility of no difficulty in complying with Yet each year, in faith abiding. farmers plant and hope to reap. withholding against the reserves allocated (with special re- the present statutes, Treasury Every season, with the weather, fateful rendezvous they keep. ference to t~e distinction between marketing and purchasing regulations, and court decisions And in general. my experience, through th~ years that I have tried, cooperatives) and on the. methods used in allocating reserves in operating farm cooperatives. Teaches me that faith is amply and completely justified. and the form and character' pf the certificates issued to the In regard to the action of the R. S. Clark end that one tax-not a double tax-may be actually' col- Senate Finance Committee on 315 North Grinnell Street lected on such allocated reserves. ' September 10 as reported in its t '( , Jackson" Mjchigan Press Release No. 14. we submit 4-The Committee report is to indicate that in the case the following comm~nts: Women of City' Folks Section 1 of Release No. 14. We do not object to taxing earn- of mutual savings banks and building and loan associations, the loss reserve of these organizations at least 25 years experience and that in determining such re- is to' be computed on serves the requirements now provided by FDIC with respect Hillsdale FB Need .to Know' ings not definitely allocated on the books of the cooperative to to losses are to be considered. TOP-This is the Central Michigan . the accounts course, a reasonable of patrons. time needs Of '" Stockyards Canh al Michigan and auction building of the Livestock Ass'n one mile west of St. Louis on M-4a. Producers Present Plays Facts of Life to be allowed following the 'end of each fiscal year to get the work for both the Revenue De- partment and cooperatives .. gotiable certificates of indebted ness, preferred stock or deben Women of the Hillsdale County . "Farmers should tell city peo- books closed and audited and the A good many of our farmer tures with a definite due dat The faci1i1ies are leased to the Michigan pel the facts of life about the necessary clerical work accom- patrons are small operators 'and for a considerable period of years Farm Bureau raise money for a Livestock Exchange which conducts auc- student loan fund through plays cost of foods," said President plished. Six months or the suc- a withholding tax arrangement sufficient to enable the coopera- tions there every Monday afternoon presented at various towns in the Buskirk of the Michigan Farm ceeding fiscal year are needed. would involve accounting of tive to revolve the securities is- starting at 1:00 p. m. Central Michigan county by an all Farm Bureau Bureau to the iosco County Farm We also do not object to the numerous small amounts. In sued with the current earninejs Livestock Producers Ass'n was organized cast. BUl;eau p}cnic in late August. provision in Section 1 that the many cases it would require a of the period would be satisfac- by members of the Farm Bureau. Commissioner of Internal Rev- rather extensive refunding oper- tory. We believe these should THIS YEAR the group is pre- enue require reporting on pat- at ion on the part of the Revenue be permitted to run for an ex- BOTTOM-This is the auction ring at senting "Apple of His Eye" a ronage refunds which are allo- Department. I am referring to tended period of time to enabfe Central Michigan Stockyards at St. Louis. Broadway play in which Walter Huston had the leading role. The cated to the accounts of patrons the years in which the farmer the organization' to meet the ups There are seats for several hundred in amounts of $100 or more. With patron might operate at a loss. opening performance will be at and downs in business condi- around around the auction ring. Mich- a good many co-operatives there In case it is decided to leVy a tions. Weare strongly in favqr igan Livestock Exchange _ men conduct Camden high school December 3. Other performances will be are many small patronage re- withholding ta~ on the dividends of the suggestion that a double the weekly auctions. The Exchange pro- funds that would requir~ an end-. 'of corporations we would not ob- tax be avoided on allocated rc- at Pittsford, Waldron, Jonesville, tec:1s p~oducers by having experienced less amount of accountmg wo~k ject to having it llpply to' the div- and Hillsdale. serves. marketing men there at all times to bid on In 1!l'49 they presented the t~ report these to the Commls-' idends on stock or interest paid " "- stock if necessary to assu=e producers a comedy "January Thaw" four slOner of Internal Revenue. and on certificates of indebtedness or Paragraph 4 does not apply to fair price. in the aggregate would not bring debentures of cooperatives ~cor- farmer _cooperatives. _ times. the Government much revenue. porations . . Y; e feel encour~ged over Y01.l.r FIRST rehearsal for "Apple of mterest. The actIOn of the Sen- It is important that cooperatives His Eye" will be I1t Steamburg Regarding Paragraph 3 with ate Finance Committee. which school October 19. Merritt be relieved from having to re- port to the Commissioner the special reference tq the- distinc- was rescinded' September 10, was Greene is director again. He di- '. amounts under $100. tion between marketing anti pur- clearly punitive and discrimin~'" rects the plays at Hillsdale high chasing cooperatives, we .seriqus- . tory and would have placed co- school. has. been associated with Regarding Paragraph 2 apply- ly object to