Vol 32, No.5 g MAY I, 1954 32nd ear • arm B r au a FB Farm Pr gram Try to Spend $270, Lea 56.80 P Op se ills in Congress, Of Det ~ • The American Farm Bureau's proposals for improve- Pac • ments i farm price support and agricultural production Directors of the Detroit Pack- ing Company are urging that all adjustment legislation are the foundation of two bills stockholders and mernb rs attend introduced in the House of Congress the week of a most in-I ortant sp cial meeting of stockholders and member at Legislativ April 12. Pittsfield Grange Hall, Saline, Ann Arbor highway, (2 miles Owen C. Deatric , Lan ing corr pond The bills, HR-8858 by Rep. Thomas R. Martin (R) south of the city of Ann rbor) Detroit Free Press, has mad g od of Iowa, and HR-8793 by Rep. A. S. Herlong (0) of on May 8, 1954 at 1 :00 p.m. Luncheon will be serv d at 11 :30 November 22, J 953, he had a signed Florida, hM'e been referred to the House Committee on a.m. Free Press beginning with these word : t\griculture. Similar legislation is expected to be intro- IF STOCKHOLDE1l5 and mem- "LA SI G-Smart lawmakers hay duced in the Senate. bers cannot attend, tl1ey ar to sign and mail at onc, he proxy blueprint of what is going to happen t Representative Martin said, "We should make cer- sent to all members. Mail to the session of the Michigan Legislature. tain that price support policies and programs serve the Secretary, Detroit P: ckirrg Com- long t'ime interests of farmers and the general welfare. pany at 1120 Springwel ls ve., "There' s no need to con ult fortun t 11 Detroit 9, Mich. they have to do is pay close att ntion to Any program that ie costing $500,000 a day in storage The official notice of the meet- ing states the meeting i "for the resolutions approved by the Michigan rm ur charges can be improved. Any program that seeks to purpose of considering and tak- at Ea t Lansing J 0 days ago." solve the surplus problems of one crop by diverting acres to produce price depressing surpluses of unsup- JACK YAEGER is shown giving $U) each to El Crane and Fred Long, Farm Bureau store . ing action with respe t to: "(a) The adoption of a resolu- Mr. Deatrick then went on with a tw -column managers, for a shopping test April 16 in Lansing stores. TwentY-seven managers were sent tion authorizing the . ale, lease or ported crops and livestock needs revision if it is to exchange of all or su bstarrtially amplifying that theme and backing it up wi h to buy certain items. If the sales person suggested a related item, they were 10 buy it. serve the real interest of all farmers." all of the property and a sets of happened during the 1953 legisla iv the corporation upon such terms and conditions and for ch con- it's time to check up on Mr. Deatri k nd The American Farm Bureau said the Martin and sideration as the Board of Direct- prediction actually panned out during the r · Herlong bills carry out the major recommendations of ors shall deem expedient and f r the best interest of the c p ra- day session. the State Farm Bureaus at the AFBF convention at tion; Chicago last December. The bills contai~. AFBF pro- Let's take a look at what wa actu lly "(b) the amendment of rtic1e posals for flexible price supports, 90 ro of parity support VII of the Articles of Incorpora- tion to provide that tile term of line with the program laid down by the v ti for a basic crop the FIRST year marketing quotas are at the MFB convention I st November: the corporation shall expire on in effect, in order to provide time to bring supply int~ May 31, 1954; Milk Legi lation. Two of the short st r "(c) the taking of uch other precipitated the Farm Bureau into the hott t Iine. A provision for a "soil fertility bank," requires action as may be dE:t rrnined at that producers devote a percentage of cropland to soil the meeting to pro Via for the v ersies of the session. These w re he r dissolution of the corporation) building crops or practices to qualify for price support and the liquidation ()f its as ets, which the delegates had adopted to r ov th on crops not u der quotas. and the winding u of its af- use of bulk milk disp nsers In Michigan and 0 0 fairs; and The Martin bill adds a "cross compliance" section. to super-Fortified milk. "(d) the transaction of Join with the "soil fertilitY to r lieve insofar as possible other bus' e incid in al to M asures embodying th of the for omg pu po e . egalizing dispensers and H- 10 fo biddi the transfer of problems of one roup of producers to another. Under "cross compliance" the Sec'y of Agri- ------------ and sale of medicated milk, w re finally nact culture shall require that, to qualify for price support Shopping Test Impresses Farm 61,97 -.,. _les long weeks of battling and ?espite the very efforts of a potent lobby. Every intere t that though ff ctiv or conservation payments the producer must be in com- pliance on all crops for which marketing quotas are in Bureau Managers at Lan ing Memb that it might be adversely affected by passage of ither bill ganged up to kill both bills. These forces m y y t effect. Clerks in Lansing stores-and so to purchase any other related chandise, and one bought two Faro 1 elsewhere too-are going to get item the sale clerk might suggest. extra items. have the last laugh. They are trying desp rately to Michigan Week: a pep talk when their bosses read this story, said Willard Baird in The State Journal at Lansing April 16. "The idea was to determine the sales consciousness clerks in the interest of render- ing service to the customer rather among Instances were reported of sev- eral clerks huddled one counter, all of them Ignor- together ing a customer at another counter. at April 29 the memb I' hip of the Michigan Farm Bur all for Hi54 stood at 61,975 familles in 63 convince Governor Williams that he should veto the measures. Sales Ta Diver ion. The MFB delegates had pprov d May 2 to 8. TWENTY -SEVEN men,. willing to spend $270, succeeded in leav- ing only $56.80 with " Lansing than suggest high-pressure rnanship," Wh en. th Mr. Yaeger explained. t t e es. was ov~r sales- th e But that's not the end of the test. Within a few weeks Farm Bu- reau Services store managers County Farm Bureaus. The goal of 61,310 was reached March 29. During April the MFB made a the principles of the "Conlin Plan" to am.end M.ichigan'. Constitution relative to the sales tax diversion. 11 IS The week of May 2 to 8 is the first ever devoted by merchants during a half-hour managers tur?ed m a .det iled r~- will dispatch their own sales gain of 665 families. was approved by the necessary 2/3 vote of th epre- shopping test Thursday afternoon. port o~ their shopping expert- force on shopping missions under THE EVENING 0 April 21 a entatives and Senators and will be on the Nov mb r, • the citizens to considering Michigan as a state and the Mr. Baird said: ences m 27 Lansing business the same instructions which gov- victory dinner progr-am was dN b . places-department stores, drug - things that make it great. .. ' The stunt was conducted with- stores camera and sporting goods erned the Lansing test. given at the Union Memorial 1954, election ballot. Between now an ovem r we out advance notice. ~fficials of shops: hardware stores, and auto In this manner the managers Building, Michigan State College will explain in detail just what changes would b br ught An educational program is sponsored by Greater hope to impress upon their clerks by the Michigan Farrn Bureau to the Farm Bureau Serv~ces wanted accessory establishments. Michigan, Inc., in cooperation with the Michig~n Eco- to impress upon their 27 store the importance of courteous and honor the Roll Call Manager of about by adoption of the new plan. managers the importance of ex- NONE of the 27 shoppers spent helpful attention to the customer. 34 us. They' The delegates had urged that Michigan' cornm r i I nomic Development Commission, other tate agencies, tending helpful service to their had County 100% or FarmmoreBure. of their 1954 8 all his $10, and the mos any of FARM BUREAU stores will be and the people. customers. them spent was $5.67. goal by April 9. Quite a number fertilizer law be brought up to date. In t.he pas~, bi~l J. F, Yaeger, executive secre- Three bought nothing and re- checked before long, too. With- of the counties repot' ed their b h d d in the next three months, the 1955 and 1956 goals attained. that we had supported 0 this su ject eit r I ~n Cities and villages will hold special programs this tary of the Farm Bureau, ex- turned with all their money. No Farm Bureau's state sales and plained the test to the managers one bothered to wait on them MFB regional member hip committee or were defeated on the S nat floor. :hl. week. There will 'be parades. Theatres will have supervisory departments will representatives and MFB state hi h d little at a luncheon meeting. Each man- for 10 minutes. conduct a similar shopping test special 'showings. Citizens will have exhibits and posters ager was given $10 and told to directors f r the are 5 including year the same bill regarding w IC we rna so Eight bought the item they in all Farm Bureau stores to see buy a specified item at a desig- were told to purchase, but were if the sales workers are on their the 100% or better County F I'm progress in the past was approved unanimously in both in their places of business. nated store in downtown Lansing, Bureaus attended the victory not asked if they wanted anything toes. dinner. the House and Senate. The Michigan ' Farm Bureau has joined with State, else. One point the Farm Bureau is EACH of the shoppers was in- Six bought only the assigned COUNTIES in the 100 0 Goal THE DELEGATES had asked advocated more lib eral ap- business, civic, educational and social groups in "This stressing is the service a clerk structed to return without mak- item. They were asked if they Getters class and their campaign that it be made a crime to propriations for :esearch and can render by suggesting an item Is Your Michigan" program. Greater Michigan, Inc., ing a purchase if he was not wanted something else, but said managers are: abandon a refrigerator without agricultural extension ~nd tho the customer may need but for- waited upon within 10 minutes a specific related item was not Alcona, Archie Cord ; Alp na, removing the latch. H-l, em- Legislature responded 10 ~al- gets to mention. expects to supply our 1300 Community Farm Bure~u after entering the store. He. was suggested to them by the clerk. Alfred Dove; Arensc, Percy bodying this provision, was ap- mony with that recommendatIOn. The helpful hint of a salesman also told that if he bought the NINE bought one additional Crawford; Barry, Barbara Bar- proved by both the House ~nd discussion leaders with some Michigan Week material can save the customer an extra asssigned merchandise, he was al- item besides the assigned mer- trip. croft; Bav, Julius R· be; Benzie, Se te and ordered to take im- for their meetings. Marion Nye. mediate effect. MICHIGAN is known through- out the world as the leader in the production of transportation sum. From the brines of Mic~i- gan we obtain bromine, used In your anti-knock gasoline, cium chloride, iodine, ~nd more cal- Expect Fire In urance Berrien, Ray DeWitt; Branch, Arthur Hagerman; Calhoull, Wi- bur Smith; Cheboygan, Jack Sa- vella; Gladwin, Gordon Willford; Traditionally the Farm Bureau gives its support to very few appropriationrrequests, This year those Michigan endor ements vehicles, but actually it is a state of wide manufacturing diversity. You'll find 81 percent of all the kinds of industry in Michigan. than 100 other medicines. chemicals Our state ranks fourth in th nation in paper and paperboard and Program to Start in May Gratiot, Mrs. George Davidson: Huron, John Terrill Harwood. nd William were limited to four item and the Legislature on all of them. took favorable action Ingham, Dale DUl1cl< 1; Ionia, AGR'L MARKETING. For ACRICULTURE. A Itho ugh production. Requests from Farm Bureau Members for pointing their own county and Mrs. Lester ' u ing 1952 and for whl h th y hav terway in the world. interest and strong support which once-over cultivation VI'th ut re- b en battling 0 vi orou 1 dur- whelming demonstration of the "The members literally took upon ICHIGA leads the nation in the Farm Bureau membership has ducing yield on spr] -planted Ing the pa t ear and a half. interest of Farm Bureau mern- themselves the re ponsibility of awarded to the fire insurance pro- he production of salt and g p- Buy Farm Bureau Seed. bers in this new program," essrs. getting the program started, ap- crops, say M.S.C. crop ccial- :RESEARCH 8c E TO. (CoJltinued on Page Z) ists. l' e Farm Bureau deleg d o MAY I, 1954 .