• • Vol. XXX, No. 12 Ie 19an arm DECEMBER 1, 1952 30th Year Published Monthl~ • Roll Call Goal IS 56,662 Farm Bureau Members FBS Annual Meeting- M.F.B. Bour-d of Directors for 1953 1nvite Every December 17 at MSC +,,~ ,..•....... 'f1«.......••. '.r Farmer to Join Stockholders planning to attend the annual meeting of Farm ~ iiM.; .. - "-:;:.;,; MOSIJ,IMembersSay They Join~d Farm Bureau Bureau Services, Inc., will assemble at, Kellogg Center, Michigan State College campus, on Wednesday, December 17, 1952. They will learn that their co-operative purchasing and marketing organization Because' They Got An Invitation experienced the largest business operation in its history in spite of WESLEY s. HAWLEY post-war adjustment problems. Director of Membership Acquisition In a report of business activities ending August 31, 1952, J. F. Yaeger, executive secretary and general manager of FBS, will point Severa\ thousand leaders are all set to kick off Decem~ out that the co-operative's combined wholesale and retail branch ber 1 for the big week. The goal is 56,662~ Efforts store volume amounted to $21,465,204,an increase of 13% over a year ago. This is not oilly in dollar volume, but records show that will be made to reach the goal by December 8. more units of commodities were distributed which is a continuation of steady growth during recent years. Feed sales show an increase Preparations for this 1953 campaign have been going in t0J?nage of 25% over a year ago; fertilizer; 15%; seeds, 15%; and on for several montp8 and plans are comp~eted and we steel products, 8%. are all set to kick off with a bang. The tdtal net s~vings of Farm Bureau Services, although not as great as a ;\tear ago, are approximately $436,000as compared to Sixty:'one counties kicking off at the same time with $570,000 for the previous year. This 'expansion of volume ac- This photograph of the direct- treasurer, East Lansing; C. L. Standing left to right: Martin Cadillac; Blaque Knirk, District 2, companied by a decrease in earnings, the general manager will ors and officers of Michigan Farm Brody, executive vice president, Garn, District 5, Charlotte; Al- the same objective is a powerful force for success. Quincy. explain, is characteristic of many corporations during the past Bureau was taken at the close Lansing; Carl E. Buskirk direct- bert Shellenbarger, District 4, The Michigan Farm Bureau has been first in the nation year. This can be attributed to a stabilizing of prices to farm con- of the 33rd annual meeting No- or at large, Paw Paw; Walter W. Lake Odessa; *Gleason Halliwill, Russell Hazel, District 1, Rich- • sumers without comparable stabilizating of labor costs, materials, vember 14. Names marked with * Wightman, director at large, director at large, Gladwin; Ken- to rt;ach its goal two years in succession-1951-1952. land; was absent at the time the etc. indicate a new member of the Fennville; Mrs. Harry M. Whit- neth O. Johnson, District 8, Free- Weare challenged again by Indiana and other states so Registration for the annual meeting, will begin at 9 a. m. with board. taker, represents Women of the land; James Mielock, District 10, picture was taken. Officers will the business session scheduled to start promptly at 10 a. m. Other Seated, left to right: Ward G. Farm Bureau, MetamOra; Edward Whittemore; .Vern Thalman, rep- be elected at the next board we will have real competition. reports will be made by officers, divisI.'on and department heads Hodge, D'IS. t 6, Snover; J .. F T. Fritch, District 3, Howell; :&Iar-resenting the Junior Farm Bur- I t "Was',N 0 _., 2 Y e S- 3 '.N 0v. 4 ry Norris, District 7, Casnovia. eau; Myles Hodgson, District 10, meeting. "Let Freedom Ring" is the clarion call that will ring as to the progress made by the organization. Yaeger, executive secretary and One of the highlights of the day-time program will be an ad- I out Dece!llber I, 1952, when the 61 counties kick off dress entitled "Modern Co-op Management" by Tom ~elson, busi- in unison. ~hat a challenge to keep "Farming a free ness consultant with the firm of Rogers, Hill and Slade Company enterprise" and "Have a voice in vital issues:~ The of New York, Mr. Nelson is nationally known in the field of management development and particularly among regional co-op- need is ever greater to build F ann: Bureau to match eratives.' .,' The banquet in the evening will be sponsored jointly by Farm • the problems .• Bureau Services, Inc., and Farmers Petroleum Co-operative, Inc. July 3. real.ize fully just how serious and What a great chance and opportunity we have this Dr. C. L. Anspach,_president og Central Michigan College of Educa- STANLEY POWELL The only counties in which the voters failed to approve it were • far-reaching adoption of Proposal II ...... tion at Mt. Pleasant, will be the guest speaker .• The subject he Legislative Council. Michigan Wayne, Oakland and Macomb. A VIGOROUS effort was made' No. 2 would have been for the year to rea y: put on a successful roll call campaign. has chosen is entitled "Pattern for. Living." Dr. Anspach has been to get Michigan voters to under- future of our state. It is very The weather this Fall has been the best in years and president of Central Michigan College for the past 13 years prior Farm Bureau The total vote on this' proposal stand the importance of voting heartening however, that the vo- to which tim~ he was president of Ashland College (Ohid). For BY SUBSTANTIAL MAJORI- ,was: "yes" 1,269;807 ~nd "no" both "no" on No.2 and "yes" on ters under~tood sufficiently what farm crops are well harvested and stored. A great victory several years he was dean of administration at Michigan State TIES. voters of Michigan 'agreed 975,518.. No.3. County Farm Bureaus was involved so that they voted was achieved on the reapportionment question which was Normal College at Ypsilanti. He has received many awards for his with recommendations of the HOW DID YOUR COUNTYDO? used nearly a million pieces of as they did on these two amend- extensive work in education. In 1951 General Omar Bradley pre- Michigan Farm Bureau relative literature provided by Michigan ments. really a freedom issue. Ten thousand key leaders, sented him with the "Freedom's Foundation" award for service in to the three proposed constitu- ON PAGE 4 of this issue of Farm Bureau. Other farm and It would certainly be interest- captains, and workers in Farm B~reau have b~en pre- interpreting the American way of life. tional amendments which were the Michigan Farm News appears trade' organizations distributed ing if there were some way to ob- There will be plenty to see and hear at this all-important meet- submitted at the November 4 a tabulation showing the vote by quantities of material. While no tain a financial report of the re- pared fo; a successful roll call. ,The president elect issued ing of the year. If you are planning to attend, it will be advisable election. Farm Bureau had urg- counties on each of these pro- central fund was raised to finance ceipts and expenditures of the a challenge to agriculture to prepare its ('.ase .. At the to get your reservations in early. ed "yes" in No, I, "no" on No.2 posals. You will be interested in state-wide advertising, many 10- Michigara Committee for Repre- For those interested in the Farmers Petroleum Co-operative the and "yes" on No.3. When the checking' over to see just how cal organizations sponsored ads sentative Go v ern men t the Community and County levek the folks have the roll annual meeting is scheduled for tRe,~0w4ng-d~., -.lfhur;ooy, votes weJS! couptedJ it was re- good a record you and ~~r in local papers. "front" under which the C.' I: 0, call machinery all set, oiled, and in gear with the know December ,18, 1952. ' vealed that the citizens 'of this neighbors achieved. The success of Proposal No. 3 and a few other like-minded state had followed that advice. The winning Proposal No.3 be. can be attributed to the voluntary groups promoted Proposal No. 2 how to do the jo~. This is where the ,real strength and came known as the "Farm Bur;- and independent efforts of many a~d !ought against No.3. They power for a successful roll call rests. What a ..wonderful Annual Oil Co-op Meeting Dec. 18 PROPOSAL NO. 1. relativ~ to eau plan" early in the drive for the use as evidence of narcotics the petition signatures necessary organizations contributing their dIstrIbuted a large amount of 'The fourth annual meeting of Farmers Petroleum Co-operatives, seized without a search warrant, active support to the common literature, had plenty of bill- 'opportunity we have for a successful campaign. Inc., will be held at Michigan State College's Kellogg Center East carried by a big majority. The to place it on the November 4 achievement. County Legislative ~o~rds and other outdoor adver- Th d II ' Lansing, Thursday, December 18, starting at 10 a. m.• ' ballot. In giving its whole-heart- Committees headed the work bsmg, spent huge sums on radio e nee to go a out is really great. Farmers are "yes" votes totaled 1,910,728and ed support to the petition cam- done by County Farm Bureaus. and television and engaged in the going to be represented in high places but will it be by Earl Huntley, manager of the oil co-operative, will tell stock- the "no" votes only 382,285. holders that their petroleum business volume for the fiscal year paign, Farm Bureau pledged to MinutemeQ from the 1151 Com- most costly newspaper campaign b '" munity Farm Bureau; and the which I can ever recall in behalf us mess men , labor leaders, political spokesmen, or will ending August 31, 1952, reached a high of nearly 25 million gallons PROPOSAL NO.2. the C. I. O. secure 100,000 signatures. This of liquid fuels distributed to Michigan. farmers. This is over 2 scheme for apportioning Senators demonstration of faith encour- Legislative chairmen of the of any proposal being submitted farmers d oit through their own hard hitting organiza- million gallons about the previous'year's high and dollar-wise and Representatives solely on the aged other organizations to put County Farm Bureau Women's Committees geared their groups to the voters. Repeatedly they came out wi~h fUll-,p.ageads. in tion. , Farmers ar.e a minority group and each day getting totaled $3,750,000or an increase of $200,000. basis of population, carried in their shoulders to the wheel. With 187,939signatures necessary into the drive. Their success can the metropohtan dalhes. to be a smaller proportion of population. The standard The local stockholder associations which are building the co- only two counties, Wayne and to place the proposal on the bal- be measured by the fact that vo- fl'.' o~erative petroleum program in, Michigan also supplied their patrons Macomb. It was defeated in each lot, 3,684 Farm Bureau workers ters remembered the slogan, "NO' LOCAL ADS VERY 0 iving of one out of ten American families is dependent WIth more than 200,000gallons of motor oil, 192,000pounds of grease, of the other 81 counties. The secured more than 100,000sign- MISLEADING 65,000 gallons of anti-freeze and fly' sprays, 6,000 tires and 5,000 state totals were: "yes" 924,242 ers, or more than half of the on No.2 and 'YES' on No.3" in upon high per family income with such odds to con~ batteries, plus a substantial amount of miscellaneous accessories and "no" 1,415,355. number necessary. In the final spite of a vicious move by the op- position to create confusioPJ.. TOWARD THE END of the campaign they carried extensive d ten wit. h F armers cannot afford the luxury of division. and equipment. PROPOSAL NO.3. sponsored days of the petition campaign, ef- advertising in the daily and We need to speak with one voice, if the other 90 % of The board of directosr of Farmers Petroleum Co-operative by the Michigan Committee for a forts by other organizations roll- ENOUGH VOTERS weekly. papers throughout the h I recently declared a patronage refund of $138,000,representing the Balanced Legislature and strong- ed the total count to more than UNDERSTAND state. Our home-town daily t e popu ation are to hear, understand, and believe. '" ~et savings on the organization's combined operations, to be paid ly backed by the Michigan Farm 290,000names. These were filed which came to my farm on elec- .. Wh '11 k f f ). Th' . h -Farm . e'r st'' V 0 ed \a S t Ie zen S ~ ~ In cash to the stockholders and patrons based on thetr purchases Bureau, 'carried in 80 counties. with the Secretary of State on PROBABLY FEW c i t i zen s (C t' d _ 0 Wi spea or armers . IS IS t e que~tion you on Inue on .t'8ge 2) du~ing the year. This 100% increase in cash patronage return was 1- . ! and your neighbors will be deciding .during this member~ made possible by its expansion a year ago into the crude oil busi- - ness. The company now owns and controls' crude oil properties \. \. ~~q~~~~~~~.and Illinois which provides approximately 60% of its The Co-op also paid recently a 5% dividend upon its preferred , CI e shiP. ~rive. familIes Currently h~ve chosen bors will be inviting three out of four Farm Bureau . .You and your more organized to come into this organization. farm neigh- stock for the year ending August 31, 1952. This cash dividend Frank K. Woolley, legislative preciate, self-government, as ideologically but organizational- 'Caseand that we should move on The largest in the nation so that it may rise to new amounted to $28,000 and was sent to 1854 investors. There are Council of the AFBF in a fighting practiced in this country requires ly. There are now nuclei in all towards further destruction of the heights and be able to match the problems of the future. now 44 local co-operati,ve dealer associations who are stockholder speech, told 600 members of the an intelligent and self-disciplined countries which are carrying on Michigan Farm Bureau at their ever-alert electorate. In the and will continue to carryon in- marketing system by ever higher Farmers of America need each other. This includes you.' members of the Petrol~um Co-op. It also operates under manage- ment contract five bulk oil plants in the state. annual dinner November 13 that talks that I have been giving on dependent work. This job is and higher price supports. In the "farmers voted as citizens and Socialism, Communism and their done." fact the statements of the candi- The need is very great to go all out during the week Highlighting the afternoon program will be a talk given by not as a special interest group to relationship to the farm program, dates have been interpreted by