• • Vol. XXIX, No. 10 Ie 19an arm SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1951 , ews 29th Year Published M~~~Jy Farmers Petroleum. Co-op Buys Big .Production of Oil ..- Purchase of Qil Source 'Provides Nearly Half of FPC Needs 'Half Interest in 136 Wells in Illinois FPC's Share of Production Figured at 1200 Barrels Daily; Co-op H'as 16 Wells in Michigan The F of plowing farm gardens in the m. ty Administrator. League of Women Voters. The program will also include topic each month. ities. The person receiving the which is the cheapest and purest farmers. We would lose oJr great- fall, and that is getting away -----------.,........,."'.~. :h-POint 4-Do We Need It?- Last year approximately 35 patronage refun9 is required to of the various forms of the ele .. est group of capitalists. from the spring rush of plowing reports and talks by officers and Ladino Clover with tall fescue Mrs. Burt Wermuth, Grange; Mrs. groups won an award of this na- include it in his income tax re- ment. ."The development of farmer co- when the garden often will re- division and department heads.on has produced larger beef and Rose. Marie Fielder, Internation- ture. This year we have 66. We wish to congratulate the mem- port. I THE MINE is expeCted to be operatives in the United States ceive a second choice and be the organization's has helped bring about the wo!}- plowed after much of the field ties and their progress. various activi- lamb gains than any other le-aI" Institute. Co-operatives will be required ready for operation in 1953. gume-grass mixture in tests • at Chairmen fo!" the Institute are bers of the following Commun- to report the name and address Though it will not ease this year's derful system of marketing and work is 'caught up. This often . If you are planning to attend Illinois' Dixon' Springs Experi-' Mrs. Mallory Stickney and Mrs. ity Farm Bureau groups and of each person receiving $100 or critical shortage of low-cost. production we now enjoy. cuts yields because early gardens the annual meetihg of FBS, it ment Station. ' Hogo Rolland. their officers for the fine pro- "Co-operative leaders and are usually most productive. would be advisable for you to get more in patronage refund. The natural sulphur, it promises to ;;;;;;.Igram they conducted dur,ing the Treasury has authority to require assure increasing supplies in the members have more agriCultural Fall plowing also enables a your' reservations in early. 1951 fiscal year. The official information reports on amounts future. Natural sulghur or brim- know-how than any other people good top-dressing of barnyard Certificate of Merit will be mail- less than $100. stone can. be produced at much on the, face of the globe. We manure or leaves. Com~ercial Clark Montague is Farm: Bureau. Co-ops ed to each of these groups the near future. Kalan;lazo() District 1 county-Trl-Townshl(l in THE ~EW !AX law will apply from such alternate corp?ratlOn mcome less cost than sulphur tax. on all pyrites and waste gases. produced sources as must be willing to share this with fertilizer containing nitrogen can farmers throughout the world un" be applied ahead of plowing par- less we want to los~ the world to ticularly if leaves are plowed C.O.D. Clark for Montague Tuscola is the new grouP •• \In'. Xathan "' ..ed. "..c'>'. earnmgs of the co-operative not Communism," Mr .. Brooks said. under. The nitrogen will speed county organization director for and, help avoid Tuscola County Farm Bureau. Pay lpterest (lnd Dividends definitely allocated to the ac- , up decomposition f?ARM BUREAU .SERVICES, INC, mt=ltr; District 2 Calhoun-CoIlYi:<. :llr". Clar ..nc.. Pal- counts of patrons. Ea~t HOlner, Huston; J~mrnelt. :llrs. Lewis Pal. )In;. "::arJ It. Most farm co-operatives have ,Bill Otto to , You can revitalize your straw- berry patch for next year. Mich- summer. a condition known as "burning" or "nitrogen starvation" Tuscola now has a record high next of 1.326 member families. goal for 1952 is 1,440' members. The mite"". long been in agreement that mar- Farm Bureau ~ices, OctobeT paKi $1 I I ,325.42 ~nterest and- dividends "Inc., in September and Hillsdale-Allen Host ..tler; Wheatland. IlUl'h. Lenawee-Irlsh Township, :lr..rlln I';rnst; I:..adlng •. \Irs. Dale gins not Hills. :llrs. allocated :lIrs. Harle)' should be taxed to the co-oper- :llrs. Leste,' ative itself. The to patrons majority of Speak Nov. 7 igan State College horticulturists suggest digging out old plants in Mr. Montague is manager of the Plenty of sunshine, or vitamin Roll Call campaign December 3 the center of the row imd thin- "D" in poultry feed often. will to 10 .• Bill Otto, secretary of the Lans- ning out young shoots to about stop hens from eating their own Shults; :lluILerr>'. :'Irs. G. O. Zi"". farm co~operatives have been op- to farmers and !co-operatives who own FBS District 3 erating that way. The Farm Bur- ing Chamber of Commerce, will six inches apart. eggs. Buy Farm Bureau Seed8. • Livingston-unadilla. :llr ... :'Iar)' eau co-operatives in Michigan speak at the MFB 'organization Debentures and FBS.AAA , patronage refund stock, :llllIer; We:;on. :\lrs. Ber. Nov. 7 at Michigan State College. / nlct" Iht.ncp.T. Many have heard him and will '-~ . Macomb-Xol"lh Avenu ... :lrr".. lames SERIES A DEBENTURES.4% ing investment In the FHS fertilfzer plant represent- I:o""ell; iOOth. o\Irs. John F. Foss. Monroe-Hal"lnville Cent ..r. Clarenc .. Ziesmer; ::ltone). Cr....k. And- :II..,.. Research Proof want to again. The organization will be held at the Music Build- conference Scientists'-attack ) re"'. )ley~r. and other proje~ts" Intetest to Sept. 1. 1951 • I :.:: ' ' ~$ 52,408.12 Barry-Hlghhank. District .; :llr". Cairns; South Carlton. :llr". L..o Barry . Cla.....nce Illdians I(ncw ing on the starts at 7:30 campus. p. m. While Meeting it is I. ' SERIES B DEBENTURES.3%. issued as Fann B,l.!~eau'.Sen-ices patronag.e refunds lor two yeaTS.'. lnterest' to Sept. These were Kent-:llap ..s. :llrs. Claude Schmidt; South Kent. :llrs. "'Uhur \' ..rg-"nn..s•. \Irs. \\'m. Itothl Ottawa-Patchin. Stauffer; :llrs. Scott Holmes. Soil Needs largely for people who' will be taking part in the MFB Roll Call for membership the week of De- pe"ach hlossolD' hlight District 5 cember 3. all members are invited 1, 1951 : : .L : : ~ . ,1.7,866.50 Eaton-\\.est Oneida. :lrrs. n..atrice to attend. Sharp; Windsor Xo. I•• \Irs. Wm. The American Indian and his " You~e. FBS 3"0 D.Y.IDENO ON AAA PREFERRED Genesee-Flu"hin,," Xo. I. :lrrs. nob- successor, the early colonist along STOCK: Issued in .payment of FB',Services patronage wings credits in other years, ert Co)'ner; S. W. l:ichCl..ld, ~'Io)'d Diehl. :l1i-s. New England's shores, reportedly followecr the practice of burying Detergents for District 6 ending- Sept. 1, 1950.: : $ 41,050.80 Huron-Beach •• \Irs. :II. A. Shublt- a fish underneath owskl; Berne, .\Irs. \\'aldo Lelpprandt; as Bingham .• \Ir". Wm. Logan; Case. fertilizer. each hill of com Research now Washing' Eggs .,--~~. t .. vl1l... :lirs .• \Iorse n..ach; Central shows that his "hill fertilizer" $111,325.42 Huron. :llrs. Duane 1:0cheCort: For- ca.me mighty close to supplying Use of detergents and water for Michigan ranks among the top three states ..st Ba)'. :'1nt. Hohert Zampichk ~ Har- $186,362.04 PATRONACE.SAVINCS FOR 1950 hor. :llr". Huth St ..rn; S. BrooP;C1e1d, a complete and balanced diet for cleaning eggs now is a recogniied in peach production. To protect this important .\Irs. Leslie Hurd; \\"est Huron, :\lrs. a 50-bushel crop of corn. practice. Howard Zindel Mich- More than 75,000 farm patrons of Farm Bureau Services John Terrill. industry, scientists at Michigan State College's Sanilac-Hail. :llrs. Walter Devitt; ~gan State college poultry ~pecial- branch stores and dealers on the patrons relations program, THE INDIANS knew from ex- 1st. has found that washing will Agricultural Experiment Station are experiment- C" ..h. :lrrs. Ed n. Ca ..h; Laing. :llrs. and co-operative a~'n patro"S of Farm Bureau Services are to Grace \\'heeft.r. perience that their soils were by not affect the quality of eggs. if ing with methods of controlling blossom blight. share in the wholesale savtngs made by FB Services for the Tu&cola-Fremont. :lfr... Harold nature' low in fertility. And per- properly Sehlaltman; h:lngesta, :llrs. Wm. IY- done .. Recent experiments tested sprays of wettable year ending August 31, 1950. Are).. haps their "experiments" showed If eggs are dirty he recom- sulphur, liquid lime-sulphur, and various new District 7 that fish which were easily got- mends detergents in washing The patronage savings credits to be distributed are to be Mecosta-Aetna. :llrs. O~car Lutt ..r- organic fungicides. Though not conclusive, re- paid in Services AAA stock, and common stock. The total b..ck; Big I~plds. :II..... Jacl( ZorO\'lch; te~ in tqat area, were better than water, heated to about 110 de- Big Jlapids 2•• \Ir". Will. Fitzgerald; any other available fertilizer in grees. Eggs should be washed sults of these tests have been encouraging. For amount of the patronage savings credits allocated is $186,- Deerfl ..ld. Ivan ,Iohn..on; Urant Cen. 362.04. Statl'ments aJ:Id stock will be sent to the patrons soon. ter. :lrr... John D..:llunnlk; Hinton, producing satisfactory yields of immediately after they are cool- additional information on this continuing fight :llrs. Alford Ackley. corn. ed and then dried. A fan will against peach blossom blight, call, write or visit Newaygo-A ..hland. )Jrs. Bertha PATRONAGE SAVINC'S FOR 1951 Wbeal. help dry them. your County Agricultural Agent. Oceana-(;laybankH. :llr... Jo: .. t..r Fri- There are no better feeds than A strong soap may leave a bad Tbs board of directors of Farm Bureau. Services has an- day. Farm Bureau feeds. District 8 flavor so is not recommended. nounced that in accordance with the by-laws that all net IlII.argins for the year ending Aug. 31. 