• • gan arm OFFICERS What They"re ay,ng ... Pre Ident C. E. Buskirk. Paw Paw following ill effects of excessive the Department of Ag .culture. V -Pre Exec. V-Pre W. G. Hodge. C. L. B dy, Lansing nover ea th aps intake of vitamins: loss of hair, These protests were made upon Exec. ec'v J. F. Yaeger. Lan ing DISTRICT DIRECTORS 00 uch V tam ns toxicity, loss of appetite, loss of weight, overstimulation of the the basis that unless there were m a xi mum s placed on' the l-Ru , II E. HazeL.Richland. R-l Mr. Stanley Powell Michigan Farm Bureau thyroid gland, pains in the long amounts of vitamins and other 2-Blaque Knirk 3-H rman Howe is n "-A. Quincy. R-l Cltnton, R-l hellenb rger L. Od ., a. R-1 Rhyme oj l'he Dair Co Lansing, Michigan bones of the legs, irritability and gastro-intestinal impacts, hem- additives put in the nnilk that dangers could accrue to children 5-. Iarten Garn Charlott R-5 Dear Mr. Powell: . 6-Ward G. Hodge........ nover: R-1 Consider now the placid cow. orrhage and fatty livers. Most of using it. 7-Thoma Hahn Rodney I do not have in mind In compliance with your re- this evidence is on human sub- Consistent with that position, 8-K nneth Johnson l. reeland R-2 quest for a statement regarding 9-Ren A. peRuiter M Bain', R-1 The longhorn breed, of early days, jects. the MSMS Legislative Commit- 1G-Jame lei ck Whlt temore Nor yet the purple kind, House Bill 225 as drafted. please Very truly yours, tee on March 4, 1954 approved DIRECTORS A:r LARGE But rather shall my subject be be informed that we think the Albert E. Heustis, M. D. HB 225. The action of this Com- Carl E. Busklrk Paw Paw R-2 bill is a good one and concur in Commissioner mittee was approved by the Ex- Walter 'vightman Fennvllle: R-1 That belle of here and now, its content because: Mich. Dep't of Health ecutive Committee of The Coun- Gleason E. HalHwill... Gladwin. R-4 That paragon of gentleness, Lansing, April 5, 1~54 In r . Ungren Editor PURPOSE OF FARM Repres ntlng •• T e modern dairy cow. 1. The composition of whole cil (our policy-making body) on J mes Osborne .......•Associate Editor BUREAU • WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU milk is such that the addition of March 12, 1954.This commits the Lin It (1 to Farm Bureau M mh ra. The purpose of this Aasocia- Mrs. Carlton Ball Albion. R-l A disposition such as h~rs vitamin D makes it a more nearly Medical Society entire Society to th support 01 tlon shall be the advancement Deserves all commendation. perfect food and particularly so HB 225. • uh cril,t1uu: 40 c nt a y ar of our members' interests edu- cationally, legislatively, and' Repreflenting JUNIOR FAR BUREAU Her character, beyond reproach. for growing children, expectant On Fortified Milk In view of the service you ar Vol. 32 May 1. 1954 No.6 economically. Vern Thalmann Berrien C nter Mr. Stanley M. Powell rendering to the people of Mich- 'Engender emulation. and nursing mothers. Her liquid eyes. her melting glance. Michigan Farm Bureau- igan in sponsoring this legisla- Her mild and ~odest mein, 2. Skim milk will benefit far Lansing, Michigan tjon, please know that if we can nunity Farm Bureaus Her slender limbs and natural stance All mark her as a queen. the above reasons plus the fact Dear M. Powell: that the addition of vitamin A supplants that which was remov- ed with the butterfat. The following information may be of interest to you in view of be of any help to you, we are at your service. Very sincerely yours. s. M RJORIE GARDNER reau Women's Committee. CLINTON - De'Witt-Lansing, How fragrant is her ruminant breath We feel that further fortifica .. the sponsorship which the Mich- L. A. Drolett, M. D.•Chmn, As toward the barn she paces. Legislative Committee, Coordinator of Records 2. Attend the meetings of the Mrs. Cecil Rhynard. tion is unwise and may be detri- igan Farm Bureau has given to Mich. State Medical So. County Women's Committee. Presenting at the pasture gate mental because: HB 225, a bill dealing with for- HURON-Chandler, Mrs. Mabel .. The kindliest of faces. tification of milk. Lanting, April 5, 1954 3. Bring matters of interest to Born. the attention of the County Wo- With selfless life and generous heart 1. Nul r i e n t s ingested in You will recall that last year men's Committee. These matters Does she not seek to be amounts greatly exceeding nor- when proposals were being made PRESQUE ISLE - South Bel- mal requirements, (a) places a regarding the regulations' per- may be the concern of her Com- knap, rs. John Brege. The foster nurse to all mankind munity Group. With milk so warm and free? strain on the body's organs in- taining to the -fortification of.. TUSCOLA - Fremont, Mrs. volved in the excretion of the ex- milk that the Mjchigart', State 4. Report to the Community Consider, if you will. with me cess, or (b) cause disease con- Medical Society was opposed to Group the rec()mmendation and Ward Smith. This fount of every virtue. ditions. unlimited -for tification :and pro- plan of the County Women's Gold Star Award winners for Avoid her horns and shun her heels tested against the regulations be- Committee. the month of March are as fol- 2. Scientific Iiterature cites the' irig considered at· that- time, by -~.', And she will seldom hurt you. Listed below are the newly lows: In truth and a1 incerity organized Community Farm Bu- reau Groups not previously re- ported. GE ESEE - North Genesee Mrs. Gordon Rockwell. ' I crown her patient brow And nominate fot Country Queen The modern dairy cOW. 2 P:a'i-[lJs. of View'.··;,··~ Allegan ounty - We. t Wayland INGHAM-D ter Trail, Mrs. ommunity Farm Bureau. Mrs. ~larle Frank Nethaway. R. S. Clark M'Donald .Cream'ry upon entering. Later we learned Blaauw, secretary, Glenn, ~\lr . Don- that we 'had signed a petition t~ The Community Farm Bureau ald Keirnan. Silver Star Award winners for 315 North Grinnell Street Management Side . be presented to the 'State .Senate. a tivity report for the month of Lenawee -. Fairfield Cent 1', Irs. Jackson. Michigan McDonald Cooperative Dairy This petition. of course, is in JOI:lph Lakato. ; Catholic Hill. Ru 'ell the month of March are as fol- 31 ch indicated that 95% of the .\loyer. members gave unqualified sup- opposition to Bill H-249. There low: ttl state 94 % number of groups in the ported to the state office; held monthly discussions Wayn ginia .Monk . Eaton - Harry Marah. outh Western. Mrs. Vir- Friendly Farmers, ALCONA-Barton ander Stephenson. City, Alex- How Kalamazoo Honors port to their cooperative's opposi- tion to legalizing bulk milk dis- pensers at the .11th annual meet- was' also a place on thepetitionto designate if we are Farm Bureau members. a d 90 0 of them reported con- Genesee-'Vest For st. Mrs. Flo ste ing on March 30th at Flint. A res- Manager W. McDonald in his Iusions on the monthly topic. Farm Bureau Women have been Villiams. lonia-A w, Lapeer-Montgomery. Irs. Harold Mrs • PRESQUE ISLE - South Bel- knap, Mrs. John Brege. Former Directors olution sharply criticizing Mich- igan Farm Bureau activities in talk to the-group said with a note of sarcasm in his voice' that any-' holding their regular sRring series • 1uxlow. Here is a program that is ing seven past presidents of the favor of bulk milk dispensers one wishing to do so -could 'go, . of district meetings. One of the Ir::~l~~b - Big E ect Fire Insurance worthy of consideration by all county organization. passed unanimously and in two out and. erase their mime.' This' f Program to tart in ay points that has b n stres d in County Farm Bureaus. hours over 1,000 members .signed was right after he had :tQld .us b ~~: Clair-Grant, Mrs. Howard Gil- AFTER the dinner, the regular a petition urging Senate defeat of what we ihad signed, ._ - all districts is the importance of Tuscola-Deford, :\Irs. Earl Rayl, FOR FOUR years the Kalama- monthly meeting of the County the bulk milk dispenser bill. Mr. McDonald spent -some 'time having the member of the Coun- r.; Louisville. Mrs. Ealy Ackerman. (Continued from Paqe I) ty's Women Committee report to Mecosta-deco ta Twp .• Mr. Gor- SALE of the surplus certificates zoo County Farm Bureau board Board was held. Plans for the (From the McDonald, Cooperator in lambasting Farm Buteau .for. h r Community Farm Bureau don Fra.- r. is being c mpleted by agents of of directors has invited former county picnic were completed. A for April, 1954.) . s their stand onvarious farm issues " roup re ularly and effective y. Newaygo":' sbland Young People, Farm Bureau Mutualwho are li- members of the board to attend committee was appointed to and seemed to arouse so~e anti- 1.1 ed blow ar some spec ific :.\Irs, June. "lyel's. Saginaw-The Debaters' Club, l.fr. censed security salesmen. It is one of the regular meetings of work on a Farm Management As Told to 'US b~' Farm. Bureau feeling. Tnere 'w-ire- ' duties of the Member of the Ruth Stark. expected that the issuance of the County Board. They want to Tour to be held in Kalamazoo about 270 voting members"af~'th~ .' .: County omen's Committee who Benzie - Thompsonville, charter policies will be underway keep those people in touch with County on August 6. Reports A Crea-nery' Patron' meeting. ' \~.:, ,'~.,.'.,,' ;;; rosby. the Farm Bureau program in the were made by the Regional Rep- , (signed) , ".' ' ", j elect d by each Community Kalkasla distance 'from any are as reau Life In urance Company of I.M.A. auditorium. in .Flint. All spark gr f1~m·e-neveD·:·in.. the. eluded 16 past directors, includ- this program is very effective in Michigan, began operation two members w~re ask~d to register same room. " '. ., .. and a half years ago and has bro- keeping the people of the county ALLEGAN COUNTY - Lake share of the proposed increase organization united in interest. ken many records for growth. Shore Community Farm Bureau would be: Agr'l experiment sta- It also gives an opportunity to Group, Mrs. R. F. Crew, Secre- tion for research $110,479; gr'l bring former officers into the ac- tary. EATON-Bellevue No.1, Mrs. iehegan Men extension work $207,857. tivity programs of the county. Nellie VanSickle. GENESEE - Southwest Davi- son, Mrs. Stanley Ries. eaa igLt ADS Classified advertisements are cash with order at the following KALAMAZOO- County ter, Mrs. Rupert Smith. Cen- a ~mBill rates: 10 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two or more editions take the rate of 8 cents per word edition. The Michigan Farm Bureau These rates based on guarantee of 60,000 or more subscribers. LENAWEE - Riga, Mrs. or- board of directors on April 6 They are members of the Michigan Farm Bureau. . man Schadewald. urged Congress to increase sub- stantially the U. S. Dep't of Ag- OCEANA-Golden, Henry A. riculture appropiation for re- WOMEN Johnson. search and agr'I extension service REG I .PINK! TG SHEARS. Only $1.95 stock. ired by JF Proud Mixer 6 . postpaid. Chromium plated, precision for as recommended by President John \V Iler, Tekon ha R-1, Mic - made. 1anufacturer's Christmas Tel phone 3223. (5-2t-17 overstock. Guarante d $7.95 value or a e as Eisenhower and Secretary Ben- Igan, money refunded. Order by mail. son. MILKI G SHORTHORNS-We w~n Lincoln Surplus Sales. 1704 West Far- This action was in accord with Premier Breeder award at the recent well Ave.. Chicago 26, Illinois. 1953 Michigan State Fair, our 10th in (3-3t-30b) resolutions adopted by the Mich- 11 years. Take a short-cut to success igan Farm Bureau and American by heading your herd with a young FARM MACHINERY bull from Ingleside Farm. Write qr Farm Bureau annual meetings vi it Stanley M. Powell. Ionia. R-I. SPE IAL S LE 0 SED EQUIP- in the fall of 1953. The Farm Michigan. (10-tf-57b) ~fE~TT-1 used o-op SP 110 Com- Bureau said agriculture needs to bine with 10' header. 1949. Ne ds REGISTERED Tamworth boars, paint. fair mechanical condition. (Lo- find new markets, new uses for ready for service. Fall boars and cat d at Farm Bureau ervices, Inc., gilts. Bred gf lts. Booking orders Farm Equipment farm products, and new ways to now for spring weanling pigs. Suffolk Mlch lgan.) Division. Emmett •• 1,150.00; 1 Co-op SP' lower costs. sheep. and Toy Terrier dogs. Phil 110 Combine with 10' header. 1949. Hopkins, Homer, Michigan. (3-3t-29p) Good shape, $1,600.00; 1 SP Massey- APRIL 12 the House in Con- HarriR TO.26 10' Combine, 1949. Fair CORRIE DALE SHEEP. Does your condition. $1,600.00. (These two com- gress adopted a $21,000,000addi- flock shear 10 lb. or more ot long bine located at Lockwood Farm tion for agr'I research and agr'l staple wool? If not. ask your sheep Equipment, 931 taples Ave., Kal- hearer about using a Corriedale ram amazoo, Mich.); 1 URd P 110 Com- .. extension as recommended and in that part of your flock you save bine with 10' h ader. Fair shape. sent the bill to the U. S. Senate. your replacement ewes from. Geor e Needs a little work on it. $1,200.00; E. Mikesell. Charlotte, R-4. Michigan. 