66,994 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS ••Make Farming A Business—As Well Farm Bureau Members Read tbe NEWS As An Occupation" Published by the Michigan State Farm Bureau for its Membership VOL. I, No. 17 SEPTEMBER 7, 1923 Issued Semi-Monthly FARMERS BUILDING MICHIGAN'S FIRST Farm Bureau Ably STATE TAX BOARD RAISES VALUES A Represented in All WISELY AND WELL PURE BRED SIRE Washington Affairs IN THE CITIES AND BRINGS RELIEF TO GET RESULTS SALEJ S PLANNED Washington, Sept. 5—The Amer- ican Farm Bureau Legislative office TO MICHIGAN FARMER TAXPAYERS at Washington is in charge of an able Ionia Bureau to Initiate New West Virginia farmer-lawyer named Organize Commodity . Ex- Gray Silver. He is assisted by Edwy Equalization Boosts Detroit And Industrial Cities* changes and Co-operate to Stock Bldg. With Novel C. Reed, formerly of Allegan, Mich. Sale Sept- 22 These men are the eyes of the Amer- Valuation I J/? Billion; State Tax Drops From Solve Common Problems ican Farm Bureau members at Wash- ington. They have exposed enough $3 to $2.32 per M. or 22 Pet.; SECURE DIRECT BENEFITS BREEDERS ENDORSE IDEA crooked stuff and corrected enough errors and originated enough good McPherson at Hearings ^ ideas to pay for that office over and Think That Better Livestock Members Control Bureau and Thus Insure a Voice for Will be Given Big Boost over again. They were on the firing line that killed the Nolan-Land tax bill and MEMBERS SELL Following the testimony of super- visors from rural sections of Michi- gan, including that of Melville B. Mc- • Agriculture by this Means Ionia, Sept. 6.—A new venture in the Sales Tax and discovered the proposed high duty on potash and GRAIN, HAY AND Pherson, supervisor from Kent Coun- ty, member of the Michigan State Michigan farmers have made re- markable progress in organization in the past five years. Starting from a Above is the handsome live stock pavillion at Ionia, built and placed Sept. 22, the Ionia County Farm Bureau will hold Michigan's first pure bred sire sale. The Ionia National livestock improvement work is the proposed pure bred sire sale which is helped get a good producers' tariff on wool when the manufacturers wanted a high tariff on manufac- BEANS DIRECT Farm Bureau Board of Directors, and an acknowl- J edged authority on at the service of Ionia Co. farmers being promoted by the Ionia County tured wool goods but nothing on raw rural taxation con- condition of almost complete disor- Bank is a strong supporter of the Farm Bureau. The sale is to.be held To Exporters, Millers and Farm Bureau movement. wool—for reasons that are plain. ditions, the State ganization they have in this brief by the Ionia National Bank. Here, September 22nd in the splendid new- & Board of Equaliza- period, entirely through their own sales pavillion which was recently Others Through Mich. f tion August 23rd in- efforts and with their own leadership, built up five powerful state-wide commodity marketing organizations. MRQ WAfAP Tft IMto. WflbAK 1U FREMONT CO-OP JOINS MICH. FRUIT GROWERS Bank erected and placed at the Ionia County farmers by the National of Ionia. disposal of CHIPPEWA BUREAU Elevator Exch. creased the State's valuation $1,540,- More remarkable still, they have perfected plans whereby these com- HAVE CHARGE OF The idea is believed to be a new Fremont, Sept. 1.—Directors of one, and credit for it is given to B. HOLDING MEETINGS Michigan Farm Bureau members are selling grain direct to exporters at seaboard, direct to America's 000,000 practically all of which fell on- to Detroit and the modity exchanges are associated to- gether through affiliation with the /i/m«n«YTiTvrriTr n r A n i r t h e Fremont Co-operative Produce F. Hall of Belding. On his sugges- great millers; they are selling beans industrial cities of I I Iff! M l m i l I Y W l l f t K Company in Newaygo county, took tion the Ionia County Farm Bureau State and County Working to direct to the great wholesale grocers, Michigan. The net Michigan State Farm Bureau for V V i r i l U U m i 1 Tf V f I U l a c t i o n r e c e n t l y to affiliate with the is featuring the sale, the first of its result is that farm- collective effort toward the solution Improve Service to to the nationally famous canners and Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc., for the kind, and it is expected that it will others; they are selling hay direct M. reduced McPherson ers' state taxes will of problems in common to all Mich- She Favors Farm Bur. Women sale of their fruit products. This lead the way to other sales of a Members be from about $3 to $2.32 igan farmers, such as freight rates, similar nature that will result in to buyers in W. Va., in the Carolinas Association handles a large volume and in Virginia and to buyers in New per thousand when the state tax levy car service and supply, legislation Taking Active Part in of apples and is establishing a repu- great benefit to the livestock indus- Sault Ste. Marie, Sept. 5.