Vol. 36, No. 3 \ MAR H 1, 1958 36th ear dge Says Let's Finis--- tne f --·---~--------=-----:------------------------~---_--:..-_---------t EDITORIAL There IS a Point oj No Return CLARK L. BRODY Counsel for Public Affairs for Michigan • Farm Bureau The confusion and conflict over the proposed. W RD G. HODGE lowering of dairy price supports from 83 % of parity Pr id nt of Michigan F rm u to 75% April' 1, 1958, and the resulting political maneuvering in Congress, raises some formidable T All· Members I am proclaimi n Bureau Mem ip Go questions. Is the persistent contention over perpetuation commodity supports demonstrating that the Gov- ernment can vary politically determined price levels of Of arm Bureau: M49nlbet'ship provides strength for your Farm Bureau. of 70,610 for 195 . 3,000 member in one r only in one direction,-upward f It is for the membership that all Farm Bureau programs membership campaigns. are b ilt, If so, how near to the point of no return to Le' ge t 1,30 March a private enterprise economy has the price Mar 14 we shall ave a state-wide one day member- many tim th t numb who co I support and subsidy program carried the Amer- ship ive. The goal will be to enroll 1,300 members bers of Farm Bu e ican farmer? and bring our Michigan Farm Bureau to 70,6 J 0 or more There are probably a thousand or mor of ur families. We urge every member to cooperate in this ~1a.ve we reached a stage in govemment en .. friends who haven't renewed th ir memb hi by final drive to reach our goal for 1958. croachment on farm operations that the trend to .. mail and haven't bee reached y t by mem r hi ward still more controls and growing bureaucratic In im like these it is good to know that farmers workers. If you know one of thos p r on , a k interference in farm operations cannot be reversed f have a their service a Farm Bureau dedicated to advanc- him to renew his Farm Bure u memb r hip or ing and p .otecting farmers' interests and freedoms. 1958. These questions were prompted by some recent Ten years of continuous growth in membership is the e have enrolled a total of 69,310 f mili s, n contacts in dairy and Farm Bureau meetings. that includes 5,304 new memb rs. W b Ii v evidence that farmers are determined to speak for them- The Michigan Farm Bureau Board of Directors, well organized on day drive will put us ov r 1. selves through Farm Bureau. with the help of its Advisory Committee of Dairy Several thousand membership workers in 67· ou ty Farmers, said January 31 that government-deter- Let's continue to build! Let's sign 1,300 or more Farm Bureaus will be taking part. mined price levels are largely responsible for the members arch 14. Let's have 70~610 or more meII}- 26 County Farm Bureaus are ov r goal 0 • price problem in the dairy industry. The Board of bers. rI e thank you for your help. They have been invited to take part in this driv . Directors' resolution is on Page 6 of this edition. Sincerely yours, 41 County Farm Bureaus are under goal. Som Both the Michigan Milk Producers Association The Board of Directors need less than 25. All of th m ar s ding and the Michigan Branch of the Mid-West Produc- bership workers out March 14, and invite 11 m ers' Creameries, Inc. have officially taken a strong MICHIGA FARM BUREAU bers to help. stand against the lowering of dairy supports ODGE, Snover, residen April 1 by the Secretary of Agr.· culture. That ils ar Bur m m er LTER W. WIGHTMAN, Fennville, Vice President his endeavor to prevent dairy surpluses from in- use the embership Applicatio in J. F. YAEGER, East Lansing, Executive Secretary igan Farm ew to enroll a mem creasing and still further impairing the future of dairy farmers. We have very good prospects for being th firs MAX K. HOOD THOMAS HAHN GLEASON E. HALLIWILL After listening to the discussions by both dairy Paw Paw Rodney Gladwin state Farm Bureau in the nation to mak our 1 groups, I felt that these substantial dairy farmers BLAQUE KNIRK ROBERT E. SMITH for 1958. All we need to do is get 1,300 mor KE NETH JOHNSON and th'eir officials took this action with a consider- Quincy Freeland Fowlerville members . . . either new or renewals. able degree of reluctance. ALL!N F. RUSH ELMER WARNER HILBERT SCHULZE I invite every Farm Bureau memb rship wo \1 Lake Orion Pigeon and every individual member to help finish th 1958 They did not seem to relish the idea of continu .• Ii Traverse City ing to look to the Government for the determin- i' membership campaign on Friday, March 14. ELTON R. SMITH A. A. BRINDLEY MRS. ESTHER KENNEDY ation of dairy income, and evidently preferred com- , ' Caledonia West Branch Posen Thank you for your help. ; petitive markets as strongly as ever as the outlet DALE DUNCKEL EDMUND SAGER for their product. ,Williamston Stephenson COU TE E 0 Number Number Number Yet, these responsible dairy organizations Over Goal Over Goal Ov r o 1 are opposing efforts to bring price supports Time for Decision is Drawing Tuscola 48 Livingston 18 Macomb 4 more in conformity with supply and demand. Van Buren 45 Clare 17 Alpena 4 , This constrained action by responsible dairy farm spokesmen demonstrates the growing dependence upon the Federal Treasury for farm income. It is March 5 Hundreds of Bills , Sanilac Manistee Genesee 40 Lapeer 40 Cladwin 35 St. Joseph 10 Ionia 9 8 Pr squ Kalkaska I ) 2 2 2 8 1 Offered to/Legi lature Will Die 30 Missaukee typical of the mounting problems that unsound pol .. Huron Osceola icies enacted in previous years have brought upon Montmorency 24 Washtenaw 7 Oceana 0 the dairy industry. They have aggravated the ser- Ingham 23 Cheboygan 7 W xford 0 ious dangers and complications in the present situ" ----'--~-------+ They have had committee Benzie 20 Midland 5 STANLEY M. POWELL ation. They indicate the stranglehold a govern- clerks pages and other legislative ,t Legislative Counsel for Michigan Farm Bureau employees opening and tabulat- ment-controlled agriculture has gained on the farm" ing these communications. Prob- eed p 0 25 0 Things at the state capitol are in a mess. The ably few of those letters will er's operations. Arenac 3 Mason 13 Oakland 20 situation is fully as confused at the Legisla- ever receive an answer. Under these circumstances,leg- Kalamazoo 5 Isabella 16 D Ita 21 It exemplifies the malignancy of government ture as it was when I reported a month ago. The islative tempers frequently wear Emmet 9 Chippewa 16 NW Mich. 23 price fixing and subsidies. only difference is that the time of ultimate decision thin and the spirit of courteous good fellowship is not always in Iosco 9 Otsego 17 Alco a 23 is drawing just that much closer. evidence. Such policies constitute an insidious economic Charlevoix 11 Monroe 18 Barag 2 The main excitement now concerns the fate of State Budget. Back of, and Ogemaw 11 Antrim 18 malady. If not reversed they will most certainly hundreds of bills which will die automatically in over-shadowing, all the bicker- r~sult eventually in limiting dairy production and ing and pulling and hauling on committee unless they are reported favorably from the hundreds of bill of less gen- 2 will probably lead to the allotment of the number eral interest lies the all-pervad- committee by March 5. ing issue of what to do about 4 of cows the individual farmer may keep. Shiawassee 28 Muskegon 33 St. lair F or a time it had looked as though the legislative the budget. It reminds one of Substitutes and synthetic products will be encour- the rhetorical question, "What Calhoun' 29 Bay 43 Hill dal 4 grist at this session would be rather moderate. The happens when an irresistible aged, as has been experienced by the cotton growers. Wayne 29 Saginaw 45 final week for introduction of bills new proposals Io ce meets an immoyable ob- Some of them are now asking for lower supports ject?" were dumped into the hopper by the hundreds. The legislators are faced with and are endeavoring to recover the market for their making financial provision for e The total now stands at 912 bills proposing new Michigan's departments, institu- product and grow sufficient volume to continue Call to Action laws or amendments to existing statutes. There tions and aid programs. Many Jackson 52 Menominee 57 ent producing cotton. PRESIDENT WARD HODGE of them are determined that Mecosta 57 Berrien 59 Ca are also 18 proposed constitutional amendments and there shall be. no new tax or Their request has been denied because it would has called upon every member scores of resolutions on a great variety of subjects. raise in the rate of an existing Newaygo 57 Barry 65 linton 71 of Farm Bureau to invite a neutralize the Government's efforts to remove land friend to membership March 14 levy. ratio' 7 in our one-day effort to get Individual Senators and Rep- In the face of declining state from production through the soil bank. The De- O~~ committe; before wh011:1 I resentatives and legislative com- revenues and inflationary trends 1,300 members to reach our testified Feb. 00:.6 had 75 bills mittees are under tremendous which are reducing the purchas- partment of Agriculture cannot move in opposite goal of 70,610 families for 1958. pe~ding. These are measures pressure from a horde o~ lo?by- ing power of a dollar, the situ- 7 directions at the same time. which have bs e.n refe:red h to ists and state-wide organizations. ation presents baffling problems 78 Montcalm 86 All Insuranc Companies' them and regarding which t. ey Some members are receiving let- for which no one yet appears to Ottawa The virulence of the economic disease into which Mailing to Members had as yet r~ached no conclusion, ters by the hundreds on highly have a generally acceptable Eaton The committee may meet only controversial issues. 80 Bran I Within 10 days all Farm Bu- once mo e before the March 5 answer. the farmer has been regimented is further illustrated r au memb rs will receive a deadline, so it is obvious that by the federal Government's action against Mr. copy of "1957 Reports of Pro- the big majority of these bills 71 This Ed ion The public schools seem to be gress" from the Farm. Bureau will die in committee. copies of the Michigan Farm the most favored governmental Lenawe (Continu d on Pa 2) Ins anae 111 te . News were mailed to subscribers. (Continued on page S) 112 of qualit and the elimination ot unprofitab e ru- E tabli hed arm J nuary 12, 1923. Prel'lrl nt nF \Y. G. Hodge. Bureau snov r ls and .nefficient (4) rm 0 erations. Resear h for the discovery and application V. -Pre: . t• \.... \Yigh man, .Fe n ilIe of more economical and effective market systems, . E.'ee.. 