Vol. 37, No.7 37th Y ar JULY I, 1959 • Gover--.. ment s g -------------------------------------------~-----------------------tr EDITORIAL Agriculture's Greatest eed CLARK L. BRODY Appro Last month at a meeting of the American Founda .. tion for Agriculture at Washington, I heard Dr. Roy M. Kottman speak before a group of farm and busi .. TA LEY M. POWELL Legi lativ Cou I for Michigan ur ness representatives. Much uncertainty still surround h Dr. Kottman is Dean of Agriculture at West Vir .. come of Michigan' current legi I tiv ginia University. He said there is great need for However, this much i certain,-Michig n' more and better trained men in agricultural science. ment is going to co t a lot more thi r h He said colleges of agriculture must modernize before. their courses of study to "give them dignity and Some of thi incr se i du 0 th bo i prestige" in order to attract more of the better grad .. aries and wages of State mplo e 0 de uates from high school. Michigan' Civil S rvice Commis ion. he r Shrinking enrollments indicate that "agriculture traceable to curr nt inflationary tr nd nd is regarded as a declining industry:' Yet the output Farm Bureau Services Eg arketing Plant Going Up pressure for expansion of governm ntal p~r man in agriculture has increased 24 % in ten years, the use of the tractor is up 89 %, and a * ~:¢ * J.:).----------...:...---------;:---------~----------- -- Until about the middle of June, th AUGUST 1 is the date Farm pound of meat is being produced from two pounds Bureau Services, Inc., hopes to have its Egg Marketing Division Water Use ar B r, Cafel ria F SCI-vices mittee on Appropriations and the House ommi on Ways and Means held back the budget bill . of feed. t Ionia Fair o fe s Stock in operation at Jenison, Ottawa They insisted that they should know wh t the S 'More petroleum, rubber, and steel are used in agricultural production than ih any other county. The plant is going up ac- cording to schedule. The Egg Marketing Division Bill Adopted Mrs. Leon Stout, the former Sandra Murton, will manage the Farm Bureau Young People's revenue for the new year begining July ) would ot I and how this money would be rais d. industry. will market Fresh Fancy Quality eggs, government inspected, be- ginning with producers in west By Senate Cafeteria at the Ionia Free 'Fair August 10 to 15. It will be the second time she has managed it. De entures When the tax d dlock persi ted, with no n The value of the corn crop exceeds the value central Michigan who have 1,000 Dale Cramer of Mecosta county Farm Bureau Services, Inc. is aging prospect of solution, the appropriating c or more layers and are equipped DAN E. REED offering for sale Series "A," 5% will be assistant manager. of all coal produced or aU oil produced in any to meet quality standards for the Associate LegislatiTe Counsel This will be the 17th year for debentures and Class "A" Pre- mittees gave in and began to shape up nd r por year. U. S. Dep't of Agriculture's new the Farm Bureau Young People's ferred Stock. Fresh Fancy Quality grade. The Michigan State Senate ha .. to the floor the dozen bills which, tak n togeth passed the water use bill-So 1323. Cafeteria. They serve lunch and The proceeds of this financing A declining agriculture? Dr. Kottman said there The bill is under study by the supper for a total of 5,000 or more will be used for egg marketing comprise Michiga • record-making budget. The pole type building is 90 x facilities, working capital and im- State Affairs Committee of the meals. are 3,000,000 more mouths to feed and backs to 150 feet long, with aluminum sid- provements to branch stores and They couldn't very well del y longer inee the . ing and roof, fully insulated. Eggs House of Representatives, with a The Young People hire a cook- clothe every year. Agriculture is not declining. It's good chance of being reported ing staff. Eight MFB Young Peo- warehouse facilities. State's fiscal year expired on June 30. At th t ti will move the length of the plant in their journey to market. out favorably. ple will be full time employees. This announcement is neither just that farms are growing larger and fewer people Others from the counties will any balance remaining in the appropri tion for ny The receiving cooler will be As passed by the Senate, 32 to an offer to sell nor a solicitation are engaged in farming. 30 x 50 ft. and will hold the eggs 0, the bill contains two provisions serve as volunteer help. Proceeds of an offer to buy any of these State institution or agency rev rted to th ov .. at 55 degrees. The grading area of importance and interest to of the cafeteria venture go to the securities. farmers and water users in gen- Young People's educational fund. drawn General undo After that dat , th re w ul Land Grant Colleges have had a tremendous r Ie will be 70 x 90 ft. and 70 degrees A copy of the pro pectus may summer and winter. 'I'he 30 x 50 -eral: be obtained from Farm Bureau been 0 a ho iz ti for y y in increasing efficiency in agricultural production shipping cooler will hold eggs at (1) It would permit non-ripar- ians to use excess water in lakes cebreakers Give Service , I c. ic sed field men State expenses if the n w budg had and thus releasing men for other services. One 45 degrees. or at the main office in Lansing, The plant will include a break- and streams; and o Cancer Fund Mic . adopted. hour's industrial income will buy more food than out room to inspect eggs for in- (2) It would give legal status to Icebreakers Community Farm surface waters which are trapped Bureau of Saginaw county con- It is too soc to gl ve any final ment and on some agricultu 1 anywhere else in the world. But, as Dr. Kottman terior quality, and for preparing frozen eggs for bakeries. in ponds before they reach tributed $130 to the Cancer ercury figures as to what the budget bills supplies. emphasized, "These things, valuable as they are,- streams or watercourses. Society Fund this year. The The largest and richest mercury for State departments, institu- It is also being propos d that While farm ponds have be- money was the proceeds from tions and aid programs will total. sales of materi I and quipm t they are the achievements of the past." come an accepted development, their annual party. ore mine, near Almaden, Spain, has been worked since 624 B.C. There h s been a growing ac- for use on F deral proj cts should Even though consumers can buy more food with and little difficulty has been en- ceptance of the fact that approxi- be taxed, as is done in many other countered as to the legality of en- mately $140 million of new states. one hour's labor than ever culture for high food costs. before, they blame agri .. They think farmers are trapping water which might otherwise enter lakes, rivers or streams, there has been some Joining AFBF Staff revenue will have to be found to .balance this budget and to make a start in wiping out the tagger- Thus far, 1,012 bills and 37 pro- posed constitutional am ndm nts getting rich, and naturally object to farm subsidies feeling that legal status provided hav b en int oduc d du ing th ing General Fund deficit which current legislativ se sion. Of thi . at this' time might prevent diffi- paid out of taxes. culties later. accumulated during the 1958-59 big batch of proposals, th Mich- fiscal year. The Governor has igan Farm Bureau has a definite The bill provides that each ri- predicted that this would be The great bureaucracy in the U. S. Dep't of Agri .. parian is "entitled to have the position for or against 127 of approximately $110 million. them. culture is reflecting discredit on agriculture. Indus .. waters of any lake or water- course that abuts upon his land, The biggest money bill of the When the s ssion ha been trial groups chafe over what they consider special stand or flow in their natural session is the school aid formula ended and th smoke of battl ha condition except as affected by measure. As passed by the House, died down, it will be inter st ng to favors for agriculture, such as cooperatives, taxes, check over the result and 5 e the reasonable use of the lake or this raises the gross allowance per federal farm credit. watercourse by other riparians pupil from $190 to $210 and in- what sort of a record we hav and by the exercise of public creases th deductible millage fac- made. Many of the measur . "Our Land Grant Colleges," said' Dr. Kortman, rights, but only to the extent tor in the formula frotn 2 % to 3 ¥Z which we have support d have that his reasonable needs are mills. already been nacted, and m ny "are inseparably linked with the complex farm prob- which we opposed hav be n d .• served by that natural condition." It is calculated that it would lem which has given agriculture the worst public The bill says also: "Water in require $29 million mor General feat d or died in committee. ow .. .relations .•, any lake or watercourse in ex- v ,as thi is writt n, v al t Fund money th n was di t ibuted cess of that which serves the rea- still hanging in the bali nc . during th just-completed fiscal sonable needs of any riparian Dan R ed and I hav b n busy Earl Butts, Dean of Agriculture at Purdue Univer .. Dies Suddenly and in excess of that which is year. testifying for or against m ny sity, says "Agriculture is entering the public rela.. necessary to serve the public Of this amount, $13 million bills at public hearings and con .• WALTER SHIELDS, 42, Farm would be needed because of the Supply Coordinator for the Mich- rights in lakes and watercourses mittee meetings. tions dog-house." increased pupil enrollment for igan Farm Bureau, died suddenly is available for diversion for Annexation Blll. n of th beneficial use by any person who the coming school year, nd the June 25 at St. Joseph hospital in Means of improving the position of colleges of Flint. Mr. Shields was in an auto- has or lawfully obtains access to NORWOOD D. EASTMAN, sec- JERRY R. CORDREY, coordi- remaining 16 million would con- biggest public hearings of th cur- retary-manager of the Michigan stitute what the ducators call the rent Iegislativ session occurr agriculture have been under consideration since last mobile accident June 5 in Oak- such lake or watercourse." nator of organization, and in "improvem nt factor" in the bill. Tuesday vening, Jun 23, in t land county and had been making The development of farm ponds Farm Bureau since Nov. 19, 1958, charge of the membership build- Chambers of the Hous of R p .. November. At that time, a committee from the a fine recovery. Walter entered is covered in an additional sec- has resigned to accept an appoint- ing program for Michigan Farm What the Senate will do with sentatives. All available spac on Land Grand Colleges of Agriculture met with the the employ of the Michigan Farm tion which provides that: "Dif- ment to the staff of the American Bureau, has resigned to accept this proposal remains to be seen. the main floor was filled to capac- Bureau May 6, 1957 as a regional fused" surface waters are subject Farm Bureau Federation. appointment to the Division of While iehigan' lawmakers ity, and the gall ry was pack d. Policy Committee of the Foundation for American membership representative. He is to capture, detention and benefic- He will head the AFBF Field Program Planning for the Ameri- are busily dividing up millions of The m asure being consid Agriculture,-a national, informal group of farm survived by his parents, Mr. and ial use by any person who has or Services in the 12-states Midwes- can Farm Bureau Federation. He will be on the staff of T. C. dollars which they don't have in was S. 1191, a proposal for w Mrs. Edward Shields of 4605 lawfully obtains the right