• • Vol. 3 1, No.3 Ie 19an arm MARCH 1, 1953 ews 31st Year Published Monthly Farm Reaches ,Goal of -56,662 Families • , , .--------------------0;,------, AFBF Directors' Visit 'President Eisenhower + Going on to ~ake E,n IT 0 R I A L- Hiram in Florida All Co unties 100% WESLEYS. HAWLEY Have you been wishing this winter that you Direclor of Membership Acquisition were in Florida, or Arizona, southern Texas or Michigan Farm Bureau on February 23 reached its California where it's warm and sunny and no membership goal of 56,662 for 1953 with a total of thought of chill winds or flu? Michigan Farm News 56,676 families as members. poet, R. S. Clark, has been spending the winter at ,This is the largest paid-up membership in our history Fort Myers, Florida. That's fa~ s~uth in Florida of 33 years. We are moving rapidly toward our 1956 on the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Clark gives us a goal fo!, a membership of 70,000 families. picture of Florida weather and Florida agriculture Our success this year in reaching goal in February this season in his poem Hiram in Florida. See' for the first time has brought a m.)(~r~ ~Bu~~t publication ottlce at 114 E. Lontt at ~ t-Ruaaell Ji:. Ha.aeI_..Rlohlan4, R-t 2-Blaque Knlrk_. Qulncy, R.t Hiram In Florida The week of February 15, plans to organize the County Farm Bureau. The following of March 6 to start the work. : St., Charlotte, Wlchlpn. 3-Edward Frltch HoweU. R-t organization of Farm Bureau in It's wintertime in Florida. at least they call it so, district men and staff members Editorial .. 4 pneraJ ottlc ... Itl ~A. Shellenbarger_..L. Odessa, R-1 l>-Marten Garn. Charlotte, R-5 And here I am. and Marthy too, away from shoveling snow. Clare County got a fine start. attended these meetings to tell Chickens ~ortJ\ c.dar St., LaWI\C, Mlehlpn, &-Ward G. Hodge Snover, R-1 Nine Community Farm Bureaus Post Otflce ~ ItO. Telephone 7-Harry Norris .Casnovla Away from breathing icy air, away from daily chores, were organized. Three more will the Farm Bureau story and organ- Chickens need a good sUPP,ly01 r.a""lnc !-1"1, Extenalon 8. 8-Kenneth Johnson_Freeland, R-ll With lots of leisure on our hands and lots of out-of-doors. ize the groups: Elden Smith. Clare vitamin D to make use of the 8-Ren A.- DeRulter )lcBaIn-. R.l be organized by March 3. The lo-Ja.mes M,lelock ..Wblttemore The Doctor recommended it. He said we ought to stay McGhan. Charlie Mumford, Her- calcium in oYster shells, poiht Send notlc@s on Form 3518 and membership goal is 100. undeliverable COplM returned under Until it's warm in Michigan, in~April or in May. man Howeisen, Roger Foerch. Carl out Michigan State College Form 857S to YlchJgan Farm News DIRECTORS AT LARGE C'dltorial office. P. O. Box 960, Lans- Carl E. Busklrk_ .._.._.Paw Paw, R.ll MARCH 6 the County Farm Kentner, Bill Eastman, and Wesley poultrymen. Fish oil provide~ The weather we had hoped to see has somehow not been shown both vitamins,A and D. - Ing. )llch\p.n. ""alter "'.lghtman __ Fennvllle. R-1 And coolish days in Florida can chill you to the bone. meeting. The members will dis- Hawley. Evet'y place where a Gleason E. Hall\wlll Gladwln. R-4 Einar Ullgren Edltol' PURPOSE OF FARM Representing The sun is warm~ as advertised. but when it rains it pours Jame. O.borne __ A.soclate Editol' BUREAU WOMEN. OF FARM BUREAU And when the wind comes on to blow then all creation roars. The purpose of this Assocla. Sub.-<>ertptlon:40 cents a year tion shall be the advancement Mrs. H. "'hlttaker ....Metamora, R-t With lots of flu on every side - and flowers and everything, Are You Liab'le? of our members' interests edu. Limited to Farm Bureau Members. cationally, legislatively, and Representing We're wintering here in Forida and wishing it were Spring. JUNIOR FARM BUREAU Vol. 31 March 1. 1953 No.3 economic.allY. Vem Thalmann ..