• Vol. 37, No. 8 37th Year Ie AUGUST 1, 1959 MF Progra~ es e e EDIT ORIA·L cho What Kind oj Education? Way CLARK L. BRODY Win on Stat New Se d n It was my privilege to be one of a group of twenty Michigan Farm Bureau people from 15 coun- B Line S ties who attended an American Farm Bureau confer- STANLE M. POWELL ence on education at Columbus, Ohio, June 28 to Legislative Couns 1 for Michigan Farm ur au July 1. It's a long road which h s no turning, d i There were 292 of us from Farm Bureaus in 22 would inde d be long legislativ s s 10 1 th (. eastern states. Many were rural teachers and former tax deadlock which h s hung 0 for bout 6 Y2 teachers, members of school boards and PTA mem- months wer to ontinue i definite y. bers. Prospects appear bright th th I wm k It was a conference designed to help the sfate get together on some sort of a compromi Farm Bureaus become more effective in solving their soon. Just as necessity is the moth r 0 inv school problems. The purpose was to aid them in tion, so the desperate financial plight of th carrying out their policies on education,-not to at long last forced some action. determine policies. Kentucky County Farm Bur u Lea ers Visit Michigan ~:c ::~ .'. ~.---------------;- _ It is unfortunate for the 5t t nd its itiz n In the main the discussions were focused on four that the Governor and some of the Legisl tor pre- MELVIN RODESILER of RigalAFBF questions: (right) president County Farm Bureau, and Mrs. of Lenawee _ Call WIleat ADA Promotes or vented placing on the election ballot last pril on 1-Are the schools making possible the kind of Alice Collins, secretary, greet I Roy Brown of Brodhead, Ken- V;ote a ilk for ,eekend or more proposals which would have given to ers an opportunity to express their preferen e long .. education our young people will need in order to face future problems and discharge their responsi- bilities as loyal American citizens? tucky, Farm Bureau director, and several others of a busload of County Farm Bureau leaders from that state. They stopped at Fa ce The "More Milk for the Week- end" campaign sponsored by the American Dairy Association so successfully in 1958 will be back these lines. Certainly it has been months that the State would require ddition I r vid n for Adrian to see Lenawee County Wheat marketing quota were continued into in all its glory for mid-Septem- enue to balance the budget for the fisc I ye r whi h 2-How can we get the most education from Farm Bureau's office. 1960 in the national referendum July 23 for farm- ber. began July 1, 1959, and to make t least our tax dollar? Others in the picture, left to During the period September right: Carl Ringkvist of Clay- ers growing more than 15 acres of wheat. in paying off the accumulated G ner I Fund d fi 16 to 18 "Get More Milk for the ton, Lenawee vice - president; By voting to continue marketing quotas, produc- 'Weekend" advertisements will 3-Who should control and influence public edu- Jack Griffith and Lyle Rader, While the x fight has stolen the headlin ,pro- be published in daily newspa- cation? Kentucky Farm Bureau State ers will get price support at 75 70 of parity or pers coast to coast. . gress has gone forward day by day on dozens of Study Committee; W. W. Thorn $ 1.77 a bushel. In 1958 hundreds of dairies re- 4-How can the cost of needed education be fi- and Boyd Hart, County Farm ported substantial increases in less spectacul r bills. On the whol , th r ult Bureau directors. If they had voted to abandon marketing quotas, the sale of milk as the result of nanced? have been fairly well in line with the legislativ ro- price support would have been 50 % of parity or the first promotion. Man y gram of the Michigan Farm Bure u. Of cour , dairies liked the idea so well Getting the right answers to these questions is the $ 1.18 a bushel. that they are promoting week- we haven't won out on every issue. or in t nc , key to the solution of local school problems. To Kentuc dans Charles Shuman, presi ent of American Farm end milk advertising on a year around basis. both the S nate and House passed the bu ub idy be effective, they must be woven into a construc- Bureau, said before the ~. te as taken that t e '1 , I) -w i h we 0 ose vigoro ly. tive program that represents the best thinking of Came Looking referendum was Han absurd farce that denied wheat Coo nnexation Bill. Ne v proce- of stickers on cars using so c all the people in the area,-not just that of a single producers any realistic choice. dure for annexing property to o the State park, but authoriz d group. For deas "Regardless of how they vote, producers will e t cities and villages, which th Legislative Committee and the a bond i su million to of not to provide c ed $5 imm i te Often it is not easy to get general agreement 160 leaders from 115 County have to stay with the SAME acreage allotments to Board of Directors of Michigan money for park improv m ts. Farm Bur au felt provid d Farm Bureaus in Kentucky were • and adjustment on matters about which there are strong differences of opinion in the district, and in Michigan July 14 and 15 to study first hand our Community, County and Michigan Farm Bu- be eligible for price supports. It's a foregone con- clusion farmers will vote for $1.77 instead of $1.18. 1959 nee greater safeguards than are afforded by the plans of annexation now in operation, to farmers Th bonds would be rep id by the revenue from f s char the motorists using the park'. where both urban and rural interests are concerned. WARD COOPER The rate would be $2 per s a- reas. ''The 55 million acres national allotment for was turned down by the House son or 50c per day per vehicle. MFB Commodity Relations by a vote of 43 to 51. This was Kentucky Farm Bureau wheat in 1960 is unrealistic. Last year 400 million The State Conservation Comroi - Cherry growers for 1959 have S. 1191, which was discussed in I observed the serious interest of Farm Bureau membership is about 75.000 sion would decide at which bushels were added to our wheat surplus on that negotiated with processors to considerable detail in the July 1 families. parks the new system would be people for training in English, History, Mathematics, establish the price of cherries. issue of the Michigan Farm The visitors-4 busloads of acreage. This year we expect another 150 million used. As in 1958 this was done through News. Languages and Sciences to help our young people thero-spent two days each with bushel addition to the surplus. the bargaining efforts of the Turning now to some of the The AFL-CIO xerted its ut- the Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois most influence to prevent pas- . meet the tough problems of today and tomorrow. Farm Bureaus to compare their "Farm Bureau has recommend- ~------------- Great Lakes Cherry Producers Marketing Cooperative at Grand measures where the results were directly in line with the Farm sage of this bill in the ouse, Dr. James Koerner of the Council for Basic Edu- operations with their own. It was defeated by a narrow cation strongly advocated courses in these basic sub- They had four main interests in Michigan: ed constructive action to Con- gress to solve the wheat prob- lem. If Congress persists in deny- gg ar eting Rapids. The price this year is 6 Y4 cents per pound. It will prevail in all Bureau's position, we could men- tion quite an imposing list. School Legislation. For in- margin on the first ballot, but that vote was reconsidered and, when the bill was brought up a jects as essential to mental discipline and to inde- ing the farmer the right to dis- pendent thinking,-thinking as individuals. I-What makes strong and in- teresting County Farm Bureaus? 2-To visit Community Farm card a program that is a failure, it will have to accept responsi- imited of the cherry producing regions east of the Rockies. It will be the price at which about 122,000 stance, consider the K-12 pro- posal. It wa originally H. 91 which, after passing the House, little later, it was passed. The sam forces which fought it so str nuously in th ouse bility for the sea of wheat which Bureau meetings. He was strongly opposed to crowding the school curriculum with such matters as Life Adjustment, 3-Get information on Mich- igan Farm Bureau's farm sup- will eventually engulf us." The national vote was 160,173 for marketing quotas, 38,522 First tons of cherries will be sold. This year's price stability is much appreciated by growers was laid to rest in the Senate Committee on Education. Spon- sors of K-12 tacked its provi- will undoubtedly xert pressure on Gov rnor Williams t influence him to veto the bill. qual plies, petroleum services, and against, which is considerably The Farm Bureau Services Egg sions on to another school bill, who remember that crops of sim- How to Use Your Leisure Time, ,Bachelor Living, insurance services to the mem- more than the two-thirds ma- Marketing Division plant at Jen- ilar size in past years have re- . 1225, when that bill was up Highway right of way. W hud another very interesting battle Boy and Girl Relationships and other diversions in bership. Kentucky has insurance jority required to continue mar- ison, Ottawa county, is now sche- sulted in erious price breaks. for passage in the House. services, but no farm supplies or duled to start operations Mon- in th Hous relativ to S. 1090, keting quotas. It is evident that this would The K-12 plan would elimin- which provided rath r drastic "so-called progressive education." petroleum operations. day, August 17. The original date have happened again this year if ate all school districts not pro- 4-How the Michigan Farm Less than one-fourth of was August l. revisions of the Michigan 1< • According to Dr. Koerner, "young people in the the association had not taken viding a complete educational r lati ve to securing right of way Bureau membership organization the nation's wheat producers As stated in earlier articles, the vigorous and courageous action. program from the kindergarten voted who were eligible to major area of activity will tem- for highway purposes. Th bill future will need a good basic education infinitely and four service companies oper- through the 12th grade. was promoted and strongly pu sh- ate harmoniously and in support do so. , porarily be in western Michigan, Berkley Freeman. manager of more than they will need particular vocational Michigan wheat producers re- supplemented by the Lapeer and the Great Lakes Cherry Produc- This would involve approxi- ed by the State Highway De- of each other: mately 1,800 school districts jected wheat marketing quotas Caro areas. ers Marketing Cooperative, said partment, which was anxious to skills." They were interested in the having about 225,000 pupils. The speed up its right of w' y ac- organization structure whereby by a vote of 2,755 for quotas and that the ass'n has purchased 2,000 2,317 against them. Twenty The western Michigan area in- plan established a series of quisition program. In this he was somewhat at variance wi'th an the Michigan Farm Bureau tons of cherries in New York d e a d 1i n e s and procedures ~, shares ownership of Farm Bu- thousand Michigan farmers were cludes Greenville, Coopersville, State. This was necessary to American Farm B~reau resolution of 1958 which eligible to vote. Michigan re- Hudsonville, Fremont, Holland, keep the price from falling be- whereby the forced annexation reau Services, Inc., and Farmers would have been carried out. said, "Vocational training and guidance playa vital Petroleum Cooperatives, Inc., jected wheat marketing quotas in Dorr, Moline, Caledonia, Allegan low the prices that would be paid 1955 and 1956. and vicinity. in other cherry producing areas. with farmers' cooperatives and When S. 1225. with the hitch- part in our educational system." I observed that our individual farmers. The reason for such limitation It is the first time uch action hiking K-12 amendment, went Farm Bureau people regard vocational training un- They were interested in the is plain. In any new venture, dif- became necessary nd demon- Co-op Institute ficulties may turn up. The sup- strates the kind of pow r that back to the S nate, a majority fact that the Michigan Farm Bu- of the Senators evidenced that der the Smith-Hughes and George-Barden Acts as a reau membership always holds A UrbanaAugust 9-12 pliers may have them, the pro- the organization can and will they were not in sympathy with vital part of our school system,-any Federal grant-' the controlling stock interest in "Gearing Cooperativ s to Serve cessor may have them. They may exert on behalf of cherry pro- the proposal or with th m thod all the companies. Modern Agriculture" is the topic exist anywhere throughout the ducers. This action certainly being employed to try to secut e in-aid to carry a minimum of Federal control. of the 31st annual summer con- entire operation from pick-up will help maintain reasonable its enactment. Bill Eastman, former MFB sec- ference of the American Insti- through the plant. prices to growers for the 1959 retary, said one thing that makes By a vote of 19 to II, they tute of Cooperation at the Uni- The Egg Marketing Division's crop. sent the bill and its unwelcome The Fann Bureau conference regarded the selec- a strong County Farm Bureau is versity of Illinois at Urbana Au- basic plan calls for state-wide, a dedicated leadership that John Handy, president of Great amendment to its Committee on tion of strong competent scho~l boards as essential knows how to get other people gust 9 to 12. not regional operation. Other Lakes, pointed out that the or- Education for burial. Here is the Michigan will be represented areas of the state will be serviced "'lay the Senators lined up on in retaining local control of our schools. Local con- working on the program. by some 50 managers, directors, as soon as the Egg Marketing ganization is continuing to gxov: "If Farm Bureau is to attract and thereby improve its position that important vot : trol must be matched with local responsibility. and young people from farm co- Division is able to accomodate YEA S: Beadle, modern farmers," said Mr. East- operatives, including Farm Bu- them, and when sufficient vol- both in number of members and man, "it has to have the kind of financial stability. The associ- Dehmcl, Feenstra, We studied how new developments may bring reau. Representatives from Mich- ume can be consolidated so that ation now has about 1,700 mem- Francis, Geerlings, Graebner, a program that will make a igan State University will attend. the average pick-up cost will be better schools for less money. Magnetic tape, juke farmer consider his time in Farm bers in Michigan, Wisconsin, Hutchinson, Litowich, Lodge, The conference draws some 1 cent or less for each dozen of Minnema, Morris, Porter, Pres- Bureau well spent." 