to con- tern Region, including Michigan. and industry representatives. Weiss Road, Saginaw. He made Petersen. Mr. Cordrey is mov- sight, scant progres is being made method of annexation of t rrito struct facilities for such capture He will be on the staff of O. R. on developing any solution to the his home with them. Walter is and detention." ing to Chicago. to cities and villages. Long, director of field services. new tax deadlock. This bill had arly tir d u Following Dean Kottman' s discussion at the an- survived also by one brother, The bill was introduced by Mr. Eastman will continue his Donald, and his sister, Mrs. Fred The appointment was announ- The Republican majority in the lot of unwarranted opposition b - nual meeting of the Foundation at Washington June Senators E d war d Hutchinson, residence in East Lansing. Miller of Saginaw. ced by AFBF President Charles Senate has passed two different cause it was r terred to in Fennville, and Lloyd A. Stephens, ll , a nation-wide Sponsoring Committee was au- The appointment was announ- Shuman and is effective July 6. bills raising the use tax rate legislative status, or summ ry, Scottville, as a result of a study from 3% to %. There has been "basically the Virginia P n." thorized. This advisory committee is designed to by a joint legislative committee ced by AFBF President Charles Mr. Cordrey was appointed di- assist the Colleges of Agriculture in adapting their Elevalor Exchange serving in 1958. The committee Shuman and is effective July 13. was headed by Senator Hutchin- Mr. Eastman came to Michigan rector of membership building work for ~chigan Farm Bureau no likelihood that such a pro- posal could win approval in the That was enough to virtu sabotage it in the mind of man academic courses to the revolutionary changes tak .. Man on World Tour son. Farm Bureau in 1950 as director of the Junior Farm Bureau pro- May 2, 1955 when the member- ship was 65,845 in 65 County House, where the political parties are evenly divided. of us becau e we had Ion op- posed the Virginia Ian a Bruce Pettit, general opera- The House twice defeated by a m tho d wh r by a nexations ing place. tions manager for the Michigan gram. In 1953he was promoted to Farm Bureaus. July 1, 1959 the narrow margin, a "piggy back" would be handled arbit rily Elevator Exchange, is on a 3lfz July 19 to 25 "IS head of the organization depart- membership is 72,127in 72 Coun- Income tax propo al which would court procedur , without any Technology and mechanization have transformed months trip around the world by ment. At that time the member- ty Farm Bureaus. have measur d the tax to be portunity for a vot by th p farming into a complex scientific industry. The new plane with a party of 15. He left Farm Safety Week ship was 59,286 in 65 County Jerry was a member of Jun- paid by individuals, corporations affected. Lansing June 13 for Hawaii. President Eisenho er has pro- Far m Bureaus. Membership ior Farm Bureau in the 1940's. and financial institutions by their agriculture, or Agri-Business includes all steps in In the next two months he will claimed July 19 to 25, 1959, as July 1, 1959is 72,127in 72 County He was assi tant Roll Call man- Federal tax returns. moving farm products to the consumer ,-market .. visit Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, National Farm Safety Week, urg- Farm Bureaus. ager for Hillsdale County Farm Manila, Singapore, Indonesia, Such a proposal or, in tact, any ing those who are interested in Jan. 1, 1955 Mr. Eastman was Bureau in 1948 and 1949.He join- income tax bill, would certainly ing, processing, packaging and many phases of mer .. Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, Kash- farming safely to join the drive promoted to manager of the Mem- ed the Michigan Farm Bureau mir, India, Ceylon, Egypt, Israel, encounter very rough ledding in chandising. The Sponsoring Committee hopes to Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, Turkey to reduce needless death and in- ber Service Division of Michigan membership staff Sept. 1, 1951 the Senate. juries occurring on the farm. Farm Bureau and in charge of report progress at a seminar next October. and Greece. Th e th erne th]IS year IS . "Saf et Y all membership activities. as a regional membership repre- There i talk of a tax on whole- August 28 he will leave the Makes Sense." And it does - sentative in western Michigan in salers and manufactur rs, or of I was pleased to recall such a program is already party at Rome for six weeks in especially in "dollars and S nse," November 19, 1958, the board what is now e West Central amending th sales tax to xtend Europe. He will visit Switzerland, This is only one week of spe- of directors gave him additional Region. it to hotel and motel charg s, and under way at Michigan State University. Under West Germany and Berlin, Den- cial emphasis. It is our desire responsibilities as one of tour possibly to other transactions and the direction of the Dean of Agriculture, Dr. Thomas mark, Scotland, England, France, that a portion of this week's members of the newly created services not now taxed. Belgium, Luxembourg, and Hol- promotion will be remembered administrative board for Michigan Of course, there are bills p nd- Cowden, and Dr. R. M. Swen on, Ass't Dean of land. He plans to visit the Am- throughout the year. The end Farm Bureau and associated IS i Ion 72, 27 ing WhIChwould repeal the ales Agriculture and Director of Residential Instruction, erican Farm Bureau Foreign result? Making farming a safer Farm Bureau companies. He was tax exemption on supplies and Trad C nter at Rott rdam Hol- occupation and. a m ch s er 1 S 0 appointed secretary of copies of the Michigan Farm materials used in industrial (CozW.nUM OR Pa • 2) pI c. to Ii . Miw n F rm lo1.f u, N w w U ub • proe in n on f op tone . oom work. ·chigan m The movie is d signed for gen- eral meetings, television, class- bUshed January a. 1923. o th in u iness" is a new room instruction, and annual I-minu e movi produc-edby the meetings of cooperatives. Th~ Michi an Associ tion of Farmer movi is available from th Cooperativ , wi h the coopera- Michigan Ass'n of Farmer Co- tion of Vern Freeh of Agricultural operatives, P. O. Box 960. 4000 Education, and Robert Worrall of North Grand Riv r Av ., Lansing, Information Services at Michi- Michigan. DAN E. REED gan tate University. It's nice in the cool of the e e 'l1g Experience prov t at sa-ying As required by law, the Sec- The movie goes into the class- nothing at he wrong tim is just To f' i "our favori e spot r tary of Agricultur has an- room at Stockbridge high school as effective as saying the right When a little cool breeze makes ripple nounced a referendum vote on at a time when the class is con- thing at the right time. nd he air is no longer so or, heat marketing quotas Thurs- sidering cooperatives. The group DIRECTORS AT L RGE With everyth'ng peaceful and day, July 23. studies the methods and proc ';' MICHIGAN Herbert Fi r e•........•......agtnaw, R-6 And quiet and peace in your 0 I A two-thirds vote is required to dures for organizing and operat- rt E. mith....... 0 Iervflle, R-'2 alter Wightman Fennville. R-l Till you feel not a shade of res n nt plac marketing quotas in effect. ing a cooperati e. Th y organize 2 PURPOSE OF FARM When a damsel f y lighis on yo r bobber. If the Congress passes a new . Ungren Editor Representing wheat bill and it is signed by the BUREAU A M U AU The bark of a dog in the distance President, such changes may af- T p po e of t is A • i . ennedy ~...•..Po en. R-l ti n hall be the advanc en The hoop of a itt n nearby: f ct the refer ndum provisions. Representing Limit d to rm of our m mbers' Intere. edu· The dusk creeping down from 1 ood-Iof, catlonally. legislatively and FA M BUREAU YOUNG EOPLE Unless a new program is de- Vol. 37 July 1. 1959 No.7 economically. Harry n Foster .....•......••..•.....•. • R-J The sun slipping down in fh ky, v loped, hat growers will 11add to the hour of enchan 111 :n. choose betwe n marketing quotas Wha more could a fishermarl ish? based on a support price of 75% OR • Though he knows with that fly 11 his bobber He is not going to catch anY' fi h. of parity, with acreage allotments figur d on the present 55 million acre national base, or supports at' FOR YOUR HOME, BARNS, AND BUILDINGS Some fishermen fish for the qua ry 50% of parity to those planting But many, I'm sure, are con ent within th ir allotments. UNICO 201 To ba k in Ihe soul-soothing qui i No supports and no penalties The house paint that is whiter than white JE Y EY would be applicable to wheat And call it an evening well nl. and stays white. Formulated for longer life, Coordinator of Organization, Michigan Farm Bureau The pace of our civilization grown outside of the acreage al- easy application and economy. Equals or Young P op e' Camp has ju t lotment if marketing quotas are surpasses any two-coat paint on the market. Subsid s to the soft magic t e find not voted. The vote will affect e vi g the eau soon been h ld ith 71 campers in at- Wh n a damse fly sits on the b er wheat planted for harvest in 1960. po if on of A si nt to the Director of tendance. This a an excellent Iead rship training opportunity nd nothing enc mbers th .nd. Eligible to vote will be those only $5.35 per gallon ram Development Division for the Amer ... for young p ople. Those who at- With his sleek netied wings irid nl intending to plant 15 acres or tended will b glad to report on And his edle- i e body al rig t. more of wheat for harvest next U ICO 411 r ederati on. , Our best barn paint with a very high their activities, and might be a How lightlYI how brightly he pr rc year. Excepted from this rule t- y ar ith the .chigan Farm Bureau starting point for a county Young percentage of iron oxide, pure linseed How instant y flicks into fli~ t, are those who had feed wheat Peopl 's program. agreements affecting the 1959 oil and varnish. Exceptionally long iife g t ing acquainted with and working with so many He may be a bird of ill omen; and hiding power. conference on ed.uca i crop. Only 38 farmers in Mich- H br~gs me no fishes 10 fry outsta ding, sincere, and dedicated people has been tre endous inspiration to me. sp nsor d by the American Fa m Bureau Fed ration, is being held But's welcom to sit on my ~b In peace, betwee water and r igan negotiated feed wheat agree- ments for 1959. only 4.0 per gallon Under .these agreements, they at Columbu ,Ohio. This confer- were entitled to plant up to 30 At most Farm Bureau Dealers I sincer ly feel that anyone affiliated with the nee is being attended by about It.• CLARK acres of wheat for use as feed and organization as a member or an employee can be ight en outstanding Michigan seed on their own farms without Michigan Farm Bureau leaders extremely proud of the organization and its contri .. bution to our state and country. from around the state. The conference deals with ED T RI L being subject to the penalty pro- visions of the law. problems facing most school dis- In the referendum held in 1958 (Coniinued from Page 1) I shall miss the close working relationship with tricts today such as financing, to affect the 1959wheat program, curriculum, teacher - pupil ratio, the courses of study were reorganiz and put into only 4,655 ballots were cast rep- county leaders, county secretaries, and fellow em .. districting, etc. These folks will resenting the estimated 20 000 ploy which has existed throughout the years and be discussing these problems in effect at the beginning of the fall term of 1958. eligible wheat farms. ' light of current conditions. The possible number of ballots h pe that I may till maintain many of these con .. Students may major in agricultur 1 science, agri .. could have been much higher The information they receive should be most valuable to us. cultural business, or general agriculture, A variety than the 20,000 figure since the' t cts in the future. spouse of the eligible farmer is trict 7-73,124. District 11 has Your county should consider of specializations are provided in eac of these three entitled to vote, as is the landlord' Membership is 72.127, and w not met yet. having one of these folks in to and his spouse in the case of a n d only 260 for St te goal. discuss the conference when they main areas. Dean Cowden said that major emphasis rented farm. 