S ri I D MAY Vol. 37, No. 5 37th Year MAY 1, 1959 • Dead ock CO'll Innes 1..-..- a e' EDITORIAL F.B. Mutual Dep't Of La or Action v .l~ami .,y .l~ varm · A·tuma I Agncu In · I ture Declares• •10% Draws Far Protest CLARK L. BRODY , Auto DIVidend By DAN E. REED Associate Legislative Counsel, Michigan Farm Bureau Propo Stat A 10% auto dividend has been The effort of the U. S. Department of Labor to Dan Reed of the Michigan Farm Bureau and I declared by Farm Bureau Mu- tual's Board of Directors. F attended the National Institute of Animal Agricql- impose regulations on farmers using the facilities of N. L. Vermillion, administra- ture at Purdue University April 6 and 7. tive vice-president for Farm Bu- the federal-state employment service has resulted in Legislativ reau Insurance, announced that an uprising of farmers. Fruit, vegetable and sugar The theme of the conference was "Changing Pat- the dividend will be paid as a credit on all auto renewal pre- beet growers are particularly concerned. terns in Animal Agriculture." Dr. N. S. Hadley miums due between June 1, 1959 The Wagner-Peyser ct was passed by the Con.. of the Department of Agricultural Economics at and November 30, 1959. gress 26 years ago to e tablish a system of "public Purdue was most interesting to us when he spoke The dividend will save Farm Bureau auto policyholders $175,- employment offices:' Since that time, the agency on "Changing Patterns in Animal Production." 000 over a six months period. The has worked effectively and many farmers and agri- action of the Board of Directors The modest sized farm operator will be able to in declaring the dividend was cultural worker~ have used the facilities of the ser.. Served 34 Year compete for a long time, Dr. Hadley said. His based on favorable result's in vice in finding needed labor and in locating job auto insurance for the year 1958. BOYD A. RAINEY, 64, a de.. studies have shown that the cost of producing a "Announcement of this divi- opportunities. voted employee of Farm Bureau dend provides another example for 34 year, died at his home at pound of meat, a quart of milk, or a dozen of eggs During these years there have been numerous East Lansing, April 25. of the ability of Farm Bureau is not reduced appreciably in the larger herds and members to provide a quality Mr. Rainey held many posi- efforts to establish, by la ,standards of housing and tions of heavy responsibility in flocks. service for themselves at the low- pay scales which both e Congress and the Mich- Farm Bureau and regional farm- est possible cost," Mr. Vermillion ers cooperatives during his busi- Indeed, the Stat of Mi hi an He said a herd of 20 to 30 sows would yield a said, igan Legislature have refused to pass. . "When the all new Pace Setter ness career of 1921-1955. ingly degenerated into itu tion hundred pounds of pork about as cheaply as a herd In February, Secretar of Labor Mitchell spoke at auto policy was intgoduced las He entered the employ of have government by' cri i • of 50 to 200 or more. ,A herd of 25, to 30 cows, year, members were- offered the at meeting of a "I ational Advisory Committee of Farm Bureau Oct. 3, 1921 in its best in automobile insurance. The field seeds department. In 1923 April 29' Governor Williams ora r d 75 to 100 steers,' or a flock of 1,000 hens would 10% dividend makes this broad the National Sharecroppers Fund." Membership on he vias transferred to gen al produce a unit of milk, or meat or eggs about as' protection available to members farm supplies where he advanced payday for memb rs and employ at a substantial price advantage." this Committee include Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, to head the order department. cheaply as could be produced in larger enterprises. ture, the Supreme Court and th St t ' This is the fourth dividend de- Norman Thomas (for many years presidential can- His promotions were district sales clared by Farm Bureau Mutual. representative, sup e r vis 0 r of the salary' of Circuit Judge with th t te Why then has the number of livestock and poul- The four dividends have return- didate on the Socialist ticket), Dr. Edwin T. Farm- Bureau Services branch elevators and farm supply stores, the list would grow unless funds wer m I try farms increased so rapidly beyond these points ed a total of $282,000in savings to Dahlberg (President of the National Council of Farm Bureau Mutual policyhold- manager of wholesale distribu- able by the L gislature. of measure ~ The primary reason is that the profits ers. Churches) and others, including labor and church tion. leaders. Mr. Rain y was promoted to as- It has been aid that our nation I 1 ad from the larger farm provide the producers with a FB Says K nnedy sistant manager in harg of sometimes brought the U.S.A. to th brin better living. Secretary Mitchell aai the migrant farm worker operations of Farm Bureau Ser- Labor Bill Fails vices in 1931 and served in that Our State government seems to be const But this does not necessarily mean that we must would never take his place as a fully useful citizen capacity until October 1948. As passed by the U.S. Senate the brink of. some catastrophe. have a very large operation in order to have a rea- on April 25, the Kennedy labor until federal legislation guaranteed him "a decent In that year the rapidly grow- The ajor crisis i the bill fails to meet the needs as minimum wage, fairly continuous employment and ing Farm Bureau Services was r - sonably satisfactory enterprise. outlined by Farm Bureau mem- II the protection, of federal and state laws, including organized and Mr. Rainey became State Treasury and the s riously d pl bers in providing control over director of purcha es for