Fred McLaughlin, director of distribution for Ohio Farm Bureau The pattern of activities here many people to mean just that. December 1-8 ~o make. this 1953 roll ccill campai.gn a Federation, entitled "Co-operation Will Build Petroleum Program." vote' favors to themselves. He I have had many people ask the in the United States indicates As a matter of fact a post elec- walloping was given an ovation. question "How in the world can success. There will be much opportunity to The annual banquet will be held jointly with Farm Bureau Services that the basis laid by Lenin and tion statement of the Interna- Inc., on Wednesday evening at 6 p. m., Kellogg Center, MSC. ' Mr. Woolley continued, "One we ever hope to handle such a Stalin Were ind'eed effective and tional Union of Electrical Work- consolidate the gains and to really build the kind of a thing is quite clear. Voters tremendous problem as the con- well done. These conspirators ers, CIO" clearly stated that Eis- program definitely will not exchange their spiracy that is leveled against that ~ilI fill the need for agriculture .. prandt (Huron) \ intend to take up every bit of enhower as presidE:,nt-elect has Verll Thalmann Secretary - Treasurer - Alice Phelps (Lapeer) basic freedoms for governmental paternalism. In analyzing the us?" The answer, it seems to me, lies in the individual and in com- munity, county, state and na- slack that occurs in the rope, per- promised "establishment of 100 sistently moving forward and percent of parity prices." Of Illdiana steamed up to be first. Follow- ing is the text of the challenge vote I'm sure that many of us are taking advantage of every rift course anyone acquainted with from Indiana. Is New Junior Camp Chairman-Robert Har- rison (Barry) Publicity Chairman - Barbara warrant~d in concluding that the Brannan Plan had a lot to do with voters making, up their tional action of free, voluntary, dues- paying organizations such as the Farm non-governmental and difference of opinion that the statements made by the presi- exists in this country. The fact dent-elect knows full well that that an election here in America his statements referrerd to 100 Challellges • We the go-getters of 'Indiana this 18th day of November 1952' Schadel (Livingston) Bureau. There is no easy road challenge you 1952 winn~rs of President Historian - Betty Jane Pidd minds that Socialism had gone too far in this country. The to combat tyranny. We must has had strong overtones of re- percent of parity in the market sistance to Socialism will only place and did not refer to 1,00per- Michigan, that we will first reach THE MICHIGAN Junior Farm (Washtenaw) Other features of the conven- thing that I fear the most, how- ever, is that many people will study problems locally and take advantage of every bit of infor- mation that is available. The make these zealots all the more cent price support. This is just anxious to move ahead with their merely an example of the type of Micll~ganAgain the supreme A.F.B.F. quota for the year 1953, in so much as the above statement is a foregone con- tion included an address by the believe that the threat of Social- work. Every phase of our life, propaganda that we are going Bureau selected Vern Thalmann ism and its ultimate end, Com- clection rather than being a sig- ~t the state wide captains clusi~m, you should prepare to Qf Berrien County as its President retiring president, Richard Root such as the press, our educational to have to work against if we alf£ meeting in Indianapolis, Novem- of Gratiot County; an address by munism, has been eradicated by nal that the battle is won is furnIsh the Organization Field- lor 1952-53. He was elected at institutions, our churches and to be effective in bringing balance ber 18, 1952, the Indiana Farm Mrs. Marjorie Karker, Director of the vote on November 4. Actually merely a signal that we ha.ve the men of Indiana with a dinner of the annual convention held at great national organizations, such into the farm program. We have Bureau officially challenged pr~m~ beef and all trimmings. Women's Activities for the Mich- nothing could be further from opportunity to continue to fight. as engineering societies, lawyers gone through quite an era of Michigan to be the first to get Michigan State College on No- the truth. Socialism has been Socialism is neither a Democratic WIshmg you success in your en': vember 1. Vern has several years igan Farm Bureau; and reports guilds, etc. are permeated with politicians being elected to office their goal in 1953. Mr. Paul from all state Junior committees. planned for America and the or a Republican monopoly. We deavor to reach the A.F.B.F. experience in Junior Farm Bur- people who are either knowingly by rea~on of. having promised Norris, Director Qf Organization world on a detailed basis by find its roots running through all quota and may the best team win. eau. He held the office of first or unknowingly carrying on the more to their constituency out of of the Indiana Farm Bureau, pre- REATHA DARBY WINS STATE tyrants who do not intend to give political parties and through all of work of the Socialists.. While we isedby Are we going to let them beat vice-president during the last TALK.MEET their institutions. The frighten- their opponents. The sented this challenge to Wesley year. He has attended a National up. are talking here today over one- the federal treasury than is prom- S. Hawley, Director of Member- us to the goal or are we going to ing thing about Socialism is that half of all of th electronic work- fact that the American public ship Acquisition of Michigan, for- be first again three times in a row. Rural Youth Training School, REATHA DARBY of Otsego I had the pleasure of being in it has been working in the dark r ers in America are in a union has voted against such destruc- mally and officially before the Let's show them that it was not two National AFBF Conventions, County will represent Michigan Michigan just a few weeks ago, here in A~erica for so long'that a fluke. and many regional and state in the National Rural Youth Talk at which time I attended a num- whose president is an avowed tive approaches to national issues many of us are not conscious of 1300 captains who were present Farm Bureau meetings. He has Meet. This contest, will be held ber of District Captain's meetings what is going on. I must admit Communist. Its other officers will not cure many political op- at the meeting. Norwood East- at the AFBF Convention in and some county annual meet- have refused to tell the Un-Am- portunists overnight. Roger Fleming also served the Juniors as chair- that for years I was completely We face man, Director of Junior Farm Seattle, Washington on December ings. I was heartened by what erican Activities Committee the necessity of being sure man of the Sports Festival Com- oblivious to the insidious nature Bureau, Wayne Hoyt, Charlie Said Recently: mittee and Manager of the State 9. Miss Darby won this honor I saw in Michigan. It seemed to wh'ether they are or are not Com- that our legislators understand of its activities. Mumford, and Roger Foerch, Dis- The election did not solve our Fair Apple Juice Stand. For the by virtue of her victory in the me that you could make this gen- munists and invoke the provisions thoroughly what farmers meant Let me read a quotation from trict men, were present to accept problems it only changed the pea- next two years he will be the Michigan Junior Farm Bureau eralization-that counties and of the Constitution with respect by this election. You farm peo- the challenge. Lenin in 1920. In that year he le who will be working on the Junior Farm Bureau Director on Talk Meet held at Michigan State communities were working harder to self-incrimination to avoid an- ple here in the townships and made it crystal clear that the swering. The Michigan Farm Bureau has solution of the problems. The the Michigan Farm Bureau College on November 1. than in any' other state in which 'l::ountiesof Michigan must make been first in the nation to reach !arm Bureau's roll remains the Speaking on the topic, ''Who I had been, and at the same time Socialists had cells and nuclei set Board. While this November's vote sure that your Congressman and its goal the past two years, 1951 same. To battle for a free America. Shall Speak For Farmers?", the they were worrying more about up in every section of the west- can be interpreted to mean that Senators thoroughly understand and 1952. This is a real chal- OTHER OFFICERS elected at Otsego contestant won over Rob- what they were not doing than ern world. Here are his words: rigid high price supports were that you do not want' them to go le~ge and certainly Michigan Butter the convention were: ert Janes, Ionia; Richard Farleigh, any other state in which I had "Since the Second Congress of repudiated at the poles, neverthe- along with other polilticians who should be well set up to repeat 1st Vice President-Darrell Cof- Cass; and Dean Fenstermacher, been. This is certainly a healthy the Third International, we have less there will be loud and storng are advocating continuance of again, but we will have to roll up Michigan State College surveys fey (Livingston) Mecosta in the final contest on .>ign. secured a firm foothold in the voices on the national scene try- rigid high price support and un- our sleeves and really work. show we are consuming less but- As you people thoroughly ap- imperialist countries, not only ing to prove that such is not the ter, but more milk cream cheese 2nd Vice President-Paul Leip- (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) Indiana is really enthused and and ice cream.' , I TWO MICHIGAN FARM HEWS DECEMBER 1, 1952 memorable victory. Of course, that the outcome coincided with It W»s No No. 2 difficult problems will still have our slogan, "NO.' on No. 2 and Michigan Farm News B*t*bll*h*d January l l . l t l l Michigan Farm Bureau Yes No. 3, NOT. 4 to be settled. When the legisla- tors convene next January they 'YES' on No. 3." will be confronted with the re- Knt.rvd • • Mcood elaaa matter Jan. IX 1»I», at ttta poatoffloa at Charlotta, M l c h t f u , under the Act of March S, U7». OFFICER* Pr_sldent_C. E. Busklrk. Paw Paw V-Pres. _ W . Wlghtman. Fenn-Ula (Continued from Page 1) tion day contained eight ads by the Michigan Committee for Re- sponsibility of trying to comply with the new provisions. A few- MCI Needs Exec. V-Pres—C. L. Brody, Lansing agricultural counties will lose Exec. Sec'y__J. F. Taeger, Lansing PubUaaa* monthly, by Michigan Farm Bureau at !U flret day. DISTRICT DIRECTORS presentative Government. were two columns wide and ten All their independent representation and will find themselves grouped Foster Homes publication office at i n K.' Lov- ett St.. Charlotte. Michigan. Editorial and general office*. Ml 1—Russell E. Haxel__Rlchland, R-l 2—Blaque Knirk S—Edward Fritch Qulncy, R-l Howell. R-l Merry Christmas inches deep. All of these featured a stop- light very similar to that which with a neighboring county or counties in a Representative dis- trict. Some other sparsely settled For Children North Cedar St.. Lansing, Michi- 4—A. Shellenbarger_X_ Odessa, R-l J^jarthy and I are somewhat prone to talk of days gone by— gan. Post Office Bos 9*0. Tele- 6— Marten Gam Charlotte, R-5 had been employed in the leaflet districts may find their area en- phone Lansing I1-J71. Extension 8. To cast a wishful glance behind with our nostalgic eye. distributed widely by the Mich- larged as a result of the new 6—Ward G. Hodge Snover, R-l Michigan Children's Institute, Send notices an Form SS7S and 7—Harry Norris __Casnovia £ a c h Christmas, as it comes along, makes sharper than before igan Committee for a Balanced mapping. However, in no case at Ann Arbor, is beginning a r e - undeUverable copies returned under 8—Kenneth John3on__Fre*land, R-l Legislature. That leaflet carried will this be any worse, if as bad, Form JS79 to Michigan Farm News The memories of former times and Christmases of yore. newed effort to find rural foster editorial office, p. o. Box 960, Lans- 9—Myles Hodgson Cadillac, R-I op the front cover these words: from the standpoint of the affect- R o l l back, we whisper to our hearts, the ceaseless stream of days homes for Michigan's homeless ing, Michigan. 10—James Mielock Whittemore "STOP THE FORCES THAT ed counties, than would have children. It is the Institute's ex- Einar Ungren Editor DIRECTORS A T L A R G E And bring our children back in youth to bless our yearning gaze. WOULD SILENCE YOUR VOICE been true if apportionment had PURPOSE OF F A R M perience of many years that rural James Osborne Associate Editor Carl E. Buskirk Paw Paw, R-I IN YOUR STATE GOVERN- been carried out under the pro- BUREAU Roll back the years and let us feel our heartstrings tug, and see homes frequently offer children The purpose of this Associa- Walter Wightman FennviUe. R-l MENT!" It is interesting to note visions of our Constitution as it Subscription: 40 centa a year. The boys and girls of other days around our Christmas tree. many more outlets for construc- tion shall be the advancement Gleaaon Halllwill Gladwin, R-4 that one of these competing ads has been for the past 44 years. Limited to Farm Bureau Members. of our members' interests edu- Representing tive activity and retraining for cationally, legislatively, ant Y^s, we are wont to reminisce—as who, indeed, is not— said, "STOP THE FORCES THAT family living than are available Vol. XXX December 1, 1952 No. 12 economically. W O M E N OF F A R M B U R E A U WOULD S I L E N C E YOUR Repining for some earlier joys, though scarce defining what. ADVANTAGES ARE in metropolitan areas. Rural Mrs. H. Whittaker_.Metamora, R-l VOTE." This imitation certainly Representing FAR-REACHING families often have more activi- wasn't accidental. The big advantage of the new ties that the whole family enters IUNIOR FA.