's ....J. . Yaeg"pr. Lan,lng and new use for agricultural products. DIRECTORS BY DISTRtCTS 1-- JaJ Jr. Ho d Paw Paw, R-1 2-Bluque Kn ir-k tlulncy, R-) All these and other constructive programs 3-Allen F. Ruah Lake Ori n, n-i 4-1·~1t In ) .• ·mith Caledonia, R-I merit much greater support on the part of pro- 5-Thl1e Dunckel.. ..\ViIlin.tru·ton, R-) . ',1 n. Ho 1 (' ::.;n(1\'p1', H-l I am thinking this morning of Hicks Street ducers, processors, and distributors. 7-Thoma~ Hahn Rodney, R-1 -!'enndh .Iohnson .Fre land, R-2 And the neighbors ana friends who are there. 9-!'~lmf'r War-ne r .'I'ravt'rse 'ity No doubt it is slippery, or sloppy: There is reason for encouragement in the an- 10-. . Brindley W. Brnnch, It-a ll-J::dmund 'ag- r St 'phen. on ost likely there's snow Onthe air: And I'm happy down here in the sunshine nouncement by the American Farm Bureau Feder- DIRECTORS AT LARGE Gleason E. Halliwlll Gladwln, R-4 So why should I wonder or care. ation of a more realistic formula for the determin- Robert l~. 'mith Fov lerville, R-2 "'altt'r "·1:.. trna n F'ennvllle, R-l The people I know here are friendly ation of price support levels in place of the parity PURPOSE OF FARM Ein r E. Ungren ......•..........••ditor Rcpresr-rrttng And sharply intelligent, too. concept. BUREAU WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU T ere are casual contacts aplenty. Sub. cription: 40 c nts a year. The purpose of this Associa- • lr '. Alex r nnedy Posen, R-) Fast friendships, as al ays, are few. This is computed on the basis of 9070 of the tion shall be th adv ncement Limited to arm Bureau .IembE'rs. R pre, enttng And always we're busily doing of our members' interests edu- cationally, legislatively and FARM BUREAU YOUNG PEOPLE weighted average market prices during the preced- Vol. 36 March 1, 19 8 No. 3 economically. Pig on, R-I The things that retired people do. ROGER FOERCH was elected Hi1b rt chulz ing three-year period. Tying price supports to We shell at the beach on occasion, vice- president of the Michigan recent average markets instead orto parity should Rural Safety at the annual We fish in the river or bay. facilitate the establishment of supports more in meeting Farmers Week. John ol1J:munity Farm We ramble at will in the country, Not venturing too far away. We play - at Cana a or Scrabble keeping with market demand, .and help reduce bur- Polling of the State Grange is president. safety specialist Ri~hard P'fister, at Michigan densome surpluses and improve net farm in ome. ureaus And at bed time we call it a day. The weather is up for discussion Wherever two people are met. Secretary Roger Fleming of the American Farm Bureau Federation told the Agriculture Committee State University, treasurer. is secretary- Mr. Foer:ch is coor dlnator of Safety &. Insurance Relations CLARE L. McGHAN Big fish stories, often familiar, Coordin tor of Community Farm Bureaus for MFB of the House in Congress that the parity formula for the Michigan Farm Bureau. One more repetition will get. He is in charge of safety sur- The p st couple of months we have had the pleasur of meet- Sometimes it's a little depressing "never was designed to indicate what either prices veys being conducted by CO~r'Ity' . ing with more than half of the county Cotnmunity Group Commit-' But nobody's died of it yet. or price supports should, be under' current .ma ket Farm. Bureaus regarding farl'l1 t . It ha be n intere ting to note that the committees who have accidents. 'He was app'ointed ' There's little that's ~ally exciting.' conditions. " by Governor WHl'ams to .~he" the respon ibility for the promotion and maintenance of Commun- We watch for the mailman to come. , Traffic Safety Action Commit- ity Farm Bureaus within their county have a very positi re and op- It's nice to be idle and happy "The American Farm Bureau's, new and forward- tee in' 1956, and represents the timistic attitude toward the f ture of the Community Farm Bureau looking proposal is easily understood. It is a sim- But sometimes that wearies me some. Farm Bureau on state, region~l, Program. and natlo rial farm safety high -,' So I'm, t in ing of Hicks Street this morning. plified approach. It ge s away from complicated 'their f ling is definit ly that cussion material, resource peopl mendations. These recommenda- I wonder what's doing back horne, way safety programs. ' the Community Farm Bureaus and the ppointrnent 0 a com- tions sho ld 0 to ith r or aU of formulas and gadgets. It avoids giving the Secre- are very important to the future mittee to do specific research. the following places: (a) County FARM' Ni!,WS of th Michigan Farm Bur au. In Thomas Jeff rson said, "Dem- resolutions committee, (b) Coun- tary of Agriculture complete discretion in regard " meeting with these committees ocracy will not live long with an ty Farm Buteau Annual, (c) (Continued on Page 5) March 1, 1~~ we have review a with them uninformed people." County Farm Bureau Board. some of the purpos s for Com- We cannot afford to use the ex- A community group m making rnunity Farm Bureaus. Three of cuse that we cannot come to an their the basic purpo s ar : . policy recommendations opinion about a certain issue be- should feel so strongly about cause we don't know enough them that they will follow them E ITO IAt FB Mut~aI 1. Fad Finding .. In our judg- about it. . ment a Community Farm Bu- r au should be in the role of fact through to completion. As the 2. Policy Recommending. It is Community Farm Bureaus ac- finding. Findin a th facts of vari- not good enough for a Commun- cept this responsibility will Farm (Continued from Page Stanley Yankus, Jr., a Farm Bureau member in 1) Adds 2 New ous problems and issues that con- ity Farm Bureau member to just Bureau be a truly "grass roots" cern farmers. A group can do find out the facts about the issue. organization. this through the h lp of the dis- They should make some recom- 3. Problem solving. Too often Pokagon township, Cass county, for exceeding his wheat allotment in growing feed for his poultry. Insurances Community Farm Bureaus find Nile Vermillion, manager of Mr. Yankus has been notified that he owes the the Farm Bureau Insurance Com- • out the facts and make recom- Government over $3,800 in penalties. He says h~ panies, has announced the mendations and Ieave it up to the Farm Bureau staffs in Lansing addition of motor truck cargo has refused to pay because his constitutional riglrts insu nee, and all risks person- and Washington to solve the problems. Many problems should are being violated. al articles insurance. be solved on a local level. Not The new coverages have been only would the solution be bet- Beaman Smith of l\1ontmorency county paid a given to the agency force .and ter, but also cheaper. are now available to Farm Bu- penalty of $1. 12 per bushel of wheat grown in reau members. One of the ways that problems can be solved on the local level excess of his allotment. It was used for poultry Motor 1ruc~ cargo insurance' is through contact and corres- f~ed. protects farmers and truckers pondence with local government for loss or damage to any cargo agencies. The Legislative Minute .Fortunately, the e are strong, voluntary forces they transport. It covers cargo Men come under this area of devoted to removin the causes of this deterioration damaged by fire, lightning, wind- problem solving. storm, collision, over-turning, and In a Community Farm Bureau of our farm economy toward a complete govern- many other hazards. Theft cover- group the Minute Men can bring ment-regimented gri ure. They are dedicated age }s available also. the group information on tate and national legislation and get to programs for the reduction of market-depressing All risks personal articles in- members of the group to contact surance covers loss to such per- their state and national represen- surpluses and to restore a sound basis of market sonal property as musical instru- tatives. This is one of the mo t supply and demand.. T ese include: ments, jewelry, furs, cameras and important jobs in a Community projection equipment, guns, boats Farm Bureau .. ( 1) The successful efforts of the American and outboard motors. Legislative action is one of the Dairy Association t Increase the consumption of basic reasons for having a Com- . Milk Cooler , munity Farm Bureau Group. dairy products. Sold 8 ~n Steinhorst cooler The la t area but not the least and some milk cans advertised in importance is the community (2)~ The promotion of increased consumption , in Farm News Feb. 1. John"Mor- service project area. This is of animal products being carried on through the co- rish, Jr., 7335 Potter Road, Fl sh- where the Community Farm. Bu- ing. . reau' Group can make its com- operation of producers, packers, and distributors. munity a better place in which to live. (3) Education.al activities for the improvement Buy Farm Bdreau feed. We can add everal more reas- ons for having Community Farm ! Bureaus such ,as social 'and edu- cational activities, etc. But we believe that if the Community ~arm Bureaus do an effective job In the three areas listed- above it would make this whole program worthwhile. How does your group.score in the above areas? We hope that all of you who read this are attending a Com- munity Farm Bureau. Only by " Frenchy" participating in ~ Community Farm Bureau will your. opinions be worthwhile in Farm Bureau. Fournier Your ideas are needed. Why not take the opportunity that Farm Bureau affords you tbrough The man on the pole is Forest the Community Farm Bureau Fournier, hut hi ell tomers Program to help your Farm Bu- reau be the fanners organization generally call him "Frenchy." that will meet the challenges of the future? His job as an installer-repairman od . ' public policies place artificial and severe restric- in rural iehigan's Thumb GOLD STAR AWARD tions upon th opportunity of any on form of