Vol. 33, No. 9 g SEPTEMBER 1, 195.j 33rd Year' Farm ure-a emhers a Of Some Wer T r Grow from Id $30,000,000 The Michigan Farm Bureau d dic t d h If dollar office building in the op n ountry I ng west of Lansing, ugust 10. Thousands of members of th F rm ur u r visitors came to see the new hom of Michig n' I farm organization. A few were th re who help d ize the Michigan Farm Bureau, F ebru ry 4, 191 They walked into one of the larg st nd mo t m d rn Roy W. Bennett, manager Benjamin P. Pattison, coord- one story office buildings in Michigan. Farm Bureau Services Seed inator of commodity relations Dep't, retired August 31. He is and director of finance pro- They saw a general office of n rly an cr In lZ the dean of all Farm Bureau motion for Michigan Farm employees with 35 years of ser- Bureau, retired August 31. for the 250 office employees of the Mi hig n rm vice. Ben came to Michigan Farm reau and its four service companies. When the Farm Bureau Bureau in 1944 after 17 years bought the North Cedar street with the Federal Land Bank of Everything was new--desks, ch irs, fil s, t r k office building in April 1920, Roy St. Paul. At first he was field was there as building superin- representative for the Michigan -down to the ash trays. tendent. He was asked to con- Ass'n of Farmer Cooperatives. Farm Bureau members looked round. tinue with the Farm Bureau and Then he was put in charge of soon was in the newly establish- commodity relations for the They remembered the old place on North d r tr ed seed dep't. • Michigan Farm Bureau . . In 1932 when business con- As director of commodity re- where the Farm Bureau had its headqu rter for ne rly ditions were worst, Roy became lations, Ben helped develop five 36 years. manager. For 23 years he and his state-wide commodity com- staff have been responsible for mittees of Farm Bureau mem- Many of them knew its history. That old buildin purchasing, assembly, cleaning, bers to represent the interests of packaging, sale and delivery of 5 dairy, livestock, poultry, fruit was built in the '80's. Three stori s, and plenty f to 7 million pounds of Farm and vegetables, and field crops stairs to climb. The place had been a m chin shop in Bureau brand field seeds a year. farmers. Enough to sow half a million These- groups are organized at its early days. At another time it had b en windmill acres annually. It's a million three levels: county, Farm factory. Once it had been gutted by fire. dollar a year business. Bureau membership regions, and Hundreds erative of farmers, elevator people, coop- and state. Recommendations to the state committe, pass up which O' ;:.:: .IJt· •• ,. $~.>;\~'#i~~( pt· w' ~.~~ \ '4 ~ ~ .:. . '. ~ i/ It was w at t e Farm Bureau could afford in 1920 .. and we took it, and went in debt for $35,000. For .. others in the seed trade are on a makes recommendations to the ,'& :W . % . +N .., ff *.~' ....~::<~eh5>~:r;~~~~g first name basis with Roy. He is MFB board' of directors. mer President Carl Buskirk was one who remember d going to do some vacationing Mr. Pattison as director of THIS IS THE WAY the front entrance of the Farm Bureau building looked August 10 as groups of Farm Bureau members came with Mrs. Bennett before mak- finance promotion, has managed for th.e C:>penHo~se. Th~y regist.ered at th~ lobby desk and proc e ded on guided tours throughout the building. Afterward they that. ing any plans for the future. the sale of more than $2,000,000 had picmc lunch m the blg tent pitched behind the office building, then participated in the dedicatory program in the afternoon. The new manager of the seed For the past 10 years the Farm Bureau offic s h d of securities for the Farm Bur- department is Dick Schantz. He eau Services, Michigan Elevator been bursting at the seams. There wer offices In ix has been assistant manager for Exchange, Michigan Livestock several years. Exchange, Southwestern MICh- locations in Lan ing. • igan Central Livestock Michigan Yards auction, Livestock Enough for the past. The new building is p cious, Resolutions Yards auction, and other eratives. coop- ---------------1. B. P. PATTISON .:.-------------- and it's colorful. There's space outside to trip] present office area if necessary. th Committee Beginning September Pattison will be associated with the Michigan Poultry Marketing 1, Mr. The Michigan Poultry Marketing Cooperative, Inc., at Hemlock, Saginaw county, is planning a busy season Fa 'n The Farm Bureau buildings at 4000 North r nd Cooperative, Inc., at Hemlock as River Avenue are rather widely spaced on 18 acres. At Gets Started secretary. The new J. Sikkema. coordinator of commodity relations is Peter in the processing and marketing of poultry products. A letter has been mailed to turkey growers in Mich- Spo t .} to the old locations the space was counted in feet. The visitors heard that the Farm Bureau Mutual Farm Bureau policy-making machinery moved into high gear on August 22, when the 1955 Add Alpena, igan advising that the processing and freezing facilities of the Cooperative are now available to them. En- TaII{ lations Insurance Company and the Farm Bureau Life Insur n e Company own the building. They built it for hom Michigan Farm Bureau Reso- closed with the letter is a post card on which the grower Michigan Farm Bureau has Three Farmer-Sportsman Con- lutions Committee met for' its ferences have been arranged for offices and as a business investment. It was approved first session. Buren county, Waldo Dick,. Van was selected by MFB President Ward :t!odge, as Berrien to ioined other make Farm-City organizations, Week October 23-29, a focal point for better to is asked to list the number of turkeys "he will have for sale; also his best guess as to the time his turkeys will early fall by the Farmer-Sports- man Relations steering commit- by the State insurance department as part of the Insur .. ance Companies' investment program. Rentals from understanding between town tee. The conferences, in Mich- chairman of the committee. At its first meeting held in the new Farm Bureau building in Group Life and county neighbors. With Kiwanis International serving as a coordinating agency, be ready for market. If you are a turkey grower and did not receive this igan's "pheasant belt" will bring together farmers and sportsmen for joint discussions on the sub- the Farm Bureau companies will provide a satisf ctory return on the investment. Each of the Farm Bur au Lansing, all 16 members were Two more counties, Berrien letter and card, we will gladly mail you one upon re- present. In organizing the com- and Alpena have qualified for farm and urban organizations. ject, "How Can We Improve companies purchased its own furniture. mittee for its work of preparing Farm Bureau group life insur- business groups, and service quest. By listing turkeys with the Cooperative, farmers Farmer-Sportsman Relations?" proposed resolutions to be pre- ance. This brings the total of clubs are joining to make the The programs said that the pastel color of the walls of are assuring themselves of a market when their turkeys County Farm Bureaus are urged sented at the 1955 Michigan those enrolled in our group life last week in October a high the general office is periwinkle blue. The asphalt tile to send representatives to the Farm Bureau Convention Nov- plan to more than 4000 persons. point in the activities in rural- are ready. meeting. All farmers are wel- floor is salmon. The desks and other furniture ar blue ember 10-11, the following sub- Berrien county qualified on urban relationships. Preference will be given to those growers returning come to attend. As in the past committees were appointed by July 24th with over 600 enrolled. The theme was taken from ridge green. The chairs are aluminum frames with two years, these meetings have Chairman Dick: Alpena qualified August 19th President Eisenhower's State of the Union Message before the the cards and thereby helping to promote an orderly mar- been arranged through the joint plastic backs and seats in persimmon. Section 1 with 302 enrolled. Both counties efforts of the Michigan United Education: Mrs. Beaman Smith, will have a few more days to Joint Session of Congress on keting program. Being assured of a market when tur- Chr., Allen Rush, Mrs. Chas. Nickel, Conservation Clubs, Detroit} Everywhere in that big room the visiting Farm Bur u Thomas E. Hahn, Archie McCallum. complete their enrollments January 7 last year: "The well- being of our 160 million people keys are ready is just as important as price. Sportsmen's Congress, Michigan State Affairs: Guy Freeborn, Ch r., Tuscola county is well on the members observed that the light was almost of daylight Mrs. Ernest Heim, John H. Albers, plant is the only one of its kind State Grange, and Michigan Henderson Graham, Russell E. Hazel. way towards qualifying with demands a stable and prosperous agriculture. Conversely, every The Michigan Poultry Market- in Michigan having Federal Farm Bureau. Meetings start at quality, and shadowless. Conservation: Edmund F. Miller, Jr., over 400 people enrolled since Chr., Mrs. John Watling, Willis Hoff- ing Cooperative Inc. plant is inspection of its product. 