Vol. 32, No. 8 AUGUST 1 J 1954 32nd r • Two F ertiliz -r a~ " e Farmers to llear FB Women Visit Farmer Owned ertnce Benson at MSC Aug., 5 Members of the major farm organizations-Grange, Farm Bu- F.B. S vice reau, Future Farmers, Agricultur- Plant Food al Conference and others-have been invited to hear Benson. at a e of' Farm families coming in for the Adolph Ecklund, manager of th programs, or for the speech, will be provided with picnic tables. Manufacturing Division of Farm Bureau FARMERS are invited to bring July 27 that deli eries of high analy i gr their families and come at 10 Farm Bureau Plant oods for f II of 1954 a. m. tosee various exhibits of the Artificial Breeders Ass'n. under' way from the Farm· Bureau factory Bring your own sandwiches. mazoo and will be coming soon from the factor l~ There will be furnished free of charge white and chocolate milk, naw. ice cream, cheddar cheese and Mr. Ecklund said the new plant at Kal m zoo b n cottage cheese. Ample parking facilities will be opera ions this spring. It was designed for the produ ..- provided at the MABA farm tion at high analysi , granulated fertilizer, nd a headquarters, Forest road at the end of Harrison road, south of about 1,000,000 to build and equip. It will produ the main MSC campus. Signs will from 40,000 to 50,000 tons of granulated pl n fo EZRA T. BENSON direct visitors to the meeting place. a year. Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson will find a big crowd IN ADDITION to Benson, mak- This summer, Mr. Ecklud said, Farm Bureau S rvi waiting for him Thursday, August ing his first Michigan appearance invested $100,000 in it S 5, when he appears on the Mich- since becoming secretary of agri- igan State College campus as a culture in the Eisenhower admin- inaw Plant Food f tory 0 headline speaker. All farmers are istration, there will be outstand- convert it or th m nuf c- invited to hear him. ing research attractions. The MABA bull barn and labor- ture of granulated, hi 1 , IT WILL be the 10th anniver- atory tours will be augmented by sary celebration of the Michigan analysis fertilizers. a side trip by bus to the experi- Artificial Breeding Cooperative, mental area where the School of Saginaw has a m nuf at whose Forest Road headquar- Veterinary Medicine is working ters he will speak at 1 p. m.-or turing capacity of 50,000 t to solve problems of hard-to-con- in the College Auditorium in case ceive cows, 60,000 tons of mixed f rti ... of rain. The display will include the BOARDING BUS for 'Farmers Petroleum Cooperative tour are these members of state advisory council of Women of Farm Bureau; lizers and 30,000 to 40,000 It will be Orchard Day, with milk vending machines that are fruit 'and vegetable growers left to right-Mrs. Clare Williams. St. Louis: Mrs. Irene Hitchings. Nodh Street; Mrs. Theo Mohn. Quincy: Mrs. Robert Weisgerber. s tons of superphosph t making big gains in milk sales meeting at 10 a. m. at the Col- through the sale of pints and half- Ionia: Mrs. Sherman Richards. Fenion: Mrs. Harry Shannon. Marcellus: Mrs. Byron Eley. Centreville: Mrs. Dale Root, Barryton: Mrs. year. The Kalamazoo f c- lege Orchard for tours and ex- pints of milk in paper cartons. Carl Johnson. Pierson: Mr;. Esther Kennedy. Posen: Mrs. Hiram Brock. East Jordan: Mrs. Ernest Helm, Traverse City: Mrs. Carl hibits. Their program, with a tory was built b c u the Fruit men will see what science Topliff. Eaton Rapids: Mrs. Marjorie Karker. Lansing, director of women's picnic at noon, will recess to hear is doing for their industry-dwarf capacity of the Saginaw fac .. Benson and then continue. MICHIGAN'S Dairy Queen, Mary Lou Beal, 17-year-old Three trees, spraying, weed control, irri- gation, pruning and virus prob- lems. TOUI" Re Teals tory years was reached azo. a ew Rivers dairy farmerette, will take Vegetable men can see variety, part in the ¥ABC program. hormone, hybrid and other work. Investments "The most important developmen business in 20 years has been the granul tion pro in the fertilizer h at C nt 01 t Mr. Ecklu ··Granulated id. fertilizer has many things to recomm nd Thirteen members of the State Voted, But ~ ot Council of Farm Bureau Women left Lansing July 27th for a tour it to the farmer. Farmers like it bec us it drill b tt r, and doesn't bridge in the drill. It eliminates the fer- f rtilizer In Michigan~ of farmer owned factories, ware- houses, retail outlets and oil fields sponsored by Farmers Petroleum tilizer dust problem in the field. reduces