'I'hirty- ne counties have alr ady State Commiiiee Members return. . urpass d goa), and 25 more Elected is placed on basic sciences. County A. S. C. Committees will Di tri t l-Francis Finch, Van Farm Bureau Services' Stock establish and announce polling unti n d 1 s than 25 mem- In speaking of the four year courses for Uni- places for the referendum ballot- l> 1 S 'or g 1- Buren county; District 2--Layem Campaign has now reached a tot- , versity degrees, Dr. Swenson said, La ting prin .. ing. Mail ballots may be cast if' La t year, we add d 123 after Kramer, Hillsdale county; Dis- al of $83,772. The goal is $350,- I necessary, Farm Bureau has been July 15 so hou d nd t . trict 3--MeITil Smith, onroe 000. The money, as I reported last month, will be used in our ciples rather than changing arts an practices will informed. voar at 72, 00. county; District 4--Theo Yager, Ionia county; District 5-Gerald new egg marketing program and be the direction." The Am rican Farm Bureau Butcher, Shiawassee county; Dis- for expansion of present distri- :F ud ation memb rship is 3,375 trict 6--Bruce Ruggles, Tuscola bution points. of 1 t year ith thr Next month's article will be This coincides with my long-time conviction that county; District 7-Austin Green- - Michigan, Delaware, and coming from my successor. I study and research in pure science have often proved ma--ov r goal. in stat hoe, Montcalm county; District 8 -Herbert Fierke, Saginaw COUn-know he will enjoy working with to be most practical. The agricultural courses at )1< ve increased membership over ty; District 9-Marion Nye, B n- you as much as I have. la t ) ar's otal. zi county; District lQ-Frank MSU a e just as stimulatin nd chall nging to bet .. Th Mid-year S· district Bur, Ch boygan county. Dis ict D 'V·ce ter students as any other profession Jline of study. In etinss ar completed except 11 meeting not held yet. Bi arm Smaller 01' one meeting which will be on D~~siOD Top~ CommU ee The South Dakota Legislature The demand and opportunities for well trained Jun 30 in the Upper Peninsula. Members has held hearings on a bill to So f r 't appears that the 1960 graduates in the broad field of Agri ..13usiness are un- District I~Charles Pik , Van impose a graduated license fee a1 will be 72,950. excelled by any other vocation. Buren county; District 2-Rol- on farm and ranch operators in (I( Lis belo, by districts, are land Norton, Branch county; Dis- proportion to the size of assessed 1h oal reconun ndations, State tri 3--Don Ruhlig, Washtenaw valuations. The license would be The Short Course School at MSU is one of the mrnittee embers elected, IU}d county; District 4-Howard Bail- required by anyone desiring to best in the nation. The 21 short curses cover a iscu .on Topic Com mit tee ey, Barry county; District 5- farm, and the cost of the license bers r 1960: Mrs. John Watling, Clinton coun- would increase as the assessed great variety of practical interests in agriculture and emhe 'p Goal ty; District 6-Art Terrill, Huron valuation of the farm lands owned associated industries; 952 persons a tended those county; District 7-Mrs. Walter by the operator increased. ~X)m:m.e.ndati Harger, Mecosta county; District This type of legislation has courses during the three terms of 1958..59. istri 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 16- 8 - Elden Witkovsky, Midland been proposed in the Dakotas in The discovery of new uses for f m products, 00; District 5-72,76 ; District county; District 9-Marion Nye, other years as a means of break- 72,387,same as 1959goal; Dis- Benzie county; District 10-Mrs. ing up Iarg r farm operations. new methods of processing and mer andising may well make a great contribution tow rd t e solution Graduates of the national farm surplus dilemma. CLARK L. BRODY has had a part in the graduation of more than 50,000men and women from Searching for truth is much more 0 eful than are Michigan State University. political schemes to solve farm economic and social Sunday, June 7 he sat on the problems. Let us spend more of ur tax: money platform in Spartan stadium for the last time as a member of the to encourage initiative and store information in the board of trustees of the Univer- sity. minds of our students in colleges of agriculture and Nine of every ten graduates less money to store crop surpluses t at no one can in the history of the University's 104 years have passed before him use. on the way to, their life's work. Evans, Sr., on The Importance of M r. Brody was appointed r Bureau to the State Board of Agricul- Personal Or , h; .Arlo Wasson on Gun eople's Camp Changes an(j Bow to Grow with ture in 1921 and is serving his Them; Shel on Lowry on Effective 38th year as a member of the Seventy-one young people at- Group Action; Ito rt E. Smith on governing board, now known as tended the Farm Bureau Young the Board of Trustees. He will Peoples' annual camp at Clear Job Opport "ties in Agriculture; Lake, Dowling, Barry county, last Eugene Ellie tt ()f SU on Recrea- retire Dec. 31, 1959 at the close month. They represent d 25 coun- tion Activiti _ of his 6th six-year term. ties. Theme of the camp was Mrs. Ma jo ie Karker, Dan Mr. Brody retired from the "You are the Future." Reed, Rog r Fo rch, Clarence Michigan Farm Bureau February Speakers at the general session King and Ra.,y itt of the Mich- 1, 1959 after 38 years service as igan Farm Bure u membership executive secretary 1921-52,Vice were Paul D. Bagwell on The Im- President, Public Affairs 1952-56, portance of Party Politics; Melvin staff were .p ake s. Consultant on Public Affairs, 1956-1959. ew Concrete Rottds Unhurt by Break-Up Modern techniques in concrete pavement construction are help- ES 5 SHOW YOU C N HAVE BOTH ing to eliminate the annual spring break-up problem so costly to IF YOU FEED taxpayers, according to J. Gard- ® ner Martin, Michigan district • engineer for the Portland Cement zine Association. "Development of methods for adding billions of tiny air bubbles into the concrete mix has great- telephone, planning is easy EIFE 5 ly added to the durability of con- crete and its resistance to weather Tests prove that dairy heifers rols e:fC>1lS Itrozine gain fas '4lr damage," Martin saaid boating ee end in , with greater feed efficiency. Thll iII reach breeding y •••••• "Michigan's concrete highways tat air. rha weight foster end allow you to ke CJ tlloll.r r placement herd. and streets which have been built .iilJii.,. ••••• Tests also prove that cows pro ue m e milk when fed by improved methods cam e Saltrazine untillactatio . through last winter's severe ou ettle the No matter how healthy your dQI 'I "rei looks,it has some weather without serious damage honing re - worm parosites w ieh are robbin }O" of extra profits, Now. however, these parasites can be IJ roll w th new Hardy Saltrazine - a co bination of P llc>thio ill' (most effective I although thousands of dollars had to be spent patching or resur- dl'\lg for controlling worms), Hot y Trae Min raJ Salt (sup· facing other types of paving. plying salt plus iron, iodin., cob~lt, c:opp r and manganese) "Air-entrained concrete v i r- plus a t ted palath:ing agent. tually licks the perennial break- up problem." p Self-made men are strong and reliable-and usually highly I polis by h rubs. All •••••••• re ident's ol'umn Ralph Barn r, veterinary pa- thologist at Michigan State Uni- WALTER W. WIGHTMAN • versity, says that when one or We are living in the fr est and cau ing alarm in many places. more animals fall to eat regularly, most democratic country in the The result Is that teen-age de- you may be in for trouble. Lack world today, but there are good linquency is on the increase even of appetite is on of the first thinking men who are so pessi- in our rural areas where we symptoms of sev ral liv stock mistic that they think there is thought we w re immune from diseases. no hop for us. If the animals continue not to such troubl s. at, call a veterinarian to make They think we a e going fast * a diagnosis to determine what the the way other countries have For over thirty y ars the farm- probl m is. Oth r warning signs gone down the road to socialism er has been made a political of dis as s may include a droopy and ruin. There .are many signs football. We were told that if the FOR P UL app arance, or the animal may along the way that indicate this farmer lost his economic equality just stand idle for hours in if w look on th dark side. our whole economy would suffer corn r of tl fe d lot. and verybody would pay the We have become so preoccupied price of unemployment, low in the mad rush for money that wages and the resultant lower we h ve almost forgotten that standards of living. there are moral, ethical and re- ligious values that are the basic The farmer has never been CROP Send Crab Apple Jelly Mo'urdy Bros. Nurseries foundation stones upon which given credit for being able to ,.,.-------------- this great country of ours was solve his own problems and so MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN Rural . built. the self-appointed political sav- Overseas Program has sent 30,- with the Farm Bureau policy iors of our farm economy have 000 lbs. of Michigan crab apple statement. attempted to do it for us with jelly to orphanages, old people's The Senat.e then accept.ed the Federal legislation. The result is homes, or refugee camps in Aus- Hous~ verSIon. of th~ bill and that our promlems are getting tria, Belgium, Formosa, France, seD:t it t? PresIdent. E1senhower. worse and they have made a Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, It 1S believed he WIll veto the political mess of the whole affair. Jordan, and Korea. measure. The 500 cases of No. 10 cans ---------- Through all of this. the enter- were shipped to New York for re- Show Be t U of prising farmer by his own initia- tive has been making unprece- shipment abroad. Fer ilizer for Corn dented progress in methods of Russell Hartzler, right, Michi- Visitors at the Michigan State production and marketing. gan CROP director, said, "Be- University Crops-Soils Field day, He has adjusted himself to the yond the calories, the flavor, and on University farm, East Lansing situation either by working larg- the nutritive values of food is the on July 9 will see how much they er units to cover the overhead value to helpless or homeless can gain by placing fertilizer be- costs of expensive equipment or persons knowing that somewhere low and beside a corn row. Almost $4 million has been paid to M lch- by supplementing his income by someone cares." Soil scientist L. S. Robertson Igan farmers for hail-ruined crops by Mich· off the farm employment. Others in the picture, left to has found that up to 1,200 pounds igan Mutual Hail I nsurance during the past right: Rev. Walter B. Price, Ber- per acre of fertilizer doesn't harm 48 years. We place so much emphasis on rien County Council of Churches; corn germination and emergence conomic security and the meth- Tom DeWhirst and Robert De- when properly placed. His best This ncrr-pr-of it mutual company provides ods we have to use to get it that Whirst of the House of David, plots have fertilizer two inches prompt, fair cash settlements for hall· we oft times forget the more im- where the jelly was made and to the side of and two inches be- damaged farm and truck crops. For Its low portant issues of life. packed. low the seed. cost you cannot afford to gamble on crop It would seem that it is time Robertson notes that 100 to 300 protection. CROP has plans for a shipment MR. WIGHTMAN we should put more thought on of beans from the Saginaw val- pounds of high-grade fertilizer Write today for further information from the moral and spiritual values ley and Thumb counties this fall, per acre can hurt corn when ap- one of 300 nearby M ich igan Mutual Hail If we lose sight of these. 