8:00 p.m. as follows: July 29th. Tuscola's minimum to farmer knows he cannot prosper man, Herman F. Howei en, Fred unless all America prospers." located one half mile south of All this adds up to an ex- Sept. 12 - Ka lam azoo-e-Wes t Osh- Nearly all the wall space is window. Overhead In Lynch. qualify is 900 enrollments in temo Grange Hall, (7 miles west of SectIon 2 qualified community groups. Hemlock and offers ample park- cellent finished product and a Kalamazno on ~I-43, th n north 1% the general office is a mile and a half of fluor sc nt ube guaranteed market for poultry- National & International, Allen Rush, Chr., Edmund F. Miller, Jr., Russell Farm Bureau's Group Life 5,8 0 em ers ing space for convenient unload- ing. Hemlock is located on high- men at all times. Producers arc mill;'. on Third man. tre t) nay Ball, hair- lighting. E. Hazel, Mr. Beaman Smith, Mrs. Plan makes available to all Ernest Heim, Fr d Lynch, Guy Free- born, Archie McCallum. members and members spouses, Of Farm Bureau way M-46 half way between assured a market for their total Sept. 13 - lonf a-e-Clubhouse Ionia FIshlnsr and Hunting of the lub, (Ber- They had a look at the executive offic s. 60 years of age or younger, be- August 25 the Michigan Farm Sagin wand St. Louis. production which should add tha Brock ountv Park, 2 mil.' Highways, Manp'ower & Selective Service: Henderson Graham, Chr., longing to Community Farm Bureau membership was 65,830 The capacity of the plant is much to the stability of the west of Ionia on s: 1-21) Homan Slowin- The Farm Bureau's executive offices reflect the work ski, hairman. Willis Hoffman, Mrs. John Watling, Bureaus, $1000 of life insurance or within 15 of the goal of 65,845 some 5,000 turkeys or 15,000 fowl poultry industry in Michigan. Thomas E. Hahn. Bylaws & Internal Affairs: Mrs. each, without medical examin- by August 31, 1955. Between every eight hours. A large blast Broiler and turkey producers Sept. 16 - Port ...nortsm n'. Huron-Blu lubhouse. water (5 miles west of a top flight interior decorator. Conference style d sks Chas. Nickel, Chr., Herman F. How- July 28 and August 24 there was freezer recently in taIled will are encouraged to contact the of Port Huron, Ju t off ,,1-21) Tom oisen, John Henry Albers. ation. They must however, be in Cooperative at Hemlock a few Kor n, hairman. in walnut. Chairs in walnut and leather upholstery. reasonably good health and able a gain of 98 memberships. freeze 100,000 pounds of product The next meeting of the com- mittee will be held September to work fulltime. Sixty percent • daily to 35 degrees below zero. days 'before your birds are ready Observation proves that more Only experienced labor, that has to market and make definite Different types and colors of carpets, draperies and dec .. 21, at which time the subcom- of those eligible must enroll in in Michigan organized and orations give diversion to the character of these rooms. each Farm Bureau Community people know how to make money been available to the plant for arrangements for delivery. operated wholly in the interest mittees will meet with well in- than to save it. years, is employed. The Hemlock It is the only processing plant (Continued on page 3) formed resource people. group to qualify the group. of producers. Farm Bureau's New Office Building for Five Companies Serving 65,830 Familie r J, 1955 OFFICERS January 12. 1923 Pre Ident . G. Hodge, nov V-Pre.. . Blaque Krrlr.k, Quincy Exec. V-Pre C. L. Brody. Lansing Ex c. ec'y J. F. Ya gel'. Lansing DISTRICT DIRECTORS I-Rus. ell E. HazeL.Richland. R-I 2-Blaqu Kni k Qulncy, R-l 3-Hel'm n How isen-Clinton. R-l 4-. hellenbarger L. Odessa, R-l We have a shaded screened front porch. We sit out there a lot. 6-.farten Garn Charlotte. R-5 U often has a little breeze when all the world is hot. 6-Ward G. Hodge nov r, -1 7-Thom ,Hahn Rod y. R-l A table with a radio, a cushioned rocking-chair: 8-K nn th Johnson Freeland, -2 9-Ren A. D Ruit r McBain. R-l But no one walks up our front steps to greet the Grangers there. 1o-A. Brindley ....' . Branch. R-3 We have a neatly bordered walk that leads to our front door; DIRECTORS AT LARGE Gl a on E. Halllwlll Gla.dwln. R-4 With portulaca (giani, mixed), a thousand blooms or more; Robert E. mith Fo lervill , R-J With nice tea roses at the ends, my Martha's joy and pride, alter Ightman FennvUl R-I PURPOSE OF FARM But no one treads that flowery path-they go around the side. R pre entlng Einar E. Ungren ............•............. Editor BUREAU WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU II'. arlton Ball...........• _..Alblon, R-I We have a plain back door as well, with setting not so format Th purpose of this Associa- Limit d to Farm Rur£'au M.mh rs, tion shall be the advancement The stoop is neal, the steps are clean, at least hen things are normal, • ub eriptlon: 40 o nt year of our members' interests edu- Repre en tin&, cationally. legislativelY, and JU lOR FARM BUREAU Plain wooden steps, a plain screen door-no fancy stuff or fuss Vol. 33 September 1, 1955 No.9 economrcatty. Paul Le ippr ndt Plgeon But that's the door the folks approach who come to call on us. Martby may take them out in front to show her lovely roses Community r Or on a backyard garden tour of vegetables a d pos.ies But when the guests have noted all the flowers we feel so rich in They just re-enter our back door, and trail thru Marthy's kitchen. Bure u We've talked it over, pro and con, between ourselves you know. And we conclude that all in all we're glad that it is so. We're proud if we appear to folks as back-door neighbors should has been set for October 25. New groups will be Menominee county as we go ROOM. The Farm Bureau's new building provides organized in spacious room for meetings of the boards of directors of the Bureau companies. Simple and wholesome and . cere, and altogether good. CLARE L. MeG HAN along through September and Coordinator of Community Farm Bureau for MFB We both admire the simple life, devoid of fancy frills October. That county will be organized soon after the first of al grs. ~eat plus Enduring steadfast in the strength that cometh from the hills. Dear Community Farm Bureau Member: And if our neighbors think so too, and if tliey think we rate it the year. for 70,000 The success or failure of the Community Farm Bureau program may well be decided in your community group meeting during September. We hope they'll call at our back door. We sure appreciate it. Roll Call managers for the penetration 1956 Farm Bureau membership The reason for this is that the success of the Community Farm Bureau is pretty well determined by the type of officers that are selected. R. S. Clark 315 North Grinnell Street ly campaign met with Michigan Farm Bureau staff members at Michigan S tat e University Every office in a Community Farm Bureau is important. If each one of the officers consider their job as being equally important, the success of the Community Farm Bureau would be assured. Jackson, Michigan Stu e August 23-24 to plan the work The campaign will be conducted December 5 to 12. The goal is I am afraid that same Community Farm Bureaus do not consider these offices of equal importance, and are apt to do a good job in the selection of the first three or four offices on the set up sheets. Then SILVER STAR Calhoun County, Duck Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Girard Van Damme, Mr. and Mrs. George Terrien, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A a 56 70,000 families as members of Michigan Farm Bureau in 1956. • Thelma Hisler, secretary. they say, "The others are not too ing one of the most capable Farm Bureau members will feel Jackson County, Sandstone, Barron, Mr. and Mrs. Phil CLARE MeG HAN Yae er Trustee of important, so we will just put people in your community. He that they have an obligation to Margaret House, secretary. Lippens, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon .Would you like to have the A erlean Inst·tute anyone in who comes to mind should be well thought of, have accept the challenge of becom- Macomb County, Radish Wick and Mr. and Mrs. Frank experience of having 'a young J. F. Yaeger, executive secre- HARTZELL indirect-fired wh ther or not they have an interest in legislation, and be ing a group officer if asked. This Toppers, Sarah Giocalone, Falkeis, the host and hostess. man from' a foreign land living tary of the Farm Bureau Ser- in your home, sharing your vices, Inc., was elected to the qualifi ations for the position." willing to take the time neces- can be one of the most important "A chain is only as strong as sary when the occasi?n aris~s to lobs, and most satisfying of any its weakest link," is a saying get the n.ecessary actIo~ desired. that you have ever had ..By eac.h secretary. • Regular monthly meetings will be held the second Wednesday of each month. The next meeting Community . experiences working for you? and board of trustees, governing body of the American Institute rle often quoted. In our community The duties of the Minuteman and e,:,e:~. one acceI;>tmgtheir Farm Bur au program it is very are: re.sponsIbI~Ibes, Farm Bureau Farm u ea will be held at the Phil Lippens home September 14. If you are interested, contact of Coop.eration at the meeting at Unique heat exchanger design produces a your Farm Bureau Regional Purdue University August 7-11. compact drier, yet gives you maximum Representative, or Clare Me- The Institute is an organization heat with maximum economy. And the significant. The Michigan Farm Bureau will only be as effective 1. To keep informed on matters WIll continue as the Farm Bureau