1951, in excess of the Isabella-S. " .. ~'r"mont. :\rr". :lrarle Lint. amount required to pQy cllvidends on AAA preferred stock Midland-Horn, :II..,.. Phi I II P will be disLributed to patrons in AAA preferred stock patron- ate refW1d.s. It requires 10 to 12 'months to complete the Stat'k; Horle. :llr Saginaw-Thomas •• \Irs. Carl :l1I1I llnbert B. Joynt. ..r; Ch..sanlng-S!. Charles. W. :\Irs. CLASSIFIED ADS necessary calculations for distribution ot the refund. John J.;urek. Claoaifled advertiaamenta are caah with order at th e II' Electric" ntMln tnKb II... '.1.""" "...",. District 9 rates: 5 centa per word fOt' one edition Ada to a r . TO Ow,"g Benzie-Llh"rt)'-lJnlon. Sevilla Ca..... more edition. take th~ rate of 4 cento per word pe~P:~iti~nn.two or. In a large Michigan Bell dial telephone o/!lce, FARMERS PETROLEUM CO-OPERATIVE, INC. Northwest Michiga...-I';lmwood. :llrs. .-\lIe" Jloxle; HIlI..ide Grov". M..". , about 2,000,000 nottch ~ntact$ are "on dutll' to The board of directors has authorized a dividend Theo Stricker; Sun..hl..". :llrs. Hilma carrll 1I0ur cal18. 10,tJ00 of them may be needer. Xel..on. I FARMS WANTED WOMEN to clear a path for a single call. So "faults:' though on preferred. stock. and. a patronage refund to District 10 FAIDIS \\.AXTJ-:D for ..al.. or infrequent. must be detected quickly. A new auto- Alcona--<::lIrtl..vllle. )Irs. "-m. Hy- FREE NEW TREASURE BOOk of ler; J.i:iond)'k". :llr".. Iohn A. Becker. tmdt>. 40 to 2nn acr, fartns with l. (11-1l.4::h) to National Colton Council Box 7t> ou~ a report 011 the trouble. Maintenance men Aug. 31, 1961. Cheeks ha\"e beeR mailed Betty RUsl'h. Memphl •• Tenne"'..e••. c'3-tOt-60b) check theu reports regularly, learn what needs te- 1890. ~tOD rm a total of.. $22,031.37 Montmorency-Plea.~allt :loll'><. Omar Spld..1. Val I .. )'. SILO ROOFS attention, see tllet service fLows smoothly. Tele- MAPLE SYRU~ PRODUCERS The ..e "roup. hati fine me..tlngs XO". IS the time to I;et an phone eltcimC]/ li1ce this kups quality of service ..ATIIONAGi, R£FUN~ A cash patronage refund of during the month 0' S~ptember de.....rve I honorahle m..ntlnn; Ocean;\ and Aluminum Dome Silo Roof for your ,,110. "'e In~tall. al"o, cRute. FI\.~; SIZJ::S of I\:IX(; ",'aporators ladder ar .... t1!1 available with f'npPt"r Pan,' high, 1ceefJ'costs as low as posable. all aFDinp dreri'fell from mem~r business.. It will be ('<>unt) .• Cry"tal Lakp GrouP. Wilford anrl basket platform",. Clarenc" Van for I!lS.! ..ea.."m. See Oflr important peW Jlatw 1lIlbea all rerords. have been received from Bricker, sec.)'; Clinton county. Snuth StrJen, Phone 36i1, Byron Center 1I.nnnunct>ment on the~e ~lze~ on C..nter g""ex Group.' Mr". Gien Bot- :mchll:an. /f1l-4t-211h) paJ;"e6. For complet .. Information a. loetIJls. Ofte. qua.lili_ ftB membeTsJltp tD the Petroleum tum, see'y. tn price and delh'er)'. write or ....e FOR SALE Co-<.er be b'y ~ 1 8'bare,ot ClU8 C. COID- u" at once. Sugar Bush SflPpll.." MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE JDOIIl -.. $3; .. $it' o.f tbe Oua. commonatock. BALER TWIXI::-Plymouth Compan)'. P. O. Box 110i. Lan ..inll"I. Rerl :lrlch. (1 J -tf-4.b) COMPAIIY Now's the time to order your TnT' $15.f>0 p4'r hall'. In ~O bal .. lot". winter needs of fuel oil. Gulf Service Station. Lawr ..nct'. :lllch- Igan. (II-It lip) Buy Farm Bureau &eeda. SATURDAY. NOV. 3. 1951 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS ;THREE There Is No Public Service Unless Someone Pays for It +,---------------------------------- We Must to analyze the report and decided that as a farmer I could not say too much about any other de- Ypsilanti Offers Machinery Program 1/ You Think It Can't Expect t~ partment of government was ready to advocate a revamp- ing of the agricultural until I agencies .Happen Here' at home. Pay Ollr Shal e 1t I WAS long ago convinced that one strong well supported agri- In one country today, 15,000 government bureaucrats are bossing 300,000 farmers. These off~cials are telling MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR cultural agency in the county Briar Hill Farm. Carleton. Mich. would be sufficient. All activ- the farmers what crops to grow, they, allocate animal It seem~ to be so;t of a univel'- ities should come 'from that one . sal pastime these days to en- office which in my opinion should feed, direct government subsidies payments! explain new tertain ourselves as well as others be th~ agricultural extension of- regulations ... they even decide whether farmers should concerning the numbers of peo- fice. ple in public office, the ever in- A strong farm committee re- be taken off their farms for doing a poor job. creasing expense of government, presenting all farm organizations and rural activities should be se- Recently these farmers were given pamphlets on fraud in public affairs, the lack of getting things done and so on. lected as a council of support. I "How to build a bonfire," and "How to make sand- believe out of this would come a much stronger farm program wiches for field laborers." better fitted to meet the needs of No, this story, doesn't come. out of Russia or its sat- and county .. I would hesitate ever again to telites .. It comes out of Great Britain, where they are support or advocate new emer- gency departments. They have on: step ahead of the-.United States on the road to a tendcncy to establish themsel- sQcialism. ves as a permanent governmental depm-tment.l Tl1is is the new farm machin!,!ry and suppli~s building of th~ Ypsilanti Farm Bureau located counties are re-checked for new growth. Birds spread the seeds of IFruit Growers Must 1 WE SHOULD all be big enough to recognize when an emergency is over and we can act as free Ypsilallti FB directly across the street from its grain and feed e eva~or and store in Ypsilanti. masonry constructed building is 60 feet wide an i 140 f~et long. chinery sales. repair parts and service facilities .. The It houses complete farm ma- modern. barberry. Eradication now going on in Antrim, Emmet, work is Become Sa esmen Every fruit grower in Michigan Kent, Hillsdale, Huron and Oak- should become a booster, a sales- citizens once more. There will III Bllsiness always be those who can not go land counties. man and a merchandiser of fruit, on their own, but therc's no place says Dr. H. B. Tukey head of the PLANT breeding has contribut- in the agricultural field for them. Michigan State Coliege depart- ed much to rust control through Th~ marginal ways been farmer has al- detrimental business of farming. to the It would be 31 Years resistant varieties, but new races of rust appear. All commercial varieties of wheat are attacked by ment of horticulture. Producing good apples or any other fruit is not enough. The far better for himself,and for ag- Thirty-one years ago a small best salesman in the world is the a new race of stem rust, called riculture as a whole if he would group of Washtenaw county far- man who manufactures his own THERE'S a clamor for road Race I5-B, which was first employ himself to someone who mers banded together to pool product. , repair and road improvement noticed in 1950. Race 7 of oat could guide his efforts. their buying power through co- Michigan growers must move and wider roads and more super stem rust attacks most of the oat It is not ethical to keep the en- operative purchasing of farm the bulk of their apple crop be- highways. We all know that ma- crop in Michigan. Eradication of tire agricultural ficld on public supplies required in the oper- fore Chri!itmas if prices are to be terial and labor are much high- rust-spreading barb~rry is a relief in orde,: to perpetuate an ations of their businesses. maintained. er than a 'few years ago when the quick remedy for stem rust. agency. They organized what is now highways weTE~_putunder a coun- the Ypsilanti Farm Bureau, a Help .to prevent bloat in your ty system. Can manufacturers are opti- dairy cattle by giving them somc F ARM PEOPLE could set an very successful purchasing and Money does not go near so far, mistic about the possibility that roughage on a rack in the pasture example to the rest of our nation marketing co-operative at 5 "tinless" tin cans may be pro- near their watering or resting neither do men work like they if they could muster the courage West Fore~t Avenue in Ypsilanti. duced and in sufficient quanti- once did. to rid themselves Of the strings place. AL THOUGH the co-operative ties to remove the tin can short- of governmental domination and WHENEVER I think of high- once more be the free individual showed a steady growth during age. Should help the dry bean ~ise farmers are ordering way work I'm rcminded of the (lllr forefathers dreamed we its first years; it was. anything industry. I Michigan Certified Hybrids now. :lId stqry that seemed to be quite' . would always be . but phenomenal. Yet to the It will be no easy task to re- member-patrons .Here's what \America's a favorite when convincing the the company public we needed a county sys- convert the American people to was accomplishing what they had tern rather than the old road dis- the independence born with our set out to do. They knew that trict pathmaster plan .. nation. America was foundej on when they bought for themselves, They advocated putting a path- the great hope of freedom from meeting their own standards of master in a barrel of sweet cider to prevent it working. I'm an advocate of supervision dictation, being free to worship being free to work and earn it, quality, they were more likely to as one likes, free to own a house get their moneys worth. In 1934 these farmers organized Here we see a portion of the large merchand:lise Bureau building. The complete line of Co-op fa:m machinery portion of the, co-operative's business. display floor of the new Ypsilanti and equipment makes up a large Farm railroads ,have'added in in any public work. The roads free to speak and write and read, a second co-operative association ing co-operative farm machinery the'last six years: needE:d drainage and scraping free to provide an education for designed to supply their increas- and uniformity that was ilJ1pos-' the children. ing petroleum needs. This com- and equipment more than a quar- ter of a million dollars worth has Genel'al Manager Heads Dep't sible to get under the old system, It was right to have our govern- pany was called the Washtenaw but there are some weak spots ment give' a helping hand when Farmers Oil Company. (It is lo- been purchased by farmers in yet. . the situation got beyond. so many cated at 317 North Washington that area. \ individuals. No one dreamed avenue in Ypsilanti. This past year the Ypsilanti FIRST, it's impossible to stretch they were supposed to give up Farm Bureau's 1,700 patrons the money available ...large an area. The machinery is costly. Modern labor does not over so things we as a nation treasure most. IN 194'8 the Ypsilanti Bureau had out-grown vator and farm supply facilities. Farm' its ele- bought $751,000 worth of farm supplies. represented $350,000 of this vol ume petroleum products. 