transporta- Area is to ee that farmer ' tion, 11 h as railror d , to erve the public through the u e January telephone ervice runs smoothly. of other mans of tran portation, such as that by highway, Progressive Farmers Group, He know their problems and \ aterwa or airway. Lapeer county, Mrs. Carrol A. Dehnurt, Secretary. know , of cour , how Y t in other industri s, di er ification of products has much th telephone means to them. SILVER STAR AW RD become common, and ha proved beneficial both to those That' why h says that January industrie and to the public. one of the most important part ::~JACKSON - orth, Central and Sou h (early Nicholson Hill II Group, Al- , hy shouldn't our transportation agencies, too, be pena county, Mrs. Felix LaBonte, of his iob is "fixing troubl planting) allou.ed to benefit by diversification? Secretary. before it happen ." :;:ell TlA 0 -Central and South Silver City Group, Alpena ::~CLINTON -Central and South (early planting) lear! " diver ification would be to the advantag of t's renchy Fournier-and oth r :::OARRY -North, Central and Thumb county, M . Charles Roul th nation' hippers. They could th n arrange for their Seer tary. telephone men and women ::< ORAIO -Central. and South t an portation through a ingl transport company which like him -who demonstrat what :::EATON -North, Central and Thumb SILVER STAR AWARD ould utilize an 0 all mans of earriag n eded to do we mean when we say: B ca of the heavy demand anticipated for Certified December th parti 11. r job at hand m t effici ntly. That's why th "It's people who make tel phone Oat IS ed thi sprin'g, purchase your seed NOW from ailr ad a for r mo al of pre nt artif ial limitation . service good." local elevator or seed dealer. 1h ' onl he arne op r unity s anyon into ( ther fields of transportation. Th n they could ward A. 0' ea MICHIG BE L ome neral practitioner " in tran portation - using a Edward A. 0 eal, 82, T LEP ONE COMP Y lorence, Alabama, president Q • ricty of ( ilitie to. rou ore efficiently. the Am rican Farm Bureau Fed- Isn't thi ommon sense? eration from 1931 through 1947 eli d ebruary 26. Mr. O'N a1 was vice-pre ident of the AFB 1 28-31, and wa a former pr ARLEY • dent of the Alabama Farm ar fORAGE SEEDS • OATS • resu. POTA OES • WHEAT • recommended specifically for Michigan grOWing conditions." uy Farm Bureau Feeds. Top at Cin ..- 19 8 Ca 011 Call Managers of FriO Countle '-'--~J..I BENZIE MANIS EE MONTMORENCY MISSAUKEE OLADWIN • e Over Goa Early Roll Call managers of the first (J County Farm Bureaus to make their membership goal for 1958are the Michigan Farm Bur- eau's TOP HArt CLUB for the year. At the right are photographs of the Top Hat Club for 1958. Ben MORGANAOTH John MILARCH Ross STEVENS Peter HENDRICKS ~ Gordon WILLFORD % Benzie County Farm Bureau was the first to reach goal, Manistee SANILAC CLARE VAN BUREN TUSCOLA ALPE A was second, and so on from left to right. Members of the Top Hat Club received awards from the Mich- igan Farm Bureau which can be used in their Farm Bureau mem- bership work. The Roll Call managers in this Hi- ici group gave credit to their mem- bership workers for the fine records made by these County GET YOUR CHICKS OFF to a flying start your chicks during the critic p rlod ••• Farm Bureaus. and keep them eating and thriving on this Benzie, Manistee, Gladwin, the firs i we Mrs. Wesley Norman Lynn Jotin Leo sensational new Farm Bureau feed. It Sanilac County Farm Bureaus MAHAFFY HUTCHINSON GOSS KOEPF PREVO contains a coccidiostat, as well as II the YOUR FARM BU E U N were also among the first ten to reach membership goal in 1957. essential requirements to give your chicks more "Get up and Grow." tributed in raising the farm-price' 1957 average was $4.54 per 100 ple's Camp to be held again at Michigan Farm Bureau Young Actions Taken of Detroit area milk by more pounds. Clear Lake near Dowling, Mich- People. than $9 n:illion. o~er the Federal I The membership voted for di- igan, June 18-22. Changes are be- ---------- BUT MORE I MPORTANT, by Farm Bureau's WRITTEN it Is backed up GUARAN- Order price within the past 16 rectors by mail. The results were ing made in the camp this year Irrl gation System At Dairyland TEE that gives you 100% protection for months. read at the meeting. These di- with some outstanding events be- The members assessed them- rectors were re-elected in 1958 ing added. Sold complete irrigation sys- tem for two acres and straw- HI-EFFICIENCY 20% CHICK STARTER CRUM LE ha selves a half cent per pound but- to serve three years: Henry The Ionia Cafpteria will oper- berry planter and equipment Ann'! Meeting terfat and two cents per hun- Tabor, Hubbardston; for AJ?~ncan Dairy AssocIat~on Brown, St. Johns. Carleton ate at the Ionia ~'air, gust 4-9. advertised in January and Feb- dred of m~lk on a .12-month?a~is, Wils~m, Carson City; John L. The Mid-West Young People's urary Michigan Farm Camp '11 be held at Chatham in Your medium is wonderful. Harry News. IT'S ENERGIZED been formulated with your profits In mind. Ingredients that will develop your chick producing, money- making birds. I I 10 d d wi h Into h I hy, high- HE!l~ COATES advertising and sales promotion I the Upp~r WI, . G . Members of Dairyland Coopera- tive Creamery which operates They recommended contmua- . YOUllg P eop Ie to further dairy products usage. ~erunsula, Au~t The MIchigan State Fall' Apple 1-3. . McKnIght, Jackson. Juice Project will be held AUmJSt After you've started 'e rig • • • grow' m plants at Carson City and Green- ti~n of the Federal Special School I 21-27 and State Convention will A BUREAU'S I- FFICIE C G 0 IN ville, approved a number of re- MIlk Program. solutions pertinent to the dairy With respect to operation of; industry at their 1958 annual their dairy farms, Dairyland's Have Much . be November 8. A tour is being planned to the American Farm Bureau Young THESE GROWING MASHES will provide FARM BUREAU'S GROWING MA H meeting Jan. 24 at Carson City. members urged that Michigan With respect to marketing, adopt uniform statewide require- the members urged enactment of ments and reciprocal inspection PIanIle d In i '58 People's convention at Boston, Massachusetts in December. Plans are being made to visit Washing- daily feeding with proper protein, energy balance, thus satisfying ments more quickly. energy require- These mashes have will build strong, healthy bodies your pullets will malnt In of lay. 0 tha hi h r rat They will bring your pullet to the dairy industry proposed self- of a farm's water supply. ton, D. C., New York, and Niag- been formulated to enable you to hurdle peak produc Ion sooner, feed w y flock help program which has been They also urged state appropri- CLARE McGHAN ara Falls, en route. high feed costs while you increase pro- troubles and extend your flock's norm I before Congress for several past ations to maintaii, tuberculosis Coordinator Young People's Work Besides these activities pro- duction. They are the pay-off for- the period of production. See your arm 'sessions. and brucellosis control programs Michigan Farm Bureau Young gram ideas are being made which care you have given your chicks. Bureau De ler for additional Inform tlon. But until' a workable program and to expand research on lepto- People through the work of 14 center around the annual Talk can be devised they urged an ef- spirosis and other dairy animal state committees have announced Meet and Talent Find contest, fective price support program -at diseases. a very ambitious program for Community S e r vic e Projects Shop wherever you 1957 levels, to provide producers' Secretary-Manager Fred Walk- 1958. which include Citizenship, Recre- returns in proper balance with er announced a sales increase in The first major activity was the ation Leadership, Health, Com- see this emblem. FEE current economic levels. packaged milk. products of 20 state-wide officers meeting and munity Beautification, and Safe- It's your guide to The m e m b e r s commended percent for 1957 over 1956. lIe spring formal party February 22. ty. Dairyland's management for told members their average re- Mr. Warren Dulin, program as- steering a strai'ght course through turn, at time of shipping whole sistant, AFBF, spoke. Market Basket, Resolution, Membership, District Meetings, quality products for better farming. FAR VIC , I the recent marketing tUI'II\0il, milk, was 26 cents per hundred Plans are being made for the and county aetivlues are also on and complimented all who con- higher for 1957 than 1956. The annual Farm Bureau Young Peo- the very busy schedule of t - f farm ,Sure , t an n·•. ·•.. ·· (. fERTILIZE SEED FARMER AFTER FA~MER ln Michigan has found that Farm Bureau fertilizer gets results. MANY FARME~S are buying seed today because it's cheapest per pound or bushel. If they More and more of your neighbors are using the p roper amounts of Farm Bureau Granulated Ferti- think they're saving money, let's do a little pencil-pushing over a typical example. lizer in the analysis recommended for their soil. Your Farm Bureau, due to your patronage, has set the pace year after year in Micl1igan. Two centrally located plants enable you to get fertilizer TOM BOUGHT ED CLOVER at $24.00 per bushel while Dick bought it at $23.40 per Bushel. economically and rapidly. Tom's lot had 99.50% purity and 91 % germination, while Dick's had 98.50% purity and 90% germ- ination. GRANULAR, HIGH-ANALYSIS plant food was manufactured with your profits in mind. Bulk fertilizer locations all over the state are another step in your Farm Bureau's plan to supply you LET'S DO SOME FlOURING NOW. Price divided by purity times germination shows that both with the high-quality material you want at the most reasonable prices. Look over the lis, below paid 42c per pound of live seed. HOWEVER, Dick's seed had approximately 800 weed eeds per and see for yourself .