members of legislative concern to farmers ization in existence. and his organization; to grow and be the most powerful Farm organ- I pc Those attending the meeting are Ghan at the Michigan Farm of the nation's farm cooperatives specially designed Hartzell oxiol-flow fan some of the leading farmers of Bureau for application forms. the Upper Peninsula. Mr. Frank for educational purposes. • has the punch to put ihe heat where it's needed • participate and are ~ff ctive in Other months we have given In order to participate in the 41,000 IN BLUE CROSS th ir own Bureau. Community Farm (a) By attending Minutemen of his county: such meet- ings as may be called for the credit to the counties for the organization of the most new Peninsula Falkeis is a potato king. He has produced oved 1000 bu. of program for 1956, the appli- 41,000 Farm Bureau potatoes per acre on ten acres cations must be in by September have Blue Cross-Blue Shield drier gives you both heat and penetra- I Used with any crop, in botch drier, mow families or bin the Hartzell Indirect-fired crop 20 to the Michigan Farm Bureau. hospital, The percentage of farmers to (b) By reading the materials community groups and the WESLEY S. HAWLEY without irrigation. medical and surgical tion ••• power to dry fast. Available in the total population is becoming provided, also newspapers and largest groups t·o tal in the number county. This of MFB Coordinator, U.P. The Upper Peninsula State • prepaid service through their 3. 5, and 7% HP models; automatic con- Community Farm Bureaus. trols. lower and lower. Today only magaz~es. 13% are farmers. We cannot ~ month we would like to give The temperature high of 100 degrees in Escanaba' reached a Fair is August 23 to 28. We will be there all week and expect to Plan ore (c) By listening to radio or credit to those counties who afford to let down. Every link in TV. August 21. This broke heat re- meet many people and tell them Community Groups Dealer Representative Inquiries the Community Farm Bureau have the best ratio of groups to cords for this area for many something of the Farm Bureau. Invited. Write to:. Thirty-three people represent- rogram must be strong if your 2. To inform others: members. years. This is really the goal we are We plan to organize about ten ing 25 counties were present at HARTZELL oganization is to be effective. (a) He should report to the more community groups in the Community Group Managers PROPELLER FAN CO. The drouth and heat has been One of the basic purposes for group each month when called shooting for in the organization quite severe in the Upper Pen- Delta county by the first of School, held August 11-12 at having the Community Farm on by the chairman. O~ if he ha of Community Farm Bureaus. In BLYTHE KELLERMAN insula. The drouth has hurt the October and to have over 100 Kellogg Center at M.S.U. Bureau was to make possible a something of importance to the small counties under 1,000 member families soon after that The school developed the feel- Factory Representative notate crop at least 25 %. Only 78 N. Main St., Elkton, Michigan etter informed membership. report, he should request time members, the five counties with about a good month of growing date. The date for organizing ing that many new groups will Phone 43.R2. Elkton This is done by Farm Bureau for this report. (Minuteman's the best ratio of groups to mem- season is left. The potato ine the Delta County Farm Bureau be added this coming year. members examining present day Letter) bers are as follows: look good but the set of potatoes iss ues and programs, and stating (b) He should present info - Kalkaska one group for each will be reduced. Farmers have fact. about them. mation on Farm Bureau view- 14 members, Cheboygan 1-15, completed their haying and com- Members become able to take points to other persons and Otsego 1-16, Alcona 1-17, and bining in good shape. part as citizens and decide groups. Ogemaw 1-18. actions needed to guard the For the large counties over The third new Communiry'Farm 3. In times of needed action he 1,000 members congratulations Bureau for the U.P. was organ- interest of agriculture in our should use the telephone, make ized August 18 at the Frank cherished way of life. I believe personal contacts and by all go to these counties: that the Minuteman of our com- means inform his people about Clinton 1-29, Eaton 1-30, Falkeis home in the Cornell munity group is the person who Huron 1-31, Kalamazoo 1-32, area. They call themselves the the action needed and the time and Washtenaw 1-33. Woodtick Community Farm h Ips make this possible. within which it should be done. Congratulations to all these Bureau. Girard Van Damme is The Minuteman has a very im- 4. He should not act alone. He counties for a job well done. chairman of the group and Mrs. portant job to do. If Farm Bur- should be sure that other mem- Vernon Wick secretary. Clayton au is to be affected in legisla- bers act on the matter to the GOLD STAR Ford, chairman of the Delta tive halls, everyone of the 1474 greatest possible extent. Hillsdale County" Prattville, County Committee, and I were Minutemen must also be affec- 5. He should be very familiar Gertrude King, secretary. present to tell the Farm Bureau tive. Saginaw County, Fremont, story and do the organizing. with the resolutions of his When you come to the se- organization at all levels. Jane Alson, secretary. Attending the meeting were lection of the Minuteman, you should think in terms ~f select- We hope that all Community , CLASSIFIED ADS A 20 cow herd can produce 100 to 140 tons of Classified adv rUse menta are cash with order at the following manure ea&h ,ear.· Handled by hand, it'S one of rates: 10 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two the heaviest, toughest, most time consuming or more editions take the rate of 8 cents per word edition. jobs in dairying. 300 to 4{)0 ~an hours tan b6 These rates based on guarantee of 60,(100 or more subscribers. reduced to the mere /lip 0/ II swit&h by installing They are members of the Michigan Farm Bureau, a Patz Barn Cleaner. 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MFN Ions for your Cotton Bag sewln •. &md data on truck farming, citr-us, dairy- postcard today to atlonal Cotton ing, beef cattle. p ultry, swine. trop- Pound, Wi•• I Council, Box 18, emph18, Tenneaee. Name'- •••••_~ __ ----- --;_-----===~------ .•.•.... I tl-tt-48b) ieal fruits. ornamentals, and other in- formation. end for your fr f' copy of I Addr"I •.• ••••.O"'- FOR SALE bookl t t d s. '\Vrit • tat of Florida, 6526-, omrnia ion Building. Talla- has'e , Florida. (9-lt-(;5b) e o pa y I I ~ _ I I oun Wisconsin I I I FREE c 'pools, outhouses cl aned, deodor- I lzed ithout di ging, pumping. olv x, ••••••• ••••__ •• __ ••••• __ - •• _- -------- e .•Ionticello 17. Iowa. (9-lt-14p) of • • ------IS ouse ui Steel, Roofing, and tors e pre ed urpri vari ty of uppli s v il 1 the whol ale war hous in inaw. Many questions Paint Were Added asked. The last point on th t ur too - the group to th n w poultry pro- DONALD D. KINSEY cessing plant in Hemlock. hi ~ Coordinator of Research and Education. MFB plant was recently purcha ed b the Michigan Cooperative Poultr . As any house begins to gather age and become a home, Marketing Association. Farm Bureau gave its ser ices in pro- small items begin to gather that become a part of its moting the financing of this plant. soul and being. Twenty-one County Farm Bu- reaus have stock in th new op r- Grandma used to speak of these items as "neces- ation. The p ant hopes to process and sities." They are an expression of human wants. freeze for the market at least So it is with many small items that came into the ten million pounds of poultry yearly. It not only pur ha es F arm Bureau merchandising picture. Some items never poultry, but does custom pro s- bulked large in volume but people wanted them. sing for others. The group arrived back in Lan- Let's take a look at fencing materials, for example. sing on W dnesday vening with Many of the cooperatives and dealers to whom Farm Bu- some new information and in- o P U teresting exp riences. And that reau furnished seeds, feeds and fertilizer had been stock- is not all-they had plenty to eat, ing fence for a number of years. They asked Farm Bu- 't4j$~i):{.