the storage problem to a minimum. Granulate~ Wheat growers of the nation Cooperatives, Inc., of Lansing. The "In granulated fertilizer there is a chemical union 0 voted July 23 in favor of market- tour was designed to better that every particle is a particle of 5..20 ..20, for example. ing controls for the 1955 crop in acquaint farm people with the return for government' price sup- properties they and their neigh- The fertilizer is uniform throughout. Pulverized, mixed port from 82% % to 90% of par- bors own as members of their fertilizer consists of particles of sulphate of ammoni , ity, as provided in legislation now local petroleum cooperatives. before Congress. superphosphate, potash, etc., as a mixture. THE TOUR included visits to 1 refinery in Detroit on the 27th. "We are well pleased with farmers' acceptanc of high ABOUT 260,000voted of 1,000,- 000 eligible wheat growers hav- That evening the group took in analysis fertilizers to reduce the cost to them per uni ing 15 acres or more in wheat. a night baseball game at Briggs Stadium. Next day at Saginaw of plant food. They reduce their production costs through They gave marketing controls they observed operations of the for the 1955 crop a 3 to 1 major- handling and paying for less tonnage to get the same re- Farm Bureau Services, Inc., ferti- ity as against almost an 8 to 1 lizer plant and then to the Sagi- sults. Three tons of 5-20 ..20 will do the work of five ton majority last year. naw Farm Buraeu Oil Company's 'Michigan rejected controls by FRED REIMER of Saginaw will of 3-12-12. retail outlet which is one of num- a vote of 4,359 to 3,685. Indiana, be honered by .the Bay County erous such cooperatives in the "We are offering these high analysis, granulated f r... Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau for his many years state. In the afternoon the group tilizers this fall: 6-24-12, 5..20 ..20, 12..12..12, 4 ..16..16, and West Virginia were among of service to the Michigan Farm went to farmer-owned oil fields the states that rejected wheat Bureau and especially to the Sag- .n Gladwin county where the story 0-25-25. Other granulated, and some pulverized f rti .. marketing controls for 1955. inaw valley. At the Bay County of the production of petroleum lizers are being p.roduced as required. Farm Bureau picnic at the fair- was completed. WHEAT producing states car- ried the day. Not until North Da- grounds, Bay City, August 19, Rural leaders were chosen to spectively. The dollar volume in Fred will be crowned King for take the trip vso they might see sales last year at these two mar- kota, the 44th state to be counted, came in with a vote of over 46,- the Day on the morning program. what their investments in coopera- kets exceeded $15,000,000. 000 votes for controls as against The special Fred Reimer program. tives are doing for them and take Mr. Benson explains operation of one of I' oil wells in Gladwin county in which Farmers Petro. Livestock producers in the 2,000 rejecting controls was it will be- given in the afternoon. the story back home to Farm Traverse City are, interest d in a Fred was a Michigan Farm Bu- Bureau friends in community leum Cooperative has half interest and receives the full production. In the picture. left to right: better market are invited to at- certain that marketing quotas groups. reau district representative for Arlo Wasson of FPC. Mrs. Byron Eley. Mrs. Clare Williams. Mrs. Ernest Heirn, and Mr. Benson. tend this August 6 meeting. would win. many years. He was in charge The time and place again-1:30 Under the program approved by retard re-establishment of world of the MFB Farm Supply de- Plow·ng Contest 62,640 Members p. m., Friday, August 6, at th the majority of growers voting, each farmer receives from the Sec'y of Agriculture an acreage partment when he retired to im- prove his health. At Constantine St. Joseph county groups are I Membership of the Michigan Farm Burea~ .July 26 was 6}.i wheat market. (4) Include specific mandatory provision ordering Secretary of Garfield Township Hall. Bring your neighbor. allotment for wheat. Everyone who stays within his sponsoring the first annual Mich- 640 farm families. Goal for 19 was 61,310. Genesee an'd Jackson o Agriculture to prevent land di- Every Juniors Set L igan State Plowing Contest and verted from acreage control pro- County Farm Bureaus have joined acreage allotment is eligible for price support on the production. Conservation Field Day near Con- 27 other County Farm Bureaus