'VIe and less on the things money will and for a shipment of soybeans plied with the conventional split- will lose everything. agents In Michigan. buy, before it is too late. from Monroe and Lenawee coun- boot applicator. The last lines of Kipling's, "Re- ties after harvest. As the applicator wears, fer- OVER $1,000,000 SURPLUS Mothers are working and farm- tilizer falls in a band around the ing out the kids because one cessional" com s to mind in this seed. This dries out young seed- wage earner can't buy all the things the family wants. The re- regard: "Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, u. • Turk old in lings, reducing germination. 17L HAIL /f} "No more di ea e problem sult is teenagers are waging ma- terial destruction and immoral practices are developing in our Lest we Ior gct-Le t we forget!" urop ir t Time St. Lawrence Seaway The St. Lawrence Seaway, com-j MICHIGAN MUTU //bitllUUta l/»"Ia'ff \ rural communiti s until it Is • u.s. turkey is being sold in the ple ted this spring, provides a I 107 N. Butler Blvd., Lansing, Mich. since I paved my hog yard e mark ts in Holland for the first channel 27 feet deep from the time. , The Bijenkorf (Beehive), one Atlantic Ocean through the St. Phone IV 2-5265 Fred M. Hector, Sec'y W nl G d Haifa • ess of the largest merchandising firms in The Netherlands, is us- with concrete !" Seeding In • Wheal? ing colorful promotion posters from the National Turkey Fed- eration to sell frozen, oven-ready Norbest brand U.S. turkeys in The Farm Crops depart- HUGO KIVI Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hog farmers everywhere report concrete feeding floors cut ment a1 Michigan State has u. P. Regional Representative Hague. Assured of high quality and losses from disease and parasites. These floors are easily worked out a method that The Copper Country of the Up- wholesomeness of the American WI • • • cleaned and disinfected. Results are faster gains, lower mer- gives good stands of alfalfa per Peninsula has been noted for products, The etherlands now lality, hogs to market sooner. the y ar aftar a wheat crop. mineral deposit, but in recent allows entry of poultry items Here.'s how .• Sow alfalfa years it has gained recognition from the United States. Mud collects infectious germs and parasites that lay hogs low, af~er the wheat is com- . for another important commo ~ More than 8 000 Dutch stores ity-the strawberry. now have freezing cabinets as bined. rather than seeding steal profits. A concrete yard is a sanitary yard -easy to keep Last year there were approxi- compared with only a scattering in the spring. Plow the of stores with such facilities ten clean. mately 750 acres in strawberries wheat stubble down as soon in Houghton and Baraga coun- years ago. And on concrete, hogs have an easier life, gain faster. Tests after combining as possible. ties. There are about 250 straw- prove it! A concrete yard is also low in initial cost, pays for Prepare a good seedbed, Seed berry grow r th reo In most itself over and over again in profit dollars. Makes your job sometime between August 1 cases this crop is grown to sup- easier, too. Get all the facts. No charge. Just write for booklet, and 25. Get your seed now. plement the income from dairy and potato programs. "Pave Your Barnyard with Concrete." Robinson is the most popular See Your variety grown. Other varieties - include Catskill, Premier, Sure FARM BUREAU Crop and Sparkles. ~%' PORTLAND -CEMENT DEALER NOW! Irrigation is rapidly gaining in popularity. Frank Mad ask i, DAN E. REED .~~ ,'.h ;;~ Allows you to carry your gun ASSOCIATION I and spare oartridges on the job. W.j.__~· Houghton county extension direc- :.h It. fits most farm implements 2108 Michigan National TOVfer, Seed Dep't tor, reports that 10% of the grow- With a crisis facing agriculture t~ With umver-sat mounting holes. ers are equipped with' irrigation and wheat growers as a result of Lansing 8, Michigan Farm Bureau systems at the present time, with continued production bey 0 n d .}.i@1IITf •• several more units to be set up. market needs, Congress has so Services The growers in the area have far failed to face realities. A national organization to improve and extend the uses of concrete set up their own marketing co- The Secretary of Agriculture Regular $1.95 value I operative, the Copper Country has announced a wheat market- It's time to 'start thinking about Strawberry was organized in 1936. Growers' Ass'n. It ing referendum for July 23. This he is required to do when wheat for ONLY $1.00 Earl Roberts, county agent of supplies exceed 30% of normal Gun and Cartridges Houghton county at that time, supply. Present wheat stocks are not included. and Fred Biekkola, Baraga coun- 100% above the normal supply ty agent were instrumental in and a considerable increase is ex- With the purchase forming the association. pected in storage stocks again The organization had its prob- this year. of 30 one-pound lems in its infancy in trying to Congre early in June consid- Grease Cartridges operate on a small volume. Ship- ered a wheat bill which had been ping proved to b another major report d by the House Commit- problem. tee on Agriculture. Farm Bureau The volume has incr ased t opp d the bill as reported by where it is big busine s and the the Committee because it would barrie are -shipped by truck. further increase production be- '!hey: leave the receiving stations In the afternoon and are on the I yond available markets. city markets the following morn- Farm Bureau supported an. a- • T r lant foo removed in summer ing. The Co-op rativ grading tation at Lake Linden As 'n has m n d m e n t by Representative Belcher of Oklahoma. The a- mendment would h~ve offered GREASE Now grease CADDY, your the machinery all-purpose in the grease field gun with rack the that • To p t plant fo d In• soil, ready for spring and Cha sell. All berries are in- spected and grad d by th a soci- 'heat farmm.:s ~ choice between ~ program similar to that. now carries any your implement lubricating using equipment universal RIGHT mounting WITH holes. YOU Attach on the • ation grader m effect or a program WIth a Dealer stocks a e e if I Most of tl~e strav berries are 10.'!{ r support. price level, ~ut CADDY implement, on your and truck, you tractor, have combine, a handy corn carrier for picker or any grease gun marketed in Chicago. The as- WIth Ie l' strictions on planting • W ather • I very s ita e in all months sociation ha sold to the same company in Chicago ontinuous- ly sine 1936. For the past even a r 8;ge: ... Th1 1 In l;ine WIth the policy recommendations adop~ed by the . and spare easier way. cartridges. Grease the quicker, cleaner, and • P it rl on ring plan ing years, it has shipped also to the Milwauk kets. Last and Minneap lit mar- r copp r country del ates at the .Amencan Fa~m Bureau Federation las t D c mbor. convention . UM ---=···L Farm Bureau High Analysis Plant Food is available in bags or strawberri s \V re also a ailable The Belcher amendment. ~~th- 30 POU D in Droit and Grund Rapids. ut the Farm Bureau prOVISIOn, bulk. l\1any fa mers in your area are saving money by using bulk ras defeated b a vote of 141 to HA DY GR••.••.•• ~••. Robert Baccus, a rnemb r of 22. Farm Bur au recomended a plant food. WHY DO 'T YOU~ Bulk plant food saves time, labor t~e Houghton C.OUlltyFarm U M "ye" vote. Michigan Congress- 1 au Boa.rd f Dir . ors, has b n m n vot d as Iollov s in this bal- and money. sk our Farm ur u d I r about using Farm Bureau the PI' ':d t of th Strawbe ry loting: Re ul r ······························$9 Bulk Plant Food ... this f n. Growers Co-op for the past even YE 'B n tt, Bentley, Broom- year? Bob ha hre acres of fi ld Ceder erg Chamberlain berries, H . aid the. as ociation Ford, Griffin Hoffman, Johansen: has plans for markehng. veg ta- no z, a r (p ir d). All Be- U L, FI bl s and may entur int th publi ans. blu berrv lund' t. 0- i YOUR FA U E u William ackr in, f 1 ass 11, rl ' itl Farm Bur au me b r, is proud · rn' E of hi famil as well as i b rr: ' crop. A ye r go his d: g - t r a chos n ~tr vberr qu J at th annual straw err ..stl- At any Farmers Pe rol um Coop r ti e 0 val. or Dir ct 01 tribution Ag nt Th berry 1'0 r FA BUREAU ERVI E o. S red her r Poninsul s a • tnt F f -r -·;nnin· \ • ar__ - gu t 8 at a place to be announced. m y be l' viewed, with the people MICHIGAN FARM NEW Jack Church, prosecuting attor- ha ing n opportunity to con ider n y, spoke to us at the May meet- each chan se proposed without b - 4 July 1, 1959 omen's Com- ing forced to accept many unde- J n 17 at th Youth sirabl chan e in order to obtain back on his fe t. 1 Buildin wi h 30 mem- something hich they felt was r nt. wo th-while. 20-inch blade at 3,000 mad plans for the cafe- In line with this approach, revolurions a minute can pick d a th outh air in u u t • R presentative Robert Waldron, of up a nail or stone and hurl d d id n to th to pon or on youn Young Peopl 's I Grosse Pointe, 'on June 16, intro- duced House Concurrent Resolu- it at 170 miles an hour. Thus power lawn mower opera- amp at Cl ar Lak . • tion No. 65, proposing a special rs. ob rt Knuth ave a very i t re ting l' port of Northw t o committee to study Article X of the State Constitution and recom- tors should develop a healthy re- spect for their machines and learn how to use them correctly. om n' Camp which she at- mend its revision to "remove im- DAN E. REED Mr. Orphan listed some rules t nd d with thre other 1 di s pediments to sound fiscal prac- f om the county. Eight "young Associate Legislative Counsel for safe operation: tices." Iadi s" called the "Sweet Adel- I - Clear the yard of all lines" favored us with several stones. nails. bones. wires. 1 ctions of barber shop har- sticks, and other debris. monies. . A our July 15th meting Miss District 2 2- When you start the mower, Jan t rickhahn, our nurse in Mrs. Geo. Crisenbery, Chairman keep your feet in a safe position training at Bronson Hospital at Jackson R-S away from the blades. Kalamazoo, will t 11 us of her or . Branch County Women's Com- 3-Know how to disengage the mittee met June 12 at the home clutch, and how to stop the en- a1 mazoo County. Twenty- B rri n County Farm Bureau Float Win i thre w I' present for a delicious of Mrs. John Criswell. 