13,000 make movements count any more than in the pathmaster days, and it takes far more money. AS INDIVIDUALS we fost much in the past 20 years 'meet have Their business had tripled. their that we must recapture if we get they built across the street a new expanded program To In connection with its marketing services the co-operative elevator handled and shipped 50 railroad new, more It isn't best for the adjoining acres to have the weeds cut but once during the year, and that back to the strong America we modern sale"s and services build- once boasted about. We know ing 60 feet we have the best country in the long. This new building contains whole wide world. wide and We have ad- a 40 x 60 feet display and sales 140 feet freight cars of grain for its pa- trons this fall. powerful ( the latter part Qf September. And the brush not cut at alL DURING the past year or so, vantages no other country can room for general farm supplies. offer its people, but we must machinery watch our step or we will.. see our x 70 feet machinary repair parts and equipment; a 60 TWENTY -TWO persons are re- quired to operate the business; 13 employees work for the Ypsilan- locomotive I have noticed that the brush has been sprayed. I am anxious to see the outcome, for it certainly standards lowered bringing thEtn up. rather than and services garage; and a 20 x 40 .foot storage room. Farmers can do much to start maining space, in the masonary The re- ti Farm Bureau and 9 employees operate the oil co-operative. Five of them are tank wagon ser- units does not beautify the roadside to the ball rolling back' to old time constructed building, is devoted vice men. William Mulholland see half-dead brush standing on independence if they so will it. to several offices used by' both manages the large farm equip- both sides of the highway. co-operative companies. ment department. Walter Brown If we want Qetter roads and Since the co-operative built the is general manager of both com- better care we must see to it that Nol Geuing News? new building and began handl- panies .. WALTER BROWN. general WILLIAM MULHOLLAND be- there is more money with which gan work for the Ypsilanti Farm If you know of members failing 'manager of the Ypsilanti Farm to make them possible. no more equitable way to get it than through the gas tax. There's to receive their Michigan News, please send us a postcard giving name, postoffice and RFD Farm Farm Bureau's Managers for Bureau, has been with, the co- operative for 17 years. Prior to Bureau in February, J949. He is the present manage,- of the co- operative's farm machinery de- 400,000 I AM surprised that the CIO organization protested on raising more money through additional number together with name County Farm Bureau. Thank you. Michigan Farm News, P. O. Box of 1952 Roll Call Campaign that time he owned and operated a farm in Clinton county. Brown, in 1927, gave up farming Mr. partment. ship, Washtenaw Mr. Mulholland up on a farm in Superior town- county. a graduate of Central high school grew He is new, better 960 Lansing, Mich. gas tax. So many of them use the city streets and the rural We present women County the men Farm .Bureaus and Ionia-Mrs. \V. Main, Ionia. Irma Covert, 32:3 to work for the next seven years with the Farmers' Elevator at in Ypsilanti and has completed several farm machinery service freight. cars highways far more than country people do. Country people do want pass- Buy Adapted have chosen as their managers for the state-wide membership Farm campaign the week Bureau Isabella--"':'To be announced. Iosco-Orville Jackson-To Strauer, Mikado. be announced. Fowler. He then moved Ypsilanti in 193-1 where he as- to schools. During the past 3 years with the cOoperative he has gain- ed considerable experience in able roads for their school busses sumed his present responsibili- and milk and mail delivery, but this extra tax would help the factory worker to his job too. Alfalfa Seed of December 3. These people, with the help of county boards and membership Kalamazoo-Ben Scotts R-l. Kent-Mrs. Thelma Wetherill, Heilman, ties. Shiawassee-Wm. farm equipment sales and services work. " committees, are building a force Lowell R-l. ' Sherman, C' GREATER restrictions heavy vehicles and their loads on For Michigan of perhaps 6,000 volunteer mem- bership workers. Lapeer-Mrs. Lapeer. Irvin Haskili, Vernon. St. Clair-Mrs. Smith Creek. Gerald Kelley, Stein Rust.of County Roll Cali Managers Lenawee-Leo Wagner, Adrian should be imposed in order to get the most out of our improved roads. It can easily be seen un- One of the most important for- age crops used by farmers Michigan is alfalfa, according to in Alcona-LeRoy Allegan-John Wayland R-2. Sand~, Mikado. VanderSchuer, R-2. Livingston-Lyle lerville. R-3. Glover, Fow- ~endon R-2. St. Joseph-Marley Tuscola-Clark . Dre\v, Montague, De- Slnall Grains and less strict supervision is main- Roy Bennett, manager of the FBS Rich- ford. , tail1ed the vehicle and its load , will increase as rapidly as roads improvement does. seed department. WHEN you purchase alfalfa ine. Alpena-Archie Antrim-Berrien Wirgau, Lach- C raw for d,. Macomb--Art mon'd R-l. Manistee-Mrs. Rowley, Ralph Alkire, Van Buren-Edward bons, Bloomingdale R-l. P. Gib- Under Control $2 Billion Kewadin. Bear Lake R-2. Washtenaw-Edgar Randall, We must be fair in our crit- seed, says Roy, be sure you know Arenac-Adam Kr~atz, Sr., \ Mason-Robert Wi t t b e c k er, Clinton R-l. '\ Back in 1918 stem rust of worth of new icism Of public service. Every the section of the country in wheat, rye, oats and barley cost Pinconning. Scottville. Wayne-Gerald Muir, 14600 rail, terminals, time we ask for additional or which it was produced. Michigan farmers some 2,000,000 Barry-Ralph Pennock, N ash- Mecosta-Clement Bennett, 606 Beck Rd., Plymouth R-l. bushels of grain. That loss has spccial service we should con- Alfalfa seed produced in Wexford-Frank E d ward s, signals and -.~~ ville R-3. S. State, Big Rapids. been trimmed to less than JOO,OOO sider the cost and who has to pay Arizona, California, New Mexico, Cadillac R-3. Bay-Julius Rabe,Pinconning. Midland-Julius Rabe, Pincon- bushels last year. other facilities it. Whenever we demand more we should expect to pay our. Southern Utah, Nevada and Tex- as is not winter hardy. It can be Ben,zie-Carroll Rob 0 t ham, ning R-3. .~~- Beulah. Missaukee-Charles Boven, FB S erVlces . R nk CREDIT for the saving~ goes share of the extra cost. purchased at a much lower price than Michigan adapted seed. Berrien-Carl Kentner, Berrien McBain .. a s to the eradication of the common THIS was brought ti" my at- Recently some seed companies Springs. Montmorency-Phil ' Fournier, High on Fe;tilizers barberry bush on the one hand, tention when the Michigan wo- Branch-Art Haggerman, Un- Atlanta. and to the development of var- attempted to sell alfalfa seed that ion City. Montcalm-Lee Frisbie, Sid- For the spring and fall seasons ieties of grain more resistant to men were askIng for compulsory they claimed to be of Kansas or- Calhoun-Grant Micklatcher, ney . of 1950 Farm Bureau Services black stem rust. enrichment of flour. I was told it would take another 40 or 50 igin. thousand dollars every year for was caught by the United States state inspection alone .. Department Tests and checks proved that it was not. One company of Agriculture for Town Hall - ROQffi 7, Marshall. olis. Cass-William Ervin, Cassop- Monroe-Harold Muskegon-Mrs. Bailey. Stotz, Ida. manufactured Alice Allen, and superphosphate and total of 484,722 distributed distributed 54,334 tons of mixed fertilizers out of by all a Stem rust is caused by a iungus plant that lives alternately on the bar~erry bush and . the small ... to help~makei r Charlevoix-John Rosequist. Newago-Mrs. JQ Brinkham, This was a jolt to many. They learned that the state was already operating in the red. And there were petitions for hospitals, selling 156,366 pounds of aflalfa seed that was claimed Kansas origin .. In reality it was to be of Charlevoix. Cheboygon-J"ames Afton. Hutchinson, Fremont. Northwest Michigan-Mrs. Riehl, Traverse City R-2. manufacturers Services provided Eva total FI3 Services and the PMA. FB 11.2% of the high analysis I grams, a,:d man;v \,:"Ild grasses. Syste~atlc erachcatlOn of rust- spreadmg barperry was started i':1 1918 by the U. S. De~'t of A~- America's basic. transportation. of southwestern origin. health clinics, air ports, schools, and many other demands needing money. jails, Southern seed was considered cheap at 38 cents per pound but the area planted with it had to Clinton-Leona