1 used P 109 ombin. Fair shape. But back of that is quite a (3-tf-40b) Teeds a little work on it. $1,100.00. story in which the Farm Bureau STEEL ROOFING (T'hese two combines are located at and Michigan Congressmen had 800 . Wa hlngton ve., aginaw, lich.); 1 Alii. -Chalm rs "C" trac- an important part. "PROOF OF THE PUDDING is in tor completely overhauled, new the eating." and the proof of a When the $21,000.000increase roof's actual orth is in it weath r sl n w eves and ptstons, new llx24 tires. paint, cornpl te with cultivator. for agr'l research and agr'I ex- wearing ability. Unico- eal roofing $425.00; 1 Allis-Chalmers "C" Tractor. carries the Seal of Quality (2 with starter and lights, hydraulic. tension came before the House ounce zinc coated) identification. sub-committee on agr'I appropri- Patrons purchasing galvanized roofing good $400.00; rubb r, compl te with cultivator. 1 Ollv I' Baler, good shape. with this seal are assurer} of a known Wlscon.ln ations, it was attacked by com- specification. Write tor free informa- above two trair-cooled ctors and motor. the baler (The are mittee members under pressure tion and the name of your nearer t located at Farm Bureau Services. Inc .• dealer. Farm Bureau SerVices. Inc .• Farm Equipment Divi ion. Franklin to divert funds from agr'I exten- Steel Departm nt, 221 orth Cedar St., :\It. Pteasant.) Il item, above sion to other agencies of the Street, PO Box 960. Lansing, Michigan. mention d ar off red ubdect to (l-tf-71b) USDA. They had the votes to re- prior sale and FOB location as listed. (5-lt-193b) duce the President's recom- AGENTS endation considerably. RU SPARE-TIME Greeting Card and Gift hop at home. Show friends CONGRESSMEN E. A. Ceder- sample of our new 195. All-Occasion Greeting ard and Gifts. Take their berg and Gerald Ford of Michi- orders and earn up to 100% profit. 0 gan, members of the committee. exoerlence neeeasary. Costs nothfn. to try. Write today for lIamplu on reasoned with the group that the approval. Renl Greetlngll. Dept. 19t. long-range solution of agr'I pro- Ferndale. Mlchl.-an f4-tt-54b\ duction and marketing problems SPRAY PAINTING lies in research. But the sub- committee majority wouldn't SPRA Y P I TING of farms farm qulpment our specialty. All budge. work is backed by seven-years' e - When the bill reached the perlence. Nev I' a dissatt fied cus- tomer. All repaIr work to roof. sid- DO YOU own a woodlot? You-BuiId- House floor Representatives Ce- ing, window glazing Included in one It- Yourself Chain Saw. complete kit derberg, Ford and others put low price. For a thorough job, well ready for as mbly. "aUon-wide pro- done. call or write for information duct offer you aubsta.nttal savings. their views before the House. and free estimate. Thoma . .Writ tor price. Box 12. .Ilchigan They were supported by many • chultck, Spray Painting. 926 leo Farm ~ ws, PO Box 960, Lan Ing, t., Lansing. 1ich. Phone 2-4103. lchigan. (4-2t-32p) members of Congress, including . (5-2t-4 p) the Michigan delegation. Several Your Ticket to PHOTOS COPIED amendments were offered to re- Jl'orry:Fr •• R~ry' store the appropriation to 21,- 000,000 for agr'I research and agr'I extension. Democrats and Republicans adopted the amend- ments by overwhelming majori- ties. April the FB board of di- e er th recto e timat that Michig 8 9 • • e ces a Retiring Old Stock past been worried about water shortages. Modern living is taking its toll u e of water will be needed. We recommend that the legislature take the nece sary steps to initi- a e such a program." of water resources, however. Use On Rotation Plan of water for domestic purposes per person has increased from eight gallons per day a few years Oats' ,. If you plant oats on land where Plane Made to Increase Farmer-Owned ly ago to nearly one hundred gal- lons today. In addition, our pop- ulation has more than doubled corn had been picked the previ- U year, you may get le s oats than if you had harvested corn Don't be surpri ed if you see a 01(0[1( JAN SSE N' S "Dutcn Boy" Capital in' Services .Thr'oug'h DAN REED, in the last forty years and is con- silage, M.S.C. farm crop men big flareup of hog cholera this Investment and Retains Ass'! Legislative Coun~el tinuing to increase. uggest. Rea on: 'Corn stalks tie yea!", with thou ands of dollars' TURKEY POULTS More than 1,800 irrigation sys- In its closing days, the legisla- up nitrogen when they're plowed oss to Michigan farmers. Farm Bureau Ser ices, Inc. is engaged .in'a far-reaching tems are now on Michigan farms. ture adopted a measure setting down. Dr. Glen Reed, Michigan State up a water study: committee. This u. s. Yet there is no basic law to as- College's exten ion veterinarian, financial program which includes a continuous retire- is in line with the Michigan Farm say records indicate that the sure the operator's right to con- ·BROAD BREA T ment of patronage dividend and investment stock on a tinued supplies of water. Bureau re olution adopted at our 'BRON2;E Ia Imum ton nag of 1953 annual meeting. The resolu- 1'·~"'...-I1IIl quality meat bird' on rotation basis. I. ABOUT 60,000 acres were given tion states: lower fe d onau mp- tlon. "artificial rain" last year. It is "The increasing use of water We have asked Jack Yaeger, general manager of Farm estimated that two to three mil- for irrigation as well as for in- -BEL.TSVILLE WHITe as low as Hardy birds Ith e - Bureau Services) to tell us about it. lion acres in Michigan might dustrial and domestic purposes c Bent broil r t p profitably be given extra water. indicates that Michigan is fast enara tertsttcs. ket bird', "The way is now open," said Mr. Yaeger, to retire the Irrigation systems which usually approaching the time when laws 59c Send for FREE Literature JAN SEN FARMS the older outstanding pat- cost $5,000 or more wquld have setting up the legal right to the Box MF-700 only salvage value unless ade- ronage dividend and invest- quate water supplies are avail- ment stock of Farm Bureau able. Agricultural use of water is Services, Inc., on what we only one phase of the problem, hope is to be an ever short- it was pointed out at the recent conference on- Water Use Rights ening' rotation, plan. . The held at Michigan State Col ege. way is open to build' up the Senator Frank Heath of Bay City, chairman of the Interim equity capital farmers and Legislative Committee on Water their cooperatives have in- Management, was chairman. Water uses listed at the meeting vested in Farm Bureau Ser- include industry, power, farm- vices. ing, home use, recreation, wild life, commercial fishing and navi- "We feel certain that I gation.· over the period of years we FARMERS' water problems can retire the. stock' now change with the seasons. Spring- time problems of too much water outstanding. We have an.. become summer problems of alyzed the Farm Bureau need for extra water. Demands for water go up in summer when J. F. YAEGER Services business over a streams and lakes are usually at Iong period of time. W e ave projected the in formation h ormation low levels. Lawsuits threaten \ users of on our earning power into the future. Our experience both.,surface and ground or deep- demonstrates that this financing program can be accom.. well water when other people are affected. p i'~hed. Lowering of lake or stream "'The rapidity with which this can be done depends, levels or the drying up of wells may be caused by heavy use of of course, upon the volume of business done with Farm water. The city of Berkley in Bure~u'Se' rvices by f"armers cooperatives an d f armers. Oakland county .re.t>ol'ts that water levels in thei~ wells have _ "Under a policy set by the Farm Bureau Services board .dropped 53 feet i{l twenty years. 9'-£ dirt;ctors, there' will Be no expansion of Farm Bureau A SPC?T ~heck on', the Red Servi · ... If' . . Cedar rIver at East Lansing rvices 'actlvltIes un ess armers wanting a new service, showed a summertime flow dur- or a building 'program, will subscribe the new' capital for ing a dry spell of only i.soo gal- .' . Ions per minute. An average It.. farm irrigation system pumps - "RETIREMENT of Farm Bureau. about 500 to 600 gallons per min- Services patronage dividend and "We want to get back as soon ute. If three farmers upstream investment stock' on a rotation as possible to the 8 year rotation put in such irrigation systems, schedule was approved by the period which Farm Bureau Serv- the Red Cedar would be dry! stockholders at their annual meet- ices had in effect just be ore the This would present a problem ing in 1951. The plan has been in fertilizer plant was built at Sag- for Michigan State College and operation for the past two years. inaw in 1~46. the city of East Lansing which "March 2 to 19, 1954, Lee Mon- ild h S depen.d on this stream to move roe, comptroller for Farm Bureau :'IN ORDER to, bui . t e ag- t~e discharge from their sewage Services, May n a r d Brownlee, Inaw plant, we suspended the ro- disposal systems. manager of our Farm Supplies tation plan temporarily-and sold These examples point up the Division, and myself met with the about $1,000,000 of Farm Bureau need for legisl.ation determining managers and directors of 152 Services debentures to farmers who has the right to the use of farmers" elevator stockholders of cooperatives and Farm Bureau available water. Western areas Farm Bureau Services. We met members. have faced the issue. At least 17 to present and discuss the FBS "The debentures were called in s~ates have reasonably well-de- long range finance program, and July, 1953. Two-thirds of the in- fined water laws. In the eastern to consider the benefits to taem vestors chose to replace their de- states, however, users face many and to FBS in the rotation of bentures with Farm Bureau Serv- legal problems as the competition Farm Bureau Services stock. ices 15 years capital stock bear- for water use. increases. Ade- •• . . . quate laws have not been set up PRESENT~ Y we are retiring ing 5% interest, About one-third to guide the courts and water stock that is 13 years old. In 1953 of the investors took cash. users. Farm Bureau Services called in for "The g,ew fertilizer plant built retirement $42,000 of patronage at Kalamazoo in 1953 and 1954 WITH 3.000 miles of Great dividend stock issued in ,1941.· has been financed by the' sale of Lakes' coastline, over 11,000 in- This year we are retiring patron- about $1,000,000 of the 15 year 5% land lakes and 36,000 miles of age dividend sto k issued in 194~ capital stock of Farm Bureau rivers and streams, it is easy to and possibly stock for other years. Services," see why Michigan has not in the Farm Bureau Says It's Like rhis • T IP To The PERIODS OF SPENDING .f~;:1;IIR~~el; ~;-;;;'~"~.' T IPS To The •••• _~-------------- ••• ------ ••• ---~---~- •••• -illliillIIIIII!I ••• ---- ••••••• OF THE NATIONAL DEBT PRE-WAR m 1914 • fAMILY OF FOUR MOTOR OIL - Here is a top quality serv- FLY SPRAY - U ICO fly spray p ovide WORL'b WAR I B 1919 iceable motor oil reinforced with additives (chemical improvers) to meet the qualifications necessary for the operation of present day mo- fective protection against thing ·that rawl 0 fly. 1000/0 active ingredients. , se on all arm POST WAR LOW III 1930 I tors in tractor, trucks and automobiles. Why not order ten gallon today and take your chance pest, on garbage. cans, drain outlets, rubbish heaps et 10 gallons of nico fly spray will giv you a c nce at the World Series trip. DEPRESSION f!l .J ~·.<19~..,; to go to the World Series this fall. TI ES - leo tires and tubes are built by GASOUNE - Fill up your tank with one of the olde t and best tire manufacturers gasoline. Once you have tried it you 0 't in. the country. They are all top quality, first back to your old kind. Jj! gallon will iv line product. The potential buying power of an opportunity to enter the mileag ont United Co-ops (eleven state-wide farmers' co- in progre s at your neare t d ale • operative ) i reflected in the prices of Unico tires and tubes. One tire will make you eligible THOUSAND MIlUONS for a gue in the mileage contest. r- THE AMERICAN Farm Bureau keeptn our money good and our Tax reduction is preferable to BATTERIES- matter hat you pay you J says: The United States govern- economy prosperous. increased government spending 0 I ment spent $74,300,000,000 last as a method of uraging busi- can't buy a better battery than a CO-OP Battery year. In only three other years This means that tax and spend- ness activity an employment. with spun gla in ulation, This battery exceed I ing policies must be adjusted has spending ex c e e d e d that from time to time to help us • .l. "",. • ·1 1I I " S. A. E. starting ability requirements by more I amount. Those were war years- A JOINT committee on the 1943, 1944 and 1945. avoid both inflation and defla- Budget-to coordinate revenues than 350/0! Buy one and take a chance in the I. tion. Our objective should be a In only three y arB in the last relatively stable general price with expenditures should be big mileage contest today! ! I established. 