the next The .increased capital required in mechanical pro- the powerful labor monopoly. drawn G neral Fund account. ..enforced housing cod .. " five year. April I, 1953 he w ~ duction is a major factor in increasing the size or in The bill .wa impro ed und r the leadership of Senator John appoin d a ini t 'a i re 'a i l- The Stale deficit i going up the specializing of fa~m operation. It is easier for The next day, the Secre ary issued proposed regu- ant to the executi e secretary. and up, t is predi t d that it McClellan, but specific amend- Sept. 1, 1955 he took' a leave of a farmer who has learned to be a good dairyman ments which would have provid- lations which, if adopted, would provide housing, absence becaus e of his health. will b 110 million by Jun :30, ed needed controls were beaten 1959, No one can figure how to to add to the size of his herd than it is to master wage and transportation regulations. Farm Bureau Mr. Rainey represented Farm balance the budg t or the new . Incom T x. A. PI'.Ol?OS· I 101' an off. .There is some hope that the has vigorously fought the position of the Secretary Bureau Service on the boards of fiscal y ar without substantially income ,tax on mdlVl?Uals and the complex technology in a new enterprise on the bill may be improved in the directors of several' other farm increasing taxes. I corporations h ~ be n introdu sd same farm. -. House. on this issue, questioning the advisability of permit- organizations. He was president. ,. by Representative: Sallad and of the Farm Bureau Milling Com- For ov f:a ~onth Senators bat-/ Nill. It is H. 413 and is basies I1y Passage of effective labor re- ting a Department to do by regulation what the Con.. pany at Hammond, Ind.; secre- tl d over the Issue of. wI:ether 01' , the Governor's program, althouah There are definite limits to size and specialization form legislation is one of the gress has refused to do by law. tary-treasurer of th Michigan not t? mo~tgag .o~ liquidate th~ the rat s and exemptions have major Farm Bureau programs'. Allied Poultry Industries; secre- State $;)0 t;l1t!lOn V terans been changed so that it would ap- in farming, It is much easier to manage 25 to 30 J:...---.....:---------- The Departmem attaches much tary of the United Cooperatives Trust Fu~d. At first controver~~ ply to about two-thirds of th cows, 10 to 20 brood sows, or 1,000 hens than to Girbach Heads importance to the power which at Alliance, Ohio; a director of ce~tered m t~e Senate Appropri- citizens of Michigan inst ad of care for several times that number. The difficulties ADA Committee The American Dairy Associa- the refusal of employment ser- vice assistance to farmers places oultry ie the National Cooperatives, Inc., ations Committee. of Chicago, the American Farm one-third. At l~st ~h ~ dcci?cd to reco.m- ,It proposes a tax on individual of management increase faster than the increase in tion has named Ernest Girbach of in its hands as a means of stand- Research Ass'n, and a memb r of mend hqUlda~lO~WIth a provision incomes with the rat graduated numbers of cows, .sows, and hens. Saline as chairman of its national public relations committee. He is ardizing wages and housing. As now planned,. a public hear- J ee s Grit the Michigan Agricultural Mar- f~r ~e-e~tubbshmg the fund ,be- from 2% to 4% ' d provides a keting Council. gmrung In 1965. In the meantime 5% rate for corporations and 7Cj' Boyd was born at Homer, Cal- there would be an, a~nual Gen- for financial institutions. There In diversified, agriculture, certain kinds of farm- president ot. the board of direc- ing on the proposed regulations ing complement each other up to a certain point; tors of the American Dairy Ass'n of Michigan, and is a member of Washtenaw County Farm Bureau. will presumably be held about June 1st, probably at Washington, D. C. Fo Hea t houn county. He was graduated er~l. Fund appropriation of $1.2 would be withholding of the tax from the school of agriculture at million t? fmance veterans wel- from salari s and wag s. Michigan Agricultural College in fare services. beyond that they are-competitors with each other. Have you wondered what 1919. He served in the signal Aft r defeating thi plan, the A different income 1: x pr po al In this type of farming the same labor and equip- If the regulations should be makes one flock of poultry look corps of the army in World War Senators reconsid red, and it ap- has been introduc d by S 'nato!" Origin of Barbecue issued, they will apply to any so much healthier than others? T. Before coming to Farm Bureau pear d that the plan might pass. Rahoi and Lane. This i S. 1261 ment. serve the varied operations to a large extent The Carib Indians of the West farmer wishing to use the ser- J. B. Ward, poultryman at he taught vocational agriculture How ver, the 22 Republican Sen- and it bas s the amount of State Indies, for centuries, prepared vices of the department of em- Michigan State University, says at St. Johns high school, 1919- ator in a party caucus decided to income tax on the Fed ral in- throughout the year. their food on racks over an open ployment (local, state, regional or the use of grit in poultry diet 1921. link their support of the Iiquida- come tax return, fire, which they called 'barbacoa.' Surviving are his wife, Edith tion of th trust fund with pass- In crop and livestock farming, manure is an asset; Our system of preparing meat by national) to recruit either domes- may be one reason for a healthier For an individual the rat tic or foreign labor other than flock. L.; a .son Thomas of Orlando, ag of th ir propo 1 to raise the would be 5% of what he paid he in highly specialized large animal operations on barbecue is