•,Ie • Vol. 31, No. '4 19an , APRIL arm I, 1953 ews '31st Year Published Mon~hly . Foreign Markets jor Farmers Foreign markets are to receive major emphasis Servi~es to Use New Process to Make High at once from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Analysis and Granulated Farm , / Sales of farm commodities abroad have always Bureau Plant Foods , been important to American agriculture .• Exports " F arll14Bureau Services, Jnc., expects to start construc- built up tremendously duri~g and immediately tion at Kalamazoo about May 1 of a most modern type following World War II have dropped off 50% in of fertilizer manufacturing plant of 40,000 tons capacity recent years. The shrink was terrific in 1952. a year, according to J. F. Yaeger, executive secretary of Secretary Ezra Taft Benson of the USDA has ~ Services. named Romeo E. Short to head a new organization, The plant will be designed to use a new p.rocess for the Foreign Agricultural Service. Its job is to find maki~g high analysis, granulated plant foods, Mr. Yaeger and to expand foreign markets for U. S. farm com- said .. It will have aI?-initial manufacturing capacity of modities. The Service will have equal rank with 40,000 tons of fertilizer per year. Provision' will be the five major divisions of the U. S. Department made so that the facilities may, be expanded to produce of Agriculture established last January by Secretary 'up to 60,000 tons annually. Benson. , Farm Bureau Services hopes to have the plant in .Mr. Short said he plans to "send ,some good operation in time' to supply a limited amount of high Yankee traders abroad" to see what they can do to Shown in this picture are members of Congress and Farm Bureau people from Michigan who met at Washington March 20 as analysis plant foods for the spring of 1954. stimulate our dwindling foreign trade. guests of the American Farm Bureau. Michig~'s membership gains in 1952won 9 three:day educational t~urs of Washingto~ as The board of directors of Farm Bureau Service's at a All of this is in accord with Farm Bureau think- awards in the AFBF campaignfor 2.000,000 members. Forty-nineMichigan County Farm Bureaus qualified~-The 9 representatives h eO h I were chosen by 10t. Front row. left to right: Dale Dunckel. Ingham county; Mrs. Allyn Gordon. Sanilac; Mrs. Martin Stockmeyer. recent, meeting aut oriz ,construction of t e p ant at ing' on the importance of foreign trade. The Saginaw; Mrs. Homer Ferguson; Mrs. Lave~n Sayer, Wayne; Keith Tanner, Michigan Farm Bureau. Back row, left to right: Harry Kalama~oo. The directors approved the purchase of an, American Farm Bureau took this position at its Nye. Berrien; C. L. Brody, Michigan Farm Bureau; Walter Wightman. Fennville; Wilbur Smith. Calhoun: Rep; Clare Hoff~an, II-acre site on Dlmstead street at the southwest edge annual meeting last December: Allegan: Rep. Paul Shafer. Battle Creek: Rep. George A. Dondero, Royal Oak: Peter Hendricks, Missaukee: S ~~ a tor Homer of Kala~azoo. The property is adjacent .to the Grand "The United States m:!lst demonstrate to the Ferguson:Rep. Alvin Bentley.Owosso:Rep. Victor Knox. St. Ste. ~arie; T~omasHahn, Mecosta; Rep. George Meader. Ann Arbor. Trunk railroad and the new city access highway. The world that a dyrlamic, expanding, capitalism is the true way to the more abundant ~ompetitive ~1 D~- l rm' Bureau Bu~li1';.un l".IJ II II ~ ~Iodel ·Victory Dinller engineering an~ construction J. Hart Company of Atlanta, contract went to the John Georgia. life that thoughtful poople every;where are seeking. F R II C II "Our national and agricultural economics depend. upon exports and imports to prosper. Friendly E leva to r ,at L a ns iug' G or ~ a I M I Adolph Ecklund of Lansing, director of manufacturing for Farm Bureau Services, said that granulated foods is the new and important development plant in the nations likewise depend upon imports of the' same j. F. Yaeger, executive secretary of Farm Bureau + A oa' a (erS fertilizer'industry. 'In the process chemical sources of products to live and prosper and must have exports in order to pay for those imports. Services, announced March 25. that the Farm Bur~au has 57,522 re WESLEYS. HAWLEY nitrog~n, phosphorqus ~nd potash are blended to produce Director Membership Aquisition a pro\ d uc t' In w h'ICh a II par t.ICes I h ave a um .form content started construction of a h igh Iy mec h anize d .and com- "This is the basis for mutual and concerted action I I pete y mo ern, d 12 000 b us h e 1 storage capacity .. gram Members 0f I April 16 banquet the,victory has beenandchosen for of high analysis pl,ant food. The fl'nl'shed fe'rtl'll'zer cures program among free nations. • elevator near its warehouse at 4300 North Grand River for Farm Bureau membership faster'and stays cured. roll call managers and wives "To enaure, these relations must l;>e based on sound economic cooperation and the maint~nance Avenue, at Lan'sing.,,~, - ~.. - , The elevator will be in operation by July 15 if con- ~"n-'J Farm Bureal I from County Farm Bureaus.tpat MI;.."Ecklund ~~aid ,that dry, and odorles's. chem- reached their 1953goal by mid- ical salts are used in the ..... process of making' gran- night.March 31. of self respect. It requires a , relationship based on st~uction. goes well., It will replace the Farm' Bureau March' 24, 57,522memberships STATEdirectors.and Farm Bu- ulated fertilizer as follows: Nitrog~n so~rces are an- trade, , not , aid." elevator at 310 Beaver Street, Lansing. had been reported to the Miyhi- gan Farm Bureau at Lansing. reau membership district repre- h d y rous (d) ry ammonium nitrate, or ammonium sul- 1evator' and t h e This is an increase of 846in the sentatives are eligible to attend hat h.' h t f h' hi. h h Mr: Y aeger said t h e b ui ld ing 0f tee h providing their entire district p e; p qsp a e rom Ig ana YSls superp osp ate, a Whe~e Will State conversion of a large part of the nearby Farm Bureau S.ervlces ware h'ouse mto a mo d ern d'ISpIay an d sa Ies past month. It .is believ;ed that it will be possible to have every county over its 1953goal before the close made its goal by March 31. About goal reached forty March countles 26. had I sa t; potas h f The sulphuric acid and water. f rom a salt 0 potash. ' Other ingredients are ' ,Get More Money? room for farm b'tJ'pplies will provide an' outstanding elevato~ and supplies service for, the Lansing rural trading area. of the year. Thirty-six counties are over their goal at the present time total membership was 57,522 then. About 140 persons will at- tend the victory dinner. J. Del- b ert W 11 e s, ass't field .director The foregoing chemicals are mixed according definite ratios and under a controlled process to produce granul ted f t'l. Th e manu f'actunng process IS to . and the majority of the remain- for .the AFBF in midwest states, a er Ilzer. Estimates for. New Taxes 'Run from 30 to The Lansing building program said Mr. Yaeger; is a ing counties are very near. will speak. Roll call people will a cle<;ln and odorless operation. / If this project is accomplished, be recognized for their achieve- $72 Mil.ions a ,IYear;. Interest Shifts cooperative venture b etween F arm B ureau members 0f Michigan will be the first state ments. I Like the Farm Bureau Services' 65,000 ton capacity To Proposal to Tax Pay Rolls 'the area- and Farm Bureau Services. Farmers raised con- ~~\~~ history of Farm Bureau to M I CHI G A N Farm Bureau fertilizer manufacturing plant at Saginaw, the Kalama- STANLEYM. POWELL siderable capital'for building the elevator. Farm Bureau If you live in a county that has reached its goal March 24 with a zoo mixing plant w'ill be mechanized completely. A Legislative Counsel, Michigan Farm Bureau " . Services has included the elevator and supply store in ~~~u~a~~u~ttf;~~l h~~:=~~eli~~ ~0~~a~fof5~~,~~2~~zr~f::iP~1a~~:~ few men 'rill operate the controls for loaders, conveyor Two questions dominate the scene as the legislature its general program' for improving all Farm Bureau hor who is not a member, urge first to, make goal, Michigan belts, mixers ana baggers in a plant covering several , work toward winding up the session by May 22. The Services. him to join. The more members second. Farm Bureau has,. the stronger acres. unsolved problems are: MR. YAEGER said the Farm + V A -I 6 , I your organizat10nwill be. Plant Farm Bureau Seeds. \ Such a plant is .equipped to be taking in several' hun- 1. How much additional balance the budget? revenue wiII be needed to ~~~::n~ Pl~:n~~ ~~~~a:::: ~~~ ote prl Farm Bureau Men P,'omoted dred tons of raw materials daily, carrying on a full 2. Where and how IS this new money gomg to be farm supplies store a model op- ation and a training school for employes.Farm Bureau Services For Stat e, schedule of mixing operations, and be delivering several hundred tons of sacked fertilizers to truck and railroad found for the state? AuthoJjties \ differ widely as to the amount of new has 13 branch elevators and sup- ply stores, and 'operates 18 far- ~ers coope!ative ~Jevators and Loca1Off-lea1S " car loading docks. Constniction of the Kalamazoo plant is a major step taxes that would be required to balance' the budget for farm supplIes busmesses under managment contracts. There js a in a $2,000,000 program to expand the Farm Bureau the next year starting July 1. need, said Mr. Yaeger, for a tIilin- MONDAY.APRIL 6 is the date. ing center for elevator employes, of an important state-wide elec- Services fertilizer program. Other steps include increas- The answer to that question involves two guesses: salesmen,accountants, specialists, tion .. ing operating capital for the Services' fertilizer business, ( 1) how much revenue would be produced by exi~ting ass't managers, and managers. In addition to local officials, and the production of high analysis phosphate in Idaho taxes during'the coming fiscal year and, -(2) what ap- The Farm Bureau's new eleva- we will be electing a .state high- tor will have complete facilities way commissioner, superinten- as a major ingredient of FBS plant foods. propriations will be necessary for that period .. fo'r handling, cleaning and mar- dent of public instruction, 2 keting grain, according to, Mr. members of the state board of Farm Bureau Services and a dozen fertilizer manu- The figure most commonly used as to what 'present Yaeger. He.said the elevatorwill agriculture (the governing body have modern equipment for cus- of Michigan State college and its facturing farm cooperatives in other states are joint taxes would bring in which the legislature could ap- experiment station and exten- tom grinding of feeds, including owners of large deposits of phosphate in Idaho. The propriate is $306,000,000. Contrasted to this is the the addition of molasses. It will sion service), 2 regents of, the have facilities for the custom University of Michigan, a mem- property is being developed for mining and the manu- budget r~commendation of Governor Williams totaling cleaning and' treating of seed ber of the state board of educa- facture of high analysis phosphate., $345.000.000. Of course, it is probable that appropri- grains. tion and 2 justices of the supreme court. ations which the legislature will eventually make will HAROLD M. WEINMAN penses to Lansing are paid by the total less than that figure. A RETAILand wholesalefarm ALL rural folks should go to supplies business will be conduct- ed in the main warehouse.Offices the polls on that day. We urge RAY B. BOHNSACK: Six GerJnan , government. The government al- -- GETTINGback to the question now than it was a month ago. It Promotions of Mr. Weinman for both the elevator and the sup- our friends in the cities, towns by Farm Bureau Servifes, Inc., were announced and Mr. Bohnsack so makes a small monthly pay- of how much new revenue will be soon became apparent that this d d 0 inions of legislative w?uld be an unjust .tax since cer- nee e, p ., tam forms of busmess have a plies business will be located and villages to do likewise. there. The Farm Bureau Services The right of the franchise is a 25 by Maynard' Brownlee, director of distribution' for March Stlldellts To ment to each family and student during the year's stay in the United