grams being planted to crops Elig bl stantine,' August 21. Upwards of Everyone who exceeds his acre- 5,000persons are expected. that have passed their member- ate that adversely affect the interests age allotment is not eligible for price support on any of the pro- For Cafetcl·ea Each county may enter one con- testant. The winner will be sent ship goal for 1954. of growers of unsupported crops. Require diverted acres to be put The Michigan Farm Bureau into soil building crops only. duction. to the National Plowing Contest A farmer may sow up to 15 acres and exceed his allotment At Ionia Fai at Olney, Illinois, September 18. Parity Fight board of directors at Lansing, July 27, urged Michigan members of Congress to amend the admin- The board of directors said: "The Michigan Farm J?ure.au istration's farm bill now in the strongly endor s the rr:monty and not be subject to a marketing HASSIL SCHENCK. president 0\ i Senate For the 9th consecutive year the of the Indiana Farm Bureau, will penalty. U. S. Senate to provide flex- report. of the Se~ate ~gncul~u:e Michigan Junior Farm Bureau will T If he has more than 15 acres of speak Saturday afternoon after ible price supports of 75 to 90% of C~mmittee. ThIS rejects rigid operate a first class cafeteria at an allotment, and plants addition- the Ionia County Free Fair, Au- the plowing contest. Governor parity for all crops and products. I pn~e. supports. and advo~ates al acres, he is not eligible for Williams will speak and crown At the end of July the show- policies that WIll return agr icul- gust 9 to 14. Last year they down on the farm price support CONGRESS was urged to end ture to a private enterprise econ- price support, and he is subject the Queen of the Furrow Friday served 6,000 meals. legislation was in the Senate. mandatory 90% price supports for I omy, and keep government con- evening. to a marketing penalty on the production of the excess acres, YOU can depend upon a good Saturday morning, August 21, Wheat and cotton state senators on the Senate Agr'l committee had 31, 1954. I grain and other crops December trols on the farmer to a minimum. We heartily commend this cour- will be devoted to soil conserva- which will be 45% of the parity price for wheat, or $1.12 a bushel. tasty, nutritious meal in a pleasant atmosphere at the Junior Farm tion demonstrations. WOWO en- amended the bill, S-3052 to con- tinue in 1955 mandatory price I The Michigan Farm Bureau ageous and statesmanlike action urged these amendments to the by Senators Aiken, Anderson, To be eligible for price support, Bureau cafeteria building near the tertainers and the Constantine IF the livestock producers at grandstand. high school band will appear at supports at 90% of parity for Aiken farm price support bill, Hickenlooper, Holland, Williams, their August 6 meeting approve a farmer must also comply with wheat, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice S-3052: Welker, and Schoeppel." other crop allotments for next noon. The level-land plowing the plan to market their livestock Margaret Linebaugh and Rich- and peanuts and 85% of parity (1) End rigid 90% parity price The Farm Bureau directors sup- year. He can plant only hay or ard Ingall, Junior Farm Bureau contest is from 1:30 to 3:00 p. m. cooperatively, investments will be pasture crops to acres diverted by The program is sponsored by for butter. supports on all commodities De- ported a Senate finance commit- solicited to provide the facilities. members in Ionia county, have The House version of the bill cember 31, 1954. Make every tee amendment to the admin- the control program. been hired by the state cafeteria the Constantine Rotary Club, the The yards would then be leased (Continued on Page 5) County Agr'l Agent, and the Soil is a compromise at 821/2to 90% of effort to hold the range for flex- istration's social security legisla- to the Michingan Live tock Ex- committee as manager and ass't parity, plus a two-price system ible supports to 75% to 90% of tion to exempt farmers from com- manger for the project. Conservation Committee. change of Detroit. The Exchange for wheat. parity for all crops and products. pulsory coverage and to bring no would be responsible for the mar- Correct on A professional head cook, ass't The fight in the Senate will be (2) Defeat provisions for man- more farm wor ers under the keting operations, assuming such The Ottawa County Farm Bu- head cook and pastry cook have Soil Districts to amend S-3052 to replace rigid datory