Higham, St. Johns. Eaton-Mrs. Algoe, Harold Nye, Oli- 1061h Oakland-Paul ford R-l. Oceana-Ernie CharlicR, MiI- fertilizers McCarty, Hart. averaged 33 units plant food per ton as against the average of 26 units for all manu- of Tlculture and co-opel'atmg cultural colleges. MORE THAN agn- 6,500,000 rust- more efficient than ever! vet. Ogemaw"':"Earl Tucker, Rose facturers. Services thus distri- spreading barberry plants have BEFORE we can make any ap- be completely replanted the fol- Emmet-Ralph Luesing, Lever- City. preCiable reductions in public ex- lowing spring with 58 cent Mich- buted 13.8% of the total plant been eradicated on some J8,000 , penditures, the people themselves, you and I and millions like us, cheaper, unadapted igan adapted seed. Use of 'the seed finally ing. Genesee-Robert Coy n e r, Osceola-Leo Otsego-Albert Quast, Marion. Kassuba, Gay- food fertilizer units in 1950. properties in Michigan. Barberry was first brought into Michigan 'lMten to TIIB RAILROAD IIOUR '(Jr"' must make up our minds that we resulted in a total seed cost of 96 as a nation and a"state have gone cents per pound. Flushing. Gladwin-.Gleason Gladwin R-5. Halliwill, lard. Ottawa-E. ia R-l. W. Ruehs, Caledon- Feeders Keeping feed costs low in your in 1805 by early settlers as an ornamental. so it wa;; well es- 'fWcry Monday cVC7li~ em NBC. :;~:: far beyond sensible ability to pay Southern areas had an abun- tablished ever)rwhere. Some coun- Gratiot-To be announced. Pesque Isle-Paul Bruning, cattle-feeding enterprise is es- in our thoughless demands ~n the dant crop last season so farmers Hillsdale-D.uane Sanford, AI- Rogers City. ties had tremendous infestation~ public purse. pecially . imp0l1ant this season, in cultivated and uncultivated will probably again be offered len .• ' Saginaw-Mrs. B. H. Baker, say Michigan State College ex- When I read of the number of non-adapted, federal employets in mv own strains. winter The seed will cost less killing eon. Huron-Mrs. Roy Ebert. Pig- Merrill R-2. Sanilac-Eldon Winters, tension agricultural economists. San- That's because m8rl{jns 101' feed- places. Presently 92'/~ of the ,tatt:'. ASSOCIATION OF'AMERICAII RAILROADS county, I was shoc~~d. I began but failures qre never cheap. Ingham-Leon Fellows, Mason. dUSky. area is f'onsidered fr( p or bar- ers are narrowing. berry. About every five ~'ea.s WASH~C;TON 6, D. 'C. r:OUR 1'4 I CHI G A If f' A 1'l 1'4 If E W S SATURDAY, NOV, 3, 1951 1700 County Leaders at District 'Pre-Roll Call Meeting's .. ----------------------------+ WIIO Will N.lice 10 Mell:lbersbip Issues Prove +----------------------------------------------,------------------ And 10 Secretaries Need f.or FB __ S_fT_llA_eK __ FO_R_S_t_~_LI_N_._ •• _l Time Savers the same container in which they were. served. Exception procedure is woodenware. to this Bears Bears are rather solitary, the Sp~al{ for Regarding delivery gan Farm News: W~ shall ap- of MiChi- For Kitchen Don't pour fat down the sink. Instead, pour it into an empty wandering about alone, the fe- males accompanieCi by cubs as big as themselves. preciate postcard 0, other noti<:e ~fenlbership coffee can with a tight cover for Farmers? that any member is not receiv- ing his .paper. ,Please report any Seventeen hundred County BA VE A DESK:. or a writing surface and drawer, in or near future use. Or-if you don't need the extra fat-let hardened it stand until and scrape it into a It's a good idea to feed growing pullets all the grain they will eat WESLEY S. HAWLEY irregularity in delivery, such as the kitchen. Then you can sit along with their mash. That will Farm Bureau leaders attended a garbage container .. Allan Kline, president of the duplicate copies, wrong RFD, er- down to do the thinking and pap- build up their body weight for series of Michigan Farm Bureau American Farm Bureau Federa- ror in name, etc. If member re- er wOTk for your job. Tie a pen- RA VE an extra key for every the lay~ng °job ahead. membership district meetings on tion, after a number of trips to moves from RFD address in one Farm Bureau issues. They were cil here with a string so it won't lock in the house. It may avoid Europe said. "There is an Am- county to RFD address in an- held o'ct. 8' through Oct. 23. wander. This IS also ,a good a great deal of inconvenience. eri~an way. It is different than other county, please advise if '!'he meet,ings were primarily place for the telephone and, a anything else in the world. If change makes you a resident of for Roll Call captains and work- pencil sharpener. , we presen'c our free institutions, second county. Place of resi- ers for the state-wide member- Keep a good supply of rubber Price Rise for Farm Bureau will" have to help." dence determines Farm Bureau which County is 'your County ship campaign the week of Dec. bands in the kitchen for wrap- Eggs is Seasonal Agriculture is the bedrock of 3. ' ping jobs, such as for items wrap- Farm Bureau. We do our best ped with waxed paper. The recent upward movement all civilization. Therefore, it is to have everything right, but we DELBERT WELLS .and T. C. in egg prices is a seasonal move- extremely important that it be You'll want a pair of kitchen are not infallible. We need and Peterson of the American Farm ment according to Henry Larzel- sound and that it be able to op- shears to cut parsley, chives, and appreciate help.-Michiga,p. Farm Bureau, and Jack Yaeger of the paper. Wet them for cutting ere of the Michigan State College erate in a free wa". to bring about Michigan Farm Bureau each agricultural' economics depart- an abundance foi- all. The only News. dates, figs, and marshmallows. spoke at several meetings. They ment. There's a natural decrease sound and sensible way to have a said that anyone of a number of CLEAN vegetables on a paper. in egg production in the late sum- good agriculture at Washington. 'What does this mean:' is for farmel'S to manage it. and not. bureaucrats Enough CODlmunity important reau issues before fa~ers speak for the need of a Farm Bu- organization of 1,500,000 Then when you're finished, roll up the paper with .the parings inside and throw the whole thing mer and fall. Egg consumption remains about the same through- out the year. I - farm families must join together, think together, plan together, act together to be effective in speak- FB Leaders in farmers. Some of the issues: How Can We Avoid World War into the garbage container. A pair, of inexpensive wonderful' for any" number of tongs is Mr. Larzelere also reports that the number of hens and pullets of laying age on farms is the III? Farmers need the Farm Bu: largest reported in several years. ing for agriculture. other way. reau and working Joining There is no Farm Bu- in it is much Coiifei-ences reau organization nation-wide to present majority farm view- point and voting power on how a kitchen job~suchl things out of the back of the oven, turning potatoes while they as taking Lower prices may start in Decem- ber, 1951. more than just paying dues. It DONALD D. KINSEY bake, and so on. we shall proceed with our defense it part of farming t~ay-just as During Octob~ and November You can save your conc,rete silo program, farm pr09-uction, man- LEFTOVERS, I i k e stewed walls from the eating action of important as any other job on the workshop fann. programs ences were held! for Community In Farm Bureau one can carry Farm Bureau officers in 57 coun- or confer- power policies, and many' other propositions with. that must l?e dealt $40 Millions protei~. Ipinerals and vitamins. If pOSSIble, they should be allow- ed to graze on good pasture. I fruits and some kinds of salads, will keep in the refrigerator in silage acids by giving them pr~tective coating. , a full citizenship responsibilities. ties in Michiganl. Tests have proven that having WITH Some have said that they are taking government away WORKSHOPS, have been cQJI- from ducted under the sponsorship of Inflation. body, destroys It affects savings. Bureau has a program to combat every- Farm III S~rapIro~ the animals in gaining condition I during the breeding season WiIlj' bring larger litters. CONCRETE us. Not so. we are just plain giv- the Community Farm Bureau ing it up. being too busy plowing committees of the county organi- and dragging baking and griping, and cooking and zations. Attendanqe 16 hours a of the officers has been excellent. on the part it. Stop non-essential by government program, and for domestic pur- spending in the defense 011 US FarlDs Artbur~ L. Behning While you're unproving your farm for greater production, ao the jobfoT keeps, with concrete! Here's a "how to do it" poses is the first step. There is an extra forty million book that will help you build such day. The officers invited to the work- dollars of income available to Arthur L. Behning of Ossineke, essential structures as:' Farmers. let's wake up. It is shops were the chairmen. vice- Who Shall Speak fo/ Agricul- farmers. That is the approxi- Alpena county, former member not too late. We can still avoid chairmen, secretaries and dis- ture? A matter of vital import- mate current value' to the farm- of the Michigan f Farm Bureau Barn Floors Watering Tanks the mess that farmers in England cuss ion leaders. Feeding Floors Septie Tanks ance. It is necessary for farm- er -of the 1,500,000 tons, of scrap ~oard of directors from District find themselves in. One. "usy to The aims have been to examine Walks, Runways Hame Improvements ers to have strong organizations iron and steel estimated to be lo- 10, passed a\vay last month. Mr, avoid these messes is to join and more closely why our Commun- of .well informed people. cated on U. S. farms. Behning was 55 and a lifelong For E:xa y!l})le Foundations Manure Pits Conerete Masonry , Treneh Silos work hard in an organization like, -ity Farm Bureaus' are important. Challenge of Big Governplent. resident of SlVlborn township. He ,LIVESTOCK and POULTRY-Fremont Mutual Construction Hog Wallows Farm Bureau. What can be done to strengthen COUPLED with the value of Every time we ask the govern- our present groups and their pro- It becomes apparent in the in- this scrap is the urgent need for was active in community affairs, protects your livestock investment for full Cisterns Soil-Saving Dams ment to do something for us, we grams? crease of government controls scrap to make steel. Steel is vital and one of the organizers of market value unless registered, and for liberal Re~ember, concrete is firesafe, termite- ~ive up liberties and create more How can the people' aid in es- proposed for agriculture and to our itational economy. Much Alpena County Farm Bureau .. He amounts if registered. This broad protection proof, easy to work with, low in first bureaucrats and a longer list of tablishing new Community Farm other groups. Farmers must as- of this steel is 'being channeled to was elected state director from . applies to losses by fire, lightning, or by vehicles cost, needs little upkeep, endures for Part of it is being District 10 in November, 1949 and on the highway! " ' generations. government Ventilation payrollers. Bureaus in their ,county? what can we do to solve some of the present problems And of leader- sume responsibility and protecting a free choice ag- riculture. for building the military. 