20 y us have receipts into the level with high employment and I federal treasury exceeded ex- rising production. All sel supporting persons I should make a direct contribu- :~?~b.Wf.~::~Zt$.Eft~~WA:vMAlJt§ii1tA~gcrrtPr&~:JJ.~$iWEfB!~j.mmriT'fiim·, rJJm••• penditures. EXPENDITURES TAXES have been increased brought within tax revenues as should be tion to the support of, thd federal government. When the budgetary ill~ OTHE~ WINNE, 5 - In addition to the above .prizes there I I greatly, but not enough money rapidly as possible. situation per its further reduc- f% will be a pnze awarded to the contestant that comes the closest in is being collected to pay the ex- o egment, of our economy, tion in income taxes, we would ~ti each CO-OP tank wagon area, and in addition there will be a prize I penses. in luding agriculture, should be prefer a reduction in rates, par- awarded ~j~ th~ patron. that come the close t to the correct miles in each I What we need is a wise man- spared from participation in ef- agement of government tax and forts to achieve a balanced bud pendin polici directed oward ge~ I. ticular ly in the lower brackets, in preference to higher exemp- tions. I .':j CO-OP service tation area. -;. .. "', ," ...:". Land strict controls over electrical wir- ~d ever-decreasing fraction of not abandon them, They keep ing. This proposal bobs up every the state's total population. talking and writing about these matters and let their lawmakers year, but thus far has been kept It is becoming generally recog- know how they feel about these in chec . nized that Farm Bureau folks de- issues. The long hours spent by ELECTIO S. Increasing the vote more time and study to the Farm Bureau members in P. D. length of ter of office for state development of their legislative (Policy Development) and P. X. and county Officials from two program than does any other (Policy Execution) have been KEATS VINING to four years was opposed by group. After having adopted paying off with handsome divi- Agricultural News Writer the Farm Bu.rea~. A prq sed their: .resolutions the members do dends. A combination of lime, Ierfiliaer, buckwheat, and rye wit rebuild many acres of sandy soil in northern Mich- would have provided for four- year terms was approved by the ab. constitutional amendment which ----.-..:l..t-------------------------- . f~r Studying Island. k D- search establishment on Plum Senate but defeated decisiv~ly in Llvestoc sease Establishment of this labora- igan. The same methods can be used on sandy soils the House. After years of delay, the long- tory will make possible the study ywhere. CONSTITUTION. Another mea- awaited federal laboratory for of foot-and-mouth disease and sure which the Farm Bureau op- research on livestock diseases is other contagious animal diseases. orville Walker of Alba, Antrim county, school teach- posed and which was defeated expected to be under construe- It is hoped that the development' r, farmer, and extension worker has proved the pro- will be in operation by January would have involved submitting tion by July. to the voters the question of call- The Michigan Farm Bureau at 1956. gram on his own farm north of Alba •. ing a convention to draft a new its 1953annual meeting approved It's good enough so that the Agricultural Conservation state Constitution for Michigan. the appropriation of $10,000,000 Egg Prices Down to build facilities on Plum Island og am has approved the Walker soil improvement pro- TRUCKS. The MFB Directors in Long Island Sound, off the Egg prices re down and heavy went on record as opposed to a coast of New York. The army is hen prices up. This is ene of the gram and will make payments for them. special 6,OOO-pound additional also turning over the existing re- best times to cull. Thousands of acres of pine and hardwood timber load limit for tandem axle trucks ------.-----------------------....,.- hauling farm products on sec- grew on lighter types of soils. Over the years there ondary roads when travelling to was an accumulation of organic matter in the top soil. . it h t h e Iurn b er cut an d carri clear d and farmed. But a cropping carne d away, t hId sy tern of potatoes e an was ORVILLE WALKER. associate county agricultural agent for Kalkaska county. holds a clump oj House Committee on Roads and rye to show the top and root growth. Rye is a definite- part of Mr. Walker's "quickie progr~m" Bridges. to restore sand lands. and other row C~o-r-n~a-n-d-p-ot-~-to-e-s""'" -c-a-n-b-e-s-i-d-e--------------...,...-~------------ and from class A roads. This bill passed the' Senate but died iri the POLICE. The MFB Directors MAyANDJ U N E oppbsed use of highway funds tORNADO to 450 bushels per acre without ow Farm Bureau for the establishment of a road crops, with little regard for the organic matter, 800n de- dressed to advantage with nitro- irrigation. patrol in the Michigan State Po- When Mr. Walker finds his Did -n Legislature pleted the soil. The next thing was the abandonment of ge~r. Walker insists there are yields dropping in a rotation, he lice. This bill died in the Senate (Continued from Page 1) many farms. some "musts" in the program. drops the rotation and gets more of five members of the House Committee on Highways. The Di- The green manure crops must be organic matter in the soil. He al- rectors were not favorable to the Mr. Walker as a school teacher and extension' worker planted on time. Lime and plenty so recommends that this soil- Committee on .•. ·.griculture. They provisions of a bill relative to will look into the whole situa- annual auto inspections. This bill H e of commercial fertilizers must be building program be used where in that part of the state saw tea h b an d one d f arms. used to get the best results. The there is livestock with the man- tion and' present their recom- also died in the Senate Commit- bd'tight one and started to restore the organic matter in green manure must be well in- ure used to top dress hay and mendations to the 1955 legislative session. This is certainly right tee on Highways. MONTHS IN MICHIGAN the soil. He succeeded with a combination of lime, corporated into the soil. pasture crops. BRIDGE BONDS: .The Direct- in line with the Farm Bureau ors opposed SJR "H" which . __ "'.-J"'.:" COST? What does the Walker attitude toward reaching a sound would place the full faith and commercial fertilizer, k buc wheat, an d rye. plan cost? Tillage will cost about Tornadoe-s-are -0 menace to the lifedd in th: last few years over 1000 farmers and teachers $13 per acre. If there is no quack grass, it will be less. What About solution .of a truly' baffling sit- credit 011 the state behind the uation. Mackinac Bridge bonds. This, I prop."t, of almost ever, perloa livia, i. visited the Walker farm to see the results of his work. Fertilizer and seed costs will OAK WILT. The delegates too, died in the Senate Commit- Ther have been out of state visitors. Walker has been run to about $40per acre, making a total cost of $53 per acre. YourUil and had called attention to the ser- tee on Highways. iousness of a new tree disease SCHOOL BUSES. Of course, Michigan • It il a fact that domace fro••• tornadoes and windstorms tuds to iac,... working at this program for the past 1 S years. The ACP payments will vary known as Oak Wilt and had we are never completely success- • 4 If it is sowed early, vetch can be up to $20 per acre. The larger THE WALKER program is a added. Sow 2 to 2% bushels per amount will be paid if there is a Gas ight,,? asked that steps be taken to curb ful in attaining our entire pro- it. A substantial appropriation gram in anyone year. For in- for this purpose was included in stance. the delegates had urged each year • In the past 5 ,ears this compo_, paid 63.342 losses. amountin. te' simple one. If there is quack acre. With it apply 400 pounds of full treatment of lime, fertilizer, grass it should be eliminated be- 4-16-16 or 5-20-20 fertilizer. and green manures. DAN REED the grant for the Michigan De- that on highways carrying less fore e other program gets un- To protect rolling land, Mr. Ass't Legislative Counsel partment of Agriculture. than 4 or more lanes of traffic that $3.572.476.67. der way. The. first step is to test Walker sows the rye both ways. TWENTY counties in the up- oncoming vehicles as well as those "It will pay to. know the ~xtent HEALTH REGULATIONS. Re- approaching from the rear stop the oil for lime and apply th~ The second drilling always goes 'per part of the lower peninsula of your rights rather than find amoullt of lim needed. across any slopes. Sowing the rye are eligible for payments. Mr. out too late that assumed rights gardless of how many resolutions before passing a school bus ." Walker has held 15 meetings in the delegates might adopt it which is loading or unloading BUCKWHEAT is the first crop. early will give it a chqpce to these counties to discuss the pro- do not exist," said Edwin F. seems that there are always new pupils. Such a bill was passed by , {',...- ' t , . ~" • •. J •• It should be planted early. Just make a heavy top and root Steffen, legal counsel of the issues which arise regarding the Senate but died in' a House , Check Your WindstorM Policy to lee if JOtI hoy. gram. Between 600 and 700 farm- Michigan Farm Bureau. as soon as the danger of frost is growth in the fall. past. This is usually the first of Early in the spring the rye ers have signed for the plan. This would mean about 6,000 acres of which we have Any interference by the owner These matters are considered by no instructions. committee. ADEgUA'TE i ~ . COVERAGE I . June In Antrim county. Sow should be given an application of land involved. of surface rights with the lessee's the Legislative Committee of the SCHOOL LAWS, The MFB five to six pecks p r acre. With 150 to 200 pounds of 33 percent Board had endorsed the rl.'e\v It will mean a need for a half- pursuit of his mineral, coal, oil MFB Board and any recommenda- the seed sow 400 pounds of 10- nitrogen or 250 to 300 pounds of million' pounds of buckwheat and or gas rights could lead to a tions which they make are acted school code to make Micp.igan 10-10 or a imilar amount of 12- 20 percent nitrogen. Do this as 5,000,000pounds of either 10-10- damage suit of izable propo up n by the MFB board of di- school laws more simple and Un- 12-12. Mr. Walker u ed the 12- early as possible. Mr. Walker 10 or 12-12-lZfertilizers. Both are tions. rectors. By this procedure the derstandable. This was approved 12-12 fertilizer for five years. figures that even heavier nitro- by the House but the Senators available. Much state-owned land has Board endorsed a measure to The buckwheat should be 3~ gen applications could be made. require that rules and regulations decided that it should be studied Mr. Walker told the farmers been sold with mineral rights re- for another year before being to 4 feet high fly ugust 1. The The rye can be disced or plow- that crop yields should be the served, and many private land adopted by the health committee adopted.' . buckwheat hould have a lot of ed down when it is about a foot measuring stick of the amount of transfers also have reserved all of a board of supervisors must be growth. high. In plowing, Mr. Walker organic matter in the soil. When or a portion of those rights. In approved by a majority vote of CONCLUSION. The above re- It should be turned down when likes to turn up about an inch of crop yields go down, it means get some cases the mineral reserva- the supervisors before becoming port is by no means complete in full bloom and when the lower sub soil until there is a depth of more organic matter in the soil. tions go back to the days when effective. This measure passed but does give the highlights of leaves st rt to turn brown. Don't organic matter about a foot- deep. lumber companies were disposing both the House and Senate and the 1954 legislative session from ~ let it ripen. Mr. Walker finds This may take 2 or 3 rotations. FARMERS have tried to build of cut-over lands and were im- has been signed by the Governor. the standpoint of Farm Bureau that cultipacking the buckwheat There is something about a little up sandy land with alfalfa. Gen- pressed with coal, iron and cop- members. It is certainly a good down, and foll wing that with a sub soil added at each plowing erally there is a failure, due to per discoveries in both upper and FLORICULTURE. The MFB record in view of the fact that 22 or 24-inch disc, then plowing that does something for the soil. the lack of organic matter. lower peninsula. Directors also favored a bill in- .farrn folks constitute a minor does a good job. Mr. Walker grows foundation eluding persons handling flori- --------:------------------'----"-----.,.....,..