supports on grain sorg- program. Farmers have expre sed an arrangement, can b mutually reau has leased the office build- been hired by the manager. A Michigan has 71 soil conserva- 90% supports with flexible sup- hums, oats, barley, rye, and any little. interest in coming under agreed upon. ing at Aillendale from the A. J. number of Juniors will work full tion di tricts. Russell G. Hill, ports and to make other changes. other crops. social security, the Farm Bureau Farmers in Michigan now own Cook Lumber Co. for two years time at the cafeteria. Each of M.S.C. conservationist, points out These are summed up by action (3) Oppose inclusion of multiple said. ... livestock auction market at S. at $40 per month, and not at $4,QOO22 county Junior groups will send that more than 90 per cent of the taken by the Michigan Farm Bu- price certificate for wheat. This Louis and Battle Creek w ich for two years as stated by; error in volunteer labor for one of the state's agricultural land is in soil reau board July 27. See article would provid subsidized com- have be n op r ting u s u another puhlication, fair days. districts. in next column. petition for animal feed crops and VOTE Tuesday, August 3. for three and five year o a OFFICERS ureau " t btl hed January 12, 192 President C. E. Busktrk, Paw Paw V -Pre . G. Hodge, Snover Exec. V-Pre C. L. Brody, Lansing Exec. Sec·y J. F. Yaeger, Lansing DISTRICT DIRECTORS 1-Ru. ell E. Haz l....Richland, R-l 2-Blaque Knlrk 3-Herman How isen Quincy, R-l Clinton, R-l The Rose oj the Da 4-A. hetlenbar'ge r L. Odessa, R-l I bring you the bud of the morning. 5-. Iarten Garn Chariotte, R-5 6- "ard G. Hodg Snov r, R-l Bright minted of rose-bordered gold 7-Thoma Hahn Rodn y New born while the new day is borning -Kl'nn th John. m Fr eland, R-2 9-Hen . DeRui er ........•IcBa.ln, R-l Dew fresh in a world growing old. 1G-Jame lelock \Vhitt more DIRECTORS AT LARGE Our tea rose is purely prolific. Carl E. BlI. klrk Paw Paw, R-2 It blooms in exuberant glee. alt r \Vlghtm n Fermvtll , R-l The neighbors pronounce it terrific, Gl€;ason E. Halliwlll Gladwln, R-4 in r E. Ungren Editor PURPOSE OF FARM Representing And Marthy and I quite agree. J me Osborne Associate Editor BUREAU WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU Each rose is a floral sensation. The purpose of this Associa- Mrs. Carlton Ball Albion, R-l Llmtt ed to Farm Bureau Memh rs, tion hall be the advancement I view them in awe and amaze. ilult crlption: 40 cent a year of our members' interests edu- Each morning renewed admiration cationally, legislatively, and Vol. 32 August 1, 1954 No. 8 economically. Flares up in my heart as I gaze. , And yet, as I view and appraise them Comparing each beauty with each, ·Community Group Suffused with the pride that we raise them And groping for words out of reach. in West Virg nia One bloom or one bud will impress me In some indefinable way Till it's loveliness seems to caress me And I name it the Rose of Today. I cut it and take it to Marihy And, thinking "I love you," I say NORMAN REATH, in charge of agr'l research at Gerbers Products at Fremont, stands in a field of "Look, Marthy, the bud of the morning; peas on the Ebert Schippers farm at Grant. Mr. Schippers started to give the field a pre-emergence I bring you the Rose of The Day:' spray to control mustard. The sprayer broke do wn, At Mr. Reath's right can be seen the un- sprayed part of the field with mustard 30 inches high. At his left is the sprayed section of the pea Tomorrow may see one as regal field. No mustard. But I shall insist while I may KEATS VINING muck soil near Grant. Reath mustard where the sprayer first By all that is holy. or legal, Agr'l News Writer figured there would be plenty of broke 'down There was plenty of I vote for the Rose of The Day. mustard in the field where Schip- Common mustard weed is a mustard in the field. pers quit spraying. R. S. Clark problem in many fields where MR. SCHIPPERS agreed to the 315 North Grinnell Street spray program. It was to be a The mustard was all of 30 peas are grown for processing. inches high. In fact there was so Jackson, Michigan Yellow Rocket, or annual win- pre-emergence spray when the much mustard that the unsprayed ter mustard, may be a problem peas were about five inches high. rather than in nutritional gains "This has meant a very low in alfalfa fields, and somewhat At this time the mustard would parts of the field wouldn't be in our dairy products. price, due to a large supply of a less so in