__ .....Berrlen Center Th.eTl(s lots of farming done down here. It's mostly garden truck. Some of it on the pineland sand but more upon the muck. The farmers fertilize and spray; they irrigate and drain, • Order Fertilizer Now F rtT e I Izer P rod t" uc Ion Increases \ahead of it. re~ind. M~chiga~ State College SOlI s<;lenhsts; It pays to order and accept de- Community And everything is mechanized except the sun and rain. There seem to be no one-man farms we note with some surprise, But long, long rows and spreading fields' of corporation size. annually, but demand keeps livery early. Farm Bureau They manufactur~ pasture here from wild pa~metto flats With big bulldozer-rooter rigs and snorting diesel cats. The area is deeply dlsked; the roots are piled and fired, Activities And every hundred yards a ditch for .drainage is required, Now's the Time If things get dry' they irrigate with copious water flow, MRS. MARJORIE GARDNER ~nd then they fertilize and seed, and then the grass can grow. Community Groups Total 1179. At that the feed looks thin to me. The cattle graze all day The first thing of importance And many cows are showing ribs in prominent display. to report for these last two Of course I haven't to'Ured the state with dairying in view Now's the time to talk 10 months is the organization of 36 And much that Hiram may have missed might be all plain 'to you. your Farm Bureau petroleum new <;ommunity Farm Bureaus. And then again it may just be I'm getting old and crabby The state goal for the year is With all my mental powers decayed and all my muscles flabby, dealer about spring deliveries 1368. At the present time. our But all in all I'll take the North, where Santa drives a sleigh of tractor fuel and motor oil. He groups number 1179 leaving ap- And tourists bloom in summer in the good old fashioned way. has a complete line of quality proximately 189 groups to organ- R. S. Clark petroleum products to choose ize during the remainder of the Rivers Edge Tourist fm-k from and is eager to serve you. year. A survey was taken re- Fort Myers, Florida cently at a meeting of County Go in and see him or call him Farm Bureau Secretaries, which of groups will be recognized. form. today. indicated that according to plans which is approximately 11 to 12 Watch the column next month the counties now have. in pro- groups each month. Of this num- for the Star Award winners for gress it is expected that the goal ber. four' gold stars and eight February and March. A short will be reached. The normal in- silver stars will be given. summary on each group will be One gun and one grease- crease in groups in past years gIven indicating why their thai's how you save time with has been about 100 per year. If Under the old program, the minutes were honored. the goal is reached this year, 'it Star Awards were'paSsea around If your livestock damages a neighbor's crop will mean twice as many groups so that very seldom did a group M. h. d Unico Premium Grease. You can do most of the lubricating organized as has been the ex- receive more than one star during IC Igan Win st~nn If your child injures, a playmate" •• jobs on the farm wun. one perience in any' one year in the the year. However, under the CO. 2nd Largest , , new plan, "repeaters" are en~ I Harrison Dodds of West Branch grease. past. couraged. A ~r~up coul~ win a.n president of the Michigan Mutuai If your tractor or tools are involve~ in an accident .. Unico Premium comes in Huron County leads the state a~ard every month. if the~r Windstorm Insurance Company, handy 10 and 25 Lb. cans-or with a total of four new grOUP~so ~mute~ wer~ good enough. ThIS said at the recent annual meeting far this year. Incidentally. they gives' mcentlve to th~ unusuall.y that the company is the 2nd larg- , .. Are you prepared to pay damages? Farm liability insuranc~ pr~- the economical 100 Lb. drum have a total of 54 groups. Hills- good groups to contmue sue. Next time, order Unico theIr est of its kind in the world with tects you. It costs little, bu't it safeguards you and your family against dale and Oce:ma follow with pro~ra~ and receive recognition 114,351 policies in force, tdtaling Premium. You'll be glad you three new groups organized to for It., $801,651,366 of windstorm insur- claims for injuries or property damage for which y~u are liable. Be sure did. date. The Star Award letter receiv'- ance. Losses incurred the past to ask your Farm Bureau Insurance Agent to explain this vitally important STAR AWARDS ed by many groups in the past year were 8,358 amounting to will be replaced by a certificate. $305,643. What's happened to the Star As an award is WOIb by, a group, protection. Five directors were re-elected: Unico Premium Motor Oil does more than Awards given to local groups the state office will send . the Mr. Dodds, Robert F. Bessemer, each month for the best minutes stars to paste on the certificate so Owosso; Orr G. Stanley, Hastings; lubricate--it cleans as it lubricates, re- tarding oxidation, sludging, gum forma- tion and carbon. 