-^M B U R E A U Vern Thalmann Berrien Center Christmas, the birthday of the Christ-r-It shall not mean for us Some of these aGs were certain- amendment will be in so far as into than can be furnished an ac- EDITORIAL Community A wistful piteous backward look, past pleasures to discuss. J-Jere are the grandsons of our love, for Marthy and for me ly far-fetched. One read, "PRO- the Senate is concerned. Hereto- TECT CONSTITUTIONAL GOV- fore there has been a question as tive child by the most enterpris- ing city foster parents. ERNMENT." How any amend- to whether Senatorial districts Michigan Children's Institute Farm Bureau And they will laugh and whoop for joy around the jovial tree. Right gaily will they greet the dawn that marks again the birth ment to our Constitution could be were supposed to be formed on a regarded as a threat to constitu- population basis. The provisions is especially anxious to find homes for school age boys and This Is the Weekjor Action Of hope renewed for all mankind upon this wayward earth. tional government is pretty far- were so indefinite that the Sena- girls, particularly children from Six thousand men and women in 62 county Farm Activities Jn transports of effulgent glee bright wrappings they will strip, Defending to the last shrill gasp their new-found ownership, fetched. torial districts hadn't been chang- ed in 27 years. To have arranged ANOTHER OF the ads read, them on a population basis now 10 to 14 years of age. Many of these children have had very d a m a g i n g experiences. They Bureaus will go out the week of December 1 to MRS. MARJORIE GARDNER "STOP THE DETROIT POWER would have been equivalent to ghouts of pure gladness will arise from waves of tissue foam need to be included as part of a invite their neighbors to membership in the Farm GRAB." It is obvious that that As in four pairs of childish eyes shine out the lights of home, kind of advertising was intended adoption of the CIO plan as far family which shares affection, Bureau. They expect to enroll 56,662 or more STAR AWARDS as the Senate is concerned. This faith and trust in each other, f h e lights of home and innocence—the lights of love and life— for outstanding consumption. would have had a very important pleasures and tasks. The In- GOLD STAR—Bay County families for 1953. Last year ye had a goal of Symbol of all that's worth our while for me and my good wife. That appeal would not have been bearing on any future Constitu- stitute is able to pay board, cloth- SILVER STAR—Oakland Co- made to Detroit voters. Usually tional Convention as three dele- ing, medical and dental expenses 51,500 and ended with 53,335 members. W e unty JUJay all the joys of Christmastide be on those hearts that day, our proposal was characterized gates would have been elected as well as reasonable incidental should set a new record this year! May all the blessings of the Christ go with them on their way as being rurally sponsored and from each Senatorial district. expenses. Persons wishing to ap- HONORABLE MENTION unfairly "loaded" to the advant- That gives some conception of ^ n d may they yet inherit from our mad capricious race ply to board a child can apply Many voters have developed some pride in saying, Branch County, Saginaw Coun- age of the less populous counties. directly to Ann Arbor or in care A chance to live and grow and work toward their appointed place, Calling it a "Detroit Power Grab" what important considerations ty, Allegan County and La- of this paper. Both Catholic and "1 don't vote by party, I vote for the best man." peer County g o may this Christmas come and go, at our home and at yours, was certainly totally unwarrant- were at stake in this reapportion- Protestant homes are needed, as ment battle. While n o one would suggest voting for the poorest With ample blessings on us all, from God's own plenteous stores. ed attack, solely intended to well as white, Negro and Indian make it look bad to the citizens UNDOUBTEDLY we haven't homes. man, it is true that on state and national tickets it Dear Community Farm Bureau R. S. Clark living in the counties which have heard the last of this controversy. Members: Rivers Edge Tourist Park been adversely affected by Pro- It is anticipated that more efforts is difficult to k n o w the qualities of all the candidates. To date 1125 Community Farm Fort Myers, Florida posal No. 2. W e usually say that w e operate under a two- Bureau groups have registered their new officers. Of this total, tino that the Kingesta group of munity Farm Bureau Secretaries INTENT WAS TO CONFUSE will be made in this direction in future campaigns. Mrs. Joseph Howell, Chairman of the Mich- Attention party system. We have seen during the past four there are 4 new groups. These Tuscola County earned a Certifi- on the importance of the roster. igan Committee for Representa- years here in our own state, that a split government are as follows: CLINTON cate of Merit for their past year's All new members jdded to your PROBABLY THE most mis- tive Government, is quoted in a activities. They were omitted from group during roll call must be on leading and confusing of all this newspaper article as stating. "The Roll Call gives both the executive and the legislative divisions our listing of grroup winners in your group roster in order to be series of ads was the one that fight for reapportionment based opportunity to avoid responsibility and to "pass the Fred Gutshall, Secretary. of this William D'Arcy. Our apologies! group is Mrs. different than in past years when read, "PROTECT OUR KIDS GREENBUSH NO. 2 — Mrs. the last issue of the paper. The eligible for Bias Cross. This is FROM THE THREAT TO OUR strictly on population isn't over Secertary yet. Because we believe that the they aid not hav«: to be listed until SCHOOLS." Just how the plan people of Michigan have been Managers buck. ' W e must have party responsibility if our of apportionment which we were . HILLSDALE the March resolicitation. cheated out of the reapportion- Get your picture in the Farm two-party system is to be maintained. T h e alterna- COUNTY SERVICE The County Service Agreement sponsoring proposed any "threat" ment reform* they sought, the News January 1. You can do it. KING D I S T R I C T — Mrs. AGREEMENT to schools is hard to comprehend. Here is how. tives a r e : is the first step towards uniformity Anyway, it was used as one of Michigan Committee for Repre- Kathren Mosher, Secretary. 1. Get your county over the During the month of November, in our Service-to-Member pro- the last minute appeals to try to sentative Government has no CHEBOYGAN 90% of the organized County Farm gram on a state basis. The State confuse and frighten the citizens choice but to expand its member- goal by December 8—good. 1. T h e splinter-party system. This produces a ship and to try again. Old sol- 2. Get your county over the Bureaus accepted the County Cimmittee, made up of one repre- into voting against our plan. situation where no party is strong enough to FINGER BOARD—Mrs. Ernest Service Agreement which was sentative from each district, spent diers do not fade away. Neither goal December 5—better. Ernest Knight, Secretary. drawn up by the State Committee many more drafting this agree- It is interesting to note that all will our committee." 3. Get your county over the create a government and coalitions must be OCEANA this fall. There are some items ment and the fact that it was eight of these ads ended with the goal December 2—best—BINGO! formed between several parties. in the Service Agreement that per- adopted within a very short time appeal, "VOTE 'NO' ON PRO- A PROPOSAL NO. 2 sympa- Yes, this is how you can get GOLDEN—Henry A. Johnson, tain directly xo the Community by over 90% of the counties indi- POSAL NO. 3." Nothing was thizer has told us that the next your picture and your success 2. T h e one-party system such as exists in the Secretary. Farm Bureau Groups. It states cates that the objectives of this said in any of them about P r o - move will likely be a series of story in the J a n u a r y issue of the agreement have universal a p - posal No. 2. I am not sure promises of special legislative Farm News. Your success story Iron Curtain areas. We have had notice^that 4 Com- that in order for a Community whether they had already given benefits to certain areas to at- Farm Bureau to maintain its proval. is important to you and others. munity Farm Bureaus have dis- up any hope of securing adoption tempt to split off enough support group status, it must meet and See your district men for further Michigan Farm Bureau is not a partisan political banded. There are still 25 Com- COMMUNITY FARM of No. 2 or whether for some rea- so that a population reapportion- details and instructions. munity Farm Bureaus whieh 'have report these meetings to the state BUREAU SUPPLIES son they felt it would be the best ment amended may successfully organization. However, it is only good citiizen- not held their fall election. office at least 8 monthly meetings strategy to concentrate on oppos- carry in another attempt. ship for us as individuals to be active in party affairs. out of the year. It also clarifies Gradually all Community Farm Not Getting News? MONTHLY AWARD the purpose of the roster of a Bureau suppleis are being shifted ing our plan outstate while they If you know of members fail A s pointed out by the Church Federation of Greater Community Farm Bureau group from the State Office to the Coun- plugged for votes for No. 2 in the WHILE WE SHOULDN'T rest ing to receive their Michigan The basis of the Community and places the responsibility of metropolitan area. on our oars and take too much Chicago, your vote counts twice when you take part Farm Bureau Awards, for the making an accurate listing of the ty Farm Bureau Secretary so that for granted, we may very proper- F a r m News, please send us a in both the selection of candidates through party month of October was set on at- members in each group on the it will not be necessary for groups AS I HAVE pointed out dur- ly be deeply grateful for the out- postcard giving name, post office tendance. The County Farm Bu- Community Farm Bureau Secre- to write to Lansing for their ma- ing the past several weeks, spon- come of the campaign on these and RFD number together with procedures and the election in the general balloting. reaus averaged the highest attned- tary rather than on the Blue Cross terials. This shift, however, has sors of No. 2 were very careless two proposals. Although the name of County F a r m Bureau. ance per group were Bay with 24 not taken place in all County Farm with the facts throughout the Thank you. Michigan Farm Now, that the heat of the general election is past, Secretary as has been the prac- Bureaus. If you need supplies of campaign. They seemed to be Farm Bureau was only one of News, P.O. Box 960, Lansing, families, Oakland—22, Branch—20, many groups of earnest citizens perhaps htis is a good tme to plan to be active in the Saginaw—20, Allegan—19 and La- tice in the past. All groups must any nature, contact your County out to win at any cost and appar- who were deeply concerned about Michigan. peer—19. The average attendance submit rosters to County Farm Farm Bureau Secretary first. If ently felt that the end justified the result of this, we can take a affairs of y o u r party. Take an interest on precinct, per group on a state level was 12 Bureau by February 1st. This also she cannot fill your orders, we will the means. They wrote and said lot of satisfaction that we did township and county levels as well as in state and families. pertains to groups which do not see that she gets the necessary various things about me person- Pasturing carry Blue Cross. A deadline of materials to do so in the future. work hard and effectively and Pasturing of winter wheat this ally that just weren't so. were able to inform.and convince national affairs. In this w a y you can help to nomi- CERTIFICATE OF MERIT January 15th is set whereby all winter and spring is not recom- members whether new or old in Adoption of Proposal No. 3 is a a sufficient number of voters so mended in most Michigan areas. nate the "best m a n . " It has been called to our atten- Community Farm Bureau must have their membership paid by County Clubs that date and appear on the group roster in order to be eligible for, Being Formed Corncob Filler Used for Light- or continue to carry, Blue Cross- Blue Shield services. A letter was recently sent to all Community Farm Bureau Secretaries in the state with regard to the roster Wesley S. Hawley Director of Membership Safety Sam Says... Acquisition problem. If the Secretary of your group did not receive a sample Which club will your County Weight "Insulated" Concrete copy of the roster, it is most im- Farm Bureau be in, in 1953. The portant that she notify us so that 1953 club or "54" or "55" or "56". we may send this information to If you reach 100% of your 1953 her. goal in 1953 you will be a member of the "53" club. If, however, you More and more stress is being do better and reach your 1954 placed on the County Community goal in 1953 you will be in the Farm Bureau leaders to increase 1954 club, etc. Recognition will "A Safe Driver and a the participation of their member- be given on the basis on which Ground corncobs, used as a filler, may ship in their monthly meetings. club you were in based on the careless driver will never Helpful hints are going out in Dis- achievement at the end of the produce a lower cost, lighter weight, better Insulated concrete for Michigan farmers. cussion Leaders' letter each month fiscal membership year. meet at an intersection. »> to help accomplish this. Most Tests by the Agricultural Experiment Station County Farm Bureau Committees of Michigan State College, using various will have the "increase of attend- Trees combinations of corncob, cement, sand, ance at group meetings" as one of No fall planting of fruit trees gravel, lime and limestone, have produced their most important objectives for is recommended by horticultur- c o n c r e t e s l a b s a n d blocks of s u f f i c i e n t the year. ists at Michigan State College. strengths t o meet many farm construction Meetings will be held in each Trees planted in the spring grow needs. Ordinary nails may be driven into County Farm Bureau for Com- bigger and stronger. the concrete without difficulty. Corncobs are cut Into pellets ranging from Vs" to 1" thick, which are then thoroughly soaked in water before mixing. Wall and floor slabs of corn- CLASSIFIED ADS cob concrete were exposed to weather for 20 Classified advertisements axe cash with order at the following months, through 2 winters, and showed no rates: 8 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two ox "A Safe Driver will have apparent defects. Call or write your County more editions take the rale of 6 cents pex word edition. These Agent who will have further information as rates based on guarantee of 50.000 or moxe subscribers. Tfeey his car under control, » tests are completed. are members of the Michigan Farm Bureau. expecting