3,000 representatives of Amer- eggs. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New box records, and television are already making it York. cott, Smeekens, Stahlin Steph- The eve n i n g of July 14 ican farm cooperatives, including ens and Younger, (19). practical to teach 400 to 500 students in one room three busloads of Kentuck- about 1,000 young people. NAYS: Blondy, Brown, Day] , without trouble of discipline, according to Dr. Alex ians split up to attend Com- Thi Edition 72,256 e amp hir FB Dzendzel, Lane, M .Manima , munity Farm Bureau meetings Pickeral Lake Group Miron, ovak, Rahoi, Ryan and Stoddard of Ford Foundation. in Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ing- copies of the Michigan Farm aise ue 0 5 teeh. (11). Television broadcasts from a D-C plane up 35,000 ham, and Livingston counties. Helps After a Fire News were mailed to subscrib- New Hamp hire Farm Bureau Washtenaw County Farm Bu- Some 25 neighbors and mem- ers. has raised its membership dues State Parks Finance. For a feet to reach all schools in radius of 250 miles are reau entertained a group for din- bers of Pickeral Lake Commun- to $15 a year, beginning with time it look d very dubious that ner at its county office building ity Farm Bureau brought trucks Alger Soil the dues being collected this fall we would secur e passage thi expected to be demonstrated in the near future. and explained its county pro- and other equipment to the Fran- for the year 1960. Ten dollars year of S. 1249, the bill to fi - This will cover a section of Michigan. gram. A Community Farm Bu- cis Woodhams farm at Austin Di trict is 76th have been assigned to the state ance improvement of State reau meeting was demonstrated. Lake, Kalamazoo county, June 20 Alger Soil Conservation Dis- Farm Bureau, which includes $1 parks. Thi was a slightly dif- "Universal edu ti n is ntial because an ig- Stope; w .re mad at th Mon- to c1 ar a ay the ruin of the tric ill th Upper Peninsula is for dues to the American Farm ferent proposal than e ha l'OC ounty Farm Bur au offie dairy ern that had been 10 t by the 76th to be org nized. About Bur a u Federation. County sponsor d along thi lin fo th nor nt na ion c nnot g v I ,an wi ely sele t at Ida and at Lenawee County fir. Th ir ladies brought pot .. 92 % of all Michlg n farm land arm Bureau dues have increas- pa t two or thre year ita ( on lnu n ) (ontinuPc n ) luck dinner. i no T ithin th 7(; di trlcts. from $'\ it provid of OJ] fo t mel t program of the'! own, man rm r au ou farmers would be in a better fi- nancial po ition when they reach 6G," said Lauterbach. January n. 1923. President W. w. Wightman WALTER W. WIGHTMAN more will be lost unless we stop Farm Bureau is supporting Fennville At the entranc of w York long enough to take an inventory 1 gislation to eliminate this dis- •.•ntered a cond eta ~ matter V.-Pre . . E. mlth, Fowlerville to s e what has already happened crimination, with safeguards to .1 nus ry 12, 1923. at the postornce at Sec'y :... D. Eastman. Lansing harbor stands the Statue of Lib- } rlotte, Michigan. under the Act erty towering 0 v e r 300 feet to us. prevent its abuse, o arch 3, 1879. DIRECTORS BY DISTRICTS 1-Max K. Hood Paw Paw. R-l in th air with a torch in her Most of us can remember when uhllfJhed monthly. first day, by 2-Blaque Knlrk Qulncy. R-1 hand. She stand as a sentinel the individual citizen could ply M chlgan Farm Bureau at its pub- 3-Allen F. Ru .•.... Lake Orion. R-l -Elton R. Smlth ....Caledonia. R-l that woul welcome all comers hi. trade and am as much or IYle.BUn Ha Forag 11 t (In office at 114 1'1. Lov tt St .• tit. ian. 5-Dale Dunckel., ..Wl1liam ton. R-1 to the land of the free. as little as he could. It was no- i g Laboratory 6-\Vard . lIod nover. R-l We have a shaded screened front porch. We sit out there a lot. body's business but his own. Now Ma on county farmers are •ditorial and n rIo fie • 4 00 7-Thomas Hahn Rodney. R-1 It is symbolic f those who -Kenneth Johnson Fr eland. R-2 H often has a litHe breeze When all the world is hot. we are required to give an ac- among the few in the nation L orth Orand River Avp.• JAtO Ing, ichlgnn, ost Uffice Bo 960. Tele- 9-Elmer Warn r Traverse City A table with a. radio, a cushioned rocking- chair: first landed on our shores in counting to the Government for who can get their forage tested lion Lan ng 1 anh 7-:i911 1<:: • lQ--Eug ne De.Ma.tto,VI,". Branch. R-3 earch of new liberties that they 271. ll-Edmund ager Stephenson But no one walks up our front steps to greet he Grangers there. every penny we earn and sp nd locally for prot in and moisture were not privileged to enjoy in in our business or profession. ant nt. nd notice of change ot addre s DIRECTORS AT LARGE their native countries. on F'or-rn 3578 or Form 3,,79to ...Hch!- Herbert Fierke Sagtnaw, R-6 We have a neaUy bordered walk that leads to our front door: This is so that it can be deter- H a Mason county farmer n Farm ews ditorial office at Robert E. mith F'owlervtlle, R-2 With portulaca (gian , mixed), a thousand blooms or more: People break down with emo- mined how much we owe the wond rs whether a field of hay P. O. ox 960, Lan lng 4•• Itchtgan. Walter Wightman Fennv1l1e. R-l With nice tea roses at the ends, my Marthy's joy and pride, tion upon s eing it the first time, Gov rnment as income taxes. L at its best stage for cutting, PURPOSE OF FARM and there is always a commotion he can 'take a sample, run in to inar E. Ungren Editor BUREAU WOMEN R presenting OF FARM BUREAU I But no one treads that flowery path-they go around the side. on deck when the passenger ships Ma.ny of us are required to join the county extension agent's of- a union and pay dues for the Iice and have it tested. ub criptlon: 4.0cent a year. The purpose of this Assocla. rs, Alex ennedy Po en, R-l We have a plain back door as well, with setting not so form 1. tion ahall be the advancement Repre enting privilege of working so that we This forage testing laboratory Limit d to Farm Bureau ...I mbers. ot our members' Interests edu- The stoop is neat, the st ps are clean, at least when things are normal, can earn a living for ourselves is the first one in Michigan and cationally, legislatively and FARM BUREAU YOUNG PEOPLE Vol. 37 August 1, 1959 No.7 economically. Harry Fo ter ~:Tiles. R-3 'Plain wooden steps.' a plain screen door-no fancy s If or fuss and families. In many commun- But that's the door the folks approach who come to call on us. one of the few in the county, ities a permit is required before according to Harold Larsen, Ma- a building can be built or a new Marthy may take them out in front to show her lovely roses son county extension director. enterprise be undertaken. The production. Or on a backyard garden tour of vegetables and posies Larsen makes the test in the land is zoned and classified as 2. Beef cows provide a market But when the guests have noted all the flowers we feel so rich ~n well- quipped lab, now in its agricultural, residential, indus- for the large quantities of hay trial, etc. second year of operation. They just re-enter our back door. and trail fhru Marlhy's kitchen. and pa ture; very limited a- We believe in freedom of re- mounts of grain are required. We've talked it over, pro and con, between ourselves you know. ligion to worship when and Roman Bridges 3. Large quantities of hay and And we co elude thai all in all we're glad that it is so. where and as we choose, without Many bridges built by the Ro- pas ure are not being harve ted. We're proud if we appear to folks as back-door neighbors should being required to support any mans before birth of Christ are 4. There are areas of cutover Simple and wholesome and sincere. and altogether good. church but the one of our choice. still in daily lise in various parts land available for xpansion. But some of our religious lead- of Europe. We both admire the simple life. devoid of fanc:y frills ers are opposing right to work 5. The beef cow and feeder laws that would give us the same MICHIGAN calf program provides a dep nd- Enduring steadfast in the strength that cometh from the hills. FARM NEWS And if our neighbors think so too, and if they think we rate it freedom of choice in our efforts able market for forage and past- We hope they'll call at our back door. We sure appreciate it. to earn a living. 2 August 1, 1$)59 ure crops. 6. A dependable market is well Farm Bureau is not a compul- establi hed in Michigan for high R.S.CLARK sory membership organization. quality fe d r calves. Feed lot We don't believe in the type of perators like the performance of an organization that would re- D.P. produced feeder calves. 7. An adequate supply of west- EDITORIAL MR. WIGHTMAN approach the harbor. The United quire such a membership in order to engage in agricultural produc- tion. There are those who would ern cattle is becoming more dif- States passengers are always anx- (Continued from Page like to force us into such an or- ficult to ecure each year. , 1) ious to view the stately figure ganization. Farm Bureau stands 8. Labor requirements of beef beckoning them back to their cattle are low and the time those who are to make its laws," said Dr. Paul for freedom. This. is the strength homeland. of the organization. It survives schedule very flexible. Woodring of the Fund for the Advancement of Edu- on its merits and not compulsory 9. Housing and equipment need When we reflect upon what cation. these liberties meant to the first membership. fe y on the i hw y not be elaborate. In winter ones to approach our shores and months, a warm barn is not Lei's not forget about the liber- THIS COMBINE and tractor daylight. necessary. Shelter giving some how they sacrificed and fought ties given to us by our fore- President Char es Shuman of the American Farm to gain them, it gives us food for have warning equipment for Betwe n sundown and sunrise protection from snow and rain fathers. Let us help to preserve movement on th highway at the width limit may not xceed will provide adequate housing. Bureau emphasized the need for our schools to thought. Many of those liberties them by thoughtful consideration night. Combine carries several 108 inches. have already been lost and many of the basic principles of freedom. band 0 reflectorized tape (white It i advisable to equip trac- A feeder sale was held at Es- "help our students to get a true concept of the 1 e ·tangles in picture) to show tors and machinery with reflect- canaba in 1958 where 643 head' basic principles and philosophy of American self- machine limits. 