treating the two operatives in a regulatory strait- professional dramatic organiza- ing the same withholding re- types of operations differently., jacket. It really was not a rev- tions and as a director of pro- quirements on patronage refunds Most of our' cooperatives fulfi11 e~ue measure at "all. If this a~J ,fessional and amateur plays since 1930. He lives on a small f:lrm as might be levied against cor- both functions. The. priinary pur- tion had been made' effective it near Hillsdale .. / I porate dividends, we register pose of farmer cooperatives in could have developed ~into quite The student loan fun~n js at serious objection as follows: each field is to render service. a brake on agricultural produ~- Michigan State college. and is We consider it unjust and dis- A margin sufficient to cover tion. Farm cooperatives are an B. P. PATTISON tural section of Michigan the ing ownership directly to pack- administered b'y the State'Board Carl E. Buskirk criminatory to levy a withhold .. safely all costs usually results in important extension of the opcr: Some 360 farmers in central livestock potential is present to ers avoids speculative buying of Agriculture for the use of "Many people believe that ing tax against patronage re- the balance to be refllinded 'trom at ions of the farm itself aq.q Michigan, subscribed $60.000 to make the St. Louis market a lead- which serves no good purpose rural youth from Hillsdale coun- farmers are getting rich. In funds of cooperatives. Patron- both marketing and purchdsmg must not be crippled in this tim~ build facilities for marketing er in the field. Promoted to a either for the producer or pack- ty. At first money was raised by most processed or packaged foods age refunds result from an under activities. Marketing and put- of crisis and national danger. their livestock co-operative}y. large extent by the membership er. personal donatiops. then a booth the farm'er 'receives only four to payment in the marketing of chasing operations are equally Again. I thank you for your Packer buyers are interested at Hillsdale county fair. Bank- The yards are located one mile in Farm Bureau. it is deserving of five cents of a 20 to 30 cent pack- products and from an overcharge important to I the family .type of fine interest and consideratiofl. in reducing procurement costs, ers Grange assisted with a booth in buying farm supplies. Pat- farmer and there is no' jUstifiable east of St, Louis, on M-46. their fullest support. age. , Sincerely yours. and they will patronize the mar- at a grass day program'in 1949 "A lot of people think that a romige refunds are a part of the reason for any distinctlon;in St. Louis is the geographical NOT J t An th rAt' kets that provide volume. Farm- 0\U' M1CHIGAN ASSOCIATION center of Michigan. located at the: u~. 0 e uc Ion on the Duane Sanford farm. The 'cow gives milk and a hen lays an consideration involved in sell- revenue laws.' It would accom- er patronage in southwest Mich- OF FARMER CO-OPERA- intersection of US-27, and M-46. Market .. Michigan farmers are idea of presenting plays to raise egg every day in the year. Farm ing and buying. They are re- plish no useful purPose for eith- igan has placed the Battle Creek .TlVES' It is an ideal location easily ac- s~pportIng ov~r 7~ s~ called auc- money was suggested at county Bureau groups should plan pro- funds in the true sense of the er the Revenue Department market at the top in the mid-west meeting of Women of the Farm or' W. E. PHILLIPS, Chairman cessible on good highways from tlOn markets In M~chlgan. If the grams that will tell city ssiblefor all of us to do the he's up there. And every $75 I mixing water requires no com- area WIth gram elevator serVIce. may equal the 1947 record; but dtings we've always wanted. plant in Defense Bonds will pay plicated equipment, just things Nov. 3-Michigan Junior Farm Bureau annual meet~' It-serves as a retail outl.e~ for their income will not buy as back. $100 in 10 ,bort years ••• available on the farm. . . Farm Bureau feeds, fertIlIzers, much as it did four years ago. ~e~ll be able to send Tom's mg. seeds and other farm products. Net incomes of farm operators kid sister to college when our $133.33 in 20 years. Protecting fresh concrete from freezing for four or five declined in 1948, 1949 arid 1950. Nov. 7-Women of the Farm aureau annual meeting. PORT HURON. Another im- This year, they may come close days can be done with straw or hay • Write for free folder on how to make necessary concrete Nov. 7-C0-operative Commodity Conferenc.es fo.r port ant step in the expansion to the 1947 total of 17.8 billion . program was the purchase of the dollars. Nonfarm personal income dairy, fruit and vegetable, poultry, livestock and wool former Chamberlain Bean & Pea is expected to set another . Company plant in Port Huron record at least 25 pel' cent high- ~ART"R CROPMONIV G-RlJ-WI-NG AT YOUR BANK , OR POST OFfiCE repairs and improvements in co-operatIves. for use exclusively as a dry bean er than it was in 1947. A net spite of cold weather. Nov. 7-Roll Call Conference for county 'and state packaging plant. Several auto- income equal to that in 1947 If you need help, get in touch matic packaging machines have would buy 12 percent. less goods j with your concrete contractor or membership workers at MSC Music Auditorium W 00- been added to this plant in order and services than the same in- building material dealer. nesday evening. Preparations will, be discussed,. for the to keep pace with consumer de- come actually did buy at 1947 mand. lor Bunker Hill Beans, price levels. Michigan .Far~ Bureau r-----------------------, I PORTlAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION I state-wide membership campaign the week of. Decem:. tOe Exchange brand. I otck T_ BlcllI.,Lansing S, Mich. I be 3 "Expanded physical facilities r • of the Michigan Elevator Ex- : Send me free folderon winter =ete work. : . t change with an accompanying Say Neighbor--- I N II I u _ Help to prevent bloat In your Farm woodlands hat are too. ,~. e so nel wI'11en n d . ttl b " th 11 t b t' . 