- --:- _ FIRST CROP. With the rye seed potatoes, asparagus roots, and MINERAL rights may be cultural products under the Com- THE NEXT step is to sow rye plowed down, the field is ready rhubarb roots. He has a two, bought, sold or leased. However, mission Merchant act. This about August 15. It can be later for a crop of potatoes or corn, or three, four, and five-year rota- Public Act 280, Acts of 1900, re- passed both branches of the Leg- in the southern part 'Ofthe state. it can be seeded to a legume. tion. His potatoes yield from 350 quires that in the case of mineral, islature. I • coal, oil and gas reservations re- tained by the state, the owner CORPORATIONS. of the surface shall be given rectors favored a bill to extend priority in case of sale of such the time for renewing charters of non-profit corporations. This The Di- ••• YOU· !ImNu 8eJ,/ rights. was enacted. 1 In 1936 a Michigan Supreme Court decision held that leasing • FiXED CH: \ ', -, ,,:::~:i..~·~\\,;.MUST.BE pAID ••••• ~.• _< BILLS OPPOSED. It seems to the oil and gas rights does not me that frequently the most Mi{'\F.e\'''··:''·'·'··TURERS fiNO THAT THE MORE UNITS PRODUCED, constitute a sale. Hence, the state valuable legislative service rend- may lease to the highest bidder ered by the Michigan Farm Bu- \, :WER THE FIXED CHARG~S ARE AGAINST EACH UNIT. • .' without prior consent of the sur- reau is in opposing measures face owner. which would be detrimental Drilling regulations, according rather than in supporting bills m1~iTheioheat. grower (a manufacturer of wheat) finds the same answer. 120 lbs. of ?:. • to Mr. Steffen, require a ten- which we favor. Let's take a mlAmmonium Nitrate (at $5.00 per 100 lbs.) costs $6.00. Put this 120 tbs. on an acre ~;.::. Which End Is Up? acre minimum unit. The well look at some proposals which must be located at least 330 feet came up during the recent session fl.] of wheat. The colleges say the average increase is 5 bushels of wheat. This is ,.:,,~: .I~ worth about $2.00 per bushel or $10.00 more per acre $10 - $6 == $4. These $4.00 F·. When it comes to packing eggs, special- from an adjoining lease or pro- but which were defeated either I . ists at Michigan State College say it perty line and at least 600 feet in committee or on the floor. @.!~are extra and help pay the overhead and leave more profit. really matters which end is up. Experi- from another well:' ments show there's a good practical . ASSESSORS. The delegates reason for making sure that eggs are RULES als? provide ~il .tanks had protested against replacing packed large end up. If the egg is may not be ms~al.led within 75 township supervisors as assessing feet of any buIldmg and weI s officers by a county assessor. ~ packed with the small end up, the yolk from may go off center. For an egg to merit must be. 1<~cated at least. 75 feet This opposition proved so effec- Well, you have fixecf:.~~·ij~t.g:¥:S.~(,.h:::.~O~s-. -chickens-hogs-turkeys-or what an "A" grading, its yolk must be well f~om buildings, The .requIrements tive that, although such a bill hste? abo,:e a~e subject to special had been drafted, no member of have you. You find ~ttW:~.i~idJlf,f,O·:;d'htrol the price you get for milk-eggs- MICHIGAN BELL • centered, with the air cell on top in the large end. conslderation in unusual cases. the Senate or House could be pork or h"rkeys. BUT~''''o ·:.o~e,:tties·::f~.:.·:5topy'ou lowering cost of producing th ese I'f ems. ,·F...:-':.':.. . ',>"", • • • • • • • ........ ·.. . .... ........ • • Mr. Steffen also says that the found who was willing to intro- term "mineral rights" includes. oil and gas rights as generally duce it. ':.>:, Properly balanced feed,' ii' e"arnea~':qUClntities,produce most efficient produc- ."..";" "., well as the solid minerals such TAXES. Two companion bills as coal or iron ore. However, the were introduced and passed by the tion. Most efficient prod~.ctionmean$ .thebest chance for a profit because you language of the reservation must Senate which provided for use usually have more pounqs of milk n~' of eggs, pounds of pork, beef or be carefully considered to see of state equalized values in birds to sell. " ..: . .,. • whether it is used in a broad spreading local taxes. These bills • sense or whether it is used in a were in opposition to a resolution Unless you are feedin~·~:w(jsiefuiJy, doo.:t .:,,~t anyone tell you it pays to cut • restricted sense. In the restricted adopted by the delegates at the down on the quantity 'of ,feed. (properly b'a~anced) you give that good cow, sense it might not apply to oil MFB Convention last November. • and gas. Both bills were defeated on final hen, hog steer, broiler or turkey~ The extr~·.production the proper ration pro- passage in the House. duces is where the extra in(o~~' comes..f ~. beceuse extra produc ion usually • SUCH reservations usually means lowe cost per un.' .: " ~ .~.'" :.,'.;' protect the right of the owner of In this connection we should • the reservation or his agents or add that the Legislature acted in If it doesn't pay to feed 'properly; it usually • lessees to go upon the land to accordahce with a Farm Bureau pay to feed at a II. drill for oil or search for miner- recommenda tion and provided • Visits Whe" You Want Them als. He is liable for any damages for preparation and distribution • How often do you wish you could visit to crops and surface develop- of an assessor's manual to assist • with loved ones far away, but simply ments. local assessing officers in dis- Farm Bureau feeds are open formula. You know what you buy. Milkmaker • couldn't spare the time? Next time "Each case must be studied on charging their responsibilities ~ or Cattle ·Supplement 48 % for cows-Faro-Ettes (pre-creep feed) - Creep- you get that feeling, just Hft your the most satisfactory manner. Ettes (up to weaning time) and Porkmakers 350;0 and 125 for hogs-M.V.P. its own merits," says Mr. Stef- phone and call them Long Distance. A fen. "If 'you have a problem in- . SPEED LIMIT. The delegates mashes fo laying hens and growing turkeys. Hi-N·R·G Chick Starter and • telephone call will mean a lot to those volving the mineral, coal, oil and had questioned whether a speed Broiler Mash for baby chicks-Pre Starter 28 % for pouirs. All are made for wh mean a lot to you, Ana the cost gas rights on your property, you limit is the answer to highway is urprisingly low. On Sundays or after should seek advice from your traffic accidents. Several bills on Value-In-Use on YOUR FARM. • 6 p.m, weekdays you can call "station- lawyer." this subject were introduced and to-station" anywhere in the U.S.A. for given consideration but none of le s than 2, plus the federal excise Hybrid Com them was approved. tax of 10%. Michigan farmers should select early-maturing corn hybrid. ELECTRICAL. Another bill Past performances of the hybrids which the Farm Bureau opposed can be found in Extension Folder and which was defeated would c. FEED DEPARTMENT F-67, available at county exten- have e tablished a state electrical sion offices. , administrati ve board and set up 221 Cedar Str t nsins, Michi an . MAY 1, 1954 ry C • er a First of Its Kind In the Nation • Ta National attention has been attracted to a unique pro- gram by which more than 600 members of the Barry' WESLEY S. HAWLEY Cou~ty Farm Bureau have succeeded in obtai ning t e Coordinator, Community Farm special advantages of group life insurance. Bure u diYities This achievement; which was celebrated with a victory The matter of attendance at Community Farm Bureaus is party at Hastings April 20, is significant to all Michigan most important. It is the fustom IN THE 30th chapter of Pro- . Farm Bureau members because the same opportunity is of some groups to close shop verbs, we have an excellent e - during two or three of the sum- ample of being wise: open to them. mer months. Probably this question will be "There are four things which The chief advantage of group life insurance is its un- discussed by some of the groups are little upon the Earth, but usually low cost. Millions of industrial employees have during the May meeting, "Shall we meet during the summer?" obtained this protection. It is considered so valuable as Be sure and weigh the whole an employment benefit that the biggest unions have in- question thoroughly before mak- ing a decision to close shop for sisted upon it in their contracts with management. NILE VERMILLION, manager of Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, presents the first a few rnenths. Attendance and participation Now, because of the success of the Barry County pro- f Group Life certificate for Farm Bureau meml>ers to members of the Group Life Committee of in Community Farm Bureaus is Barry County Farm Bureau at the victory dinner for workers a Hastings. April 20. Receiving gram, Farm Bureau members throughout Michigan will his certificate is Lloyd Hoffman of Hickory Corners. Other members of the committee are (left) always important. Members who Lloyd Brecheisen of Woodland. (right~ Donald Proefrock. chairman. of Hastings. attend regularly become better have their first opportunity to obtain the same kind of informed members, wise mem- \ protection. The amount of active interest shown by each ber Service Division; ile L. The work is done by local bull- bers if you please! Members who county and community group will be an important influ- Vermillion. 'manager; of the Farm Bureau Life Insurance, Co.; W. C. Removal of dozer operators under direction of the Department of Agriculture. attend regularly are participat- ing members and are usually ac- tive and aggressive in Farm Bur- ence determining how soon group life insurance can" be Conley, assistant manager, and J. Orchards removed under this .made available in any particular area. Burton Richards, sales promotion supervisor. Because group life protection Diseased program must be located in com- mercial fruit areas and must be neglected and diseased or insect- eau through their Community group. One of the chief reasons why group life' insurance is Ol9chal ds WHY MEET IN SUMMER? for farmers has been almost un- 1t infested. Trees that are simply Now, General Chemical, SO-year COWS prefer economical ari~es from the fact· that policyholders apply known heretofore, the Barry over-age, or of undesirable 1. Problems and issues do not leader in agricultural chemicals, treated silage. In a typical Ir County experiment has attracted varieties, or orchards not threat- take vacations. in groups rather than as individuals. In this respect it is considerable attention both in DAN E. REED ening to infect commercial orch- 2. The Congress of the United brings you another gr at new farm choice test, cattl ate an ver States is now and will continue aid. This time it's TA-FRESH- of 63 pound of blsulfite-tr t much like Blue Cross. In order, for any group to become life insurance circles and among A\ss't Legislative Counsel, MFB ards are not eligible to be removed the handy; low-cost sodium bisul- silage to 18 pounds of untr Farm Bureaus 'in other states. under the program. C. A. Boyer, to be wrestling with the farm fite powder that keeps silage Ire h, silage. eligible, a high percentage of the members of the group The appropriation for the re- program. Even before the results were moval of diseased and neglected head of the Bureau of Plant in- areen and sweet-smelling. STA-FRESHkeep llag must apply for the protection. known it was receiving national orchards will probably be about dustry, estimates that there are 3. This is an election year. It STA-FRESH in ures a uperior smelllng, too; rid itof that" U publicity. another million trees that should is important that members and feed with less wor at lower cost. stink" that foul your clothe , $25,000or a little less, according In Barry County much of the canvassing to measure to Dean Lovitt of the Bureau of be removed in commercial fruit others plan and carryon good It is already highly