clover. be just coming out of the ground harvested. But when Schipper's Ella Spencer, Chairman commodity that has been used sprayer broke down it made one Virginia Czarnecki, Sec'y PEAS. The mustard plants or the seeds germinating. of the finest demonstrations that very little by feed manufacturers The material used was Dow's mustard in pea fields can be con- July 10, 1954 make hard work of harvesting in the past." "Premerge," a' dinitro material. Carpenter Road Farm Bureau the pea crop. It means more ton- trolled with a pre - emergence The- spray program called for Hillsdale County REPORTS from various parts nage of peas to take off the using 1% quarts per acre The spray. This Community Farm Bureau Group in Roane County, West Virginia, is the first to be organ- of the nation show that Kansas ground and more tonnage to run spray material to be used in 25 Reath reports that this same ized on the pattern of Community Farm Bure au Groups in Michigan. Sportsmen and is swamped with barley. Texas through the viner. The quality to 50 gallons of water. spray material was used in snap and California report big in- of the crop is injured with the bean fields last year with success, DONALD D. KINSEY 1 meetings, and to talk with state counties. Farmer Relations creases in the acreage of grain peas often having a mustard The "premerge" costs $4.75 a And it, will be used again this) gallon, making a cost of about year. (Conducting Community Farm and local leaders about the pro- I The West Virginia groups have Nearly 600 delegates to the sorghum and corn. Iowa and taste. $2.00 an acre for material. gram. the same officers we do. They Michigan United Conservation other states in the midwest ob- Bureau Dep't this edition Mr. Field went home with the have a Discussion Leaders' News Clubs convention at Petoskey GERBER Products Company of Mr. Schippers started to spray ALFALFA Be CLOVER. Farm- serve that diverted acres have Fremont contracts and processes the 12 acre field. Then he had ers have been having trouble for Wesley Hawley, who conviction that West Virginia Letter, a Handbook for Com- agree on the need for a better been planted to barley, soybeans, a considerable acreage of peas trouble with his sprayer. It didn't with winter annual mustard, or is on vacation) must have 'Farm Bureau members munity Group Discussion Leaders, understanding between those oats and other crops. each year in Michigan. spray. He fixed the sprayer and yellow rocket, 'ever since they participating in Com m u nit y and a Secretary's Minute Book who live in urban areas and those They have been interested in it worked for the most of the .have been growing legumes. Charles H. Field, director of Groups like they do in Michigan. similar to ours. who live on farms. the control of weeds, particularily field. Then it stopped spraying. One way to get rid of the early information for the West Virginia The state Farm Bureau provided Farm Bureau, visited Michigan a budget to get the work under "Proced ures Topics being discussed include: for Determining We pledge ourselves to cam- paign for better fasmer- sports- Bar ey Can mustard in the pea acreage. This year Norman Reath, in So did Schippers. flowering mustard plants is to clip the field with a mower. som time ago. He came to study way. Policy in Farm Bureau; Do We men's relations. charge of agricultural research THE FIELD shows the result That works for clover fields, our Community Farm Bureau The first group was organized Need a New Constitution for West in Roane county. During June 15 Virginia? Do We Have too Many servation Commissions for in- program, to attend community others were organized in eight Farm Organizations? We thank the Michigan Con- cluding in the 1954 game digest eplace Corn w 0 r.k at Gerber's, interested of the spraying work. The must- but it's bad for alfalfa because Ebert Schippers of Grant to try ard came up in good shape where "alfalfa generally is too tall by the some weed control work on 12 the spray material wasn't applied. time the weed should be mowed. the Sportsmen's Rules of Good Conduct. Oats in Feeds . acres of peas he had growing on Out in the field was a patch of (Continued on page 5) What They're Sa)ing ... We re-affirm our appreciation to the Michigan Farm Bureau "Maybe farmers in your area and the Michigan State Grange have grown barley this year. If price system serves only to es- pensers was appreciated by far- for their whole-hearted coopera- so, encourage them to use it in ontrols, tablish