10 om Parade gine quickly in case of emer- The next meeting will be a gency. otluck dinn r at th County C nter Jun 8. Double CK, Coun- quart rly meeting at Noble town for members of a 4-Store gasoline in approved, ' ty Cent l' and River Valley hall. We have cancelled the auc- tightly-sealed container in a safe I rowers wer hostess groups. tion scheduled for July. Instead place. Refuel engine only when Mr. Loren Mills gave us most Mrs. Crisenbery will speak and Manistee County Women's Com- it is cool. int resting information on Agri- Mrs. Lord will show pictures mittee has elected officers. Mrs. cultural Stabilization and Conser- taken on her trip to England. Arthur is the new county chair- 5--Never work on the machine vation, established to reduce cer- Mrs. Greenamyer gave a history man. They enjoyed a movie, "By when motor is running. tain farm surpluses. There being of the U.S. flag and flag etiquette. the Land We Live." 6~ Tip the mower by pressure a gr at surplus of some com- Calhoun County. At our June Northwest Michigan Women's on the handles. Never reach modities now it seems the solu- meeting Mrs. Brant gave a re- underneath and risk injury. tion is with the farmer himself. port of the Moral Rearmament Committee will sign off June 23 Carolin Wiley suggested "more Association meeting he I d at until September. The district 7 - When mowing on rough on public relations" for our State Mackinac Island. Conrad Aden- council meeting Will be held on ground, set blades high to pre- m ting program. The request aur is a most ardent advocate of the Old Mission Peninsula, Og- vent debris from being ejected goe to Mrs. Harvey who serves it. denbury Church in August. from the mower. n the p ogram committee. Farm Bureau is having three 700 were fed at the annual W voted to send two young booths at the fair and wants vol- S-Keep your hands, feet. Cherry-Dairy Smorgasbord and loose clothing away from any women to the Young Peoples unteers to help decorate and 101 full-time campers came to L adership Training Camp at make posters. The county picnic moving part. Gilbe t Lodge for 3 days. The Clear Lake June 21-23.• is July 18.,Discussion groups will biggest day, 175 attended. 9-Make sure an electric mow- Four Kalamazoo county women help with the activities. attended Northwest Farm Bu- Joe Parisi, reau Women's Camp at Twin of Michigan Township Associa- executive director Wilma Black and her commit- tee put over a very successful Power er has a ground wire. Don't use , mower when it's wet or raining' Farm Bureau camp. unless machine and cord are in Lak June 2-3-4. tion, gave us a very intere ting Mrs. Mabel Bacon wrote to thank our Women's Committee lature. talk about the bills in the legis- Dora Fromholz goes in as coun- ty chairman succeeding Clarrisa Otsego County Women's Com- Boursaw, who has directed activ- mittee missed some meetings dur- Mower perfect condition. 10 - Don't leave mower un-, for the luggage presented to her Hillsdale County. Don Welch of ities the past two years. Power lawn mowers are labor attended when motor is running. upon her r tirement as secretary the Litchfield Dairy spoke at our ing the winter but served dinners saving machines, but they can be Keep bystanders and pets away I, of Kalamazoo County Farm Bu- June meeting. He told of the work of the Red Cross. The July Wexford County Women's Com- at legislative and officers training dangerous as shown by a rising from mowing area. ' reau. The Kalamazoo Association various inspections and rules a meeting will consist of a steak mittee held a successful foods meetings that netted $28.58. accident rate, said Dennis Orphan for Retarded Children thanked dairy is subject to in th cour e roast at Evans Lake. sale at Kryger's store, Cadillac, some time ago in the American II-Don't let mower pull you. us for our gift of a metal cabinet. of a year. A prediction has been Marlie Drew will speak at our with all members participating. Dis rict 11 ' Medical Association's magazine, Slow it down. All members will receive a made that in a few years only 12 meeting in September. The regional 'meeting was held Today's Health. 12-Cut sideways on slopes car in regard to the annual Coun- major dairy companies will be in Mesick June 12th. Mrs. Ken Corey, Chairman The most common accident District .j and hills. Never cut up and ty Farm Bureau picnic-tentative operating in the entire U.S. 7 So, a happy harvest everyone. Stephenson R-I - happens hi starting the machine. down, because if you slip the ,I ~ date July 26. Jackson County Women's Com- I'll write you from Scotland and Chippewa C 0 u n t y Women's The operator stands too close. Mrs. Walter Harger. Chairman Michigan Farm Bureau has fre- machine may slide over your St. Joseph County. The Rural- mittee Rural-Urban Day was held Stanwood R-2 the Associated Country Women Committee chose Pickford for the The second most common acci- toes. Urban day program was present- June 11 at Northwest School and of the World Convention if I can annual Chippewa County Farm quently pointed out that the dent occurs when the operator Plans for District VII Camp are find a postoffice. Bureau picnic June 20. amendment process provides a moves up or down an incline. 13-Never attempt to remove ed by our Women's Committee was attended by 160 persons. The next meeting will be Au- method by which our Constitution He may slip ~d the mower rolls anything from mower until you June 2 in the Community Build- Marlie Drew spoke on Citizen- being completed. It will be held ing at Centerville. It proved to ship. He outlined an eight point August 5th and 6th at Muskegon District 10-W are certain the blades have stop- be of special interest to 63 mem- plan for pres rving America's 4-H Camp near Wolfe Lake. The Mrs. Vernon Vance, Chairman ped. bers and guests because of the free enterpri e system and re- fee is $5. Reservations are to be refrigerator and reezer demon- ligiou fr edom. stration by Matt Gewain of Farm Lenawee County Women's in by July 30th and sent to Mrs. Stuart Oehrli, Hersey R-2. For East Jordan R-3 Antrim County Women's Com- he Home Flower Garden t 14-Don't increase the speed by tampering with the governor. Excessive cutting blade speed is Bureau Services and Dale Hol- Committee met at their hall June more details, contact your county mittee had six full-time delegates dangerous. camp chairman. man of National Co-ops at Min- 2 for potluck dinner. Mrs. Arm- neapolis. for one day at Northwest Mich- How,to Do Well with,lris strong from Lenawee County Mason County. The ladies toured igan F a I'm Bureau Women's Mr. Gewain showed Farm and Red Cross office spoke about the the Gibbs Goodies, a local estab- Camp June 2-3-4. They reported Home TV shorts taken at the University of Minnesota to illus- Listen To lishment where apple dumplings an excellent program. and apple crisp are made. As this The Dairy Princess Contest Ii. L. R. CHAPMAN Garden Clubs Lecturer which has good drainage. Its lo- one week the soil will be in good cation should be in full sunshine. condition to receive. the newly To keep the plant healthy it must divided plants. July 9 MSU trate freezing corn, green beans county raises a lot of apples, the sponsored by the Women's Com- Hardy Irises are evergreen per- be planted where there is a good and peaches. 8,000 packages put out by this mittee was a success. Our 'can- ennials with rhizomatous or bulb- circulation of air .. Mesdames A. B. Eley, Myron Ulrich, Richard Schug and Don- 'Farm Bureau R dio Station WKA at Work' company helps to promote this didate, Miss Barbara Greeman, ous root structure. They grow so product. placed second to make it even freely and increase so rapidly that Early next spring the young Under favorable conditions the plants should receive a dressing of super phosphate at the rate of Crops & Soils ald Pierce were the reception more pleasant. their cultivation is one of the common Iris will have grown so one tablespoon to each plant. This Mecosta County. The responsi- large and taken so much food out committee. Mrs. Randel Neaman and Mrs. John Ware registration committee, Mrs. Zoe Flanderi Michigan State University Saturdays, 10:30 A. M. which is to be made later this at The June meeting consisted of easiest forms of flower culture. bility for a farm safety survey a tour of the Maxbauer Creamery Charlevoix where we saw the of the soil that it should be dug should be scattered on the soil There are over 200 true species up and the clump divided at the around the plant at a distance of of Iris belonging chiefly to the end of every third year. 4 inches from the stem. The fer- Field Day was chairman of the program. 870 On Your Dial year will be the job of the Wo- processing of bottled milk. Crops and soils research at tilizer should then be worked in- men's Committee. Mrs. John Frei- At the Jordan Valley Creamery northern hemisphere. This should be done about the to the soil and well watered. Michigan State University goes berg and Mrs. Milton Fenster- at East Jordan we saw the com- The lovely varieties seen in the middle of July so that they will on its annual idisplay Thursday, Helped macher will assist the Farm Bu- plete process of testing milk and garden today are the recent breed- be able to make some new growth Other types of Iris deserve a July 9, at Crops-Soils Field day. reau Young People with their cream and making and packaging ing and selection among species and flower buds for the coming place in the home garden such as fair booth July 14-18. Robert of butter and dried skim milk. Leyton V. Nelson, farm, crops, native to Southern and Central year. The rhizomes should be sep- the Siberian Iris and the Japanese and James A. Porter, soil science, rovide Chest X-Rays Haile, 4-H Club leader, told of his work and Miss Wilma Stev- Iris. The Japanese Charlevoix County Women's Europe, North Africa, and Asia arated carefully by cutting rather eties which bloom late in July. extension specialists, are assisting Minor. than by breaking apart. Iris has vari- ens, home agent, spoke on dairy Committee are busy with their Both of these species do well in with the field day. or 7,687 Adults foods and the importance of cal- "Country Store" to be held in cium in the diet. tian Night at Charlevoix. In 1900 German, French, and connection with the annual Vene- Eng 1ish hybridizers produced many beautiful varieties, but I locations that are too moist for the common Iris to thrive. Starting time for tours of the various research plots is 9:30 a.m. on the crops and soils research workers their instructions and Montcalm County. An interest- Last year's project was a great since 1920 most of the world's One of the W01'stenemies of the farms at East Lansing. MRS. LOGAN W. HARRIS several Farm Bureau women ing report on the need in this success. Funds raised were giv- outstanding varieties have origin- . Iris is the Iris borer. It injures \ county for 11 teachers for handi- en to the new Grandview Hos- ated in North America. the roots and crowns of several Small grains are features of the Ninety-five per cent of the 7,687 filled in on registration. capped children was given by pital for equipment. field day this year. Each year the adults of Lapeer county who took For over half a century skilled types of Iris. Small nibbles on advantage of the free chest All were indebted to the De- Mrs. Herb Perkins. plant breeders have worked on the edge of the leaves which then event is alternated between the -rays in Lapeer county May 26- troit Edison Company for power Cheboygan County Farm Bu- the Iris to cause it to produce turn yellow, then blackish, and summer months and early fall Newaygo County. Mrs. Don reau Women's Committee on larger and more beautiful' flow- eventually decay are indications months to show various crops and June 12, inclusive, will soon be hook-up. In Almont, and perhaps Sweet of Ashland showed slides June went on a guided tour of ers. They worked to build a elsewhere, the manager set up of the presence of this pest. accompanying soil management. very happy. of a recent Alaskan trip. table and chairs inside for regis- the Calacite plant. This plant is rugged plant so that it might The adult moth usually lays its During the to l' of the farms, Th y will receive cards they tration. Osceola