recommended smells up the barn, and may taint AS OTHER counties signify citizenship activities. by many county agents and agri- the members' interest was undertaken by volunteers areas. milk. interest and their willingness to Plant Industry in the Michigan 4. We must meet and act to cultural leaders. STA-FRESH has Get the facts on TA·F H from community groups. Twenty-two of the 33 com- support the necessary education- Department of Agriculture. • have a real grass roots organiza- al activity, group life insurance CONTINU ATION of the orchard ep. Wolcott for tion. been used with succes on alfalfa, orchard gra s, brome grass, ladino, right away. Your Orchard Dr nd dealer ha it in lOO-lb.bags-an4 munity groups in Barry County qualified for group life also will be made available to and vineyard removal program them. The group policies offer was recommended in a resolution lex·ble Support THIS is an analysis of a study sweet clover, timothy, vetch, oats, complete d tails on how to u it. protection immediately, and it is expected that others will Congressman Jesse Wolcott of of Community Farm Bureau at- ther forage ClOpS. See him today. $1,000 in basic life insurance to approved at the annual meeting Port Huron said in a radio pro- qualify before the final results are tabulated. each adult member of the Farm of the Michigan Farm Bureau, tendance over a period of eight Don Proefrock, of the Barry County Farm Bureau Bureau group. This, it is pointed out, provides for emergency cash Nov. 12-13, 1953. Under this program, about gram at Washington April 25 that the government has enough fats and oils in storage "to fill tank months: Av. Size T board, was chairman of his county's group life sponsor- and 'can become' an important part of each family's long-range 100,000fruit trees have been re- cars to encircle the globe four of Group Average ing committee, and the project received overall assistance form' Wesley Hawley, state coordinator of Community program for building family and moved annually. farm security. Since 1945, when the law was enacted, more times." He blamed rigid price supports for the situation. (Members) 100 Attendance 11% -------------------~------ GIN AL AUIED CH CHEMICAL MICAL & DYE ea ••••••• C'IMal-a ~ DIVIIION COll'OUTIOff .••••• than a million trees have been Secretary Benson's program 60 16% 40 R.ct,r Str•• t, N.w York'. N. Y. Farm Bureaus. removed, ith apples making for flexible price supports, said 30 30% Good housekeeping practices 511 Ea t Patterson se., Kalamazoo 13 about 65% of the total. Mr. Wolcott, not only would help 14 44% • Phone KAlamazoo 3·2569 IN HASTINGS April 20 the their wives. Mr. Proefrock par- in poultry houses wiU automati- in getting rid of the surpluses The average number of rnem- 800 Marion Ave., River Rouge 18, Mich. success of the program was ob- ticipated in the meeting, along cally reduce the rat population THE COST of removing trees but would give farmers a rela- bers attending Community Farm served with a.special event hon-, with Keith Tanner, state mana- on your farm, say MSC poultry under this program has been tively higher income in terms of I Bureau meetings during the oring some 50. volunteers and ger .of the Farm Bureau's Mem- specialists. slightly less than 20c per tree. purchasing power. eight-month period was 12,558. q •t ,. •• e • FARM BUREAU•••••• Farm Liability Policy - designed after careful local' FARM BUREA I S .AGENT to give you the facts on study of farm accidents - gives you the great- Farm and Residence Compreh n iv est possible protection available against claims Personal Liability Protection avai able . . . plus the several optional cov- from accidents - - -- erages available. Phone him 0 mail • ON THE FARM • ON THE HIGHWAY ANYWHERE in the form below - It will save yo •• money asd provide needed prot ctio · The financial risks you lace -:- under mo~ern farming TO: FARM BUREAU I SU A CE S VI~ hazard - are monstrous. You may be liable - under the I 507 S. Grand Ave. Lansing, Michigan law - for accidents that occur in the operation of your farm Please send complete information xplainin protection provided by the Farm and Resid nc Compr· and .your p rsonal activities. A single judgment against you hensive Personal Liability covera es. o I also desire medical coverage on m self and my amil . could mean the loss of - your FARM, LIVESTOCK, LIFE E ------ SAVI GS-EVE FUTURE EARNI GS. You must be # _-'--_ POST 0 protected against this leg Iiability . . . Onl):. a Farmer's Com- prehensive Liability oliey can provide this protection. ) -- lated Egg Di cassio (Continued from page 8) ments based upon true property values that are in line with pres- ent-day trends? If the citizen of the township e- wishes to preserve the strength of his local government, he must 3. Are the citizens in your township taking a personal in- terest in the township govern- i g s Vlec anical in Plant Which I" ake 40,000 Tons of High Analysis I I o tackle the problems that face him. He cannot hope to turn his back upon them and still retain "The dairy industry must help what he has of home rule. And ment by attending town meet- ings, school meetings, and learn- ing about the actions of their township board? itself increase . ales and reduce he cannot expect that someone Plant Foods Per Year I surpluses," said President Charles else will save it for him. 4. In line with the resolution, B. Shuman of the Illinois Agricul- would your Community Group Y ars aco you associated fertilizer plants with THIS MEANS that a real, vig- select a member to attend Town- tural Association. orous community spirit must ship Board meetings and report and sm ll. SPEAKING at a dairy pro- grow among the folks in the the action back to the group? ith r exist in the new Kalamazoo plant of the Farm motional meeting in Chicago, Mr. township. Town meetings will Shuman compared marketing have to be well-attended. Actions ur u S rvices, Inc., on Olmstead road, said Roy Hold- problems of butter and. eggs. He of the township boards must be ing, farm editor of the Kalamazoo Gazette April 7 in pointed out that in December, closely studied. Township elec- 1950, government supports were tions should have "top billing" in an artic1 d scribing the plant and its operations for. nM~~;:·'f4:ci~~I~~.:.,,:. removed from eggs which were every citizen's thinking. And r ad rs of the Gazette farm page. .-;;;;;;.,;;;=-~-~ then selling at 70% of parity. Per every citizen should have the capita consumption was 386 per community welfare at heart ra- Inhal , said Mr. Holding, and you might get a nose- year in the United States. ther than checking' his interes at his own front gate. ful of du t - but no smell. After supports were removed, consumption and price both in- Questions Ev ry hin is mechanical. The farmer probably han- creased. Last year, the price averaged 99% of parity and egg 1. What can the citizens in dl s aQS of he finished product more than the 40 em- use stood at 397 per person. "If your own township do to 'help ploye of th plant handle the raw materials. it can happen with eggs, it can strengthen the local government happen with dairy products," said and preserve its future? T 1 plant began limited output .of four analyses of Shuman. 2. Are the local tax f rtiliz r rcc ntly. To April 7 just 2,000 tons of plant AFBF PRESIDENT Allan Kline f ad h come tumbling off the bagging line as engi- has written the National Associ- ation of Food Chains, National rs "t wipe out the "bugs" in the machinery. Association of Retail Grocers and the Independent Grocers Alliance for h month is over officials hope to have the to secure cooperation in promoting plant rollinri 0 t full production - 40,000 tons of fer- sales of dairy products. tilizer p yr. The interior of the plant is a maze of strpctural steel, Use Certified Seed to Avoid conv yor belts, chute, levators, towering wooden bins. Til y ar all designed to eliminate labor. PU H-B U T TO operation. ries the materials to an elevator. The only tim n man has to man- handle the product is when the bag of plant food comes riding The~ are raised .to a conveyor~ carne~ along until over the cor rect bin and then dumped. Off -Colol- Bean It looks as though planting down the final conveyor. ~ la- WHEN workers are ready to borer pi ks it up ~~ drops It~)D mix a batch, the raw materials certified navy bean seed is going a pallet for the waiting fork Iift are automatically weighed in to be mighty important this year. truck. hoppers that are so accurate they : . more so than in former years. shut off the flow of the material That's because of the off-color wi in half a pound of the re- bean which was found in the quired weight. 1953 Michigan crop. It has a The materials are transformed into a mud-like mass in the mix- slightly darker seed coat than the normal navy bean and turns USE ing machine, dried, and the Com- a dark blue color when you cook pleted product delivered to 550- it. ton storage bins or into bagging That's why canners won't buy machines. A worker puts a bag beans which contain this off PRESSURE ____ .-;Pressure - Treated under a chute, and 80 pounds of type in 1954. They buy two- Creosoted Posts just last fertilizer tumble in. The bag is BAGGING SECTION of Kalamazoo plant, at the left. Truck loader shown in the foreground brings two ton scoops of granulated fertilizer from the slatted storage bins. The load is dumped thirds of the navy beans produc- TREATED •• ~and last ••• and lasr.: s led on a stitching machine and is on its way to Michigan onto a grating at base of elevator legs in center of picture. Fertilizer is elevated and conveyed to screen'ng equipment on second floor. Screened to size it desc nds t two bagging outlets shown ed in Michigan, according to Mil- ton Erdman of the Michigan CREOSOTED In fact, these posts will be farm-land. in use from eight to" ten It take from three to six min- near foot of stairs. The baggers when tripped will deliver 80 Ibs, to a bag. A moving belt takes State College farm crops d part- ment. POSTS times as long as untreated utes to whip up a batch, depend- the bag to a stitching machine for closure, and on to the storage area. Dr. E. E. Down, Michigan wood posts. And you save GRANULATED plant foods are ing upon the analysis being made. a more rec n development in Four are being manufactured at of State's bean breeder, has fOund that this off-color bean repro- - on" replacements, on the present time, 5-20-20, 4-16-16, Pressure-Treated" Creosote. labor and on the fence it- the fertilizer industry. They will not cake in storage like pulver- 3-18-9, and 12-12-12. A little pul- verized 0-20-20 was also made. rea duces itself 100 percent, That's another good reason why it's im- Posh resist decay, fungi, termites and other destruc- self since a down, fence ized plant food. The pulverized "The purpose of this Associa- portant to plant certified seed mater ial can also be made. The granulating process, em- tion shall be the advancement of which is free of the off-color tive elemenh. Sove you usually results in damage, ploying sulphuric acid and anhy- money through the yean. to wire. ' Along the walks are control our members' interests eduoa.tion- bean. boat ds wh re red lights wink to drous ammonia, is a closely ally, legislatively, and economic- The MSC farm crops depart- show Super int ndent Phil Turn- guarded secret. Surplus anhy- ally:' ment r e co rom end s certified For Dealer Nearest You Write To: r and his assistant Dick Cocks drous ammonia is recaptured and This sentence is taken from the .Michilite seed-or seed one year just what's going on. used again. statement of purpose when the from certification. The certified FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. Raw materials are dumped Michigan Farm Bureau was or- seed has other advantages, too- SPAR Department from truck and freight car into a Forest Fires ganized at Michigan State Col- it has high germination, low dis- Lansing 4, Michigan pit alongside the plant. An aug- April starts the forest fire sea- lege, February 4, 1919. ease infection and varietal puri- er, a gigantic version of the one a son. Michigan can't afford the ty. farmer uses to elevate grain, car- 1uxury of forest fires. -~'---'~~--------------- t08 Courtesy of Kalamazoo Gazette MANPOWER needed This is the end of the conveyor belt for sacked fertilizer. The an receives the sacks and stacks them on a wooden platform or pallet. The load is shifted to stor- age or to the shipping floor by fork lift trucks. 