'I'ractor's r d orized tape in addition to warn- were sold for $81,834.At Onton- tail light is visible for 300 f t or ing quipment req ired by law. ogan 397 head brought $57,390. government and our competitive enterprise system Security Tax against farmers and other self- employed citizens and those who have not bargained on employer- FARM BURE~u"Mjl.i.iHG CO. II", more. Farm tractors while used on Some of the calves from the ... Unless we waken the people to the trend to- State law requir s total outside public highways are subject to astern end of the peninsula are width of tractor or farm machin- the Motor Vehicle Financial Re- trucked into the lower peninsula. erv shan not exce d 186 inches sponsibility Act. Large numbers are also sold ward more and more Federal control, less and less Held Unfair. paid pension plan by taxing them on any income set aside for re- tirement plans. CllteAco. ILL local control of our schools will continue." Amounts paid for such purpose for mov ment on highway by through cattle dealers and pri- vate sale. It was an inspiring experience to witness the earn- To Farmer should be deductible from gross income, the Farm Bureau spokes- On It Jack ea Joins estness and understanding shown by our people. DAN E. REED man told the Committee. Hardy Salt Company Associate Legislative Couns~l The Hardy Salt Company, .ith general offices in St. Louis, out Every Farm Bureau person present participated in the deliberations. They returned home with re- "Employers in 1957contributed Annuity payments shquld then be taxed as received, as in the case of the employer-paid plans. nearly $4 billion toward the cost Missouri, and manufacturing fa- ilities at Manistee, Michigan r cently announced the appoint- Ac ·088 newed determination to inspire greater citizen inter- est in our schools through their state Farm Bureaus. of private pension and other em- ployee savings plans," a Farm Bu- reau spokesman told a Senate Fi- "We believe that if self-em- ployed were given the added en- couragement to develop a retire- m nt of John O. Yeast of Good PREMIUM GASOLINE Hope Illinois as sale represen- tative in west central Lllinors. .eam? The staff of the Americah Farm Bureau has for- warded a 20 page summary to the state Farm Bu- nance Committee in Washington. Allen Lauterbach, general coun- Dairy 7th Ann al Springer Sale NOW 10.0 OCTANE. He will succeed H. J. (Bud) sel for the American Farm Bu- DAN E. REED reaus for presentation to their Boards of Directors. Koenigsaecker of orth Pekin, reau Federation, pointed out that Thursday, .August 6, 1 p. rn, WARD COOPER Associafe Legislafive Counsel these payments were charged off who has been the repres ntative Our Michigan dele ation included: WEST BRANCH MFB Commodity Relaiions in that ar a for the past three Farmer-sportsman conferences by the employer as deductible y ar , and who is being tran now being arranged for Septem- Mrs. Carlton Ball Albion business expenses and not sub- At Hereford Sale Yards During September wool pro- f .rr d to Davenport, Iowa. ject to tax. bel' will have an additional prob- Mrs. W. E. Bird Belding ducers throughout the nation lem to discuss. A recent article Harman G. Cropsey Decatur No tax is imposed on the em- 60 Holstein Heifers will be ask d to vote in a refer- • Large. Well- Grown Heifers r.dum as to whether or not they carried by some metropolitan Joseph B. Emerick : Saginaw ployee on such contributions un- '\ 'ant a check-off of one cent per newspapers has focused concern I Harold O. Fitch Ludington til after retirement, when the Close to Freshening on fences built across navigable pension is received. Most em- 20 Calfhood Vaccinated pound from payments due wool F. L. Haggard Dexter Remainder Bang's Tested producers. This i for advertis- streams. ployees will pay little or no tax Mrs. Norman Harvey Jones ing and promotion programs for A conference held at the Farm on retirement benefits because of WEST BRANCH DAIRY CATTLE William Hasenbank III Freesoil SALES CO-OP, INC. FARMERS PETROLEUM wool and lamb. Bureau at Lan sin g recently reduced income and special de- brought together representatives John Hesselink .. Marion ductions allowed taxpayers over J. L. Crosby, Resident Agent 4000 N. GRAND RIVER LANSING, MICHIGAN The referendum deals with of organized sportsmen, Mich- Mrs. Maurice Hughes Paw Paw 66. 315Y2 W. Houghton, West Branch Section 708 of the National Wool igan Conservation Department, Archie McCallum Breckenridge Pre sen t laws discrIminate Glen Casey - Auctioneer j et of 1954. It authorizes, but Grange and Farm Bureau. It was Mrs. A.1'thurMuir Grant d not require the Seer tary HUGO IVI felt that the problem is not Dan E. Reed Lansing f Agriculture to nter into widespread but that friction could Allen F. Rush Lake Orion agr ments with producers for U. P. Regional Representative develop unless both farmers and Mrs. Beaman Smith Atlanta the compulsory check-off for ad- There are large acreages of sportsmen operate with the prin- Mrs. Doris Wieland : : Ellsworth v erti ing and promotion. f cutover land in the Upper Pen- ciples of the Golden Rule in Mrs. Nellie Van Sickle _ Bellevue Such an agreement was enter- in ula of Michigan, varying wide- mind. ed into in 1955 although only ly in vegetation, cover, produc- Mrs. Marjorie Karker .. Lansing From a ega I point of view, a Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Br y Lansing c bout 15% of the producer vot- tr ven s and soil. CI in the r ferendum. The Act In some are a s, abandoned navigable stream is a highway, and courts have tended to rule Our Michigan group worked under the leadership of 1954 has been xtended for farmland accounts for a large that a stream is navigable if it thre more years, so that calls portion of this land. of Allen F. Rush of the Michigan Farm Bureau Jor a 1 efer ndum in September In recent y aI'S more and can float logs. It is possible that more of these lands have been liabilities may result from fences Board of Directors and Mrs. Marjorie Karker and of 1959. turned over to grazing lands for built into streams where acci- Dan E. Reed of the Farm Bureau staff. Ballot will be mailed to wool be f cattle. dents to waders or to boats and reducer about mid-August by canoes might result. Dangers al- the county ASC offic. Ballots "With an abundance of pasture so might be created by electric I was impressed by the note sounded by O. R. must be completed and mailed land, it has become' evident that fencing placed over water. Long, Director of American Farm Bureau Field y eptem r 30. we can produce good type feed- o new legislation was pro- er calves economically in this posed and the conferees agreed Services, in closing the meeting: Produc rs should realize tha area. The popularity of beef cat- that both farmers and sportsmen a 0 vot on the check-off will ot change the pr sent incentive tle breeding herds for growing should be provided with informa- "Only through the door of education can a tion as to ways in which this avment program except that it f eder calv s in the U.P. has better world be achieved." :i'U give producers an addi- greatly increased in the past few problem might be approached to avoid the creation of hot temp rs tional one c nt per pound on all years," said AI J. Hebert, presi- h iir wo 1. dent of the Marquette - Alger and bitt r feelings. the giving ability of both individ- except in the limited areas where County Farm Bureau. He raises ual and businesses and considers United Fund is not yet effectively 'lore than 8,000,000of produ- feeder calve on his farm at disposable income, per capita i - organized. Agencies may accept er ' mon y was checked off in Shingleton. come and average employment. gifts) donations and bequests. 55, '56, and '57. During the Delta county has the largest The metropolitan Detroit area, Included in the delegation pre- time thi money was being spent number of beef cattle and beef )n prom tion, h r's hat hap- herds in the U.P. Beef cattle have which includes the counties of s nting the United Fund request en d: b en on the increase in Chippewa, \Vayne, Macomb and part of Oak- to the Detroit United Foundation Iron, Ontonogan, Mackinac, Luce, land, is asked to provide 55.34% (Community Chest) were - John 1. 01 con umption went Houghton and Baraga counties. of the total Michigan goal under S. Pfarr, of Leonard Refineries, 10 n. 2. Some beef herds ar found in all counties in the U.P. I the formula. United Fund member agencies Inc.; Ray R. Eppert and Kenneth C. Tiffany, of Burroughs Corpor- 3. Us f The "Give Once for All" Mich- include United Service Organiz- ation, August Scholle, UAW-CIO; tic fib 1'8 and feeder calf igan United Fund is now present- ation, serving U.S. men and wo- Dan E. Reed, Michigan Farm Bu- rob ing it budget requests to Com- men in armed services at home reau) and W. Earl Prosser and munity Ches throughout the and abroad. USO receives the Maurice P. Beck, Michigan Unit- tate. largest allocation of m 0 n e y. Ed Fund staff. ollowing the two-day session Others are· Heart Association, of its 300-member Admissions Cerebral Palsy, Children's Aid Ienle " uzy Spots and the telephone - our farm depend on both" and Budget Committee, which Society, Retarded Children's A - us 27 met in ay, the Executive Com- sociation, Travelers' Aid, Leader m dill- who not 0 long aao wa Ov r, the year e ha come to rely quite a mitte of the Fund approved a Dog, Epilep y Center, Kidney Dairyland Cooperative Cream- ch n arm r of the ear by the Ann rbor bit on his phone for conduotinz his busines . budget of $3,270000 based on the Dis e as e Foundation, Multiple ery Company has set Thursday, Junior Chamber of Commerce - says that two r c mmendation of the A & B Sclerosis, Sister Kenny, Arthritis August 27 as the date for its 34 h Hi family dep nd on it, too, for many house- Committee. and Rheumatism Foundation, annual picnic and fair at Carson thing make a whole lot of difference to the hold need . And they all knov that their friend The abo e figures are the Hearing Association, Society for City park. The event opens in the ucce of hi farm. ar a' n ar a their phone. actual amounts provided through Mental Health, and 17 other morning with judging of dairy irst there' uzy pots, the t milk pro- Michigan United Fund for the gencies. cattle in all breeds and cla , II over the tate, other farmer •.. tore- open to all entrants. After the ducer in hi 31-co herd. he O'a e over 18,000 keeper prof ssional people ... folk of all opera ion of 33 state and national memb l' agencies. The 1960 bud- Michigan United Fund was 01"- picnic dinner, the afternoon will pounds of milk Ia t year. kind count on their phone for help in busi- get allocation was recommended ganized more than 11 years ago be devot d to entertainment by 'Then there' the telephone. The msdiIl farm ne , aid in emergenc and for the warmth of by th A B Committee after con- by Michigan leaders in business, the Elmer Hinkle radio and stage i a little 0« th antra k mile out of town. friend hip. nd all thi for a f w n ada. iderin budget requests totall- labor, industry and agriculture to show from Cincinnati. in ell ov r 4 million. provide relief from the many charity drives. The agency mem- U. S. paid 25 million fur the b listed above have joined to- Virgin Islands (l3'S q. miles) or M CHIGA B L TELEP 0 E CO P gether and agreed not to conduct about 3 times what we paid for ind pendent fin ncial campaign laska (586 quare mil ). I. These Things Ma Since the purpos of the organ- .zation is to rise quality heifers, only those from herds on t st D·· ill be con id r d. It i realized the calv s of this quality demand a premium, and I Safe driving is fun. It got th t Lap er and T scola county the members are willing to pay way through the ff'orts of three arrners around Mayville are go- this premium. A price scale has groups of peopl -th automotive ing into the business of raising been set up whereby calves from manufactur r, the traffic expert, top quality dairy 'heifers through high producing cows will be and the safe driv r. the recently organized Dairy Re- purchased from the dairymen at placement Cooperative Ass'n of a higher price than tho e from Your car now has such thinzs Mayvill . dams with lower records. as seat belt, power brakes, safer The Board of Directors says tires, safety glass, door locks, etc. It is planned 10 purchase and raise surplus calves from that any farmer interested in be- We travel on divided highways, coming a member of the Co-op dairymen on D.H.I.A. and ov rpasses, with efficient light Owner-Sampler test. . - and raising this type of a quality systems, and many oth I' highway h ifer, i welcome to join the improv m nts. LeRoy Terbush of Mayville R- Dairy Replacement Cooperative 2, secretary of the group, said Association. Inquiri s should be The rest of the responsibility is that th only calves to be raised sent to George Kitchen, presi- squarely on the shoulders of the dent, 116 East Turn r Street, will be those from dams with driver. THAT'S YOU!' If you Mayville. production records. are a safe driver, your contribu- FFA Chapters Receive Awards for Soil and Water Work tion is courtesy, alertn ss, cau- The program received its start 1J.