States. leaders and top state offICIals very low~margin of profit and farm equipment division office, sacred' and precious privilege. It FBS, which does a farm supplies business of $20,000,000 vary from a low of'$30,000,000to would be hit hard by a flat levy as high as $72,000,000.Some of OD their gross business. sales, parts and storage dept's is both unpatriotic and sacrilegi- will continue to occupy the re- ous when we esteem it lightly annually with Michi'gan farmers. Come in July JUNIOR Farm Bureau is now making a survey of homes inter- ested in having one of these stu- these "guesstimates" involve . . mainder of the Grand River and neglect to exercise it faith- visors are directly responsible to Are you interested in having,a dents. If you would like to know some reduction of the state's PAY ROLLS. Possibly the tax warehouse. fully and intelligently. M~. WEINMANwas promoted German high school student in General Fund deficit while others bill which now holds the center from sales promotion manager to Mr. Bohnsack. His duties include' more about this project contact REMEMBER.our schools col- sales manager. He will have di- counselingwith farm groups and your home fdr one year? Six your county Junior Farm Bureau merely provide for balancing the of the stage insofar as legislative If You Should Get leges and the justices of our su- rect supervision of all FBS field cooperatives interested in devel- such students will be coming to president, your county Farm Bu- current budget with nothing and popular interest is concerned preme court and our great high- representatives and contact with Michigan sometime in July, 1953. reau secretary, or send your name left over to apply toward reduc- is a ,payroll tax advocated by Two Copies of News way system depend upon your all distributors through that oping branch store or manage- They ,will be of high school age, directly to the Michigan Farm tion of the state's deficit. Speaker Wade Van Valkenburg It happens so'metimes. For ex- vote. ment contract operations. probably from 16 to 19.They will Bureau office at 221N. Cedar St., of the House of Representatives. group. NEW TAXES. Getting over to Because he is the Speaker, he ample, James Spencer and J. C. Mr. Weinman has been em- be rural young people, so will Lansing 4, Mich. Spencer of Lapeer, R. 2, mayor Don't fail to vote on Monday. MR. BOHNSACK: has been pro- ployed by the Farm Bureau for have a farIll background. They the second question of what did not introduce the bill. form the new taxes may take, may not be the same persbn. If April 61 moted from an area supervisor' 15 years. For a number of years will have a working knowledge of It is being sponsored by Rep. there are certainly a wide variety Louis E. Anderson of Northport, they are we have a duplication. .Ito manager of all retail elevator he was advertising manager of the English language. Bluegrass of proposals pending. H-140 chairman of the House commit- It pains us to think of how many one which should be discon- and farm supply operations as Farm Bureau Services and asso- The students will arrive in New Bluegrass and Jun-egrass pas- which would have levied a tax on tee on general taxation, Rep. ways that could happen. If you tinued. Thank you. Michigan head the new Management Ser- ciate editor of the,MichiganFarm York sometime in July. They tures should have 40 pounds of manufacturers and wholesalers Lewis G. Christman of Ann Ar- should be receiving two copies Farm News, PO Box 960, Lans- vices Dep't. F.B. Services owns 13 News. Mr. Bohnsack has been will go directly to Farm Bureau nitrogen per acre, advise Mich- at the rate of ¥4 of 1% of their bor and Rep. Adrian deBoom of of the paper, we'd apPI:eciatea ing, Mich. branch elevators and operates 18 employed in various forms of re- headquarters in Lansing. The igan State College specialists, for gross business is less popular postcard telling us the name and cooperative elevators under man- tail service by Farm Bureau Ser- sponsoring family should meet more pasture days from April 15 (Continued on page 5) address we should use, and the Buy Farm Bureau feed. agement contracts. Store super- vices for 10U'ears. them there. Transportation ex- to July 1. TWO ,MICHIGAN FARM NEWS .i\.P.fiIL 1, 1953 few exceptions has occUI'!'ed only the line. All opposed gra."1tL'1g on garbage feeding premises. the certificate. Michigan Farm News Establl~h~ January l~, 19~3 Michigan Farm Bureau R. H. Walton, general manager of the Exchange, gave the annual Other Bay County Farm Bureau members who gave similar testi- mony: Fred Pajot of Kawkawlin; OFFICERS report of the organization which Entt'red as !'t'COnd class maUt'r showed that B total of 8,546 car- Ed Germain, Bay City, R-3; John Jan. I!. 1923. at the postofflce at Presldent C. E. Buskirk. Paw. Paw Charlolte, ~f1chlpn. undt'r the Act V-Pres " •. G. Hodge. Sno\'er loads of livestock at a value of Reder, Bay City, R-3; Jacob. ~p- wf Mar,,,, 3, ua. Exec. V-Pres C. L. Brody. Lansing over $35,000,000 were marketed pold. Bay City, R-4. Hugh DI~~ng , f~ec. Sec.) J. F. Yaeger. Lansing Buy Farm :Bureau .seeds ... fo; members during 1952. of Pinconning. R-2, also testIfied Pub~"hf'd monthly, fll"9t day. DISTRICT DIRECTORS by ~Ikhlgan Farm Bureau at Its l)ubltcatlon office at IH E. Lovett St .• Charlott ... ~Ichlgan. I-Russell :!-Blaque. Knlrk E. HazeL.Rlchland. Qulncy. R-I R-l Shelling In Florida against a certificate. FAltor1al and g..nt'ral offices, tu X...-tb C...lar St .• Lansing. lllchigan. p..", OUk'.. Box 900. Telephone 3-Edward Frltchc 4-A. Shellenbarger L. Odes,"a. R-I o-~Iarten S-'Vard G. Hodge.._ i-Harry Garn ~orrls _ Howell. R-l Charlotte. R-5 Sno\.er. R-l Ca'"no\.la We have visited Marco Island, where the Ancients used to dwell In their popular encampments marked today by hills of shell; Where they lived and shelled and hunted in a world of fish and game Bay Farmers Juniors Attend Lanslnc t-I!.I, E:1:tt'nslon S. St'nd notlcf's on Form 357S and undt'ltv.,ra~ t'aplf'!' Nturned under S-Kenneth Johnson Freeland. R-:! 9-Ren A. DeRulter _..:.\lcBaln. R-l lo-J ames ~lIt'lock _...."'hlt 'emore With a culture well established long before the Spaniards came. When I view the spacious prospect of the sandy beaches there Object to National Rural 5000 WATTS Presents I-orm 3Sa to ~I""h.lcan Farm 1'\ews DIRECTORS AT LARGE The vault of Heaven seems higher, clear and blue beyond compare, t'dltorlal otfJe.. P. O. Box 960. Lans- Carl E. Bu.klrk _..Paw Paw. R-2 And the waves come marching. marching, foamy white along the shore Ing. Mlchlean. Einar- Ungren James Osborne _ ._ Editor Associate Editor PURPOSE OF FARM BUREAU "'alter "-lghtman G1ea!!\onE. Hal\lwlll Representing Fennvllle. R-l Gladwln. R-4 As they had for countless ages ere the first conquistador. Much of life seems over crowded with anxieties so small ~~~eB~~e mamba" and Youth School I MOR.NING S..b;.crlptfGn: 40 c.nts a Yt'ar Limltl'd to Farm Burt'au :.\Iembers. 'The purpose of this Associa. tion shall be the advancement of our members' interests edu- cationally, legislatively, and WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU Mrs.. H. ".hlttak4!r ......)letamora. R-l Repre!!\entlng JUNIOR FARM BUREAU That compared to timeless oceans they are trivial after all. We are merely tourist shellers seeking out some tiny gem other farmers in Bay county who are in the path of a proposed 30 A del.egation of seventeen people represented the Mic Igan Junior Farm. Bureau at the Na- h' FARM From the vast prolific riches of the ocean's diadem. inch crude oil pipe line are. en- tiona I Rural Youth Training Vol. 31 April 1. 1953 No.4 economically. Vera Thalmann Berrlen Center Life exemplifies the fortunes of the sheller on the shore deavoring to protect their int~r- School. The school is sponsored PRICES Many times the sand seems empty of the joys he searches for, ests. by the American Farm Bureau I Community Farm Bureaus But the days come marching. marching and the seeker's vision is That today will lay before him some rich specimen, freely his. Then sometimes the beach is littered with a generous display, LAKEHEAD Pipe Line com-.f pany, owned .bY a Canadia~ pipe line corporatIon Is preparmg to build a pipe line 'from Superior, Federation. Hagerstown, 1-5. It was Maryland, held March This school is s the County Farm Bureau. pipe line company the certificate an unusually Cine job in getting prices. ANOTHER resolution favored were judged outstanding. Con- of public convenience and ne- 4. The appointment of commit- all resolution verbatim down in The Exchange statement said an amendment to the present law cessity. gratulations to these groups. They said the company tee to suggest some sort of ident- the minutes. that a large part of the recent concerning the dipping of sheep Remember that the new pro- ification to be worn by group is not a common carrier but gram places emphasis on not drop in prices is due to the fact which will permit the use of wants the line for its own use and members when attendillg other Shiawassee County-New Hav- only haviJl~ more groups win group meetings. that controls were not remov~d in benzine hexachloride or any other not in the public interest. en Group-Mrs. Edna Luft, Sec'y. awards but also having these time to allow retail prices to one-dip material for the dipping County drain commissioners 5. Discussion of local projects This group used a resource groups repeat this accomplish- follow wholesale prices which of sheep that are imported into' and members of the boards of This is the season of Windstorms and Tornadoes. The one sure of interests to members: such as; speaker to talk on the toll roads Michigan. ment from month to month if the purchase would have removed a large part supervisors attended the hearing. of a site for a and tax situation and were for- The Exchange also urged that a way to protect- your buildings, livestock and farm implements is to' their activities so warrant it. of the surplus. The president of the company county market and the dog li- tunate in securing their senator uniform livestock market report-: The 300 voting delegates rep- told the commission that some Insure with a safe, reliable MUTOAL WINDSTORM.lNSURAtKE censing situation in Oakland who gave them additional back- GOLD STAR ~NNERS ground information. His talk resented 25,000 Michigan. farmer ing system for the markets of easements had been taken at $1 COMPAiw;' ... - " . Clinton County-East Essex County. Michigan be initiated. Support per rod.' These, he said,-would be Group-Mrs. Opal Miller, Sec:'y. contributed a great deal toward producers. was given House Bill No. 30 in cancelled and . that Oceana County-Crystal Lake making the discussion of the easements 1. Well organized order of THE EXCHANGE passed five the legislature. It provides for Group-Mrs. Helen Gilliland. group on. the licensing of farm would be paid for at the value of business. other resolutions. It favors bond- licensing all garbage feeding the land: See'y. 