'It stands up better under submitted? We have had more that at the end of the year all Virge 1 fl.. Conway, Lupton,Robert inquiries from Community Farm Star Awards, will' appear on one E. Stanley, Hastings. Bureau Secretaries with regard to \ FARM BUREAU . INSURANCE heavy load and severe friction. It will this award in the state office. 507 South Grand Av'e.~ L~nsing 4, Michigan I There seemed to be" so much in- ~... .! stand heavy pressure, high temperature and rugged driving conditions. When you terest in the program' that the CLASSIFIED ADS, Star Award system has been re- use "Unico," you can depend upon safer, vised 'in order to meet the needs Classifiel advertisements are cash with order at the following cleaner and longer. life motor performance. of the greatly expanded Commun- ity Farm Bureaus, that we now rates: 8 cents per word for one edition.'Ads to appear in two or more editions take the rate of 6 cents per word edition. These •• • • Farmers Petroleum Co-operative, Inc. have. as compared to the number of groups when the Star Awards were first started. Starting with the February minutes, Star rates based on guarantee of SO.OOO or more subscribers. They are members of the Michigan Farm Bureau. There , Is'no better LIVE STOCK BABY CHICKS . 221 N. Cedar St. Lansinoa, ~Iichiaan 0 Awards to Community Farm Bu- reau groups will be ,continued, but on a much expanded scale. 10 POLLED SHORTHORN Heifers 8- work. months old, Suitable Reasonably priced. DARBY WHITE LEGHORNS. for club Sexed Pullets. 100% live arrival. 100% Home livability guaranteed two weeks per 100% health-care protection ==:::= -------------------------- \ One per cent of the total number Saturdays. Walter ~Hch. 5 miles north .. Ball. Charlotte, literature. (2-2t-21p) production of the 'We specialize In the re- Famous Darby MILKING SHORTHORNS-We \Vhlte Leghorns and work directly won with Darby Leghorn Farm. Somerville, Premier Breeder award at the 1952 N. J. Highest pen In U.S. 1962. Also Michigan State Fair, our 9th In 10 highest 10 year average "Whlte Leg- years. Take a short-cut to success horns. 1941-51. Are you troubled with f!! a~y ~ricet MARCH by heading your herd with a young broodiness, tinted eggs, leukosis? Try bull trom Ingleside Farm. Write or Darby strain White Leghorns. U. S. visit Stanley M. Powell, Ionia, R-l. Approved - Pullorum Passed. Free Lit- Michigan. TA)IWORTH SWI:"E produce the (10-U-61b) erature. kind of meat you like to eat. More Dirkse Leghorn Farm. Box 169-R. Zeeland, Michigan. TOWN LINE U. S. Certifled-Pull- lean and less fat. Visit or write Phil orum Clean White Leghorns. 25 years Hopkins, Popular Stock Farm. Homer, of U. S. ROI" Trapnesting and Progeny )I\chlgan, tor good breeding stock. Testing has developed our Leghorns (2-4t-15b) ,Blue Cross-Blue Shield pay more.; ~for more The Breath 0' Spring (3-6t-26p) for bodY size. lIvablJlty. egg size. 1951- 52-64.5% of our Leghorns qualified for CORRIEDALE SHEEP. Does your ROP, ftVer-dge body weight 5.0 per hospital and medical ser'Qices.;." flock shear 10 Ibs. or more of long hen; average egg production 205 eggs staple wool? If not, ask your sheep based Baby chicks - calves - pigs-are shearer about using a Corrledale ram housed; - average on' total In that part of your flock you save ounces to the dozen. Fill your laying number of birds egg weight 26,3 for more p'eopleI I I, , . ~'our replacement ewes from. George with us or soon will be. E. )I\kesell, Charlotte, R-4, Michigan. houses with Townllne Leghorns for (3-tf-40b) more egg profits. U. S. ROP White Rocks for both eggs and meat. New Looking them over, it is difficult