--------------------------- tion, and a respect for the rights of others. HALE PEARCE (left) chair- in Dec mber 1958, when Ed Cole, Use on la t man of the Michigan Soil. Con- ture, pump drainage,. dikes, agricultural instructor at May- So pIty it smart, play it safe- servation Society of America, is watershed problems, and fish Ville high school, met with the you'll enjoy driving more, and and wild life projects. Mayville Agricultural Advisory have more opportunity to drive if you do. proud of three young men re- ceiving gold award certificates in behalf of their Future Farm- F od ·vi ion, Sponsors of this program arc the Michigan Chapter of the Council. The group felt that there was a definite shortage ot a ers of America chapters for ex- Soil Conservation Society of top quality dairy replacement North and South Carolina sepa- cellence in soil and ~ater con- America, Michigan Ass'n of Fu- available to the dairyman wish- o rated in 1729. servation programs in 1958-59. Young men, left to right: Ron Denning, Marshall chapter; Fred ai ie Far ture Farmers Michigan Farm Bureau, of A m ric a, Farm ing to expand his herd. Along with this, a large num- After approval by the Mich- MICHICAN FARM NEWS Twenty-nine Future Farmers Bureau Services, Inc., Farmers bel' of dairymen go out of the igan State Senate by a vote of Liebinga, Deckerville chapter; Petroleum Cooperative, Inc., business of milking cows and are 32 to 0 S. 1323, the proposed August 1, 1959 of America were recognized for 3 J ames Carmichael, Evart chap- their 1958-59 Soil and Water Farm Bureau Mutual In ur- looking for some type of a live- water use bill died in the House ter. Center, Clarence King of ance Company, and Farm Bu- stock program. The Mayville Committee on State Affairs. Con ervation projects at an Michigan Farm Bureau. Far I group felt that there must be an Various groups interested in Wanl Good Alfalfa right, Harry E. Nesman, chief of agrl education, Div. of Vo- Awards Day program at Sagi- naw, June 26. The event was at- tended by some 125 FF A chap- 1 a~ L~fe Insurance Michigan Farm Bureau and Company. affiliated companies are inter- 1t31 answer to these problems, organized the Dairy Replacement They th bill had reached agreement and had suggested clarifying " y concrete rna onry barn cational Agriculture, State Dep't amendments to the House Com- Seeding in Wheal? of Public Instructions. ter representatives, and conservation leaders. The program included a tour educators ested because of the policy po .- tion taken by its members re- garding soil and water censer- Cooperative Association of May- ville, Michigan. Extension Agents, Alfred Ball- mitt e. The bill contained two import- stays cl an and dry - and tha ' ant provisions: The Farm Crops Depart- ment at Michigan State has Protecl Agai"sl of the Farm Bureau Plant Food Division at Saginaw and an Awards Day luncheon. Services vation. All sponsoring organizations hope that more FFA chapters weg and John Speicher, were asked to help. Ward Cooper of the Michigan Farm Bureau was I-It would permit and au- thorize non-riparians to USe ex- a mu fo 'Grade ' Milk !" worked out a method that W oop·ng Cough At the luncheon gold, silver, and will participate in soil and -water conservation activities in 1960. called upon to give assistance in writing the by-laws and rules of cess water in lakes and streams; and Says LINCOLN SCHROEDER, Rochester, Minnesota gives good stands of alfalfa bronze awards were presented, Michigan Dep't of Health is and honorable the organization. Specialists from 2-It would give legal status the year after a wheat crop. mention cita- to surface waters which are trap- urging parents of young chil- tions: Oregon Farm Bureau Michigan State University gave ped in ponds before they reach ~'I'II pass any in p etien with my coneret ma onry Here's how . . . Sow alfalfa dren to protect them against aid to the project. after the wheat is com- whooping cough as well as polio Gold Awards to Future Farmer streams or watercourses. barn. I wash down wall r ularly with a pres ur ho The operation of the Coopera- bined, rather than seeding in the spring. Plow the and other communicable diseas- chapters at Deckerville, es. Hastings, Marshall and Reed Evart, P,·otesls Use tive calls for an employed agent who will receive the calls from The bill was introduced by Senators Edward Hutchinson, Fennville, and Lloyd A. Steph- Proper anitation is simple. Fly control i ea ler," Whooping cough hits hardest City. D.H.LA. tester, inseminators of Concrete masonry is the "Grade A" material for" r wheat stubble down as soon after combining as possible. Prepare a good seedbed. Seed in very young children. Most Silver Awards to FFA chap- doctors begin the initial, four- ters at Alma, Leslie and San- shot immunization series when' dusky. Of oycott the breeding association, and dairymen themselves who know of or have a surplus dairy heifer. ens, Scottville, and resulted from the work of a Joint Legislative Study Committee established in A" producers. With ever more rigid inspections, good sa i.. tation is like money in the bank. l 1958. sometime between August 1 and 25. Get your seed now. the child is three months old. Bronze Awards to FF A chap- The other three shots follow at ters at East Jordan, Hartland, one month intervals. Holton, Mesick, Traverse City, In Strike Each week on a set day, the agent will visit those dairymen with surplus calves, purchase the Supporters of the measure hope to have it introduced in the 1-960session and believe that rea- Concrete masonry put 8 insulating inch s betw n your herd and any wea her. The barn stays warm and snug in A booster dose is given when Union City, and Unionville. At a time when the House winter ... cool and comfortable in summertime. See Your the child reaches two years of Labor Committee of Congress is Concrete can't burn, won't rot, doesn't need constant age and again when he is five. Honorable Mention: FF A chap- preparing to report a labor bill, repair. It's a lifetime inve tment in easier, mor profitabl FARM BUREAU The State Health Dep't recom- ters at Bellevue, Concord, Del- Oregon dairy farmers have been victims of a secondary boycott dairying. Write today for copy of the booklet, "Labor au- mends the five-year booster. ton, Dundee, Goodrich, Green- MeCurdy Bros. Seedlings Have DEALER NOW! Many cases this year are 5 and ville, Hillsdale, Kent City, Lake- by ,the Teamsters Union. Growability that Provides Profit • ing ConcreteDairy Barns." 6-year-old youngsters whose view, Mason, Midland, Mt. Secondary boycotts 0 c cur -WEST'S LARGEST PINE TREE .immunization as infants and Pleasant, Pinconning, and Port- when a union causes other dis- URSERIES Seed Dep't again at two years apparently land. tributors and handlers to cea e COMillion Highest Quality and Most Reason- "wore out." The afternoon was spent tour- handling the product of a firm ably Priced Seedlings on the Market for PORYL D CE E Farm Bureau ir.g one of the Prairie Farms in where a strike is in progre s. Spriq Planting. TREE FARMS FOR SALE-Write OeD't T ASSOCIAYIO Services Peru is the oldest nation in Saginaw county. Featured on The strike began April 30 at Manton, Mich., for full inlormatloD.. • South America. this tour were flat land agricul- the Tillamook Creamery As 1)- 2108 Mithigon Notional Tower, dation, an Oregon farmers' co- G I'clOB .cC11rd,. witb 2-year..w lansing a, Mithigan • operative, which manufactures Scots piDe Iry •• U E Tillamook heese. Sevent en flui milk delivery men, member 0 a union, walk- seedli.Ilp. A national organization to improve and extend the uses of concrete o B PME T ed off the job demanding 34 cents an hour increase. They took 159 other union members with them. YOUR 510 o Farmers from the 700 member Ass'n took over the plant and operated it successfully. They o Ignored picket lines. ELI 5 To bring the Tillamook Ass'n into line, the Teamsters Union began urging grocers and super' markets In western states to dis- con tin u e selling Tillamook cheese. Many of them did. STALLS Others stood by the Tillamook Unico No. 10 Single Post Square Top Rail Creamery. So pickets appear be- fore their stores in Portland, Stall comes to you Factory assembled and Seattle, San- Francisco and aligned ready for installation. other citi s urging customers not to trade with stores selling Tillamook cheese. only $1736 per stall President Gerald Detering of the Oregon Farm Bureau called upon the Governor to investi- gate the strike. Oregon has a law defining and prohibiting secondary boycotts. STANCHIONS Unico No. 17WS Stanchion has Mr. Detering swung a surprise punch when he asked Farm Bu- OW! Control insects up t treated hardwood liners, sanitary fit, rust resistant bright zinc plated rivets hold liner securely to U-Bar. ,. '/ - :eau members to stop patroniz- mg store mook chees . that dropped Tilla- It wa on thi count I' boycott note that the strike ended in a 24 hours before harvest with only $833 each . I " I • : tI ........ ,·--·Ji •• •• • •• 1 I 'j, compromi se settlement after 69 days . o CHA Qi:---.- __ ..__ ,• Conneoli at FB - ----. ··:::- .•• -::::..~ --- •... ••.•• r ' Plan 25 10 $ Du s BAR DOO T ACK & HANGERS Connecticut Farm board of delegates has increas- Bureau's Unico Barn Door Tracks and Hangers are manu- d the state Farm Bureau dues factured to meet the most rigid tests. They are from $5 to $17 a year. Of that easy to erect and they are storm and bird proof. amount $1 i annual dues to the • I American Farm Bureau Federa- When your crop is just about ready for market, Phosdrin has been thoroughly tested and enthu- SE DEALER FO PRICES ti n. The vot was 64 to 16 and don't risk late season insect damage! Save it with YO followed three years discu~sion siastically accepted by agricultural authoriti s of the matt r. Orchard Brand Phosdrin! and commercial growers. It's powerful ••• 1 '11 V I TI G FA 5 Eight County Farm Bureaus Ventilate your barn fOI' more efficient Dairying. in the state will hold meetings ou can apply Orchard Brand Phosdrin right many insect pests almost immediately ••• leaves Solve the barn moisture problem with a Unico Jet to determine the amount in ad- up to 1 day before harvest on such vegetables as no objectionable taste, odor or harmful residue dition to the $17 needed to oper- when used as directed. Aire Ventilating System. ate County Farm Bureaus. It is corn, beans, broccoli, cabbage, peas, tomatoes, and 24" fan o complete w / shutter expect d that total Farm Bureau du s will rang from $25 to $30. Connecticut had 4829 members such fruits a apple, peaches, pears, plums and strawberries; 2 and 3 days before harvest on many Remember- you can use Orchard Brand drin all through the growing season ight up to hos- in 1958. ' others. You get excellent control • . . vital, last- day or so before harvest. So be sure. See your o DEL s- 0 W TE BOWL At t~ d lcga te meeting it was said the average Connecti- minute prot ction against insect damage that Orchard Brand dealer now for :>hosdrin and 0 cut farm 1" inv strn nt is $50,· could cut heavily 'into your profits. all your agricultural chemi .al ne ids, It can't back siphon because valve and water inlet are well above the 000 and that farm production in lip of the bowl. the state is alucd at $160,000,- 000 annuallv. . Orchard Brand - The right product for every pesl probl m Connccticur F 1'1 1 Bur e a u yours for per b wi will xpand it rvic s t mem- b.ers in mark til g aids, I gi Ia- bon, public 1elations County The above price pr ail at most Fan' Bureau dealers. 'arr Bureai office.' Farm Bureau ba ked tao" l~w adopted GE E AL in 1959 1,; ill l empt li stoc c, P. O. Box 869, Kalamazoo 13, Michi al FAR I C. poultr ',a machin l'Y LV.l ' . (>'2,"0 ~. a 10 • Phone Ff reside 5-867 6nn cticu f rm s alUlually. e :;.-~----------------- igan history, Michigan foods and -----~-------------------------::-----------~-------_....:-._---- elected vice-chairman have been State Fair held annually at Esca- MICHIQAN FARM NEWS im th Michigan vacation pot in invited to att nd. Potluck lunch. naba. This year each County August 1, 195 Farm Bureau will man the booth 4 May. Our delegates are just leaving Mrs. Allyn Gordon. Chairman Mrs. Albert Schmiege. Chairman r . Harol S basty, seer tary Barry county plans to have a for Scotland and won't be re- Croswell R-2 Chesaning R-2 for one day of the fair. o District 1, r c ived his let- camp in August. It was voted to r from Rygo and Suru ( aka- hire a cook so everyone would tani) Natori, married May 23: be free to enjoy themselves. turning until the day of our meeting w h i c h means that Marge won't be with us for the Huron Huron County. East and West Women's Arenac County. Mrs. Miller Committees from the Rest Home gave a very er F Progra Doe the Farm Bureau passed last week included S. 1l20, regulating the handling and sale of certified Mrs. Walter Soya is now serv- first time. We wish them God- met June 9 at Ubly for their an- interesting talk on maintaining seed; S. 1219, rewriting Mich- D ar Mrs. S a ty: ing as secretary of the Barry W r c iv d a beautiful blank- county group. speed and a safe return. nual meeting. Mrs. Marjorie a home for the aged. We planned Karker spoke on the annual con- a tour of the Saran and Plastic a ell in Legi lalure igan's seriously outdated feed law, and S. 1241, to license and from you a few days ago. Clinton County Women's Com- vention of the Associated Coun- divisions of the Dow Chemical HUGO KIVI (Cont:iD ed Irom Page i) regulate controlled atmosphere Than you v r 0 much for Kent County Women's Corn- mittee had a pleasant hall-day try Women of the World at Edin- Company at Midland. As Regional Representative, I gone too far and that this bill storage of fruits and vegetables. s nding it to us as a wedding mittee had a v~ry s~ccess!uI meeting on the lawn at the home burgh, Scotland in August. Mrs. gift. Rural-Ur~an meeting .thIS spring of our chairman, Mrs. Perry. Af· Karker and Mrs. Oliver Tomp- Bay County. Osburn Thurlow gave this report of progress to would be a serious step in the Bus Lines Subsidy. At the be- Please send my best regards at the Games Township Hall. 90 ter the business meeting we en- ins of District 9 will represent presided. Mrs. J ames Hignite committee members attending wrong direction. We urge that ginning of this article we men- gave the citizenship committee the U.P. Di trict Mid-year Series you vote NO on S. 1190." tioned passage of a bill despite to all our friends at Michigan peopl c~me for smorgasbord joyed a demonstration in hair omen of the Michigan Farm report. Mrs. Mainhood in her last month. arm Bureau. Hope we shall dI~n~r using only food grown in styling and management by Mrs. Bureau. When the bill first came up our strenuous opposition. 