borrowed from them. strictly local labor. Poultry not being fed grit gen- Florida; daughters, Mrs. Nick use tax from 3% to 4%. That bill, Federal government. For .orporu- small acreage it may be a liability. , He would be required to pro- erally have some digestive dis- Ravishiere of Hicksville, Long S. 1226, has be n reported favor- Lions the rat would be 10%. Thi Island, N. Y.; and Mrs. Joseph ably by the Senate Taxation bill would repeal th intangibl s Size of farming is limited by capital and manage- vide transportation inducements or travel bonuses equal to those turbances, a lack of appetite and impaction of the crop and gizzard I Eckert of Riverside, California; Cornmitt e and is now on the tax and business activities ta , his mother, Mrs. Mami Rainey Senate calendar. which have been provided by as they grow older. This may and allow all corporation' a ment required. But there appears to be no limit to farmers in other areas. The farm- not be so important if you plan of .Lansing; and .brothe~, :£?uane There is a provision in the State cr .dit against th n w tax for er would be required to pay pre- to market your birds for young Ramey of GoodrIch, Michigan, I Constitution which prohibits the what they paid under th corpor- the technological ckanges in methods of production, Legislature from raising the sales ation franchise tax. . vailing wages as determined by meat. Laying hens produce much processing, and distribution ... even to controlling the agency. This could mean that the highest wage paid in the better when grit is in the diet. - eelI I -" U, tax above 3 %. This bill is intend- ed as a way around that limita- It's been long time 'me the sex of livestock and poultry. area could become the standard Mr. Ward sa.ys that insoluble Farm r a 01a \ tion. Michigan has had a propel ty ta These other phases of farming were discussed by and that any bonus or increase materials such as granite or feld- If enacted it would be the same for support of State gov srnm snt. (t paid could then raise the stand- spar' make good grit. These min- Robert M. Koch, president of from the consumer standpoint as Renewal of such a levy is pr 0- scientists and trade authorities on the program. ard wage level. erals should be fed alongside oys- the ational Agricultural Lime- raising the sales tax to 4%. 'The posed in a bill now p mding in ter shell or limestone which sup- stone Institute, has witten mem- first 3% would be regarded as the House. It is H. 460 introduc d In thinking of the fine program I had enjoyed, I "Minimum acceptable housing ply supplemental calcium neces- b ers of Congress urging that sales tax and be distributed 011 by R presentatives Clark on an ~ was inte ested in reviewing the report of the Insti- standards" would have to be met, sary for laying hens. more Federal money be devoted the current formula. The added DeMaso. including detailed specifications Oyster shell and limestone act to the Agricultural Conservation 1% would go into the State Gen- This propos's a 1% tax on th ~ tute of Animal Agriculture in 1958. That report for general standards, living and as a soluble grit as well By of- P·rogram instead of to the Con- eral M Fund.hil th S t h b land value of all real prop 1t ..' said: sleeping quarters, cooking and fering both types of grit, the servation Reserve. eanw I C, .ne ena as e n without improv em nt. Th •v eating facilities, sanitary 'facil- chicken is not very likely to eat I debating S. 1164 wh,ich is one. of revenue would go into th Stat ': ities, lighting and laundry . an excessive amount of calcium Farm Burea,;! has urged that the short:st but possibly most im- general fund. A tax of 1~ J ."The National Institute of Animal Agriculture Out-state Michigan Congress- ACP payments b limited to ~ortant bills presented to date. It cquivalent to a 10 mill 1 'vy OJ. which would upset the mineral grew out of the desire of the late H. E. Babcock of men and members of the Mich- balance of the body. long-range conserv~tion practices IS only on nt nee long: (010per thousand of as e d~' 1 New York to determine the national agricultural pro- igan L gislature from districts Most grit manufacturing com- a~d has dra~n fire from the "In order that State obligations I uation. particularly affected have given Limestone Institute. ' panies put out a chick-size grit, a '. 'U may b paid as they become due, . duction in terms of farm and nutritional needs. If support to Farm Bureau's efforts medium grit, and a hen-size grit. . Koch IS .quoted as saying; It the State Treasurer, with the ap- ~rm. OdUC~10 uppl , and have registered their concern Chickens seem to prefer grey IS our bell f that the Agricul- proval of th State Administra- ~hil I t:.tl!l n of ) op 1 y Mr. Babcock, a former general manager of the with the Department of Labor. granite and feldspar, according to tural Conservation Program is by tive Board, may tran fcr cash as- jar additional tat v nu Secretary of Agriculture Benson far the better program." sets among the various funds in woul~ ~ a heavy blow to ai - cooperative Grange League Federation of New York is oppo ing the issuance of the Ward. Grit seems to have its greatest value when fed to birds Conservation News, published the State Treasury in uch man- ,IS, it IS probably no 0 1 state, had long been interested in an animal agricul- Farm reau eader regulations. by the National Wildlife Federa- ncr as 0 1:>- st rnanag the avail- 10US threat than th roposr I ( that are on a grain-mash diet. ture that would best serve society with an adequate JESSE E. TREIBER of Union- tion, agrees that the ACP pro- able cash on hand." remove sal' tux x mp 101 ville, a leader in the Michigan Watershed Congress grams have