'tractors a good one .. A weIl- 2. Committee reports from ing livestock buyers in amounts premises and the cooking of all l. The project by the group of planned program also contrib- Farmers at the hearing said that Minute Men, Women's Repre- securing sufficient to cover their purchases garbage feed in an effort to con- blood donors .for the uted to the success of the meet- no farmer .should accept terms sentative, and Blue Cross secre- local Blood Bank. ' ing. and further that the maximum trol outbl'eaks of Versecular .Ex- offered by the company. if. lie tary with a brief summary of the bond on livestock auctions be anthema, the disease which, with doesn't care to. 2. Group project of supplying • highlights of each report in- local schools with a folder which Otiawa County-Tuttle Group Farm Bureau members who cluded in the minutes by the instructs students when and how -Mrs. John Schout. Sec'y. testified in opposition to granting Community Farm Bureau Secre- to display the flag of the United tary. States. In addition to the usual com- mittee reports and items of busi- CLASSIFIED ADS a certificate of public convenience and necessity to the pipe -line 3. Announcements of meetings 3. Special project by the group ness, .. this group ha~ a spe~ial Classifiel advertisements are cash with order at the following company included John W. Zieg- to come. of volunteers to assist on a mem- committee which IS workmg rates: 8 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two or ler of Bay City, R-4, and George 4. Assistance by the group on bership drive in areas which closely with the road commission more editions take the rate of 6 cents per word. edition. These W. Wiseman of Kawkawlin. They the 4-H building project in Clint- were not adequately covered t? improve local driving condi- rates based on guarantee of 50,000 or more subscribers. They presented the commission with i on County. during roll call in order to bring tl(~ns. ~ an exa~ple, the com- are members of the Michigan Farm Bureau. I petitions signed by 60 farmers i their county over the goal. This m~ttee IS sugges~mg th~t. guard / whose lands would pe crossed by will be followed up by demon- rails be put up m certam areas. I stration of future meetings on LIVESTOCK BABY CHICKS INSURE how. to sign up new members and renew old members. Presque Group-Mrs. Isle County-Pioneer Melvin Basel, Sec'y. This group was awarded the Pr~~r~I~~e:~~RIw~~:~~:ee f9~~ se~~dR~~II~S~II~~%Llf~Ha~~~~: ~gg~ He's B/urnl-ng .The ,.'MI-dnl-ght In. I ¥our .Se.rVI'ce MIchIgan State Fair. our 9th In 10 livability guaranteed two weeks per 0-1 -- 4. The group also prepared a Silver Star for the month of years. Take a short-cut to success literature. We speCialize In the re- YOUR resolution asking the American Farm Bureau Federation to de- February velop a larger radio public 'Te-. was informational. lations program. because ments were made as to m.imbeF its meeting Announce- by heading your herd with a young production of the bull from InglesIde Farm. Write or 'Vhlte Leghorns and work dIrectly vIsit Stanley M. Powell. Ionia, R-l, with I?arbYILeghorn Farm. Somerville. Famous Darby ~~~dAi!1 ~_. :'.(:" _ I. ,'.~t~l!~.~t~~:n~ ~h;... !~;i"~;$i'l:'i ' -, :;.~'j~' ".;i\ CROPS M~::;~RTH SWIN~ p::~0~::-5::~ ~~~~i:t~IK~i:~~!~~~~~~:r~~l~d~f~ .. ~: 5. A 15-minute recreation pe- of Junior Farm Bureau members kind of meat you like to eat. More broodiness. tinted eggs. leukosis? Try riOd was also informational. in-the county at the present time; lean and less fat. VIsit or write Phil Darby strain White Leghorns. U. S. \, . Pictures of Presidents of the what the county membership Hopkins. Popular Stock Farm. Horner. Approved - Pullorum Passed. Free Llt- Michigan, for good breeding stock. erature. Dirkse Leghorn Farm. Box United States were jumbled to- was; also how many new mem- (3-6t-Z6p) 169-R. Zeeland. :.\lIchlgan. (2-4t-75b) AGAINST gether and then placed in their bers had been written; and the per cent of goal the county has CORRIE DALE SHEEP. Does your CHAP~IAN'S ",hlte Rocks - An proper order. flock shear 10 Ibs. or more of long Ideal. general purpose bird. Bred for reached. In addition to the staple wool? If not. ask your sheep rapid •. growth. quick feathering. and HAIL 6. In addition an unusual amount of projects underway. to the usual committee reports this group has usual group items is In the opinion of the decide a policy with regard to working of business, on plans the shearer to about using a Corrledale ram large body sIze to stand up under In that 'Part of your flock you save heavy. your replacement ewes from. George 'Vrlte E. Mikesell. Charlotte, R-4. 2ollchlgan. (3-tf-40b) I 20610', P persistent egg production. to Chapman Hatchei':Y. Box lainwell. Michigan. (4-2t-34p) committee. if a "first" could be how many meetings an indi- SILO ACCESSORIES Every year hail takes B tre. FOR SALE-Registered Herefords. I ---------------- awarded among the gold star vidual must attend in order to ,Yo H. Knapp. Box 593. Monroe. ~lIch. RAILOC silo roofs. aluminum or mendous toll in Michigan field winners the Crystal Lake Group be considered as an active mem- (3-2t-9b) steel silo chutes. chute dormers. safety crops. You cannot avoid hail ber of their group. I>asket platforms. and silo ladder. would have been so judged. CORRIEDAI,E SHEEP-Df the 17.- We Install. Clarence Van Strlen. phone damage, but you can avoid fi. i71 Corriedales registered In 1952.1142 3671, Byron Center. ~lIchlgan. 2olem- SILVER STAR AWARDS CONGRATULATIONS to the were from ~Ilchlgan. It Is self-evident ber of ~lIch\gan Farm Bureau. nancial loss. We have been winners I The Community Farm from the response to my Inquiry as (3-3t-29b) Alpena County-Bolton Group to why you like Corrledales that the I • providing Michigan farmen -Mrs. Theresa Pilarski.. Sec'y. Bureau Secretaries of the groups breed has reached Its position In the MACHINERY with sound, inexpensive hail 1. Well planned program and listed above will 'receive a star state on Its own merits. not from 1---------------- over-promotion by breeders.' George 'Y A~TED-Steam engines. Thresh- good committee structure . award certificate within the E ~llkesell Charlotte. R-4. Michigan. ers, Grain Binders. Corn Binders. insurance on farm and garden . •• (4-tf-50b) Silo Fillers. Shredders. Drive Belts. near future. This award was crops for the put forty-two Outboard Motors. Harry 'Vasslnk. 835 Alpena County-Cathro Group not won by the group on the REGISTERED Ang-us Bulls. 8 to Eastern Ave. S. E., Grand Rapids. years. Ours a a mutual com- -Mrs. George Ellsworth, Sec'y. merits of one individual but on 17 months. Heifers. steers. Flower- Mlchlg-an. field Road. of( US-131. Orvel Tweten. (4-3t-20p) pany, owned and operated by 1. Good committee reports. the correlated activities of the ~larc.,lIus. ~lIchigan. (4-lt-Hp) WA~TED--Steam engines. Write 2. Special report of a commit- whole group. Information. 'V. H. Knapp. Box 593. farmen, for farm en. Our Monroe. Mich. (3-2t-lOb) tee appointed to ~tudy school FARM MACHINERY policy gives "blanket cover- age"-fou do not have to in- laws. Fertilize Pasture "'A~TED-Steam Eng-Ines. Thresh- WOMEN When the lights burn late at the home of your neighbor-your Farm 3. Instruction by the group sure each crop separatel". Pro- that a letter be written to the Hurt by Winter ers. Grain Binders. Corn Binders_ Silo SAVE 1\IOl\'EY-Drder Free Sewing FillerH Shredders. Drive Belts. Out- Book: "1953 Pattern Service for Sew- Bureau insurance agent-chances are he's working for you. Not m~ny men hoard • ~Iotors. Harry "-asslnk. 835 Ing with Cotton Bags." 24 pages. tell!'! tect your crops with Michigan Chairman of Board of Super- Established alfalfa-brome, al- Eastern Ave. S.E .• Grand Rapids. how to make fashionable clothIng devote more time to hard. study. The field pf insurance is big and very Mu1ual Hail Insurance. Then. visors and Conservation Depart- falfa-brome-Ladino and Ladino- Michigan. (4-3t-20p) and household Items from thrifty ment to explain their views on brome pastures that suffered cotton sacks. You save contaIner complicated. Keeping up with it takes a ~ood man, and a hard-working whenever it comes, wherever WOOL PRODUCERS costs when you buy productllin Cotton three-day doe law. winter damage should have 200 I Bags. Send postcard today-National man. it strikes. hall cannot cause you SHEARING Equlpmi!ntand Sharp- Cotton Council, Box 76. MemphIs, to 300 pounds of 0-20-20 fertilizer enlng Service. Shearmasterll. Cllp- Tennessee. (2-10t-50b) Hillsdale County-West Adams financial loa. Group-Mrs. Ernest Ringenberg, per acre this spring, advises Dr. masters. and commercial equipment and parts for sale. Mlch- shearing MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS And so, when your Farm Bureau insurance'agent. ...burns the midnight oil," Milo B. Tesar, farm crops specia- Igan Co-operative Wool Marketing _ Ask Your Local Agent or Sec'". list at Michigan State college. A!'!soclatlon. 308 Francis Street. Jack- 1954 SYRUP Season! Orders placed he's working for you .. His objec~ ... like that qf your Farm Bureau In- Write for Details , 1. The appointment of a special son. Michigan. Phone 3-4246. (1~t-27b) now for new King Evaporalors for committee to draw up a resoh~- Synthetic Vitamins delivery during- summer of 1953 for surance Company ... is to. serve you by providing the best of protec- Agents Wanted in EMPLOYMENT, UM In sprlnK of 1954 are Klven a 111>- tion as a result of their discus- Foods enriched with synthetic eral discount. Be sure for '54. Order tion, the best of policy service, and the best of in~urance values. Certain Areas sion on licensing of tractors ATTE~TIO~ Farm Bureau Mem- that new King Evaporator now. Send vitamins are as nutritionally hers. Farm. equipment salesmen for cataloK Anrl prices. Sugar Bush Look to him for advice about .. '. which Would reflect the stand valuable as natural vitamins, ad- wanted at once. Contact your Emmett Supolles Co.• PO Box 1107. LansIng or Mt. Plea-.ant Branches of Farm 4, Mich. (4-tf-60b) Michigan Mutual Hail of this Community reau on the tax Farm Bu- vise situation. home economists. Michigan State College Bureau Services. Inc. (4-lt-22b) PLANTS # UFE INSURANCE THE FIP PROTECTED SAVINGS PLAN TRACTOR 1\IECHA~lC wanted. Insurance Co. Copies of the resolution sent to their State Representa- were Experienced on all makes of tractors CHRYSA~THEMUMS - preferred. Set-up men for farm equlp- double varieties $1.50. Labeled $%.00. ment also wanted. Apply at Lans- Eight tall bearded Iris $1.75. Postpaid. 15 hardy AUTO AND TRUCK INSURANCE FARM UABILITY INSURANCE tive and State Senator as wen 208 North Capitol Ave. Ing Farm Equipment Branch. 3800 Free list. Alex HOChberger. Eau as the Hillsdale County Farm FARM BUREAU INSURANCE. ~orth Grand River. Lansing. ~Ilch- Clair. ~Ilchlgan. (4-2t-%Op) 414 Mutual Bldg. Lansing Bureau. Thu group also had 19an. (4-lt-30b) I . LAND FqR SALE Over '17.000.000 lnauranc. In Ferce. committee reports on Junior Bu- FARM HELP .u~ te Pellcyhel4 .... reau activities, Blue Cross, Wo- 'VISCO~SI~ 800 acres uncu't tlm- Over ........ men's program, and the Farm ~ ...., ... 4iur ...... ~ N_r ". AXTED. married man 16 work on herland. MUIRAY Hill HOUR. Dept. 1CC purebred' Ih'e!!\tock farm by year. tract $30 acr ... C. R. Hannum. 5257 ....' 111r.. '1st. It.. _ '(..... L 1. Stanley ~L Powell. Ingleside Farm. FrontaKe 4 lakes. Entire &97 Soulh Grand Ave. Lansing 4, ~Iichigan and Home program show. DNIers.'..... Irtn"'m' .. _ R-1. Ionia, ~llchlgan. (4-tf-lib) Washington Illinois. Street. Downers Grove. (4-2t- 19b) APRIL I, 1953 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS THREE Planting Farm Bureau Seeds on Acres lfalfa and Com Eisenhower. Looks , surpluses of particular ties, and therefore economic relationships the United States and many for- commodi- upon sound between ead. the' List i-'; At Farm Prices eign countries. It involves research and scien- tific investigation conducted on an extensive scale. It involves arm Bureau brand field seeds will be planted on One of the difficult problems we should develop for 1955 and special credit mechanism, and .000 acres in Michigan this spring. as follows: which face the new administra- beyond. Our aim should be marketing, rural electrification. tion is that of the slow, irregular economic stability and fpll par- soil conservation and other pro- Acre$ decline of farm prices. This de- ity of income for American grams. cline, which has been going on farmers .. Alfalfas I24.500 for almost two years, has occur- THE WHOLE complex of agri- But we must seek this goal in cultural programs and policies Clovers ..; 99.900 red at a time when most non- ways that minimize government- will be studied by a special agri- farm prices and farm costs of al interference in the farmers' Timothy : 47.000 production are extraordinarily affairs, that permit desirable cultural advisory commission, as I know it will by appropriate Grasses--:Brome, Sudan, Milletts, etc. 33,200 high. shifts in prduction, and that 'en- committees of the Congress. A PRESENT agricultural legisla- courage farmers themselves to non-partisan Cert. Oats, Barley, & Beans, Soybeans 21,000 tion provides for the mandatory use initiative in meeting chang- authorities group of respected in the field of agri- Com 136.000 support of the prices of basic ing economic conditions. culture has already been ap- farm commodities at 90% of pointed as an interim advisory parity. A CONTINUING study reveals group. 