'I'hat S to Michigan. I you this fall when we come MIchigan.. Entertamment . m~luded son~s Farthing from Beauty School in Lansing. the Farthing safety report said 45% of all The -first County Farm Bureau for final passage in the House, was S. 1050 which provides for Pat Ischem of National Co- automobile accidents are caused was organized October 17, 1955 it failed to muster the necessary subsidizing city and suburban . by 4-H talent wmner Eddie operatives spoke on refrigera- when Delta County became a part ltygo and Suru Natori, Smith and a quiz conducted by Using two of her students she tors and freezers. He showed by speeding. Mrs. P. Stark said of the Michigan Farm Bureau. In 56 affirmative votes, but that bus lines. All gas tax paid by demonstrated how hair can be film strip on preparing the Associated Country Women vote was reconsidered and the such companies would be re- K:E. .P. Takane . Virginia Helt, consumer market- fruits of the World are inviting entries less than 4 years, Farm Bureau bill was kept alive, awaiting a funded and they would be per- styled in three different ways and vegetables for freezers. Kitakoma, Yamanashl, ing agent. Marjorie Karker com- with one setting of pincurls. Of for a 1,000 word essay, "My Most i. organized in all counties except more favorable opportunity. - It m.tted to buy their licenses at Jap plimented us on the meeting. Gogebic, Ontonogan and Dickin- looked as though, with a reason- bargain prices. course, this was strictly for the Lapeer County. 7,687 adults in Treasured Possession." son, with a membership over 600. ably complete attendance, the . While this bill was pending m rri County Women's Com- Pete Sikkema discussed the cost ladies but I'm sure they went Lapeer county had free che. t Clare County Women's Com- mitte m t at Youth Memorial of groceries in stores and what home with many ideas on good X-rays May 26-June 12 for de- mittee planned a tour of the The U.P. counties have taken bill might pass. However, when the House we wrote each Repre- it was voted on the second time, sentative a letter on the subject building July 21 with 40 mem- share the farmer receives of grooming. tection of tuberculosis, cancer Kraft Cheese plant at Clare be- an active part in policy develop- it again failed to secure the these items. b rs pres nt. Announcement was made of and other conditions. Our Wo- ginning with the laboratory test- ment through the resolutions pro- necessary YES votes and went reading in part is follows: Plans were completed for our I OUawa County Women's Com- the T. B. X-ray unit being in men's Committee was one of the ing of milk, going into the pro- cess and have been active in down to defeat. "It is our contention that it pa in th Youth Fair August mittee camp is to be held Au- the- county September 9-18. All ponsors of this project. cessing departments and ending legislative affairs. Bang's Disease and TB. Over these city and suburban bus 19-23. Farm Bureau women will gust 5 and 6 at Wolf Lake near persons 25 through 30 years and Mrs. Kerr Stewart and Miss with packaged cheese ready for U.P. counties have been active lines require special subsidizing, hav charge of cooking for the Muskegon. grandparents are urged to have Elain Abbott of the Michigan shipment. in increasing membership. Mack- in the Senate quite a spirited the cost of any such program inac-Luce Farm Bureau was the battle developed over H. 417, the caf t ia, At the July meeting Mrs. Wol- a free chest X-ray. Tuberculo is Ass'n obtained $400 should be met by the areas re- Burton Richards discussed thl brink, legislative chairman,. re- Two of our community Farm from the board of supervisors Gladwin C 0 u n t y Women's first county over its membership bill to make various changes in ceiving such below-cost service. the law relative to testing cat- coming membership campaign. ported that we should show a Bureau groups entertained Ken- 1:0 provide larger films for those Committee heard Mrs. Adeline goal this year. tle 'for- Bang's disease and T.B. ~t should not be extracted from tucky visitors at July meetings. Alexander, Red Cross home After our business meeting we greater interest in our scho?ls. whose X-rays showed suspicious nursing instructor, speak on dis- U.P. Dairy CommiUee has been The bill was supported and highway funds which are paid- by njoyed a surprise party for Mrs. Not more dollars for education They were observing how our symptoms. very active. The theme of Farm promoted 'by all of the general which should be equitably ox- motorists of the entire State and Velma Wir secretary of Berrien but more education for dollars. community groups function. Mrs. Emily Dondineau was aster and horne nursing. She IS farm organizations, the Michigan anxious to organize a home nurs- Bureau "Shoot for the Moon in pended for a complete highway County F~rm Bureau. Mrs. We should not copy R,!ssi~ but Eaton County Women's Com- hostess for our picnic dinner at Dairy Promotion" has bee n Milk Producers Association and program of construction Wire receiv d a gift from the we should not fall behind, We mittee voted to sponsor a $300 her home. Mrs. Allyn Gordon ing unit in Gladwin county this and stressed by the committee. A U.P. various livestock and d air y maintenance of State trunklines, Women's Committ e in apprecia- should go back to the th~ee R's scholarship in either teaching, spoke on the honor of being Dis- fall. Dairy Products Promotion Com- groups. tion for a I she has done for us. and not have so many fri lls, trict chairman and the compen- Gratiot County Women's Com- However, one Senator led a county highways, and city .and Mrs. Grace VanderKolk con- nursing or short course. Prof. 1. sations of the office. She recom- mittee entertained 195 ladies at mittee has been named. fight against it and for a time it village streets, as provided by Cass County Women's Commit- ducted a quiz on food and food F. Schneider of MSU spoke to us mended highly her successor, its annual banquet in May at Expansion of the service pro- looked as though he had enough the existing formula for distrib- te met July 7 at Mrs. Norman buying. Questions were an- on Michigan. Five flags have Mrs. Bruce Ruggles, who as- Ithaca high school. Table decor- gram has also been carried on. Senators lined up to insure its uting highway revenues. Harvey's home. After luncheon. swered on eggs, meat buying, flown over Michigan. It has 83 umes the duties at Fall Camp, ations of spring flowers, apple We have Farm Bureau Insurance defeat. -On the final roll call the "The attitude of our members plans were made for the fair. grades of beef, apples and non- counties, 11,020 lakes and 36,000 S pt. 23-24. Thirty-six Tuscola blossoms and miniature robins agents in all counties except bill mustered 18 affirmative on this subject is stated in the Proceeds will be used for retard- fat dry milk. miles of streams. We toured Baraga, Iron and Houghton. following paragraph from the Upjohn's Drug Laboratories in county ladies were our guests. carried out the Michigan Week These counties have prospective votes, the lowest number pos- ed child en. It was decided to resolut.on on highway finances buy a hot water heater and a Dis ret Kalamazoo recently. Sanilac County and St. Clair theme. Mrs .. Paul Munson was agents studying for their license. sible for passage. adopted by the voting delegates re igerator. Women's Committees drove to I program chairman, ~nd Mrs. Livestock and dairy interests at the Michigan Farm Bureau Mrs. John C. Watling. Chairman Genesee County. We heard a Midland in June to be guests of Bernard Green, toastmistress, Farm Bureau seed was avail- desired this bill to protect the convention November 12-13, 1957 St. Joseph County Women's Bath a-r fine report from Mrs. Bigger, the Dow Chemical Company on Mrs. Cynthia Crawford's song, able to the membership this past splendid progress made recently and still in effect: Committee had its picnic July 6 delegate to the Northwest camp a tour of the Dow gardens and "My Mich~gan is Beauti~uI," was spring, almost 17 tons of seed! in controlling Bang's disease and at the home of Mrs. Richard Advisory Council meeting of in June. We must protect our beautiful churches, library and' sung pU?h;IY. for the first time Some fertilizer has also been to try to cope with the alarming "'Our greahst immed'afe Schug of Marcellus. The Com- District 5 will be held on Tues- government through our schools, Community Center given by the by a ladles trio. made available. increase in bovine T B which has concern relative to highway . mittee voted to ask the County day, August 18 at the home of study the constitution and know Dow family. Mrs. ~ulholland, heal~h cha~- Farm Bureau Services supplies been mounting steadily during finance is that none of the' Farm Bureau .Board of Directors the chairman beginning at 10 what it stands for. man, said the Tuberculosis Mobile have been made available to the the past few years. In their vote rev e n u e s now available to change the by-laws to provide a.m. A report of the State Ad- Mrs. Otto Tara reported on St. Clair County. Abdul Majid, Unit will be in Gratiot county in members in the Mackinac-Lues on this important bill the Sen- should be sip h 0 ned off a fund so that Women's Commit- visory council meeting and the Freedom Forum in Arkan- an International Foreign Youth September to give free X-rays area. Emmett Vallier of Nap-bin- ators lined up as follows: through any form of diver- tee members can be paid for recommendations will be given. sas. Eighteen lectures and sev- Exchange delegate from Pakis- for detection of tuberculosis. way was named a dealer. YEAS: Beadle, Blondy, Brown sion, whether for financing luncheons and transportation to Our Fall District meeting will eral movies were intensely in- tan, explained his mission here Christman, - Dehmel, Feenstra; the State Police, relocation District training schools. be planned. teresting. Our freedom is threat- and told us about the govern- Sag ina w County Women's Work is being carried on at the Lane, Litowich, Minnema, Miron of utility lines, subsidization The nominating committee has All county officers and newly ened from within and without. ment, religions and social life in Committe heard Mrs. Bart- present time to get the Direct Nichols, Rahoi, Rozycki, Ryan; of bus transportation, or for be n having difficulty in getting There are 400 communistic his country. He is a guest at lett of the Saginaw County Distribution of Petroleum Pro- Stahlin, Steeh, Stephens, and any other purpose or proj- officers for the new year. Mrs. fronts in the United States. the Ray Houston home at Rich- Dairy Producers Council speak ducts into the U.P. The program Younger. (18) ect, however plausible it may Carl A. R. Lewis has been chair- man the past two years and can- Floc lIand Communism is trying to get into mond. our schools and churches. on the proper foods and right will be limited to Menominee way to diet. Delta, Marquette and Alger coun: lings, . NAYS: Dzendzel, Francis Geer- G r e ene, Hutchinson, be.' Our Family Fun Night, June not continue according to the by-laws. She said the Women's For ACWW Meeling Our July picnic was at Sagi- ties at the present time. This pro- Lodge, Mcl'4animan, Norris, No- Ingham County Women's Com- 22 began with a potluck dinner. naw Fair Grounds with potluck gram will be expanded later. vak, Prescott "You will note that this resolu- and Smeekens. tion specifically. opposes sub- Mrs. Alex Kennedy of Posen, mittee reports 22 rest pillows Allen F. Rush, of Lake Orion, dinner. Representative and Mrs. Farm Bureau has taken an ac- (11) sidization of bus transportation. Committee needs financial sup- port. chairman of Michigan Farm Bu- presented to the county hospi- MFB board member from Mem- Holly Hubbell were our guests. · tive part in the Upper Peninsula Ot~er farm bills promoted by reau Women, Mrs. Oliver Tomp- tal. We plan to decorate the in- bership District 3, was our "If you were to pass S. 1050, it Van Buren Women's Commit- kin s of Traverse City, chairman side of the Ingham County Farm sneaker. The County Commun- would be definitely a toe [n the tee members were guests at the of District 9, and Mrs. Marjorie Bureau Hall. The young people ity Chest invited our groups t home of Mrs. Earl Morehouse Karker, coordinator for Women will furnish the curtains. for a luncheon meeting in July. of MFB, flew to Edinburgh, A tour of the new hopsital at this year. participate in the program again The Hom lower Garden door opening up a whole Pan- dora's box of other plausible ap- peals for using highway revenues for non-highway purposes. If H rry Peter on, member of the Scotland by Scandinavian air- Mason followed the June