Vol. 32, No.3 MARCH. 1, 1954 32nd r Start Wor{. on Fa m rea --_---.:._-------------_-.:..-_-------------------------------------------------+ --Congress Told How Berrien Ir« Youth Memorml Building Ready I Farm Program Stands The Agricultural Marketing Service of 'the U. S. Dep't of Agricu1:lure has prepared four graphs which illustrate County F r the present situation of farm surpluses in the national farm program. Congress will have this information to consider ToT ke n as it takes up the recommendations . Secretary of Agriculture by President Eisenhower, Benson, and :the American Farm Expl n ion Bureau of 1,600,000 farm families. 320 members of Fire In uran e ommit They urge :that mandatory and rigid price supports at County Farm Bureau rn t with Michi n rm 90% of parity be permitted to expire Dec. 31, 1954. They ask that the Agr'l Marketing Act of 1949 with certain Im- and Farm Bureau Insuranc Comp ny dir provements take effect. Jan. 1, 1955. It provides farm pice management at Michigan Stat CoIl g b. 2 supports at 75 to 90 % of parity. Their purpose wa to consider plan nd information developed for tarting a fire and wind torm CARRY·OVER OF MAJOR program for Farm Bureau memb r . FARM COMMODITI ES The County Fire In urance Commi t Food Wh~.t CoHon Corn F.ts 60 Oil, Photo Courtesy of News-Palladium, Benton Harbor general program and went home to pr (MIL. IU.) (THOUS. BALES) (MIL.8U.) (MIL. LIS.) THIS IS the Berrien Youth Memorial Building at the Fair Grounds at Berrien Center. The $80.000 community center is a 10-year tion to Farm Bureau members at building project by the Junior Farm Bureau of Berrien county. Berrien County Farm Bureau, the Farm Bureau insurance companies, Bureau and other me tings. and Junior FB offices are there. The building was started May 8, 1953. It will be dedicated March 14. The Michigan Farm Bureau board of dig t 8 MFB Asks Our Youth Building a Kni ~{ and annual meeting in November 1953 dopt dar recommending that Farm Bureau fir and wind t r I i Congressmen 10 Year Project Hazel to cad insurance be established for memb rs. has been approved by the board of directors of til M' h pr 1952 '53 '54 1952 '53 '54 1952 '53 '54 1952 '53 '54 To Help Ike MISS BARBRA FOSTER the Lurkins meeting room, kitcn- en, and rest rooms. The auditor- Insura ce Co's igan Far Bureau. The proposed fire and wind insurance will be offered by Farm Bureau Mutu I The Michigan Farm Bureau The Berrien Youth Memorial ium extends back of the offices Blaque Knirk of Quincy' was it is licensed as a multiple line insurance comp ny. U. S. OEPARTMENT OF AG RtCULTU RE NEG.80·54(1) AGRICULTURAl MARKETING SERVICE board of directors went to bat for Building at Berrien Springs was and is designed to seat 400. elected president of the Farm President Eisenhower and Secre- planned by the Junior Farm Bu- Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. at In order to qualify for offering fire and wind tor GRAPH No.1 above shows the rapid increase of carry- tary of Agriculture Benson Feb- reau during World War II. EXTERIOR of the building is a board of directors meeting Feb- o.ers of wheat cotton, corn and food fats and oils over the ruary 25 regarding the farm pro- red brick. The interior finish is ruary 24, 1954, following the an- insurance to Farm Bureau members, the Farm ure u past 24 months. 90% of parity price support was continued gram before Congress. MANY members were in serv- of ceramic tile of "eye ease" green nual meeting of policyholders. Mutual must raise an additional $250,000 In pit I for. basic crops by Congress for 1953 and 1954. ice. Two had been killed in ac- and grey throughout the building. Previous to the election Mr. THEY sent a statement to Mich- tion. A Youth Building was pro- Heating system is steam. The Knirk was vice-president of the through the sale of investment securiti s. It mu 180 igan members of Congress ask- posed in their memory and to be building committee acted as gen- ing their aggressive support in organization. Kenneth Johnson of show at least 5,000 applications for th msur nc . for use of all organizations in the eral contractor by letting out most Freeland was elected to succeed Congress for the Benson farm county. jobs separately. Mr. Knirk as vice-president. program recommended by Presi- See special insurance article on p g 6 In U,46 a building committee of The Junior Farm Bureau raised On February 23, 1954 the Farm dent Eisenhower. It is in agree- six members of the Junior Farm many thousands of dollars for Bureau Life Insurance Co. held its for further details on program. ment with the recommendations Bureau and six