'allocated to manufacturers of served two years. Mr. Behning farm equipment to assure us of a was overseas with the 85th Divi- sion in World War I. Before be- Free! Send for this folder. , . Poste on penny postal and ma.1 ----------------------- PORTLAND CEMENt ASSOCIATION properly mechanized agriculture. • "Openings for Agents in .some localities.." A good ventilation system is a ship and attendance at group coming a, dairy farmer he taught Ohls Tower &Idll., Lanolng S, Mlch, In' order to avoid a slow-down necessity for the dairy farm, Michigan tural State College agricul- engineers. Continuous breathing of damp, foul air lowers leadership say meetings? COUNTIES are planning other training Programs for Septi~ Tank Safety Use care in opening septic tanks for cleaning. contain toxic Sometimes or they inflammable in steel production it is necessary to utilize scrap. all of the available The National Production Authority has launched a nation- school four years. At the time of his death he was chairman board of supervisors. of the Mrs. Behn- ing died suddenly last April. Sur- FF~~rm~A~~ H'0 M E .0 FFie E m~O!~!IvL M I CHI G A N Please send me ••Handbook of Concrete Farm Construction." interested in I am especially the vitality of cows and makes the near future to give the offi- Name gasses, and it's wise to stand wide drive to collect idle scrap. viving are a daughter, Mrs. Frank up cers an opportunity to study St. or R. No. them more diseases. apt to pick methods of carrying duties as officers of the groups. out their clear of them for a few minutes after they have been opened, say M.S.C. agricultural engineers, Farmers are scrap collection prOl:ram .. ' J included in this McCourt, two grandchildren, sister and two brothers. -a City S(ate Red Fox Only 40 cents of every dollar SCRAp is used to make ne iron and steel products and helps' The red fox inhabits practically spent by homemakers for fruits Hens keep production costs do{vn. the whole northern hemisphere, and vegetables in 1949 finally got Skim milk can 'De ted to laying Since scrap is iron and steel that and varies greatly in. size and back to the farmers who grew hens. A gallon of milk a day has already been refined the new color in portions of his range. them. should be enough for 100 hens. refining process is shortened. , Each ton of scrap used conserves - .-:;' ..... , ~.~. ~ .. ;.. approximately two tons of iron ore, one ton of coal and nealy one ton of limestone and other mater- ials. ARE YOU Unless enough scrap is obtain- ed, steel production This means less steel for farm equipment. mediately. will drop. Scrap is needed im- Under normal con- ditions steel companies usually ~~;f~P; ~... - .... ~ SAFE DRIV'N~-' .i~~.';-\~)~b, WE';A];.H~Y~'~.; ~. IN THE keep a sixty day.supply on hand. But today many of of scrap • these steel companies are oper- 'KO!l_l;an Always Depend On Life Insurance ating on a day-to-day basis. SCRAP IS BEING handled CO-OP SUPPLIES through local salvage dealers. Farn'\ers wishing to sell their scrap should take it to their lo- cal dealer or call him if they are not able to haul the scrap into Business I town. With scrap prices high farmers can well around their afford to_ clean up yards and The return will pay for the labor and still leave the farmer with fields. Bad weather, is just ahead of us and now i3 the time to prepare' for 'safe. dependable 'winter drlvi~g. ': Have your CO-OP oil service rhan check over your equ)ptnent. He will nl~ke 'recommendations for "winter-proofing". your car, truck or tractor. These Co-op ,and Unico products are tailor made to. meet farm requirements. They Too? I Plau,Now extra cash. ' are "built of higbest quaiity materia'ls and workmanship to give longer service at lower cost.., .. UNICO t, EXTRA \ TRACTION ' ' ; TIRES- _ The la'rge "knobby" buttons oil these passenger and truck tireS" give You are either carryIng your ow n life insurance and paying for it In For Spring you the extra gripping po\\:er you will need this winter in mud, snow, gumbo or clay without the bother of putting on chains. worry, frustration, fear, sacrifice, and future hardship, 'Pig Crop I ~~ 1/ • " METHANOL or PERMANEN1 1 ANTI-FREEZE I Since sows and gilts will have if~ttCII- ' . . '--= To protect the cooling system of your vehicles, we have either Unico OR to be bred by November 15 to have pigs before March 10, there Methanol or Permanent Anti-freeze. The methanol-type contains a rust inhibi- are some important jobs coming tor and an evaporation retardant and is economically priced. The per- up soon for the hog raiser, accord- You are carrying it In a sound life Insurance company and paying for ing to H. W. Newland, Michigan manent-type is a superior ethylene giycol anti-fr~eze which will not boil State College swine authority. away. One fill lasts all winter. it In small amounts of money. I "FIRST of all, if you have to buy , , Yes, Mr. Farmer, you don't make your own machinery, or fill your own a boar, you'll have to be looking for him soon. It won't pay to BUREAU PRElJtIIUJll MOTOR OIL wait until the last minute because Avoid hard winter starting by using Dnico Bureau Premium or Regular motor teeth, or dig your own c9al, or make your own fertilizer! they may be scarce and prices probably will be no lower. Time oils available in winter grades. They are your guarantee of good lubrica- and thQught spent in selecting a tion. good boar will pay dividends," So isn't it about time to get out 0f the life Insurance business? Mr. Newland said. Look over your sows or gilts, co-oP BATTERIES & SPARI( PLUGS figure out their weak points, .then buy a boar which will improve For dependable service and plenty of power for cold weather starts, the CQ-oP these weaknesses. Any boar battery is unsurpassed. Co-op spark plugs are engineered to deliver ithe hot- Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company should have straight legs, plenty of length and depth of body, with full, bulging hams. freedom from Bang's disease, and Masculinity, test spark on the coldest days. co-oP GASOLINE & FUEL OILS vaccination against cholera arc other impprtant points to watch. WitJl' all of the abo'Ve it~ms, you'll want to keep that car, truck or tractor of MICHIGAN at J)eek efficiency with Co-op gasoline. It's made to give you all-weather WHEN picking either boars or gilts for your breeding herd, con- service at lowest costs. If you haven't stocked up your winter's fuel oil, sider the size of the litter from we suggest" that you get your order in today. We can save you money. A Farm Bureau Insurance Service which they. came. and the weight at 56 days of age if that informa- tion is available. They should. be out of litters of 10 to 12 pigs. I See YOllr L~aI Ce-op Oil Dealer TodaJ For Information And Prices 507 South Grand A'¥eo Lansing, Michigan Proper feeding of boars gilts during the breeding season and J 'FARMERS- PETROLEUM CO-OP, INC. I ~ • '\ is important too. They should get a well-balanced, - highly nutri- tious ration with a good supply of I. 221 North Cedar StreJt Phone 2-1271 Lansing 4, Michigar'l SATURDAY. NOV. 3, 1951 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS FIV3 Farm Bureau Offers 2 New MSC Corn Hybrids for 1952 —* Seed Analyst Personality of Week in Lansing They Represent 20 do the keys of a typewriter. See this catnip seed—that's one of my Years of Selection favorites." Two new hybrids developed at the Michigan Agricul- Through the glass a little black tural Experiment Station by the corn breeding research seed with two white eyes peered up. "They're cute little things, staff of Michigan State College are available to Michigan aren't they? farmers for spring planting, according to Richard "I also like seeds because I like color, and they are all so Schantz, assistant manager of Farm Bureau Services variated. For instance) Russian seed department. ' pigweed—aren't they pretty— they have a satin luster." The two promising hybrids are called Michigan 250 RUSSIAN pigweed, just for and Michigan 350. Their development covers a period the books, grows irt Canada with of about 20 years of inbreeding, selection and testing the alfalfa crop. Though Mich- igan farmers have sown hun- by MSC research men. dreds of thousands of pounds of Canadian alfalfa, the pigweed Because of their superior performance in over-state has never infiltrated here. tests during past years, they have been accepted by the In answer to an amazed