1 al' expanSIon In p r n, - II Sh~et or R. R. No. u u II aIry ca e y glvlf;lg em some sma 0 e 0 comm~r<;1a v ,ue able the Exchange to provide roughage on a rack 10 the pasture can be an excellent source ,of- be tt . th r bef re : Ciq. StaJe : h h_h near their watering or resting wood products that you. need at' t th,ersfervlce fanM~vh:ga "'-~ho • I lace hoe armers 0 IC 1 n IW . p . ome. own the Michigan Elevator Ex- , change," said James R. Bliss, gen- eral manager. Milton J. Burkholder, Marlette; M. H. Wallace, Coldwater; and .~. Here's Your Chance We Welcome The New George' H. Brooks, St. Johns, were re-elected to succeed them- selves as directors. Other di- rectors are Waldo E. Phillips, Decatur; Andrew G. Lohman, Hamilton; J. C. Kitter, Blissfield; Frank H. Reid, Cass City; Robert ~~~ To Save_ Mon~y \ F. Koenigshof, Buchanan; and : .. on top quality. Unico Charles J. Mathews, Portland. MOTOR OILS :Mr. Phillips was re-elected president; Mr. Koenigshof was elected first vice-president to succeed Mr. Lohman who de- c1med the office because of the press' of other duties; Mr, Burk- holder, Mr. Brooks and Mr. Kit- . \ ter, were re-elected 2nd vice- president, secretary, and treas- urer~ •••If Y~u-Buy Now! There may be inflation in othe~. p'lace~, ,hu,t for 'th,e, fifth con~ecutiye year Farm Bureau, Petroleum your own oil company or. co-op petrol~Llm dealer In co-operation With your Farmers Petroleum Co-operative; is offering you the same extra savings during its Annual Fall Oil Sale,. now und~r way. By buying now,you get a .Co-op Sales big discount on all purchases of top- ql,lality Unico Lubricating miss,the big savings; stock up ~oday:;, " I Oils. Don't Life Insurance Co1ttpany Convention " of Michigan Approximately 225 petroleum bulk plant and dealer managers SAVE 5c PER. GALLON OR, MORE witlt their top tank wagon serv- icemen attended the lOth annual If You Buy Your Season's Needs Now! sales convention ot Farmers Into the Family of Petroleum Co-operative at Port- age Point Inn at Onekama, Sept. BUREAU PREMIUM OIL 14-16. This top quality motor oil does more than lubricate Farm Bureau Insurance Services The oil co-op. a subsidiary com- pany of the Mich. Farm Bureau, distributed through its 56 local co-op dealers a record volume of your motor ..••• it cleans it, too!. Protec~ the engine and adds years of useful hfe. signed to meet heavy duty requirements. It IS de~ Buy 23 million gallons ot liquid fuels Bureau Premium in quarts, 2~gallon, 5-gallon, and 55-gallon containers. The same Agency Force will be used by both Farm to farmer-patrons. It distributed more than 200,000 gallons of Bureau Insurance Companies. You should make all motor oil, 217,000 pounds of grease, plus a record. volume of . UNICO REGULAR OIL tires, tubes, batteries, spark plug, This fine oil has been used inquiries through your local agent or at the home offices. and miscellaneous automotive sup- successfully for years for plies business during the year. normal lubricating purposes, The top, tankwagon service- Now it has been improved to man5s award for the year went give you even better service. When you insure in your own company to, Clare Miller of Allegan for de- Resists breakdown, has nat~ livering the most liquid fuel, ural solvency, keeps engine motor oil, grease and tires. clean, reduces wear, is non~ ~ ou Have A Friend In Need! Twenty-seven tankwagon serv- icemen shared in the cash prize awards amounting to $1,000in the corrosive. Economical affords positive protection' at ••• • A .... " . FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.! motor oil sa~es contest. The top five winners were:t Ed Roskamp, Coopersville, with sales of 3099 lower costs. Comes in quarts, 2-gallon, 5~gallon, and 55~ gallon containers, Protect Farm Equipment with Unico Grease gallons of motor oil; Clare Miller, fARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE CO. Allegan, 3075 gallons; Clayton Freer, Marshall, 2920; Marvin Zwiers, Hudsonville, 2621 gallons; Now's the Time to Prepare for Winter Driving \ and "Newt" Putnam, Eau Claire, Ask Your Co-op Tankwagon Serviceman Or Petroleum Dealer for with 2202 gallons. < of Michigan Winners of the 6-week new UNICO ANTI-FREEZE & CO-OP EXTRA.-TRACTION TIRES , customer contest were: Harry Temple, Micfdleton, with 24 new 507 South Grand Avenue Lansing, Michigan customers; Harold Hunt, Char- lotte, 16; Vem Overholt, Charlotte, FARMERS PETROLEUM CO-O" Inc. , 16; and Marvin Zwiers, Hudson- 221 N. Cedar St. - lansing, Michigan ville 13. t ivc SATURDAY. OCTOBER 6. 