·::~:~;, beginning with a he-man sand- wich made of a half a loaf of reau to obtain it for them. hired graduate chemists. These ··-MEMBER SERVICE DIVISION office. Ample space. daylight light. br ad in Mt. Pleasant and end- men were to check upon ingre- ing. modern furniture. and pastel colors characterize the new build- ing with a fish and chip fry in F arm Bureau began distributing fence and fenc- dients as they arrived. They ing. Saginaw. ing- materials as early as 1920. In those days fencing te~ed the fin~hed product as tl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ came from the mixers to be sure dled. It (the film) is a propa- cesses of transforming the crude I I was a problem. The hot-dip method of galvanizing that it was all that it should be. ganda attack under the guise of oil into gasolines and other liquid allowed the zinc to run thick on the low side of the wire and thin on the top side. The life of the wire was no better-than the thinnest part of the coating. They kept samples year to see that performance still up to high standards. of every entertainment. Testing fences were establish- It borders closely I fuels. batch for five years, testing each on bad taste in the extreme to visi ors made it a bit difficult to was which it goes in attacking ops and other mutual businesses." • The high interest of the co-l keep the caravan on schedule for the next points of the tour. The visitors saw the Farm Bu- $6 , c The Bethlehem Steel Company came to Farm Bureau asking that it distribute Bethlehem fence and steel pro- ducts. This company had developed a method of gal- ed in all climates country. around the Not only were Unico paints subjected to all weather- ing conditions, but other paints Toul- il ·elds reau fertilizer plant at Saginaw in full operation. At each point their hosts gave explanations the methods being used. of Co vanizing that was new. trolysis. The wire was plated by elec- This resulted in a uniform coating of the zinc were tested along side of them. Unico paints must be as good or better then the best on the Fertilizer and Branch stores of the Farm Bu- reau Services, Inc. were visited MICHIGAN Offered by POULTRY MARKETING HEMLOCK. MICHIGAN CO-OP. INC. around the wire. smooth and shining. And the zinc coating was mirror- It made a fence that was shining market. These tests are the proof of the oult·y Plants in Bay City and Saginaw. Visi- Class A stock is preferred as to payment of aSp cash dividend. re nt y rly All sales made only on basis of inform tio pudding. One of these test fences Fifty-two members of County Can't Go Wrong with contained in the prospectus. Write: and attractive in the field. Bethlehem Steel had a good is at Cornell University, and Farm Bureau Farm Supply Com- another at Penn State College. mittees toured manufacturing, B. P. PATTISON. Secr lary quality control program, so Farm Bureau agreed to Some are in arid climates, others processing and supply operations MICHIGAN POULTRY MARKETING CO-OP. INC. handle the product, and did so for, many years. in hot, rainy regions and in our which Farm Bureau members HEMLOCK. MICHIGAN northernmost states. have an interest. See Bureau Dealer In 1930 the Farm Bureau Services, Inc. of Michigan Paints sold by Michigan Farm The tour was sponsored by joined with the Farm Bureau Cooperative Associations Bureau in 1921 totalled about 90 Farm Bureau Services, Inc., and gallons. In 1954 Farm BUreau Farmers Petroleum Cooperative. of Ohio and Indiana to establish the Farm Bureau Oil Services, Inc. distributed 35,000 The group met at Lansing Company. This is mentioned .here because this ,com- gallons. where they visited the new Farm Farm Bureau Services dis- Bureau office building, the Farm pany came to serve as a bargaining agency not only on tributes between 50 and 60 car- Bureau Services main warehouse gasoline. but also on agricultural steel and wire products. loads' of roofing felts and and other facilities before start- shingles yearly. This amounts to ing the tour. Other cooperative organizations getting. upward of a thousand tons. The first call was made at the joined with the Farm Bureau United Co-operatives. Inc. has Although fencing, roofing and new oil wells in Roscommon Oil Company. As the scope of the a "watch dog" program on paint suplies do not bulk large in the Farm Bureau's total county. When' they arrived the operations broadened out, a new quality control. Each of .its drillers were about ready to put supply program, we should organization was formed. It was departments enrolls the service a new well into production. It remember that they have played the United Co-operatives, Inc. of expert agencies to check on had been drilled to a depth of This took place in 1936., the quality of items being pro- an important part. Quality pro- tection is a service. 'A product o er a mile. An earlier Farm From this date on Farm duced for distribution. The spec- Bureau well close by had been Bureau Services, Inc. obtained ification standards established must do the job and last as it should on the job for which it is brought in only a few weeks its fencing materials and many for Unico products are high. earlier with a daily production purchased. This has been the other supplies through the Let's take steel roofing, for of 100 barrels of crude oil. The Farm Bureau objective. United Co-operatives, Inc. The example. United's program calls new well being drilled showed inclusion of many other state for definite amount of zinc for plenty of promise. markets for supplies gave the each square foot of metal roof- NTEA Film its The visitors were busy picking advantage needed for large ing. Standard roofing is about pooled purchases, which meant 114 ounces of zinc per square Snag i Colora up souvenirs of the drill cores savings in costs. foot. Unico Seal of Quality roof- The National Tax Equality As- taken from the well. They then United Co-operatives' now lists ing must have no less than 2 sociation's latest propaganda film visited an older field of produc- an "open formula" set of. Unico ounces of zinc per square foot. "Citizen Dave Douglas" hit a ing wells in Gladwin county. specification for the wire and This heavy-gauge, deep coated snag in Colorado, when four TV These wells have been producing galvanized coating on fencing roofing lasts about twice as long stations refused to show i ' The crude for Farmers Petroleum Co- materials. Thus the farmer can as standard roofing. spokesman, Don Sear Ie, m$lager operative since 1950. New meth- be assured of the quality he is Even as early as 1920 and 1921 of KOA-TV, in Colorad and ods of conditioning the wells are well known in Kansas, Nebraska improving their daily production. and Iowa said, "We don't shy The travellers then went to the away from controversy, but we do Bay City Refining Company's have standards on how ~t is han- plant where they studied the pro- Call New Goo (Continued from Page 1) The board of directors sit down to a 27 foot confer .. 'You you g s.toe ence table in tawny walnut. The carpet is gold. The draperies are rich in texture and color. The center of toughest test for a ye o attraction in this room is a cherry· tree in bloom. The members looked all t is over and called it good. Quacls averagecl 1.7 Ibs. gain per clay Here's how you can save on the Nearly 2,000 of them went to the big circus tent for - on dry feed at 5 weeks of age Calf Manna· Suckle money av;ng program Cold facts about pineapple picnic dinner. President Ward G. Hodge of Snover, It is ,evident that their feed and calf rearing was Actual tests with over 10 national and local calf When home-freezing pineapple, food research- F T ers at Michigan State University suggest this method. Select ripe fruit; peel, eye and core it; and cut it into %-inch slices or 14-inch cubes. Pack the fruit in acceptable freezer containers, ~ecutive Secretary]. F. Yaeger of East Lansing, and :..xecutive Vice-President C. L. Brody of Lansing said at .he dedication program that the new home marks the responsible for their vigorous growth when these quad calves needed it most. Albers Calf Rearing Plan has saved thousands of calves, but few with the handicap of these quads. Weare proud to offer feed programs have proved you can raise excel- lent calves on the Carnation-Albers Program for 19 to 21 dollars total feed cost to four month. That's a saving of up to 9 dollars a calf over other from cover with a 30 per cent syrup, two cups of sugar to four cups of water, and freeze. Better than oeginning of a new era in the growth of Farm Bureau. you this plan that has withstood the toughest test. leading brar-Js. freezing with dry sugar or with no sweetening Between the Michigan Farm Bureau with nothing 36 MICHIGAN BELL -say Michigan State University experts. years ago and today has come the growth of a member- hip of 65,830 farm families. Good big cows of any breed beat good little cows ev ry time The business volume of the Farm Bureau Services, J I 'nc., the Farmers Petroleum Cooperative, Inc., and the Quads gained 500% in 5 months. ,~arm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (automobile Watch the spring of rib and depth md fire) and the Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company of ody Calf Manna puts on your otals nearly $30,000,000 a year. heifers. It takes as much time to put the milker on a little cow as a big From one room and a half dozen employees in 1919, one, or to turn her out, or feed her. he Farm Bureau has grown to have 800 employees. Assure your elf bigger money-making Farm Bureau operates million dollar fertilizer manu-: cows of any breed with the alf Manna-Suckle program. 'acturing plants at Kalamazoo and Saginaw. It is part rwner of a big feed mixing mill at Hammond, Indiana. ,:arm Bureau operates the largest of the field seeds busi- More profit from lambs When you need help in a hurry 1esses in Michigan. Through the Petroleum Coopera- You'll have a better chance to make profits if Emergencies corne when you least expect them. you start with light feeder lamb inst ad of the A fire, an accident, a sudden illness in your fam- ive, the Farm Bureau membershi ns oil fields and heavie -say Michigan State University heep ily- and you reach for the telephone. W t a .Jrospects for oil. researcher. During recent tests, they disccv- comforting thought to know that it is always Send for the 40 Page free boo let- •.More ered that light lamb -60 pounders-needed only there, always dependable, to bring the help you Many things tie the membership together. Not in Profitable Dairy Cows" - Calf Section. 