FOR SALE-Registered Herefords. Hampshire 'Reds, W. H. Knapp. Box 5i3. :\Ionroe. ~lIch. Send for Xew Catl;llog. It.s lIlinorca-Leghorns. Free! ARE YOU, PROTECTED? (3-2t-9b) Townllne Poultry Farm, Box F. Zee- I to realize that there is the farmer's land, ~I\chlgan. (l-3t-96b) , AGENTS WANTED coming profit---or loss. FOR SAL.E ONE IN EVERY THREE FAMILIES Blue Shield covers doctor bills! NEED EXTRA Money? Show your Blue Shield Medical-Surgical Plan pays TOLEDO Dial Scale. Ten ton. Per- Good breeding means the ability friends Wonderful Regal' Jines All-Occasion Greeting Cards. of Over fect condition. Darling Building FACES A HOSPITAL BILL generous amounts to your doctor for over 100 beautiful assortments to choose Supply Company. 1600 Turner Street. to grow into profit. from. Also Exclusive Stationery un- Lanljlng 5. :\lIchigan. . - (3-lt-16b) WITHIN THE YEARI 480 listed medical-surgical procedures. It I obtainable elsewhere. No experience VACATIONS pars toward your doctor's' hospital visits necessary. Your profit up to 100% plus Good management means glvm g them the chance. to make money bonus. Write for free samples, Sales PLANNIXG a fishing trip, or va- SICKNESS AND ACCIDENTS are never welcome in non-surgical cases. , kit on approval. Rega.! Greeting Card cation? Come to Drummond Island In for you. Co.• Dep't 113, Ferndale, 1Ilichlgan. (l-3t-1>2b) northern Michigan where the fishing visitors. Recovery is often a slow process. Protection without problems! Is good. For good cabins and boats at reasonable rates, write Thomas I. In many cases, recovery from expenses due There's no red tape with ~lue Cross - Blue Good feed means a ration, formu lated to enable the good breeding you WOOL. PRODUgERS Ellis. Box 56. Drummond, Michigan. to hospitalization and medical care is even SHEARING Equlpm~nt and Sharp- (2-3t-34p) ~hield. Simply show your identification card bought (or raised), plus the good management you used to grow these ening Service. Shearmasters, ClIp- BUL.L.DOZERS, ETC. slower! to your doctor and hospital admitting clerk. animals to the maximum efficiency. This means the most money for you'. masters. and commercial equipment and parts for sale. Mich- shearing Hospital costs are up! Benefits are taken care of automatically! FOR SALE-1960-TD-14 Internation- Igan Co-operative Wool Marketing al Bulldozer; 1952-TD-9 International Association, 308 Francis Street. Jack- Angle Dozer; 1950-TD-6 International Modern medical science is making treme'n- I I I son. Michigan. Phone 3-4246. (1-6t-27b) Bulldozer; 1950-HG-42 Oliver Tractor How to get dou. strides in easing 'pain and speeding Proof of Quality MAPL.E SYRUP PRODUCERS only; 1952-0C-3 Oliver Tilt or Angle Bulldozer; Oliver .20 Inch breaker plow, and other tools. ThIs Is private- WE OFFER all supplies for making ly owned eqUipment. E. L. Matteson, recovery. Many wonderful drugs and medi- cal techniques have been introduced in just Blue Cross - Blue Shield: No physical examination is necessary. Ask your employer, 'Ch~ck your Farm Bureau and marketing your pure maple syrup. 3100 \Vest Ionia Street, Lansing. Mich- the last few years. The open formula on a Farm Bureau feed tag is proof that Farm Order now for Immediate delivery and Igan. Phone '21961. (2-2t-35p) or Grange! Write or call your nearest Blue be sure. Sap buckets, bucket coven, Bureau feeds are made for farmers-by a farm organization. There is containers In tin and glass, labels. SIL.O ACCESSORIES But, new drugs and new techniques are Cross - Blue Shield office, thermometers. hydrometers, filters. expensive. Inflation, too, has pushed hos- etc. Write for prlees and catalog on RAILOC silo roofs. aluminum or The hospitals' and doct~rs" own non- nothing to hide in Farm Bureau Porkmakers -' Milkmaker -M.V.P. - or Hi our complete list of supplies. Sugar- steel silo chutes. chute dormers, safelY pital costs up. In the last 10 years, these Bush Supplies Co., PO Box 1107. basket .platforms. and' silo ladder. profit health-care plans for the welfare of N-R-G Broiler Maker. We are proud that your good judgment directs you to Farm Bureau feeds. Results on farms prove you are right. ' Lansing 4. )lIchigan. :Uocated