meet- Tuscola County. We have con- County Farm Bureau Board of lines July 31 for the triennial ing. city and suburban bus lines were tributed to the Mental Health Directors, invited the ladies to convention of the Associated Shiawassee County Women's Program and the Cancer So- How to Make a New Lawn to be subsidized, why stop there? Why not take in the busses tra v- consider taking over the Farm Country Women of the World, ciety. We are continuing QUl' Bureau membership Roll Cali August 2 to 16. Twenty-three Committee is deep in fair activ- sponsorship of II Wong, a Iittle eling longer routes? Why not ities. They are competing with H.L.R. CHAPMAN surface and then turned down in- The chief grasses used for subsidize truck operators who again in 1960. ladies will represent state Farm Garden Clubs Lecturer to the clay. boy in Korea. We are sending lawns In Michigan are Kentucky weren't showing a profit, or any- The proposal was tabled until Bureau women's organizations. Grange and Garden Clubs with gifts to eight boys in Caro State A 5 inch layer of prepared top bluegrass, Merion bluegrass, and body else who might be engaged the next meeting when we hope Five more are delegates from a fair booth display. $77.50 plus a box of food was Hospital on their birthdays. • Possibly more of us are inter- soil should now be placed on top red fescue. . in .an enterprise not currently" to have a larger representation the American Farm Bureau Wo- ested in the lawn around the Ant h 0 n y Kreiner, fieldman, of the worked clay. It should paying its way?" of Farm Bureau women who will men's Committee. Representa- given to the Retarded Childrens home than in any other phase of Kentucky bluegrass' produces spoke to us on the work of the consist of good garden soil to be doing the work. tivp~ from 30 countries will at- Center. There are 2 or 3 schools home garden planting. excellent lawns in sunny loca- In that leiter we also .raised The Rev. John Smith of Keeler tend. for retarded children in the Agricultural Stabilization and which has been added a liberal Conservation program. July 3 Maintaining a good lawn is not amount of old, well rotted farm tions when given average care. It the point that apparently - this M thodist church spoke to us On county. the history of the Bible. twenty-eight of us visited the difficult if the home owner. will manure, or if this is not available should receive some fertilizer bill violates the anti-diversion Pansy Drake attended the Tuscola County Nursing Home, realize that the lawn is a great Driconure can be used in its place high in nitrogen three times dur- provision of our State Constitu- Northwest Michigan Farm Bu- Di riet 7 Camp a beautiful new home for the population of grass plants which at the rate of one 6 inch flower ing the growing season, and tion which provides that all rev- aged. . require certain conditions pres- pot of Dricon ure to one bushel of shold be watered thoroughly each enue from the taxation of motor reau Women's camp near Tra- District 7 Women's Camp will ent in the soil for maximum soil. (Six inches is the inside week during hot dry spells. fuel and motor vehicles should erse City in early June. She be held August 5 and 6 at Wolf Puget Sound reaches over 100 growth and the welfare of the measurement at the top of the be expended for highway pur- was very favorably impressed Lake 4-H Center, at Wolf Lake, miles into the state of Washing- plants. Merion bluegrass is a selected poses. Using part of such rev- with the way in which the camp pot). and superior form .of Kentucky enue for welfare or relief of bus 6 miles east of Muskegon. ton. A garden can only be as good and program were conducted. as the soil will allow, and the bluegrass. It produces a dense lines; whether they needed it or Speakers were enjoyable and in- same statement applies to the dark green growth, which ap- not, seems contrary to the anti- ter sting. The evening programs lawn. pears to resist the invasion of diversion provision of the consti- were very entertaining. A side certain weeds. It forms a very tution. trip to Lund's Scenic gardens was In making a new lawn it is beautiful lawn and when estab- very important to know whether Also, passage of this bill would worth the whole trip. We hope lished is more drought tolerant undoubtedly raise the interest- she has convinced many more the soil where the new lawn is to than is Kentucky bluegrass. Its rates on any future highway th y should go next year. be made is acid, neutral, or alka- place is in the open where there bond issues. It is estimated that Five dollars was voted to the line. This is called its pH value. is no competition from roots or this bill would subtract from Clark L. Brody scholarship fund. If the pH value of the soil is shade of trees. It requires liberal highway funds about $328,000 The Youth Camp plans to have not known a small amount (about supplies of fertilizer containing annually. at t e ,~,- plaques expressing appreciation one cupfull) should be sent to nitrogen for best results. to arm Bureau women and wo- the office of your county agricul- Siphoning off that sizable men in cooperative extension • tural agent with a request that Red fescue is the best grass to amount of highway revenue programs for the help they have given. The camp has purchased a new dish washer and a dock. Ir he test it for you. Fifty cents in coin, to cover the handling costs, should accompany the soil sam- ple. grow in shaded areas. It thrives would obviously make highway in the shade of trees and to some bonds less attractive to buyers extent tolerates the competition and would inevitably mean high- of tree roots if given fertilizer er interest rates. That would DI riet UGUST 10 to 15 A neutral soil is considered often. It will also grow in a sandy mean less highway construction soil where the food value and as money spent for interest is not • Clare arton, Chairman most suitable for lawn grasses moisture is low. - in Michigan. available for building roads. On P1ai well -2 Red fescue should never be fer- the passage of this important bill Meet Your Friends at the Lawn grasses depend upon the tilized heavily with fertilizer in the House, the Representatives District 4 Council meeting will voted as follows: . soil to furnish their roots with high in nitrogen. Care. must also b held August 12 at en Mar F EAU YOUNG PEOPLE'S air, moisture, and certain plant MR. CHAPMAN bf: taken in watering the shady YEAS: Bassett, Beadle, Blanch-' House in Grandville. Let's try ard, Bolt, Borgman, Bowerman, to have 100% attendance of of- nutrients which in turn signifies When fhe surface is in place a lawn. It should be watered onlv that the soil should have a good, in dry periods, and very slowly Bowman, Boyer, Bradley. Clark- ic rs for this planning meeting. layer of 10-6-4 fertilizer should son, Cobb, Conlin, Cooper, ou will enjoy the lunch, too. but not too severe drainage. be broadcast over the surface at over a long period of time to per- Copeland, Currie, D::;Maso,Diggs, Heavy clay soils are undesir- the rate of 10 lbs. per 1,000square mit deep penetration. The type of Edwards, Engstrom, Erlandson, able for lawn making because feet. This work should be done fertilizer and the amount to ap- ply will be governed by the soil Folks, Giachino, Gilbert, Green, water drains down through them 011 a dry day with no wind. The Hayward, Hungerford, Jeffries, too slowly. Sandy soils on the soil must now be made firm and testing report. Kowalski, Lesinski, Lohman, other hand allow the water to le-vel. This is-done by raking and Seed of the three grasses men- R. D. Mahoney, Marshall, Mrs. 9119 oon 11:30 to 1:'30 pass down and away too rapidly- rolling the surface alternately. tioned may be sown at the rate McCollough, McNeeley, Nezzano srzes often causing the grass plants to When the soil is firm roughen of 1 pound per 1,000 square feet. Morris, Nakkula, Newton Nill' 2-10 Evening 5:00 to 8:00 suffer from drought. the surface to receive the seed The best lime for sewing a M. J . 0,Brien,. O'Connor, " Pen- by raking lightly. Then sow the This is the de k set's favorite style for school. Mom's favorite, too--a princes that's a real sew- Ie . rce 17th Year Any neutral good garden loam which has produced good vegetable crops will seed. When the seeding is com- pleted rake gently with the back new Iawn is the middle of August. czak, Petri, Phillips, Raap, Ras- mussen, Romano, C. H. Root, By- an, Sallade, Sobieski, Strange, easy! Make two versions with produce a good lawn. of the rake to cover the seed, If seed cann ot be sown at that Sumeracki, Townsend Warner our printed pattern-one with a I Screened Tables, Cooler then roll with a fairly heavy roll- time the next best time is late Whinery, W 0 z n i a k: Wurzel: collar, one with a simple but Very disappointing it is to one er to firm the seed in the soil. March or early April according Yates, Young and Speaker Peers. mart square neckline. who moves into a newly built The lawn should then be water- to weather conditions. (61) ri Pattern 9119: Child's C TRA LOCATION home to find as he commences to ed using a fine spray so not to Mowing of the lawn should be- NAYS: Allen, Anderson Baird fashion his garden and make his wash the seed out of the soil. gin when the grass reaches a Brigham, Crampton, Dun~, Em~ sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Size 6 takes lawn that the soil contains U the soil test determines the height of three inches, using a m~>ns,.J. J. Fitzpatrick, Gibbs, 2% yards of 35 inch fabric. Permanent building back of Grandstand and near nothing but clay. soil to be alkaline, apply peat machine with a sharp cutting Gillespie, Gillis, Handy, Hitch- Merchants Building. Look for our sign: The soil may be so fine and moss or other acid matter in blade. A Kentucky bluegrass cock, Horrigan, Hubbell, Jack- heavy that it may be necessary to place of crushed limestone. lawn should be maintained at a son, Jacobetti, Kilborn Law install a tile system to insure In light sandy soils the drain- height of 2 inches, red, fescue at Meg~ison, Mielock, Montgomery: ie i an rm ole' good drainage. age is too severe for the welfare 2* inches, and Merion bluegrass Morrison, Murphy, E. D. O'Brien, Olsen, Parker, Peltz, Roberts, If the soil test shows the clay of grass plants. This condition at 1 inch. to be a c i d with a pH of may be changed by mixing peat E. V. Root, Jr., Smale, Sterling, ·fA Seed and fertilizers required in 5.0 or un d e r, a 1aye r of moss into the soil at the rate of making and maintaining a good Terbush, Van Til, Wagner Wal- ground or crushed limestone at 1/~ peat moss to 2/3 soil. The pH lawn may be obtained from deal- dron, Williams, and Wisti.' (38) the rate of 20 lbs. per 1000 square of the peat should be as near er in Farm Bureau lawn nd The Michigan Farm Bureau has feet should be broadca t over the neutral as possible. urged Governor WilliaIlUi to veto garden seeds. the bus sublidy bill, . 1050. and adiu tment pro am,' r. a n~t arm • 'FarmTou--- e ntertaine _--. _- •... -- Shuman said, "it is our conviction that a majority of farmers want every means u d to eliminate disastrous for "The dir tion we need ri culture. move in farm policy is abun the excessive accumulation of ly clear," Mr. human said. 160 Kentuckians surplus agricultural to substantially reduce the use of production, "In order to veA approach the solution of our curl' nt farm DON KINSEY public funds in ways that create Even then, 160 Kentucky Farm '-" tit'" •• incentiv for x s farm pro- problems, we mu t move away It was "this-away:" Bureau folks piled out of four duction, to re tore the farmer's from programs that attempt 0 Th Kentucky Farm Bureau Greyhounds at the Farm Bureau freedom to utilize his resources fix prices and control production. proposed a trip for its members Center in Lansing on July 15th. Vle must provide mo opportun- to look over Ohio, Michigan and Most of them had spent the pre- 'v .. "'==.4". as he choo es, to allow prices to ity for market pric s to help respond to supply and demand, Illinois Farm Bureau operations. vious evening visiting Commun- SAGINAW BAY and to reduce costs of these pro- guide needed changes in produc- They thought, maybe, about H,yFarm Bureaus in seven coun- grams to taxpayers." tion and con umption. We must two busloads might sign up. But ties of southern Michigan. expand markets at home and they must have said, "You-all At the Farm Bureau Center in A .• • ·'42 The Farm Bureau president said abroad." come!" Looked like "they-all" tried to! Reservations poured into the Lansing, the visitors were divid- d into groups of about thirty or so. Each group was turned loose - to. o Q. >- present program have encourag- ed excess production, stimulated o use of synthetic s~bstitutes, re- two places in the Kentucky Farm Bureau office. with a Micrugan Farm Bureau m SteIn rd. duced markets, mcreased pro- United States where the Ameri- Two busloads overflowed - then staff member. Now, let me assure duction costs, piled up surpluses, can Flag can fly legally at night three-then four! Eighteen peo- you that 160 bluegrass Kentuck- and cost large sums of money. are the national capitol buiding ple for the fifth busload appeal- ians can ask a lot of questions in OESCHGER FARM He said that adoption of prO-I and the Francis Scott Key mem- ed for a seat. But the buses had three hours! But "we-all" had Morning ~t"l1 posals for direct compensatory orial in Maryland. to be full to make it pay. So eigh- fun! teen were left holding their blue- Enroute t h l' 0 ugh Michigan, blooded horsehide bags in the these general farmers, tobacco- Bluegrass hills. . growers, and some racehorse SEBEWAING 0.25ml ••• r---- M-25 _ Th. 1959 Stat. FClrmManagem.,.t To;;- pay •• vWt to th. W. I. OM.., .' Sons farms ond the T. E. Leipprandt and Son. 