resulted in many : Thi has develop d from the from farm equipm t a~ diet and contribute to the health and well being of Farm Bureau for many years, A Washing on Dou het gr'. beneficial soil conservation prac- fact that since February 4 the so~e or all farm p oduc 10 our population. It is an attractive plan since it de- passed away early ill April The 6th National Watershed ide for Bank tices, but says, "ACP, however, State Treasurer has be n report- )11 '. Mr. Treiber was president of The Bank of Three Oaks, Ber- ultimately increases farm pro- ing daily to th Senat ca h bal- Tha would mands great skill and knowledge. Tuscola County Farm Bureau for Congres will be held in Wash- rien county, has appointed Dale duction while th Conservation anc s from $102 millions to $177 ta ation be au nine years before being elected ington, D.C. May 25-27, 1959. The Douthe t of Three Oaks as its Reserve is designed to keep land millions. Most 0 thos unds on tho tool and Sometimes a new idea is met with favorable and to the board of airectors of the American Farm Bureau Federa- agricultural representative. He is out of production during a time have been said to b earmarked reducing a p 0 Michigan Farm Bureau in 1941. tion is one of 25 sponsor groups. of surplus." for certain purpo es, subj ct to immediate response; sometimes the-man-with-the- Special committees will pre- a member of Berrien County He was a member of the state Farm Bureau. Senator Sm ekens has said that W had idea may be some years ahead of his time. It was board through 1950, and vice- sent statements for discussion is en only funds for .chools and high- had b 1 ttl d l' Y 24 covering such subjects as water so with myoId friend Ed Babcock for a while. president beginning in 1945. He , ar ways are written into th Consti- ago. n vr w 0 th rea a Wor ' tution. H said other und arc inancial 1 r ' ' was also a member of the board rights, irrigation and drainage, Ca io Animal agriculture is a form of agriculture that of directors of Farm Bureau Ser- flood protection and non-agricul .. The calliope, best known in statutory and can be changed by 0 ta p r g w t vices, Inc. Mr. Treiber specialized tural objectives. connection with circus parades Radio Station K the Legislature. tio i h in viv. stores surpluses "on the hoof." It may be the in seed production and Holstein and on river showboat , was in- Michigan State University There are other propo al Jo main answer to the devastating problem in certain eattl and had been a director of i Vented by the came chap who wiping out h .,;/1. t t • d in f rm urplu the Michigan Crop Improvement Icopies developed the horse-drawn hay --J hu Stofildarc1. Saturdays, 10:30 A. M. . 870 On Your lal figur es and balancing th budg t for th rut . g 'V{~' hill Jon soci tian.· ,.' N wn ~ .. ic igan arm reau house by~products, whale meat, e s and brew ' potatoes, . Came the general election in Apr.il .and 57~ oters out of. a President •............... W. • Wightman yeast are added to make up the Fennville total registration of 586 voted. V.-Pre . ....R. E. Smith, Fowlervllle diet of the animals. That's 97.3%. Mink ranching is a highly spe Farm Bureau members in Gar- Sec'y ............•T. • Eastman, Lanstng cialized business, said Frank field township, Mackinac county, MICHIGAN FARM NEWS DIRECTORS BY DISTRICTS 1- K:. Hood .Pa Paw, R-1 Bender, :Tr., Delta Count Fann helped get 96% of the Iigible M 1 1959 2-Blaque Knirk Qulncy. R-I Bur au member and mink aneh- voters to the primary election in 2 ay , 3-Allen F. Ruah Lake Orion, R-l 4-Elton R. Smlth Caledonia, R-l er at Escanaba. Ranchers must be 5-Dal Dunckel.. ..Wll11amston, R-l well versed on breeding, feeding, 6-Ward G. Hodge Snover, R-l 7-Thomas Hahn Rodney, R-I and management. Genetics has 8-Kenn th JOhn,on Fre land, R-2 It's soon th e on of the Iris an important role in raising mink. 9-Elmer Warn r Tr v r e City The females are bred in arch, lo-Eugene D ~Iatto, . Branch, R-3 On the street that's known as Hicks. ll-Edmund 'ager.............. tephenson We ha e rUle hought for baseball kits are born in May and pelted DIRECTORS AT LARGE And less for politics. in November. When born, the Herbert Fierk ~...•....Saginaw, R-6 kits ar the ize of a. lead pencil For the interest of the moment about 1~ inches long. They are Rob rt E. mith .•......:F'owl rv1lle, R-2 alter Wightman FennviUe, 'R-1 And the pride of' Marthy' days hairle , eyeless and re ernble PURPOSE OF FARM Editor Representing Is her row of lovely Iris new-born mice. BUREAU WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU Such as only h can fai e. The kits grow very rapidly, ub rlption: 40 cen s a year. The purpo e of thl As ec a. Mr. Ale y •.•....•Pos n, R-I gaining 10 times their weight in tion shall b the advancement Limited to Farm Bureau ~Iembers. of our members' Intere t edu- Repre entlng Other flowers are more exclusive 3 weeks and are the ize of their .] '::7 • lay 1, 19~9 cationally, legi latively and FARM BUREAU YOUNG PEOPLE Other blooms may smell mo e sweet mother a eight weeks. The av- economically • arry Fo r NUes, R-3 erage is 4 Y4 kits per litter. But the gorgeous radiant Iris I a kind tha 's h rsi to beat. Each mink' kept in an indi- H is cemmcn and familiar vidual pen to prevent fighting. Every garden knows its face The pens are housed in heds It is elegant and stately to' protect the animals from heat, JER Y CORDREY ur u F d ration are It has poetry and grace. Just as fancy as the orchid direct sunlight, rain, etc. To keep the pens dry, they are ept off the ground and marsh hay is used for bedding. Natural F r..•.