on 1\1-43 \Ve Install. Clarence Van Strlen, phone at 4109 West Saginaw Road. just west 3611. Byron Center, )lichlgan. Mem- of Lansing, and 'Waverly golf course. ber of :\lichlgan Farm Bureau . (l-tf-55b) . (3-3t-29b) costs have almost tripled. That's why Blue Cross - Blue ~hield protection is more the public ••• . import.ant than ever before! ~BLUE CROSS - BLUE SHIELD More good farmers use Farm Bureau feeds than any other feed in WOMEN PL.ASTIC SAP BUCK'ETS In the 14 years since Michigan hospitals Alichigan Hospital Servia-Michigan Medical Service SAVE MOXEY-Order Free Sewing pLASTIC sap gathering buckets are and doctors started these non-profit plans, 234 State Street, Detroit 26, Michigan Michigan. ' Book: "1953 Pattern Service for Sew- an Important .Improvement. They Ing with Cotton Bags," 24 pages, tells save time and money on storage and Michigan Blue Cross -Blue Shield.have paid how to. make fashionable clothing washing. Provide shelter"d tap holes. Ask your Farm Bureau dealer h ow to get on our cattle - hog - or and household Items from thrifty Bag lets In sun's ultra-~olet rays. out over 280 million dollars-in subscriber cotton sacks.\ You save container Sugar Bush Supplies Co.• PO Box benefits•. With over 2* -million members poultry program. costs when you buy products In Cotton Bags. Send postcard today-National 1107. Lansing 4, :\lich. Located on M. 43 at 4109 West Saginaw St., just Blue Cro8s - Blue Shield is Michigan's most Cotton Council. Box 76, Memphis, west of Lansing and Waverly golf United we are strong-divided we are wr~mg. Tennessee. (2-10t-30b) course. (l-tf.S56) widely used health-care protection.' L.AND MACHINERY Blue Croll covers hospital bills! BLUEBERR Y land. For particulars FOR SALE-194S Co-op E-3 Tractor write S. Elenbaas, Coopersvl\le R-2. with Blue Cross Comprehensive Group Hospital Farm Bureau Services, .Inc. ~lich. (2-2t-2Op) overhauled 8-speed transmission. completely and guaranteed, $1,100.Al- Plan covers a wide range of hospital serv- so, 1931 No. 2 Co-op Tractor with WANTED cultivator. In good condition. $400. ices, for up to 120 days, at anyone oJ over Co-op corn picker at $300.\Vl11lamMc- 95% of the general hospitals in Michigan WANT~orn Huskers. Corn Calla, 4100 Stone School Road, Ann THIS IS YOUR TICKET FeN Ikpart.eat 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing, ~Iichigan \ Binders. Threshel'8, Grain Blnden. Arbor, R-6. Michigan, Silo FlIIers. Drive Belts, Small Steam (3-lt-a2p) (excepting Government hospitals) • TO WOIRY-FREE RECOVERY Engine. Harry Wassink. 835 Eastern \VANTED-Steam engines. Write S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Information. \v. H. Knapp. Box 673, (12-4t-20p) ~tonroe. Mich. (3-2t-10b) MARCH 1, 1953 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS THI\EE Said at Farmers Week About Increas~ng Yields ----------------------------------------'. Invest in Farm Buteau Services, p Inc., Series A Debentures and attlsolr on- faced with problem of feeding $1:50com to 20'cent cattle. Others V ~'erllll hi.lZer & 17\.T ,ew +---, ------d-----b-o-a-rd-f-o-r-2-3-0-r-t Offer Bro' Y h..... ..... e-3-1-Y-e-a-rs-'--1 auditorium to seat 4,500, a foot- During Mr. Brody's years as a ball stadium to seat 50,000, the permit your idle money' to work WIth com and no cattle hurry to member of the board MSC has Jenison Field House for Farmers What to Do 1,.III~ eth0dS Do Ii. For 'State for you. See advt., page 4. place their com under loan or grown from an enrollment of less Week meetings and winter sports, purchase agreement. This' af- than 3,000 students to more than and other buildings. fords a good night's rest but no 14,000, with a corresponding in- INSURE Wl-th 'Cash Boar'd 0f Agr meat. crease in faculty, buildings and Protein THE WHEAT farmer is un- equipment. ~ happy if he is holding wheat not Good soil structure, proper rotations, value of ferti- Check up on yourself and • In those years the board de- make s\lre the school children under loan or purchase agree- lizer, and new trends in hapdling. soils and crops were vised a self-liquidating plan are getting substantial protein- BEN PATTISON ment. The bean ,producer is The RepUblicanstate convention whereby five modern dormitories filled lunches. Meat, egg, fish FBS Director Finance Promotion about,. 