•• then order your supply today from your Farm Bureau dealer. pound. At a seeding rate of 10 Ibs. per acre, Dic~ therefore planted 8,000 weed seeds along with approximately 2,600,000 clover seeds per acre. We'll let you figure out who got the b tter buy. • DOUBLE-SCREENING provides a more uniform-sized pellet. LFAL S • GRANULATION provides plant food in proper pro- Certified Vernal Certified Ran er portions. Northwest Grimm orthwe Common • HIGH ANALYSIS provides more plant food per pellet. D COVERS BULK FERTILIZER provides saving in time and Certified D I , Cer ifi P nnsc , labor. for Northern Michiian for Southern Michigan n ammoth Cor TEST Y U 01 FIRST! CHI A GROW AT Certif-ed Garry Certified ck ·::••··fi d Cllntl~.nd As OOD a your ground thaw take soil sam I • Your County Lab will analyze them and make ecommendations. See you F CO LE E DC of r d , ar Bureau dealer for FREE soil sample bags. • II ero 10 o D EPARTME T FAR B c. G ieh ga . arm r.ea· was elected to represent the Farm terest in our smorgasbord. change in the dog law. r • Alma oster, Chairman Iles, -3 I Bureau women on the county board of the Cancer Society. Farm Isabella County Farm Bur au Mrs. Holly Hubbell represented Saginaw women at the Michigan Bureau farm and home accident Women met. Mr. Mildred Dun- Welfare League meeting in Lan- r ien County Women's Com- census blanks were distributed, bar from Isabella County Safety sing, February 17. Mr. G. Berry, mitt m t at the Youth Memor- for 'a report to be made at the Council was guest speaker. secretary-treasurer of the Sag- ial Building F'bruary 24th with next meeting. Mrs. Rau is safety Mrs. Klump, chairman, selected inaw March of Dizyes showed a 27 memb 1'S present. chairman, Mrs. Farrell reported a committee to make plans for a polio film, "Survival is Not Mrs. Henry Peters, program on leg' ation. Mrs. Eagleson pre- Rural- Urban conference to be Enough." Kalkaska C 0 u n t y Women's s nted the 1958 program which held in May. Conunittee continues their 100% chairman, introduc d "Mr. N." Mrs. Fred Steck showed movies was accepted. attendance at meetings. They who d cribed the work of Midland Co ty. Mrs. Arthur of Saginaw County Farm Bureau Alcoholics Anonymous the past February 20 Mrs. Marjorie Kar- have had a case of rabies their Clarke was hostess to the Mid- ladies tour of the Dow gardens k r presented a program on Civil way and have now some very 20 y ars. Our next meeting is I and Farm Bureau Women's last summer. Defense at the Buckeye Town pertinent, first-hand information March 18. Committee at a potluck dinner. regarding this disease. C s County Women's Com- Hall. Nine groups were represented. District 9 (Continued on Page 7) Gratiot County Farm Bureau Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, chairman, Mrs. Oliver Tompkins, Chairman mitt e met February 4th in Mrs. Ch ster Ball's home, 18 members Women are active in many fields. conducted the business meeting. Traverr ~i:ty R-I MICHIGAN FARM NEWS In November the chairmanship Mrs. Claude Mudd announced pre nt r pres nting 9 groups. was passed from Mrs. Owen In reply to a letter on the oc- 4 March 1, 19~8 $50 given to County Cent r the county-wide meeting to be 1 Wood, Alma, retiring chairman, casion of his second inaugural, I--...:.---.-.!--------'--- Building will be applied on paying held at the Sandford school March President Lincoln said: "Every- to Mrs. Harry F. Johnson of St. 26 on the Revision of the Consti- for deep freezer and silverware. Louis. Mrs. Florence Shankel of one likes a compliment" and Pure Flattery! tution. The meeting is sponsored while it is also true that "self- District meeting was di cussed Wheeler succeeded Mrs. Lloyd by Farm Bureau women. Mrs. and nomination made for Dist- Hearn as vice-chairman. Mrs. praise doesn't go a great ways" Osburn Thurlow reported on ta- I ict chairman. Information given William Probst is secretary. I've got a thing or two to say tus of bills before the legislature. for the Spring Camp to be held about us. Mrs. Pauline Heggle, county Mrs. S. J. Murphy asked for a re- at St. Mary's Lake at Battle health nurse, told us about the port from groups on the position Of the top six counties who Cre k, March 4 & 5. The next proposed Child Guidance Clinic of their areas on organizing first first achieved their 1958 member- me ting is March 11, at the home to be located in Mount Pleasant. aid classes. Mrs. Murphy is civil ship goal, 3 were from District 9. of Mrs. Harry Swartz. Of the top 6 who are leading I ctronic rain Works for lue Cross March 12 the Women's Com- defense chairman and brings in- the attendance parade, 2 are from Kalamazoo Couniy. 50 mem- mittee is sponsoring a Rural-Ur- formation to each meeting. Mrs. CONTROL ROOM for Data- Cross chairmen. Left to right: Arnold Matthews, 0 gem a w ban couples night. Since Gratiot LeRoy Methner, program chair- District 9. bers of th Women's Committee enjoy d potluck dinner at the matic computing machine at Mrs. Barbara Houck, Huron county; Mrs. James Wire, Ber- is one of the leading pea-bean man, outlined the program for Of all the Districts (women's Methodis t Church in Schoolcraft Michigan Hospital Service, De- county; Mrs. Carroll Robinson, rien county; Blue Cross lnstruc- producing area counties, a bean 1958. division) to accept and pay the February 3rd. Nomination mad troit, is visited by County Farm Newaygo county; Miss Carol tor. See related article this smorgasbord will be served. Farm Bureau insurance com- recommended projects District 9 for District chairman and state Bureau secretaries and Blue Hughes, Shiawassee county; Mrs. page. Miss Lorraine Sprague, home mittees are sponsoring a farm was one of the 2 to make 100% ---------------------------..,.-+ demonstration agent, discussed safety survey. Report sheets were in 1957. project accepted. A two hour tour of Civil De- uary 16 women toured the Kroger I ing their time. FB eople See with us the cooking of beans and provided. Figures confuse me but I read fense Plant in Battle Creek is warehou and market at Grand The program conclu d with Blue Cross Datamatic bean recipes. She told a news- Saginaw Women met at Frank- in your letters what I call "De- planned for th March 3rd meet- Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fara of Otter paperman she was looking for a enmuth with 21 groups present. votion to Duty," so let's see how We voted to loan $200 to th I La~e showing colored slides of 120 County Farm Bureau dessert made with beans. From Mrs. Adolph Bender, chairman, it all came about. ing. Committe Chairmen reported County Farm Bureau building. their European tour. Secretaries, Blue Cross committee Detroit came a recipe for bean presided. The United Nations All secretaries are doing a good pie. To make it: substitute bean tour was discussed. Mrs. Holly job and I wish I could share all on three projects: Mrs. Fawn We gav $25 to polio work and Shiawassee County women met chairmen for Farm Bureau puree for pumpkin. (It really Hubbell reported on United Na- Cook - Greatest need of Grand made $118 on the grape growers at Extension Hall in Corunna, and MF B staff members tastes good.) of their letters with you. tions and emergency funds and Prairie School for Mentally re- luncheon. February 3 with safety as the visited the Michigan Hospital Mrs. Joseph Mann of the Civil peace prize. Mrs. Ed Litt e, legis- Benzie County Women's Com- tarded is 1. Q. testing kit costing Delegate w re chosen for the program topic. Service' new building at Detroit Defense office spoke to us in Jan- lative chairman, discussed the mittee showed us a good time $25. Mr.. Bird Corbu - Need at D trict meeting in April. Our Deputy Sheriff Joe McKee ex- Feb. 12-13. uary. Women brought their fa- State's financial situation. An- Advisory Council day. Although Lake Farm Home for boys i next meting is March 11. plained the work done by the They saw the Datamatic elec- vorite bean dishes to promote in- other topic discussed, a possible peopl to take a. name for corres- I county heriff's department. It I tronic computer, a 40 ton , the storm nearly had us witless, pondence, birthdays, tc. Mrs. Distr c 4 also maintains the county jail' "business brain" in talled to do Rolfe - Patients at T. B. ho pital need gam s. We accepted all three projects. We -served the luncheon for the FPC Power Mrs. Clare Barton, Chairman Plainwell R-3 which houses all persons arre ted away with mountainou in the county by the. heriff's de- WOI k involving 3,500,000 Blue partment and state police. Cross-Blue Shield members. It During December and January keeps all records up to date every paper The Home Flower Garden· , Farming Show February 26. District No.4, is happy to know the most traffic accidents occur, day. H.L.R. CHAPMAN that Marj Karker will be among mainly due t~ slippery roads and All permanent records are the perermial border, with Plant the tall growing vari- St. Joseph County. A talk on Garden Clubs Lecturer either a wall, fence, or hedge eties in the back of the border, those having breakfast with weather con~Ibons. stored on 20 reels of magnetic boundary. "Naturalization" by Mrs. Clar- President Ei enhower at the New traf~Ic peed. laws and tape three inches wide. An aver- especially if they are plants pro- ence Dudd, Three Rivers. At our Food Comes First me ting at more help In patrollmg of roa~s age of 25,000 changes in member The perennial border should be a feature of every home garden, To accommodate the plants the ducing a good display of foliage. last meeting the first petition for Washington March 24. At our have c~t the number of traffic records occur daily. The changes D war f plants of compact citizenship was filed in St. Joseph whether large or small. There border should be five feet wide. Grand Rapids meeting we deaths In the c0l;lnty. are fed into the computer, which are two good reasons for the A plan for a perennial border for growth should form the general County in 1857. The Abiel Fel- arranged to buy her a corsage lows chapter of the DAR, Three . or exa,mple, In December 19.56 picks the right record and popularity of such a planting: -sunny locations is part of this planting in the foreground and It's sleek,-and complimen- for the event. nine traffic deaths occ.urred while changes it out of 1,400,000 pas- article. those of intermediate height Rivers, has taken an active part I-If the plants are planted tary. The neat, trim lines of this only 8 occurred durmg all of ~ing through the machine. This When selecting plants for the should be so arranged that they in the Circuit Court naturaliza- Barry County Women's Com- . d d whole list is processed in two correctly they need not be create interest, and relieve any summer sheath are pure flattery tion procedures for over 30 years. mittee saw a film concerning .19D57.. trai river ralI~mg was CIte as 0- hours. disturbed for three to five perennial' border, the home gar- monotony of the planting. for your figure. Very simple to Mrs. Dudd urged every citizen death on the highway. The pres- ing a good Job. C?urtesy was years. dener should know the maximum sew. It's our printed pattern- The other six hours of the day height and width each plant will to assist new com rs to this entation and talk were made s~ressed as oft~n being the solu- the computer does billing, com- The aim in planning and plant- with ribbon trim added for color. country in becoming citizens. 