461,600 The secretary of agriculture nothing more emphatically than The immediate changes needed and his associates will, of course, the complicated nature of this in agricultural programs are n other states, another 260.000 acres will be planted execute the present act faith- subject. Among other things, it largely budgetary and admin- Viichiganclovers and Michigan vetch purchased from fully and thereby seek to miti- shows that the prosperity of our istrative in nature. New policies gate the consequences of the agriculture depends directly up- and, new programs must await :higan farmers by Farm Bureau Services seed dep't. downturn in farm income. on the prosperity of the whole completion of the far reaching Above we see a truck from the Kalamazoo Branch of Farm Bureau Services. Inc .• being load~d This price-support legislation countrY- uAPon . the purchasing studies which have already been n late March Roy Bennett. man~ger. Dick Schantz. with seed. at the Lansing warehouse. During the spring rush, it is not uncommon for as much as will expire at the end of 1954. power f0 mencan consumers. launched.' [stant manager. and Frank Gunther. seed processing 80 tons of seed to be shipped out of the warehouse in a single day. The truck above was driven WE SHOULD begin now to It depends also upon the op-\ by Charles Conyer of Kalamazoo and carried a load ofl7 tons of seed. - , portunity to ship abroad large Buy Farm Bureau seed. ht foreIl)an. observed with satisfaction the large move- consider what farm legislation nt of seeds daily to Farm Bureau dealers for distri- sealed and branded bags. Ii is - New 14ea Affects John Foster, Berrien; James " '" recognized that a mistake may be ( ion to farmers. made and it is 'mutually agreed Reilly, Sanilac; Verland McLeod, The last step is to attach the an- that in no case shall the Farm Ionia. ARM BUREAU Services be- Talk Meet-Reatha Darby. Ot- lOW COST - f,r alysis tag, which carries the Farm Bureau Services, Inc .. be liable late last summer to accumu- seeds from Michigan ~r seed-producing ,spring of 1953. and areas for Bureau's seed guarantee. , ,Farm Bureau Services 1919 has been perhaps the only since for more than 'the amount actual- ly paid for the seed. Upon re- ceipt of seed if unsatisfactory, Alfa{fa Seed. I sego; Dean Fenstermacher, costa; Robert Janes, Ionia; Lois Frahm, Saginaw. Me- COMPUTE COVERAGE seed hous'e to guarantee the vari-. advise us immediately and we Farm Bureau Services, Inc., is PRODUCTION? A. few years Trophy-Ellen Jo White, Gene- ids were made on varieties of ety, origin, purity and. germina- I approved and adapted for tion of alfalfa; clover and other will give disposition. . distributor of Ranger alfalfa, a new variety that is highly resis- ago farmers operating in the irri- gated area of Lace county. Cali- see; Joanne Laxton, Betty Jane Pidd, Washtenaw. Ingham; RREand WINDSTORM Of FARM PROPERTIES INSURANCE higan. Samples of all lots of- seeds. It does so if the seeds are Farm Bureau helps the farmer tant to bacterial wilt, as well as fornia, produced no commercial Apple Juice---George Spicer, :d were tested by the, Farm received by the farmer in bags make the guaran!ee work. Each being winter hardy: crop of alfalfa seed. Livingston; Larry N i c h 01 as, 'eau Services seed laboratory packed and sealed in the Farm letermine the germination and Bureau Services seed plant. The bag of seed con!ams an envelope and a letter askmg the farmer to FUTURE supplies of Ranger In 1952 those farmers produced 17;000,000 Ibs. of certified Ranger, Gratiot; Darrell Coffey, Livings- IN ONE POLICY. and other alfalfa seeds for north- ton; George Schnierle, Wash- kinds and amount of weed guarantee says: ~ake a sample of the seed and to Buffalo, and Atlantic alfalfa seed, tenaw. x:ecord on the envelope th'e lot ern states are likely to come js present. I '-all of it grown under irrigation. • GUARANTEE i'1umber and certain other infor- largely from the irrigated areas of . Farm Safety-Dick A r n old, California, Washington, 1:Jtah and Mr. Schantz thinks that grow- Allegan; Keith Leverence, St. f THE SEED was approved The Farm Bureau Services, mation given on the analysis tag, ers in other areas won't be able purchase, the processing de- Inc .. Lansing,' Michigan. guaran- Farm Bureau Services has at its Idaho .. Joe; Edna Conkright, Cass; Jack So says Dick Schantz, ass't to compete long against nothern ~ment took over upon deliv- tees the vitality, description, ori- seed laboratory a sample of each Carter, Cheboygan; Paul Shellen- '. The seed was cleaned to the gin and purity of its Farm Bureau lot of seed. manager of the Farm Bureau origin alfalfa seed grown under irrigation. The yields are as high barger, Ionia. .'cii,G8 1.lks iGw•••• 1 Services seed dep't. THe. Ranger fm Bureau's high standard of Brands of Seeds to be represented If a question should arise about the crop which involves the seed, alfalfa story illustrates the ter- as 1200 lbs. per acre. The new Spring Formal - Bar bar a f.r 11 ".,. iity, from 99.25% upwards. It on price. c~d and analysis tag production will make itself felt in Schadel, Livingston; Don aid both the farmer and Farm Bur- rific impact of a new discovery Swagart, Clinton; Frances Pidd, s packed in sealed bags bear- to the full amount of' purchase if lower prices for certified' Ranger eau Services have samples of the through research. done by the Washtenaw; June Benjamin, : the Farm Bureau trade mark. received by customer in original and' other seeds. U. S. Dep't of Agriculture. /fREmonT mUTI .. L' seed and analysis tag information Livingston; Jerry Jason, Ingham. DURING the past ten years the MICHIGAN has had little com- for proceeding with an investiga- Sports Festival-Delmar Sand- mercial Jilroduction of alfalfa ,Farm Bureau .Services, Inc. tion. USDA's experiments mined 'that irrigated California, Washington, Utah and have deter- areas of seed for years. At one time the state was a most important source ers, Otsego; John Emmons, Me- costa; Keith Lamkin, Emmet. fIRE INSURANCE COMPAHI Finance Promotion Division Curtains of supply. But uncertain weather Camp:.....Robert Harrison, Barry; Have your curtains either Idaho are ideal for ,a tremendous FREMONT, MICHIGAN production of winter hardy alfal- conditions make the seed crop Francis Jackson, Berrien; Rosa- P. O. Box 960, 221 North Cedar. Lansing, Michigan short or long-not in between, uncertain. The yield per acre is lie Swagart, Clinton; Ronald recommend specialists at Mich- fa for the northern states. am interested in further information on the expanded It has been determined that ratq.er low. Voorhies, Oakland; Elaine Hay- igan State College. The in-be- Since good, adapted seed has war~, Kalamazoo. ertilizer program for Michigan Farmers-Please send tween length that ends half-way varieties from northern states produce tremendous crops of seed been available from other states :opy of Prospe'ctus for Farm Bureau Services. Inc., between floor and sill looks like at reasonable prices, Michigan ;eries A Debentures and have a licensed salesman call. when grown under irrigation in YOU' ran out of material, they farlners have produced less and say. the west. Furthermore, for at least 5 years the crops of seed will less of alfalfa seed .. IIame : . retain the same winter hardiness From President's State of the Welding and other characteristics of the Union Speech after his inaugura. \dd ress RFD No .. Farmers using electric welders original seeding. tion January 20. should make sure the wiring is adequate, floors dry and the 1953 state projects a success. load , ~ .. welder properly grounded, urges David G. Steinicke, safety Junior FB The committee Membership-:-Frances members are: Cronk- ~ounty specialist at Michigan State Col- _ lege. Comlnittees hite~ Ingham county; Pathic, Sanilac; Hilbert Schultze, Joan Huron; George Baumeister, St. SOME MEN ARE WISE ... For 1953 Joseph. AND SOME ARE APRIL - \~ reau The Michigan Junior Farm Bu- executive Vern Thalmann. Paul Leipprandt committee Darrell Coffey, Phelps, has announced state com- and Alice of son, Ionia Fair Cafeteria-Elizabeth Croel, Ionia county; Bob Klein- schmidt, Ingham; Saginaw; Janice Charles Clinton; Milton Smith, Allegan; Ruth Darby, Otsego. John- Fox, OTHERWISE 1 Penny Wise - Pound Foolish mitees for 1953. These cordmh- tees will be responsible for the St. ConsiUution-G Joseph; 0 r don Bickel, Herbert 'Clarke, areas involved in making the Eaton; George Bowlby, Clinto~; An old English saying that so often rings the bell. It applies now to those farmers who have well bred animals (or birds)-. who are good managers themselves and then feed ~n un~ balanced' ,ration. or underfeed. a balanced ration. to save some feed costs. / We. know Farm Bureau members pretty well and we sincerely believe there is con- iderable less of this 'Penny Wise' reaction among them than among the mine run of farmers . .Reas~ns for Not Being "Penny .Wise" Reasons for not being 'Penny ~ise' are legion but most important is the fact the major portion of full ration is needed just to keep the animal alive. Then quite a bit of that full ration is needed to produce milk ~ eggs or meat to ,pay the overhead of labor. clepreciation. and rent. This leaves the profit to come ~rom the production made by .the last (and .most important) portion of that full ration. A concrete silo will increase tain. Your farm experience For instance, a 6'pound hen needs 78 pounds ers. DON'T BE 'Penny Wise and ' Pound the cattle capacity of your tells you that concrete con- of feed a year just to stay alive: To lay 183 Foolish.' farm, protect you against feed struction serves far longer. eggs a year (50% production) it takes 99 lbs. of feed, or 6.5 lbs. of feed for each dozen of Art Schmeige, of Chesaning, put 17 pigs on shortages in dry periods and The result: low annual cost. eggs. To lay 256 eggs a year (70% production) -the market at 121 days average age--average provide "June pastures" all it takes 106 lbs. of feed, or 5.0 Ibs. of feed for" weight 203 pounds," (heaviest were 220). He Why not write today for year around. got $18.75 per 100 lbs. and used only a little each dozen of eggs. PLEASE NOTE that it helpful, free booklet giving It's a wise man who builds security for himself and his family took only. 7 Ibs. of feed (106-99) to produce 73 over 3 Ibs. of feed for each pound of weight Concrete silos are firesafe. construction details on con- eggs (256-183). This 7 lbs. of feed was the (after the first 3 weeks). storm-resistant and water. through the FIP Savings Plan. There's no better way to set money crete silos? If you need profit making part of the ration. Porkmaker 35% as 47% of the Creep feed tight. They COSt Qnly a information on other thrifty aside. And you can build your own FIP Plan for only a few SimUar resul1s show up in milk production and then a ration of 100 lbs. Porkmaker 35 % to moderate sum to build and concrete improvements. fill in -pork or beef production or in producing broil- 765 Ibs. corn. dollars a month. Your Farm Bureau Insurance Representative practically nothing to main- the blank on the coupon. will tell you about this Farm Bureau Savings Progrram designed ASK YOUR DEALER FOR FAR~I BUREAU FEEDS • 'ASTE COUPON ON lACK OF POSTCARD AND MAIL TODAY _ especially for Farm Bureau families. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSO'CIATION Olds Tower Building, Lansing 8, Michigan Farm Bureau Services, Inc. A national organization to improve and extend the uses of portland tement and concrete ... through scientific research and engineering Reid work Please send free booklet on Concretesilound (lisuubjea): N" .. , :: ~ . FARM BUREAU INSURANCE Feed Department 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing, lUichigan SI. or R. No..:: . 507 South GraDd An. CiI7 : •• =: S,.,,' :.= FOUR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS APRIL 1. 1953 • Yaeger Says FB Insurance Agent IS I{ey Man -Le-.~s 1-. -T-wo-Tl-.a-de-+ Can.r"_.I\... T/ . p Prog.ra' m +--_.