954 G o 000 · For oy eans Orga •zano• 1954 looks like a reasonably ·8 good year for the production of soy beans, says Herb Petti grove Rural-urban efforts to create of the Michigan State College harmony and better understand- farm crops department. ing have been recognized by the I Soybeans usually are planted Merit Award Academy of the about the first of June in order Detroit Sportsmen's Congress. to get the competing weeds un- der control, but Mr. Pettigrove At a dinner me ting a month says you can expect better re- ago at Detroit, plaques were pre- turns if they're planted about the Your Farm Bureau auto insurance now is paying dividends ·to. the sented to Michigan Farm Bureau middle of May. Plow as early as and Michigan State Grange "for possible to save soil moisture for Bureau members who were its first policyholders. constructive' cooperation in build- the soybeans. ing a better understanding of the As for variety, Mr. Pettigrove The dividends are just one of the special advantages of this Farm Bureau American Way of Life through An says Blackhawk is far outstand- service. Improved Farmer-Sportsman Re- ing in Michigan for yield, stand, lationships. and very desirable as a market And why shouldn't you benefit from it? You organized it, and you THESE AWARDS were the re- type. it to bund faCtoriet } sult of efforts initiated by the Farm Bureau Services seed de- support it through the Farm Bureau. Farm Bureau and Grange in line partment agrees on Blackhawk You designed it to bring you low rates, fast claims service, dividends, with resolutions adopted at their soybean seed, which is in strong 1952 annual meetings. demand. FBS says other good and other extra benefits. varieties are Hawkeye for Michi- Meetings were held in Oakland, gan south of Lansing, and Early- Now it is living up to its promise-a true Farm Bureau program deliver- Ingham and Kent counties. Re- anna for all areas where soy- sulting programs saw 51,000 post":' ing a large measure of extra service, thanks to you and your neighbors. ers and 124,000 pamphlets distrib- beans are grown. uted by sportsmen's groups fur- p ltz of Rogers City and Michael Ask your Farm Bureau Insurance gent to give you a full report on all thering the "good manners" in the "Dad" Butler of Detroit. Farm • Bureau insurance services. The benefits are yours. the use of farmers' lands for hunt- Governor G. Mennen Williams ing and fishing. was present and congratulated the FAR LIABILITY INSURA CE UTO and TRUCK I SURANCE The plaques were accepted by award recipients. The awards FIRE INSURANCE Dan. E. Reed, Assistant Legislative were presented by Frank E. Counsel, Michigan Farm Bureau, Burch, Executive Secretary of the and William J. Brake, Master of De t r 0 i t Sportmen's Congress, the State Grange. Also honored which is the largest aftil1ate of the Dr. Paul Herbert, con ervation Michigan United Conservation leader, Representative Emil A. Clubs. . MAY 1. 1954 e on' e er War II need. High support prtce. . .--------------~~--;;.",.-----------~-----..,.--- ut OV have kept this land in wheat pro- duction after the war emergency was past. These former range Early Days in Farm Burea I r at D wn lands have been a principal con- tributor to the government-owned surplus commodity stocks. Srghtly Kansas Farm Bureau that livestock farmers are paying as much a $10 per day for water reports To Michigan Farmers: Recent'rains have given slight shipped in for ranch use. One of agriculture's biggest relief in some of the western problems is also one of the eas- drought areas. However, gov- iest to solve. ernors of the affected states, meet- The solution lies not with gov- ing in Washington the week of ernment or its officials but with April 26 said the situation still Per Pair millions of Americans who can postpaid warrants extension of emergency For car!'; and tr-ucks. Give and should drink an extra glass ·aid. USDA officials think that much 2,000 lbs. extra for all ~, ,*, capacity and 1 ton or two ot ' milk each week and trucks, 1,000 Ius, extra for eat a few additional pieces of cars x iept Buick, Olds, butter. blame for the recent dust storms Nash. Easily installed in 5 minutes. .must be placed on the continued Satisfaction guaranteed. State make AT PRESENT the dairy in- I grain' cropping of acres of grass- and model. BRINKMAN MFG. CO. dustry is confronted with pro- land plowed up to meet the World 2315 Clay Topeka 42, Kan. duction and marketing problems that stem from increasing out- put, declining exports and a re- duction in per capita consump- tion. It is important to see that THE FARM Bureau told the these troubles are not perpetuat President and S cretary Benson ed. and Congress that it expects the The government now has more lower price support to substan- than 1,320,000,000 pounds of tially increase h demand for dairy products in storage. These dairy products. It urg d that sal surpluses were acquired by sup- porting dairy prices at 90 percent WILLIAM VAN HARTES- than '32,000 big, but we never thought of of parity. They are products that VELDT. 71. (left) is shown April memberships were paid in any such ideas as hospital insurance, should have gone to consumers 28 as he recalls with Editor E. Eo one year, Van said, The drop in autom bile, life, and now fire in- but instead went into govern- Ungren of the Michigan Farm farm prices after World War I surance through th Farm Bur- ment warehouses. To make dairying a strong and independent part of our agricul- News some of the early days they knew in Farm Bureau. was tough on Farm Bureau mem- bership dues collections. eau membership and a Farm Bureau' company. Today we have he F Mr. Van Hartesveldt was 'one The second" membership cam- it, and nearly 62,000 members. tural economy these surpluses must be disposed of and. a pro- of the original membership soli- paign in 1922 brought members for three years. 27,000 Van returned to his farm in 1924. Lat r he went back to the with F EMONT MUTUAL roteet; citors in 1919: He believes that per adjustment made between "At first," said Van. "we built furniture industry for many he signed 10,000 to Farm Bureau production and consumption. The membership so fast we couldn t years as an expert hand carver. membership in the years 1~19 easiest way to do this is to in- believe it. But we weren't able He is retired, but last Christmas through 1923. Protect your inv'estment with crease consumption. In the fall of 1919 there were to provide the service to go with .T. L. Hudson Company of Detroit it. So we sort of started over had him demonstrate hand carv- \ b firesafe .' (/(JNf/R'TI dairy barn two crews of solicitors-16 per crew. Each group canvassed a county. The solicitors expected men again in 1922. By that time we had some service to build on. ing for two weeks in their furni- ture department. Thousands of "Sure, we sold the organiza- people came to see. Many of Dpn't risk losing' your herd, barn hay fire starts, a concrete floor con- to enroll 15 to 20 members daily. tion in the beginning on such them remarked to Van, "Y '1 or equipment in a fire. Insurance helps but can't pay for years of fines it, gives you time to lead away When they had canvassed counties the membershiptotalled 83 ideas as making our own feeds look very much like President YEA OF STA ILIT your herd. Write for free booklets and fertilizers, on having a seed Eisenhower, but you have more selective breeding or the disrup- 00 such subjects as these: 96,000. Most of them gave post- dated checks for each of three service, marketing on building services. our own We talked hair." Van lives at 724 East Main Street, ennville. TRE GT G OWT tion of your farm program. . Dairy Farm Improvements tional and promotion program percent of parity to the farmer which will be introduced later A STATEWIDE GENERAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY Farm Remodeling • Farm Hous •• ~Proteet your investment with a stressing the value of dairy pro- on butterfat and only 84 percent and which it is believed will em- WRITING FIRE AND ALLIED LINES THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN Poultry Houses. • Hog Hous •• firesafe 'concrete barn. Co:ncr~te ducts, will go a long way toward on manufactured milk. body Farm Bureau farm program Septic TankS _ • "aklng Concrete C4n'I' bu~.' -cbncret,e also resi~~s reestablishing the industry on a As I understand the law, the recommendations. BUlldh'" with Can ••ete Masonry rats, rot, storms and termites. If a firm and profitable basis. full 75 percent of parity must Distributed only in U.S. and Canada t, _ r(' . ~- I am required by law to fix now be passed on to the farmer. If you want to stay young, just --- PASTE COUPO.N ON lACK OF POSTCARD AND MAil TODAY ._--- __ dairy supports at a point between I will see that this is done. associate with young people. If 75 and 90 percent of parity that EZRA TAFT BENSON, Sec'y you want to get old in a hurry, PO TLANO- CEMENT ASSOCIATION } AnationaIOrganila(Klntoimp",vltandextendth~ U. S. Dep't of Agriculture - uses of portland cement and concrete, .. through " will assure an adequate supply. In just try to keep up with them. Michigan N.citional .Tower, Lansing 8, Mich.}! scientific research and engineering field wor~ view of both the large surpluses -The Southern Planter. and a production rate exceeding Pleas~ send me free titeratur~. distributed ~nly if U. S. and'Canada, on (list sublest). consumption, the Solicitor of the (-' " rtment of Agricultul' I would have to set the supports for the coming year at 75 per- -...."..-::---_- St.,, ... SINCE 1945 the annual per cent. capita consumption of fluid milk and cream has declined 47 THERE has been some com- pounds. For the same period con- plaint that under the President's This hot s6n!lhere~ 'sumption of butter dropped the new farm program, equivalent pounds of -milk, of an additional 45 tion in. dairy the reduc- supports have been gradual. Actually the should On a critical test of strength vote in the Senate April 27, a weather makes an easy way:fO President pro p 0 sed gradual move to extend mandatory, rigid Our people need to eat more farm price supports for one year dairy products. If the full dietary changes in moving basic com- was defeated by a vote of 40-48. my'mouth -fix that-CHEW needs of the nation were being modities from a rigid to flexible met, there would actually be a support program and from old to shortage of these products. Milk modernized parity. There was no The vote came on an amend- ment to the wool support bill of- fered by Senator Ellender of MAIL PO QI' is good. It is the most nearly per- such recommendation fect of all foods for children, products, which were already on on dairy Louisiana. Originally designed as d ty as a bone, AttD young people and adults. Milk is a flexible basis. cheap. A recent study shows that the nutrients contained There is considerable in a ence between the basic o rmmcdi- differ- a two-year extension, the amend- ment was revised to cover one year as a compromise support. to gain , t art of milk would cost 42 cerrts ties and dairy products. The if obtained from other sources. Other unrelated amendments basics are storable and they are to the same bill, S-2911, were of- subject to production control. IN AN effort to encourage the Dairy products fered by Senators Humphrey and are perishable. use ef dairy 'products and ill In fact they are the only perish- Thye of Minnesota. These were compliance with the law, I re- able commodity de f eat e d. After the "rider" on which price cently reduced the dairy price supports are mandatory. amendments were defeated, the In ad- wool bill was passed 69-17. support level from 90 to '75 per- dition, there is no control of pro- cent of parity. It i my belief duction . Michigan's Senator Homer Fer- . that more realistic prices, guson and Senator Charles' Pot- coupled with a vigorous educa- WHILE it would appear that ter both supported Farm Bur- the dairy supports were cut 15 eau's position on these important points, the actual reduction is 12 votes. INSURE and 9 points. marketing percent Because of wider margins last year, 90 supports reflected 87 The Senate Agriculture mittee is now beginning. execu- tive sessions to draft a farm bill Com- YOUR • • CROPS AGAI ST HAIL Last year hail took a tre- mendous toll in Michigan field crops. We paid for losses in 38 Michigan counties where hail damaged crops of our policy holders. You can never avoid hail damage, but you can avoid fi- nancial loss. We have been providing Michigan farmers nioy tobac 0 a man's.wa} with sound, inexpensive insurance on farm and garden hail crops for the past 43 years. Build a good bridge to a secure future by starting a FIP Saving 1 Chewing is a man's way to enjoy Ours is a mutual company, tobacco. Baseball players thew now. F P is a low cost program by . h you set money