1951 M I C H I G A N FARM NEWS Senate Committee Reversed Itself on Blow to Co-ops Country Was Heard to be part of the general tax bill now in the making in Congress. tives was represented by eight, including its chair- signed man, Waldo Phillips. They showed that it was de- get Senator Williams to tell him to prevent co-operatives why a co-operative with more from issuing long term patronage than $100,000 of assets should stock and having revolving funds have t h e restrictive tax regula- From in a Hurry Here were tax recommendations that would destroy the revolving fund plan for financing, which September 10 the Senate Finance Committee an- for financing. It was designed tions proposed in the Williams nounced that it had reconsidered its recommendations to prevent co-ops from federating amendment. to have co-operative feed mills, Mr. Taft said that Congress JS is used by 7 5 % of the nation's farm co-ops. Because of August 29 and had tossed them out the window. fertilizer plants, terminal eleva- well aware t h a t co-operatives They heard from the country. they would be required to pay patronage dividends in Instead, said the committee, it will propose a re- tors, etc. have lacked working capital and have issued patronage stock in or- That explains the complete reversal of the U. S. SENATOR TAFT could not cash or merchandise within 75 days after the close vision of the law to provide that tax exempt co-op- (Continued on page 6) Senate Finance Committee between August 29 and of the business year. eratives shall be subject to federal corporation income September 10 on a set of tax recommendations that Of if they were to pay their patronage refunds in tax on earnings not allocated to patrons. Also, that contained most destructive regulations and restrictions for farm co-operatives. securities, they must be redeemed within two years, plus 3% interest. A n d not more than half the refund co-operatives be required to report patronage refunds allocated to patrons in amounts of $100 or more, Now's The Time To Order Farmers could hardly believe their eyes when they could be paid in stock. and possibly on less than $ 100. read in newspapers the Senate Finance Committee's T w o jokers were included to mess up farm co- Further, if other types of corporations shall be re- tax recomendations for co-operatives. They were operatives. These provisions said patronage refunds quired to withhold income tax on dividends, then co- would be taxable to the co-operative itself, as well operatives shall be subject to the same withholding ; - S E E D OF as to the patrons, unless; (1) the co-operative had of tax on patronage refunds. BEFORE assets of less than $100,000; ( 2 ) 9 5 % of its busi- ness was done with individual farmers. Farm co-operatives have long agreed that margins which are not allocated to patrons should be taxed RESULTS No doubt, the 9 5 % feature was intended to pre- to the co-operative itself. NEW this happens to you vent a group of farm co-operatives from owning a T h e Michigan Ass'n of Farmer Co-operatives and feed mill, or a fertilizer plant, etc., and operating it the Michigan Farm Bureau said that most farm co- VARIETIES IES ^ as a co-operative, with patronage refunds being operatives are now paying federal income tax on NOW LEADING returned to the local co-operatives. earnings not allocated to patrons. Farm Bureau THE PARADE Promptly the Finance Committee and all Senators Services, Inc., operates that way. began hearing from the country. Thousands of let- The National Council of Farmer Co-operatives ters and telegrams came from farmers, farm co- said all farm co-ops should support the new recom- Leading the parade of fine operatives and general farm organizations. State mendations in the Senate. This was agreed to Sept. Hybrids, and heading direct- ly for a full crib on your own delegations of co-operative leaders came to Wash- 10 at a meeting of representatives of farm co-opera- farm are these two new field ington. The Michigan Ass'n of Farmer Co-opera- tives from all states at Washington. tested Farm Bureau Certified Hybrid Seed Corn varieties: Michigan 250 which replaces Your Protection Under Fremont's Somebody Sold Senate Taft Downs 11-A and Michigan 350 which takes the place of 36-B and 51-B. These varieties are a- dapted for machine picking Liberal Policy Williams in IT MAY SAVE you hundreds of dollars. Finance Group Bill of Goods They carry their ears higlv and have loose husks which remove easily. Their cobs are No one wants a fire . . . but when you do have a loss, you want to be sure that your "WHY DID the U. S. Senate finance committee go gunning it had reconsidered its action and had abandoned the anti-co-oper- Senate Debate small for early drying of kernels. policy is more than "just a piece of paper" for farm co-operatives in the tax ative program. Senator Williams of Delaware led a three hour fight in the U. S. and that you are adequately protected. recommendations it made in Aug- ust?" "Instead, the committee said it will offer tax recommendations Senate September 25 against A Good Crop Requires The Right Seed YOU CAN BE SURE with a Fremont Mu- "We found that the committee for co-operatives which most farm co-operatives. He lost 72 The word hybrid alone won't guarantee you a bumper corn tual policy . . . it is one of your most valu- had been sold a bill of goods farm co-operatives themselves to 7. crop. There are good, bad and indifferent hybrids. These n e w able contracts . . . and the extra protection against farm co-operatives," re- have advocated and are follow- The Senate finance committee varieties have outyielded all other varieties in their class in you receive may save you hundreds of d6I- plied Waldo E. Phillips of De- ing. once accepted Senator Williams' field tests in Michigan during the past five years. Let your lars. So now, before