and avoiding LIVESTOCK WOMEN MILKING SHORTHORNS—We won NEW FREE 24-Page Sewing Book, the careless driver." Premier Breeder award at the 1952 "1952 Pattern Service for Sewing In their constant search for ways to hold Michigan State Fair, our 9th In 10 with Cotton Bags" tells how to make years. Take a short-cut to success smart clothes and household Items down costs and improve service, telephone by heading your herd with a young from thrifty cotton sacks. See how people developed a tiny electronic tube that bull from Ingleside Farm. Write or you save container costs when you visit Stanley M. Powell, Ionia, R-l. buy products in cotton! Send post amplifies hundreds of long distance sations at the same time. It's six times more sensitive than earlier tubes. Compact and conver- Michigan. CORRIEDALE S H E E P FOR SALE: <10-tf-57b) card to National Cotton Council, Box 76, Memphis, Tennessee. MAPLE SYRUP (3-10t-50b) PRODUCERS Farm Bureau Mutual rugged, this mighty midget is an important Six young ewes and a ram. De- contribution to efficiency these days when telephone equipment must handle more calls livered for Christmas, $400.00. M I K E S E L L 4. MAY R.F.D. 4, Charlotte, Michigan WE TJRGE all producers of pure maple syrup to order sap boiling equipment now. Write for catalog and prices. Sugar Bush Supplies Co., Box 1107, Lansing 1, Michigan. See our Is Interested in Farmers from more telephones. Incidentally, 7 of every 10 establishments in Michigan Bell rural territory have a telephone now, com- SHROPSHIRES—Good selection of advertisement on Page «. registered yearling rams. Write or visit Stanley M. Powell, Ingleside Farm, Ionia, R-l, Mich. (10-tf-16b) (ll-tf-36b) H O M E FOR C H I L D R E N Can We Help You? pared with 3 out of 10 in 1945. AGENCY wishes homes for school WANTED age boys and girls in area South of Saginaw-Grand Rapids line. Can pay WANTED—Corn Huskers, Corn board, clothing, penses. Catholic miscellaneous ex- and Protestant. FARM BUREAU INSURANCE Binders. Threshers, Grain Binders, Write M I C H I G A N BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY giving age, religion, race, tel»- Silo Fillers, Drive Belts. Small Steam phone number and directions for Engine. Harry Wassink, 835 Eastern reaching home. Write Box 51, Mich- 1 507 South Grand Ave. Lansing 4, Michigan S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan. igan Farm News, P. O. " Box 960,1 (12-4t-z0p) Lansing, Michigan. (N2) MICHIGAN FABMNEWS THREE DECEMBER I. 1952 Brody and Kline Give Conception of Election C. L. Brody, Executive Vice President of the1? the support of farmers great step in its contribution t o themselves. F a r m organizations Michigan Farm Bureau, issued the following are faced with the tremendous 49 Counties Make Their Goal in 1952 Michigan farmers. In search for an agent t h a t would solve the major problem of statement in regard to the election Nov. 6. task of developing a clear under- standing and realization of the the fertilizer in its production destructive results that inevitably blends the ingredients m o r e It is well to bear in mind that the recent election did follow the continued acceptance smoothly, aids in bringing about hot eliminate or solve the problems confronting our of paternalism from government. uniformity of particle size as well We need to emphasize contin- as helps maintain a more uniform Nation. The vote November 4 changed the leadership in ually that high support or gov- chemical analysis. the White House and in Congress, but the problems to ernment-guaranteed farm prices Farm Bureau Services is n o w automatically lead to production using these surface active agents, be faced remain as they were before the election. and acreage controls, marketing known as "surfactants," in then- quotas, price controls and ration- spring fertilizer production. This It remains to be demonstrated whether the great per- ing for* both producer and con- new homogenizing process will sonal triumph of General Eisenhower and his induction sumer. The end result will be not only enable the co-operative that the Government will tell the to produce even higher analyses into the Presidency January 20 will result in initiating farmer what and how much he in the future as the ingredient a reversal in the trend toward bureaucracy and socialism shall produce and how much he supply will permit, but will p r o - is to receive for it. Federal bur- vide the farmer with an. increas- in America. eaus will dictate what and how ingly important product that h e much the consumer shall buy and can apply to his soil with greater In attempting to appraise the situation, consideration what he shall pay for it. ease and afford a savings in time, needs to be given to the powerful influences and pres- labor, and money. sures that will face the new President. In addition to THE 506 DELEGATES in the Pictured above are the counties that reached 100% or more of their goal in 1952: Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, Calhoun, 33rd Annual Meeting of the Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee. Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne, Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent Clinton Eaton, Genesee, Ingham. "any obligations incurred during the campaign we shall Michigan Farm Bureau in East Hog "Flu" Lansing, November 13 and 14, Huron, Lapeer, St. Clair, Sanilac, Tuscola, Mecosta, Montcalm. Newaygo, Osecola, Arenac, Bay, Gladwin, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, Balanced rationss, dry bedding, still have in office many of the same Congressmen of emphasized that we must drive Benzie, Manistee. Missaukee. N. W. Michigan. Alcona. Alpena. Charlevoix. Cheboygan. Emmet. Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw. plenty of water and barnyard s a n - both political parties, who, in the 82nd Congress, voted home the fact that the farmer Otsego, Presque Isle. - itation are your best ways to fight cannot continue to accept greater hog "flu," remind Michigan State to reject the recommendations of the American Farm and greater government hand- Voters tried to choose men who tinue to rise. College swine specialists. Bureau Federation for the reduction in the appropriations for agricultural political action programs. outs, and at the same time retain his freedom. These representa- Kline Makes could solve the knotty problems We have the problem of main- of foreign wars and foreign trade. taining expanding demand. This, New Fertilizer Join the F a r m Bureau Dec. 1. tives chosen by 53,365 Michigan Farmers are especially interested of course, means an economy Farm Bureau members in 62 Also many of the legislators who voted to replace the Michigan counties adopted strong variable farm price floors advocated by the Farm Bureau policies for the curtailment and Statement in their solution. Our children which expands its real income by are in the armed forces. Our increasing consumption. We must continually seek to achieve im- Process consolidation of federal action ag- taxes help pay the bill. Ten per- proved nutritional standards and with 9 0 % of parity support prices on basic farm com- encies, the restoration of local op- modities will continue to occupy seats in Congress. It tion and control, the abolition of On Election cent of our total farm production firm demand at reasonable prices is exported. for food products. Developed all federal payments to individual Allan B. Kline, president of the We hope the new administra- must not be forgotten that both Presidential candidates farmers, and the restoration of American F a r m Bureau Federa- tion can handle the budget. The election is over. The land- A great new discovery that will variable price supports. These tion, issued the following state- Farmers are now in the price- slide is an accomplished fact. improve the condition and work- ( expressed themselves in favor of continuing high farm spokesmen for Michigan farmers ment in regard to the election cost squeeze which comes after a The electorate has given responi- ability of fertilizer during its price supports. bility to the Republicans. Our insist that all government policies November 6. long inflation. This inflation be- problems are many and were production as well as storing and and projects conform to the fun- I with the Second World War. never more imposing. However, drillability during use on the farm , W e should also remember that leaders in both political damentals upon which the free- "Interpreting the election land- gan It is world wide. In its earlier working together as citizens in a has been announced by the fertil- dom and initiative of the Amer- slide is now a popular pastime. parties expressed interest in hand-outs from the Federal ican farmer and all other citizens I think farmers, like others, voted stages, farmers prospered. There country dedicated to the protec- izer department of Farm Bureau Services, Inc., in Lansing. (Treasury and the continuation of high, guaranteed farm are dependent. as citizens and not as an interest was unlimited demand, and prices tion of the citizen's rights and op- group trying to vote favors for as usual rose faster than costs. portunities, we have every reason The large co-operative farm prices. This indicates that candidates for office have themselves. But costs catch up and tend to to believe t h a t the outlook is opti- supply organization, which has a The best assurance that lhe stay up. F a r m production ex- one and one-half million dollar »become fearful that a considerable portion of the people Michigan Farm Bureau will There was a widespread will to penses as figured by the Bureau mistic." fertilizer manufacturing plant at change those responsible for the will sell their votes to the highest bidder. accomplish its full part in administration of our government. of Agricultural Economics, U. S. Saginaw, was one of the pioneers this program will be to ex- There was a confidence in the Department of Agriculture, in 100 Eggs in the production of high analyses * The tremendous task of reducing the two and a half ceed the goal of 56,662 members new leadership offered. This is 1940 were $6.6 billion and this The first 100 eggs a hen lays plant foods several years ago and million employees in the Executive Department and the in the annual Farm Bureau mem- clear. year are estimated at $23.4 bil- just about pay for her feed for the now through the research facili- ; bership roll call starting Decem- lion. ' Furthermore, farm prices year, according to Michigan State ties of the Illinois Farm Supply elimination of wasteful expenditures will be facing the ber 1. At the same time, many mil- have been falling while costs con- College poultry specailists. lions of people, quite as sincere co-operative has taken another new President. Hundreds and even thousands of indi- GOVERNOR STEVENSON has as the majority, voted for the los- v i d u a l s on the Federal payroll located in every state in expressed the hope that the Dem- ing party. They now are the ocratic P a r t y will "take a posi- minority party. We need them the Union constitute an enormous political power with tion of intelligent opposition," to too. A two party system is good. which the new Administration will have to reckon. the Republican Party. He said, Indeed, desire for a two. party "To the extent that I can help system seemed to be a strong fac- Here's Another Farm Bureau First! I WE CANNOT DISREGARD d i f f i C U l t l° b r C a k M a d d i C t i ° n t 0 make the party a useful instru- tor in the voting preference in opium. ment to the nation I will be glad the South. the fact that subsidies, high price The farmer's returns for sev- to do so." Governor Stevenson We have a right to expect of a supports, price controls, and other ' nostrums have deadened the eral of his major crops a r e now could render no higher service new administration clear-cut pro- determined by high government than to criticize the Republican grams and positive action. There initiative and self-dependence of thousands of people in all walks price supports sustained by loans Administration for every failure is the necessary popular support ' of life. The forces of bureaucra6y and purchases by the Commodity to stop the creeping powers of for such action. Control of Con- Credit Corporation. federal bureaucracy and govern- gress insures responsibility. Our NOW YOU CAN HAVE have become firmly rooted in ment domination of the produc- the soil of American freedom. THE RESTORATION of the tive efforts and lives of our times require it. Dependence on government has farmer's opportunity to secure his It is important to remember crept upon all classes of our citi- income in the market place as a 150,000,000 people. f zens as a narcotic. It has become result of his own initiative and that our problems of inflation, the Korean war, foreign rela- NEW IMPROVED a habit with many. It will be as effort «an only be accomplished Join the Farm Bureau Dec. 1. tions, the budget, and others, still remain. The election merely fix- ed responsibility by choosing representatives to run our gov- HIGH ANALYSIS ernment for us. DECEMBER We are all interested in our re- lations with other governments. PLANT FOOD Milk Maker Gets Results Milkmaker 3 4 % is still the choice of good dairymen w h o have used it for years and checked on results. Farm Bureau Cattle WILS 5000 WATTS Supplement 4 8 % protein delivers 1 0 % Farm Bur aeuServices was one of the pioneers in the production of high analyses plant foods . . . a n d more protein than Soybean Meal— 1 7 % SERVING RURAL CENTRAL now, through the reasearch facilities and developments of the Illinois Farm Supply Co-operative, has t a k e n MICHIGAN with 2 Programs more protein than Cottonseed Meal and another great step in its contribution to Michigan farmers. This great discovery in fertilizer production 41 % more than Linseed Meal. And even Monday thru Saturday now makes it possible for your Farm Bureau plant foods to have these advantages: more important, it carries inorganic sulphur 6:00 - 7:00 A. M. so the urea in the supplement can be built 12:00 - 12:30 Noon 0 GREATLY IMPROVED FLOW (by bacterial action in the rumen) into the with % SMOOTHER DRILLING & SPREADING sulphur carrying amino acids, niethonine Farm News - World News % EXCELLENT STORING QUALITY and cystine, which are often in short supply Market Reports - Community in the average ration. News A GREAT DISCOVERY IN FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING Farm Bureau Cattle Supplement 48 % ALSO carries trace minerals, phos- Send items of Interest - Meetings In a search for an agent that would solve the major This new, improved process hastens and completes phorus, molasses, and vitamin " D . " It makes a complete supplement, yet t h e r e a c t i o n oi tn problems in fertilizer production, a chemical now has e fertilizer ingredients at the time of delivers protein at low costs to help reduce production costs. mixing completing the curing period in a m u c h been found that when added to fertilizer in bringing Cattle feeders are cashing in on lower production costs, too, by using Farm shorter time and assuring the drillability of the- fin- Bureau Cattle Supplement 48 % 4 More Space, More Eggs WILS 1320 On Your Dial about uniformity in particle size and helps maintain a more even chemical analysis. Take Advantage of ished product even after long storage during the winter months without special granulation operation. These PURDUE SAYS, providing 48 feet of feed- Research has proved that more watering Lansing, Michigan er space per 100 hens, instead of 24 feet helped produce 5 to 7% more eggs. What space, along with more feeding space, helps timid birds eat and drink and lay— SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNTS do you provide? profitably. On AH Farm Bureau New High Analysis Plant Food DON'T CROWD your birds. Give the timid ones a chance to be more comfort- WATCH YOUR SCRATCH—mash ration. 