50-50. Looks like it's a covered thoroughly in "short course" fashion during at Detroit Feb. 21 nominated C. L. ~OUR Investment in the Farm Bureau good thing to invest in Farm Bu- Farmers Week at Michigan State College. We quote Brody of Lansing to be its candi- for women an<\five for men have or cheese sandwiches should be been built for $10,000,000but at waiting for the youngsterS-:-Or Services fertilizer program has reau Services Series A Debentures date for the State Board of Agri- no cost to the taxpayers. Room hearty casseroles made with passed $830,000,on the way to the and permit that idle money to what some of the authorities said in the crops and soils culture at the April election. CROPS first million. Cattle feeders are work for you, a~d enjoy life. meetings: Sugar' Beets and-j"ertilizer. The board is the governing body for Michigan State College. Mr. "On the average, 800 lbs. Brody is executive vice-president repts and board provide operating cheese or meat Michigan State revenues and pay for the build- College nutritio'nists advise. ings. The same plan has built an of the Michigan Farm Bureau. AGAINST of 3-9-18 fet:tilizer per acre, applied directly on sugar MR. BRODY was appointed to ( \ beets, increased yields by about three tons per acre," said the Board of Agriculture in Octo- HAIL Milton H. Erdmann, MSC farm crops man who worked ber, 1921, by Governor Alex J. LOW COST - E-.:ery year hail takes a ire- mendous toll in Michigan field crops. 'You cannot avoid hail , ' on tests at the Ferden Farm near Chesaning, county. Tillage. the soil was worked only enough to make accurate Saginaw Groesbeck. He. has since been nominated and elected to serve five six-year terms, and n'ow has been nominated for a 6th term. "Largest beet yields come from fields where He has served as chairman of the f,r COMPUTE COVERAGE ARE and WINDSTORM INSURANCE is worth about 21h tim-es what Of FARM PROPERTIES damage, but you can avoid fi- Get your farm....... operations planting possible," said Dr. Ray L. Cook of the MSC Michigan farmers spend on com- I nancial loss. We have been "Weed control also was easier in the mercial fertilizers," claimed R. 'providing Michigan farmers out of the mud with soil science dep.t. minimum tillage fields. M. Swenson, soil scientist. "Man- ure is excellent to supply nitro- I~I IN ONE POLICY with sound. inexpensive hail ,insurance' on farm and garden CONCRETE "Com fertilizer gen and potash to corn, sugar should be placed about two inches beets and other crops that are ~V . crops for the past forty-two ' let muddy barnyards and feed lots rob HY call, re'y 011 FREMONT MUTUAL years. Ours is a mutual com~ W you of your time, money and temper? Plan below the seed and can be two inches to the side and heavy users of these elements." be effective." RESEARCH is being passed pany, owned and operated by now to pave these areas with durable concrete. farmers, for farmers. Our Such improvements will save feed and labor and' _ I along to farmers as fast as pos- Micbigan lolks "are •• _[ policy gives "blanket' cover. get your farm operations out of the mud. SOIL STRUCTURE. "G 0 a d farmers in my area," said Ruford sible, but our recommendations soil structure is the answer to F. Bittner, Cass county agricul- must be sound first," said Dr. I f.r 11 ye.11 age~' -you do not have to in- Let your plans include concrete poultry runs, overcoming • decreased yields," tural agent. Kenyon T. Payne, head of the sure each cro~ separately. Pro- sidewalks, well platforms and driveways. Re- said Dr. Lloyd' M. Turk, MSC MANURE. "Barnyard manure farm crops department. member, concrete construction also improves the soil science head, who becomes tect your crops with Michigan director of the Agr'l Experiment Mutual Hail Insurance. Then,' whenever it conies, wherever appearance and increasesthe value of your farm. Concrete's first cost is moderate. It lasts a life- time with little upkeep.Result: low-annual-cost Station, July 1. "Poor methods of s~il preparation are at fault. Soil can be improved with