882 pounds of feed per 100 pounds of gain. need! Day in and day out, your telephone serves Heavy lamb -76 pounder -took 987 pounds f you in dozen of ways, but the protection it gives .he least of these is their interest and effectiveness in Dept. 50 feed for the same gain. That's a difference of you and your family i one of its greatest values. state and national legislation of interest to farmers. 105 pound of feed per lamb, which can add up Another important reason why your telephone is Albers Milrng Company to quite a lot of e. tra expense. worth more than the few pennies a day it co ts! . nother bond is the fact that 41,000 Farm Bureau fam- MICHIGAN BELL :fELEPHO E COMPA Y 'lies have Blue-Cross - Blue-Shield hospital-surgical-and 5045 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles 36. Calif. I 314 Fairfax Id . Kansas City 6, Mo. medical prepaid service through 1,474 Community Farm Bureau groups. FOUR MICIDGAN FARM NEWS operating rules for the Women's them to feel as they do, but that Mrs. Byron Eley. Chairman Constantine, t. Joseph County: R-l A trip Committee. formulated are to be considered These rules by the officers and and voted were ing? she has confidence ability to manage. As the patient's in their physical con- through th Coldwater State upon at our next meeting, Au- MISS IRENE BELAND +---'----------_-.:...-- dition improves, she encourages Hom and Training School was gust 26. Election of officers for Associate Professor of Nursing at Wayne University rapidly expanding fields. Better him to help himself and answers made by 24 of our women on the Women's Committee will also understanding of how the both his and his wife's questions. be held at our August meeting.- (Editor's ote-This is one of a The family attitude and under- healthy body functions has led When he is able, she provides July 29. Mrs. Brickie, social series of articles for the purpose standing often determine how to more understanding of how him with a syringe and an in- wor r, erved as guide and gave Mrs. Don Pierce, chairman. of de cribing opportunities open well the patient manages his these functions can be disturbed sulin vial containing water and informative facts and hi tory of to women who wi h to prepare condition. the in titution which i ituated ric 5 for professional nursing.) in disease done to restore and what or must be conserve bades him to use them. As his confidence improves on 1,100 acres north of Coldwater Mrs. Harold Nye. Chairman Medical nursing also is pre- There is no simple answer to function. she increases his activities, until and hou s 2,350 mentally re- Olivet. R-2 ventive nursing, both in the well As more is learned the nurse this question, for medical n\lrs- one day he and his wife are able tard d p r ons. and in the sick. Instructing pa- gains more and more respect for The Ingham County Farm ing has many facets. There arc to carry out the procedures and Many are capable of helping tients and their families in the the ways in which the body Bureau Women's Activity chair- dramatic moments and quiet have the knowledge that he with th work in the buildings essentials of food nutrition, adjusts to and compensates for needs to maintain the control of men held their annual picnic 'hours. and on the farm belonging to the hygiene and oher health habits, partial failure; and thereby his diabetes. July 19 at Columbia Creek Park. There are opportunities to in titution. There are doctors assisting them in learning about her efforts are utilized to give If there is a Visiting Nurse Mrs. Car I Topliff was hostess help those who are acutely ill and many nurses on duty at all their diseases and what to do to adequate support. All of this, Association in his community, he again this year. Mrs. Marjorie as well as those who may be time. The group vi ited the ad- control them, helping them to and more, makes medical nurs- and his wife may wish to have Karker was guest speaker. She sick for months or years. In the ministration building, several cot- assess what they are able to do ing an interesting and exciting a nurse come in and supervise told of the way Farm Bureau latter, satisfaction comes not tage , in luding the nursery, the within their limitations, always field of endeavor. them for a few days. The patient began, some of its accomplish- from seeing the individual re- phy ically handicapped and oth- NEW HAVEN Community Farm Bureau of Shiawassee county with the emphasis upon what and his wife go home confident ments and some of its future cover completely, but from help- 1'5. entertained President Charles Shuman of the Am ric an Fa m Bureau they can do rather than what Improved child care, immuni- in 'their ability to manage. aims. A very active discussion ing him learn to manage his Prior to the tour the women they can't do. zation programs, better san- followed. at dinner at their community hall the evening of August 4. Present condition so that he lives as enjoyed a picnic dinner at the Here the nurse has the oppor- itation and nutrition have re- "What is Medical Nursing?" It were the Michigan Farm Bureau board of directors, and directors fully as possible within his Wat l' Works park which wa In the past, the regular month- tunity to put the patient and his sulted in a lowering of the death is the application of an under- and wives from Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Ingham and Shiawassee limitations. Satisfaction may family in touch with other com- rates in babies and children, and standing of the principles of followed by a short business ly meetings have been held in also come from having, through counties,-122 in all. Front row. left to right-President Shuman, munity agencies, such as the as a consequence an increase in nursing, medical and social meeting. Ea h r pr sentative the County Farm office where conscientious and gentle care, was gi v n a copy of the proposed there is a well-equipped kitchen President Ward Hodge. of MFB, President LeRoy Drury of Shi- Visiting Nurse Association, if he the number of people in the science to the meeting the needs awassee county. Second row. left to right- Earl Reed. Orville Cram, eased his last hours, both for has a need for continuing care older age groups. As a result, of people who are well or sick. and nice dining room. Recently the patient and his family. yle it was voted to change this plan Clarence Tubbs. Merl Byington, chairman of Community Farm Bu- Medical nursing requires after Through he leaves working the hospital. more people are living to the age together, the when diseases such as heart dis- The illness chronic, may be acute curable, controllable, or and to hold the meetings at reau groups. great flexibility as well as different places in the county. patient attains and maintains his ease and diabetes are common. or incurable. In medical nursing maturity in the nurse. In one health. In the care of patients with these the nurse may give complete In so doing we hope to get more respecter of persons; but in amics, coins, silver and a news- instance she may provide for all people interested in our work. every nation he that feareth him, conditions the nurse has the care to the patient or teach the paper. of a patient's needs, while in In medical nursing there is an patient to care for himself. In We are taking the mountain to and worketh' righteousness, is Each guest spoke of the place another she may teach him to opportunity to use all of her opportunity to participate in the know ledge and skill. terminal illness she eases the Mohammed instead of asking accepted with him. These were where she had lived, telling of care for himself. In both in- diagnosis of the patient's con- Mohammed to come to the key thoughts for the meeting. way for the patient and his fam- the industries, educational pro- stances she does this not to meet dition. Careful and accurate For example, an elderly man mountain. ily. grams, entertainment, etc. her own need to be of service or observation and reporting of the with a carbuncle on the back of Tsuru Nakatani, our guest, said The committe for our Rural The Farm Bureau women because she is busy, but because patient's symptoms, including his neck is admitted in an She participates in nursing and the Lord's Prayer in Japanese. were charmed with their guests she has appraised the needs of Urban Day, of which Mrs. Carl not only what can be seen but acutely ill state. He is obviously medical research and ever looks Tsuru Nakatani is a Japanese Toplifff is chairman, has and had a great many questions her patients and is attempting to pertinent information given by in need of much care. He must for better ways of meeting the student at MSU. She is spon- to ask. Following this question meet them. appointed its sub-committees the patient, may be invaluable. be fed, bathed, turned and have needs of her patients. She con- sored by the Michigan Farm and outlined the program. A and an~wer period, the guests Medical nursing includes a Preparation of the patient special care to the infected area.' siders it her obligation to con- Bureau Women's Committee. had their turn to ask questions wide variety of experiences. maximum of fifty ladies from both emotionally and physically Diagnostic measures, including tinue to learn, so that she can' The group sat down to an various organizations in Lansing of ~he Farm. Bur~au