40-60 ratio (40% scratch and 60% mash) if you use an 18% mash and a 50-50 ratio ROLL CALL SHIPPED IN DECEMBER able and less harassed—they will pay you where a 20% mash is used. Pullets can for your care. be fed a little more scratch to hold body weight up. WEEK W h y wait until the last minute to b u y your spring requirements of fertilizer. By ordering your F a r m Bureau high analysis plant food now . . . for early delivery . . . you can save up to 2 % pe rton. In addi- Larger Hogs, Faster tion you'll be certain of getting exactly the a m o u n ts and analysis you need. Here are the analysis avail- For fattening hogs, research has found that 1200 to 1400 lbs. of corn is well balanced by 100 lbs. of 4 0 % Porkmaker. Dec. 1 able to you for spring u s e : 0-20- 0 10-10-10 3-J8- 9 0-20-20 , 4-12-24 6-24-12 If you want bigger, sturdier pigs with more snap and go, feed Farm Bureau Creep-ettes (in pellets) from 2 days o n in a creep feeding plan. Creep-ettes JOIN 0-10-30 4-16-J6 5-20-20 carry rolled oats - molasses - extra antibiotics and " B " vitamins. SEE YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU DEALER TODAY YOUR COUNTY Farm Bureau Services, Inc. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Feed Department 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing, Michigan FARM BUREAU FERTILIZER DEPARTMENT LANSING 4 , MICHIGAN DECEMBER 1. 1952 FOUR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Need Seed? "Farmers Voted it worn Gti you AwmmmiM you GIVE IT GAS FOR wwa Insurance As Citizens" Final Tabulation by County Pays to Read (Continued from Page 1) realistic p a y m e n t s out of the f e d - eral treasury. On Proposals JSo. 1-2-3 As They By Delgates Michigan has a seed labeling l a w that p e r m i t s c o n d e m n a t i o n of seed lots containing noxious MEXICAN G E N E R A L S - M A R R I E D TO F A R M B U R E A U Appeared on the Nov* 4 Ballot Study Tabled w e e d s , r e m i n d s Richard W. Bell, B y w a y of conclusion, l e t m e COUNTIES PROPOSAL NO. 1 PROPOSAL NO. 2 PROPOSAL NO. 3 say that rather t h a n having w o n A REPORT made by the I n - Michigan State College exten- For Against For* Against For Against a w a r let's consider that w e are surance Study Committee a p - s i o n specialist in f a r m crops. Alcona 1,790 521 431 1,975 1,955 427 in a position of having a n o p - pointed by the Michigan Farrrf B u - These weeds include quaekgrass Alger 2,317 941 735 2,700 2.542 733 a n d Canada t h i s t l e . F a r m e r s w i l l portunity to c l e a n up the p r o b - reau Board of Directors w a s tabled Allegan 16,312 2,318 2,621 16,480 16,384 2,695 by voting delegates to allow for a l s o find it p a y s to e x a m i n e s e e d l e m s that h a v e b e e n left b e h i n d Alpena 5,967 1,876 1,545 6,715 6,699 1,518 labels before buying, notes Bell. and move forward on to h i g h e r study by the membership. * Antrim 3,290 680 601 3,489 3,371 666 G o o d s e e d i s t h e start of g o o d ground. I think the analogy of Arenac 2,339 919 629 2,821 2,946 646 IT IS EXPECTED that C o m - crops. a football g a m e is w e l l in order. Baraga 1,975 1,010 777 2,500 1,753 1,101 munity Farm Bureaus will discuss T h e m a r c h of t h e socialists w a s Barry 9,075 1,502 1,598 9,302 9,256 1,857 this report and state their c o n - on the 5 - y a r d l i n e and about to Bay 20,275 6,320 6,871 20,352 16,076 10,835 clusions as to the desirability of Vern Thalman g o over and w i n t h e g a m e c o m - Benzie 2,627 611 571 2,741 2,696 650 proceeding w i t h t h e organisation New Jr. President pletely. T h e election has had t h e Berrien 39,726 6,399 9,820 34,089 34,581 8,427 of aFire and Windstorm Insurance ( C o n t i n u e d from P a g e 1) effect of s t o p p i n g the drive Branch 8,172 2,615 2,082 8,930 8,472 2.302 program. toward socialism and giving us a Calhoun 34,002 5,942 8,512 31,286 29,468 10,120 S a t u r d a y afternoon. P r e l i m i n a r y W E S L E Y S. H A W L E Y chance to run t h e ball out if w e | Cass 8,752 2,176 2,113 8,984 8,786 1,979 c o n t e s t s in t h e forenoon had e l i m - i n a t e d H e r b e r t Clarke, Theresa Koppelman, Eaton; Monroe; h a v e the e n e r g y , courage and ca- j pacity to do so. I'm sure that t h e j Charlevoix Cheboygan Chippewa 3,973 4,055 7,242 954 1.307 2,078 800 1,410 1,871 4,267 3,997 7,796 4,112 4,069 7,143 890 1,306 2,354 Director of M e m b e r s h i p Acquisition Mr. and Mrs. F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s , do y o u w a n t a Farm Bureau w i t h lots of power? D o y o u w a n t a F a r m Bureau that is No Change In Paul Leipprandt, Huron; Judy F a r m B u r e a u in Michigan h a s P u r c e l l , C a l h o u n ; and Yvonne S i m c o x , Gratiot. E a c h of t h e n i n e e v e r y t h i n g that it takes to get the j o b done, and that farmers w o r k - | ing through t h e i r o w n orgariiza- j Clare Clinton Crawford 2,953 9,880 1,161 869 2,099 326 676 2,151 280 3,420 10,217 1,236 3,231 9,910 1,175 772 2,229 379 utilizing all of its power? If the a n s w e r is yes, t h e n w e really n e e d to G A S - U P . D o y o u k n o w w h e r e the power of Farm Bureau c o m e s from? S u c h power that t h e F a r m Bureau has, comes from Broiler Prices c o n t e s t a n t s h a d w o n his district Delta 8,733 2,236 2,204 9,738 9,287 2,752 c o n t e s t i n t h e October s e r i e s of District m e e t i n g s . tions will l e a d t h e w a y to a m o r e prosperous and s o u n d America." j Socialism is m e r e l y another j Dickinson Eaton 6,997 13,901 1,691 2,694 2,629 3,240 6,991 13,732 6,501 13,410 2,945 3,456 y o u , its m e m b e r s . H o w is this accomplished? P A R T I C I P A T I O N . Membership participation is t h e gas for power in F a r m Bureau. It is by p u t t i n g yourself into F a r m Bureau that t h e real power is In 1953 Emmet 5,182 963 880 5,259 5,149 973 Broilers and fryers w i l l sefl for WALTER HERITZ W I N S form of m o n o p o l y — t h i s t i m e g o v - Genesee 81,049 20,941 44,826 56,039 50,937 47,419 developed. Y o u wouldn't b u y a farm and e x p e c t results w i t h o u t e r n m e n t m o n o p o l y , and w e c a n about the s a m e , i n 1953 as in 1952, SKILLED DRIVING CONTEST Gladwin 2,592 837 507 3,090 3,102 485 w o r k i n g it. Y o u wouldn't b u y a c o w and e x p e c t results without form 28 to 35 cents per j^ound A F T E R A N E X C I T I N G and e x - e x p e c t its a d v o c a t e s to continue Gogebic 7,255 1,847 2,920 6,781 6,152 3,184 feeding it and m i l k i n g it. N e i t h e r can there b e p o w e r in F a r m l i v e - w e i g h t at w h o l e s a l e in Det- h a u s t i n g d a y . W a l t e r Heritz of to fight for m o r e power trans- Gd. Traverse 8,186 1,884 1,732 8,966 8,427 2,078 Bureau just t h r o u g h the p a y i n g of dues. The m e m b e r s must get roit, forecasts H e n r y E. Larzelere, Berrien County w a s declared the ferred from t h e individual to Gratiot 8,844 2,043 1,883 9,269 9,100 1,785 together m o r e t h a n ever before i n their Community F a r m Bureaus. Michigan State College poultry winner in a closely contested t h e state. M a n y people prob Hillsdale 9,850 2,208 2,149 9,985 9 350 2,617 The County F a r m Bureau a n d c o m m i t t e e s think together, discuss marketing specialist. b a t t l e to d e t e r m i n e t h e J u n i o r ably a s s u m e t h a t w e are through Houghton 10,613 2,917 3,263 11,330 10,973 3,094 together, plan a n d carry through sound programs for the better- w i t h rigid h i g h price supports, Huron 8,618 2,568 ,2151 9,575 9,323 2,134 m e n t of agriculture and t h e country. F a r m B u r e a u ' s m o s t skillful d r i v - er. y e t they are still o n the statute Ingham 53,639 7,760 17,168 45,086 43,328 18,604 This is going to be e v e n m o r e needful in the i m m e d i a t e future for Shoestring books today. Others assume that Ionia 10,930 2,644 2,514 11,233 19,306 3,215 This is no t i m e t o b u y a f a r m Six people competed in t h e Iosco 3,510 776 808 3,647 3,527 900 there will b e a real scramble b y m a n y groups to h a v e influence o n w e are t h r o u g h w i t h having u n - g o v e r n m e n t and on our society. on a "shoestring," Michigan f a r m c o n t e s t at M i c h i g a n S t a t e C o l l e g e Iron 5,064 1,551 2,040 5,042 4,640 2,227 necessary e x p e n d i t u r e s b y the economists advise. In any f a r m o n N o v e m b e r 1. Each h a d p r e - Isabella 7,439 1,900 1,784 7,937 7,260 2,216 Yes, let's G A S - U P with a good big tank-full of membership p a r - federal g o v e r n m e n t and that w e purchase, b e sure of t h e title be- v i o u s l y w o n a c o u n t y contest. Jackson 32,187 6,495 9,343 30,205 29,337 9,718 ticipation. w i l l now s e e t h e A C P appropria- fore you close t h e deal, they also O t h e r c o n t e s t a n t s besides Heritz Kalamazoo : .-. 41,767 9,128 10,617 38,998 39,037 11,685 T h e n w e c a n really go places. tions brought i n t o line w i t h true caution. w e r e r u n n e r - u p Herb B a c h e l o r , Kalkaska 1,220 290 266 1,303 1,273 312 c o n s e r v a t i o n n e e d s . Such a series Emmet; Sally Devine, Monroe; Kent 75,570 26,627 26,005 82,531 74,733 30,900 District 3 — L. Ira Pfeifle, S a - of t h o u g h t s are m e r e l y w i t h f u l Plenty of Eggs Lauren Geiger, Washtenaw; G a r t h K l e t t , St. J o s e p h ; and R a y Travis, Barry. thinking. W e are going to h a v e to fight at t h e c o m m u n i t y , c o u n - Keweenaw Lake Lapeer 823 1,534 9,954 270 544 2,047 355 572 2,464 849 1,582 9,612 806 1,483 9,524 331 506 2,276 Discussion line, and Alfred Haack, W i x o m . District 4 — Charles Timpson, There'll be plenty of eggS in December, 1953—the man w h o ty, state and national l e v e l t o Alto, and Karl F. Eckhardt, L a k e Leelanau 2,583 817 571 3,004 2,814 715 has plenty of eggs in September THE T E S T S w e r e c o n d u c t e d b y the Michigan State Police Professors Leslie Silvernale, B e r - and bring r e a s o n a b l e n e s s and balance i n t o the f a r m program. Lenawee Livingston L u c e 18,508 8,768 L376 3,683 1,970 354 4,732 2,341 266 18,269 8,528 1,545 17,762 7,552 1,376 4,702 3,306 430 Committee Odessa. District 5 — Herbert Clarke, Eaton Rapids, and Mrs. Bertha and October w i l l be happy he started chicks early. T h e farmers of America h a v e Light, St. Johns. nard Loft, and R o l a n d P a t t e r s o n Mackinac 2,370 941 688 2,584 • 2,320 801 of the Michigan State College Driver Education Program. Each clearly i n d i c a t e d that t h e y are strongly i n favor of a program w i t h balance. In the 1948 e l e c - Macomb Manistee Marquette 51,003 5 > 0 72 13,773 7,887 2,067 3,798 33,558 1,117 3,579 25,617 6,230 14,871 23,315 5,721 14,872 33,236 1542 3 150 Elected District 6 — Charles Gerst, S e - ta e w a i n g, and Mrs. Harold Schlattmen, M a y v i l l e . Evergreens Evergreens n e e d w a t e r this fall contestant w a s given a twenty N e w m e m b e r s of t h e state c o m - to grow this w i n t e r and be? en- tion farmers g e n e r a l l y supported Mason 6,885 1,729 1,407 6,914 5,537 2,797 District 7 — L e o Johnson, Car- m i n u t e oral quiz, a road test in m i t t e e w h i c h arranges the discus- j o y e d next spring, remind Mich- t h e platforms of both political Mecosta 5,144 1,123 864 5,527 5,422 1,032 s o n City, and Mrs. Walter Harger, a n d around East L a n s i n g , and a sion topic s e r i e s w e r e e l e c t e d i g a n State C o l l e g e forecasters. parties b e c a u s e t h e y were in line Menominee 8,270 1,575 2,053 7,519 6,932 2,824 Stanwood. skill test o n t h e M i c h i g a n S t a t e during July. I n a series of m e e t - with the recommendations of Midland 10,821 2,207 2,056 10,665 9,818 3 052 District 8 — Mrs. H. C. Fisher, C o l l e g e d r i v i n g range. ings in the F a r m B u r e a u districts t h e major f a r m organizations— Missaukee 2,195 518 328 2,572 2 517 361 S a g i n a w , and Clifford P a y n e , This c o n t e s t w a s the c u l m i n a - including e n d o r s e m e n t of f l e x - Monroe 16,616 5,788 8,579 13,670 11,684 9,777 the following persons w e r e c h o s e n Beaverton. t i o n of t h e J u n i o r F a r m B u r e a u ible farm price supports. T h e A m - Montcalm 9 > 2 57 2,398 1,916 10,476 10,396 1902 as m e m b e r s and alternate m e m - District 9 — Marion V. N y e , Skilled Driving Campaign in erican F a r m B u r e a u Federation Montmorency i > 2 28 406 276 1,470 1,344 389 bers of this c o m m i t t e e . B e u l a h , and Ward Cooper, M c - w h i c h all b u t t w o of t h e J u n i o r strongly a d v o c a t e d to the D e m o - Muskegon 28,310 6,499 10,337 26,509 24,028 12 618 District 1 — L e e Cook, K a l a - Bain. groups participated to some e x - cratic N a t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n in ^ w , ^ ° 6,753 1,490 1,367 7,107 7,026 1,323 m a z o o and J. C. B a u m e i s t e r of District 10 — Darrell H. F l e m - t e n t . N o t all g r o u p s c o m p l e t e d J u l y of this y e a r that it a b a n d o n 2f^J*"d 133,521 17,505 67,028 85,742 72 663 74411 Burr Oak. e v e r y s t e p of t h e project, but o n l y °.ceana 4 44 - 5 1,128 867 5,099 2 715 1 105 ing, Gaylord, and A l v i n Bennett, t h e false p r o m i s e s of the B r a n n a n District 2 — O. G. Barrett, M o - West Branch. t w o failed t o s e e t h e s a f e t y m o v i e P l a n and r e t u r n to the f l e x i b l e °9emaw 2,457 853 624 2 962 2 858 699 4 007 1 088 706 4 633 4 renci, and Mrs. Roy Lord, Ce- and distribute the safety kit. price support provisions of its 2S3? ' ' > -581 710 resco. J o i n the F a r m Bureau Dec. 1. T r o p h i e s and m a t e r i a l s for t h e 1948 platform w h i c h it ran, a n d 2'C°doa 804 214 184 963 925 211 k i t s w e r e f u r n i s h e d by t h e M i c h - w a s e l e c t e d t o office in 1948. S?e?