• Coordinator of Org niaarion, Michigan Farm Bureau a ea of thi am dat In its furbelow and frills ventilation is provided to prevent y r. Yet as folksey as the daisies condensation. ip is . I . cr ing. W ow have Nodding on a thousand hills. Spring aefi H'es are moving Seems to me that hen He made it Mink ranching involves year 6 . d only 724 for State Goal of 72,387. along in ood hap. Women's The Creator must have smiled, , ound labor The average setup Di t ict m etings have been held takes one man for very 300 fe- or h East Re ion a gone over goal. They in all but t 0 District. The And His smile is still reflected males and their kits. The mink la t two ill b: District 5- In our flower bed's darling child. THE COWS ON YOUR FARM need Farm the first to make it. Con ratulations to the are fed two or three times a May 7, and Di trict z:- ay 12. day. Smelt mu t be cooked and Bureau 6% Mineral Feed, fed free choice. Its r t ortli" ! Regional standings by p t cent Marthy has a dOzen colors cooled before it can be mixed mineral content .is always available and its of goal r a follow Farmers Petroleum Cooperative And Cynthia Hicks a score with the other feed. dir t distribution dri e in arch vitamin content helps keep them healthy. While the catalog :from Schreiver's Pelting season, which comes in or h East-IOO.2~ South West-98. 7 was quite succ sful. A total of Lists a thousand kinds or more. November, offers employment to 14 n patrons re signed. neighborhood women. Women are FOR YOU BEEF-RAISERS, Farm Bureau n r 1-99.47 South Ea t-98.6 Winning counties for the driv Yet I view each bloom as proudly preferred to men because the has a 4Y2 % Mineral Feed that will give the herd "'1humb---.,.99, 2 % were: Ot ego, aygo, Oceana, As a mother hen her chicks. pelts require delicate handling. all the minerals it needs, when it needs them. orth West-97.2 'I Gratiot, St. Clair, Ca , and Van It's the season of the Iris t ntra -99. J ' West Central-96.9 c: Buren. On the street that's known as Hicks. Raising mink is expensive. ;r"he HOGS, SHEEP AND POULTRY all need national average cost from kit to Upper PeninsuJa-91.2l; Farm Bureau Young People are pelt was $19.00 which includes Farm Bureau Mineral. Stop and see your local Delaware Farm Bure u w· I holding an evaluation confer nce Bureau Fed ration goal. All four at Clear Lake on ay 1, 2, and R. S. Clark (G·3-S0) feed, operating costs, refrigera-. tion, pelting, marketing and de- Farm Bureau Feed dealer and fget the complete cond to make American Farm regions of the American Farm 3 to discu s how their program is progr ssing, and ho it can be have some type of activity tied U preciation. The abundance of smelt gives story. made more effective. to Michigan Week. , • embers the Upper Peninsula mink ranch- FEED FARM BUREAU WAY -. IT PAYS! Young People's Summer Lead- and D benture Campaign, to ership Training Camp will braise Farm Bureau Services Stock $350,000for improved local A Clve t. In . ers an advantage in operating costs. There a~e about 40 varieties, Always look' for this emblem! It h ld June 17 - 21 at Clear Lake distribution facilities. and ~n ~gg I shades, and colors of mink. These is your guide to QUALITY coupled Jn " near Dowling. Every county marketing program, IS beginning • are achieved through cross breed- should make a real effort to get to pick up momentum. Over • at least two young. ~ ople to this $30,000 has been SUbscribed. If very xcellent trammg camp. you are int rested in 'making an rmmz l.) ing of the various colored mink. Most of the pelts are marketed on the New York market. The with ECONOM . A ~rles of C~unty Exec:~ve al Repr ;entative . investment contact your Region- or' County HUGO E. KI I U. P. Regional Representative cool autumn nights in the Upper Peninsula before pelting begins Feed De 'I Committee meetings are em Farm Bureau Secretary for infer- , is an important factor in getting' held to evaluated present Farm Bureau an . IC. an arm M' hi County' F mation, Many American women would the fur into the finer quality that Many of you will recall hearing love to own a mink coat, stole, is desired by the .buyer. FARM B.U.REAU ERYIDES, I O. Almost $4 million has been paid to M ich- Bureau programs I~ Iight of t~e Herbert W. Voorhees president jacket or cape. Mink is a dra- Igan farmer for hail-ruined crops by Mich- ma~y changes takmg place In of the ew Jersey Fa;m Bureau, I matic symbol of the u~t~ate in igan Mutual Hail Insurance during the past agriculture. at the Michigan Farm Bureau luxury and co~ort. Thi~ IS wh~t Largest Swamp 48 years. Following these meetings, fh annual meeting in November. makes the mink ranching bUSI- Mid-year District meetings will I'm v ry sorry to report that ness. The Sudd Swamp, Central This non - profit mutual company provides Africa's largest, is the most ex- be held. Dates for these are, by Mr. Voorhees died April 20 in Mink ranching is an important tensive and impenetrable swamp prompt, f ir cash settlements for hall- damaged farm and truck crops. For its low Districts: an automobile accident near New phase of the agricultural economy in the world. 1 10-E-June Brunswick, cost you cannot afford to gamble on crop - ay 1 h 1 B ew Sh Jersey.A' of the Upper Peninsula. There pro ection. ~ ay 27 10-W-June 11 C ar es . uman,. merican are 63 mink farmers in the U. P. 7 28 9-June 12 Farro Bureau Federation pres- l'who are members of the U. P. Write tod 'I for further information from 5-J ay 2 3---June 15 ident, said "Mr. Voorhees was one Min k Breeders' Association. one of 300 ne rby Michigan Mutual Hall 6-J une 8 ~June 16 of the outstanding agricultural Many are members in Farm Bu- G.,. une 9 ll-June 29 leaders in the United States. He reau. agents In Michigan. ~une served with distinction as a mem- OVER $1,000,000 SURPLUS The e m tin ill be for ber of the Executive Committee, County xecuti e, Membership, and the Board of Directors of the 111ese ranchers market ap- Community Group, Resolutions American Farm Bureau Federa- proximately 150,000pelts annual- ly. Three-fourths of the pelts are and Public Relation Committees. tion. His death is a tragic loss produced in Delta county, said Michigan not only to the farmers of New Joe Whitney, president of Delta ICHI M Jersey but to farmers throughout County Farm Bureau. He oper- the country." ates a large mink ranch at Glad- stone. 