members of the building during the past 10 years 6 election for the coming year developed last summer and fall Senior Farm Bureau began regu- through crop projects, scr p following the annual meet- The County Farm Bureau Insurance ommit by the American Farm Bureau of lar meetings. They selected an drives, auctions, carnivals, talent 1,600,000 families. The MFB di- ing of stockholders. The di- accepted quotas for investment capital and applic architect, determined the style of shows, dances, rummage sales, rectors reelected Russell Hazel as rectors' letter: the building, the floor plan, and bake sales, pancake suppers, fair president and Blaque Knirk as for charter policies, as follows: 4 1----4-----l----.M~---_t_--_I_.,...._--~~~878~~ the location, which is at the front concessions and donations. This vice-president to succeed them- COUNTY GOAL To Michigan Senators and Rep- resentatives in Congress: and center of the fair groun c • paig conti u . Durina f ir elv . 1 0 Berrien Springs. The Youth Fair IweekS at Berrien Springs the Jun- Investment 2 I----+----J~~ Ass'n gave a 99 year lease on the site. TODAY the building is ready ior Farm Bureau will operate a cafeteria in the building. THE PROJECT has been a big Yaee .i. CO-O 1 Alcona Allegan eu ilie $ 1,900 8,970 Alpena 3,000 for dedication March 14. Ber- rien County Farm Bureau has its one, and it has served also to keep the Berrien Junior Farm Bureau FoIl s to 0 Antrim Arenac .. 2,035 1 980 . QUARTERLY DATA office there. It houses the county office of the Farm Bureau insur- ance companies, and of course is strong and active. Memorial organizations Building The Youth to serve all in the county as a· IlltO Future ~:~r~ ..:::..::::::::: ....::::::::: :.:.; ::: :::::f~~~ the home of the Junior Farm Bu- meeting place should be a center Benzie 1 200 U. S. OEPARTMEN T OF AGRICUL TURE NEG. 83-53(121 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE reau. to plan and direct activities for J. F. Yaeger, manager of Farm Berrien 11:600 The building is in the shape of the educational and social devel- Bureau Services, Inc., has invited Branch 9,005 GRAPH No.2 shows how the investments and financial obli- a T. The front or top of the T opment of all youth in Berrien the managers and boards of di- Calhoun 7,205 gations of the Commodity Credit Corporation in maintaining farm Cass 4,185 includes the Farm Bureau offices, county. rectors of 152 cooperatives which price supports have mounted up to the limit of the borrowing Charlevoix 1,540 authority authorized by Congress. The Secretary of Agriculture are FBS stockholders to attend one of a series of important busi- Cheboygan 1,545 has asked Congress to raise the borrowing authority of CCC from Clare 630 $6% billion to $8 Y2 billion to continue its pfice support obligations. ness conferences March 2-19. Clinton :................................................... 7,055 THE MAIN purpose of the ecc INVESTMENTS meetings is to discuss Farm Bur- eau Services long-range finance ~~~t Genesee .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~:~~~ 6 600 IN FARM· COMMODITIES program, including its plans for the rotation of securities and the Gladwin 1'825 Gratiot 6'605 NOV. 30, 1952 NOV. 30, 1953 (Est.) STANLEY M. POWELL part your organization play's in Hillsdale 6:435 <$2.2 Bll) . <$5.2 BIU. Legislative Counsel of Michigan Farm Bureau these plans. The information to Huron 9,535 Fat. & oil. Fats & oils ~ Other be presented should prove help- Ingham 5,405 mMaL. LBS. · 1.109 MIL. LBS. C Definite progress is being made in enacting into law ful to farmer cooperatives in Ionia 5,995 Tota I d airY, ~ orn products 1.021 MIL. LBS, Butt., 292 MIL. L,BS. '" II " " .••.••••. 530 MaL. BU. the state legislative program established by the voting delegates at the annual convention of the ichigan Farm planning future. their program With Mr. Yaeger will be Lee for the Isabella Iosco Jackson 5,165 880 4,920 •.... Monroe, comptroller, and Mayn- Kalamazoo 5,660 "" Bureau last November. The degree of final accomplish- ard Brownlee, manager of the Kalkaska 325 ment in this connection will depend largely on the in- Farm Supplies Division of Farm terest which the members manifest In support of their Bureau Services. They will par- ticipate in the discussion and an- ~;:er···.·.· t: ··.;··.· .:·.