°a 1.732 537 339 2,109 2,034 440 igan Farm Bureau Mutual Insur- However, the left-wing element gtlawa •.••••• 25,326 2,675 3,909 25,977 25 727 4 041 ance Company. 57 96 7 4 in t h e party w a s securely in c o n - tESZZS P 9 ° 3 312 3 46 847 JUNIORS PRESENT TROPHIES AT A N N U A L BANQUET THREE H U N D R E D twenty-five trol at C h i c a g o and the w r i t i n g of the 1952 f a r m plank of t h e Democratic Party was o v e r to S e c r e t a r y of Agriculture turned Roscommon iaSfAW Schoolcraft Shiawassee 3 2 ,169 ^ft ^'tnn J'n°2 9 569 '256 1>7 23 , 749 W,604 645 L 5 8 9 652 2,104 39,390 10 872 > 2 788 ' 1,870 35,280 10 736 ' 2 587 > L539 798 13,738 ™5 HARDY'S COMPLETE Fremont Be Junior Farm Bureau members a n d friends a t t e n d e d t h e a n n u a l b a n q u e t at t h e P e o p l e ' s C h u r c h i n East L a n s i n g on N o v e m b e r 1. Charles B r a n n a n and Congress- m a n Harold C o o l e y of North C a r - olina w h o u s e d as their advisors the extremely left-wing Farmers S i Clair St Josfoh Tuscola VanBuren l2o'0oll ?ffl 12 M% Al n5 3 2 ' '136 5 888 ' 2 736 ' 286 3 2 ' -674 32 253 ' 2 297 > 025 12 323 13 n ' 22 404 - -207 .«>8 H.58l 21 159 - 12,564 10 5 > 58 4 .226 12,482 2 341 2,434 MINERAL PLAN fllutual O n e of t h e h i g h l i g h t s of t h e e v e n - U n i o n . T h i s g r o u p rejected c o m - Washterlw IMt2 2 334 ' 2 441 ' 13,955 14,434 2 250 Supplies All Minerals i n g w a s t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e a n n u a l trophies. committee chairman Sally Devine In all, t r o p h y d i s t r i b u t e d t e n trophies as f o l - lows: p l e t e l y t h e a d v i c e of such c o n - s e r v a t i v e D e m o c r a t s as Clinton P . A n d e r s o n , as w e l l as the a d - v i c e of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u - reau. WaWe District 10 Wexford W X * * , 10 3 S 7!JS2 757 >248 $685,000 Invested 5 924 > 1,910,728 6 931 ' 129,578 1,343 382,285 15 018 ' 531,989 1,254 924,242 30 277 ' 371,713 6,089 1,415,355 29 370 ' 293,975 5,986 1,269,807 15272 543,286 U86 975,518 Stock Need-at Low Cost! Sunc County with most members by c o n v e n t i o n t i m e , 19522—Berrien. County with highest percentage o f goal b y c o n v e n t i o n t i m e , 1952 —Otsego. Start Early In Fertilizer Plant Fremont G r o u p w i t h b e s t w r i t t e n pro- gram Salem. for 1952-53—Washtenaw To Aid Calf FINANCE PROMOTION DIVISION B. P. Pattison Mutual C o u n t y a c h i e v i n g best p r o g r a m T h e w a y to r a i s e a calf right is Debenture sales for the building of a second fertilizer i n 1951-52—Berrien. C o u n t y w i t h m o s t m e m b e r s in to start w o r k i n g o n its pen b e f o r e t h e calf i s b o r n , advise dairy e x - plant and the development of phosphate mine holdings in FIRE INSURANCE 1951-52—Berrien. tension s p e c i a l i s t s at M i c h i g a n Idaho has reached the total of $658,000.00. Sale of these COMPANY . * .< C o u n t y w i t h highest p e r c e n t - S t a t e C o l l e g e . T h e pen s h o u l d b e a g e of goal i n 1951-52—Otsego." cleaned a n d disinfected, so t h e debentures will continue throughout the year. Invest- c o w can g o i n t o it several d a y s C o u n t y w i t l i g r e a t e s t increase i n p e r c e n t a g e of goal in last y e a r before c a l v i n g a n d help s h o u l d b e at hand for t h e c o w w h e n it i s ment in this offering provides an excellent opportunity to put idle money to work at a good interest return. 76 tyecvtASfooH —Livingston. S k i l l e d D r i v i n g Contqst w i n n e r needed. If t h e c o w does n o t Many folks are using it t o their advantage in starting — W a l t e r H e r i t z (Berrien). c l e a n up t h e calf, the d a i r y m a n Skilled Driving Contest r u n - should do it. A s soon as possible, savings accounts for their children and grandchildren. Back in the 1870's your grand* n e r - u p — H e r b Bachelor (Emmet). w i t h i n a n h o u r or two, t h e calf father, e v e n your graat should be g i v e n s o m e of t h e c o w ' s At the bottom of this page you will find a coupon to Talk M e e t W i n n e r — R e a t h a grandfather may have known n e w m i l k for t h e colostrum a n d be mailed if you are interested. The use of this coupon Fremont Mutual, may have Darby (Otsego). OTHER B A N Q U E T features in- its v i t a m i n A . DON KILPATRICK of H a r r i s - assists our salesmen in contacting you quickly and eco- SAVES EXPENSE OF HIGH-PRICED had the opportunity to 1test cluded entertainment by Jackie t h e b a n q u e t p r o g r a m w a s the i n - ville, Alcona county, is the n e w nomically. The mailing of the coupon in no way obli- MINERAL MIXTURES! the integrity, the performance G a g n o n from Washtenaw County stallation c e r e m o n y for the n e w M F B District Representative for which through the years were a n d t h e s t a t e T a l e n t F i n d Junior officers w i t h M i c h i g a n Farm B u r - District 10 in northeastern M i c h - gates you to purchase debentures but is considered as The Modern Method of Mineral Feeding to give Fremont Mutual its igan. He s u c c e e d s Arlo Wasson, Now you can easily supply your livestock with both the,Major Minerals Farm Bureau quartette from L i v - e a u P r e s i d e n t Carl Buskirk i n merely a request for additional information. Cut out (Calcium, Phosphorus and Salt) — and the Tract Minerals (Iodine, Manganese, outstanding performance. charge. n o w with the F a r m e r s Petroleum i n g s t o n C o u n t y . Final f e a t u r e of Cooperative. Mr. Kilpatrick h e l p - and mail the coupon today. Copper, Iron and Cobalt) — without upsetting the Calcium-Phosphorus ratio, Now, Fremont Mutual is> 76 so carefully balanced in commercial or custom-mixed feeds and concentrates. years strong — because of its ed organize A l c o n a County F a r m Many complex mineral mixtures are excessively high in Calcium — running B u r e a u in 1948 and has served as as high as 50% to 80% ordinary ground limestone. performance and well earned m i n e r a l s in addition to t h e p r o - reputation. Most certainly, SPECIALISTS county chairman and Community group chairman. Mr. and Mrs. Kilpatrick and family l i v e on their Livestock Need teins, and that t h e urea d o e s not. U r e a s h o u l d b e f e d w i t h c o r n or Why take a chance on inefficient feed utilization, by permitting your cattle and hogs to consume detrimental quantities of Calcium in order to secure Salt, Phosphorus or the Trace Minerals? you too can be sure with a Fremont Mutual Fire Insur other c a r b o h y d r a t e s . IN dairy farm n e a r Harrisville. More than Urea Muck Farmers Here's HARDY'S Simple Man: Use a divided mineral feeding box. Put HARDY'S TRACE MINERAL SALT in one side, a simple Calcium-Phosphorus ance policy. Supplement in the other (straight bone meal for cattle and sheep; a mixture Windstorm Insurane MFB Approves J. A. Hoefer, animal h u s b a n - Muck f a r m e r s w i l l m e e t t h e d r y m a n at M i c h i g a n S t a t e Col- last four d a y s of J a n u a r y at M i c h - of two parts ground limestone, one part steamed bone meal for swine.) Keep the minerals before livestock at all times. Individual animals will adjust their Calcium-Phosphorus intake to their own requirements, and Salt and Trace Extra Protection . . . Ask your Fremont M u t u a l Agent to lege, reports beef cattle get a s i g a n State C o l l e g e . Mineral requirements are also provided free choice. N o other salt or mineral show you, in every policy, More t h a n 110,000 p o l i c i e s in force protecting about $800,000.- Building m u c h n i t r o g e n or. protein s u p p l e - m e n t from a p o u n d of u r e a a s from s i x p o u n d s of s o y b e a n oil Colostrum should be fed. This Plan is approved by outstanding feeding authorities.* HARDY'S TRACE MINERAL SALT costs only a few cents per bag more than plain salt. Ask your dealer fox HARDY'S, $bt original, TRACE MIN- the added protection extra* — yours with Fremont Mutual. Colostrum in n e w milk g i v e s a ERAL SALT today! Call him today. 000 of p r o p e r t y t h r o u g h o u t t h e S t a t e of M i c h i g a n against all meal. - H e stresses, h o w e v e r , that calf the v i t a m i n A it lacks at After a F r i d a y morning defeat k i n d s of W i n d s t o r m L o s s e s . at the Michigan Farm B u r e a u t h e m e a l p r o v i d e s e n e r g y and birth. HERE'S WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORS SAY: Convention, supporters of the p r o - less Expensive Merited —"la the future that Is haw I Agents: Fremont Mutual is T h e s p l e n d i d financial p o s i t i o n a n d record of s e r v i c e of this posed n e w Animal Industries shall feed minerals. It fa) a quicker method and less growing . . . territory inquiries c o m p a n y c o m m e n d it to e v e r y t h o u g h t f u l a n d business-like Building at M.S.C. asked for r e - FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. expensive." — A.B. are invited. farm o w n e r . consideration of the resolution. Very Good Reaorh —"I feed Hardy's Trace Mineral Finance Promotion Division Salt to my herd and brood sows with very rood Led by interested livestock and results." — H.B. dairy m e m b e r s from Branch c o u n - ». O. Box 960, 221 North Cedar, Lansing, Michigan Liked If Better — " W e noticed steers and hogs liked ty, delegates F r i d a y afternoon r e - Hardy's Trace Mineral Salt better than plain salt/'—G.D. v i e w e d again t h e need for modern 1 • I am interested in further information on the expanded Good Preparation —"Am feeding Hardy's Trace Mio- fertilizer program for Michigan Farmers—Please send eral Salt free choice; a good preparation." — A.B. teaching and research facilities. To be sure of the best — always demand . . • Insure Today with Hie Largest Insnianco, Economy is not simply refusing • copy of Prospectus for Farm Bureau Services, Inc., Company of its Kind in Michigan' 4J could even, Aaot / SINCI sptnd m o n e y , b u t is a w i s e u s e 1 Series A Debentures and have a licensed salesman call. o i ^ ^ o n e y , " said one delegate. Oth3R^bagreed and gave o v e r - I w h e l m i ^ f c ^ p r o v a l to support for 1 Name ||AR^S MICHIGAN -^ the propose^ l **ructure. I 1 Address RFD No. TRACE MINERAL frcmont mutual MUTUAL WINDSTORM Nitrogen If your soil h a s a ' p H ^ l h a t v o u t l Road SALT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY' HOME OFFICE • FREMONT, MICHIGAN 7, s a v e your l i m e money ]'V±e •N«.« — WITH "PROTEIN-BOUND" IODINE INSURANCE CO. £ 5 £ nitrogen. Join the F a r m B u r e a u D e c . I. „,?«*. GUARANTEED 100% STABLE HARDY SALT C O . ; Drawer 44«; St. l e u i s 3, Mo. DECEMBER 1, 1952 MICHIGAN PAHM NEWS FTfE effective harmony and unanimity The 48th State with all of the other Farm Bur- eau forces throughout the na- Mrs. Converse Service 1$ His Motto Phone Cos. Muskegon County Salutes Industry tion." Organizes, Plan THE 38 resolutions on state af- fairs constitute directives to guide the legislative program of Wins Speaking Sponsor To Join AFBF M. F. B. Policies approved also include goals for 'membership, new Community Farm Bureaus Contest 4-H Project s Rhode Island farmers have and increased Junior Farm Bur- THE TITLE of the 1952 W o - A. G. Kettunen, State 4-H Club formed a new farm group in their eau activity. men's speaking contest was "A leader, announced that the Mich- state and announced their plans Farm Bureau Women won sup- Farm Woman Chats With Her igan Bell Telephone Company, in to affiliate with the American port for several resolutions in- City Friend." The state elimina- cooperation with the Michigan Farm Bureau Federation. The cluding specific recommendations tion contest was held the night Independent Telephone Associa- new group, the Rhode Island As- on mental health facilities and on of November 11 with women tion, will sponsor several activ- sociation of Farmers, has already school curriculum. from eight districts participating. ities in connection with the 4-H chosen officers and employed a These women were: Club Conservation Project, start- full-time secretary. PRINTED COPIES of the full District 1—Mrs. Arch Thomp- ing in 1953. Rhode Island is the only state text of the resolutions adopted at son of Kalamazoo Co. # Boys and girls who have com- in the nation which does not now the convention are available and District 2—Mrs. John Converse pleted at least one year's p r o - have an AFBF affiliate. will be supplied on request of of Calhoun Co. gram in the conservation project Burton Froberg of Lafayette, members writing: Public Affairs District 4—Mrs. Don Yeiter of will be eligible to participate. president of the Rhode Island Division, Michigan Farm Bureau, Kent County. A girls' camp will be establish- Association of Farmers, visited 221 North Cedar Street, Lansing, District 5—Mrs. Harry Wright ed for the first time. The tele- the Washington office of the Michigan. A summary of the re- of Eaton County. phone companies will supply Muskegon County Farm Bureau participated in the salute to AFBF shortly after the organi- solutions will appear int henext most of the funds for the expense industry parade recently with the float pictured above. The p a r a d e issue of Michigan Farm News. District 6—Mrs. Ben Davies of zation of the Association. Sanilac County. of the girls' camp and defray cer- was sponsored by the Muskegon Chamber of Commerce. The "For a long time we have been Four County Farm Bureaus District 7—Mrs. Roy Dosenber- tain cost in connection with the Farm Bureau float was to represent agricultures important part in concerned with the