you have a loss, make catur. recommendations, then rejected local F a r m Bureau seed dealer help you select t h e best for your sure that you have Fremont Mutual's liberal Mr. Phillips' as chairman of the "THE MAIN recommendation them. See article above. farm. Buy your Hybrid Seed Corn in the familiar Farm Bur- protection policy. Michigan Association of Farmer is to apply the corporation in- SENATOR WILLIAMS offered eau bag. Co-operatives, was head of a dele- come tax to all earnings of a co- operative which are not allocated an amendment which contained Order Your Next Year's Requirements Now Your Smoke and Stove Pipes gation of eight which went to Washington to protest the pro- posed recommendations. to the acounts of patrons. all the restrictions finally reject- ed by the Senate Finance Com- F r o m Your Local It may save your life. "The committee reversed it- mittee, and perhaps more. BE SURE there are no openings around the chimney. Be sure that all pipes are firmly "SENATOR John J. Williams of Delaware led the fight against co-operatives in the committee," self after hearing from the coun- Senators Aiken of Vermont, try. It voted 11 to 2 in favor of Case of South Dakota, Thye of the new recommendation. Only Minnesota, and Watkins of Utah FARM BUREAU SEED DEALER anchored in place. Close all unused open- said Mr. Phillips, "Senator Senator Williams of Delaware and others proceeded to show the FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. ings in chimneys with brick or metal flue Williams is a feed and grain deal- and one other held out. Senator Senate the real intent of the 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing 4, Michigan step. Be sure there is plenty of clearance er. He must be a good salesman Williams let it be known that he Williams amendment. between all stove pipes and any wood. because the committee vote was Waldo E. Phillips has not finished and will be 11 to 2 for a tax program with reg- heard from on the floor of the Edwin Martin of Pennsylvania, Senate." Check Your Insurance ulations in it that would wreck DIVIDE^ and Ralph Flanders of Vermont. farm co-operatives. Only Sen- ators Robert Taft of Ohio and "WHEN THE NEWS got out, THE MICHIGAN delegation of SEND FOR INFORMATIVE FOLDER Robert Kerr of Oklahoma object- things beg"an to happen. Letters co-operative leaders who called "Are you fully protected?" ed. and telegrams came from every on Senators Ferguson and Moody '"Openings for Agents in some localities. "Senator Williams had on his part of the country to members of included: side Senator Walter George of the committee and to other Sen- Waldo E. Phillips of Decatur, CRemonT muTUAL • FIPF INSURANTS • • • COMPANY SEND FOR , Georgia, chairman of the com- mittee; and Senators Tom Con- nally of Texas, Harry Byrd of Virginia, Edwin Johnson of Col- orado, Clyde R. Hoey of North ators. "Delegations of leaders of farm co-operatives and farmers came to Washington. Some 30 Texans came by plane to see Senator Tom chairman of the Michigan Ass'n of Farmer Co-operatives; Carl E. Buskirk, P a w Paw, president of the Michigan Farm Bureau, and director of Farm Bureau Services, and CONQUER! THIS FOLDER Inc., and Farmers Petroleum Co- 'Integrity that is Unquestioned" Carolina, J. Allen Frear of Dela- Connally and demand an explana- operative; James R. Bliss, Lan- ware, Eugene Milliken of Colora- tion. Other members of the com- sing, Michigan Elevator Ex- Hitler did this. Stalin does it. It works so well and do, Hugh Butler of Nebraska, mittee received delegations of change; Bruce Clothier, North farmers. Our Michigan group had cordial interviews with Sen- Branch, representing co-operative so cheaply, that people are always subject to such dairy industries in Michigan; ator Homer Ferguson and Senator Blair Moody, who are not mem- Jerry Bryant, Hartland, Mich- such efforts. igan Livestock Exchange; Rob- bers of the Senate Finance Com- ert Koenigshof, Buchanan, Bu- mittee. They promised support. chanan Co-ops, Inc.; E. J. Fatch- "THE SENATE Finance Com- ett, Blissfield Co-operative Eleva- *"*J are a Farm Bureau member. You may mittee had heard so much from tor Co.; Fred Vandermeulen, farmers that it announced Mon- McBain, Michigan Potato Grow- be a Grange member, too. There have been efforts day morning, September 10 t h a t ers Exchange. made to divide and conquer the organized farmer. So far the Farm Bureau and the Grange have seen these efforts and resisted them. Consequently the FB Staff Changes organized farmer today is well protected. RUT **V * How about the individual farmer and his feed purchases? There, the old divide and con- quer works—every day. His ears are blasted by Now Is The Ideal Time radio waves—his eyes with full page "ads" in farm magazines—and smooth, smart salesmen dangle a To Re-Roof Those Farm Buildings pot of gold before his eyes. Many farmers are persuaded. And Be Prepared For ANY Kind of Weather. "IS THIS BAD?" - You Ask Us! • Unico Non-Siphoning Rooting Roll Roofing The feed they buy is probably a good feed. The dealer who sells it is a good Mor* for your money in metal roofing. The exclu- Here's the ideal roofing for farm use because of its citizen but each purchase has helped slow down the Farm Bureau feed program, sive Unico nailing surface makes this roofing easier low initial cost and ease of application. You can the only feed program sponsored, owned, and controlled by J farmers—for farmers. to apply. With full two ox. line coating, you're apply It