2-If the plants are care- grow, and plant accordingly, the border should be to avoid by a State trooper. Many ques- bon to a traffic problem. piles statistics' of all kinds for never overcrowding the plants. fully selected they will give hard straight lines. To achieve Printed Pattern 4874: Misses "Dag Hamm rskjold, Peace is tions wer asked. Blue Cross-Blue Shield. His Business" was the topic of a Allegan County Women's Com- District 6 a wealth of bloom for sev- eral months of the year. this end a few of the taller plants sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. Size 16 should be planted occasionally requires 31/2 yards of 35 inch talk by Mrs. Don Pierce, Con- Mrs. Allyn Gordon, Chairman elephant ale netted about $25. 'towards the center of the border, fabric. stantme. mitte has 0 meeting in Feb- ruary b cause of the storms. Croswell R-2 The term perennials as applied and all the clumps should be so St. J 0 eph County Farm Bureau Tuscola County. 18 groups were by gardeners refers to herbaceous Send fifty cents in coins for District 6 Council meeting Feb- represented planted that they appear to Women's Committ e will enter- Ottawa County Women's Com- at our January plants which live for more than merge into one another, rather this pattern-add five cents for tain the Women's Committees of mittee meets bi-monthly. At the ruary 18 was postponed by bad meeting. Here is a way to become two years. Trees and shrubs are than being arranged in straight each pattern for first class mail- Southwest District here April January meeting Mrs. William weather to March 20. The 6th better acquainted with each perennials, but they are consider- lines. ing. 8th. Driesenga, of Bass Creek, gav District spring meeting will be other: ed under a different classifica- Send to Michigan Farm News, a most enjoyable talk on a trip April 15 at the Farm Bureau Mrs. Satedell interviewed two tion. The first year; . To fin any Pattern Dep't, P. O. Box 42 Old Van Buren Women's Commit- by freighter to cities in Mexico, building in Sandusky. Sanilac ladies informally asking their Perennials can be described as blanks that may appear in the Chelsea Station, New York 11, sea area. county women will be hostesses. names, what group they were plants which have a root stock i tee met February 4, at the home and the Caribbean border the first year, bulbs and N. Y. of Mrs. Wright of Lawrence, Colored slides h lped to illus- from, about their hobbies; then such annuals as dwarf bedding with 16 groups present. On Jan- trate life on a freighter, the peo- Sanilac County Women's Com- they placed a mark on a large that lasts for several years, and increases in size yearly. They die dahlias, may be used to advant- Please print plainly in your mittee had its annual meeting county map showing where they ple and their homes in the ports and potluck dinner at the Farm down to ground level during the tage. order' your name, address with F R BUREAU visited. The group agreed that Bureau building on February 7 were from. Through such inter- winter, and renew their growth Most perennials grow well in zone, size and pattern number. more of u should try to visit with about 100 in attendance. views we hope to know our again in the spring. a fairly rich, good garden soil oth I' countri s. Our group is Our speakers were our state neighbors better. which has been deeply dug. With Half-Sizers Garden eeds selling Lens-Wick. Farm Bureau Ward Hodge, county president president, Mrs. Ross, our citizenship Some perennials have the ten- Mr. chairman, brought some interest- dency to die out after growing Kent County Wom n's Com- Mr. Frank Merriman and our dis- ing thoughts on "I am an Ameri- well for three or four years. few exceptions perennials prefer a soil which is neutral, neither acid, nor containing an excess of Your Farm Bureau seed mittee will be hostesses for the trict chairman, Mrs. Allyn Gor- can" 'and what rights and priv- To save them, the roots must lime. dealer can make 167 leading spring District meeting April 19, don. A safety skit was presented ileges we have. be dug up, the plants divided, and Mr. Walter Shileds, our region- the clean, healthy di isions re- The home gardener will be varieties of Farm Bureau at Sparta Community Hall. All by several of out ladies. A white al membership man, gave some planted every third year. The wise to acquaint himself with the vegetable and flower seeds ladies are welcome. light requirements of the .peren- available to you in attractive Kent County Farm Bureau interesting facts on Farm Bureau Sweet William is an example of H.L.R. CHAPMAN and answered questions. this type of plant. nials he has selected to p ant. The lithographed packets. Many women spon or a Walking Blood majority of the plants enjoy the a.re also available in bulk. Bank. Recently they collected Some plants, like the peony, Perennials are always more Huron West Women's Commit- iml>Ol'tantlooki g when each maximum amount 'of sunlight; a 48 pint of blood for the Red resent being moved too often. In few will appreciate being planted tee had 75 present at its Christ- VEGET BlE Cro s. that case the roots should not be mas party. We had very interest- ill turbed. as long as the plant variety is planted in a group. in a location where they are pro- l'sparagus Lettuce For their February meeting Three plants of the large kinds, tected from the direct rays of the 13eans, Str. ing reports on the Farm Bureau continues to produce flowers year MUbl'l.rnelon they toured the Kroger Ware- conventions in Lansing and Chi- after year. and six plants of the small kinds, sun. Beans, Lima Watermelon j house at Grand Rapids and Beet Onions cago. Mr. Roger Foerch, of the will produce a pleasing effect in The Home Flower Garden arti- Broccoli Parsnip lunched at Bill Kn pp's. Farm Bur au Mutual Insurance, the planting plan with this arti- cle for April will discuss flowers Cabbage Peas A location bordering the Carrots Peppers spoke at our February meeting. lawn is the best setting for cle. ' that grow well in shady locations. Cauliflower Celery Pumpkin Radish I ·strict West and East side Farm Bu- Corn Cucumber gg Plant Endive Salsify Spinach Squash Tomatoes I Mrs. John C. Watling, Chairman Bath R-I reau Women furnished 300 sack lunches for t Farmers Petrole- urn Power farming meeting at H. L. R. Chapman Kale Turnips I District 5 council meeting will Bad Axe. Six of our women went Kohl Rutabaga be held at the home of the chair- to Ann Arbor in January for a man on March 18. State projects FLOW S and other business will be dis- Rural Health Conference. geratum Fox Glove cussed and plans made for the Alyssum Aster Gourds Hollyhock pring District meeting on Thurs- istrict 8 Baby's Breath Larkspur day, May 1. Eaton County Farm Bachelor Button Marigolds Mrs. Albert Schmiege, Chairman Balsam Morning Glory Bureau women will be hostes . Chesaning R-2 Brachycome Nasturtium Calendula Petunia I Candy Tuft Phlox Clinton County Farm Bureau Arenac County Women's Com- Canterbury Bell Pink women had as special guests their mittee heard Mr. George Adam- Carnation Poppies husbands and memb rs of the ski of Standish speak on state Castor Bean Portulaca Chrysanthemum Snapdragon county board and wives at their Farm Bureau resolutions of pol- Cockscomb Stock F bruary meeting. Mrs. Robert icy and p cgram at their recent Columbine Straw Flower Cosmo Sweet Peas Weisgerber Michigan delegate to dinner me ing. Mr. Adamski was Dahlia Sweet William Associated Country Women of chairman of the Resolution Com- Dai is Verbena th World meeting in Ceylon Delphinium Zinnia mittee at the Michigan Farm Bu- Four O'Clock gave an interesting account of her reau annual meeting in Novem- 9024 trip and showed colored slides. ber, 1957. our rm Musical numb rs and humorous SIZES I readings complet d the program. Bay County Women s Commit- _14~-~Y.a •.••I::a •• r tee had 22 present at the January Eaton County Farm Bureau meeting. Cancer material was A stunning ensemble for sum- women held their meeting at the distributed. We served the an- mer and early fall-in our sew- Farm Bureau office. "Social Se- nual kick-off dinner for the mem- Planting Pia for a Border of Perennials easy printed pattern. Sheath curity and How It Aff cts Farm bership worker. dress has a smooth diagonal line Familie " was the topic discu sed PANEL IS 5 FT. WIDE BY 10 FT. LONG. SQUARES 11-DIANTHOS caesius, 2 to A handsome s t for model 11 so slenderizing to half-sizers-e- by Miss Irene Praybyliski from homes. Simple filet crochet with Clare County Women's Com- 1 FT. This plan can be repeated and extended to any 6 inches. Plant 3 (spreading). mittee is making good on Lens jacket adds the chic touch. the tate Social S curity office. K-stitch sets 'off deer design. 12 PHLOX tall, perennial. 3 worthwhile question and an- Wick sal s. Richard Schroeder length desired. RATE OF P~ANTING: large tPlants o 4 ft. Plant 3. Printed Pattern 9024: Half sizes wer period followed the discus- Pattern 598: Chair-set or scarf Clare County Agricultural Agent: 3, small plants 6 in area shown, according to height. 14%, 16%, 18%, 20112, 22%, 24th. sion with a much better under- nds. Chart, directions for chair- asked Farm Bureau women to 13-IRIS siberica, 3 to 4 ft. See list below. Qet plants from nurseryman or grower Plant 3. Size 16Jh dress requires 2% yards standing of Social Security. back 12lhx16 inches; arm rest serve lunch to the Livestock As- of 39 inch fabric; Jacket 2% is 6x8 inch s. lIn No. 50 cotton. sociation February 7. We shall of perennials. BlES have a bake. sale March 15. 