~ ~~ ~~ .. :.. :: .. :::~',~~~ Cotton' Lenawee 6,830 fl9,ClOOmES / program in the next few weeks. swer questions. Livingston 7,045 Wh.at Cotton During the current session of the Legislature 718 THE CONFERENCES will run Macomb 4,635 ~MlL.BU. 6 MIL. 8~ES from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. as Manistee 1,060 bills and 22 proposed constitutional amendments have follows: Mason 2,680 March 2, Tuesday-Kalama- Mecosta 3,775 been presented. This makes a total of 740 measures zoo, Chicken Charlie's. Midland 2,450 regarding which members of the Legislature must divide March 3, Wed.-St. Joseph Missaukee 2,070 Whitcomb hotel. ' Montmorency................................................ 1,OJO their attention. As representatives of the people, they March 5, Fri.-Jackson, Mea- Montcalm 4,580 are inclined to give consideration to these proposals dow Lark Inn, 3 miles north on Monroe 5,930 US-27. Muskegon 2,350 on the basis of interest shown in them by their folks March 8, Mon.-Lapeer, Stiles Newaygo 2,855 back home. restaurant. Northwest Michigan 5,040 March 9, Tues.-Caro, Monta- Oakland 4,785 health experts who feel that there gue hotel. Oceana 3,020 Two very important pieces of . d dairy legislation are in the lime- IS efinite danger in too great an March 10, Wed.-Mt. Pleasant, Ogernaw 1,895 intake of these vitamins and some Hotel Chieftain. Osceola :.. 2,985 light in the House. The Represen- of the minerals involved, such as FARMERS' PRICES tatives are considering ~-225 . . Ma~c? 16, Tues.-Grand Rapids, Otsego 480 Comparison 01 Prices lor Price-Support.d "Basic" Commodities which would restrict fortification iodine, which is definitely poison- DeWItt s Dutch Kitchen, Plain- Ottawa .......................................•.................... 6,815 ous in amounts larger than need- With Tltos. 01 Non.upporf.d Group of milk. Two years ago in mak- field and East Beltline. Presque Isle 2,185 . d t t th ilk ed for prevention of goiter. Thus, March 17, Wed.-Coldwater, Saginaw........................................................ 11,150 mg amen men s 0 e rm -mar- th t " . t h h b k e timg 1aw a d e f'imitiIOn f or f or ti1- th e nu ritionis s w 0 ave t t b t f h d . een Grange hall. Sanilac 10,265 f·ie d rmilk an d f or tifi 1 ie d Skirm- . . de grea es oos ers or t e airy March 19, Fri.-Traverse City, Shiawassee 4,610 Not price supported me d rmilk was WrIitten en dIn t 0 th e m ustry now feel .. that they must Park Place hotel. St. Clair 6,225 ' d t .d d warn the public against consum- (FRUITS, TRUCK CROPS. ac t . Th IS amen men prOVI e . t f 1 f di d ilk St. Joseph 5,705 OTHER VEGETABLES. MEAT th t th d t ld b mg 00 ree y 0 me icate mi . Tuscola 9,475 200 ~-_""':'----r--":'-- ANIMALS, POULTRY, EGGS) a es.e pro uc s ~ou le~al, subject to. regulation by the e On this subject the MFB dele- gates declared, "Milk is nature's Would Broaden Van Buren 9,135 DIrector of Agriculture. most near ly perfect food and Turnp ke Au horlty Washtenaw 8,020 Even before the Department of should not bcome a vehicle for the Wayne 1,005 Senator Haskell Nichols of A~riculture ?ad issued the regu- addition of synthetic vitamins Wexford 1,005 Jackson has introduced to the lations covering the new products, and minerals. It should not be legislature a bill which would Price supported at least on.e ~ajor dairy company perverted into a patent medicine. permit Michigan's new turnpike (. BASIC· COMMODITIES - FOOD GRAINS, FEED GRAINS, COTTON. TOBACCO) began to d~strIbute them. The reg- We therefore oppose any legaliza- authority to consider the building o 1935 1940 1945 ulations finally released by the Director of Agriculture provide tion or fortification of milk except with Vitamin D." of turnpike highways in any part 1950 of Michigan. Aging is everybody's busin s. OA,/l' p/loouerr. 0'1. e/lOPs. AHD "001. HOT 'HCI.UOI:O 'H AIOVI: CA TI:I:OIt,n O"'HI: TO VAR'A TlOHS for mi~imums of various vitami~s H-225 would permit fortifying Mr. Nichols' bill would remove The University of Michigan's 7th 0' SUPPORT ACT'If'T,n "011 TH6Sf: PRODUCTS and qunerals, but for no maxi- milk with 400 units of Vitamin D two limitations enacted by the annual conference on aging will U. S. or"UTMEN T OF AGItICUL TURE NEG. n·S3f121 AGRICULTURALMARKETI G SERVICE mu.ms. Th~s, one ~~mpan! could (the sunshine vitamin) per quart 1953 legislature: (1) limit the be conducted at Ann Arbor, June cl?