ques- Michigan Crop Investment Association for certification. tion about the 100 seeds in each of many germinating dishes, "Do Commercial double-cross seed of the two varieties was you count out all those seeds, produced for the first time this year. too?" Mrs. Canberg replied, "Just Indications point to very heavy demands for these new don't feel too sorry for me. We | hybrids for next spring planting. It would be wise for do have a seed counting ma- £ i • • i • • , i , , » » i chine." tarmers desiring these varieties to b o o k t h e m early, Mr. The ultimate aim of the Farm S c h a n t z w a r n e d . Bureau's and Mrs. Canberg's • MICHIGAN 350 i s , about the work is pure seed. j same maturity as hybrids which MRS. MABEL CANBERG (right) seed analyst fo r Farm Bureau Services Seed Dep't at Lansing, » * » EDITOR'S NOTE—We view Kline Speaks are classified as 90-day corns. It silks a few days later than Mich- shows her daughter, Mary, the first step in determining the quality of field seeds offered the Farm the Farm Bureau Services seed igan 51B a certified hybrid well- Bureau Services. A weighed sample is spread upon the counting table for examination under a department labortory as a com- powerful glass. Weed seeds and other crop seeds are identified and separated from the main bination of sentry and special in- Need of Times known, to Michigan growers, but at harvest time is as dry or drier than 51B. Tests have shown it lot, together with any other material. The amounts of J u n e Clover, for example, weed seeds, formation services for the seed to be well adapted to northern other crop seeds, and inert matter are reported in percentages. As King Midas sat and counted the Farm Bureau Services seed seed is obtained. Mrs. Canberg purchasing, cleaning and market- ing operations. At Lansing and north central Michigan areas, Mr. Schantz said. his gold pieces with great relish, department. counts it to find out what per- As a sentry, it requires every However, it has also performed Bread, wifh Milk as one of its ingredients, is a won- so Mrs. Mabel Canberg sits and What might seem tiresome to centage is J u n e clover, for ex- offering of seeds to reveal purity exceptionally well in areas where derful food; along wifh viiamin-rich, healthful Butter, counts seeds. some people is imaginative and ample, and what foreign elements and germination information, to- later hybrids are grown. In "I revel in it. I love it," she satisfying to Mrs. Canberg, a are mixed in. She recognizes gether with complete information Cheese and Nature's Own beverage — Fresh Milk. muck farm tests, it has proved told Mrs. Marion Braeger, who short, slender woman who gets many kinds of weed seeds. regarding weed seeds and other well suited for grain production Your nearby member-creair.sry of The M i d - W e s t wrote a Personality of the Week so enthusiastic when she talks A final and most important test crop seeds that may be present on muck soils in south central Group sells the milk and cream it przcessez under the article on Mrs. Canberg for the about h e r work that she for quality is the germination This piovides the seed purchas- and southern Michigan. trusted Valley Lea name. Women's Section of The State stands up most of the time. test, which is also made by Mrs. ing and cleaning divisions with Michigan 350 outyielded 5 IB Journal at Lansing recently. Canberg. the facts upon which to base de- by more than 13 percent over a We quote from Mrs. Braeger's WHEN a farmer wants to cisions. The laboratory's final know how much money he can "SOME PEOPLE would find three-year period, picks clean and article: statement on t h e Seed Analysis has good resistance to root and get for a crop of seeds, he must this tremendously boring," she Tag is the foundation for the stalk lodging. MRS. CANBERG uses a seven- first know the purity of a crop of said, "but I love detail. I like guarantee of vitality, description, " T H f (AID- WEST- GROUP" power magnifying glass to ana- June clover, for example. sewing for the same reason. You origin and purity of Farm Bureau MICHIGAN 250 has a relative lyze field seeds for farmers and A representative sample of the learn to know seeds just as you Brand seeds. maturity of about 85 days and is adapted to corn growing areas in MICHIGAN INDIANA Full Feeding Quickest igan State College. the summer without grain results northern Michigan and extreme Corson City — Dairy/and Coop. Cry. Co. Corn silage full-fed along with in. cheap gains. Not Always Cheapest protein supplement may replace Under present cattle and feed High Production east central Michigan. In three years of testing, Michigan 250 has Coldwafer — Cotdwaier Dairy Co. Constantino — Constanlint Coop. Cry. Co. East Jordan — Jordan Valley Coop. Cry. Columbus — Farmers' Marketing Ass'n. Crawfordsville — Farmers* Coop. Cry. Inc. Middlcbwry — Middtebury Coop. Cry. Co. all the grain for plain steers when prices it is possible to pasture Elslo — Elsie Cooperative Creamery Co. Orleans—Producers* Dairy Mkt. Ass'n, foe. Full feeding of grain is the fed a longer time. Yearling steers cattle for two summers feeding quickest way to get a steer to usually are fed from 4 to 7 roughage in the winter. These To Determine proved a good producer of grain. It has outyielded Michigan 11A Fremont — Fremont Coop. Cry. Co. Grant — Grant Cooperative Creamery Montgomery — Tri-Slate Coop. Ass'n. Co. Richmond — Spring Grove Dairy TENNESSEE ALLAN KLINE in 27 of 34 tests in which the two Nashville — Formers Coop. Cry. Ass'n. market but it isn't necessarily months, depending on' their grade animals may be grain fed for a the cheapest or the most profit- arid quality, and the amount of short time or sold as grass-fat able. grain fed. Calves require p a catlie^, "SiirV^fattlpj-jfaxjiilH w ' g h Success in 1952 Allan Kline, president of the were compared. Farmers interested in obtaining American Farm Bureau, spoke seed of either, or both, of these St. Louis — St. Louis Coop. Cry. Co. OHIO Gallatin — Sumner Co. Coop. Cry. Ass'n, Murfreesboro — Rutherford County Cooperative Creamery, Inc. Nolensville — Nolensville Cooperative Plain cattle should be fed long- longer time to fatten and 2-year- from 1150 to 1300 pounds and are High farm production will be in Lansing Oct. 26 at meetings Dayton — Miami Valley Milk Producers* Creamery Association, Inc. the key to success in 1952, Mich- hybrids should talk with their Association er and more cheaply than well- olds a shorter time. not popular on the market unless of the Rotary Club and the Mich- local co-op elevator manager or Greenville — Miami Valley Milk Producers' ILLINOIS bred steers of good type, accord- Wintering calves on roughage, choice to prime in finish," -Brana- igan State College agricultural igan Feed Dealers Ass'n. Farm Bureau seed dealer. Association Springfield — Miami Valley Milk Producers' Pana — Equity-Union Cry. t Produce Co. ing to G. A. Branaman of Mich- then pasturing for part or all of man said. ' economists predict. "We want to promote the Am- Association Paris — Equity-Union Cry. & Produce Co. COSTS of operation will be erican way of life," said Mr. Apply lime and phosphate dur- When you market milk or creom through a member-creamery of The Mid-West Group, higher, especially for labor, ma- Kline. "Too many of our domestic i n g slack periods to help ease the you receive, at time of shipment, the highest possible return — a n d , in addition, earn chinery and feed, but the econo- matters are now being decided I rush of doing this job at other o proportionate share of operating savings from the entire business. mists feel the best way to beat on the basis of our internotional / b usy seasons. WL COME NEWS.. higher costs is through greater considerations. production and efficiency. "THERE I S ; grave danger of Increased production can be our nation being operated entire- obtained by use of more legumes ly from Washington. If we are to in the rotation, using more com- prevent it, we must take part in mercial fertilizer or by tilling an intelligent management of GIVE YOUR HOGS THAT heavy land which is poorly drain-, public affairs. We must realize ed but which can be made high- that control of appropriations is ly productive. more important than control of taxes. We must select and elect ANOTHER method of increas- men of understanding and ability ing production will be through to serve as public officials. People EXTRA PUSH expanding the livestock program. need to think more for them- with Continued high demand for live- selves in these times. stock products will keep prices high. Through utilization of OPEN FORMULA roughage—pasture, hay and sil- age—more economical gains that Regular Care require less labor can be attained. A minimum of 25 percent of the crop land in legumes will help maintain soil fertility and provide more roughages for livestock. Required For Porkmakers The year of 1952 will be a good time to reduce the mortgaged Laying Flocks It's Packed With "Extras" debt. Farmers who do will be in A definite work schedule for a better position to weather out handling laying flocks should be ....Brings Them To Market Quickly --•- Economically INSURANCE any period of financial reverses, put into effect as soon as pullelts if one should occur. "A produc- I start to lay if you want to im- tive farm, free of debt, is one of prove chances of success, accord- Yes! Farm Bureau PORKMAKERS the best investments you can ing to MSC poultry specialists. (35% & 40% prdtein) have those have," M.S.C. economists say. Pullets that have been bred to necessary "extras"; all the antibiotics, Hire -Are Typical Results lay and have been reared prop- vitamins including B.?, minerals and THAT IS BEST Turkeys Farmers in the 17. S. are raising erly are a poultry-man's assur- ance of making money. These amino acids that are essential to good hog