-.:..._------------------------------ ~- atlon--g--ive th-e d-epa-rtme-nta-uth-ority-to test truck meters. Nelson sa:rs authority exists to inspect every ee - Indiana FB Does $135,000,000 A Few Cen~sa _ Day Not Needed on measuringmeters parking device, which including and "sell" parking time. measure R e.strIctI .. on Close to Members Business Marvin J. Briggs, general man- Fuel Meters sa~~C~~~~~n,C~~C~hea~eU~:;~t~f insp'lctors available. The present BI-Ils Offered "V ou are the key people to a successful Farm Bureau ager of the Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc., told the annual stockholders' staff of six men are required to insurance program," :;aid]. .F. Yaeger, executive secre- meeting March 11 that the co- DAN E. REED test and inspect all types of DAN E. REED cperative now obtains more weighing""and measuring devices, Ass't Legislative Counsel tary of the Michigan Farm Bureau, to 100 agents of goods and services for Indiana Assistant Legislative Counsel including truck platform scales, Two trade. restriction bills are the Farm Bureau Mutual and the Farm Bureau Life farmers than any other concern. "An inaccurate device is an il- gas pumps and retail market before the legislature. They seek .Business volume for 1952,he said, legal device" if it meters or mea- scales. A twice-a-year schedule to apply price or busIness prac- Insurance Companies at Lansing March 20. reached a total of $135,217,232, sures an article for sale, says of inspection would necessitate a tice regulations. "The kind of a job you do in giving insurance service, an .increase of nearly $14,000,000 Miles R. Nelson, Chief of the considerably expanded staff and above the 1&51volume, but net Bureau of Marketing and En- budget. -H-llB. introduced by Repre- and how you conduct your affairs in close harmony with savings for the year dropped to forcement of the Michigan De- Mr. Nelson pointed out that sentatives Christman, S. Novak, the Farm Bureau program at the county and ~ommunity $2,724,403,compared with $3,262,- partment of Agriculture. . MR.. NELS~N m~de thl~ state- I every letter of complaint on short Anderson, Currie and Jeffries. measure received by the Depart- would bar an employer from levels is important. ment is investigated and urged selling any goods not handled in 926 in 1951. ment m a dis~lO~ With t~e Farm Bureau legIslatIve staff m that anyone believing himself the regular course of his busi. "o.ur Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company was shorted write giving the details ness to his employees or any organized at the request of the Farm Bureau member- Berrien Co.t considering a meter-inspection af the case. Address: bther' person. He is also barred resolution adopted at the annual meeting of M. F. B., November 1952_The resolution reads: Bureau of Marketing & En-. from permitting employees on ~hip and for Farm Bureau members only. Their spokes- forcement M.IC.h Dep 't 0 fA' grlCUIt ure his premises to buy any such men said: goods from catalogues or sales- FB Says No to . "At the present time there IS no required check on the aecur- acy of the meters on the bulk gas L . C eWls ass UI mg B .ld. Lansing, Michigan men. The. penalty is set at $100 to $500 for the first offense and " 'We think we can do a job on automobile insurance $500 to $1,000 for subsequent for farmers that will be attractive enough in service Mro Greene and oil trucks serving the far- ----------- violations. We interpret this to and cost so that farmers will want to be members of the DAN E. REED Photo by C. D. Mcintyre, Charlotte, R-1 mers of this state. We favor a Oats include farmers in relationship Assistant Legislative Counsel VANCE COLE (right) Eaton County Roll Call worker. j.s law requiring the Weights and . to their hired men. Farm Bureau in order to have the insurance service.' Measure Division of the State De.ep plantmg of oats does not Rev. Shirley E. Greene of shown accepting a cigar box of pennies from Claude Omspocker The bill was reported out by Merom, IndiaPla, reported to the of Charlotte. R.5. in payment of Farm Bureau' dues for 195.3. D partment of Alrriculture to in-I prOVIde a deep roots system, the state affairs committee and, "Did those Farm Bureau members mean business? Governor's Study Commission on "By putting my extra pennies .in a cigar box all last year:' said I s~t and seal ali fuel meters on warns Dr. K. J. Frey, Michigan after considerable discussion, was bulk delivery trucks at least S.ta~e College oat research spe- referred back to the committee "The Michigan Farm Bureau board of directors figured Migrant Labor on February 18, Mr. Omspocker. "I had over i! thousand when the Roll Call man 'wice a year for the protection claltst. The permanent root sys- for a public hearing. This hear- that it would require a subscription of $250,000 in 1953. came around•. Mr. Omspocker has been a member of Eaton ~f the customers." tem starts in the top inc~ of soil. ing will be held on March 31. The report, quoted in an article County .Farm Bureau for many years. capital to start a company. Further, the new company IT WAS pointed out that no I Oats planted too deep wIll burn themselves out, growing up, so S -1077. introd uced by Senator should have at least 3,500 Farm Bureau members who in the March 19 issue of Michigan Christian Advocate, states that Ass'n of Kansas City, Midland .1ew legislation was necessary to they can start growing down. Perry Greene of Grand Rapids, proposes to re-enact Michigan's would sign applications .. for automobile insurance ,and Mr. Greene found it impossible to continue a study project on the Our Tractor Co-op of Minneapolis, Farme~il Co-op Exchange of Raleigh, N. C., education of migrant children in Pacific Supply Co-op of Walla "Fair Trade" pricing legislation. deposit the first six montps premium in advance. The present bill is more rigid in its .requirements' than was the "THE MEMBERSHIP met this hav: more than a I?assing int~r- Berrien county because of "the opposition of the Berrien County Appears ,in. Walla, Wash., and the Farme~s Union Exchanges at St. Paul, Minn., and Omaha, Nebraska. old law, which was in effect requirement in a few weeks and est In how the af~alrs of. the 111- Farm Bureau and the lack of ap- from 1937 to 1945, when it was started business in January, 1949. surance repealed. compames are con- Today the Company has 34,000 ducted, .and how t~~ ~~e~ts carry proval of the Berrien County Board of Education." Nat'} Advts. Notice to ~Iembership The bill provides that a manu- automobile policies in force and out theIr responsIbIlItIes. IN HIS report, Mr. Greene Since the Cockshutt Farm facturer or distributor of a trade- more than 5,000 farm liability marked product may establish a policies. "WE MUST keep uppermost quotes the Farm Bureau Board! Equipment of Brantford, Ontario And to Secretaries in our minds the service motive. action as follows: "We oppose a bought the N a t ion a 1 Farm Regarding .delivery of Michi- minimum selling price for the . "The best possible differential article. Then if one retailer in migrant study being made in Machinery Cooperative plant gan Farm News: We shall aij.- -- the state signs an agreement to recognize this'minimum, all deal- ers are bound by its provisions, for Farm Bureau members is a successful insurance program. "Therefore, the companies' operations must be. carried out Berrien mittee." county by Shirley Greene of the Social Action Com- Mr. Greene became rather well and line of equipment last De- cember, it has started advertis- ing in U. S. farm magazines . of national circulation .• preciate postcard or other notice that any member is not receiving his paper. Please "report any i~- ..regularity in delivery, such as whether they sign or not. as economically and as profit- known to many Farm Bureau COUNTRYGentleman for April dup~icate copies, wrong RFD, er- THIS effectively eliminates ably as possible. Only if a bet- members in southwest Michigan carries a fuil page advertisement ror In name, etc. If mem~er rt.r competition between retailers ter service can be offered at a through participation in a con- on the Cockshutt 4-5 plow tractor moves from RFD address .m one and serves to maintain artifically lower cost is the Farm Bureau ference held in that area two which. is also the Co-op 4-5 plow county to RFD address I? .a~- high prices and margins. This Mutual Insurance Company do- years ago. tractor. Listed also is the com- other county, please a~vlse !f bill is still in the state affairs ing the job for which it was or- plete line of farm machinery change makes you a reSIdent ~f committee in the Senate. Sena- ganized. IT IS apparent that Berrien manufactured at the Bellevue, .second count!. Plac~ of reSI- tor Greene is chairman of the County Farm Bureau did not d d t h h C t "THIS necessitates efficient have confidence in the ability of Ohio plant, formerly National ence e ermm~s w IC oun y committee. Mr. Greene to conduct a fair and Farm Machinery Cooperative. Farm Bureau IS. your Coun~y : to investigate management of an insurance pro- Both of these bills limit All U. S. advertising is in behalf Farm Bureau .. We ?o our best the advantages gram on as economical basis as impartial study. Others appar- of the Bellevue plant .. to have ~very.thmg rIght, but we operation of free enterprise but of a Cydone possible. We must carry. Qut a ently shared. the opinion, as the are not mfallible. We need artd are supported by business groups policy. fairly administered life and cas- report states that the chairman Listed among the distributors appreciate help.-Michigan Farm usually expressing themselves ualty business. There is no place of the County Board of Educa- . is Farm Bureau Services of News. \ as favoring freedom in the con- fpr special favors to anyone in tion "aided and abetted". the Michigan, the Indiana .and Ohio duct of their business .. CALL A resolution adopted at the settling of claims. Farm Bureau. Farm Bureaus, Consumer Co-op Buy Farm Bureau feed. rOUR A'GENT 1952 annual Michigan Farm Bu- reau convention opposes this pol- icy. County FB legislative com- J. F. YAEGER "There is great need for co- operation between the Farm Bu- reau membership and county Senator Robert Faulkner Coloma also "got into the act," to quote .the report. of .I sell more am.- .~.~ .. mittees and Community Farm Bureau Minutemen are inform- leaders. in these respects so that "Two years later the Farm Bu- efficient and profitable opera- IT IS unfortunate that Greene was selected to make the Mr. wi,h. my milk and~ cream TODA' ing members that they may help reau membership asked for a tion is certain. Unless our in- study, say Farm Bureau leaders. ::;.A ... , defeat this legislation by writing Farm Bureau Life Insurance surance program is. profitable to It is also' unfortunate that in his to their Senator and Representa- Company. Again they raised the members, and therefore at- bitterness he drafted a report tive. about $300,000 in capital and tractive, it will not serve as. an which contains so much opinion- subscribed to nearly $20,000,000 interesting differential for Farm ated material. Mr. Greene states Progress in control of - stem in charter policies to start the Bureau people. that, "This report is being mailed rusts that attack wheat and oats company. "The Farm Bureau insurance to all members. of the Governor's indicates the eradication of bar- agent is indeed the key to a suc- Study Commission on Migrant berry host plants is paying off "IN VIEW of this, it is under- cessful insurance program. Up- standable that Farm Bureau on the kind. 0: service you gh'e Labor, and is being given wide in Michigan and other states. additional circulation." Such ac- members and County Farm Bu- depends the volume and growth reau leaders feel that the Farm of our companies. tion can only add fuel to current Bureau insurance companies are misunderstandings and is an af- theirs more intimately than "YOU MUST work with the front to the 2,160 families who other Farm Bureau services in County and Community Farm are members of the Berrien County Farm Bureau. New Hybrid 125 which .they have pad a lesser Bureaus and the membership part in establishing. generally in a manner that as- "They want to be close to the sures that the insurance program activities of the insurance com- is devoted to the objectives. of Rev. Greene has for some time been editor of "Christian Agri- culture," pUblished by the Con- panies at the county level. They the Farm Bureau itself." f gregational Council for Social ,Boosts Sugar Beet Yield 13% Action. '. This Council 'has. been under investigation by members THE ROCK ON WHICH OUR GOVHIMENT STANDS of the Congregational Church. A published report of the Congre- gational Lay Group of Minnesota says, "The 'agricultural' section of CSA has been part of the ap- paratus that tried to put the Brannan pUmacross." Mr. Greene has headed this section. l\Iichigan Agricultural Experiment station has developed male-sterile and normal flow- ering strains of sugar beets that were crossed F.B. Life Ins. together to increase the yield of this valu- able crop. The result is the new Hybrid 125, Offers 7 Nelv The care I sell is the more careful production of mille showing an average tonnage increase of 13 or cream, since folks are getting more selective per cent over ordinary commercial sugar beet yarIeties. Researchers used careful selection Policies about the dairy products they eat. Keeping cows on my farm costs more now tlran ever before and dairy and inbreedIng for several generations from The Farm Bureau Life Insur- ance Company of Michigan has products are bringing higher prices at the food varieties with valuable characteristics. For further Information, telephone, write or visIt introduced seven new life policies. stores .