14-A U B R lET I A, rose, 3 yar~. 1-DELPHINIUM, tall blue 5 6-ASTER, medium tall, per- inches. Plant 6. UR U ERVICES, Send thid -five cents in coin Florine Doepfer, safety chair- Send fifty cents in coins for eed Dep't 3 for thi patt rn-add five cents man, gave an interesting safety to 8 ft. Plant 3 for this plan. ennial, 4 to 5 ft. Plant 3. 15-CERATOSTIGMA,3 to 8 this pattern-add o 9 ,Lansing, Mich. five cents for for each pattern for first class report. At our February meeting 2-ASTER, tall perennial, 4 7-ARTEM ISlA, Silver King, inches. Plant 6. each pattern for first class mail nd free catalog. mailing. Send to: Michigan Farm Mrs. Dorotha Lloyd, Clare Coun- to 5 ft. Plant 3, as above. 3 ft. Plant 3. 16-H E U C HERA, Coral Bells, ing. Send to Michigan Farm Te\'•..s, 263 eedlecraft Dep't, ty elfare Agent, told us about 3-ARTEMISIA lactiflora, 5 8-HEMEROCALLIS, 14 in. to 8 inches to 3 it. Plant 3 (spread- News, Pattern Dep't, P. O. Box P. O. Box 162, Old Chel ea Sta- her duties and trial and tribula- to 6 ft. Plant 2. 3 it. Plant 3. ing). 42, Old Chelsea Station, New tion, W 01'1- 1 tion. Mrs. Lloyd is looking for 4-MADONN LILLY, 3 to 4 9-PHLOX. subulata, 3 inches. 17 OENO ERA youngi, 1~ York 11, N. Y. Protestant homes for some v el- ft. Plant 10. Plant 6. inches. Plant 6. Please print plainly in fare childr n. Phmse print plainly in your ord r your nam , addr ss, 6-THALACTRIUM aquil ni.• 1O-CERATOSTIGMA plum- 18-VERONICA sptcata, 3 I order, your name, address with nn 1 p t .m numb r, 'n l' • "1 in f .urn , 4 to r- ft. Plant . ' b.• ,tnoldes, 8 '0 he . laat 6. ft. Plant 3. ~\ne, rnee, and pattern Dumber. Esce.DAba Daily PIIeN Photo the g neral fund, all approp~i - a1 am ndment arm or u tions are facine careful ecrutmy and resistance, especiallY on ~e Bible reading The C'Ommi part of the committees shapin resolu 'on. In Upper up the budget. Hence in regard to those parts of our' program which involve Peninsula legislative appropriations,. must not neglect to commumcate our affirmative interest to our we WESLEY S. HAWLEY legislators or we will undoubted- Coordinator for UP i~' ly face consequences not at all to It occurs to me at Houghton this I }- our Iiking. morning that Farm Bureau mem- .'. Agr'l Resea.rch. The matter of bel'S may be interested in know- the state aid for agricultural re- ing what a transplanted Lower search at M.S.U. is a case in Peninsula member experiences in point. I suggest that you study Farm Bureau work in the Upper the material on this subject on Peninsula in winter time. . the back page of this issue of the The long period of near zero Michigan Farm News, and that or below zero weather, snow and you be sure to attend the Ma~ch drifting that you experienced in I meeting of your Commumty February, we had, too. And it's Farm Bureau Discussion Group. rather common place here. Dog Law. The House pass d The Upper Peninsula is often a H. 6, embodying some. amend- place of considerable distance bet wee n communities... or SNOW in Upper Peninsula. of snow along the highway after ments to the Michigan dog law. farms. Mile after mile of wooded Sup't George Weingartner of However what was in the bill, snow removal equipment had as passed by the House, was tot- country. Rock Schools stands beside gone through. ally diffehnt than what had been We had a good winter for us school bus and nine-foot bank until the early part of February. embodied in this measure when it Mild weather and the roads in was blowing snow to the other took part in the Farm Bureau was first introduced. In fact, good condition. That changed in side. By contrast, at Escanaba we workers' tour of Blue Cross-Blue about all that was left of the bill a hurry. had only seven hundredths of an Shield offices at Detroit recently: was a little "face saving" for its I left Escanaba one morning inch that week. Mrs. Elmer Busick, secretary of sponsors. ". All of this mean~ that the next : .~t~~f~(·f~·· ,.' . :;f~' and encountered a really bad Organization of the Farm Bu- Menominee County Farm Bu- If the Senate should appro e are trading work WIth other SIX weeks are going to be ex- '~~Wi~":' c. ~ storm on the way to Marquette. reau; Mrs. Clayton Wilson sec- it in the form passed by the farmers." ceedingly busy and eventful ones ;f~H&\.',~.~. ~:~~ ~{';;,.~.~\ reau in the Upper Peninsula pro- r almost didn't get through, it ceeds. We expect to have Hough- retary, and Mrs. Ed MacDonald House it would make no differ- Ch . t T Th H . mso f ar as th e Michi gan L'egisu la - j ,'.,-l: •• ~ • ,, .,' .~":~D:~;. ••.,.~ ;' • ~ ,". was so bad. Imagine my surpise of Chippewa County Farm Bu- ence ~t all in the present 1a C rl~ttmaS Aree~. It e I .0duSteture is concerned. ' •.~ -,'~ """';" .,~ ornmi ee on grtcu ure ai 0 I '.~J..,*:':" ~., .<"•...,. ·~·.:·:r~g "::.~ ..i j.~~~. .••••••••..• ni ~:<;} ton an Marquette-Alger Coun- reau, and Hugo Kivi. . . . ':"'1<-. ," • upon corning- into sunshine and ty Farm Bureaus organized by I~sofar as any far.mer raismg rest H. 126, which would have An~ e£.t:ort that we should be clear roads near Marquette. April 1 and Mackinac-Luce Coun- Iivestock or poultry IS concerned. prohibited any governmental or exerting In behalf of our pro- ,~haJJi~Kj-';':fJ~~~J ;.::..•.~~.;;.; The Qi.gstorm in mid-February ty Farm Bureau March 3. In the Legislature The farmer could still shoot a I tax-supported institution, such as gram shoul~ no~ be delayed be- dog which trespassed on any of a soil conservation district from cause soon It WIll be too late to ~1~\$.itt~~4~;:¥~:);.1:""·· .."~.::,., "tf:'~·,"'·"''.:~:\:·.::'' came off Lake Superior with high This will make seven County (Continued from Page 1) his property and he wouldn't selling Christmas tree pl~ntinO' influence the outcome of the leg-I ;~Af::~~·1.i ..:<'~::~."·;''. winds and the snow was fine, The worst conditions were along Farm Bureaus in (he U. P. We think four more will be organized have to catch the dog in the fiel . d stock. 01 < '•• . .:".,i r:\.~,>~S "~+$:~"";; ~+'}: :"~. :' . Lake Superior from Marquette later. activity in the minds of the rna- or enc.osure in which sheep or If this bill had been' enacted MICHIOA FARM NEWS. ~... ~.".~ '~?':"';;;i?r~~: and east beyond Munising where We start by organizing Com- b~rit~n~~te~g~~~~· th;h:ur;~~: poultry were confined. and strictly enforced, no one March 1, 1958 5 N~t :{iE:~~~~.r~.~i the newspaper later reported 11 session was S.1027. This insures The only folks th~t would be ,,·"'i(.·:~p%~.~ days of blizzards. Lake Superior munity Farm Bureaus and build- ing membership around them to the schools that the state aid or affected at all by hIS latest ver- sion of the bill would be hunting E D ITO R I A L ~. "~<''''~gI/ was frozen far out into the lake. reach at least 50 families for the the current year would be paid clubs and farmers owning no Snow blew in over this vast area. organization of a County Farm in full on the $190 per pupil gross (Continued from Page 2) Near Skandia Feb. 20 I saw Bureau. allowance basis. livestock or poultry. snow piled 9 feet or more along Hugh Kivi is working with the Enough money will be trans-!' Dog Damages. The House ap- to price supports. Above all, it is related to the the highway. A Sno-Go was hav- Baraga, Chippewa, Delta and ferred from the state's general proved H. 7, which would provide supply and demand situation for each commodity ing a time to make the one way lvienominee County Farm Bu- fund to supplement the other for reimbursement from dog law road wider. The snow was so reaus and with Mackinac-Luce. revenue in the school aid fund funds for dog damage to foxes in a recent period. high on one side that the Sno-Go These Upper Peninsula people to make this possible. being cultivated for fur-bearing The Senate approved S. 1054,to purposes. This bill, favored by "Price supports in order to be workable must be extend the current formula for the Farm Bureau, is now in the related to the strpply-dernand situation as reflected PRODUCTION CREDIT FARMER-PLANNED LOAN Warner Farms PUREBRED LANDRACE another year. Senate Committee on Conserva- CAN POSITIVELY SAVE YOU REAL MONEY BRED GILT SALE . Two other bills providing dif- tion. in the market. After all, market prices are the best Saturday Afternoon, March 29, 1 P. M. (CST) ferent ~chemes. for distri~uting The House also approved H. 59, tool yet devised by free men to tell producers Economy-minded f rmers study inter st rat s car fully to FAIROROUNDS OOSHEN, INDIANA school aid we.re Introduced In the which would raise the compensa- determine their lowest cost source of money. House, but It l.ooks. as though tion of a justice of the peace for whether to increase or decrease production, and to Your Production Credit Association strongly urges you 0 Selling 30 bred 'gilts, )2 open gilts, ) 5 boars and the Representatlve:s w~>uld ap- servicing claims for dog damage signal to consumers whether to buy more or less compare a peA loan with any other loan available to farmer . 10 weanlings. These pigs have imported Swedish prove the Senate bill With a few to livestock. This is another bill Why? Because Production Credit has the facts on loan af amendments. Thus far, efforts supported by the Farm Bureau. of a commodity." and Norwegian bloodlines. loan to prove that irregardless of interest rates, PCA inter t to raise. the deductible millag,e It has been reported favorably costs are lower. Write for free catalog to: feature m the formula haven t by the Senate Agriculture Com- This statement of constructive measures points made any progress. mittee. The next time you are in town, ask your 10 al PCA man the way out of the dilemma evidenced by the cur- WARNER FARMS State Money. In view of the rent contention over dairy supports. The answer about the PCA way of figuring interest. You can say eal money. R-I, Goshen,/Ind., Phone 5-6346 scarcity of state money and the Drunk Driving. The bill to prospect of a serious deficit in legalize chemical tests for drunk will largely be determined by how well we as indi- driving, which passed the Senate 25-3, is still in the House Com- viduals measure up to the responsibilities essential I In i e mittee on Judiciary. This is to freedom. S.1029 and is a part of the Mic - igan ~arm Bureau's legislati e program. Our rights must be earned by our responsibil- I ities.