feeding. They give hogs amaz- A hog raiser at Pigeon feeding Porkmaker got 110 pullets must be fed heavily, pigs from 10 sows. 103 were FOR a record crop of 52,774,000 turkeys this year—13 percent brought into heavy production ingly rapid growth. weaned and sold after 5 more than last year, according to and kept in production. It's the It's not the litter that's farrowed months weighing well over a preliminary estimate reported goultryman's job to eliminate 200 pounds. FARMERS that counts, but the litter that goes to by Michigan State College au- conditions that cause production market. High pig mortality and runts thorities. slumps. And regularity in care At Howell, a hog raiser had and management is one of the can kill hog profits. It takes the first 47 sows on Porkmaker with secrets of success. few pigs of every litter to pay expenses Accidents a litter average of 10.3 pigs Many farm workers who now On egg gathering, they suggest of keeping the brood sow. It's the and a weaning average of 9.2 a 10-12-4 program for gathering sixth pig of every litter and the ones pigs. have only one hand trace t h e Best RATES loss of the other to a corn pick- er accident. Cleaning out roll- eggs three times a day. Two col- lections are recommended in the morning around ten o'clock and beyond that to bring you those extra profits. Bloomingdale hog raiser ers or attempting to work around fed out 45 pigs from 5 Best COVERAGES the picker with the power on is dangerous. around noon, because most eggs are laid in the morning. Another collection about 4 in the after- Farm Bureau PORKMAKER supple- ments with your home grown grains sows to weights running 210 pounds to 234 pounds in ".> noon will take care of most of the will raise more pigs per litter and raise months. Best SERVICE afternoon-laid eggs. Other recommendations include them quickly and economically. They There are many other ex- amples of successful hog are formulated to give your 'profit use of a wire basket to gather pigs" the best possible chance to bring raisers feeding Farm Bureau A farmers' insurance company understands a the eggs; let the Rgs cool to 45 or 55 degrees. Feeders and water- • you those profits. Porkmakers. ers should be checked each time farmer's problems best. Complete automobile you visit the laying house. Auto- matic waterers should be clean- Farm Bureau Feeds Have No Superiors ed and scrubbed at least once a coverages and full farm liability protection. week. Clean water in sanitary IF THERE WERE, WE'D MAKE THEM waterers increases water con- mmntion, which affects egg pro- Ask Your Farm Bureau Feed Dealer About Agents in Every County duction. FARM BUREAU MUTUAL Alert poultrymen also check nests once a week, making cer- tain there is enough clean, ab- MERMASHES- -MILKMAKERS--PORKMAKERS sorbent material to keen the Insurance Company of Michigan eggs clean. Another weekly iob OR WRITE is examining birds for lice. Lice 507 South Grand Ave. Phone 44549 Lansing, Michigan are chewing insects and can be one of the factors causing egg FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. A FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SERVICE production to go down. r Feed Department * 221 N Cedar 9*. 4. Mich. Buy F a r m Bureau feeds. SIX MICHI'GAR FARM MEW'S"I' SATURDAY, NOV, 3, 1951 Farm Bureau Provides Farmers a Strong Organiz~tion +------------------------------------------------------------------.--------------------- CommUnity Farm Bureau Washing Ma~hine Fertilizer Shortage IStore Fertilizer Invented 77 Yrs. Ago Discussion Topie for Noyemher S.een ~ or C.} Discussion Topics omlng ear In Dry Building In the spring or 1874 William Blackstone oC BluCCton, Ind., decid- ed privately to do something about If you have your next year's Background Material {or Program this Month by his wire's complaints about the W it h an ever increasing fertilizer supply or expect de- Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups 'They were chosen by your State Discussion Topic dfUdgery oC washday. In his one demand for fertilizer coupled livery soon, you'll. want to heed Committee from results of the Questionnaires room shop he produced the first with new government restrictions on the use of sulfuric the storage hints given by Mich- DONALD D. KINSEY returned by the Community Groups VlfShing machine. It was a square igan State College soil scientists. Director of Research and Education b x lined 'wIth fibbed .....strips oC acid for plant foods. it looks like farmers will be facing They advise storing fertilizer Nov. Hats Off to the Farm Bureau Past, wood. '.In it was a dolly-rotated by a shortage of fertilizers this coming year. sacks only in a barn or some One match is easily broken, but thirty matches banded • Coats Off to the Farm Bureau al geared handle: The dolly had other dry building that has floor- six w~oden pegs which caught the According to the Defense Production Administration, ing off the ground. With earth together ferms a stout stick. futurel soiled <;lothes and moved them in sulfuric a~id users will be allowed ~o use only 90 per- or concrete floors, put fertilizer We have need for a strong membership roll call in the suds. Mr. Blackstone gave the on ,blocks or boards. Dec. Steel Rationing and the Farm machine to his wiCe as a birthday cent of the amount of sulfur used in 1950, If sacks are of burlap, keep 1951-1952. The lesson of this old proverb has been present, hoping that she wouid Equipment Problem. find it "mipdling good." Once Exceptions are 'provided where sulfurl'c aCl'd l'S specl'- piles close together to reduce cir- demonstrated clearly in the growing strength of the culation of air. Caking can be she tried it, "he became an enthu- Farm Bureau. It has become s.trong because farmers Jan .. Inflation Controls and the Farm siast. BeCore long the inventor fically designated for use in the production of ~teeI. non- reduced by piling sacks only f errous seven or eight high. Keep brok- discovered forty years ago that they could acco~plish Credit Problem. had many orders Cor his "washing metals, petroleum. insecticides and pesticides, en scparate from the main pile boxes" at $2.50 each. He went in- things by working together that they could not do alone. to business .. He improved his ma- synthetic rubber and military explosives. sin~e loose fertilize.r soaks up Feb. Farm Accidents. Highway Acci- chine. first by replacing the square . mOIsture fastc.r than m a bag. In ~he origin of the Farm Bureau ~lso began the pro- The recent discovery of a new sulfur dome in Louisi- I dents. and In;mrance Rates to the box with a round tub. then adding gram of the county agricultural agent. Both were part It; flywheel to make the dolly op- ana could alleviate the shor:tage of sulfuric acid for the Silage Farmer. eration easier and more eCCective. of the growth of the Broome County Farm Bureau of prod~on of superphosphates. but it takes several years Keeping air and rain out of He bolted a wooden Cramed wring- corn silage are important point:; Binghamton, N. Y., when it started in -1911. Both, at Be sure to read your discussion topic article on thia er to the tub. Finally he develop- to build'a plant to process it and you have to have the in making top quality silage, say . page of the Michigan Farm News each month. Attend ed w water motor to turn the ny. agricultural engineering authori- the outset, w~re quite independent of government con- wheel. ~ Thirty years later an elec. materials first . your Community Group Meetingsl ties at Michigan State College. tric motor was geared to a wash. trol. Farm Bureau has always been independent. Field Drying Corn ing machipe Cor the Cirst time. The effectiveness of the county agricultural agent's Helps Solve Problems program in promoting improved farming practices lative emergency. placent. Farm Bureau does .not \Vould:,Ban Farmers who delay picking so that corn will dryas much as pos- prompted up a county the U. S. Department agent's program of Agriculture that was to become to set nation- THE PROJECTS undertaken The. sit calmly right within a quiet to of farmers paradise. ,speak Comm'un~.stsIt sible in the field have fewer soft corn problems than farmers who by the Farm Bureau can reflect for themselves in matters of ag- ~ide. The Farm Bureau has remained a farmer's organ- the farmer interests and needs ricultural policy has been strong- only if he is in a position to ex- ly challenged in recent years. From Ballot pick too early. Michigan State College agricultural engineers say one drying day in the field is jzation, set upon democratic principles and under the press these interests. And out Many other groups would like to t equal to 10 drying days in the control of the farmers themselves. of such expressions in the past become the spokesman for the 1 Women "ofthe 6th Farm Bureau crib. Corn dries most during have come our various programs farmer-labor unions, big busi- membership district at their vided Over the years, the occasion as wars and national for government emergencies ag,encies. to become pro- -the. \Vomen's program, the ness, government bureaus. Junior Farm Bureau, the Com- If farmers are to speak munity Farm Bureau itself. Out themselves there is only one an- for meeting September 28-29 asked that the Communist party be ban- ned from the ballot in Michigan. warm autumn months. weather, doesn't dry much during winter For safe storage in ordinary and PROTECTION MADE TO ORDER $ I more centralized and more powerful. the Farm Bureau pf requests from the membership swer. It lies in strength of 01'- The Michigan Farm Bureau cribs, the moisture content of the have come our insurance com- ganization, strong membership, convention in November was ask. Safe tak •. otl, and landing, or. onured by the remained an organization founded upon principles of kernels should be down to 20 control to'IWer which directs oir traffic ot every panies, our marketing and supply and unity of effort. Farmers cd to address such a resplution to perc~nt when cribbed. Corn up II services, our fertilizer and farm must weld themselves together the legislature. farge airport. That's prot£ction made to orded ~elf-help, self-g'overnment and self-directi~:m. to 25 percent moisture can be Your State Mutual agent CO:l give )OU form fire machinerv factodes. into strong grass roots units. They Women of the Farm Bureau cribbed if ventilation is good When farmers are welded to- must inform themselves on the said that the Communist party is protection that's mode ta order - all t~-': cry:,. Its very constitution was founded upon the principles from all sides of the crib. I gether into groups with common issues that face them. They must now barred from the ballot in 15 og' you n•• d, non. thot you don't n«d. that government gains its just powers by the consent of purposes they can do for them- make sound decisions on these states: Alabama. Arkansas, Cal- Rotation Pastures J Stott Mutual poy' full yolue 01 p.rsonol property selves almost any of the things issues in their assemblies. They ifornia, Illinois, Oregon, Oklaho- Michigan State College farm I the governed. Its policies and principles must come lost up to amount of insurance carried ...