•• so the mille and cream I sell my nearby Farm Bureau families may now member-creamery of The Mid-West Group must b. your County Agricultural Agent. have a wide selection of protec- WESLEY S. HAWLEY Director of Membership Acquisition tion to meet their individual of tire hig"est possible quality ••• today - it 'ale~. needs. . more care in 'he barn to .ell tire cautious consumer _ How many Americans fully realize that America stands as a solid rock of a Free Democracy? Do we realize that this rock on The company also has announc- when he visits 'he food stor.e. which our free democracy stands is the moral integrity and accept- ed a new Family Income rider that is expected to be particularly Telephones in "Shirtsleeves" ance of civil responsibility of the citizens? Have we forgotlen the great Constitution of the United States? useful to insured families wishing maximum protection at lowest 71tid -7IJ£4i 224 W. Jeffefion J!h.o~' Blvd. /? .. ....,._ ~ . . All telephones are mechanically about Is it fresh in our mind? Do we read it? Gladstone declared. "The cost. Constitution of the United ~tates is the greatest charter for the S-:>uth, B~nd .2, :(\did~d \.-/~, lI'lL. the same. But special uses call for special The new offerings include ?our • 'THE MID.WEST GROUP" - "work clothes" for some telephones. Michi- freedom of men that ever struck us in the state of time by. the mind and purpose of man." . life policies covering term protec- gan Bell supplies these instruments where tion for 5, 10 or 20 year periods, Benjamin Franklin said. "We have now writlen a great charter or until the age of 65 years, a new MICHIGAN needed. Shown here are: (1) telephone for INDIANA for the p(eservation of human welfare. The question now and in single premium life policy, a Carson city - Dal'yland Coop. Cry. Ca. flour mills, gasoline storage plants, etc., with 1he future will be. can we keep it?" Columbus - 'a,mers' Marle.t/n, "' •• single premium 20-year 'endow- Coldwater - Coldwat.r Dairy Co. Crawfordsville_'arm.n' Coop. Cry. I..l. operating parts sealed so no spark can set Abraham Lincoln said. "We will nobly save or basically lose ConstantIn. - Con,'antln. Coop. Cry Co. ment policy, and a single prem- MlddleburY-Mldd/.bury Coop. Cry. C.. aD an explc:,-ion; (2) portable telephone with the last best hope of earth:' ium endowment at age 65. East Jon/Oft - Jordan Vall., Coo... Co. EIsI. - MIchIgan Mille P,od. Ass'n. Orloons-l',oducers' DaI,y MIe,.A.~n .•/n(. Richmond - SprIng Gro". Dolry a cord that can be plugged. into outlet What a great challenge there is to each and every one of us fremont - 'remont Coop. C". Co. Grant - Grant Cooperetl"e Cry. Co. boxes; (3) wall type, used near shelves, etc.; as citizens to strengthen the moral integrity and increase the civic Indoor Garden Gree ... lII. - Dalryland Coop. Cry. Co. OHIO (4) outdoor telephone. These telephones do responsibility of citizens in this great democracy. This is a great Treat your pre-school children Imlay City - MIchIgan Mille Prod. Ass'n. Dey'on - MIamI Va".y Assoda"on Mille Producer •• challenge. a full-time job and calls for the very besf of citizenship Montgom.ry - Tr/.Stot. Coop. Ass'n. special jobS more efftciently-and that means to an indoor garden. Plant Gr .... vlll. - MIamI Vell.y MIlle p,od.,.. training. • TENNESSEE erst Association better service aU along the line. quick-growing seeds such as Springfi.ld - MIamI Vall.y MI'" p,od .. How thankful we ought to be that w~ have Farm Bureau. beets or turnips in a bowl of ""crtln - Sumn., Co. Co..... Cry. As.sot. erst Association Through it we clm train for citizenship responsibility and can exer. Murfr .. sboro - Rutlt.rford County COo pebbles and water. A sweet po- opera"". Creamery, I"tI! cise as good citizens. tato wedged into a jar with space Nol.ns"lIi. _ NoI_s"lIIe C_refl ... ILLINOIS M I CHI G A II B ILL ~, I L E ~ HOlt E - ...C_~_~ p-~ N Y We should be proud of the fact that the American Farm Bureau for roots will delight children, C'oo ...... y Association. Inc. Pona - rqu/ty-tlnlon Cry. & Produc. C.. won the second highest award in citizenship in the American Farm advise Michigan State College IMorle.tlng mille or cream "Th. Coo,..,otl". Wa," th,ough a m.mll.,''''an' of ,"- IMld-W.st Group assur.s you "". Itlgh•• , possllll. coslt r.tu,n at tlm. of shl_" .------------------------------------------,=' Bureau in 1952. \ child development specialists. ~",.. ~ ",..".,.,-. ..... ., .... ",.. from ",""",on of ".. enfIre '-'_ , , / APRIL I, 1953 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS FIVE Oyste~,s Are ~Salt Water Farmer"s Crop Plante.d in Beds, D."str'z.ct l:n Leg"s· Iat:ve Conif.e-rence +-------------------------------------------------------------------------.------------ iii'., The young oysters, known as . tled to an independent reprc- "spats," cement themselves by the sentative. thousands to these shells. Soon II I . II '. II II • I We had hoped that the appor- the "spats" develop organs, in- . tionment wOt.:ld be carried out in "Harvest in 3 Yrs. I \ cluding gills, and begin filtering sea water laden with tiny bits of food. such a way th.:tt none who had favored proposal No.2, the. CIO scheme, and had opposed No .. 3, the winning plan, could fmd BY THE time the "spats" grow any fault with the way in which There are a lot of ways for a farmer to make a living. to thumbnitil size, in about six .the new map of representative Some even plow the, briny deep Jor a living. They are months, they're crowding each districts was drawn. other. Unless they are separated I the oystermen, who do' their farming from boats, says and replanted, they either become TURNPIKES. The Senate has an article in the Co-op Grain Quarterly of St. 'J:>aul, deformed or their growth is re- certainly taken its time in com- tarded. In order to avoid this, ing to a final decision o~ S-10?4, Minnesota. . I they are transplanted from the the Turnpike AuthOrIty b111. The waves get rough, and the haul of oyster;; may be spawning ground to the growing This proposal is noW on the cal- ground, often many miles distant. endar for third reading and final uncertain, but it's farming, .from the planting of the In the growing ground, usually vote in the Senate in the near known as the cultivation bed, tli1e future. If passed by the Senate, oyster beds to the harvesting of the crop. And the sea- it will go to the House. Hence, oysters grow undisturbed. They farmer has his weather wo~ries, too. He may not be are inspected periodically, but there is still time for you to ad- few of them are large enough for vise your representative as to any affected by a drouth, but he shudders every time a storm conclusions which you and the market until their third year. brews up. It is not his safety that he's concerned other members of your Commun- THE GROWING ground, chosen ity Farm Bureau group may have about; it'; his pre~ious oyster beds. for the availability of food par- reached during the discussion of ticles and its relative immunity this issue at the March meeting Storms can rip ,oysters from their beds and shift them from storm damage, usually is of your Community Farm Bur- to dirty areas. ~That requires t~e painstaking work of from 15 to 20 feet below. the sur- eau. face of the water. The oysters, HERE ARE the county Farm Bureau legislative committees of District I-Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, Van Buren and St. Joseph' planting the oysters to be done over again. Nice rains, in some instances, are transplant- Thus far 759 bills have been in- counties-as they met at state Farm Bureau headquarters at Lansing to consider state and national legislation. Standing before the troduced during the current ses- however, are a boon to the sea-farmer, just as they are edto other growing grounds two charts is C. L. Brody, 'executive vice-president of the Michigan Farm Bureau, in charge .of legislative matters. County committeemen sion as well as 22 proposed con- or three times before they are of all ten Farm Bureau districts held such meetings at Lansing in March and visited with their legislators. Upon going home the stitutional amendments. Quite a to the dirt farmer. The reason for this is that the rain ready for market. portion of these measures rather county committees ,called meetings to pass their information on to legislative Minute M'en of the Community Farm Bureaus and the sends the vegetable matter to the bottom of the sea When the oysters are ju"dged where the bivalves can fatten on it ... , ' bi~ enough for market, the boats .legislative chairman of the County Women's Committee. directly affect farm tolks. must be on the alert to promote We head out for the beds. Long those which seem desirable and 'oysters during the'spawning sea- poles sticking above the water to try to head off those that ap- TY7h IN THE harvest and land farming. season for both the sea farmer season, too, wn protects the industry for fu- mark these beds. Huge dredges' there's a similarity between 'sea ture seasons. The harvest JUST as the farmer must clean with steel teeth are lowered over the sides, and these teeth are "" I ere Will State Get More Money? pear detrimental. Farm Burenu folks are winning for themselves a spLendid reputa- dragged along the bottom, gather- and the tiller of the plains rolls the weeds out of his fields before aroupd in early autumn. The oy- planting, so the oyster grower ing up the oysters which arc (Continued from Page 1) This situation is far more seri- tory animals in Michigan I was tion by the House committee on public affairs and the way .in tion beta use of their interest in sterman hauls in his bi-valved must keep his beds clean anrl.free herded.into attached nets. Owosso. I ous than is ordinarily understood. killed by the House committee apportionment. / which they discharge the duties shellfish from the deep with his of pests. Like insects, these pests OYSTERS then are ready for This bill would provide for a A recent scare in the Chicago on conservation after a public They have finally joined in involved in good citizenship. own type of harvester-a dredge. can ruin or 'seriously cut down either shucking or culling. tax of Ih of 1% of the wages paid stock yards demoralized hog hearing. Support for the bill was sponsoring H-410. This bill pro- They prices in the Chicago marketing limited to the State Conservation Here is a final reminder and ap- Sturdy oyster boats begin chug- the size of a crop. are unloaded from the boats and, employees covered by social se- vides for 110 Representatives, the area temporarily. Department and a portion' of the peal: Let none of us forget to vote ging through American waters, The No.1 enemy of the oyster in most large plants, sent by ...con- curity. That would include all maximum number allowed by organized sportsmen. There were at the spring election,. Monday, predominantly on the east coast, is the starfish, which attacks both veyor belt to the shucking or cul- regular farm hired help. Of course To continue to permit the feed- the new constitutional provision. just before Septemoer, inspecting the oyster eggs and the growing ling rooms. many detailed provisions of this ing of uncooked garbage to swine 17 of us who testified in opposi- It has been our expectation that April 61 oyster beds. The first of Septem- oyster, Snails also prey upon oy- It's a simple process if they are bill would be amended if the law- is certainly playing with fire and tion to the bill. there would be about 107 mem- ber tradiVonally of the oyster eating season. is opening day sters. Called "drills" by oyster-, to be culled. Destined'for the re- men, these sea animals puncture lIt's based on both good sense holes in young" oysters, insert half-shell, they are given a thor- staurant "table as oysters-on-the- makers do decide to make this Whenever their chief reliance as a budget- balancing measure. swine having V. E. More recently, Representatives Disease are discovered in a ter- George A. Gillespie of Gaines and result if the provisions as we un- minal market, an embargo bers. This would have been the is Andrew W. Cobb of Elsie have derstand them had been followed More Corn clamped down which plays havoc introduced H-322. It provides for strictly. Dr. Lloyd Turk, soil scientist and superstition. The months their snouts !lnd devour the meat. ough washing before being pack- OTHER IDEAS. Other major with hog prices in that area. earmarking at Michigan State college, says containing the letter R-Septem- ed in barrels ready for shipment. 