w0!Uen .. The . People of all ages from adoles- for diagnostic examinations may the collection of urine and blood better fulfill her obligation as a International dinner made up of and East Lansing will be our mam questIOn. ~~ their minds cence to old age, from all walks be determining factors in the specimens, are ordered. The nurse and. gain more satisfaction favorite foods from many coun- luncheon guests. A panel of ~eemed to be. How do Am.er- of life and suffering from many accuracy of the results. Proper nurse observes that he is more from a job well done. tries. Recipes of these foods will four ladies representing the var be available. The tables were ican women feel about us taking thei en?" different diseases , come under collection and care of specimens than usually thirsty and that his • ious farm interests will carryon a discussion. No date has been decorated with flowers that are ell' m n. In August ~he Wexford wome.n her care. Although most conditions are common, some are of the may seem routine, hasten or delay a diagnosis but often breath has a fruity and comforts his worried odor. She Fertilizer Pays $3 wife. She set for this meeting, but it L famous in various figurines and global napkins. countries, went. to Station WWTy for ~he~r unusual and may require the the establishment of treatment. tries 'to understand his and his For $1 Invested planned for the month of Oc- meeting, They :net m a PICnIC skill of a good detective to Ev sry dollar a farmer invests Tsuru, who has studied floral grove near Cadillac for a pot- identify. Implicit in medical nursing is wife's fright when they were tober. in fertilizer returns him $3 in The annual county Farm Bur- arrangement in Japan, arranged luck lunch, then arove to the TV participation in research. All di- told that the diagnosis was sugar and care of diabetes. increased crop value from higher eau picnic will take the place of the bouquets for the tables. She Station where they were guests Furthermore, in the course of agnosis, treatment yields, reports the Middle West told many interesting things of Ike Buchanen on his half hour patients involve the methods of In appraising the situation the an August meeting for our each day's work, there is the Soil Improvement Committee, Group. about her homeland and its "Relaxin' With Ike" program. opportunity to work with the research, for each person is an nurse realizes that for the first days the patient is too sick and in quoting a recent statement oy people. The county chairman, Mrs. other members of the medical individual who responds in his A telegram was sent t 0 too worried to be taught to care Dr. Garth Volk, chairman of \Ve Ieel that by a better Chas. Gotthard, was introduced team, the doctor, the occupa- own way. Moreover, all advances Representative Hayworth telling Ohio State University's agr- understanding we can have and she in turn introduced the tional therapist, the physical must eventually be tried on for himself. Therefore, she car- him that the Ingham County ries out all of his nursing care onomy department. other officers and some of the therapist, the social worker and patients and the medical nurse Farm Bureau women wished better International group from Osceola County were relations. A committee chairmen. the dietitian. has the opportunity to witness and treatments conscientiously • him to support a bill to exempt and sympathetically. MAKE LAWNS NOW from federal tax all gas used for also our guests. They presented During the program the ladies In the hospital, as well as in the drama of the seemingly mir- told of their program on the the home, there are always the aculous cure of a patient with a Late summer and early fa11- farm purposes. Tsuru with a beautiful floral She also realizes that a diag- county and state level and patient's family and friends. drug like penicillin or the when the nights are cooler and arrangement. nosis of a disease that is not the fall rains start-that's the Montcalm Farm Bureau some of their duties. All of the Winning their cooperation and sulfonamides. Many in nursing curable, despite it being con- ideal lawn-making time. Women chose a tour for their women were introduced and support is essential to the pa- today can remember the first trollable, is accompanied by a Mrs. Dale Root, Chairman armual picnic. After a dinner each received a nice gift as a tient's well-being and support. person they cared for who was period of anxiety which is ex- Minimum • tillage can save Barryton, R·1 under the direction of the momento of their appearance on This is especially important in cured by one of these drugs. pressed in varying ways. She Michigan farmers $10 million a TV. those instances where the pa- Fundamental to medical nurs- helps the patient and his wife This month, we would like to Crystal Township Group at year in production costs, Michi- It's frankly for parties, with introduce After the program Mr. Buch- ~ient needs to continue a reg- ing is continuous learning, for during this period by indicating Mrs. Clarence Olson, Bertha Brock Park, Ionia gan State College specialists an en and Mr. Wheeler, who is rmen after he leaves the hospital. medical and social sciences are to them that it is natural for cap sleeves, sweetheart neck, vice-chairman of Montcalm county, the women went to the point out. technical director for WWTV, panelled skirt with side fullness. County Farm Bureau Women's State Hospital and were favor- met with the women and So feminine-you'll love it! Committee. She will tell us ably impressed by the care and answered questions about the No. 3055 is cut in sizes 12, 14, about the activities of the Farm facilities at the hospital. It is a station. One of the most import- 16, 18, 20. Size 16: 4% yards, 39 Bureau women in her county inches. during follows: the last few months as complete community self. Everything within it- is being done to restore the mental health of the ant things the ladies learned was that in television, just as in leg- o Matter What You're Planning To ~aint •••8e Sure islative work, it's letters and n I patients. Dr. Robertson spoke to • Montcalm County Farm Bureau signatures that count. And it' Women's annual Committee International held Relations its the group at the end of the tour and answered many questions. For our "Know your County" just station as important know to let the when we like a To See Your Local meeting at the Coral Church program and want it kept on the program Bushnell Township air, as it is to write against a with munity Douglas arrangements. Group Township in charge The object of the meeting was Com- of Group prepared a little quiz on our county and then led us on a tour of the farm home of Alvin program. Wexford County Farm Bureau women feel that they are much ---c.~,MBUREAU Hansen, one of the farmers of more familiar with TV. to promote friendship and good- our county. He has just won the PINT DEALE will among people of all Mr. Buchanen upon learning title of one of the four Out- of the visit of student Tsuru nationalities and cultural back- standing Farmers in the Nation. ground in our community and Nakatani to Wexford count Belvidere Township Group invited Mrs. Gotthard and Tsuru the world. conducted a worthwhile pro- All Americans have their roots to appear on his August 10 pro- gram in the form of a question- gram. in the Old World. The fusion of naire on "know your Farm ideals and cultures lias made peace of all of us this a nation where and happiness are para- 'Bureau." We hope our county is becoming informed by a better 1st informed Women's Committee. mount objectives and where freedom is taken for granted. The Folk Fair, which was made ls r e - Mrs. Evelyn Heim, Chairman -- up of articles the women brought S Ie from their homes, portrayed Traverse City, R·4 these cultural roots to give each an appreciation and under- Wexford County Farm Bureau Women's Committee held an /' ::::// Terrific V lues I standing of our world back- International Tea in connection grounds. Following ceremony using a candle lighting I Thess. 