yourself, saving time and money* Unica Is that good? assured of years and years of trouble-free service. Roll Roofing comes In four different weights. Here Are The Facts About Our Feeds... • Unico Square Tab Shingles For a tough, durable and colorful roof, choose Farm Bureau feeds have no superiors. Unico Shingles. Available in wide selection of colors, you'll find it pays to protect your buildings with DAN REED (left) of Pentwater, veteran Michigan Farm Bureau Farm Bureau feed sales help promote farm organization. Unico Thick Tab Shingles. ©- membership representative in District 7, has been promoted to be assistant to Stanley Powell in legislative and related work. Mr. Farm Bureau feeds belong to you. INSPECT OUR COMPLETE LINE Reed will work out of the Lansing office effective October 15. JERRY CORDREY (right) is on the job as the new MFB member- Farm Bureau feeds are open formula. OF BUILDING MATERIALS NOW! ship representative in District 7. Mr. Cordrey's family has been active in the Hillsdale County Farm Bureau. Jerry has helped Farm Bureau feed earnings belong to the organized with Roll Call work. He served two years in the navy and is a farmer. recent graduate of Hillsdale college. We Have A Complete Line Of Roofing Materials, Paints, Insul- THERE IS A CHOICE! ations, Silo Papers, Field & Snow Fence. Replacements Maine Farm Bureau When farmers add new r e - 47th To Join AFBF / You must decide whether it is to be: placements to their dairy h e r d SEE YOUR FARM BUREAU DEALER TODAY! they should consider several fac- tors. One is the risk of introduc- Maine organized the 47th state Farm Bureau this summer. "United We Are Strong" or "Divide and Conquer" ing disease into the herd through Rhode Island is the only state purchased cows. You also not having an organized Farm SEE YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU FEED DEALER FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. should consider quality of heifers Bureau group. With the ad- raised from your own h e r d a n d dition of t h e Maine farmers FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. SPAR Dept. 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, Mich. how the n e w cow fits in with t h e AFBF now represents over 1,500,- program of herd improvement on 000 farm families in t h e United Feed Department 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. the farm. States. SIX MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, OCTOBER S. 1951- • Reapportioning Our Re-presentati yeS I.n the Legislature Commuolty - F arm B ureau .'---------------------------,~-------------------------- than 110. The ration of repre- Tat'( Downs W."U."ams_ MSC Men meet his needs... and the need- college textbook for use in the 440 Fourth Ave., New York 16, sentation would still be figured as - ed trace elements have been add- introductory or general course in N. Y. or from your local book In S Db - DISCUSSlon OplC lOr cor - T · ~ 0 t be though the number were 100.This would leave a larger margin to work on for districts having more enate e ate Publish, ed." This is just one of the many hundred helpful suggestions that the recently published 2nd edi- soils, but anyone seeking a know- ledge of Ithe soil may study it profitably. store. Price is $5.00. Farm Bureau Services was the ' than 50% of the ratio of repre- (Continued from page 5) tion contains. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. are first to guarantee seed as to its Background Our Community Material Farm for Program Bureau 61.: u';s Discussion M th b on Groups sentation, and would not cut short y the extra representative due so many of the districts that surpass der to use earnings to build facil- ities. The members still own the elevator, for example, and get oils Book I '''Fundamentals of Soil Sci- ence" was written primarily as a I publishers of the book. Copies may be had by writing them at purity, origin, germination and adaptability. the 50% of the required ratio. better earnings. The farmer is DONALD D. KINSEY The people must familiarize taxed on. the patronage stock. FREE~(Iftl "Too often the price per ton of Director of Research and Education themselves with this problem If, said Taft, the whole burden fertilizer is the factor which gov- ''\ PURE CRUSHED and take an active part and in- should be shifted to the co-oper- erns farmers in their fertilizer Should the Michigan legis Iature b e contro IIe d b y terest in its solution if we are ative, the result would be to take purchases rather than the cost TRIPLE SCRUMED representatives from a single county} to preserve a fair and represen- tative type of government for the away from the farmer the right to operate with his fellows. The per unit of plant nutrients." So say Dr. Charles 'E. Millar .OYSTfRSHELL Compare a KINGSCROST This is both a problem and a possibility unless sound State ~f Michigan. Senator from D~laware wants to and Dr. Lloyd M. Turk, MSC soil tax patronage dividends at the HYBRID with your other I'.""."