need to build failed to qualify voting delegates: ry of Mecosta Co. boys' camp. Transportation ex- American industry. an independent organization of Mason, Montmorency, Otsego and District 8—Mrs. Martin Stock- penses to the boys' camp will con- farmers in Rhode Island," Mr. Presque Isle. These counties tinue to be covered by the F e d e r - meyer of Saginaw Co. Froberg said. "We are deter- were entitled to a total of 12 dele- al Cartridge Corp6ration. gates and would have given al- District 9—Mrs. John Fales of mined to make the Association of Missaukee County. Telephone companies' sponsor- Farmers a 'voice for agriculture' most 100% attendance of conven- tion representatives. ship will also include medals to in this state. Everyone who is a THE JUDGES for the state the high boy and the high girl in farmer is welcome to join. elimination contest were Dr. J o each county, and a free educa- "It will be our purpose," he continued, "to represent the farmers of Rhode Island both in MFB Urges Menchhofer of Michigan State College; Miss Virginia Summers, City Librarian of Lansing; and tional trip for the top boy and the top girl in the State to the Na- tional 4-H Club Congress in Chi- the state and at Washington. We Mr. Don Kinsey of the Research have needed such representation for a long time. We are particu- Emergency Aid and Information Department. Winners of the state elimina- cago. Kettunen stressed that the en- tire program will be supervised larly concerned with the growth tion contest were Mrs. John Con- by the 4-H Club section of the of 'big government.'" The president of the new farm- For Schools verse, Mrs. Dosenberry, and Mrs. Wright. Cooperative Extension Michigan State College. Service, ers' organization is a Washington One of the problems before "4-H people believe the conser- THE FINAL of the speaking County dairy farmer and a breed- many delegates at the annual vation project to be one of the contest was presented at t h e SAM RYMER, Michigan's t o p set of socket wrenches, some er of the state's leading poultry convention of the Michigan F a r m most important," h e said. "The Farm Bureau Women's annual Farm Bureau insurance salesman special tools and wrenches, and farmers. Bureau in mid-November was program brings many economic meeting with judges from the of 1952 is a soft-spoken, good- an electric drill with me. If a The new Asssociation will teve the financial crisis confronting benefits to the state, particularly cities of Lansing, Detroit, Grand natured, n e i g h b o r l y farmer farmer has run a stone through its central office in" Providence. their own local school district. those areas dependent on the for- Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Hastings, whose creed is to give a helping his combine and has bent things The MFB ^ convention adopted ests, lakes, and streams, and the and the final winners were: First hand to his fellow men whenever up, he is in trouble and he ap- this resolution: resorters, tourists and sportsmen MFB Delegates "A CONSIDERABLE number of school districts will experience place—Mrs. John Converse of Calhoun County and Mrs. Roy Dosenberry of Mecosta County. he can. The insurance salesman who preciates anything you can do to help him get it apart, straighten they attract." "Michigan's telephone compan- a shortage of operating funds be- leads all others in the Farm Bur- it out, and back in service again." ies are to be congratulated for Set Policies fore the revenue form their gen- eral property taxes b e c o m e s IN MAKING their report of the state elimination contest the eau is Sam Rymer, of Spring Lake, Michigan. This month Sam ONE NIGHT Sam twenty cows while his "prospect" milked their participation in this pro- gram which is pointed toward available. The situation will ap- judges remarked that all the will captain the Farm Bureau went to a Farm Bureau meeting conserving the state's soil and For 1953 parently be especially acute dur- ingthe period of January through J u n e of 1953. speakers were very, very good and that it was hard to make a team that goes to Seattle, Wash- ington, to attend the conference of American F a r m Bureau Fede- where he had to act as chairman. He has done every kind of chore water resources," he added. More than $3000 will be spent DAN E. REED choice between them. Mr. K i n - to help out his brother farmers, annually to aid these camps for Because of the condition of the sey, who has judged at the last ration. and it never occurs to him to 75 boys and 75 girls selected from Ass't Legislative Counsel. MFB State's General Fund, we recom- three state contests, commented the state and furnish other incen- With nearly perfect attendance mend that the Governor convene BY THE END of this year Sam worry about his own convenience that he felt great progress^ was tives for conservation projects. p of the more than 500 voting dele- the legislature in special session Rymer's sales of life insurance when he starts out to give a help- being made in the speaking con- gates, the Michigan Farm,Bureau in the very near future so that for the Farm Bureau are ex- ing hand. test. It is expected that the wo- SAM, IN OTHER WORDS, b e - Farming Expense . Annual Convention on November pected to be well past three- - 13 and 14 approved 64 resolutions they -might enact the necessary emergency legislation to author- men who competed in the state quarters of a million dollars. He lieves that selling begins with Farming expenses will go up Farm Bureau Services, Inc. • embodying the thinking of the contest will be used as the n u c - ize school boards to have increas- will be very close to membership service. He doesn't like high- 4 or 5 percent in the coming year, GARDEN SEED DEPARTMENT . membership. They also gave ap- leous for our speakers bureau ed borrowing authority against in that exclusive fraternity of pressure methods. He thinks that Michigan State College farm eco- proval to the resolutions adopted throughout the state to present 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, Michigan anticipated general property tax topnotch metropolitan insurance he is performing a service when nomists predict. by M. F. B. Women at their An- the modern farm family of Mich- revenues or against anticipated salesmen who belong to the Mil- he tells his friends and neighbors nual Meeting on Wednesday, No- igan to their city friends. Join the Farm Bureau Dec. 1. primary school interest fund pay- lion Dollar Round Table by vir- about the insurance and savings vember 12. ments or oother forms of state aid tue of selling a million dollars in programs available through the soon to be due to the district. We 4 life insurance in a single year. Farm Bureau, and he says that he EIGHTEEN resolutions adopted were of national or international scope and in reference to these further recommend that this emergency legislation should ter- Ike' Appoints Sam's feat is more remarkable nearly always has interested because it was accomplished dur- listeners because they look on m i n a t e J u n e 30, 1954." ing the first full calendar year him as a friend and because most the delegates affirmed the follow- ing statement: "The oregoing resolutions re- A letter regarding the problem and quoting the Farm Bureau ac- Benspn Scc'y of operation of' the Michigan people are interested in planning Farm Bureau Life Insurance their own future welfare. Company. lative to national and interna- tion was sent to Governor G. THE TEAM of Farm Bureau tional affairs are adopted for the guidance of our voting delegates Mennen Williams by Stanley M. Powell, the Farm Bureau's legis- lative counsel. It is reported that Of Agriculture HOW DID HE DO IT? Sam insurance salesmen that Sam will hung up his record by following lead to Seattle will consist of to the forthcoming annual con- the Christian principle of helping twelve members. The other ag- vention of the American Farm Governor Williams is giving con- others as you would have them ents on this top Farm Bureau ' Bureau Federation. They will be sideration to this request. help you. He wears working gtoup do not* follow Sam's meth- superseded by the resolutions clothes, not fancy garb, when ho ods exactly, but each of them has k adopted at that convention. Cucumbers starts out to call on his neighbors, found that his sales depend upon f Wherever there is any conflict Michigan State College horti- as the photograph with this ar- giving good service. All of t h e m between these resolutions and the culturists are continuing the ticle shows, and he expects to use work long hard hours through- AFBF resolutions, the pronounce- search for a cucumber variety those working clothes. out the year helping Farm Bur- ments of our national organiza- that will resist both scab and mo- "I have an unlimited marine eau members plan their personal tion will prevail. This is essent- saic as the two diseases overlap engineer's license and can act as programs of security. ial in order that we may have in many areas. chief engineer of any vessel afloat, either steam or Diesel," Feed Bone Meal Sam explains. Pigs need bone meal or other "So when I meet a farmer hav- frame-building mineral if they ing trouble with his equipment, are going to carry the weight anything from a lawn mower to they put on with B vitamins and the largest Diesel tractor, I can antibiotics, advise swine specia- help him out. I always carry a lists at Michigan State College. if this happens , . . Your farm buildings and im- provements will have a l o n g EZRA T. BENSON has been and serviceable future w h e n appointed by President-elect Eisenhower' as Secretary of Ag- you build w i t h sturdy, dur- riculture. Mr. Benson is the able concrete. Concrete former Secretary of the National buildings and improvements Council of Farmer Co-operatives. resist d e s t r u c t i v e f o r c e s "A topnotch appointment," said Allan Kline, President of the such as storms, decay, fire, American F a r m Bureau Federa- termites and vermin. Build with concrete and assure a FARM BUILDINGS. Concrete tion. Mr. Benson is well equipped for the job. He is familiar with STATt MUTUAL PAYS! long future for your: Structures defy destructive the Washington scene. He has You are covered against smoke damage caused b y had experience in farming and stationary heating plants or stoves (portable oil stoves and forces t h a t shorten the life farm marketing, and has admin- a n d usefulness of those built istrative ability of a high order. heaters and fireplaces excepted). That's "protection made w i t h less sturdy materials. Several years of residence abroad to order!" REMODELING. Concrete can have given him an insight into greatly extend the life of old houses and b a r n s w h o s e international problems will serve him very well. which Special Notice foundations o r walls m i g h t WINDSTORM insurance can now be made a part of need repair or replacement. ROLL CALL your State Mutual policy. It's no longer necessary to buy a separate policy to protect your buildings from windstorm damage. If you so desire, State $¥- Mutual gives you this protection along with your WEEK fire protection in a "one-policy" package. HAIL damage to your buildings can also be covered You can mold your own future through the F.I.P. sav- by State Mutual's new "one-policy" package. This ings plan. F.I.P. is a top notch savings program devel- FEED LOTS. Concrete feeding Dec. 2 protection goes right along with the windstorm coverage mentioned above. Remember, your State Mutual Policy is non-assess- • oped by the Farm Bureau for Farm Bureau families. Your Farm Bureau insurance agent will explain how eas- floors k e e p animals and able—a feature which makes it completely accept- ily F.I.P. can help you and your family start PLANNING barns cleaner, save feed and labor. Chores are easier and JOIN able as collateral at banks or other loaning agencies. And there are no membership fees for new mem- bers. your future today. you can save m o r e manure. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION YOUR COUNTY Olds Tower Bldg., Lansing 8, Mich. INSURANCE COMPANY 702 Charch Street Flint 3, Michiaori FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SERVICE A national organization to improve and extend the uses of portland cement and concrete . . . through scientific research and engineering field work FARM BUREAU E. 8 DINGMAN. r'rewici.t H. K. FISK, Secretary "State Mutual Insures Every Fifth Farm in Michigan—Ask Your NeighborsT' 507 South Grand Ave. - Lansing, Michigan J I SIX MICHIGAN FARM NEWS DECEMBER 1. 1952 I Cooperatives Face More Growing Challenge~l , ~ J' Commnm.ty Farm Bureau .private . en~erprise ha~ difficul~y m contmumg to profit and still right purchase or policy control. 7. Gain control of sources of gins of cooperativf capes taxation. business es- efforts of those who would take guests were at their home to re- Either the coop- over control of farmer coopera- ~ind them of the happy event. You Must Order Now f DiSCUSSl.on TOpl.C £01 December ::~~~~~I~O~~:;~~Ou~' supply 'and inventories. Then erative itself pays the tax, or the tives? • Both Mr. and Mrs. Brown are 11 t~~~~t ~r:d "starve out" the non-compliant patrons are obliged by law to pay 2. Why is it valuable to know natives of Brownstown Township. , lever, and the government agen- cies can use it as freely as they groups or business enterprises. THE N. T. E. A. it with their income tax. THE THREAT which coop- the methods that are used to gain Mrs. Brown is the former Hattie control of farmers' organizations? Tyre. The couple was married King Evaporator$ Bac'.