-Dr. Ra ph W. Sockma . Turnpike Authority. The ou t m mbership approved H. 9, which would re- peal the Turnpike Authority Act and turn over the unexpended funds to the State Highway De- • partment. This bill, endorsed by In Farm Bureau! the Farm Bureau, is now pending in the Senate Committee on Highways. Windshields. The same situa- tion prevails with regard to H.21, Nearly all of us joined Farm \ Bureau which would prohibit any dan- because SOMEBODY INVITED US! gling ornaments or objects from motor vehicle windshields or People will join for the same reasons windows. This, too, is supported you did and thank you for the' invitation. by the Farm Bureau. .It has been approved by the House and has 4,700 families are new members fo•. been referred to the Senate Com- 1958. We need 1,300 more to reach our goal of 70,610. We invite you to mittee on Highways. Portable Feed Mills. The first House bill to be passed through • ch .- help. .- . .- - - - - .- . - .- ..- . both branches of the Legislature was H.55, which clarifies the law relative to the weight to be sa e .'3 APPUCATION FOR MEMBERSHIP used in computing the license plate charge for portable feed mills. This bill, promoted by the Farm Bureau, was signed by Vigint lionth?* I hereby apply for membership in the __ Governor Williams Feb. 27 and went into effect at once. Trying to picture a vigintillionth of County Farm Bureau, Michigan Farm Bureau, and the American Farm Bible. The Senate Committee anything is beyond the comprehen- Bureau, and agree to pay the annual membership dues of $10.00. on Judiciary held a hearing on ion of most of us. SJR "B," a proposed constitution- Almo t a inconceivable for many It is agreed that 40 cents of thiS sum shall be for a year's sub- is what life in America would be like without the motor truck. scription to the ~Michigan Farm News; that $1.00 is to be applied as Mail Coupon las production and sub-assembly operations - the very heart of our my annual dues to the American F arm Bureau Federation of which 2·5 cents is for a year's subscription to the Nation's Agriculture. Fo· Free technological ec omy - would be utterly impo sible without the 'round- the-clock delivery of materials and NAME (print) Applicant Soil Test Bag~ parts trucks now provide. And certainly there would be a JOHN SEXSON tremendou "change" in our eating FB Services Fertilizer Dep't habits if truck were removed from Post Office _ RFD ............•.. __ _ It pays to determine the fertili- the picture because everything that zer analysis you should use and come from the farm - including Road Address •.............................................•••.•.....• ,...................................••...•.•.... "........•........•.......•..•••..•..••••.....•• the amount per acre through a meat on the hoof and dairy products soil test . - depend on truck transport for Mail the COuponbelow for free distribution to retailer and consumer. Township _ __ _ _ Farm Bureau Soil Sample Bags. Road , buildings, public services, You'll need 1 bag for each flat national defense - all these as we SIGN HERE _ field. 5 bags each rolling field. now know and rely on them - reflect Have your fields soil-tested at the indi pensability of the motor - .......- ..- ...- .- .- .....- .- .- .... one of 52 County Soil Test Labor- atories. Apply fertilizer on the basis of need for the crop. truck, and we could go on and on. So, next time you see a truck on , RECEIPT FOR DUES' FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. the treet or highway remember- RECEIVED $10.00 in payment of County Complete the application Fertilizer Dep't it's there because it has a job to do Farm Bureau, Michigan Farm Bureau and for you and 165 million other and mail it to your County Americans! American Farm Bureau dues for 1958 from P. O. Box 960, Lansing, Mich. Farm Bureau Secretary, to Please send - So11Sample applicant: Bags. gether with member's dues. 1 ADDRESS ! . ·X" 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Give Receipt for DueS. Name NAME _ _ _ _ _.._ . Signed _ -. . THANK YOU FOR se et No. & RFD Membership Worker YOUR HELP Address •••• M· ••••••• •• ••••• •• •••••••••••••••••••••• ·" •••• • ••• • •• • •••••••••••••••••••••••••• H •••••••••••••••••••• Michigan Fann Bureau Post Offi e Fo t TRU K y n con IC, . t idenee t at eX18'- 0u HIY. 1 • OUll. egh OW in 11 They will be available to dis-I Upper Peninsula-Jack Me- in price support legislation is not provin to an effective method for reducing or eliminating ex- I cus s th ir trip and experiences with your county or community, group. In ca e you would like to Donald, Chipp wa county. • Blue Cross Be-opemng for all . isting surpluses and bringing production into rea- by the F rm sonable balance with market demand. The administration of the price upport act is Farm Bure • • contact th m here are the names Farm Bureau members who were by member hip region and coun- paid UP prior to January 15 will ty: I be held from March .1 to 15.. If you desire further mformatlon, South ~est-Mrs. John Wal- contact your County Farm Bu- JE. RY COR REY dependent .upon discretionary action for the deter- t rs, B 1'1'1 n county. reau secretary. Coordinator of Organization for FB onfu ion, dis atisfaction, and differences of South East - Glenn Lassey, mination of price support levels within statutory Monroe county. District Meetings sponsored by opinio amon Michigan farmers over the proposed The theme is "Goal March 14." The success of Central-Art Forbu h, Gene- the State Study Committee will limits and enhances the possibility for errors of ad- se county. be held on the following dates: Jow rinc 0 dairy price supports from 83 0 of the drive depends upon you. ministrative judgment in th ir application. Thumb-Joa Penzien, Macomb District I-March 13-1 to 4 parity to 75 , April 1, 1958, has resulted from Will you enroll a member on March 14? Mem- county. p.m, th rowin depen ence upon government-deter- We, therefore, endorse the proposal of the bership is 69,310. About .5,300 are new· for 1958. West Central-Wayne Johnson, District 2-March' 24 - 1 to 4 Ose ola county. p.m. min d pri lev I . American Farm Bureau eration to explore We are at 98/0 of our goal of 70,610. We are East Central-Mrs. Wegner, (Continuea on Page 7) e possibi ities of a basis for price supports Gladwin county. _ e per i t nt re-enactment of such policies 3,000 ahead of last year this date. . 1 rgely re ponsible for he present problem geared to "weighted average market prices" Weare the first state to show an increase. We North West-Reo kaska county. North East-Leon Brown, Kal- 'MICHICAN Abbe, Mont- 6 FARM NEWS March 1, 1958 over a specified number of previous years for i h dairy industry. can be 1st in the nation over goal! th commodities under con ideration. he ac ion of the S cretary of Agriculture in This is' the 12th year for Alpena and 10th for The Michigan Farm Bureau Board of Directors at mpting to administ r the law now in effect con- Montmorency to make goal every year since they recommends that this method be explored in regard itu es an earnest endeavor to prevent dairy sur- were organized. to other supported commodities. • +--------"------ plus s from increasing and still further impairing Current activities inc l u d e: to see the scope of Blue Cross- the future of dairy farmers. We strongly support the conservation reserve Staff and State Board members Blue Shield op ration. We saw from a national meeting on ~arm the 40 ton Datamatic electronic portion of the Soil Bank program whereby whole Bureau policies. The Farm Bu- computer just installed. Every Thi board of directors is convinced that the farms can be taken out of production. reau proposal regarding use of day about 25,000 hospital records trend toward permanent dependence upon the the most current 3 year average have to be figured and brought ovemment for t e determination of the dairy This Board urges that every effort be made to price of commodities a a basis up to date. This machine "reads" Studies prove that your for a support program to replace the patient's card and does the farm r's income and eventual limitation and develop a more effective method of restoring agri- the outdated parity concept was whole job in two hours. stock will reach market size sooner, produ e far aJlotment of production to individual produc- culture to a competitive market basis as the source di cussed. The membership award trip to more meat per bushel of Also, the necessity for Farm Washington, D. C., has been "om- r mus be rever d. of the farmer's income, and lessening the interfer- Bureau members actively pro- pleted. 'The nine people who at- feed when raised on dean ence of government in the affairs of the farmer. moting Farm Bureau policy and tended were nominated by Coun- and sanitary concrete. We recognize the mounting problems that un- taking an active part in the poli- ty Farm Bureaus which made On concrete the feed is We support the action of the American tical party of their choice was goal in 1957. eaten - not trampled into sound policies previously enacted have brought upon emphasized. These folks had the opportuni- the mud. Energy that was the dairy industry. These have aggravated the ser- Farm Bur au Federation in oppo ing legisla- ty to visit the American Farm The Blue Cross Tour to Mich- Sure au Federation wasted by wading in mud Washington ious dangers and. complications in the present situ- tion to reinstate the 1957 levels of price sup- igan Hospital Service at Detroit offices, the Congress and Senate, and mire is converted to ports for dairy products. Feb. 12-13 was attended by 120 their own Congressmen, and see added growth. Animals tion. -.-.".;..