~ ••84 science men in their new book principles of government are followed when the redistri- QUESTIONS for Conclusions: rate of 52% against the co-oper- "Fundamentals of Soil Science". corns in '52! bution of representation takes place in 1953. Please have your discussion ative.. They say further: . leader and secretary record the Senator Taft said the Senate "It is the duty of the farmer- Ask us about it- There is very little chance that the present balance consensus of the group on the Finance Committee's recommen~ will remain. Metropolitan groups are too insistent on a discussion leader. check sheet which is sent to your dation (page 2 this edition) makes all co-operatives taxable as pre- purchaser to invest his money in the fertilizer from which he will receive the greatest return per TODAY reapportionment pressure at th~ earliest possible moment. has been exerted to force it through before Some the ----------- CO-OpTerDllD · al scribed in the bill. He urged that the committee be sustained and the Williams amendment reject- dollar invested in terms of qual- ity and quantity ... A source of expense to the user of fertilizer 1953 date provided for in the state constitution. edSenators Ferguson and Moody is the purchase of low analysis F6r Complete Information Such an anxiety unmasks an impatience to gain con- Elevator Soon mixtures... It is more economi- of Michigan voted for the com- cal for a farmer to buy the higher mittee recommendation upheld grades of fertilizer, if he makes See Your Local Farm.Bureau Seed Corn Dealer trol of the governmenful powers of the state in order by Taft. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. to accomplish anxiety. the special desires of those who show Will these desires take consideration for the the In Operation Buy Farm Bureau seeds. sure that they contain plant nu- trients in proper proportion to FAMI 8UREAU"MllliNG CHICAGO. Ill .• Co. c.c. Seed Dep't 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. ) The new 800,000bushel grain ne ed s, interests an d pro bl ems 0 f a 11 areas 0f h testate. terminal elevator of the Michigan That is a question t~ ponder over. Two House System is a Protection •. An early prin- nearing the operational stage, ac- ciple in the establishment a safeguard of our federal government against the danger that domination of the Elevator Exchange at Ottawa Lake, Monroe county, is rapidly set ~rding to James R. Bliss, Ex- change general manager. Where Efficiency Counts .... CO-OP DOESTHE-JOB! government might be achieyed by any area of the popu- is being installed as rapidly as MACHINERY and equipment cO-OP CORN PICKER lation. It provided that the Senate should contain two material becomes available. It members from each state, regardless of its size or popula- bushel unit will be ready to re- is expected that the first 500,000 .GETS ALL THE CORN tion. This made for a fair and balanced form of govern- ceive corn and soybeans early in October. ;EX'I'U ment when the House is elected on a population basis. ConstrtUltionof the second unit 'IN5INIIII,..-' ..... of 300,000bushels, made up of 8 The many areas of our state present a var~ety of in- silos and connecting bins, is ex- \.UTURIS terests, occupations' and problems. Control by a single pected to get underway sometime in October. This unit has been area would leave this variety out of account and serve delayed because of the steel the interests of a selected segment of the population only. shortage. One Man There could be little justice' in such an arrangement. "WE EXPECT," Mr. Bliss said, "that before grain harvest next Does The MICHIGAN alone of all the the count, since they have no vot- states having a larg~ city popu- ing rights. summer, the Exchange terminal will be in full operation and Entire Job! lation, has no protective provision FARM BUREAU asks that the teady to provide greatly in- See It Today! in its constitution to prevent such "moiety clause" be kept in the creased co-operative grain mar- a domination. The metropolitan constitution. A strict population keting service to the more than The Co-op Corn Picker gets AL L the corn, the "down" stalks and the groups seek to take advantage of basis would do away with this 50,000 farmers in' Michigan. tall uprights ..... it gets the nubbins as well as the big ears and this fact. - They demand that clause. Under the moiety clause, They own the Michigan Elevator puts it ALL in the wagon and not around it. - representation in both legislative a district having 50% or more of Exchange through their owner- .i houses be made on a strict popu- the state ratio for representation ship of the 135 member co-oper- The Co-op's extra long husking rolls assure delivery of nothing but lation basis. 'ative elevators." . f would be en~ped to an extra cleanly husked ears. This perfectly balanced, modern, fast, safe picker is If this were d one, th e vaIue 0 Representative. Districts would Mr. Bliss said there are six having a legislature with both be considered in the order in ways in which the terminal ele- now ready to go to work for you. """'.;';'''4.,. Senate and House of Representa- vator facilities of "the Exchange tI'veswould be lost. The I'nterest" ~ which they exceeded h'e ratio, the 50% after a11 th e d'ISrlc t . of ts can improve t h e M'ICh'Igan gram . Labor shortages won't bother, you if you own this time and labor . LIVE POWER TAKE-OFF ~ aIL T ~UU.Il;. of those areas away from the ,twith . L.'_h .• ,,~ a full count of the ratio have marketmg program: . saver. Leave your crop in the field to mature until the right time. When , •• ". ~SPIID TUNSMISSION, ci~ies could never be considered been granted representatives. 