~ound Material for Progr~ in December by choose. The squeeze is on. Prices How can such knowledge be by Rev. Wm. J. Balmer of the Our ~. Community" Farm Bureau Discussion Groups and costs can be controlled create this squeeze, as desired. to Cooperatives have been under eratives still face is the announc- constant attack by an organiza- ed intention ,of Congressman used? 3. Should government agencies . Wyandotte Methodist Church. Two children of five survive. For 1953 Boiling Season \- tion of certain business enter- Noah Mason .to push through a have any claim to a cooperative Mrs. Marvin Tiederman of Gaines, DONALD D. KINSEY A COMPETITIVE STEP of this prises that resent the presence of bill which would impose full in- organization after the cooperative Michigan, and Mrs. Gerald Stark Director of Research and Information sort was taken in the establish- a "competitive yardstick." This come tax on all. th.e so-called ment of the Commodity Credit organization is the National Tax earnings of cooperative corpora- has., paid off its original indebt- of Trenton. edness to the government? Mr. Brown is a farmer and has As I write it is election morn, 19.52. The polls are Corporation. It did not just make Equality A.ssociation. It has tions, building and 16an associ a- been a active member of the loans. It bought and sold on the spread propaganda and lobbied in tions, and mutual savings banks. opening. Americans are journeying forth to cast their Farm Bureau and Blue Cross ballots-votes that have. tremendous stakes involved market in such quantities be able to control prices if it saw fit. Present public opinion forced as to Congress in the effort to destroy No doubt he will attempt to re- farmer cooperatives. introduce the legislation the Congress re-convenes when after F.B. Couple group for many years. He was one of the first to promote 4-H '''I for the future of America. It is a supremely historic day! a counsel of caution. But look at THE ASSOCIATION was able the first of the year. projects in his vicinity. In order to get delivery of In these votes the American people have vested all the potential power to make and break other ttrrms of business!. to get a propaganda article pub- lished in the April issue of the operatives Those interested in farmer co- must not sleep the Celebrate Drainage King Maple Syrup Evaporate!. with either Copper or English Tin p'ans for the 1953 Pure Map1'. their. hopes for a free America of the future. Shall we As each agency of the govern- Reader's Digest, entitled "The sleep of complacency. The at- have future freedom under the law? ment has progressed farther into the world of business activity under the guise of "emergency Biggest Tax Loophole of Them tacks will not ease off by wishful All." . Thousands of reprints of thinking. Farmers this article were sent all over the them as their own business agen- who value 50th" Wedding Drainage ditches with sloping sides can be moved; that's easier than chopping out brush and Syrup season. we must have yoU!' order now. Metal to make King Evaporators is special and t~ At the moment the question turns in my mind to months to get delivery to our \ measures" it has gained more country free of charge. _' cies must be vigilant to what goes Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brown, weeds that clog them, suggest ag- mean-Shall we have freedom to conduct our business factory. Order now and be sure. power which it has refused to The fact is that, since the new on behind the .scenes. 22251 West Road, Flat Rock, ricultural engineers at Michigan ventures, our farming and our cooperatives, as free give up. Agencies have refused 'Revenue Act of 1951 changed the Michigan, celebrated their golden State College. SUGAR BUSH SUPPLIES CO: to return the control to private basis of co-op taxation, no one QUESTIONS wedding anniversary Sunday, Oc- P.O. Box 1107. Lansing. MichigllD enterprises? enterprise in most instances, once can say that one cent of the mar- 1. How can farmers combat the tober 19th. Over a hundred fifty Join the Farm Bureau Dec. 1. Farmers' cooperatives are excellent examples of the they have gained it and estab- I-_-_ lished themselves as a goirig in- -_-...:.-_ -_ -_-_-_ -_ -_-_-_ -_-_ -_-_-_ -_-...:.-_ -_-_-_-_ -_-_ -..:-_ -_-_ -_-_ -_-_ -_-_-_-_ -_-_-_-_ -_ -_-_ -_-_ -_-_-_ -_-_-...:.-_ -_-_ -_-_ -_-_-:-...:.-_ -_-__ --_ -...:.-_-~-===============================================::.======:.=====_~ -...:.-_ -_ ~ institutions that free people establish. The rules under which they originated were prime examples of democracy in action. They were to be owned and controlled by st=~t ganda =:~~ to preserve :;:::~a:opa_ their powers, and lobby before or increase SEE IT .AT YOR F'!. ft RM BURE!U ft the farmer-members. Every member enjoyed an equal voting power in forming policies, regardless of the size of his investment. The services to be rendered were Congress historic their control prises for funds to' sustain fact, not have fiction. programs. Now, some cooperative been This is enter- established .FARM .EQUIPMENT DEALER _ determined upon by these votes of the people. t h r 0 ugh original government LOANS. Farmers have gradual- If we examine histery, we win find that cooperatives of ly paid up these loans and_have this sort can and do survive only within a free-enterprise assumed ownership. It appears, system. In totalitarian nations these free institutions be- cam.e the captive agencies of the state-"Collective Co- however, that the loan may give the government the cooperative. a prior claim to At least; tactics A Brand New Two Plow Tractor are used to capture control of operatives. " Can that happen in America? some of these cooperatives for It seems true that there are some complacent people Federal agencies. They are even who are sound asleep with their heads tucked under their referred to, at times, as govern- ment cooperatives .. Check These Features: wing, and who say, "No, it can't happen here." But the HOW DOES THE AGENCY go about capturing control? The RA TING-Z Plow Draw Bar power under normal person who is alert enough to our modern world should formula is an old one, but it is soil conditions. have no difficulty in s~eing the trends and events th~t very familiar today. Mark well show that it is already a serious problem to the free insti- the steps, so you can recognize TRANSMISSION-Selective sliding spur gear type. them for what they are. tutions of America-cooperatives included. Heat treated steel shafts, ball and tapered roller METHODS USED TO bearings, carburized and hardened gears, sealed We Must Guard Our Fences! GAIN CONTROL 1. Discredit the present leader- and running in oil. " It is rather interesting to note that the publications ship, if possible, before the mem- sponsored by Joe Stalin praise cooperatives as a device bership and the public. Also dis- CLUTCH-Borg and Beck single plate, dry type 9" through which the U.S.A. ca~ be over-thro~n. And I credit the leadership of any or- in diameter. ganizations that support it. Con- could name a prominent American "leftist" who has trive false charges, raise doubts BRAKES-Enclosed' 'differential type band brake as to the honesty of the leader- mounted in axle housing ~n differential drive said that cooperatives should be used to wreck the ship. Pick out minor flaws and' h American "capitalist" free-enterprise system. The "half-truths" and make moun- shafts. tains out of such molehills. method is to make them state~owned cooperatives which 2. (a) Kick up as much dust STEERING GEAR-Hardened worin and gear type, will create ~onopolies to boycott and ruin private around the issue as you can. adjustable for wear on gear. Keep the attention of the mem- enterprises. bers on the weaknesses 'of the op- SPEEDS-4 .forward and I reverse. Ist-2 1/3 He does more than say these of cooperatives, however, has re- position and away from what you things. He puts pressure on ferred to farmer-owned and mph; Znd-3 1/2 mph; 3rd-.5 mph; 4th- are doing. where it counts, to make the farmer-controlled business en- (b) Issue a continued barrage 12 1/2 mph; Rev.-3 mph.. ideas come' true! And such ef- terprises, and not to organizations of news releases that distort the . ~ '-b" forts will not die of their own that are pawns of any form of facts. Even give misinformation, DRA WBAR-2 types available: "wea-kness. They are growing in state socialism. State ownership if necessary. ( I ) 3 point type for use with Hydraulic system strength constantly. and control has been strongly op- (c) Spend government money posed .. Any monopoly plan that extensively to create public and Mounted TooIs. STUDENT COOPERATIVES at would destroy free-enterprise opinion against the leaders and our colleges report that they have and competition would be just as their program, and to gain ac- (Z) Conventional type for use with Non- been put under pressure by the strongly opposed. ceptance of your own. Hydraulic Tractor. This type comprised of "Labor Action" publications to (d) Act the part of "offended formulate a program for political BUT PRESENT EFFORTS at virture," appeal to the sympa- fully adjustable frame with swing drawbar. action - jointly with liberal or creating state socialism are reach- socialist organizations." It is to. ing into every angle of our eco- their credit that they have fought nomic life. Cooperatives have thies and moral attitudes of the people. Keep their sympathies REAR TREAD ADJUSTMENT-48" to 76". . conting your way. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM-Continuous running pump mounte.l on engine. Reservoir, cylinder, rockshaft and valve mounted m pack- off these attempts. But Look! been successful in business, and (e) Offer them greater benefits The effort to capture them is are a going concern. It is easy to than they can get under their age unit on top of transmission case, under seat, providing co~tr 01 for mounted and trailing implements reservoir-6-qt. capacity. very real! distort the idea of the "people's own private-enterprise system,. relief valves set at IZ50 P.S.I. Yes, we must guard our fences! own business" into the idea of a (f) Clutter and create confus- .... Our farmer cooperatives are "government-o wn e d business" ion by keeping members in doubt ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE-Standard P.T.O. and pulley in on e unit. Hydraulic unit, wheel weights front and rear, 3 point hitch •.. OURS only as long as they are and claim that they are alike be- over the issue. Hint at supposed adjustable front axle, row crop front (2 wheel), upholstered seat. \ farmer-owned and farmer-con- cause we assume that it is a irregularities and misdeeds on trolled free-enterprise projects. "people's government." If you Pray tell me how any organiza- think that it is, look carefully at the part of leadership. BELT H. P. 28.94 DRAW BAR H. P. 25.47 (g) Work to transfer the credit tion or agency can remain a co- how much say the people really for past and present achieve- ENGINE-Continental 4 cylinder, 4 stroke "L" head, bore 3 3/16", stroke 4 3/8", displacement 140 cu. inches. operative unless each member have in determining government ments of the organization or COO' has an equal vote in the policies? policies as set by present-day ag- operative to others than the pre- ENGINE SrEED-1800 R.P.M. And if the policies are set by encies. They" call it that in Rus- sent leadership. some agent or commission of the sia, too. CRANKSHAFT-Drop forged, heat treated, dynamically balanced. 3 mam bearings; replaceable, steel backed, babbitt lined, .front- 3.. Keep "drumming up" the government, is it really a co- Any system that has been suc- benefits of your own program. 2 1/4" x I 3/16", rear 2 1/4" x I 57/64". Center Z 1/4" x 13/4'. ( operative any more? Or is it a cessful can become the target ob- And keep referring to it as "the government monopoly business? ject of those who would either people's program." CONNECTING RODS-Drop forged, heat treated, bearings replacea ble, steel backed, babbitt lined. destroy it or capture it as a de- / IF A COOPERATIVE becomes vice to promote their own pow- 4. Get government employees PISTONS-Fitted with 3 compression rings.and I oil control ring. Cast iron of heavy duty design. a mere political device for those ers. Cooperatives are, therefore, on the policy boards of the orga- who would use it to promote a prime target in modern day po- nization to influence policies or to PISTON PINS-Full floating and held in place by lock rings at ea ch end. Pin diameter .55/64" diameter with bushings .55/64"; jam up the opposition. Pack the their own power, it is a sham and litical planning. boards, if possible, with people diameter x 1 3/32". a "front" for these persons or agencies. But let's not recognize HOW DO THEY DO IT? who favor your program. CAM~HAFf-Drop forged, heat treated, 3 bearings. 5. Build up a local "action-agen- it as a cooperative! First, the goverm~ent gets into cy" of people who are bought by Front-I 7/8" diameter x I" long Rear-I 1/4 diameter x I 3/3Z" RESOLUTIONS competition with the cooperatives government payments, and who Center- 1 3/4" diameter x 19/3Z" .Replaceable, steel backed and babbitt lined. The Michigan Farm Bureau and other forms of business in will work for your program and the American Farm Bureau their own trade field. Govern- among local people. LUBRICA TlON-F ull pressure to all main, connecting rod and cams haft bearings, tappets and timing gears. Submerged, gear type oil Federation support and foster ment competition can be expand- 6. Gradually. transfer contrel farmer cooperatives in their var- ed on sud. a large scale through and ownership from the people to pump. Sump capacity ~ quarts. ~ 4 ious resolutions. The definition the use of unlimited funds th;1t the government agencie~, by out- GOVERNOR-Centrifugal. variaJle speed type. Fully enclosed an d automatically lubricated. Driven by helical gears and manually: . controlled. (Novi.) • L AIR CLEANER-Oil wash type. Cup easHy removed for cleaning. Discussion Topics ROLLCALL COOUNG SYSTEM-Water circulation by centrifugal pump whic h with fan is directly driven by "V" belt from crankshaft. Tubular '! type radiator core. Motor temperature is themostatically contr oll~d and a by-pass prevents circulation of water. through radiator "'! They were chosen by your Stat. Discussion Topic .Committee from the results of lbe Questionnaires WEEK until correct operating temperature is reached. Returned by the Community Groups OIL FlLTER-Improved'type, "throw-away" cartridge easily replac with new cartridge. ed ~ithout disturbing tubes or lines by unscrewing can, and replacing Dee. Can Farmera Lose the Right to Conduct Co-operative Fo~a of Business} Dec. 1 ELECTRICAL EQUIPM~-Special dust-sealed distributor (Ele c. Auto~Lite), ignition key lock switch, battery charging rate con- trolled by charging regulator. Lights controlled by switch on instrument panel. Jan. State Fire Marshal Rulings and the • Future of District Schools. JOIN Manufactured by The Cocksh'ltt Farm' Equipmen-t Co., Brantford, Ontario Feb. Proposals for Licensing Farm TRY 11' AND YOU'LL BUY IT < Tractors; Who Should Act First). YOUR COUNTY -'."1Ure 10 nac! J'OUI' diIc:uuIoD IopIe ~ lb8 IIlchlgaD Fum If... each Komh. OIl w. p..- 01 AIteD4 J'01U Com. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. FARM EQUIPMENT DIVISION ID1IIIIt7 GIoap ~1 FARM BUREAU 221 North Cedar Street Lansing 4, Michigan. - ..