50c of the small The present bill results from new tax proposals include a per- ber through April-are regarded DESPITE their comparatively This has happened twice at Battle game hunters' license fees to set a desire on the part of some the way to boost Michigan's corn sonal income tax, a corporation crop from an average of 371h as the oyster season. minute' size, oysters are well-tra- MORE attention is necessary if Creek and also at Indianapolis. up a red fox bounty fund. House members to find loopholes bushels to 55 bushels per acre in- profits tax, a bipartisan-sponsor- veled and cause much ado before they are to be shucked. They is an expensive indulgence. Since or excuses for giving a separate ed busl'ness profits 1lax which has SHEEP. A bill definitely in line cludes good rotations, high-quali- ACTUALLY, oysters can be reaching the cUnner ta~le. must be cracked open and their this disease was first discovered representative to certain counties a somewhat broader base and a ty, adapted-variety seed corn eaten at any time of the year, but Even before they're, born, a meat scraped into one gallon in M i chi g a n, approximately with a Farm Bureau resolution whil.h, on the basis of the last planted at thick rates, and the use whole flock of less productive they are harder to find in restaur- home must be found for them. measuring cans. The meat then $140,000 has been paid out in in- has been introduced by- Repre- federal census, do not have half of more fertilizer, especially nit- revenue measures. sentative Holly E. Hubbell of ants during the Summer. From Many oyster companies rent bay is dumped onto a tray, given a demnities in our state. of :;).full ratio of representation. May to September is the spawn- bottoms fro m municipalities, preliminary washing and inspect- Included in this latter list are Saginaw. It is H-392 and provides rogen. FARM LIABILITY. The prob- that one dipping with material but are surrounded by counties ing season. which by law own from one to ed for discoloration or damage. a bill to increase the state's liquor which would normally be enti- Buy Farm Bureau seed. Oysters are "in the milk"-full three miles out into the water. Next comes the whirlpool treat- revenue 5 %, to boost the levy lem of liability of land owners approved by the Director of Ag- of tiny eggs-and not as palatable, Other companies buy the bottoms ment. The oysters are dumped on beer from $1.25 to $2.00 per for injuries or damages which riculture would be sufficient in though just as nutritive .• This is, from the municipalities .. into a water tank and the water barrel, to tax hotel and other might be sustained by hunters the case of sheep being treated one of two reasons fewer oysters is agitated with air .. This sepa- temporary lodging accommoda- who come onto the property with against sheep scab. The present are sold during this period. The THEN the job of preparing the rates any remaining dirt or bits tions 3%,' to tax storage of pet- or without permission has been law requires that sheep imported other is that the cqnservation uf home for baby begins. The bot- of shell from the meat. They roleum products and to impose., :r;~civing considerable attentior~ into Michigan be dipped twice at tom must be cleared of all debris then are graded into four com- levy on the capital and surplus by the Representatives. not less than ten days nor more and spread with old opened oy- mercial sizes and packed in cans. of cooperative associations. H-24l, sponsored by Represen- than 14 days apart under super- lJ ster shells. This covering of oy- Other bills would increase the tative Ben E. Lohman of Hamil- vision of the State Veterinarian. ') PURE CRUSHED ster shells i~ known as the FIN ALL y, these cans are placed levy on cigarettes and provide ton, Cyril H. Root of Kalamazoo, "cultch." It provides a hard sur- in cold storage and covered with for an estate tax and a gift tax. Leo Miller of Jackson and Fred- REAPPORTIONMENT. The job TRIPLE SCREENED face to which the baby oyster can chipped ice. Now they are ready This isn't by any means a com- eric J. Marshall of Allen, would of apportioning the state into OYSTER SH ELL cling. The "cultch" is spread in to be shipped in refrigerated com- areas where natural or planted partments all over the United plete list of all the new tax pro- relieve the landowner for any new representative posals, but it does gi.ve a pretty liability in incidents of this sort. conformity with the constitution- districts in beds of adult male and female oy- States and to some European fair idea of what is being advo- It was reported favorably by the al amendment adopted by the sters are located. countries. cated. voters last November has been House committee on state affairs Oysters stand a pretty fair receiving a great deal of atten- The baby oysters are produced Although'the lawmakers are and discussed at length by the when .the sperm from the male chance of retaining their flavor still far from agreement as to the House committee of the whole oyster fertilize's an egg discharged and condition for some time. Oy- solution of the major problems and somewhat amended. into the water at the 'rate of 50, sters in the shell, properly packed confronting them during the cur- Later, when further amend- female oy- and refrigerated in barrels, will l 000,000 a year brthe rent session, they have already hold their flavor for three months ments were -proposed on third ster. A quart bottle COllld hold set May 22 as the date for wind- reading, the bill with the pending all the eggs needed to supply the while oyster meat in cans is i~ ing up the major portion of the amendments was sent to the FOR POULTRY entire annual American crop of edible condition a month after session. At that time they will re- packing. And, of course, quick- cess until July 2 and ~ when they House committee on conserva- •\ 10,000,000 bushels of oysters. tion. We trust this was not a hos- _ .• frozen oyster meat, with its flavor will return to consider what to do tile maneuver and that the bill One man. any weather! . WITHIN 24 hours after they are locked in and refrigeration main: about any executive vetoes and will eventually be passed in a Postpaid $12.50, Hings fertiIirzed, the eggs grow bivalved tained, can be eaten anytime. . extra. 25 rlng-s, 50c; 100. PAT. to wind up the business of the sens1ble form. $1.80; 500, $7; 1,000, $12. TN. REG. shells and begin swimming about session. (Use only genUine Elastrator rings FARM BUREAU MILLING CO. Inc. C"IC.'O. ILL. looking for hard objects on which to settle. opened shells, co:ne in. ',: THUS does the oyster grower This is where the old make his living from the sea, sur- prisingly in much the same man- GARBAGE. H-30, the bill to require licensing of garbage- .llo system for eradication ••• ~OUN.1 I~S. A 011l wh1ch would have defm1tely ended the bounty of preda- I with yellow ' .. 1456 E. M1ch1gan marks.) H. F LINK PHARMACIST ' .. Lansmg, Mich. ner as the farmer does from the soil. Both benefit from normal feeding establishments and to rains, both have the same har- provide for cooking of all com- vesting seasons, and both have mercially-fed garbage to prevent their problems with the weather- spread of V. E. Disease in swine, man-the farmer with drouth and passed the House with only two the sea farmer with ocean-stirring dissenting votes. However, it en- storms.- countered unexpected resistance I in the Senate committee on state Electric Welders affairs and was indefinitely post- Farmers using electric welde;s poned. As this bill was definite- should make sure the wiring is ly in line with a resolution adopt- SAVES EXPENSE OF HIGH-PRICED adequate, floors dry and the ed by the Farm Bureau delegates MINERAL MIXTURES! welder properly grounded, urges !ast November, we have been try- David G. Steinicke, safety spec- mg ,to revive it in the Senate The Modern Method of Mineral Feeding ialist at Michigan State College. committee. Now you can easily supply YoW' livestock with both the M.jo,. Mi"lrm T,..c, . (Calcium. Phosphorus and Salt) - and the Mi"w.J, (Iodine. Manganese. Copper, Iron and Cobalt) - without upsetting the Calcium-Phosphorus ratio, so carefully balanced in commercial or custom-mixed feeds and concenuates. Many complex mineral mixtures are excessively high in Calcium - runnrn. STATE MUTUAL PA '( S I NO NEED' TO WORRY as high as 50'1.. ~ 8Oro ordinary ground limestone. 'Why take a chance on inefficient feed utilization, by permitting YOW'cattle YES, State MutUilI pays actual value on unregistered stock: or if registered, up to $300 on horses, $400 on LEADING and hogs to consume detrimental quantities of Calcium in order to secure Salt, Phosphorus o.r .the Trace Minerals? Here's HARDY'S Simple Plan: Use • divided mineral feeding box. Put HARDY'S TRACE MINERAL SALT in one side, a simple Calcium.Phosphorus cattIe, $40 on sheep, $80 on hogs. cifically insure for higher amounts. You can spe- That's "pro- THE PARADE Supplement in the other (straight bone meal for cattle and sh~p; a mixture of two pans ground limestone, one ptt1 steamed bone meal for swine.) Keep the minerals before livestock at all times. Individual animals will adjua theu tection made to order'" Calcium-Phosphorus intake to their own requirements, and Salt and Trace Leading the parade of fine Mineral requirementS are also provided fr~ choice. No other salt or mineral Spec.ial Notice hybrids, and heading directly for a full crib on your own should be fed. This Plan is approved by outstanding feeding authorities.. HARDY'S TRACE MINERAL SALT costs only a frw cenrs per bag more than plain salt. Ask your dealer Jor HARDY'S, lb. oN,irul, TRACE MIN- WINDSTORM insurance can now be made a part farm is numbers 250, 350, and ERAL SALT todayl of your State Mutual policy. It's no longer necessary s 480 FARM BUREAU MICH- HERE'S WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORS SAY, to buy a separate policY -to protect your buildings from windstorm damage. . Mutual gives you this protection If you so desire. State along with your IGAN HYBRID SEED CORN. There is a Farm Bureau Hy- ',h.n 1.,. E~... ..u". M.tt.od ~"Ia 'M futu.r dlat b bow • feed miner.1s. Ie Ia • quldte. _hooI aad _ n_I ..~.q - A.B. fire pr~tection in a "one-policy" package. brid adapted to every locality, V.ry Good Results - -. feed H.,dr'. Tr ... MIDHeI HAIL damage to your buildings can also be covered s... to my M,d aad brood ...... widl vert AIOOd soil type and climate condition nsul ..... - H.B. by State Mutual's new "one-policy" package. This No need to worry if you are one of the many farmers lilted It htt.'