~m that ItS fortified milk was and fortified skim milk would be turnpike commi ion to study and 28-30. Olde people are invited GRAPH No.4 shows that prices of non-supported commodities tWI~e as good as. that of a. com- legal with 2,000 units of Vitamin construct turnpikes from Bay City to come and hear what other . t: such as fruit. truck crops, other vegetables, meat animals, poultry and eggs have averaged higher prices (expressed as a percentage of parity) than prices of the lib sic" commodities of food grains, I petitor becau e It. ~ad twice as much of these additives. This situation has greatly dis- A and 400 units of Vitamin D and non-fat milk solids. A prominent dairy company has to Toledo and from Detroit Chicago (2) build turnpikes in southern Michigan to relieve to are doing i thi only formation write, Dr. Wilm D n- ahue, 1510 Rackham i '1 . ldg., Ann in- feed grains, cotton and tobacco. turbed nutritionists and public (Continued on Page 2) traffic eongestion there. Arbor. o MARCH 1, 1954 - ty clerk to transfer primary ;;:- sults to Secretary of State. August 11-15-Political parties to hold county conventions be tween these two dates. ate to August 13-County committee to be selected by this date. August 13-Last date for candi. Remember dates to file expense aCCOunts with the county clerk. in er Fishing, and Stuff May I-Last date for new August 18-Board of State Can. It's the time of winter fishing, and the neighbors young and old, parties to file for place on ballot. vassers must meet by this date. Including numerous ladies, if the utter truth is told, June 4-Last date to issue call August 21-Last date for hold_ Bravely clad in red plaid breeches, livery of the sporting clan, for state convention. ing state party convention. Warm in matching caps and jackets, take the field as best they June 15-Last date for partisan October 4-Last date for regis. ~ end noUC' on F.orm 357 And can. candidates to file nominating peti- tration. mdeltv ruble <,Opif R returned under tions. October 30-2 p. m. deadline for ror m 357 to •.Ilchtgan Farm ws Take the field with simple tackle or with more elaborate June 18-Last date for partisan application for absentee ballots. T l1itorlal office, P. O. Box 9GO,La ns- To pursue the finny fishes-it is now that time of year. In , Michigan. candidates to withdraw. November 2-General Novem_ inar Ungren Editor PURPOSE OF FARM They do not take their journey by the old time route at all, June 19-Last date to issue call ber Election. J m Os >orne Associate Editor BUREAU Acros the field and down the lane and through the cattails tall, for county conventions. November 3-11 a. m. meeting The purpose of this Associa- But in their cars, right down the road, all comfortable and snug, June 29-Last date for non- of county board of canvassers. Sub crlpt1on: 40 cents a year With lots of sandwiches n hand and maybe a thermos jug. Llmtterl to Farm Bureau Iernb rs. tion shall be the advancement partisan candidates to file peti- November 22-Board of State of our members' interests edu- cationa tly, legislatively, and The trip is brief, a scant twelve miles, then out on the ice they go tions. Canvassers must meet by this Vol. 32 March 1 1954 No.3 economically. Where it won't be far to a cushioned seat, nor yet to the radio. July 2-Last date for non-parti- date. Last date for candidates to~ san candidates to withdraw. file expense accounts. I This is the way of the modern world and when it is said and done July 2-Last date to file peti- December 4-Last date to file • I'll have to break right down and say they do have plenty of fun. oaWOOD EASTMAN, coordi- y'r ay ng... nator of the organization dep't for tions to amend State Constitution petitions to amend State Consti, For bait they use these small red worms, or corn ear grubs are nice, (General Election). tution (Spring Election). the Michigan Farm Bureau, on Or minnows fresh from Ye Olde Baite Shoppe just off the July 6-Last date to register March 1 was given the added re- edge of the ice. sponsibility of supervising all for primary election. It isn't the way Ma brought me up but I guess it's no mistake July 31-2 p. m. deadline for field operations. His new duties The average U. S. farmer uses For they get their limit many a day right over on Sawmill Lake. los their income instead of exercising very closely in line with the pol- include supervision of the eight absentee ballot applications for his tractor 700 hours a year, re- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their own initiative in adjusting icies the Farm Bureau recotn- In the time of winter fishing, here on Hicks Street, years ago, regional Farm Bureau member- Primary election. ports Robert G. White, M. S. C. Wa.hington, D.C. their operations to the needs of mends. We sincerely hope our In my cozy spearing shanty, quite devoid of radio, ship representatives and the field August 3-Primary election. farm engineer. Machinery is a the consumer. The cumulative Michigan delegation in Congress I was wont to sit in comfort and serenely contemplate assistant for Junior Farm Bureau. August 4-11 a. m. meeting of better buy than