'atm. aHl Pi..... •• Hur•• County. Th. tour is Thursday, AuaVSf 6. ry A.2S r SPECIAL RATE to Farm Bureau member 25 words for 1 for ach breeders stopped to have a look ficiency. tiona) word 5 cen each per edition. Figure Ilk 12 or 12.50 coun at Farm Bureau County offices in There will be demonstration NON-MEMBER advertisers: 10 cents per word for one edition. Monroe, Washtenaw, Lenawee plots of sugar beets, corn, and take rate of 8 cents per word per edition. All classified ads are and Berrien Counties. pea beans. Allan B. Kline. past president 1 AGENTS WANTED 15 FARM FOR SALE 18 FOR SALE Farm M~. ~" of the American Farm Bureau Federation, will speak at the noon program at the Leipprandt Card RU. A and Gift SP ARE-TI: Shop at home. IE Gre ting Show friends samples of our n w 1959 farm. Leonard Kyle, agr'I econ- Christmas and Tour in Thu b omist at Michigan State Univer- Cards and Gift.q. Take their orders sity, is tour leader. and arn to 100% profit. ence nee ssary. 11 Occaston 0 ts nothing Greeting ..:to xperi- to try. Angus 6 Write today for samples on approval. Michigan's agriculturally rich Thumb is the site of the 1959 u.s. Attorney • Regal • ichigan. 3 Greetings, BABY CHICKS D pt. 9, Ferndale, (7-3t-53b) 1 Farm Management Tour Thurs- day, August 6, in the Pigeon area ules on DARBY Layer. all • ational lets. Start Highe LEGHOR.. Laying d Pullet Tests. S t p n in nation Program. are Baby Pul- Great again, D liv- 23 of west Huron county. er d anywhere. DX Cro sand W t- Visitors will tour the farms of Wesley and Edward Oeschger of Farm Labor line 702. Free cage layer booklet lit rature. Dirk e Leghorn lana, Exclusive .•.Hchi an. Farm, franchi. d d aler, Box 169M, Z e- (1l-tf-25&17b) and 3 Bay Port and Ted Leipprandt of DAN E. REED Pigeon, members of Huron Coun- Associate Legislative Counsel 5 BUSINESS FOR SALE ty Farm Bureau.' A long-awaited ruling by Unit- S~1ALL L Y ••• illER YAnD for Hale. ~d States Attorney General Wil- ~ orthwestern • lichigan city of 16,000. Low inventory. Wr ite Lumber 14362 liam Rogers has given the De- partment of Labor an OK to Longacr , Detroit 27, Michigan. (8-lt-1 p) J 25 PLANTS and FLOWE move ahead in its plan to estab- 7 IRIS - AFRT N IOLl~TS. ct now. Get 10 choice iris rhl'wme for lish farm labor regulations. $3.50. Surprise collect ion African Vio- GUTTER LEA .•'ER-Acorn's pat- l t leaves $1.10. Send stamp for violet The pro p 0 sed regulations ent d r verslble high peed 7 -wing un- list. Ira. Ma: well Jensen, 4090 We t Barnes Road, Millington, flchig:ln. would require farmers who use load r quickly cleans ne, two, thr e (Tu cola untv) (7-2t-31p) 25 the U. S. Employment Service to gutters tion approved dir ct to preader. cl at' chainle. s gutt rs. Irispec- meet minimum wage require- Low cost. Easy to in tall. 'e this new Improved leaner in action e- ments as well as comply with fore buying any barn cleaner. Lit 1'- regulations regarding housing atur fr e. Vrtte. Otta a Hitch and transportation in the use of F~3!1, Holland, ~Iichgian. (-3t-49b) 7 domestic and foreign seasonal ----,.-------- labor. 9 DAIRY EQUIPMENT _ The regulations were proposed BULK :\IILK COOLERS, us d, and last February after "hearings" new. One 300 gallon us d Unico, . p - were held by the "National Ad- cia.lly pric ta.nks, d. n w 150, 2 < 0, and 1'1' nty. 300 gallon "r it, or visory Committee on Farm Lab- phon Dairy Equipm nt D p't, Farm or." This committee, which in- Bureau 'f'r,vlc , Inc., P. O. Bo: 960, Ivanno cludes no farmers on its mem- Lansing, 7-5911, Exten .•.lichlgan. ion 227. Phone (-It-nh) 9 bership, was named by the little- known "Sharecroppers Fun d" 10 DOGS and met in Washington February MAKE 5 and 6, 1959. They'll hear discussions of how CHIPMAN CHEMICAL CO. management decisions are made Farm Bureau protested the is- Dept. 15, 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, III. to keep these cash and livestock .suance of the proposed regula- farms operating at peak ef- tions and questioned the author- ity of the Department to take such action. A number of Con- gressmen also doubted the De- 2G partment's authority. 27 REAL ESTATE Special Offer to FARM BUR AU MEMBERS The Department claimed its authorization stemmed from the WA TED LISTiNGS of dairy and beef farms, homos, cotta es, Ia p and legislation establishing the U. S. tr am trontage, timher and hunting Employment Service 26 years lands. We :\1ichigan prop rttes. specla.lize in liehigan Northern Re 113- m ago. Since that time, Congress ation It nIt, Lansing, I l lchlga.n. on several occasions has refused. Wri t e Georg-c Mlkp:'lelJ. Halpsman, Ellsworth, P. O. Box 158, Mkhl 'an. to enact legislation covering the A en S CATTl .•E and , ABERnEEN (Antr-Im ount;) (4-tf-~6l.» 27 type of regulation which the De- T.•A DRArg HOG, For MlchlKan'l'1 partment of Labor proposed. select bloodlines in Anaus or meat tvne Landrace hog-s. come to beef cattle 28 RE ORT PROPERTY In an opinion to Secretary of ME'rrie 'Mea(low Far-m, All !'re/>Oing bers of the Mic igan Farm Bureau. This bargain the Attorney General would not sto k at Ca.Ih orm Farm, '"'01111, ('linton, Mich isran. Phon TJal'olrl I;al- GL 6- 1952 SEMT DOnGg 25 foot tandem. grain TRACTOH tight at 0 trail r. is less' than half our regular clas ified advertising rat • likely be overruled on this mat- 4512. (Lenaw e County) Air brakes. F'ar-mars Elevator. ('on- ter. ________________" (-It-20p) 23 ~900r6d., Michigan. (Jackson County) hun Lake!'lldp (5-4t-21p) 4- 35 A Senate Labor Subcommittee, R-mc::n:;TEPED LA .•.-nRAC}J Service headed by Senator John F. Af!:e goltrn from !"tar littprs. ]41<10, a 36 UV few cholce hrN1 i1t s, Phorie "5- I Please send your classified by August 20 for the September 1 edition, Kennedy, has indicated that 21?5. teward Taylor, Marlett R-~. ----. ----,-- ........• ----- hearings will begin late in July 13 FARM MACHINERY fichigan. 2 mil s east, one mile OLD (OLD WA. rCIH" , teeth, Jew- Extra words over 25 at 5 cents each. Figures like $12.50 or or early in August on bills to north. (Sanilac _ ounty) --t. (8-lt-25p) 23 elry. documents, Any orid lt ion. books. ('olne.;. ~t~m"'6, fail descrtpf lon 1238, etc, count as one word. See Ads for classifications. regulate farm labor in various .• c R.H K - DEERrnG GRAl~ LAKEVTE'V Istered rams and ORRIEDALRS. ram Iambs. Reli<- Al~o or senrl for ca.sh offpr. until offer is a('('ept(·r], Items an Chn rIe T'l rrrn- held BL DER, 1 foot. Pow 1" tak -off. All ways, including the application Zerk fittin~s. Good canvas. s. 50. vour choice of 10 ew s from flock. Ron, 9689 84th 1. Alto R-l, Mlr-hi an, of wage and hour laws to farm I 0, John D I' Tractor Bean Puller. Lvle Cb amnion. Plainwell H-R. I fil'h- (Kent ounty) (7-2t-25p) 36 50. . Charles, Sr. 6147 S. Stoney hran. Phone Pine Lake MO f51R7. workers. Lake Road, Jackson R-6, Michigan. (Barry County) (8-3t-25p) 23 HANDY ORDER BLANK (Jackson ounty) (8-lt-25p) 13 HFlC1TS'T'-mrnJD POLLED SHORT- uman Asks ONE 30-56 B KER GRAIN sep- WOR.. Y arling hull. Dark roan. J. U. arator. All teel. On rubber. Com- Simpson. harlott R-5. 4R6~ Ver-morrt- plete with drlve b It. Canvas cover. ville HIghway, Michigan. (Eaton 38 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Can be driven with Farmall-M or County) (8-lt 17p) 23 John De r 60. P. O. Box 9.0 Lansing, Michigan Date ••.......•.•................................•.......•..• Congress to same. 18 FOR SALE n-mnT~'T'ERED hull. 10 months ('olleg-e Bardolipr Lowell n -2, ABET{DEF;N ANGUS old. for sale. Rrd. Clarence if'higan. On U. • on of Klahn, . 16. Phon '1•. - 8-2172. (K nt County) Please publish September my 1 edition. I enclose $ word a~ for . times starting with the Call A Halt POWER H03EY '"\\roodman,. f r other Longacre, equipment. ale. EXTRACTOR, Al 0, hives Write Bees troit 27, flchig-an.' L. and 14362 (8-lt-22p) 23 Charles B. Shuman, president (8-lt-17p) 18 of the American Farm Bureau Classi e tio : . Federation, told the House Agri- culture Committee in July that "government price fixing has not insured satisfactory f a I'm in- come'.' 22 MAPLE SYRUP "Farm. Bureau believes that there is a place for reasonable PRODUCERS price support and adjustment UY YO R ~TNG BV PORATOR programs, and we think it is time this month and save money. Liberal 41 counts are allowed for orders placed for the Congress to put aside now. not delay ordering this Im- short-time political maneuvering IlOI"tant tarpl crop l'!quipment. save and lend a helping hand to ag- by ordering thi month. Write or calI at our warehouse to see evaporators riculture to maintain reasonable price supports," he added. ''With regard to price support • ess ze armers au farm labor problems. The com- carry a lot of political per- mittee wa a rather self-appoint- suasion. Gorge ood on Farm Real Estate Seat Belt Make Driving Much afer Valu Incr a e ed affair. No farmer found a Unions are seeking, too, to 01'- Commun I, FB _"-J""",,,,O pc• ugust place in its roster. , ganize public employees--includ- The meeilng wa labelled as a ing the police and the firemen. ow about a nationwide strike George Wood of Hope Creek Community Farm Bureau has Farm real estate costs more per acre than ever before, says William Heneberry, agr'I econ- It's smart to use seat belts in your car because they reduce chances of injury in an accident hearing. It was more in the na- by almost one-half, and can save ckground Mate ial for Program in Augu t by by such people? Is the public written a piece in blank verse omist at Michigan State Univer- ture of a court of judgment a- lives, says the National Safety gainst American farmers. safety a matter that should be about his Community Farm Bu- sity. Michigan's total farm. real 650 Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups ontrolled by some special and Council. You're much safer in- I have a copy of the Committee privileged group to be used for reau. It recalls Walt Mason, the estate averaged $174 per acre side the car and a seat belt will report. An opening statement as- its own advantages? Such ques- Iowa newspaper poet-philosopher including farm buildings, in keep you there. It keeps the DONALD D. KINSEY who became known nationally March, 1959. Up to $400 per acre Coordinator of Education and Research sures the reader that the Com- tions are being faced by the driver behind the wheel for con- mittee knew before it met that American public today. years ago for his comments in in some urbanized counties, be- trol of the car. farm working conditions are blank verse in the daily newspa- low $100 an acre in some areas. Who shall control agriculture in America ~ Shall pel'S. George Wood in the Mason Buildings account for 44% of among the worst in the nation. More than half of the world's it b farmers themselves,-or some other group ~ Questions style: the total, farm homes represent supply of cocoa comes from "Evidence" used was clearly "Once a month on Friday night one-half of the buildings' value. Ghana, Africa's new independent Who holds the seats on state and national com- picked to air some of the worst 1. American Farm Bureau del- we go to the meeting of Farm Michigan's per acre farm real nation. mittees and boards of agriculture today ~ Fewer and possible farm working conditions egates have urged legislation to Bureau; We have lots of things estate values have gone up 70% that could be found. It did not curb "feather-bedding", "second- to discuss. Some members put up since 1950, 33% since 1954. Na- MICHIGAN FARM NEWS fewer farmers may be found on them anymore. reveal the normal-or-better situ- ary boycotts", "compulsory un- quite a fuss as how farming is tion-wide farm values have fol- Pr·ce Bargaining ations of farm workers-none of ionism" and "industry-wide bar- going to pot; they want legisla- lowed the same trend. 