-"Yr aodced _en .... bolt 1lke4 in the State of Michigan. Ha.d,', T,aer Miner.1 S." bet •• , dla. pl.iII Mlr. --G.D. protection goes right along with the windstorm cov- erage mentioned above. who has taken delivery of your spring Farm Bureau high analysis Fertilizer requirements eariy • ~ G.... ".....,otie. -"AM '-Il.,. H.rd,', T,..,. MM. ... 1 S.I. I,.. cbolce; • ,ClOd pr __ ioro." - A B. REMEMBER, your State Mutual Policy is non-as'. sessable--a feature which makes it completely ac. Production is not sufficient for the demand and an as- sortment of analyses are more limited to farmers who wait. PICK UP, YOUR FARM BUREAU T. be SUr. o' .... best - oIw.y, ok ......... ceptable as collateral at banks agencies. new members. And there are no membership or other loaning fees for Expansion in Farm Bureau plant food production is being planned. In the meantime, facilities we hope you. are able to get all 'the high grade Farm Bureau Fertilizer you SEED CORN AT YOUR CO-OP , HARDY'S THE ORIGINAL need. TODAY TRACE MINERAL ~7IL&t INSURANCE COMPANY 702 Ch.,ch Strut • FIi.t 3, Mic.i9G" FAR~I ,BUREAU SERVICES, INC. FERTILIZER DEPARTMENT FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. SALT E. t. DINGMAN. ',nidr.' H. K. FISK, Scen'." Seed Department .11-. -wtrH "'aOTEIN-IOUNO" IOOINI "Srarr Muruallnsurrs Evrry Filrh Farm in Michigat>-Ask YOIf' Nrighl>orsr 221 N. Cedar, St. Lansing 4, lUichigan 221 North Cedar St. Lansing 4, Michigan .. ..-- HARDY ,.,;:". GUARAHTlEO 100% STAILI SAlT CO .. D, __ 44f. St. t.....a. Me. , , SIX MICHIGAN FARM NEWS APRIL I, 1953 • Just Who • IS Liable~ Trespasse~ Farmer? Community Farm Bureau the protection of the farmer while on his property. If the far- holds even in the case of children who stray onto the property. In- law puts a special burden on his tice, it might be regarded as care- responsibility because of that. lessness if fences were allowed to the hunter and trespasser when he reaches the borders of a for- Questions ,mer invites a person onto the jury by machinery or a drown- go to ruin, and as a result a child bidden farm. The presence of the 1. IF farmers rwish to control Discussion Topic for April farm, or grants permission to hunt on the premises, the farmer is legally committed to exercise ing in a pit of water could bring damages if no protection was A TRESPASSER, if apprehend- fell into a gravel pit. Where fenc- ed (Ah! there's the rub) is ab- ing is not common practice, this posters might seem to establish an "intent to trespass" if the hunter trespassing, what form of cooperation is needed between provided. But a fence, says the solutely liable for all damages responsibility might be different. posters are clearly placed at fre- all reasonable care for the safety the farmer and the law officers? Background Material for Program in April by of those on the farm. state supreme coyrt, is a protec- that he caused. The law protects If the pit is in an exposed posi- quent intervals. They will ward Our Community Farm Bureau Diacusaion Groups' The oil man who comes to the tion. The landowner is not re- sponsible if the children climb- the landowner to the fullest ex- tion, a fence would be a neces- tent. Any damage to animals, sary caution. If it is not'in an ex- off the conscientious hunter .. Since it is always difficult to 2: MICHIGAN'S Horton Tres- pass Act is regarded as one of the DONALD D. KINSEY farm, the mailman, the meter ed fences to get at these play persons, or property is-chargeable posed position so as to be dan- prove "intent," the trespasser's strongest in the,country. It's main man-people who come to the points. - to .the trespasser, whether or not gerous, a fence would not, in this liability is complete, whether he points are covered in the Michi- Director of Research and Information farm on routine business, and the he exercised due care. When he case, be expected. intends to trespass or not. The gan Farm News article. Are there hunter granted permission to HUNTERS are liable. The entered the farm without permis- Thus we see that the law takes farmer.' is protected-protected, ways in which you think that it G. Whillikers came from downstate. Lived in hunt on the farm-these are "in- hunter, under any circumstances, sion, he became liable to the into consideration the practices that is, if he can catch the tres- could be strengthened? FoundryvilIe. But right now he was ~aking his way vitees." They may expect free- is charged with the duty of excis- farmer for all unfavorable con- customary and normal to the, passer, identi~y h,i~, prove his dom from undue hazard under ing care when he enters a prem- sequences. The question of negli- people of the area in its defini- damage, and IS wllhng to carry 3.• IS enforcement of the tres- down the creek bank skirting the edge of a farm. the law. Wilful or negligent in- ises to hunt. If he is invited or gence or intent does not enter in- tion of responsibility. the case through a court of lavt, pass law better accomplished jury to them would place the permitted to enter the farm, he to the picture. Failure of. enforcement breaks through "putting more teeth" in It.had been a nice hunting trip for the past two days. landowner under liability. must exercise special care rather , PRIVATE grounds do not need down frequently on this last r the law, or by better education Ten squirrels and five pheasants. He had noticed the than ordinary care. He is carry- FOR example, in a community to be posted in order to constitute point. The farmer doesn't want to of the" hunter and the farmer THE PRINCIPLE of tl1ese laws ing a deadly weapon. Michigan Iwhere fencing is the normal prac- a trespass. Posted grounds warn bother to go to cour~. ,...-.- ..--- ...,...,-...- . concerning their relationship? piec~ of scrubble beyond the neck.of woods on his trip this way yesterday. The other boys had headed east \ • this morning, so he came over here alone, he and his , I setter to give this piece a try. Looked like good bird cover. Ten rods this side of the piece of scrubble a wire fence quartered through the woods and cro~sed the stream. 'Big News From 'COCI{SHUTT ... .' . ;.Confounded fences," thought G1• "Why do they have to build them right across' a good hunting location?" He took hold of the top wire and tugged a bit. The $taples were a little loose. He tore the fence away from Manufact'urers of CO-OP' ~quipment the post and bent. it double. The setter jumped through and G. followed, stooping to miss the barbed wire. I . I Shouldering his gun, he swung. off toward the area of scrubble. Just about then J peaceful hunting jaunt came I Cockshutt Opens M'anufacturing Plant Tra~tors .to an end. Out of the scrub about thirty yards away flashed a big mongrel dog. The animal attacked G.' s setter instantly in a violent .onset. The fight roared fur~ in. Bellevue Ohio ...adds Famous , I , . iously, with a worried G. circling around, trying to break . •It up. / " He grabbed. a stick back near th~ fence and started ... Black Hawk Planter, Grain Drill, Disc , t, ( clubbing the attacking mongrel. A voice behind him caused him to whirl. "What do you thin,k you're doing, stranger? .. Harrow, Spreader and Side nake to G. swore. "Call off your murderous hound: If he injures my setter, I'll sue you for everything i. can get. the Cockshutt Line.; That setter'~ a valuable dog:t" , .. ,. "Don't know about that," said Bilf Grieves. '''1 happen to own this farm," and you have co~e onto' it Through the purchase of the 'National Fanll Machinery Cooperative, Inc. plant of Belle- , without p~rmission. Tore' down some o~ my line fCince to boot ! You' r~ the one who will be liable for dama'ges vue, Ohio, Cockshutt is equipped' to serve you better throughout Michigan. Forage Har.vester , . in this case 1',' " ....I ' Well, who is right? From this modern plant Cockshutt will continue to lnanufacture and provide parts and ... 'rHE CONCERN of many far- grounds for a case of. his own mers as to their rights and liabil- against the land owner . st:rvice for the ever-popular Black Hawk Hnd .in addition to distributing, and servicing •ities in cases like this makes this , a "request" topic. Cases and 'cir- )lS IT stands, our hunter ui the complete line of Cockshutt Farm Equipment. ~umstances differ a lot, and the this case can be prosecuted for merits of the case may have:a lot trespassing and malicious dam- to do with the outcome. age to property if the farmer will But there are certain featurJs' follow through. And it is the Dedicated to the service of agriculture, Cockshutt has played an important part in the of the Michigan law that affect farmer wh~,must follo~ through .. the rights and liabilities of farmer .No ~aw officer can charge a per- progress of world agriculture' and ~ow, witfl the establishment of this key plant in and hunter. . G. WHILLIKERS, in the case must ..... be done ~¥ - .. son with a trespass violation. It ihe land owner . The'~conservation officer does Bellevue, Cockshutt offers the farmers of the United States the combined engineering, , , ( , tabove, is in line for legal prosecu- tion. He is a trespasser. If the not know whether or not a per- manuf,acturing and distributing facilities of two of this continent's pioneer builders of _ , son hunts on a premises with. per. farmer wishes to use it, the Hor- ton Trespass Act is as strong as mission. And written sion is required. permis- world-famous farm machinery. any in the country. But there is a possibility in this PROSECUTIONS under Michi- .,:ase too that Bill Grieves might gan's Horton Act are scarce be- get into difficulty. He would be cause few farmers follow through I wise to call off l,1isdog before it turns on the hunter. The farmer" under the law, is charged with the obligation to see that no increas- to swear out a warrant or to ap- pear in court as a witness against the trespasser. A law officer can assist the farmer, but the initia- A Complete Line s. P. Combine ing risks are imposed upon the tive must be taken 'by the farmer:. trespasser. Tractors, 26 models (Gasoline, Diesel, Distillate). Self - 'Propelled "Drive-O-Matic" The hunter who trespasses in Michigan takes the prell}ises as • TRUE, he did not "sic" the dog he finds them. The farmer does Combines, , Plows, Harrows, Manure .Spreaders, Seeding, Planting, an,d Fertilizing Ma- on. But if he owns the animal and not have to insure his safety gen- ~t is potentially dangerous, and he knows the trespasser is on his erally. The exception has already chines, Black Hawk Corn Planters, Haying Equipment, etc. property, he is obliged to avoid been described. The fence that exposing the trespasser to in- was damaged was a legal barrier creasing hazards. 1 to his entry and a guard to his safety until he violated it by tear- Your Farm Bureau Services, Inc. through contract agreement is now.a distributor of the He might be tempted to do ing his way through. this to frighten the trespasser away. But it is possible that the GUESTS and "Licensees." Cer- Cockshutt line of farm equipment in the lower peninsula of the State of Michigan. For trespasser might be getting tain people have a legal right to complete information on any Cockshutt equipment, go direct to your Farm Bureau Equipment Dealer in your' area. Discussion Topics The strength of your organization depends upon an informed and adive membership. Read your Michigan Farm News articles and discuss them at • ,Disc Harrow Black Hawk IPlanter 4 Grain Drill your meetings. The state, Discussion Topic Com- millee met and established these discussion topics for the months March through August: Apr. The Liabilities of Farmers to Tres- passers and Trespassers to Fann- ers. May Improving the Marketing Quality of Farm Crops_ Jun. Should there be Tariff. on Agri- cultural Products) . Jul. Preserving Township Govern- Aug. ments and Local ax Systems. Our Community Farm Bureaus and the Service-ta-Member Pro- .:r , Farm Bureau Services, Inc. , grams. , FARM EQUIPMENT DMSION Attend your Community Farm Bureau Meetings and 221 North Cedar Street Have a Voice in AgricuUural Affairs. .,. LaDsing 4, Mi~higa~