107 N. Butler Blvd., Lansing, Mich. Phone IV 2-5265 Fred M. Hector, See'y Abundance of smelt in the area provides the ranchers with a cheap source of feed. The aver- Herbert W. Voorhees, 57, presi- age rancher fr zes about 100 dent of the Ne Jersey Farm tons of smelt each spring. All Bureau, died in an automobile ranchers are equipped with large I accident near N ev Brunswic, freezers that hold between 50 and I N.J. April O. 250 tons of feed. fARM BUREAii'aiii.iiHG CO. lit<. Mr. Voorhees spoke to the 39th In addition 0 the smelt,' her- ("1(4Co. ILL annual meeting ot the Michigan Get the, HIG EST' MARKET PICE Farm Bureau board of delegates the evening of Nov. 11, 1958. At for your GRAI CROP this YEARI that time he emphasized the need for farmers cooperative business HARVEST, STORE AND DRY WHEN YOU ARE READY. organizations getting together in You don't have to worry about high moisture grain. You can large regional business units to compete in world of big business and big labor. I dry high moisture gra,ins up to 22% moisture content or shell corn and soy beans up to 30% moisture for only 2 or 3 cents per bushel. Mr. Voorhees had been presi- dent of ew Jersey Farm Bu- STORE AND DRY TO GET HIGHEST MARKET PRICE reau for 17 years. He was a mem, for your grain. More profit if you sell and a much high'er b r of the American Farm Bu- quality grain if you feed. You will not have to take the reau board of directors for 14 losses of low, harvest-time grain prices. years, and a member of its execu- tive committee. You'll do better with a "ORI-MASTER" Get all the FACTS. T . BIN FEATURES I ClUDE: .' Tightest bin construction. Completely vermin and weather- proof. • Structurally stronger wrap-around Wall construct- tion. • Easy to fill or unload. • Drying does not value of graIn. affect germination or feeding • Owners report their bins have paid off in two seasons in higher grain income. bin cost • AvaIlable in 1000, 14~O and 2400 bu. si~s. o ail Coupon for Com I Fac I ormat- or r----- - ...•..•. - •...... ------ I FARM BUREAU SERVICES, I C. • GREATER YIELDS I Spar Dep't, P. O. Box 960, Lansing, Mich. • LESS 01 TURE MODEL RE-226 MODEL RE-2528 I . Please send complete information on how I can get • LESS STALK LODGI G I more grain income by storing and drying my grain ORE PROFITS o 2' x 2' x 6' size 7 7 I crops on the farm. I I Name , . I from your Farm Bur. uSer- Your co at mo Farm Bureau Dealer.s throughout Mlohigan. I vices dealer. While there give I him your Soybean order, oJ I DEP I E EP' I k, Ale(), I rrna ion Oft CO CR' ' o F Uf"C'JtlU 1'"Vt ,1 ne. I -------------------- El Salvador is the only Central A.u1erican oountry fronting I Spm 300, 0'plon~ers made the on overland trip to Pacifi.c C~t, 2 :::...:..::.....:.::===-.:..:=-:-=-=:...:.::::...:=-~::....:._:....----_!'!'!"""-~-~~-- r both oceans. bef9re the railro were built. ~_rI Your Ow Allan eo MeCurd~ Bros. eedHnn Rave or dishonest vil or not, to pro- The PI' nt C ngr s is infla- ciple of political fr dom. The Gtowab11ity that rovides Profits. Allan B. Kline, former pr s- ident of the American Farm Bu- mote their ambition' to rule t e tionary. You can do something closed shop violates that. MID- WE T' LARGEST PINE EE world. about it. You can write to your R ERIE reau Federation, spoke to the Van How should we look Big .0 Million Highest Quality and Most Rea D- Buren County Farm Bureau In this international situation Congressman and say: membership and guests the eve- Labor? ably Priced Seedlings OD the Market tor Russia would take over the world I can vote for you. SprinC Plantinc. ning of April 18 on national prob- except for the United States. How It's a question of restraining , .fREE FARMS FOR SALE-Write Dep't T. lems of our time . important you are in seeing to it I am opposed to inflation. power,-not to be contrary to the 1 anton, Mich., for full IDfonnatioL that Christian principles in gov- interests of men or the union, A $10 a plate dinner was served ernment do not disappear. at the Farm Bureau office build- abor but in the public interest. It's the act counterpart of dealing M(j;urdy Bros. Nurseries: ing to raise funds to reduce the building debt. The event was a Farm Problem W have long had the attitude with rnonoply in business. that labor is weak and business sell-out with 250 attending. The fact is w have too much is strong. We have said that labor o.