6 August 1, 1959 Non-farm people now hold these posts. the better housing and side-bene- gaining", etc. tion on the dot to make things fits. It would appear that farmers Can you tell what each of these SALTRAZINE@ Forty years ago farmers founded Farm Bureau to A labor union can legally or- worthwhile on the farm. The ganize farmers or farmer cooper- are guilty of running slave labor terms means? members are pretty fair to let create a strong and united voice in their own affairs. atives for bargaining purposes. cam p s, if you accept t his their neighbors have their say 2. Farmers will undoubtedly be But others have coveted the right to speak for the But farmers can do these things "evidence." whether it is pigs, peanuts, wheat for themselves without help, in- Please take note, - this "evi- organized by someone. In your or hay; when all has been said farmer. The efforts of labor unions to do this now have a considerable history. The approach is broad and well-planned. fluence, interference or outside control. Farmers' bargaining agencies dence" was presented and sup- ported by people who are always accusing the writer and Farm Bu- reau of presenting a biased ap- opinion by whom should they be organized? A. By government? B. By business? and done it makes sense and some fun; after our business is discuss- ed a friendly chat is just a must with friends and neighbors, who .Increases (Medicated Worming - Salt) that seek to work with a union proach to public questions. could ask for more?" Two methods of gaming control are becoming so as to fix prices or restrain familiar. There are direct efforts to organize farm" trade could be prosecuted under Federal anti-trust laws, if the At the hearing" Mr. Wm. Sch- nitzler, secretary of the AFL- CIO, said, "Farm labor conditions C. By labor unions? D. By farmers themselves? AFBF Asks Congress daily gain" rs into union "locals." effort involves interstate com- are the most shocking story of ••• says Wisconsin cattle farmer merce. For Water law There are also indirect approaches toward control our time, as horrifying and de- through political action, legislation and government If a union agrees with a farm organization, not of its own mak- grading as the sweatshops at the turn of the century. enluckians Came The American Farm Bureau on July 22 told the House Inter- ~:~'ilbert of Lodi, Wise., is one of many cattle farmers whose herds are enjl.>ying better health and faster daily gain with Hardy Saltrazine. Saltrazine regulation. Success in such efforts merely requires ing, to combine efforts to reduce production, increase prices in in- "Obviously two types of legis- L oking for Ideas ior Committee that enactment of HR Bill 5555 would reestablish is made from phenothiazine (for controlling profit-eating worms), Hardy trace mineral salt and a special proved palatizing agent. terstate commerce, that is a con- lation are needed. One to estab- (Continued from Page 1) the historic Congressional poli- \::::::.;:::::::;:;::::;::::: ::/:3]1 Animals like Saltrazine and whether it's fed in pasture control over the law-making bodies and agencies of lish strict controls over importa- cy that the states have primary " '" l:'. """, 1. or feedlot - free-choice or in mixed rations":' tests show spiracy to restrain trade. government. Either the union, or the farm- tion of farm labor, and the other Farm Bureau office at Adrian. jurisdiction with respect to the ~ :,nA RDY I that it helps control intemol parasites that are present I ~~ .\ in every herd, no matter how healthy it may leek, Cut ers' organization acting alone to provide economic and social July 15 the entire group spent use of water. ~ < \ ' > < i your feeding costs with Saltrazine. The direct approach. Labor leaders have kept a would be permitted to attempt safeguards, including the right to the morning at the Michigan .In 1959 eighteen state legis- '~ >< - Also in~reases ~ilk prod~ction when fed fo dairy calves such pricing controls. join unions." Farm Bureau at Lansing, having latures have petitioned Congress 'l:' _,.><~:<;';V~~,.;~:~::: and heifers until freshening. watchful eye for symptons of unrest in farming Mr. Schnitzler assured the .meetings, and touring the office to enact water rights legislation. ••• ~ wMw~"'~:';'~~~'~~:i •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• areas. Where such occur, it has been a signal to Farmer and Unions hearing that the AFL-CIO would building. That evening they stop- : ~,[ 'tZj k ,_,.:;} There i$ a High Quality Hardy Salt for every purpose. : press the unionizing of farm ped at the Berrien County Farm Carpets • !<', ._"~.. -,.' _,' Write today for complete information. I • move in with a chance of gaining control. aturally Opposed workers "as a vital first step." Bureau Youth Memorial Building 40% of new carpets sold in U.S. at Berrien Springs for supper and are bought by couples married : • ~~',"., ( HARDY SALT CO. • Conditions that breed such unrest are not hard L:,,( " P. O. DRAWER 449 • ST. lOUIS 3, MO. : Significant differences exist be- a program. less than one year. to develop. Just keep wages and manufacturing tween the farmer and the indust- Secretary of Labor •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• rial workers. The industrial , costs rising. Farmers will then have to pay more Following this "hearing", Sec- worker uses his union to sell a retary of Labor James P. Mitchell for supplies and equipment necessary to keep the limited amount of work to a outlined his proposals to correct single buyer,-the employer. The the situation: farm going. Their net earnings will be cut-and farmer sells various amounts of the stage is set for dissatisfaction-especially with a number of products to many 1. Housing and other facilities buyers. for farm workers would have to farmers who operate close to the break-even point. meet standards as set by his The farmer owns the "plant" office. of the CIO effort to take control (or rents it) where his goods are to produced. The industrial worker 2. If domestic labor is available, over the infant National Farmers r Organization in 1956. The N.F.O. rarely owns any part of the plant it would have first call over was originally organized mainly where he works. He has little or foreign workers, and expenses Union efforts to organize farm. by livestock farmers. High gov- no cash investment in his job. between the recruitment center 'rs have become common, but of ernment support prices on feed Employers of business decide and the farm, and return, would rather limited success up to now. grains created a co t squeeze on how much labor to buy. This is have to be paid by the farmer. Both the Teamsters and the AFL- livestock producers. They formed not decided by the worker nor CIO have "thrown their hat in- his union. True, union efforts 3. Wages would ha ve to be paid the organization to press for to the ring" in this effort. higher market prices and higher have been made to limit new at the prevailing rate standard- In New York, New Jersey and government supports on live- production methods by opposing with rates set by the Secretary of Pennsylvania, the Teamsters Un- stock. further automation. But the Labor. Standards for hiring for- ion has been very active among farmer, himself, must decide how eign workers would have to be dairy farmers. It has organized N. F. O. members later were much shall be raised and offered made much more strict. 'offered a 3-year collective bar- s m locals. In New Jersey, T amsters Local 69 of dairymen gaining contract that bore the to the market. He has to estimate market demand. Proposals Are (PREOISION FORMULATED) union pattern. It called for dues as sses its members $60 per year and assessments of $25 per year. These things make union shop Pro te in dues. If a marketing agreement was policy fail to fit the farm situa- tion. There can be efforts to Thirty-eight Congressmen have orm of Per a ion achieved, the member was to pay protested the proposed action as e n 1% of his gross annual sales of force the union shop idea to r farming. The results could lead "acting beyond the intent of the Pressures to join are not hard Iivestock as a dues check-off. law," Pres. Charles Shuman of the to generate. Union-organized Farmers have not flocked to to disaster, too. Boycotts can be leveled against American Farm Bureau said: milk haulers provide a way to this standard. They seem to pre- "persuade" the farmer. As fer to run their own affairs. farm products just as with any ''This is legislation by admin- some of our New Jersey Farm other sort of product. No general istrative order. It simply opens Bureau members put it,-it is boycott of this sort has yet been the door for the unionizing of all simply a matter of getting your Labor Unions Don't carried through on a broad scale. r farm workers. They are not in milk hauled, or left at the farm ·d F rm Strike The public needs its food. the desperate plight pictured at to spoil. thi hearing. This 'persuasion" is also often Labor unions have always held oyco Used to "Union demands could destroy out for lower prices on goods, in- the farmer's capacity to operate backed by promises to get higher orce ember hip cluding food, for worker consum- profitably. The farmer's cost of prices on th market for the pro- ers. Farmers aim at getting the duct, if the farm r will sign a Our Farm Bureau friends in production has climed from $17 highest price possible for the billion to 241h billion in ten ontract giving the union sole goods marketed. The aims are di- Texas tell us that union-organiz- right a bargaining agent. The ed cottonseed oil mills now re- years. Net incomes have dropped rectly in conflict. Therefore, la- union may spon or, and can or- bor's support of strikes by farm- fuse to accept cottonseed from $4 billion. If new laws are need .• • It's the perfect feed for DRY COWS ganize, farmer cooperatives for rs, on any really effective basis, any non-union organized gin. ed, Congress, not the Secretary of this purpose. Or it may assume will probably lack force. Could such pressure be stepped Labor, should make them." control of an already organized back to force the farmer himself It's the perfect feed for. FRESH COWS farmer ' cooperative. In the "Teamster supported" into union membership? It is milk strikes in New Jersey, oves for Power Not long after the Fair Share very possible. Teamster members carried on Bai gaining Association was form- on their business as though the Farmers can now choose freely If you could hand out vast • It's an ideal feed for SPRINGING HEIFERS ed in Michigan, the pages of its farmer picket lines did not exist, to join their own farmer organ- quantities of government surplus publication had frequent articles according to New Jersey farm ob- by ate CIO leaders. It began to ervers. The strikes failed. izations-or leave them alone. foods to people of your own choosing, you could no doubt • It's wonderful for fitting SHOW & SALE CATTLE The union policy has been for strongly espouse C I 0 policy compulsory membership. But it make a lot of friends and influ- po itions. Another strike snag exists for Labor Union Pressures ....page 9 ence people. • It's excellent for your HERD BULL the farmer. A non-farming busi- is not beyond possibility that I n ness or industry can shut down boycotts could be used to put in- Under the present law, the Sec- for six months or more - then retary of Agriculture can refuse ion rm r start up again and be under full dividual farmers out of business. to release surplus foods to any Maybe free choice is worth pro- Correspondence in my file tells production. Shut down a farm tecting. private organization. But the CIa OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, that the most important cow in your is now talking about a change ill the law. They wish this food herd is the dry cow. Farm Bureau Dry and Freshening Feed has been de.. nd·r ct Con rol turned over to the union for dis- veloped with her in mind. A cow CANNOT give full expression to her in- ion Topic o ricul r Suppose that farmers do resist tribution to the "needy"-as they define such people. Control of $7 billion worth of food could herited ability to produce milk unless she is properly handled during her dry period. being organized by labor unions. The e topic were chosen by your State Discussion Topic The approach to control farmers CommiU from the results of the ballots returned by Com- is still possible by passing laws and regulations. THE 0 LY TIME YOU CAN FEED MILK into a dry cow is when munity Farm Bureaus. The 1949-50 proposal for the she is not milking! It is during this period that the next milking level is irect ompensatory Payments for all "Brannan Plan" reached in this established. If you care for the cow properly at this time, her milk produc- direction. A large portion of the Farm Product hat Could They Mean bill proposed to Congress at that tion . . . and your profit . . . should be high later. for Farmer ~ time was taken up with controls and penalties upon farmers. To- t. of a Problems on Michigan day a similar bill is being given THE MOST PROFITABLE FEED is that feed given the cow when serious con ideration again. It is m. ven more binding on the farmer PREMIUM GASOLINE she is dry ! You have no added costs . . . she always pays for it with milk! uprem Court nd th Amer- than the 1950 proposal. NOW 100 OCTANE Farm Bureau Dry and Freshening Feed will give you more than satisfac .. Another way to g t control of ~\ .."'-':~.:.' '.;'f tory results if fed according to feeding recommendations given to you by n titution. the farmer is to unionize hired farm help. Up to now, the law ~:YOU' R,.\:.:-~,)~ your Farm Bureau dealer. f ro p rity or Bank .. has not forced a farmer to em- BEST BUY . ploy or keep a farm worker who fo~ is a union member. The farmer FARM'" , of arm r . is not forced to bargain with a I u In ichigan. union for th wages of farm hlp. The union :; k to change that. ENGINES and '. ,i" ,. ~ f,:·· II a ar ra eal r oon! 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