County. Mr. Ward Coop- the largest limestone quarry in easily withstand our cold winters eggs in October on debris which scientists in the two departments addressed when registering that the world. and wet seasons. has accumulated about the base will be at plots where they are All the newspapers of the coun- er, Farm Bureau commodity di- will tell them their lungs are free ty, including th Farm Bureau rector, spoke at our Rural Urban It is situated about a mile of the plant. The eggs hatch out conducting their research work. The Iris is one of the most of tuberculosis and cancer. News, gave wide coverage to the meeting June 9. Husbands of the southeast of Rogers City and ex- accommodating and easiest to the following early spring as soon "These plots are actual research The five per cent whose X-ray project. The Lapeer radio station, W 0 men's Committee Members tends several miles along Lake as plant growth starts. When the plots and not demonstrations," film showed suspicious symptoms WMPC, made several announce- were guests. In July the women Huron. grow plants for the home g r- small nibbles appear on the edges emphasize Porter and Nelson. should be grateful to know the ments each day before and dur- plan a tour of the State Home at The size of the plant and its den today. of the leaves the close observer Some of the features expected condition so that treatment can ing th drive. Mt. Pleasant for retarded chil- operation was very impressive. The Iris family is divided into will notice small water-soaked to be part of the tours include: be started for a speedy cure. All thos with whom we had dren. oups and classes according to rings around them. f, certain definite characteristics As the pest eats its way into Methods of planting, seeding any contact were so very inter- County-wide chest X-rays cam- paign was sponsored by th La- ested and cooperative it was a strict 9 " present in the plants. the leaf the water-soaked area en- management and establishment, larges and becomes yellowish. width of row, placement of fer- p l' County Farm Bureau Wo- men, Lape l' County Physicians, real pleasure to be connected with such a fine public service. Mr • Oliver Tompkins, Chairman e kl t The bearded Iris class or group contains most of the plants seen MR. CHAPMAN The stroyed young borer can easily be de- tilizer, Hessian fly control with at this stage by firm pres- chemicals, soil sampling tech- I It was noted that the mall Traverse City R-I ichigan Department of Health, today in the home garden. The Select only strong. healthy divi- sure between finger and thumb, niques, plant materials from for- units placed in the smaller com- " . . . . . and thy red lips, Iris flower contains six petals, sions, which should be planted as or the leaf may be cut off below eign lands that may have use in and the Michigan Tuberculosis munities did a proportionally sociation. redder still, kissed by strawber- three in an upright position above soon as possible. The foliage of the point of attack and burned. Michigan and what's new in win- larger "business" than the large ries on the hill." Under the leadership of their unit in La eel', Almont and Im- Now is it the strawberries t the center of the flower are called the new divisions should be cut If left alone the borer travels ter barley. chairman, Mrs. Kerr Stewart, lay City. the "standards," three which hang back to about 5 inches. When down the leaf into the rhizome Other research plots that also each omen's Committee repre- have just packed in the freezer, down below the center of the planting the new plants the top upon which it feeds. It finally may be selected for tour stops ntativ was assign d her home the barefoot children across the flower are the "falls." The beard- of the rhizome should be level eats it way through the underside include: Miss Elaine bon of the Mich- t rritory to make local arrange- igan Tuberculosis Association vis- way, or these delightful summer ed class is so named due to a with the soil surface. of the rhizome and goes into the ments for distribution of posters, it d Lapeer about t venings that reminds me of The beard-like growth attached to the Weed control in alfalfa and clo- 1 an t, schedules, g n al in- fore the date. She contacted the months b - Barefoot Boy? central ridg of the lower petals This helps the rhizome to be ground for pupation. Eventually ver (both in new and established free of too much moisture and to the adults emerge from the pupae ormation, staffing t r' tra- Women's Committee for their Oth r Se us" is a new or falls. seedings), weed control in soy- Kalkaska County. This report ripen. Too deep planting may stage in October, mate and lay beans, corn, I and field beans, turf ion and information ooth, etc. help and made general arrange- ounded quite unique: . "It was booklet for helping oung people their eggs, thus starting a new life All elM of Iris enjoy gro - cause loss of plants in et year . cycle. grass plots and developments in ments for the units in each com- so hot and we were so tired, we overcome some of their difficul- ing in a soil which is to their munity. She attended two meet- met just as we were, farm wo- ti s. It is a publication of the liking. The members of the beard- types of wheat. Different varieties should ings of th 0 en's Committee men. Joint Committee on Health Prob- ed group or common Iris enjoy a be planted at 1easl 24 inches Since so much of the life of this to expl in th project and gave lems in Education of the Ameri- apart. pest is spent under cover, control "Everyon acted natural and soil which contains lime in some by spraying is difficult. Some au- Seed Dispersal out material. we accomplished so much. We can Medical Association and the manner or form. A well-prepared soil for Iris thorities do consider spraying the planned a Rural-Urban banquet National Education Ass'n, Before planting Iris the soil growing should be about 15 inch- plants with Malathion which con- Charles Darwin once raised for July and provision was made The 36-page booklet covers such es deep. The bottom 10 inches tains DDT. This is beneficial, '!:lS- 82 species of plants from seeds should be tested and if found acid for money to be paid out of the areas as physical appearance, or low neutral it can be changed should be a mixture of on -half pecially if the plants are sprayed contained in the dirt clinging to treasury for persons driving to poise and gracefulness, personal to high neutral or slightly alka- well-rotted cow manure, and one- in the spring as soon as the plants feet and legs of freshly killed Gilbert Lodge. characteristics, and physical de- line by adding crushed lime stone. half good soil. start to grow, and at the mating partridges. Mrs. Hendricks attended the f cts. It discusses the effect of Often a thin layer of crushed lime The top five inches of soil season of the borer in the fall. program planning meeting in grooming, clothing, posture, man- stone spread over the surface and should be a mixture of good soil Perhaps the best control is to Lansing, substituting for Mrs. ners, speech and physical defects. then dug into the soil is all that and ground lime stone at the rate clean up and burn all debris Palme 0 T:r Hoolihan, district vice-chairman. Single copies may be obtain d of two cupfuls of lime stone to around the plants in the fall, and t 25 cents each from the Order is necessary to produce enough one bushel of soil. The palmetto tr s in Florida dig the plants up every third year often reach 90 feet in height, au County ladies made Dep't of the American Medical lime in the soil their annual trip to the State To this all two cupfuls of bone- for dividing. At that time the elation, 5 North D born gard n r like most oth about 30 to 40 f et in North and meal and mix thoroughly. Level rhizom can be examined and all ho pital and provided treat and re ,Ch'c go 10, IlUno' • en 'oys gro 'ng i a s il the soil off and water well. After infested portions burned. South Carolina, and 3 to 5 feet farther north. t e committee. In each of 9 Farm Bureau embe regions in Farm au Michigan, t e Coun y Dairy gional T presentative to th ommit ee el ct a tate Dairy Committee, it r r i of the bill, I on lud d m mony at h h arin ing, "If an one uld • • ecisum and a regional representative commodity committees. to each of the other with a plan hich afeguard the int rest of citizens involv anne ation situation, th in rould Farm Bureau has a system of county, a , nd The State Commodity Advisory Committees urely hav our bI . sing. national farmer advisory committees on matters that make recommendations to the M·chigan Farm Bu- "In the meantim , I am u reau Board of Directors, and to the state resolutions ized to 0 on r 01 d . a" affect producer of dairy, fruit, field crops, liv tock, w feel that this is th fairest lat poultry, and vegetables. committee. The bill carefully lists th var- which has come to our att nti n ious considerations which the and we commen it to our fa 'or- In Michigan every County Farm B reau has a Nationally, Michigan is a member of the 12-states Judge would have to k p in mind, I able c n Ideratien." Mid-Western Region of the American Farm Bureau. Including the b st int re t of the Followin the lengthy public dairy committee advisory to the board of directors. CIty or VIllage, of th area to b hearing the House ommi t on Most County Farm Bureaus have livestock and poul- There are five regions. The State Dairy Committees annexed, and of the remaining City Corporation held a m tin in each region name a representative to the AFBF's portion of the township or town- and report d the bill favorabI • t try advisory committees. Others have fruit and ships involved. the floor of th Hou . vegetable committees. 5-man Dairy Committee, and so on for each com.. The Judge could deny the an- n ation proposal, he could ap- modity. prove it as pr sent , or decide The county committees make recommendations of policy and program to the county board, and to In Michigan the membership of the State Com- that it should include mor, or less, territory than that originally modity Advisory Committees is: described. the K - 12 bill, lacked one ote I 'of the majority n d d to b r - '1C1.UllftlfI Denike, Boon; Roy Nykamp , ~"".,''''.,'''.".,~,.~ tate Dairy This procedure would give any ported from th cnate Commit- Essexville, R-l; Dale McAlevy, farmer a chance to have his land tee on Education and so di d Advi ory Committee r_ / /~J(iII.POTATO I Petoskey, R-l; Claude Scholma , taken from the territory proposed there. Max Brinks, Grant; Bruce Cran- Allendale, R-l; Herbert VanAken , to be annexed. . .. ThIS was strongly supported by dall, Daggett; Dwain Dancer, Jack- Eaton Rapids, R-3. MFB directors : If a Judge sh~uld decide ~nfavor the Department of Public Instruc- son, R-1; Walter Frahm, Franken- Eugene DeMatio, West Branch , of th~ annex~tIOn of territory ~o tion and by the Michigan Educa- R-2; Robert E. Smith, Fowlerville , ,,~VINES Wi!f,,·_ muth; Donald Kreiner, Brown the CIty or village, the people m. . . . R-1. , th e area diirec tl y mvo . I ve d would tion1 ASSOCIatIon. It was VIgor- ~ ~ City; Vernon Kingsbury, Alpena, R-1; Clare Loew, Byron Center; h ave. 60 days t 0 pennon ettti f or an reau. ous y oppo ed by the Farm Bu- 1 1. William Parker, St. Johns; Eugene Veg table election. . Another major education bill . Roberts, Lake City; MFB directors: Advisory Committee If they secur~d the SIgnatures of backed by the Department of ~ATLA~. ,,'Ii.I Thomas Hahn, Rodney; Ward 1.%.of. the registered lectors re- Public Instruction and the prof _ 1 Hodge, Snover; Elton Smith, Cale- Myron Dowd, Hartford; Ray - siding ~ the area to be annexed, sional ducators but opposed by 1 .