-te The dinner was prepared by the and that depresses prices. should have a most favorable leg- Woman's Committee of the Coun- isl?tive climate. ty Farm Bureau and served by July 1 there will be $10 billion You have to get into politics to the young people. The food, of farm products in the hands of We have now come to a great solve problems like these. flowers, decorations, and program the goverrnment, for which the imbalance. Labor is Big Labor, Politics is the art and prac- throughout were eloquent testi- farmers have been paid. politically and conomically. tise of self-governmenL mony to the work done by the The next time that changes Labor can put enormous funds committees. hands the government will and thousands of paid workers in- It's more than just voting. You get paid. to politics and does just that. have to get into the caucuses. President Francis Finch wel- The steel unions stopped pro- Take part! Some of you would comed the group. Earl Huntley The fact is that our rate of in- duction by a strike in the Korean have to become candidates for of- of Farmers Petroleum was toast- crease in the supply of farm pro- war and deprived our nation of fice. master. President Walter Wight- ducts is faster than the rate of steel to the amount that Great You can't solve any g eat prob- man brought greetings from the increase in demand, including Britain produces in a year. lem, you can't maintain the great Michigan Farm Bureau, and for- what we give away. We have in the United States principles of American govern-I mer MFB President Carl Buskirk How are we going to cope with I a policy, that the public inter~st ment without taking part in pol- introduced Mr. Kline who said: I it? Our answer is to adju t our comes first. We have the prm- itics. . agriculture to produce FOR the World Affairs 'market instead of ahead of the market. Our greatest problem is the tre- Part of the farm problem is po- mendous and continuous growth litical. You have to work with in world population, and the re- Congress on that. lation of our own resources to that problem. The population growth shows that something is Inflation .fIt going to happen, and the United States is in the middle of it. I don't know any country th ~ has gone as far as we hav in "A concre rna nry arn .The two great powers in inflation that h sn't had serious the world are Russia and the United States. trouble. When wholesale prices, retail makes i ea ier 0 be I 'The United States lives by the prices and wages continue to ri e principles of Christianity as to in a business reces ion, we're what is right and what is wrong. headed for trouble. a 'Grade , producer! " Our political principles are per- If people ever decide that the meated by the Christian prin- only future for the dollar is in I ciples of order and justice. speculation, we're in trouble. IOuI' economic principles are All federal expenditures are characterized by restraints upon from taxes. The billion dollars competition. by which the budget fails to bal- In Russia' the philosophy is ance is inflationary. It call for Top dairy: farmers know that the more concret you u atheistic, ruthless, totalitarian. new money (bonds) that depre- the lighter your chores will be. A concret masonry ~ything will be done,-honest ciates the old money. Part f Farm Problem barn is hard-surfaced, easy to keep cI n, h Ip you pass rigid sanitation re uirements. 10 ad· Ibe Letters .tn the Edit 1 i _ C I ri is I I relative to public education will with reference to the school aid form~la for the ,.comi~g year. 'Three WIdely varying bIlls on Many farmers plan their whole dairy operation aroun a crete masonry barn. Eight insulating inches of con bl This Could I form every farmer so that he willI (Continued from paqe 1) this subject have been intro'l give you a barn that stays warm and snug ill winte -no dra And concrete masonry can't burn-that's the be kin of Happen to You not s.ign a. contract for anything] r s has bo bed up again. It is.a ?uced. It is said two more are be- crossing hIS land that will inter- new version of milk marketing I ing developed. fire insurance. It won't rust or rot, reduces upkeep and epair -PCA LOANS COSY LESS ECAUSE Editor:. I fere with. the proper installation control legist tion. It i sponsored One of the first Senate bills to work. A concrete rna onry feed room is the answer to th U~IQUE peA WAY OF FIGURI ~ . problem discussed, at our ?f ~ gravity drainage system,. or by labor' unions and some parts ~IchIgan Far~11Trenchers mee~- if It doe~ that the company m- 0.£ the dair industry. I be enacted i S. 1003 intended to I assure public chools that they problem. Concrete keeps them out for good. Concrete masonry is available everywhere. ontact y ur I T Mr. Farmer, do you understand exactly how your interest cost is mg ~t Bay CIty and one that IS vol;~d WIll sta~d the expense of H. 429 would control produc- will receive their full amount of local concrete masonry manufacturer or s nd for free info causmg much concern and maxmg ~or:ectIons. tion, pr cessing, transportation, State aid for the current year figured? You probably have a percentage figure in mind ... an trouble f?r both the tren~er and T~e MIchigan Farm Trone . orage: di tribution, and pricing .' tive booklet, "Labor Saving Concrete Dairy Bani ." interest rate that you say you pay. But rates can bc misleading. It's fa~ers l~ t~e construction of Ass n suggests that before signing of milk and cream. It sets up a ,.0 on~ c~n p~ed~ct how much the -total interest cost that counts. For instance, PCA's costs are varIOUSpipelines and cables, and a contract, consult your coun Y five member milk commission to dram this bill WIll impose on th lower for two important reasons: l~ted access highways across agricultur~l age~t. or your Soil be appointed by the Governor. State's al.read~ deplet d general I PORTLAND C ME T ( 1) You are charged interest only for the money you use and agricultural land. Conservation Office, or your local fund. It IS e timated that it will the time that vou use it. In many cases they are so drainage contractor to determine There would be one farm- be in the neighborhood of $27 ASSOCIATION placed that it is impossible to in- the proper depth for whatever is er on the commission. million. (2) Full repayment stops all interest chargcs immediately. stall. a proper system of tile being i.nstalled 0 as not to inter- There is no assurance as to 2108 Michigan National Tower, Let your PCA man explain the low dollar cost of PCA credit. dr ainage. oume C'~ t imes f arrners f ere WIth a f ut ure gravity system The commission would be auth- when the schools will get this Lansing 8, Michigan The easiest method is to compare your present loan, dollar for sign contracts that the line will for drainage. orized to e tablish marketing money, but at least they can look dollar, and see what it would cost you from Production Credit; be placed low enough, and then LEE J. 