• to which they set their hearts, must show strong initiatives in ma, Ohl'o, Pennsylvanl'a, Indiana, crops speCla . I'IStS remind farmers ANOTHER STATE MUTUAL FE/.TURE! from the "grass roots" and be established by a majority minds and hands. But to ac- taking the necessary action both Kansas, Delaware, Texas, Wis- . . that rotatlon pastures are more and representative vote of its active membership. complish such things reqUires co- to protect their right to speak and consl'n,Tehnessee and Wyoming .. productive than permanent ones. i the These opposition acount farmers original of the to a trend by principles that a central problems, would agency set interests, the create that nor Farm needs attitudes Bureau a government take ~f the in of no operation. IT REQUIRES a streI:!gth of riculture's future. purpose, a willingness to work strong and well-knl't orl.!:anization ~ to develop sound policies for ag- THE FUTURE holds a stronger' and support the endeavors, and a challenge for a free agriculture and a free people than at any from the home level to the coun- time in our country's history. , 'Ninety persons attended the !teeting. 'Officers elected for the 6th district: . Cha\rinan, Mrs. Wesley Mahaffy, Marlette; vice c'hairman, Mrs. Orrin Taylor, La- 1 peer; secretary. Mrs. Norman That's a fact to keep' in mind when you plan for 1952 pasture needs.' A Michigan State College vet- .. erma1'lan hi' warns th at '1 d WIte ....... M••••• ,,,.,,, 702 Church St. E.,,., Fi'" F"m i. Mi.hi,.~ ... Flir.t 3, Michi()an' H. K. FISK, :;ecuru7 Y" •• H.i, ..... r ,I ty, state and national level. And 1 b t 1 Heussner, Snover. c ~rry eaves are pOIsonous to I This cha lenge can e me on y ~ cattle. Opl!'nlM;,. for Asents In Some Coonmunnies II people. to meet some.of.the problems t hat by a Farm Bureau strong in its f A complete soil conservation ~ ~ ~ 1- j - ~- __ J , face farmers Joday will require a numbers and in its people's farm plari can pay for itself in Ground corn cobs make good .. say in the, control or his organi- large, strong and representative FARMING IS a busmess. The zation. When farmers are weld- membership. Without these hu- hearts. fiVe 1'0 eight years .through extra bedd!ng 3!ld provide sure footing ~arly inte.rest in improving fa~- ed into such groups they can aid man ingredients, no democratic QUESTIONS for Conclusions. earnings per ~re. [or livestock. mg practlc~.s was .based on ~he in informing themselves, pool organization can long endure. Please use the check sheet sent, _ purpose. of Improvmg productIOn ~a busi?es~ prop?sition. La.ter mterest 10 Improvmg marketmg I their judgments and be in position to take' strong coopera-, rive action on matters of legis- a THE BIGGEST Job Lies Ahead. We have no cause to be com- to your discussion leader. Buy Farm Bureau seeds. \ Th,.S 4 QUART CAPACITY ICE. CREAM FREEZER ~I .. ~ ~ - methods, co-operative buying and I . ~h~in~~~~~~~~~~nC:m~~ni~S~e~~~ f~~~es~u~P:~~ro~llng~~eeb~~in~~: I You' Can Sti . IIS aye oney on. M I' I I' FREE .••• h h wit.. t e pure ase 0 any SIze h f'. I of farming for the. farmer. The interest in legislation to keep I' 1. ra rm Freeze r ~t~~~~:~:~~::E:!~~~~ ~::eth~::c.~~~~~~za~~~~i~eym~~~" i .... , ~j CO-OP pfc~~~.) ..~:,<::::~::::,<~-~~h ...,~~-...~..~,.,.- f:~~i;::~~:~;~;,~::~~:~~:~~ Farm Freezer. ways to keep this business secure. Farming as a desirable way of y' OU , ve Never Tasted Such DeI.. lCIOUS , F00 d... tiving cannot be secure unless the soundness of its business op- Frozen foods ate the best! You '11 portunities is preserved. Farm- ing as.a source of production for LOWEST agree to that t~e minute you seat your- the food and fibre of the nation cannot continue to serve the PRICED This Hari"dyfreeze ice cream self at the table. And when yo~ start freezer has a retail value of needs of the pople unless it re- mains a profitable business ven- In It's. $24.75. Strong wooden buck- eating! matched Oh, by my! foods The preserved flavor any can't other be ture-at least it cannot do so in et-makes from 1 pint to 4 a nation that is free! Thus' it has become the concern of the I Field · · · quarts in 15 minutes. ,\y;atts-115 Volts, 60 cycle- 115 way. people of the Farm Bureau to ~C only-UL approved, Independent tests show that frozen protect and champion sound I • l~gislation to protect the busi- There's still time for you to save money on a new corn picker this year. Prices, of many popular make pickers have risen this year, but the Co-op I-row Corn .. foods have 50 % more flavor than canned ness of farming. foods! And they retain 50 % more food Picker is still the " • GRASS ROOTS Democracy. To t,he end that actual control of tge lowest priced piclier in its .class. I value! But with a Unico Farm Freezer drganization shall remain with the farmers at the home level, Michigan Farm Bureau estab- lished the first community units The CO-OP is Designed for Top Efficiency The Co-op's extra-long snapping and husking rolls are built to pick your corn ._~. .. yo uget a . time-saving\ in appliance more than that good eating. work-saving, makes living You money-sav- richer, get bet- Unico 30 cubic Holds up to 1200 poundS of frozen foods-ideal for foot the farm capacity. family. ip 1936. These Community Farm faster and smoother. They are machined td husk the ears cleaner with less Bureaus, of which there are ter, more fun. now 1,077 in the state, are the shelling. The gathering chains run close the ground .... '. guide the stalks UNICO FARM FREEZERS come in system. through which the mem- evenly and surely into the snapping rolls and do a thorough job of picking fallen ber gains his vpice. He has the corn. a complete selection of models and si?;es. Unico 20.cu .• ft. twin.lid freezer holds up to 700 pounds of frozen There's sure 'to be one to suit your own You are invited to compare the low price of the Co-op Picker with any other K,ing Evaporators on the market. out the outstanding Your Farm Bureau Co-op Impleme)lt man will be glad to point features of this rugged picker to you .... , foods. Has fast-freezing section- removable baskets - other outstanding features. and many particular built for needs. dependable Each service. one is ,They quality are the best engineered farm freezer that co-oP £-3 TRACTOR money can buy, For a 2-3 plow, the Co-op E-3 is packed with power . • Clean cut in appearance, fingertip starting and con- trol, speeds for all needs, instantly responsive steer- .Urgent to Order Now ing, low gas consumption, plus many other features such as live-power take-off, etc. You can't beat the Two other upright cu. ft. and 22 cu. ft. fill sizes-15 out You must place your order for a Co-o}> E-3. ' I"ing :\[aple . S~'rup Evaporator at OJlce, In our opinion, to qualify your- the upright line. 15 cu. ft. self for delivery in time for the 1952 srrup making season. COPPER PANS Our allotment allows us to sell King co-oP £-4 TRACTOR holds 600 Ibs. and the 22 cu. ft. holds 800 Ibs. of frozen foods. I'~"aJlonttors with COpper pans In the Here is a larger, more powerful, more flexible, 3-4 following sizes: 24 Inches by 6 ft. plow tractor. Powered by a six cylinder, valve-in- Junior, evaporates 35 gal. sap per huur, 50 to 200 buckets; ::0" by 10', head gas or diesel engine. One lever controls the six 6\1gal. Rap per hour. 400-450 bucket~; forward and two reverse speeds. Available with in- 36" by 10', 90 gal. sap per hour, 500- We invite you in so you can see for yourself the many out- iOO buckets: 4S" hy 12'. ]60 gallon,. ,.ap dependent live power take-off and efficient Jlydraulic Popular 15 cu. ft. chest-type~ per hour. 1000-]200 hucket,.; 48" bv holds 600 Ibs. of frozen foo'ds. standing features that' make Unico a real freezer buy. I~'... "apo .....t ..,. 200 Kallons ,.al> per lift system. Its low price will convince you that it hrlllr. HOO-1600 huckets. is the best buy for its giant size. Takes sm,all floor space-outstand- Stop in today. King Evaparators with English Tin ing features throughout. Pltns tn all sizes are stili avallab]e for 1952. Orders should be placed once to a,.sure delh'er~'. at See Your Co-op Machinery Dealer Today For Information and Prices See Your Co-op Dealer SUGAR BUSH SUPPLIES CO. P.O. Bax 1107 Lansing, Michigan store located on M-43 (West Saginaw FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. , FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. RGad) just west of Waverly golf Farm Equipment Dept. Lansing, Michigan Department 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, Michigan course, Lansing. •