\ donia. mond Evans, Lakeview, R-l; Jack Forell, Charlotte, R-6; Harve y any action on th~ proposal would to.be held up until It could be sub- the Farm Bureau had been de- feated earlier on the floor of th Field Crops Leunberger, Saginaw, R-6; Jo a mitted to a vote of the electors . . Kills VlntS ondWted" . "', " _ Advisory Committee Penzien, Mt. Clemens, R-2. MFB . th mea if t d ith ec e area~ ei er a t th e Senate. ThIS was S. 1118, mvolv- ing numerous changes i th directors: Max Hood, Paw Paw ; next. gener~ election o~ at a law relative to County Boards of Charles Beal, Three Rivers, R-3; Edmund Sager, Stephenson. special election, as determmed by Education and County School Maurice Gove, St. Johns; Clare the court. S . t d t ~ ~ ~" to; f~,' Cuk lobor ond Expense Of Horv~tinCJ OPt-rations I 1 Harrtngton, Akron; Dale Johnson, Alto; Thomas Wieland, Charlevoix. MFB directors: L. D. Dunckel, Socia Security The outcome of that election would be final. The citizens in uperm en n s. Stat Parks. S. 1249,to author- Williamston; Herbert Fierke, Sag- Growe, Con Harvest and ~hip at ' '" inaw, R-6; Kenneth O. Johnson, Freeland. J.J\dviceto Fruit elf -Emp oyed ~ ~a,~ 1\ 1J]1' ,'~.. ' freezing Weottier' :per,mits, t-IorV,es,tinq ef,O,'e.. 8, ,I ,.'.'I Advisory Committee Kenneth Bull, Bailey; Harvey Duncan, Ossineke; Homer Cowles, Fa mers ry A2 SPECIAL RATE to Farm Bureau members: ord Clas ifi 25 words for $1 for each dition. ddl. Belding; Wendell Green, 27335 tional words 5 cents each per edition. Figures like 12 or $12.50 count as one word. ~ Improves QUo, lit',,' ',,"Skins To,uCJhtn,L, e~ •• 'Ja, 1,,1',1 Drake Road, Farmington; Oliver C. Laurence, Benton Harbor, R-l; Some self-employed farmers are failing to report their earn - ings and pay the social security NON-MEMBER advertisers: 10 cents per word for one edition. wo or more edition I• Edward Lingg, Bear Lake. MFB ~ 8ru.:~in9 of14Skinnil1g Wben HOrVeflE, d, ~ ;~ directors: Max Hood, Paw Paw; tax every year, said W. Scot t take rate of 8 cents per word per edition. All classified ad re ca h with order. Elmer Warner, Traverse City, R-3. Hamlin, District Manager of the Reduces tote 811l)ht Tuber Rot 1 Livestock Advisory Committee Lansing, Michigan, Social Secur - ity Office. In some cases, the farmer thinks 1 R~ A SPARE-TLIE Card and Gift hop at hom. Greeting Show 11 FARM EQUIPMENT 22 27 REAL ESTATE that he can report earnings for f rfends samples of our new 1959 hristrnas and All Occasion Greeting Merl. Byington, Corunna; Clay- back years any time in the future Card and If ts . Take th ir order ton Healey, East Jordan; Earl and get social security credit for and arn t 100% pr fit. _~o expert- Seed Potato field~ " House, Rosebush; George McLach- those earnings. Some farmers think that it wil 1 nee ne es ary. 0 sts nothing to trv. rite today for sarnpl s on approval. II1 Ian, Evart; Foster Oswalt, Vicks- R gal Greeting', D pt; 9, erndal, . I burg; Warren E. Phillips, Bliss- only be necessary to report earn - )Iichigan. (7 -3t-53b) 1 I field; George Southworth, Elkton. ings for the years when they near 3 ATLAS "A" is a sodium crsenlte vsolutlon , ,'" easY', MFB directors: Blaque Knirk, retirement age. All of them are to mix with'water and spray. Apply 1 to 2 weeks be- Quincy; Allen Rush, Lake OriOD, wrong, Mr. Hamlin said. I I fore harvest uble sodiu~ spray time. ATLAS "A" SP, a new wafer soi- ~"enite opplicction. powder • .'s, dlso a,vailable , for R-2. Poultry If self-employment earnings re ~ port for social security credit is a I e I, ' 'WRITE FOR SPECIAL BULLETINS " , ~ Advisory Committee and 15 days after the end of a J. Albers, Hamilton; Edward earnings is lost entirely. not made within 3 years, 3 months particular year, credit for those ) li I ~ .......................................• Brewer, Dundee, R-l; William For example: you can't get cre- 1 o DOGS dit for 1955 self-employment CHIPMAN CHEMICAL CO. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS earnings if you failed to make BORDER COLLIE. Aale, female. Dept. 15,608 S. Dearbor. St., Chicago, Ill. your report and didn't pay the ~ L' weeks old, Exc Ilent farm and f amily dogs. Good bre ding. 20.00. t July 1, 1959 5 social security tax by April 15, I "Incent R ddy, 5724 Ea st Kilgor, 1959. Kalamazoo R-5, :Michigan. Telephone F ir side 5-6240. (7-lt-25p) 10 Credit for 1956 earnings will be lost forever if a report is not made FOR SALE d by April 15, 1960. Special Offer t FARM BUREAU MEMBE s As benefit payments to a self- F r t WE HA E 20,000 FEET or more of poplar tr s for sale. Th y are about employed farmer and his depend- ~ 1 inches through, and about 40 to 50 fe t long. Kenneth Park r, Owendale, ents will be based on all of his re- Michigan. (Huron County) (7-lt-25b) 18 SILOS et ing ported earnings after 1954, it is pp obvious that the benefit amount .. I.•.TERNATIONAL BALER, MOD~L 55-wire tie. E tra large motor, hay C&U <'on,m:.'nATl'iD '('Inpnt Sta e will be reduced if earnings for i ehute for wagon. Like new. Must be SUnK. • () mont y down. l"nsy crodtt some of those years are not cred- s en to appreciat. Three miles south t.errns. Cornol •.te " ·t( matte f ('ding- and three mile east of Ovid. Gale rr ·ailah]p. n ~iJ() C'ompan', 938 ited to his social security account Craig, Ovid R-l, Michigan., Phone Cochran Avenue, Char'lot t e, Michigan. Failure to report earnings and 13 FARM MACHINERY Terrace 4-5292. (Shiawassee County) (12-tf-23b) 31 pay the social security tax can (6-2t-36p) 18 result in a farmer losing his social fi 35 TRUCK security insured status. If this r 1952 ST<;MT DOnOFJ 'rRA~TOR-also happens and he dies, his depend- bt 25 foot tandem, g-rnin tl~ht tr Her. 11' hrake,. varmer lW 56x126 5 FRF.:NCH DOOR. 3 p nf'l doors. pole barn. T 0 no, one 2()x60. Other It has been pointed out that in- b uJJdlngll. 27,500. Term. Excellent Verv nice. Yard cart. 5 .-allon iar Th C 1 d tegration and segregation as ra- e t up for beef or 1008 housing dairy. with lid. Odd chairs. dlqheR. hl"ln~l'l, e 0 ora 0 round kitchen tahl.. Phone FI 26 27. parts of 7 sta cial issu are not in olved in this !I' en miles from West Branch. Shie., Edwtn Ins. . E. Hunter, 6!fi W. Inkster dian proVlne. Branch ·2, Mtchiga.n. Avenue, Kalamazoo, ebil'&J1. ' legislation. Ogemaw County) (7-1t-89p) 15 (1-1t-28p) 18 than xa. ga _ ean grams and costs, we may as well This usually means that the review the whole state picture worker prefers "paid leisure" to Reso ot·ODS Leroy D. Dunckel, Williamston, and more effective cooperative or- R-3. ganizations. somewhat. In 1957-58most wel- an emergency job. Allen F. Rush, Lake Orion, R-I. y fare costs were on the increase. AID to DEPENDENT CHILDRE As one welfare check receiver said, "I never had it so good so easy!" Committee Robert E. Smith, Fowlerville, R-l. If You Should Get The member representing Farm Two Copies of News c gro M t ri 1 for Progr m in July by our Children in Families Paym nts ue ions Bur u Young People will be an- It happens sometimes. For ex- 1 54 Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups 1956-57 1957-58 51,191 58,350 $ 29,703,817 $ 34,920,107 1. In your opinion, what should the "need" of an individual or For 1959 nounced later. Co-op In titute ample, James Spencer and J. C. Spencer of Lapeer. R. 2, mayor may not be the same person. It DONALD D. KINSEY Foster Child Care President Walter Wightman Coordinator of Education and Research family be to make him (or it) At Urbana ug. 9-12 they are we have a duplication. 1956-57 $ 3,630,602 eligible for public aid? has announced the appointments 1957-58 s 5,579,678 to the Resolutions Committee for Michigan will be .represented at It pains us to think of how many NOTE - Facts about public welfar cases are not easy to 2. Do you have any suggestions the 40th annual meeting of the the 31st annual summer session of ways that could happen. If you obtain. Cas r cords are not open to public inspection. But Aid to the Blind for changes in the welfare laws Michigan Farm Bureau at Mich- the American Institute of Co- should be receiving two copies sem public officials have from time to time brought cases 1956-57 1,780 $ 1,485,683 of the State of Michigan? igan ~tate University November operation at the University of Illi- of the paper, we'd appreciate a of buse to public aUeniion. 1957-58 1,782 $ 1,476,954 10 and 11. nois August 9-12 by the Farm postcard telling us the name and 3. As a taxpayer, how would Bureau, farmers co-operatives, address we should use, and the Should anyone be given government aid or sup- Aid to the Disabled you find out whether welfare The first meeting of the Com- and young people's groups. one which shoqld be discontinued. 1956-57 2,735 $ 2,678,320 programs are being properly ad- mittee has been tentatively set Some 2,000 farm organization Thank you. Michigan Farm Newa port I It would be quite thoughtless to answer this 1957-58 3,218 $ 2,971,046 ministered in your county? for Tuesday, August 18. It is ex- leaders and 1,200 young people PO Box 960. Lansing. Mich qu stion with a mere "yes" or "no". The answer Aid to the Aged • pected that subcommittees will will attend programs which will consider ways to increase farmers' MICHIGAN FARM NEWS will depend on the circumstances in each individual State and County 1956-57 1957-58 69,882 67,713 $ 51,731,133 $ 49,170,863 In uranee Rale be set up covering National and International Affairs, State Af- bargaining power through stronger 6 July 1, 1959 as . Share the Co t Total State Payments, Including Federal Money o anges Requesled fairs, Education, Highways, Con- servation, By-Laws and Internal Case records show sharp contrasts in the worthi- By law, the State now must The Farm Bureau Mutual In- Affairs. provide to the counties 30% of 1957-58 $100,901,763 surance Company of Michigan Members of the State Resolu- ness or unworthiness of those getting welfare aid. the costs of the "direct relief" Total County Payments.-Local has applied to the Michigan In- tions Committee are: programs. This leaves 70% to Funds.--All Programs. surance Department for approval Compare two or three cases, for example: come out of the county taxes. 1957-58 $ 4-:1,227,648on new rates for fire, wind, and From Membership Districts: extended coverage insurance. I-Paul Kline, Mendon, R-l. Here is a boy, aged 5 years, the youngest of three If a county spends more than Direct relief programs were 2--George Crisenbery , Jackson, 1~ hundredths of its valuation in Because of rising fire claims hard hit, as we can see, from ap- children in the family. His father was killed in an real and personal property, how- costs, an increase in fire rates is R-8. This weed-o.matic plications by persons who were required. However, favorable 3-Robert Tefft, Ann Arbor, type controller tip- accident. His mother has worked on a "cleaning ever, the state then takes on the laid off their jobs. In 1957-53, wind experience will allow a re- R-5. kills weeds and prevents nuisance rest of the costs. This is figu red 26,735 cases were added from duction in wind and extended shorts. Heavy job" 'to try to provide food, clothing and shelter for on the state equalized valuation. 