labor if you put it Mr. C. L. Brody effects of this profligate program will support their recommenda- All. the world of under water that I've seldom seen of late. Mr. Eastman came to the Farm county boards of canvassers. to work but a p or buy if it stands Executive Vice-President have now became so serious that tions. Marthy always was against it, claiming that it cramped the soul Bureau in 1950 as coordinator of August 11-Last date for coun- idle. Michigan Farm Bureau it is going to be extremely diffi- If you wish to discuss the Farm To sit humped over in the dark a-peeking through the hole. Junior Farm Bureau activities. D ar Mr. Brody: cult to restore agriculture to a Bureau's position and recom- I am greatly disturbed by this private enterprise basis. so-called "farm probl m." If sub- THE LARGER the subsidies sidy payments or price supports grow, the more the government mendations further, members of But I call you all to witness that the TV fan today the American Farm Bureau staff Sits in a darkened room and stares in quite the selfsame way. at 261 Constitution Ave. N. W., Since the guiles of television have so swept the world by storm Ferris Leach There's no· questi n are continued, I'm afraid the control over the operations of the will be glad to provide you with May I not claim vindication for that shanty snug and warm? blem will gro worse. How farmer increases in the way of can we g t out of the situation we acreage allotments and marketing are in? any information desired. Secre- May I not observe in passing that not even once or twice tary Roger Fleming, Jack Lynn or Frank Woolley are well informed Did the Sponsor's Plug annoy me-there the ice. a-spearing through President of WHO pays for WHI quotas. If this program is con- on all phases of national agricul- Sincerely yours, R. S. Clark Feb. 1, 1954 CLARE E. HOFFMAN tinued, very shortly the Depart- ment of Agriculture will be faced with putting similar controls on tural policies. Also, do not hesi- ta e to write me further at any 315 North Grinnell Street Jackson, Michigan Soil Districts • • time. DAN E. REED oats, barley, soybeans, and other Yours sincerely, MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU Lansing, Michigan crops grown on the acres taken C. L.BRODY Ask Congre smen Good eighbors, Ferris Leach, Osceola county out of production of wheat and 'Jo Help Ike Honorable Clare Hoffman corn. Executive Vice-President Long Distance Soil Conservation District chair- man, was named President of the House Office Building This will lead to forcing the (Continued front Page 1) When the tornado hit the Flint Washington, D.C. Leg slature Looks a the farm program recommended Michigan Association of Soil Con- farmer either to let the diverted area last summer, it stirred the servation Districts at its annual, by President Eisenhower from go- Dear Clare: acres lie fallow, or compel him to Two Dairy ills ing into effect. hearts of many Michigan people. Not all of them lived near enough meeting at Kellogg Center during I share with you the concern put them into soil building crops. (Continued from Page 1) We request our Michigan mem- Farmers' Week. you xpress over the subsidy farm However, when it reaches this ex- bers of Congress to give aggres- to Flint to be called neighbors. Mr. Leach succeeded Herb Van price support program. I agree treme, the government will then been leading the fight against this Frank Wilk, president of the bill. They find it very profitable sive support to President Eisen- Aken, Eaton county, who was not with you that the problem is very have to forbid him from pasturing hower and Secretary Benson in Presque Isle County Farm Bur- a candidate for re-election. Mr. to sell the "souped. up" milk at a eau, 180 miles away, asked the liable to grow worse. One of the his livestock on the legumes their efforts to carry out this Aken .is now a member of the higher price than that prevailing Community Farm Bureaus in his most disturbing factors is that so grown on these diverted acres of farm program. State Agricultural Stabilization for regular homogenized milk. It county if they would like to lend many Congressmen of both polit- his own farm. The growers of MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU and Conservation Com mit tee, will certainly be very interesting a hand to the distressed area. ical parties have become subsidy- fruit and other horticultural pro- Board of Directors, formerly PMA. to see how this legislative battle The Presque Isle Farm Bureau minded and continue to encourage ducts are seriously worried over develops. C. L. Brody, Mr. Leach is