3:12 with their July. The meeting regular the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred meeting in was held in // ~ / During Hi May the Lord make your love Marine of Cadillac. for one another and for all men Guests were foreign brides of wide and full like my love for you, so that your hearts st ong; bitterness and clamor Eph. 4:31-32 Let all and wrath and anger and slander be put away from you, with all malice, may be American Club of Cadillac Members attended Austria, G.I's bers of the Foreign War Brides of were Germany, the who are mem- from and Manton. club who England, Ireland and T and be kind to one another; I Italy. To show his appreciation for your patronage during the past John 4:7-8 Let us love one They brought many beautiful months and to call your attention to his Paint Department, your Farm another for love is of God; and and interesting items from their Bureau dealer is conducting his Harvest Paint Sale between September everyone that loveth is born of homelands. Included were laces, God, and know th God-God i.s linen, hand knitted articles of 1st and the 10th. He is offering paint and painting items at prices you Love; and Act 10:34-35 God is n~ clothing, pictures, china, cer- can't afford to pass up. This is not a "catch-all" sale. All the mer- chandise offered is first quality and bears the Unico trademark, your guarantee to quality merchandise. ~~ \~~ LOOK AT FE TU TE HIS • • • I E .T 2011 No• £q~B~ This is the paint that has been con- Prettiest covering for your TV sistently graded No. 1 by the U" S. set!. A smart combination of filet Dep't of Agriculture. It is the best crochet and regular crochet forms outside white paint on sale any- the decorative new grape design! where, at any price. This paint Pattern 7135: Crocheted TV regularly sells for $5.49 per gallon. square 25-inches in No. 30 mer- The special price saves you 70c a cerized cotton j smaller in No. 50; larger in bedspread cotton. gallon. You just can't afford to PE miss !t. Send 25 cents (in coins) for this CO·OP I FORMATIO FOR SCHOOLS. Bulletins on Cooperative pattern to Michigan Farm News, Organization and sources of information on cooperatives were dis- 263, Needlecraft Box 162, Old Chelsea Service, P. O. Station, • 1 to 1 • • • E •• • BURE tribut to 225 teachers of Vocational Agriculture at their summer ew York 11, N. Y. Add five a SUI L A Chen y of Michigan Ass'n of Farmer Co- malion con ac sho bulletin to Roland Cook, teacher of vocational cents for each pattern for 1 t a ervic , Inc., Lan inK. ich. class mailing. Add additional 25 a 0 mOL cents for Needlecraft Catalogue. ., ',., 1""" Sh man Favors • Trade with Ru za Charles B. Shuman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation on Aug. 4 advocated a policy of de- veloping "mutually advantageous trade" with the Soviet Union. Mr. Shuman, -who heads a nation-wide organization ha re of more than 1,609,000 families, spoke at Corunna, Mich- rn r hi an igan to the Michigan Farm Management Tour group in iation Shiawassee county. Conference to be held in trolt October 17-21. Agriculture is not He said trade withRussia would contribute to world repr s nt d dir ctly in the delegation. peace and would be a major step in expanding markets Named as delegates were th for the current big supply 0 U. S. farm products. five members of the Senate and The important thing in thi H eleven members of the Hou It would be to the advantage of the U. S. to trade is not how Ion Ii -b It h Committe s on T xation of the legislature. Also 5 from labor we live. such products as cotton, and wheat, of which we have big surplus stocks, and even pork, now in plentiful sup- expand our export , markets," organization, 16 from commissions and boards and th Departm nt of Revenue, 2 from stat ply, for strategic materials from behind the iron curtain. "It has been demonstrated the Detroit Board of Ass s or , that high government price The future level of farm If the Russians would raise the I increase our already large supports won't protect farm in- prices, Mr. Shuman said, "depends donated by church, Farm Bur- 5 University staff mcmb 1's, and 3 representatives of oth r curtain dollars the that resulting trade would also help them earn tourist could be used to production of livestock and live- stock products. Total U.S. crop production is expected to be the come effectively," said. "Instead of helping Mr. Shuman farmers more upon government expand worl upon action to eau, and other trade than it does dividuals. government action to groups and in- 5,00 groups. co-op ------+--.----- BAKERY LEADER DIES Special Michigan Tour 0 parts ep. rm r 10 buy U.S. farm products. second highest on record this they encourage them to pile up support prices at any given per- + The national farm pointed out that U.S. feed grain leader year. This will mean tough price surpluses like thos which are now holding down the prices of centage of parity. He pointed out that U.S. farm- I D· i Y d William Mueller, Sr., of Grand Rapids, founder and Manager of Muller-Grocers General Bak- + Fly Sabena Belgian lines to See Eleven urope. World le- European Coun rie • important commodities. ers have fared much better + i ·c-Fail- ing Co., died recently of a heart Visit farm and experiment I supplies this year promise to be problems for the U.S. farmers "We must use a different under the American free enter- station of other countri • the highest on record. As a unless they can step up their attack. Mr. Mueller has head d result, U.S. farmers may well sales at home and abroad. approach," he said. prise system than have the the bakery co-op since 1935. It + Stay at fir t class hotel. farmers of other nations under was organized with 40 members + Inclusive 35 day tour only $128 One of central Michigan's from New York and return. government pricing systems. outstanding annual summer in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, + For information write But their continued efficiency Lansing, Saginaw, Traverse City and their continued ability to events, the Dairyland Cooper- ative Creamery company's and Detroit to provide indepen- AMERICAN earn high standards of living depend on maintenance of a picnic-fair, never lost a stride to dent grocers with baked goods FARMER TOUR the 90 degree heat August 18. wruch would be competitive with American Tourist Bur u relatively free economy. chain store prices. "The American Farm Bureau The annual all-day affair 82 W. Washington Str t Federation," he said, "insists on again drew more than 5,000 cen- Chicago 2, IlIlnoi Buy Farm Bureau Seed. free, competitive pricing in in- tral Michigan farmers and some dustry and labor. of the top dairy cattle in the "We oppose price fixing, whe- region. ther it stems from government Three show rings operated all or from monopoly practices by morning as more than 200 head industry, labor or agriculture. of cattle were judged. When the "In deciding between systems judging in the six different of artifical price and income breeds was completed, grand and guarantees on the one hand, and reserve champions were award- free opportunity on the other, ed blue ribbons by Miss Carolyn Peter J. Sikkema is the new American farmers have chosen Jensen of Edmore, central Mich- coordinator of commodity com- freedom. igan's Dairy Queen. "They want the opportunity mittees for the Michigan Farm Bureau, These committees of Bruce Larson of Howard City to produce efficiently for the topped the big field who part- Farm Bureau members make market, both in this country and icipated in the butter judging recommendations to the MFB abroad." contest. Mrs. R. W. Young of • board if directors regarding "The prosperity of American dairy, poultry, livestock, fruit Orleans was second. farmers depends in reality upon Heifers Dervered and vegetables, and field crops Two Greenville girls, Charlene increased efficiency and bigger Russell Hartzler, Michigan matters. Stevens and Janet Towns, won markets. CROP Director, and "sea-going the grand and reserve champion- "Government policies should Mr. Sikkema has been teacher ships with their Holsteins. In create favorable conditions for cowboy", reports that the Mich- 0 f voca tirona 1 agricu 'It ure at igan heifers dedicated at the M B' f f' H . the Milking Shorthorn class, farm prosperity and for general crsam or rve years. e IS a Duane and Douglas Ferris of not Ingham County Fairgrounds on mem b er 0 f M'issau k ee C oun t y Prosperity. They should Lyons earned the blue ribbons. July 3, were distributed to Ger- F B ith t attempt to guarantee profitable arm ureau, WI wo year on man refugee families on August th 1 ti itt d Gary Johnson of Carson City prices for farmers or for any . . e reso u Ions . comr~ll ee an other group." 13. All 48 ~mmals made t~e tr ip five years as a dISCUSSIOn.leader. won the grand championship in American farmers now have safely, WIth one freshening on He served in the U.S. all' force the Jersey breed, and Gary • the capacity to produce at 1 t shipboard. 1940-46, and was graduated from Christensen of Saranac won the 15 per cent more than markets will absorb dome~~~c at satis- the first heifer calf to another I Each refugee promised to give Michigan State in 1949. Mr. and Mrs. Sikkema have three child- reserve ribbon. Jean and Patty Linebaugh of factory prices, Mr. Shuman said. needy refugee. The heifers were reno Lyons were one-two in the "Efficiency on the farm has increased dramatically in the last few years," he declared. "As measured in production Fa~--- ae per man hour farmers have stepped up efficiency 78 per cent in the last 15 years," he said. J POLICY "We have produced the largest COMPANY' AGENT volume of farm products in . 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FAR ER OOOPERATI , • LANSING, MICHIGAN Well built P. O. ADDRESS R.F.D •........ MICHIGAN FARM NEWS a y a r --------- rea s o e • ackground Material for Program in September by Our 474 Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups DONALD D. KINSEY Coordinator of Education and Research What do you say we sit down here in the shade and visit for a spell ~ Sometimes a good visit is relaxing to the soul. Speaking of visiting-I had a group of farm folks sit down with me a few days back, and they sure did like to visit. They were Farm Bureau folks from all over the state. The folks back home had elected them to a committee to choose the group discussion topics. We were sitting around the table - No! not the din .. ner table! - a table in the conference room. Anyway, AN EXECUTIVE OFFICE at the new office building. It one of them came out with the opinion that folks in pied by Keith A. Tanner. manager of operations for Farm Services. Inc. their Community Farm Bureaus ought to take one meet .. ing to get a close look at their group program and what it meant. Meetings could be a lot better, too, if folks Three Day of RECEIVES CENTENNIAL CITATION. J.' F. Yaeger. executive would just work at it a bit and brush up on the "know Turner as Degree how". 