more f FREmOnT mUTUAL' FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY .. , it strikes, hail cannot cause you service.For free bookletson any of the following organic matter, working it when , financial Ibss. FREMONT, MI~IGAN subjects,fill in am~mail coupon. the soil is not wet, and less work- Ask Your Local Ag~nt or Dairy Farm ImpravementS • Hog Farm Improvements ing of it." Write for Details Paved Barnyards Poultry Farm Improvements LIQUID NITROGEN. "By 1955 Agents Wanted in Making Concrete • Building with Concrete Masonry farmers of the U. S. will use I I Michigan Certain, Areas Mutual Hail PORTLAND , Distributed only in U. S. and Canada _:..------------PAST~ ONBACKOFPOSTCARD CEMENT ./ ASSOCIATION ANDMAIL---------, about 500,000 tons of the new liquid nitrogen fertilizers, like anhydrous amonia. Abput one- fourth of the total nitrogen sales will be in the liquids," said Dr. WISE Insurance 208 North Capitol Ave. 414 Mutual Bldg. Co. Lansing aids Tower Building, Lansing 8, Michigan A notional organization to improve and extend the use~of portlond cement and concrete throu9h scientific research and engineering field work I Robert E. Lucas, soil scientist. "Another new fertilizer-Ura- form-is good for long season FARMERS Pleas. lend me 'ree li'erafure, distributed Over $17,000,000 Insllrance in Force. only in U.S. and Canada. on (I;,I.ubject) N41fJI •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• t crops such as pasture, which re-' Surplus to Policyholders Slr.eI ot' R. No .. quire a Unifprm supply of nitro- Over $598,000. Post Offiet Sial , gen." Wise farmers are planning to use more fer1ilizer ALFALFA. "F e r t i Ii z e r can than in previous years in spite of the fact that farm help farmers Jill their silos," said prices are on the decline. James A. Porter, soils extension specialist. "Seven (ons of good alfalfa silage would contain 23 It is a fact that the amounl of fertilizer - .' \ -W~'Like Doing Busine~s pounds of phosphorous and 98 pounds of potash' or the equival!. ent of 300 cOllUl\ercialpounds of 0-8-32 fertilizer. Manure would you use is one of the greatest determining factors in the • outcome of the crop. The supply of Farm Bureau fertilizer is going to With Farm' Families • put 50 percent of ~he phosphor- us and 40 percent of the potash back on 'the land to grow more crops or silage." , be short again this year. Insure having your spring fertilizer needs by placing your order with your nearest Farm Bureau dealer now. The men and women of A&P have been doing business with the CASH CROPS. "A program that includes a legume plow- nation's 'fann families for a long time. down crop at least every fourth FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Farm famiJies have been among our best customers. Th~y hav~ year has greatly increased Bay county cash crops," reported FERTILIZER DEPARTMENT learned that the values' offered by their local A&P help them to eat Carl J. Hanson, Bay county ag- better and save money. , ricultural agent. 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, !Iicbigan We have been one of the fanner's best customers, too. We buy BIG THREE. "Lime, legumes and soil testing have paid off for meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products, fruits and veg~tables from all sections of the country for distribution through our stores. We have worked closely with our farm suppliers to better serve our mutual boss-the American housewife who decides what she will buy, and how much she will pay for it. Peach growers profit fr~m In our relations with American agriculture, both as suppliers and customers, 1. We we have are in the been market guided by four every week basic of the policies: year buying new, hardy, early-ripening variety fine' quality foods to satisfy the day-to-day needs of our customers. 