false markets. mers in our group. It helps the tion. feeds," said Bob Addy of Farm Mrs. Kenneth Johnson sale of a product in which we The goal of a better under- Bureau Services Feed Dep't to r U ort Richmond R-3 have a high investment. standing is the individual sports- Farm Bureau feed dealers July Resolved, that the federal gov- June 26, 1954 Your veto of the bill to dis- man accepting his share of the 16. rnm nt remove all controls Lenox Community Farm continue the sale of super-forti- responsbility by becoming ac- "For cows, let it replace corn or which affect the farmer in his Bureau No.1 fied milk was not looked upon quainted with the individual far- oats in custom mixed feeds, busine. This would remove quota a d parity price paid the Word to with favor. The American mer and conducting himself as pound for pound. Barley carries Medical Ass'n has stated clearly a true sportsman. Michigan United about 12% protein compared to DONtTPUTS farmer and allow the economic that there is little that can be law of supply and demand to The overnor function normally. We feel that Dear Governor Williams: added to the nutritional value of milk. It seems as though Conservation Harry R. Gains, Sec'y Clubs oats about the same, and corn only 9%. In total digestible YOUR TRUST IN MONEY-. nutrients, barley ranks with No. th quota system is unfair to the small farmer and that the parity Your signature to the bill to there are factions in our state legalize the use of bulk milk dis- more interested in financial gains June 20, 1954. Petoskey 3 corn and a little more than oats. Where there is a great deal of PUT YOUR MONEY ew S rpluses barley, we suggest that in poultry mashes, half the corn can be re- IN TRUST ••• placed by barley-or even a little • more. • Appea -ing in Grind barley finer than corn on account of the hull. If used for little chicks, pulverize like you o er Crops do oats. For hogs, you can re- place 30 to 50% of the corn with barley but it doesn't prove quite "Winter barley is one of the as fattening as corn. ~l'1l1OJ crops farmers are using to take In winter, step up the vitamin A MII/'fl up the slack in the diverted acres oil if barley replaces much of the due to allotments on wheat and corn because corn is rich in vit- UlGHUl} corn," said Ed Powell, manager amin A. Barley is not. Farmers are getting younger The average age of Michigan farmers is going down, say Michigan state College of grain merchandising for the Michigan Elevator Exchange in July. Beef Hight-quality beef has a deep ~---------- agricultural economists. 37% are now "NOT ONLY have the farmers red color, fine grain, an outside under 45 years of age. In 1940that figure of Michigan turned to winter bar- covering of creamy white fat, and was 31%. There's a geographical differ- ley, but also farmers in Ohio, is well marbled, say home econo- Pennsylvania, In d ian a, and mists at Michigan State College. ence, too. The western half of the upper from peninsula has the largest proportion of Illinois, who are in direct com- petition with us. VOTE Tuesday, August 3. farmers over 65. The highest percentage MICHIGAN BELL of younger farmers is in "The Thumb." ...... ........ ... ........... CLASSIFIED DS Classified advertisements are cash with order at the following • 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. These rates based on guarantee of 60,000or more subscribers. They are members of the Michigan Farm Bureau. • MAPLE SYRUP SUPPLIES LIVESTOCK KI TG EV APORATOR8-All orders REGISTERED Tamworth Swine. plac d in ugust are granted a ub- Tbe I an m at bre d. Breeding stock tantial casa discount. Order now and from Micbigan' Premier H rd. 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'" I 'IT .B•• • 7 (1-U-'llb) AUGUST 1, 1954 MICHIGA oard A ro es .-----------~---;.,.,..---------------.,.-~-----------~ Junior Farn ~':::~~~:a~ I~:r;:'~e•ATheyAd·Will Serve the committee in an ex-officio capacity. They may take part FB vlsory Group in the discussion, but they will Bureau o A delegation of approximately 20 Junior Farm Bureau mem- bers will attend the annual con- ference of the American Insti- S not vote or accept the chairman- ship of a committee. The MFB representatives will serve as a line of communications between Call g. 2328 tute of Cooperation. This con- ference will be held at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Hundreds of Farm Bureau Members Will the MFB board and the commit- tee. They will also report to the board of directors the discussions The Michigan Junior Farm August 15-19. Junior Farm Bu- Serve on County, Regional, & State and recommendations. of com- Bureau roll call week will be reau members will attend from modity committees with whom held August 23-28. 