aside regularly, tobacco because it helps keep their mouths moist and comfort- owned and operated mers, for farmers. by far- Our policy I building up protected savings. This m th t FlP provide for on in able. So do thousands of other gives "blanket coverage"-you men who work where it's hot or Gusty. Chewing eases the strain do not have to insure each crop separately. Protect your crops "Time to Pai t U - Clean Upl ing your program even in lean years, and for completing your saving pr of your job-relaxes you-helps gram automatically in case of death. And there are other unu ual b n fit you enjoy living more. with Michigan Mutual Hail In- surance. Then whenever it with U C PITS Buy MAIL POUCH and discover comes, whenever it strikes, hail ow is the time to get your FIP Savings Plan tarted. Ask your for yourself why it is A nerica's best chew. You see, MAIL POUCH cannot cause you financial loss. Unico paints are laboratory and weath;r. Bureau Insurance Agent about thi savings program dev lop lly quality is built right in the to- bacco. That means even a smaller Ask your Local Agent or tested to give you positive protection and for farm families. chew tastes better-lasts longer. Write or Details. Agems' long • lasting good appeara ceo There is a Here' another mighty important point. AIL POUCH isn't over- Wanted in Certain Areas. wide range of color to choose frcm in ex- Life In ur The P Protec .Joaded ith ugary sweetness. It's terior and interior paints. top in and make a real man's chew that nev tires your ta te-that you will enjoy utual Hail hour after hour fill day long. your selection tod01- ·F , c 107 SOUl ulna.lnK, chll:an ea tyrannical, its very power and size spread the tyranny over I the hands of the people at the home level, and requires a sin- mill limit. But the millage is bas- ed upon a smaller valuation than posed on them. erations of our local govern- lour own local governments. more people, permit wholesale cere approach to it. Action, not NEXT: let us examine our own ments. Let us sweep away indif- is warranted under present con- ference, complacency and ex- PROPERTY valuation and as- ay corruption, and make it a greater problem to remove the offending persons in power. • debate, is the key to the matter. Lines of action to be examined include the following points: ditions. They may have failed to reflect the increases in property values that have developed over public service operations at the township level. et us be sure that needed services are being given, cuses against our own responsi- bility. A democracy must have the personal attention of its citi- sessing are not easy tasks if the,. are to be done on a fair basis. The legislature in its 1954 ses- DONALD D. KINSEY The nature of the challenge is the past twenty years. If and and that economy is being prac- sion provided for the prhlting of Coordinator of Education and aesearch ,POSITIVE measures to meet ticed in the use of public funds. zens. directed at the evidence that where this is true, wisdom would a "Tax Assessment Manual." the challenge. Alibis and argu- some townships are not paying a dictate a corrective program. These funds should be used for Delegates to the Michigan Farm Bureau annual meeting . IF AND WHERE there are real This manual shout b useful to ments over the virtue or weak- proper share for the support f programs tha s rye, protect a d local supervisors in brin~ing Nov. 12-13, 1953 said this abo,Uttownship governm nt: It should be pointed out that abuses, negligence, gra'tt or poli- ness local governments can their schools, for example, by raise the living standa of the about a more uniform and: ~ir while some farm properties may cal favoritism let us "clean our "We ew with alarm any attempt that would reli ve never serve to- meet the chal- way of the property tax. Some community as a whole. spread of taxes among the resi- 01' deprive township supervisors of any of their present lenges being levelled against be undervalued, there are town- own house." To fail in this is not of these may point out that they ships where farm properties have Then let us be well-informed only to warrant criticism. It is dents. functions••• them. The solution lies within are levying taxes up to the 15- excessively-high valuations irn- and deeply-interested in the op- also dangerous to the future of 'We recommend that each Community Farm Bureau (Continued on page 6 ign te one of i members to attend each meeting of its local township board and then report the del' lop~enis bac o the Community Group at ita next meting. ''We believe in home rule, but we also realize that we must be Willing to do our part to make good government a I' ality in our local understanding:' Th challenge to township government was the top choice of the Community Groups on the recent ballot on topics for Farm Bureau discussion groups. And wise- ly so, for there has been no slacking of pace by opponents of local government systems. La t year we saw the effort to remove the authority of the township supervisors as tax assessors and to create a county assessor. The legislative session of 1954 brought new and different efforts to weaken the powers of local government. General efforts for 1954 aimed to shift the powers of tax assessment toward the State Tax Com- mission and the State Board of Equalization. Hou e Bill 353 in its original form, would have given power to any board of education to appeal to the State Tax Commission against the valuations established by the supervisors. This would have forced the Board of Supervisors to bring the tax rolls before the State Tax Commission for review of their assessments. 'I=OOD The changes made in. the assessments by the State Tax Commission would be binding upon the board of supervisors for two years. Only the State Tax Com- mission could change the valuations and assessments during that time. :FRIIZI Amendments to the bill were introduced by Repre- " entative Clements before it passed the House. These amendments put the control of such action back into the hands of the supervi ors. It has passed the Senate and the House at present standing. Let us not forget A Grand GifJ for the original intent and aim which would limit the au- thority of the supervisors considerably. Th Entire Fa~ily M4ke Mother's Day really mean something by And let us take notice of such bills as Senate Bill 1265 givin her a new Unico food freezer. She wi!1 and 5-1 266 which were designed to compel the use of be trilled for years to come-and enjoy the the state equaliza ion formula as a basis upon which ease of preparing and storing fresh frozen foods local taxes are spread. These bills came within 11 and for year-around use ... She can do away with the 12 votes of passing the House, and that is close! They drudgery of hot-stove canning. She can pre- pare full meals in advance. You will save money pas ed the Senate! Under these bills the county board on food costs-and a Unico food freezer will of supervisors would have been required to apply the bring better eating and better living to the state equalization formula to the tax rolls of the county entire family. ana to attach the tax rolls to the state formula each U CO UPRIGHTS year. The Unico Upright freezer has many superior Under such an arrangement the function of the town- features some of which are: Food door shelves hip supervisor would have changed to that of spread- 24 Cu. Ft. have been incorporated for convenience. These ing the state-established quota upon the local taxpayers. FF - 704 B40 lb. Capacity 531.6 freezers have rugged hardware for farm use He would have less authority to judge differences in that can be locked. Tough, colorful plastic trim is easily cleaned. Retaining bar across front of lo~al property values. shelves holds food packages in place. One piece' Such Bills do not destroy local authority entirely. But molded flexible gasket around door makes posi- 24 Cu. Ft. they are step in the direction of limiting and qualifying tive seal •. Temperature control and combination FF - 712 1 13.90 warning and interior light located outside cabinet 840 lb. Capacity th t authority. Continuing steps can complete the un .. dermining of township systems of government .. on top of machine compartment cover. Eco- public is asked to believe that nomical compressor unit. 5 years warranty. MOTION L Attacks, - Criti- because there are corrupt goy- Aluminum interior-won't chip or rust. Will last isms of the township system are ernments in some townships, lifetime of freezer. frequently made on emotional therefore the whole system is rather than logical grounds. One bad! That proposition could be might be led to think that people applied to any level of govern- in the townships pay no share of mente U CO CHESTS the taxes. Let us consider. onies collected at the local BECAUSE some people talk The Unico chest type freezer is built for many level and returned to the local about the "sovereign" govern- years of steady service. Some of its features government should not be label- ment of the state and nation does led "State Aid" unless returned not mean that they are pure be- are: Automatic lid light. One piece molded in e cess of collections and on a cause they are "sovereign." Actu- balloon-type rubber gasket around lid makes "need" basis. Some writers eem ally, a tate or national govern- positive seal. Spring-loaded, counter-balanced to imply that all monies returned me t may be as full o~petty con- re" tate id." niving, graft,' corruption, tyran- hinges raise and lower lid-finger tip touch. nd the exposing of certain. ny and public negligence as any Famous Tecumseh Hermetic Refrigeration Y4 town hips in the newspapers and I local government. . H.P. unit which carries a five year warranty. magazine as "bad examples" is I If a large, centralized govern- s heel' propaganda device. The ment does become corrupt and Tough, colorful Ethocel plastic frost free zone trim. Easily cleaned. Baskets and dividers for convenient and better storage arrangement of food. Easy to I" ~. out. These and many other features make the Unico freezer one of the 16 Cu. Ft. leaders in the fi cld, 16 Cu. Ft. FF - 703 560 lb. Capacity 1 .80 In addi ion t:) the chest type freezers shown FF - 711 560 lb. Capacity a 9.5 cubic ft. model is available at $305.50. 00 to your nearest dealer for further information • ALLEGA •...•."lIegan y •5 ADRIAN •...B echer Road Farm Sapply Farmers Co-op Ie CADILLAC CASSOPOLIS ....•..... Cadillac Cas. ze Co-operative County Co-op o GRAND - GREGORY ontac BLANC ..Grand Blanc EI.yator Plainfield FB Supply LAPEER .•..Lap.er MAPLE Fo County Co-operative RAPIDS ....Setterington Motor ilEADING .......• Art Glbl.r Farm SUp,l, Assn. REMUS ... Gordon Schl a I Farm Equl_. CHESANING Chesaning Farmer. HAMIL TON Hamiiton Farm Bureau Sales ANN ARBOR Washtenaw F.B. Store MARCELLUS ....•...Marcellus Implement ROCKFORD Long'. Farm Equi_. Co-op, Inc. ARMADA t.auraen Farm Supply CLARE ...........• Dull F,-"m Service Store HANOVER Farmer Folk Supply Store MARLETTE ...•....Lamie's Refrigeration • se•.•te AVOCA Hill'. Farm Equipment HASTINGS Preston Sales &. Service &. Heating RUTH Ruth Farm.r.' Elevator CLIFFORD LAKE. Ken'. Farm Equip. BAD AXE :.•...Nugent Farm Service COOPERSVILLE Cooperaville Co- HEMLOCK Hemlock Farmers Co- MARSHALL Marengo F B Store SAGINAW H.indl Farm Equipm nt operatIve operative MA80N Mason Home Appliance BATH ...........•............ Cables Farm Shop ST. JOHNS ......................•..... Ollle $1 •• 1 DECKERVILLE Messman Machinery HERRON Wolf Creek Farm Bureau McCORD Kleinheksel'. Farm Servo BATTLE CREEK ....Battle Creek Farm Bureau DORR Salem Co-operative MOLINE Moline Co-op Milling Co. SCOTTS :.Scotta Farm Sup~l)' HILLSDALE Hillsdale Co. Co-op BELLEVUE Love'. Farm Service DUNDEE Five Point Sales &. Service ONEKAMA Schimke'. Farm Service STANWOOD St.nwood Marketina HOL T · Ka.hres Dairy BRECKENRIDGE Breckenridge Oil ELKTON Elkton Farm Equi,ment OWENDALE Roland Gettel SUNFIELD Sunfieid Farm Store IMLAY CITY Lapeer Co. Co-operative BRIDGEWATER .•._.A. H. Braun Impl. EVART ...........•............ Evart o-operative PARMA .............•.... Jordan' Farm Store THREE RIVERS •...Thre. Rlye Co.op ce--Should F rmers &. Hdwe. GAINES Marvin Tiedeman KALAMAZOO Lockwood Farm Equip Co. PITTSFORD Ayre. Implement Sale. UTICA ..· Wolv rln8 C ·op -cPo. BROOKLVN G. Raynor Boyce &. Son GILFORD .........•.. French'. Farm Supply LAKE ODESSA ....Lathrop Hatch ••• PORTLAND Alfred Ferri. VESTABURG Doolittl. Fa, Sup," BUCHA AN Buchanan Co-op., Inc. GLADWIN ........••.. Gladwin Farm Supply Farm Sup. PRESCOTT ..•..................• Wilmer Bradley WEST BRA CH ....W •• t ranch A E U ~(JIUIDme