------'--------.....,--- County Farm Bureau and Blue some of the historical documents stay dean and healthy. The present surplus, with the resulting confusion Services Call erative , dealer associations, .and Cross secretaries. It is amazing and land marks of our great There are profits, too, in. individual farmers have invested labor saved. Less time is $233,000 of more than $3,000,000 in deb en- needed to dean cows be- Patron ock tures for the building of two fer- fore milking. The back- Maynard D. Brownlee, man- tilizer manufacturing plants in agel' of operations, said Feb. 20 addition to ownership in other fa- breaking job of filling that the board of directors of cilities and inventories. mudholes and grading the Farm Bur au Services, Inc., has barnyard every year is Retirement of the 1945 patron- eliminated. You will also called for retirement $233,000 age dividend stock makes the profit through a substan- worth of co-operative patronage sixth recall of patronage stock on dividend stock. tial annual savings in I This amount was issued in 1945 Farm Bureau Services' rotation valuable manure. as Class AAA Preferred stock. It plan. will be paid to the owners in cash. For details on how du- rable, economical concrete The securities bear a due date AFBF Price Su po can help boost profits on of July 1, 1959. They were issued Ian Stirs Congress your farm, just fill out and to stockholder members, either mail the coupon below. corporate or individual, based on Michigan Congressmen have ---- •• PASTE COUPON ON aACK OF POSTCARD AND MAIL TODAY----- their purchases of Farm Bureau indicated interest in Farm Bu- supplies during the 1944 business reau's new price support plan Sanilac to urn PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION ~Ausesnational organization to improve and extendlfll of portland cement and concrete throueb year. for corn and feed grains. The 2108 Michigan National Tower, Lansing 8, Mich. scientific research and engineering field work! Sanilac County Farm Bureau Farm Bureau members and The redemption is 1% years plan would tie price support lev- will celebrate the "burning of friends are invited to potluck els of feed grains - oats, rye, Please send booklet~, distributed only ahead of time. According to the by la ws of barley and grain sorghums - to the mortgage" and have an "open house" at the County Farm Bu- dinner at 7:30 p.m. Stanley M. in U.S. and Canada, (list subiect): Name._.....:.:..o'- --...=:-__ corn, after adjusting for the dif- Powell will speak. He is legis- Farm Bureau Services, Inc., the reau building (above) at 237 San- lative council for the Michigan ferences in feed value and other St. or R.No., .:...--_ margins or savings effected each ilac street, Sandusky, Wednesday factors. Farm Bureau. year belong to the common stock- evening, March 5. holder patrons on a patronage In presenting the program Post Office- ...,State _ basis. Patronage stock issued in to a Subcommittee of the House this manner is scheduled for re- Committee on Agriculture, Farm tirement 15 years later on a rota- Bureau spokesmen made thr tion plan. recommendations : 1. Cor n acreage allotments Commodity representatives of should be terminated. Farm Bureau Services are meet- 2. Price supports for corn ing with the management and should be set at 90% of the aver- boards of directors of farmer co- age farm price for the previous operatives and dealer associations 3-year period. who are the holders of the ma- 3. Price supports on other jority of this stock dividend. In feed grains should be compar- addition to receiving their checks able to the corn price support, for the 1945 stock securities, these after adjustment fanner co-operatives and dealer in feed value. association personnel will be told for differences r about the schedules for the retire- Wh S ment of FBS's patronage div-! Y or hum, Barley idend securities issued since 1945. Acre ges Increased The total is $3 050 000. . , , As a result of acreage restric- The major porlion of Farm Bu- tions on other crops, and no con- reau Services' working capital trol of "diverted acres," acreages comes from patronage dividends of sorghums, barley and other retained in the business through feed grains have increased since the issuance of securities to pa- 1953 by more than 20,000,000 trons and members. acres. Per-acre yields have also In addition, local farm co-op- mcreased gr atly. Corrugated Roofing • Siding and Accessories As you think about building this year, make inurn saves on construction costs, because it's it a point to remember aluminum roofing and light weight and easy to handle. And because siding. KAISER ALUMINUM ROOFING it can't rust or rot - even without paint '- and SIDI 'G keeps winter heat in and summer there's no costly upkeep. heat out of farm building interiors. Alum- S OC U J'U ALE ESTI ATES, B L L , IALS and AMES of CONTRACTORS YO\) SAVE MONEY ICH I ••• adopted to the total range with the new 51- Inch wide Kaiser of soils - yield reduced with heavy growth due Aluminum Roofing , Unioo Bureau Premium H. D. doea more than lubricate. ft because there are to sclerotinia or white mould. cleona as it lubricate., guards agalnlt oxidation, .Iudging, 52% fewer side laps, gum formation and carbon. It proteda your engine againlt so each sheet goes wear, ke ps rings free and a sures low oil consumption • farther. Sav I ngs ....• _.•.-IL ..• available for the first time- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - average 8 to 13%. For gasoline engine in aevere operating condition. and for adapted to h ovy beans soils. Bing a bush type, di sels, you lu t con't b ot Unlco Bureau Premium H. D. S.P.A.R. Dep't aeration is b tter, thus yield is not reduced by ,Motor Oil. Farm Bureau Services, Inc. hit mould. P. O. Box 960 Lansing, Mich. ONE GONE GU I'm interested in more information on KAISER for Every Farm uh Job ALUMINUM. Please supply the name of the Don't tl. up your money In 0 big dealer nefrest me. or.a.. Inv.ntory. U.. Unlco 8·550 "lao' PIODUC11OIIIIOIUI•• Multl.Purpou Or.a •• for all lub. Name _ ...:.. . Job.. 8-550 won't melt, won't wa.h Street Address RFD _. out of .hackle. or wate, pumps, It'e a time and mon y·aave,. P. O _-_ _ , Michllan Sold by ...w \ I intend to build a _ _ _ urini 1958. What plans and informatio _ __ 0 ichi n rowing conditions. Irol u C op you supply? II I 11, 1ommgdale, Michigan WrIte tor L l~ull LIst (1!-6t-33p) Bureau Federation a~ Chicago __ - Mrs Glenn Bush, county chair- S'l'ONY A C RES YORK. HIRES »reedmg stock available at all times man, also atten d e d t h e mee t mg tate of growth, feed conversron, and and joined In the report and dIS- arc ass qua.li ty, along WIth Yorkshire l I CUSSIon conf'ot matron and type are mam fac- tors str e sed m our hreeding program Marten Garn & Sons, 4387 ~Iulhken Charlevoix County Women's l{oad, Charlotte R-5, .•.IIChlg'lTI (Eat- Committee enjoyed a program .n County) Phone 287-J3 or 2S7-·Wl. of colored slides on the choice of (11-1 f-25&14b) colors for wallpaper and pamt. RF,nrSTI'~RED ABFjRDEf~~ A...TG_ AMAZING MITICIDE Mrs MIlford McElroy enter- US 10 br d heifers, cows, h lfer Jl nd IlUlI calves for "ale Ex elLnt breed- tamed m February and Mrs. mg Quahtv stock arme 's prices No guesswork - provedl GENITE ... reduce residue problems of I te Vernon Vance told of her im- Walnut HIll Farm, Lawrence R-2, pressions of the American Farm MIChIgan (Van Buren, County) EM·923 ISfar superior to any other season sprays GENITE is Virtually (1-6t-25p) 'method of dealing WIth early mite non-toxicto beesand other useful m- Bureau convention at Chicago. problems Thousands of growers sects-doesn't upset nature's balance. from coast to coast swear by It and Prove it to yourself! Y ou'll never Cheboygan County Women's will accept no substitutes' That kind know what a tremendous difference Committee had an interesting of loyalty has to be earned and GENITE EM-923 can make until safety program presented by Mrs GENITE EM-923 has done this-on you try It Make this year's crop the apples, peaches, pears, plums, and one on wh ich you start WIth McNutt The group IS working to prunes. GENITE EM·923, the "Sure-Shot" , have a traffic Iight mstalled at Powerful! GENITE EM-923 gives miticide Recommended use ISfrom the junction of US-27 and US-33 control far into the summer You get pre-pink to full bloom See your Invitations were received to effective, Iong-Iast ing control of fnendly Orchard Brand dealer right attend an organization meeting European red mite and clover away, to make sure you have an for a Hospital AUXIlIary and to (brown almond or bryobia) mite ample supply, You need fewer mid summer sprays ~ attend a CIVIl Defense meeting 8Serving Agriculture SI'RAYS'OOS'\'S • from Coast to Coast GENERAL CHEMIC Allied Chemical &. Dye Corporation L 40 Rector Street, New York 8. N. Y. ) ~ IVI Emmet County Women's Com- mittee held Its January at the Alanson school Dr. Drake of Pet . y ga able travel-talk tures, all much enjoyed by the members. a very and sho 'red pIC- meeting JOY- A rural-urban dinner 511 E. Paterson se., Kalamazoo 13 4-H Leaders dinner have P. O. Box 869 Phone FIreside 5-8676 planned for the near future t;pecial Offer to FARM BUREAU MEMBERS will present up to 2S words of classified advertising, including your name and address, in ne i sue e Michigan Farm News. It is read by 69,256 mem- bers of the Michigan Farm Bureau. This bargain is less than half our regular classified advertising rate. Please send your classified before March 22 for our April 1 edition. Extra words over 25 at 5 cents each. Figures like $12.50 or 1238, etc., count as one word. Some of our classifications: BABY CHICKS FARM FOR SALE NURSERY STOCK BARN EQUIPMENT FARM EQUIPMENT PLANTS & FLOWERS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FARM MACHINERY PULLETS DOGS FIELD SEEDS SILOS FARM HELP WANTED FOR SALE SWAP FARM FOR RENT LIVESTOCK WANTED DY ORDER BLANK MICHIGAN FARM NEWS P. o. Box 960 Lansing, Michigan Date :.................................• Please publish my . .. word ad for , times starting With tne AprIl 1 edition. I enclose $ . Classification: POULTRY EQUIPMENT 20 w aOD A.·n JA.JES\\'AY Gas Brooders ; 9 st ('lone-half ton JoJly Turkey Rang e Feedfop" 12 Storm Tur- kf y Rollawav • rest. 2 Hudson 240 ien GO POT TOE" cer-tlf'led and "ILL PAY FIVE CE. "T.' for each gallon gas heated w aterers AI;.:o,large foundation, nd B srze won Indlanh ad P nnv not muttlat d Al 0, assortment of hand feed('rl'l and w a- fir t at State Fatr. \ ~illiam Tulloch, hll) In collections Pay lng collector's terer