1. By removing and providing corn is best for storage put this harvester to work. f" faIrly.... _ The ratio of representation is a home for surplus grain at har- '•••• LIVE HYDRAULIC SYITIM. The :omplamt I~ that the legls- the State population divided by vest time when excessive mar- ~ature ISnow domInated by rural 100, (the number of House seats keting usually drives the price An eye-appealing machine with latest engineering Intere~ts.. Act.ual farmer repre- available under the Constitution). scnt~tlOnISqUIte small, however. A strict population basis for rep- Durmg the years from 1939 ~(l resentation would badly "water 1951 . 1the . 1number d' of farmers tne egISature echne. rom d f In down"th e outl'ymg d'ISnc 31 th ti tat d 1 t . ts 0 f th' down' • 2. By providing an orderly marketing program throughout the year because of greater vol- ume control of grain supplies; SAVE TIME, WORK&MONEY features. Modernly designed and adaptable kinds of farming operations-heavy seeding, planting, mowing, raking, combining,-etc, High compression plowing, discing engine delivers maximum power. to all ... . "",t" BARN CLEANER to as low as 19 out of the 132 e en re ~ e, an .eave elr 3. By providing the physical . representatives and senators. representatIOn weak, mdeed. F' B 1 r h equipment for efficient handling WITH MODERN UNIeO BARN EQUIPMENT ~ Extra equip,ment available. Yet Wayne county alone has arm ureau .reso u IOns ave of various grades and types of 27 of the 100 representatives and urged f~r a. number of years..that 7 of the 32 senators. The 1'ro- a constitutIonal amendmen. be grain to better meet different kinds of market demand; UNICO Posed changes would sharply presented for a vote of.the people 4. By provl'dI'ng for proper WITH .. . on these matters. ThIS could be swmg the . balance h h of complete .t done el'th er th roug h th e pe t't' 1 IOn treatment and conditioning of III/fill control .. In bot ouses to me ro- meth 0db' or y a Jom . tit'reso u Ion t) f wet or damaged grain', 1 po Itan mterests. the House and Senate. Action 5. By assuring an adequate FARM BUREAU POSITION. on the matter has not been taken volume of various grains to mer- l - Resolutions of the Michigan Farm to date.. chandise efficently over the en- Bureau from 1939 to the present time have insisted that there' SENATE Joint Resolution L. One proposal given much con- tire year; 6. By providing greater pa- • STURDY FOOD FREEZERS should be a definite limit to the sideration in the Michigan legis- tronage earnings to Michigan Chest & Upright Models number of senators and repre- lature during its 1951session was farmers through local co-oper- CONSTRUCTION sentatives allowed to anyone Senate Jomt . ResoIut'Ion L . It athre elevators. county. This limit was proposed should be considered carefully. as 25% of the total number of seats available in the Senate and House. They point out that con- sideration of BOTH area and It proposes that 34 permanent senatorial districts be established. Wayne county would have 7, as at present. Kent county would THE EXCHANGE terminal will be as modem as possible. It will be equipped to receive and load out grain by both truck and I,om (JUTTER to I"E"EI I•• MINUTEI / t (JOK I,'s""''' ,;;;" features Lih TN,. population is important. Repre- have 2. Oakland and Washte- rail. Even though located in a corn- You, too, can 'ean on the fork end Jet ~ Unico Belt Ba~" sentation in the House may be by naw, now one district, would be population alone, but the appor- separated into two districts. Ma- field in southwestern Monroe Cleaner do the work fo! you. county, the terminal can load tionment of representation in the Senate should be frozen approxi- comb would be split off from La- peer and St. Clair counties to be- out grain by water on lake and This quick. gutter cleaning operation is a.iy to insfeo end easy to operate. Two sizes are available-for 18 COWl tn. .. - mately to the present district come.a district in itself. ocean freighters. The water out- let will be made possible by us- line or 45 cows in line. setup. The remaining 30 senatorial They also ask that the basis districts would be as they are ing covered hopper-bottom cars Cleans out two gutters. 'One motor ;,u;ch~nism ope7.tes of representation be determined now established. There would be to shuttle grain from the termin- two gutter belts. Tough rubber belting gives years of Model FF65 by the number of citizens in the 34 senators rather than the pre- al by rail. to a marine loading 30'Cubic Foot leg on the Maumee river in To- serv.ice. Complete packing units with _metal eMit.. ~•. area, rather than by population sent 32. 30 Cu. Ft. Model holds up to 1200 ledo, 12 miles away. • vallable •. - Ibs. of food. Capacity,convenience, only. Large numbers of aliens The proposal also suggests that and dependable operation are tend to concentrate in the cities. the number of representatives in Buy Farm Bureau feeds. assured when you buy UN I C0 They should not be considered in the House be raised to not more II OUNIC SQUARE TOP RAIL STALL Food Freezers .• ==============================~ I 17 Model 23 CUe King Evaporators The design of the square top rail stall is very Unico W BUY THE BEST BUY UNICOI ~e.~u..&44~ Ff230 PT. Discussion Topics popular. simplicity This is due to the of design. tubing used in the stall parti- The 1. W 8 cu. ft. Freezing and storage capacity for 900 Ibs. of food in no more They were chosen by your State Discussion Topic: tions and uprights is high 15 CU. FT. space outside than average 20 cu. ft. freezers of other makes. carbon, electricially welded Committee from results of the Questionnaires returned by the Community Groups steel of a very high tensile 23 CU. FT. Unico features lifetime alumi. num interior food compact. strength. Square top rail has