2933 members these counties: Montcalm, Eat- Commodity Advisory Groups they have met. Is the state goal for 1955. About on, Isabella, Oakland, Ottawa, 1,000 members of our present Lenawee, All ega n, Ogemaw, The board of directors of the Michigan Farm Bureau State Commodity membership of 1,606,will serve in Branch, Cass, Tuscola, Mecosta at its meeting in May approved the organization of Com- Advisory the one week roll call campaign. and Clinton. A roll can plan, similiar to the The Michigan Association of modity Advisory Committees of Farm Bureau mem- Committees one used by Farm Bureau, has Farmer Cooperatives is sponsor- been developed by the State mem- bers at the state, regional and county levels. DAIRY COMMITTEE ing the transportation for the Wm. Richardson, Chairman .... Rives bership committee. Committee Junior Farm Bureau delegates. The committees will represent these commodity in- Junction members are, Lois Schmidt, Chair- Also it will sponsor a similar Charles Gotthard Thompsonville man (Berrien), Frances Cronk- number in each the organiza- terests of Farm Bureau members: Dairy, Field Crops, Edward larwede Herron Max Patterson Re d City rite (Ingham), Dick De'Vuyst tions of F.F.A. and 4-H. It is Fruit & Vegetables, Livestock, and Poultry. Leonard Schwab KawKawlin (Gratiot), Wilfred Depcinski (Hu- expected local cooperatives will Robert Martus Brown City ron), and Lorretta Kosnik (Gra- also pay a part of the remaining "The purpose of the committees, said Jack Yaeger, Jo eph Lyons F nton Warren Toney Berrien Spring tiot). Tbis Committee is suggest- expense of individual delegates. ing that work teams consisting of executive secretary of the Michigan Farm Bureau, "is FIELD CROPS Charles Beal, Chairman .. Three Rivers one fellow and one girl, be used Isabella Juniors to ad-Vi' se the board of di- Raymond Banner Plainwell to contact prospective Junior Farm Kenn th Fordyce ashvill Bureau members. Sponsor Plow Day rectors of the Farm Bureau Carl Koenigshof Paul Giofvert Buchanan Kalamazoo Roll call week has also been set The Isabella County Junior's on legislation, marketing, Richard Wooden aasopolts up on a contest basis. The team Farm Bureau again sponsored 1. G. Dickerson Bloomingdale signing the highest percentage of a 'Plow Day' on July 16, at the or other problems concern- FRUITS &. VEGETABLES county goal and team signing the State Home and Training School, ing their commodity-live- George Farley, Chairman .... Albion George McManus, Jr Traverse City greatest number of members in near Mt. Pleasant. An estimated the state will De awarded $30 for 250 people were in attendance. stock, for example. Lee Frisbie Herbert Turner Sydney Saginaw WALTER BECK (left), Earll (standing) Bill Walters, FMI Co. hail, smoke, xplosion. each team member. This money "The committees will Howard Smith apac Beck (3rd from left) and their': eastern Michigan sales manager, Farm Bureau Mutual's 40 is applicable to a trip to the lend assistance and encourage- Homer Cowles Belding Peter Rudell Berrien Springs mother, Mrs. Cora Beck of Read- and Leon Kulow, agency mana- agents in 62 counties are now t AFBF convention in New York ment to the Junior Farm Buraeu function purely in an ad- ing, Hillsdale county, on July 17 ger for Hillsdale county. work converting to polici s som LIVESTOCK City this December. groups in each coun y. Junior visory capacity. They are Robert Farley, Chairman Albion received the first fire insurance The comprehensive fire insur- $75,000,000 of charter applica- County Farm Bureau Boards, Farm Bureau youth are the poten- Julius Kratochvil Traverse City policy issued by the Farm Bureau ance policy for the Beck farm in- tions made by Farm Bur au Senior • Committees on Junior tial Ieaders of tomorrow's Farm not action committees. They Beaman 'mith Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company. sured the buildings for loss by members for fire, windstorm and Enoch Carlson Alto Community Groups are urged to Bureau program. do not take over the policy Archie Mabery................ orth Branch Others in the picture are fire, and also loss by wind torm, other insurance coverages. Clarence Fry Mason making responsibility of the Wade Olin t. Johns BULK MILK dispensers which The U. S. Public Health Ser- Foster Oswalt Vicksburg vice has formulat d a set of r g- board of directors of the will deliver refrigerated milk in POULTRY ulations which might guide the Ted Grandholm, Chairman Lewiston a glass, are adapted especially for Michigan Farm Bureau. Herman Lucas Lucas use in public eating places such Department in reaching promp ; For Freedom From Weed and Rye "Their job .is to get infor- Seymour H sene Lowell as restaurants and cafeterias. and easy decision as to suitable Earl Ousterhout Sterling containers. Clare Barrett Lum However, an unforseen situa- mation, to advise, and to However, it is said that it may Seed - For High Germination - For Mrs. Wm. Smith Mrs. J. Earl Lowd n St. Johns Rive Junction tion has developed which may not be possible for the Mi higan J. F. YAEGER make suggestions to the Arthur Bailey.................... Schoolcraft postpone the effective date of this new method of milk mer- D partment of Agriculture to un- High Varietal Purity - For'Uniform MFB board of directors. Whatever action is to be taken, chandising. ravel all the red tape before Oc- The Way to Sell STANLEY M. POWELL tober. That would be a discourag- Quality-For Varieties Best Adapted or policies to be set as the result of recommendations THE NEW LAW authorizes the ing set back. Is to Te I Them Legislative CounseL MFB State Department of Agriculture It seems as though r frigerate to the Farm Bureau Board from Commodity Advisory Newaygo County Farm Bureau The new law legalizing the use to regulate the containers in milk might sell better during to Michigan Committees, shall be determined by the board of has supplied restaurants and of bulk milk dispensers in Mich- which the milk is transported the summer than in cold weather. lunch rooms in the county with igan will become effective on from the dairy and stored for In any event, the urgency for directors as each recommendation is considered. blank menu forms which carry August 13, which is 90 days af- dispensing through the refriger- finding a profitable market for this bit of dairy promotion printed ter final adjournment of the leg- ated cabinets. It had been expect- surplus milk is here right now "The commodity committees can also be of consider- at the top: islature. ed that the Department could and we shouldn't have to wait CERT\f\ED able assistance to the state Farm Bureau Resolutions A GLASS OF MILK AND Coin vending machines which take care of this detail during until next fall to get the benefit SEED DISH OF ICE CREAM Will Im- distribute milk in bottles or the 90-day period which elapsed of this improved marketing Committee, if the Resolutions Committee so desires. The prove Your Meal. ASK YOUR method. cardboard cartons have always from the final adjournment of t't)\1'U '''''0 committee may assist in the screening, rewriting, clarify- WAITRESS. This suggestion is been legal in Michigan and have the legislative session until Au- sponsored by Newaygo County been widely used in schools, fac- gust 13 when the new crop of A man short of cash is usually ing and coordinating of commodity resolutions devel- Farm Bureau. laws become operative. short on optimism. C~OP I V,t.,RIE1"( tories, offices, depots, etc. ", ,~ oped by County Farm Bureaus, or at the annual Com- lot No. " "" ./. ,~ t.4~ Crop Se.d 11\ ./. &-& modity Day meetings, before they are considered by the w.ed. 1..w"""" ,,,,, EMB~ ANO tWO£1I ASSOC'A TlOl'l state Resolutions Committee. PRODUCED BV ~p IMPRoVEMENt "It is expected that all state commodity committees ...~~.... ~. ~1N~S~PE:C11:0~N~o:r~M:IC~H:IG:A:N:,,:~_-:- __ ---~ will meet at least twice a year in order to get the work Be Sure This done in the most efficient manner. Ben Pattison, coordinator of the MFB Commodity Tag Is On Relationships Deptt, will serve as secretary for the state Commodity Advisory Committees.tt YOUR COUNTY Comm'iUees.Some 60 tees in the region. . County Farm Bureaus in the STATE Co~miuees: The five •••~~.. IffUII@ ... ~... Wheat Seed eight regional membership dis- tricts have selected County Farm state Commodlt! Adv~sory Com- mittees for Dairy, Flel~ Crops, Bureau Commodity Advisory Fruit & Vegetables, Llvesto~k, Committees, composed of one and Poultry have .a representatl:~ IT PAYS! representative each for the Dairy, Field Crops, 'Fruit & Vegetables, for each commltt~e who w. chosen by the regional commit- Livesteck and Poultry Commit- tees .for that co~modity. tees. These committees will work It IS t~e functl?n of the st~te on local commodity problems. CommodIty. Advisory