'T!!.LLADAY, areas, et prices to farmers and forv ard with confidence that Stop by your local PCA office. The facts will surprise you! that IS no~ d~ne. Milan, Michigan. in the distribution process. It they will receive it eventually. A national organization to improve and extend the uses of concrete So~e pipelines are very good April 14 1939 would be difficult to harmonize o on this score; some are not. The Member of Washtenaw the provi ion of this bill with CTI _ IT trenchers feel that the extra time County Farm Bureau and labor involved should not . th resolution adopted by the Michigan Farm Bureau at it an- Associations of Mlc 19an come out of their pocket. Th nual meeting ov. 11-12, 1958: Credit life insurance available for your pro- tection. For further information call your local farmer says it should not come Favors Hunting out of his, so that leaves only one Season on Quail place for the buck to stop. "We are opposed to any State milk marketing control m peA --46 offices in Michigan. We would like to arouse and in- Editor: bill which seeks :to set prices I am in favor of Senate Bill or control production. We o CH.ARD® R Cover Sprays 1046for a hunting season on quail and have 0 informed the Legis- lature. I cannot under tand why feel that such a bill would not be in the long-time in- terest of dairy farmers or a farmer' consumer .: the Farm: Bureau should oppose • Cover Every Pest Problem! this bill. If you .ould like a copy of this When I v as a small boy on -111 bill, write to Stanley M. Powell, Ohio farm, we had quail and they Michigan Farm Bureau, P.O. Box VI wp iilt were hunted. Then they were 960. Lansing, Mich. put on the song bird ist. There will be a public hearing , I own that same farm now. I on hi bill Tue day, May 5 at haven't seen a quail on the place in 10 years. I have asked som sentativ 7:30 p.m. in the Hou e of Repr s at th State Capitol at -II of the other farmers about quail Lan mg. and they don't seem to see any ~-" .. " '." either. Did they ju t evaporate? Scho Is. The highly contro- I believe that a limited amount vel' ial proposal relative to of hunting and some infiltration school di tric organization are ,• for red-banded ,- for codling moth, of new blood by th Con erva- . till pendirig in the House Com- leaf roller many other for curculio tion Department will do more to mitte on Education. They in- Orchard R TOE, Brand major insects GENITOX~, DDT Orchard Brand DIUDRIN, PARATHfON, restore quail than all th closed dude H. 91 which provide for season will ever do. 111 a d a tor y reorganization of su __..__ t IU LEAD ARSENATE LEAD ARSENATE LEAD ARS£NATE M. P. DURKEE " hool di stricts on a K-12 basis, I ncludes all lzes, white Atlanta ar d H. 191 which would permit DURI TH or blackwall, tube or Montmor nc Count· con' olidation at the high school April 9, 1959 tubeless • • • now from lev I only without disturbing your Farmers Petroleum lementary chool. Iceland had no original inhabi- Co-op Dealer. tants. 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GUTTER CLEANER-Acorn's high that the dollar young folks are speed unloader traveling 2* feet per saving today will buy something Farm-City Week second, quickly unloads long gutter . Literature 11'e. 'Write Ottawa Hitch later." He pointed out that on a F... 321, Holland, ichigan. per capita basis Farm Bureau November 20-26 (4-2t-23b) 11 members have more than a $3 Farm-City Week 1959has again HAY DRYER -Improved controll- billion share in the Federal Bud- been set for the week ending ed-air mow syst m. • ake pasture get. with Thanksgiving Day. The ~r riten Ottawa wint r feed. Literature Hitch .•- 321, Holland, free. dates will be November 20 fichigan. (4-2t-20b) 11 The need for legislation to as- through November 26. sist in controlling the monoply , 6 FT. LIGHT T K TR ILER. 30 The chairman of the National . he tR 2' x 9' gal aruzed • t el roofing. power of 'labor leaders was em- Farm-City Committee for 1959 4 - 15 hoI • te I laying nests. Junior phasized by Shuman. He Pointed will be Roy Battles, assistant to stock scale. saddl and bridle. ssor-t d chick n f del'. John 00 lb. farm out that production is up but the Master of the National Stewnrt. 49000 P nttac Trail, \ Ixorn, wages have gone up much more. Grange. Harry Bryson, director Michigan. Phone Iarket 42541. (Oak- "Higher wages, shorter' hours, of inter - organization relations, land ounty) (5-lt-36p) 11 more fringe benefits, have added American Farm Bureau Federa- roun 10 x 3 to our costs and are pricing us tion, ha been named chairman ~llo:. r. d only for Exc llent condition. AI.'0, mtscellari- out of markets." of the PJlrlicipation Development ~. s Hac k e t t,equtnm eOUH t I vator nt a -atlabl . Or-leans, .• tchigan. Referring to the negotiations Committee. Phon 1 k"'11 1-3101. (Iont ounty) coming up in the steel industry, The activity will again be co- (5-2t-23p) 11 Shuman said, "We now make no ordinated by Kiwanis Interna- 'LTIV,A""()R - . nails in the United States, and lit- tional through its office in Chi- (not. ""pd 'erY little. Price 175. tle woven wire. In this field, too, cago. "'-l1llam 'Weher, 674 \'- . t Ca s Avenue HORd. Auhurn, .•.lI('higan. Phon we are pricing ourselves out of Dr. Paul Miller, M,s.U. vice- --orthfi ld 2-4072.