2. We move food as quickly and efficiently as possible to our, retail outlets 'in order to reduce waste and spoilage, preserve quality and eliminate unnecessary handling costs. Peaen growers who long have wanted an early-ripening fruit that would ship well are 3. We promote the sale of these farm fresh foods through profiting from the new Fairhaven peach. ThU honest advertising and fair merchandising practices, variety is the fourth peach developed at the South Haven substation of the Agricultural Ex- 4. We keep our profit rate..,at the lowest practical figur~ ••• periment station of Michigan State College. It is designed for the market period after Redhaven last year less than 1c on each dollar of sales ••• in order but before Halehaven, Kalhaven and South tQ. narrow tht: spread between farm and retail prices. Haven. The new Fairhaven features a hardy bud that is resistant to'cold and fog. and a fruit These policies have helped our suppliers earn a larger share of the that is firm and ships exceptionally well. When consumer's dollar; have helped build sound and expanding markets ripe, it is freestone. Growers interested in a Your farm may be miles from the nearest railroad, yet railroads for farm products; and have helped boost the farmers' income. sturdy, early-ripening peach can get further make possible the automobile, the tractor and the truck you use information by call1ng, writing or v.isiting their every day. For the building of all these vehicles depends upon a And these same policies of efficient, Iow-cost distribution have County Agricultural Agent. great variety of raw materials and finished parts that only the given millions of American families more good food for their money. railroads' continent-wide assembly line can bring together. Because these policies have been good for our customers and our And railroad tracks run from your farm, too - furnishing the suppliers, they have been good for us, too. They have made people broad highway that reaches from your fields to every Corner of Plow Spee'ils Farm Te1eplJoae Service' the nation, so that the l,roduce you raise has a market as big and want to sell to us and buy from us. broad as Amcrica itsclf. We have enjoyed our friendly relations with America's farm fam- A specia1lU de$fgned plorD is fUed to bu.ri In doing their vital job, thc railroads pay for building and main- ilies, and we hope to keep on doing business with you, to our mutual toiTe along roadsides lor telep'/l.oM .ennee m taining their stecl highways and they pay state and local taxes on rural areas where thi& type 01 corutructitm advantage, for many years to come. i.s less expensive than building Una on pola. them - the same kind of taxes you pay for the support of schools , The plow Zeave& no trench. ••• but'ia the •• and local roads and the general s~vices of government. in a single opeTation. 'l'hU is another ezampl4 So you have a double interest in these railroad tracks - for they 01 telephone etftciencu tDOI'lcing lor '110. ••• not only connect your farm with all America, but they also are 6Peeding construction 01 tn4f'e rural teleph-ofu your neighbors and fellow taxpayers. ladlitia. and helping to keep cost 01 ,ennc. Zoto. It', one 01 the reasom 1Dh71 the propor- b IIaOIJ6 tM lUghat = tiou of larmen tDith telephones in Mf.ch41a tAe P4Uoa. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS a.CB.8A. BILL TELEPHOIIE COMPANY ~CiJ"""" ".,.vr • At the present time the con- 8.58%. On July I, 1952,this was saw mill for years. Mr. Garn is owns the very successful auction 500,000 raised to 10.58%. On January 1, active in school, soil conservation business. The adual rate of pro- tributed surplus is not carried as at Battle Creek, operated in co- FINANCIAL transactions are duction of non-charteT busmiP 5 U a liability, but is shown in the 1953, this was again increased to and other community activities. operation with the Michigan Live covered thoroughly in the audit less than $1.000,000 Pf'T month 250,000 total surplus figure. Redemp- 14%. We have no assurance He attended Michigan State Col- Stock Exchange. Mr. Hazel is an report, and need no elaboration which in Hse f indicaf~s that ou; tion of the surplus certificates how long the high rate of 14% lege and was employed for two officer of the Kalamazoo Farm- here except: (1) allocation of present agency loT('ft ('snno! m~ will cause a savings to the Com- will prevail. years by the MSC animal hus- ers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. He expenses between C