'Farm Events In 5011 Science secretary of the Michigan Farm Bureau, was awarded a centennial citation during the Centennial of Farm' Mechanization at Michigan Philip B. Turner, quality con- Some of t e other folks agreed, and first thing you State University. Tom K. Cowden. dean of the College of ,Agricul- know the committee had voted that all of us do just that Lt\t Sta e Fair trol and research manager for the Plant Food Manufacturing Division of Farm Bureau Ser- rure. presented the citation. It was for Mr. Yaeger's contributions to the progress of Michigan agriculture. He was cited as an out- in our September meeting. I got to thinking maybe The 1955 Michigan State Fair vices, Inc., was awarded a Doctor standing supporter of broad agricultural research and educational they were right. Folks in the groups hadn't done that has its Coliseum reserved for of Philosphy degree in Soil programs. and for his part in helping direct agricultural policy for three complete days and even- Science at the centennial com- the state and nation. for six years, and in that time the number of groups had ings of livestock judging and mencement of Michigan State Farm Fun Frolics for which University. Dr, Turner earned a B.S. in of Massachusetts, Amherst in doubled. there will be no admission Biochemistry at the University 1950. His original research in Soil charge. of Maine, Orono in 1948. He Dr. Turner has been employed I took a look at the 1474 Community Groups that are Science dealt with The Effect by Farm Bureau Services, Inc. The dates are Tuesday, Wed- of Calcium-Potassium Ratios on received his Master of Science in a foundation for the Michigan Farm Bureau. A right nesday and Thursday, Septem- the Incidence of Potato Scab. Agronomy from the University since 1951. smart number of folks meet in those groups every month. I got to running off a few points on my fingers - just • • calculating - and my figures seemed to show some" [Insurance IS important In successful farming where between twenty and thirty thousand folks in those meetings each month. Put them at a ball game and it would make a sizeable crowd 1 • I've heard folks talk about that farming for that sort of thing. as "democracy." I'm afraid Well, you and I know they're they're wrong. Democracy would busy. But there are some folks mean getting all those folks to- that are "busy as the devil" with ether in one place so they could trying to take the hide off the vote at once on issues. That farmer and to put his farm would be kind of a clumsy busi- under bondage. We hadn't ought ness with so many folks. to be too busy to prevent our Nope-what we have in this working together to protect our- country is a republic. It's a selves against suc~ -.folks. . .'cpresentative form of govern- I got to wondermg ~hat Ideas . aent. Farm Bureau's set up that I the folks had who first set up 'Nay, too. When there are too any folks, or they're too far . part you have to work on the I I these groups, anyway. I looked ack in the record and fo~nd that they had set down eight • , representative system. I main 'Th'purposes. mk you might like to look them over. They re , I real thought-provokers. r ou Getting 36 Now, have you and I hit on the point that t~is system m~kes our I 1. First-off. they said we want home meetings ten tlI~S as to meet so as to have closer tie- important? Foks have to keep up between the members them- informed which way the leg- selves and the Farm Bureau- islative wind is blowing. There's taxes, ~nd farm agency pro- grams m Congress, and rural schools, and land knows what county, state and national. This is supposed to be a farmer's organization. Don't see how it can be unless the farmers b o eat per else on the legislative fire all the work to keep this close tie-up t e. We have to know what's cooking! Farm Bureau's been pretty with the program. eff ectirve th at way, t 00. If yo u meeting and 2. Next. They said that by . ., . discussingd we coul L d d re? 2 u.? 47 bu.? d 't thi k . t k 0 help to tram farm lea ers. an on . m so, J~s as wen knows we need good strong Deatrick, state . F capitol for t h e Detroit ree ress. P reporter Iea ders hiip In . th ese days wh en f'arm Issues are gettimg kiIC k ed If we have any real represen- around all over the country. And OU 0 , "Knowing Abou Insurance is Important to Children" tat ion, we have to decide which good farm leaders have got to be I was 16, and it won't be long until I have them Hard work alone is not enough for successful way we want to jump when farmers. There are plenty of issues begin to boil. We have to others who want to get in the HERE'S HO farming. Careful planning and the best use of paid up. be ready to tell our represen- driver's seat in his place. tatives not to forget whom they 3. Then they said that by meet- available resources are equally important. "Now we've started our children out the same are representing. If we don't telll ing and studying our problems way. I hope that they all will want to increase them, then, you and I have left we would be bette~ informed MICHIGAN STATE recommends that farmers should The Robert Bush farm near Caro has been 'cited ourselves out of the decisions I about what was going on. It their insurance themselves by the time they are double their fertilizer rates. Even though twice as much for the way in which it has made, these ingredients entirely. And that's not represen- takes a bit of time and effort, old enough to start earning money of their own." tative government but we sure can't afford to stick fertilizer is being used in the state today. the amount is payoff in good farm living. It is a dairy and . So, it looks to me like doing a our head in the sand like an much less than recommended. poultry farm, with Mr. Bush concentrating on the In addition to his children's policies, Mr. Bush good job in our own home group ostrich. If you'll pardon me, but is pretty important. It's one way that leaves our posterior exposed FERTILIZER SPECIALISTS at Michigan State have care of a dairy herd of some 60 cattle, Mrs. Bush maintains substantial life protection of his own, of keeping our representative to anybody who wants to give said that farmers could push present yields of wheat up tending the 500 to 600 chickens in their poultry carries farm liability protection and auto and truck government alive and protecting it a swift kick. We had better to 36 bushels per acre. ur own interests. have our eyes open and know flock. insurance-all Farm Bureau, of course. what's happening. HOW? ••• By applying 600 lbs. of fertilizer per acre Some folks say they're too busy 4-5-6. The folks said that if Proof of their successful management can instead of 250 lbs .• without changing their present pro- duction practices. be found in the' comforts and conveniences of A COMBINATION of a 600 lb. application of fertilizer their home and in the many labor-saving devices at planting time plus a 30 lb. top dressing of nitrogen which they use to lessen toil and increase produc .. in the spring could yield 41 bushels per acre. tion. A CHANGE to the recommended production practices These were chosen by your State Discussion Topic Mr. Bush applies the same planning to his in- plus the aforementioned 600 and 30 lb. fertilizer appli- Committee from the results of the questionnaire re- surance that he does to his farming. For in .. turn d by the Community Farm Bureaus. cations could yield 47 bushels per acre. stance, he is building a program of Farm Bureau IT CAN BE DONE, and in some parts of the state it is ept, Purposes and ctivities of Commun- Life Insurance for his children not merely as being done. It's up to you to do the same. Your Farm ity Farm Bureaus. Bureau Dealer is waiting to help you. See him as soon a means of protection but also as a part of their t, 0 nership of Mineral Rights on Farm as you can. Learn how to increase your wheat crop education. Land. next year. "I believe in starting them off right:' he com" Robert W. Bush was raised on the farm which he sub- ov, 10 Farm Bureau Benefits the Aver .. ments. "Knowing about insurance is important sequently bought from his father and now calls his own. age Farmer. See your to children. It's a part of their education, and Industrious and inventive. he had added to and modernized his home. acquired a full Iine of farm machinery. built many there's no better way to learn than to have your hould 1ichigan Have ed Control Program} a Highway R U A E L R own policies. I took out a couple of policies when new facilities and installed much new equipment. ing efficiency and ability have won him much respect. His farm- J Indu trv Guaranteed Annual Wage now. His supply is f II, he has nd the Farmer. riou Political ttacks on Farm .. t e analyses you want. E [I s A CE .•. "There's a Farm Bureau insurance representa- ~~ 79j Coo rati s. u u VIC S, I C. .•. t.ve nearby to serve you. Ask any Farm Bureau office how to reach him for information about lif., ~ ~ auto, fire and farm liability protection, or about Plant Food Division 4000 N. GRAND RIVER AYE. • LANSING, MICHIGAN the FIP Protected Savings Plan. 4000 . Grand River Lansing, Mich. m "t F rm Bureau meetings.