4-Clarence Dykema, Hudson- duty service built this cause-an increase of 103% coverage rates. ville, R-2. in. Operates Oil the children. But she is ill. The Welfare Depart ... If the State equalized valua- over the previous year. Effective July 1, 1959, Insur- 5-David C. Morris, Grand __ 115 v.k AC. ment placed this boy in a foster home, and is paying tion were not used, a county ance Department approval has Ledge, R-3. could set its valuations low and Living on been requested to increase fire 6-Earl Kuhl, Sebewaing. for his support. The mother gets some money for Twin lightning Clrresters provide greatest pro.' take from the state more than a rates 9 cents per hundred dollars 7-John Hesselink, Marion, R-3. normal share of its money for nemployment Pay of insurance and reduce wind and 8-John J. Ryan, Merrill, R-2. tection ogClinst lightning damage. Warranted caring for the other two children under .,Aid to De- direct relief purposes. Hence, " for 12 months, including lightning damage. In numerous cases, unemploy- extended coverage rates 2 cents 9-Charles C. Gotthard, Buck- Highest qUdlity components throughout. for all pendent Children". state equalization is insisted upon. ment compensation is used, too, per hundred dollars of coverage. ley. types of livestock. If it can be feneed-ln with 10-Edgar O. Diamond, Alpena, em electric fence-the Unico 2·4-0 will hold itl Still another mother is receiving "A.D.C." pay- to gain an income without work- for a complete line of Unico fence ControUen. J, nemployment and ing. There are often jobs to be Classified' Ads R-2. lee: ments, while the father, who has deserted his family, Welfare Co t had around the community. Put yourself in the reader's ll-Ronald W. Clark, Gould is working at a well-paying job and is contributing place.. He wants an accurate and City. Unless they pay the standard complete description of what you From Farm Bureau Women: nothing toward the support of the family. Periods of unemployment add to the welfare loads of both the rate of the worker's regular job, advertise. A description that Mrs. Carlton Ball, Albion, R-l. only $26.90 they can find no takers. The Mrs. Darrell Fleming, Gaylord, State and the counties. The drop makes him want it. Quote a price. At Most Farm Bureau Dealers Or how about the unwed mother, cited in the De.. in employment in 1957-53reveal- worker will prefer his full time Your price may be most attrac- R-2. ed this. unemployment pay rather than Mrs. Harry F. Johnson, St. troit Free Press of February 7, 1958, who found take another job. tive and the one thing that stirs Louis, R-2. Spar Department The industrial appeal for more him to action. He has to know it "A.D.C." payments so profitable that she bore The newspapers report cases sometime, so why not tell him a total of ten illegitimate children-each one adding workers from out-of-state has also added to Michigan's welfare where workers have received oow? . Legislative Committee of Mich- igan Farm Bureau Board: FARM BUREAU SERVIOES, INO. loads. Workers have flocked to both workmen's compensation to her welfare check. The newspaper reported that M i chi g a n industries fro m and unemployment compansa- southern states. tion checks at the same time. she had reached a total of $300 per month in public After working for a year, they aid checks. What's wrong with this? It is can become eligible for public clear that a high standard of liv- aid. The "welfare check" often ing in a nation depends upon the Does public charity have its limits? Are all these gives a better living than the abundance of goods and services, working wage back home. So cases worthy of public support ~ Equally worthy ~ some prefer public support rather -not simply an abundance of money. What ort of circumstances make public support than the job. Let everybody layoff, and who j ustifiable ~ Where is the line between real need for The report of the Michigan So- cial Welfare Commission from will create this abundance? Who will have earnings with of the aid as against outright fraud in the taking of the July 1956 to June 1958 is reveal- which to "pay the shot" for ev- taxpayers' money t ing as to the effects of unemploy- eryone else? ment on welfare costs. We What one is privileged to d , son could be found. Some wel- know that 195'7-58was a year of all should be able to enjoy as The American people, have fare agencies were granting re- proved that they have a big employment loss in Michigan. It well. But it would cause econ- quests for aid by a mere tele- was also a welfare aid year. omic poverty for all. h art. In public charity drives, phon contact, with no direct in- th y usually go "over the top". Changes between 1956-57 and vestigation. Fifteen percent of 1957-58 also added a new finan- A story in the papers about a the relief cases afforded a tele- Laws to suffering child brings a quick cial shock to the counties. Be- flood of gifts and donations. The phone. In one case the "reliefer" tween these years the State's Protect Society was building a home in another minimum share of the direct re- people have approved of many city. So 'a nation must protect itself new laws to provide aid for the lief load was reduced from 50% needy and the handicapped with- to 30%. Study the following against the parasites of society. figures: . Michigan Welfare laws seek to in the past 30 years. These have L-b ral Views provide this protection. been mainly voluntary actions by Go Overboard Our State law requires the the American people. FOR DIRECT RELIEF Case Load Paid to Cases County Board of Social Welfare The "liberal" social welfare champions of today are prone to 1956-57 20,604 $ 20,598,576 to emphasize the prevention of forget the interests of the tax- 1957-58 30,968 33,920,676 social dependence and the re- moval of the c· u s of it. The payers entirely. Cash Relief & Orders Given aim must be to restore people to The 1949 reports of the Senate 1956-57 $ 19,075,357 a self-supporting condition and Once in a while, rats g t into Committee on Social welfare cite 1957-58 . $ 31,852,420 a normal way of life. th cupboard,-human rats in a social worker as saying: this cas. They take advantage "1. It should be taken for of law intended to aid those who Medical Aid Applications must be checked granted that stories of 'hard luck' 1956-57 $ 1,429,010 to prove that the person of the r ally need help, to line their must be accepted as true. 1957-58 pockets and support themselves $ 1,928,212 family needs and warrants pub- "2. Care should be taken in lic aid. Periodical re-checking in idleness. They are able-bodied, investigating individual 'h a r d Burial Costs capable of self-support. But they of "need" is required. luck' stories so as not to demor- 1956-57 $ 94,208 Persons who are capable of ar morally blind. Officials have alize the person. 1957-58 $ 140,0~3 working must register with the to "watch how they run". SOURCES OF MONEY "3. Because a person refuses Michigan Employment Service. to work is no reason to can him A f w of them have even lazy. State Funds County Funds If a worker is offered a job and work d the system to provide refuses it, he cannot receive aid. th ms lves with luxuries-auto- "4. The lack of eligibility to 1956-57 $11,246,090 $ 11,046,507 He may refuse the job if the mobil s, TV s ts, movies, beer public assistance. should not stop 1957-58 $11,574,730 $ 26,468,797 wages are not up to the going and tobacco. Investigators turn welfare workers from trying to rate for his type of job, how- up cases of this sort rather regu- help clients get aid. While we are dealing with pro- ever. larly. For 10 years newspapers have gi en accounts of such wel- fare "chiseling". "5. Children should not be forced to help their parents, as this retards the natural impulse towards freedom." ilk Producers As 'n ayl In 1949, th Michigan Senate form d an investigating commit- t e to look into the abuses of our w lfar programs. Abuses seem- In other words-the gate to free lunches at the taxpayer's ex- pense should be left wide open! Lansing Producers Here's the Good ews The so-called "liberals" are al- d ommon in the Detroit area. Findings were reported in the Journal of the Senate in 1949. ways willing and eager to spend the public money as though it were their own. Organizing Local· Each year more and more farmers look to The Producers Export Co., with agents in h Senate Report said that The Lansing Local of the nearby markets. their local co-op elevator for the best deal in sell- foreign lands, promotes and sells u.s. grains and some of these dishonest "relief- , Ov rboard the Michigan Milk Producers Ass'n ing their grain and beans. And each year co-ops 1s" protest d investigation as is making an all-out effort to or- "There is no longer any separ- beans for farmers' benefit: "unfair' and "an in asion of o h r W y? ganize the approximately 600 ate or local markets. Sales and procurement overlap from one look for, and expect the best of outlets for their th ir light to privacy". It would be both thoughtless milk producers delivering milk market to another. members' products. Th in estigation found that in to Lansing market, said Glenn The Mid-States Terminals, Inc., made up of and heartless to condemn all wel- D troi t 18% of the cases were Lake, president of the MMPA, at "Any dairy buying at current not abiding by legal require- fare programs because some prices in Lansing has a selling The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway people abuse them. There are Lansing June 23. Mr. Lake said: co-ops in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana with head .. m 11tS. Many had money and in- worthy people in real need. The advantage in another market. has opened up a whole new market for Michigan om no figured in on the "The Lansing market is the action needed is to clean out the only fluid milk market in Mich- Packaged milk from Lansing is quarters in Toledo, is equipped to assemble huge "n d" or id. being moved to and sold in or farm products. Your co-op elevator, through the abusers and the violators. igan of any size that remains un- quantities of farm products for export or i t P rc nt wer able to near Flint, Bay City, Saginaw, Michigan Elevator Exchange, has moved swiftly v r. In about 40% of the Welfare aid covers many forms organized by a producers bar- and Jackson. domestic sate, wherever large quantities give a 'i lations, no trace of the p r- of human handicap. Money to gaining and marketing organiza- to capture this new market for you. tion. "Lower producer prices in the Lansing area can result in the merchandising advantage to the farmer. "Producers in the Lansing mar- Since harvest time last year, two brand new • distributor undermining the bar- o C ket do not have the benefits of a classified selling plan (payment according to use made of milk by gaining prices in other markets. This makes the matter of lower cooperatives have come into being just to get farmers more money for the grain and beans they When you go co-op "all the way" you cash the dairy), an audit of milk prices in Lansing an issue of con- sales, or check testing. cern to both the local producers sell through cooperatives . all the way. in on these new merchandising tools. i cu sion Topic Committe has siablished the "Pay prices to producers in the and MMPA members in sur- of t pic for the coming months: rounding markets. Lansing area are lower than in J . ell in lfare Progre 5 neighboring market, Flint and Jack on. including "As S0011 as a majority of pro- ducers in the Lansing area have igned as MMPA members the "The primary objective of the Local will begin to bargain for Local i to win bargaining status prices and selling plans equal to I Hope to am by in the Lan ing market, thus giv- those in other markets. ing producers a voice in such m r of matter a pric and selling "Th result will be more money a Labor Union? plan. for .Lan ing. producer and pr~- ro c r pori Com n lal rminal , Inc. "Becau e Lansing is centrally tectI?n ~f prices in other markets. located it b comes imperative It ~lll fill ill a niche in our mar- that prices and buying plans be ketmg program and bolster an E FA ER CO TROLLED br u ht into ali nment Itb,e r overall ba gaining st ngth,