—The England. Their associations are get- is figured. and co-operative buying and selling. Organization tation for the quality of its fruit un- try. State Farm Bureau and the Chip- ting the full market price and some- Bureau Aids Co-ops. Reductions in 10 Counties der the management of Mr. A. L. According to County Agent R. L. pewa County Farm Bureau are hold- times premiums. They do it Mr. McPherson urged that the Through the Farm Bureau, local Mrs. Edith M. Wagar, Monroe Burt. Helm, the proposed sale is novel and ing a series of meetings in Chippewa through their Michigan Elevator Ex- valuation of rural sections of the co-operative marketing and business County Farm Bureau member, has The Michigan Fruit Growers Is has the peculiar feature of being the county to extend the service of both change at Lansing, which serves 107 State should be reduced 10.87 per organizations are established and been appointed director of Home and composed of the leading fruit mar- first sale of the kind ever attempted organizations to members there. To local elevators throughout the state. cent. Actual reductions from the given assistance through state-wide Community work for the State Farm keting associations of southern and in the state. It is to be a sire sale improve Farm Bureau service there It is a co-operative, non-profit farm- recommendations of the State Tax purchasing and sales services. Bureau by the State Board of Direc- western Michigan. Its tonnage is exclusively. There are no "equal it has been thought best to organize ers' organization that is open to any Commission were made in the case County Farm'Bureaus help finance tors. running over 4,000 cars, most of rights" about it. The females of local co-ops at the proper points af- of 10 northern counties, as follows: which will be marketed through the the species will not take part. association of Farm Bureau mem- County Agricultural Agents, County Mrs. Wagar has national growers marketing agency, ter the matter of successful ven- bers. Delta, $109,000; Huron, Iosco, Boys' and Girls' Club Leaders and The plan briefly is this: Only sires tures in southern Michigan counties. Crawford, Lake, Manistee and Ros- been prominent in the Federated Fruit and Vegetable Does Big Business Home Demonstration Agents and de- These local co-ops will make for Farm Bureau and Growers. Both the state and na- are to be sold. . Two to four good closer organization and will enable Last year the Exchange shipped common each $50,000; Luce, $95,- termine the program of work for Grange w o r k for tional bodies were organized largely registered male animals of all breeds 000; Newaygo, $150,000; and dairy cattle, bet: cattle, hogs and the Michigan State Farm Bureau ser- 2,200 cars of grain, 1,200 cars of hay these extension workers in their years. S h e is a through the Farm Bureau. Their of Schoolcraft, $94,000. The aggre- counties. sheep being raised in the county are vice departments and marketing de- and 900 cars of beans. It charges gate reduction for these 10 counties member of the State purpose is to increase growers' re- to be consigned by the various breed- partments at Lansing to serve Chip- its members the following handling Michigan farmers have wisely de- Board of Directors. turns through standardization, pack- ers and breed associations and sold pewa members to better advantage. charges: wheat, rye and barley, 1 was $748,000. cided that to get the best results, She lives on a farm ing and grading, adoption of brands, at auction at this sale. The equalized assessed valuation local and county organizations must The meetings followed a director's cent a bushel; corn and oats 3-4 near Carleton. Mrs. advertising and moving the fruit to meeting of the Chippewa County cents a bushel; hay $1 a ton; beans, of Wayne County was given a healthy be affiliated into a central state or- Wagar believes in market in accordance with the de- It is believed that most of those boost, being raised to $2,666,500,000, ganization, such as the State Farm who come to this sale to buy will Farm Bureau September 5 when it 5 cents a bag. Last year after tak- the wives of Farm mand, a proposition that an organ- an increase of nearly $600,000,000 Bureau, which enables them to speak Bureau men taking ized fruit industry makes possible. be farmers of Ionia and adjoining was reported that the Chippewa ing care of the operating expenses over the equalized value of a year as one on matters of common inter- counties who are in the market for County Farm Bureau store at Sault the Exchange paid a patronage divid- ago. / an active part in the est. The State Farm Bureau's busi- good pure bred mal<>s to improve the Ste. Marie is showing a nice profit end of $8,000, which was pro-rated State Tax Loss V v;^ organization's work. to the local elevators in proportion ness departments are proving suc- cessful, both from, the standpoint of the organization and of the individ- Mrs. Wagar She says: BUREAU KNOCKED grade herds and flocks, and the pur- under the present management. pose of this sale i to offer them an Alex. MacVittie of the State Farm to their business with the Exchange. opportunity to get his kind of a male Bureau is representing the state or- Members of the Exchange are It is the purpose of the state board of equalization in boosting that value j n l members who are receiving through them excellent services for Farm "I recently attended a county Bureau's annual where the attendance was at least meeting OUT EXTRA TAX at an auction where prices are sure ganization and Gifford Patch, Jr., is farmers and their co-operative eleva- to be right. The movement will ul- representing the Markets Dep't. of tors. These elevators sign a contract timately, it is declared, result in the Michigan Agricultural College at with the Exchange, agreeing to sell this year to bring such values up close to actual cash values as in- tended by the Michigan tax law. This membership dues. Does Big Business The seed department buys and half women. I found these women just as interested as the men; they FOR FARM LANDS great improvement to the grade herds the meetings. Successful meetings all their hay, grain and beans of Ionia county farmers by the more were held at the Soo Town Hall and through the Michigan Elevator Ex- increase does not raise the amount of state tax. In fact, the total state taxes to be raised by the general understood and participated in the general use of pure bred sires. Pine Grove Grange Hall Sept. 5-6. change. In some sections of the sells many carloads of guaranteed property tax this year are but $16,- business session and enjoyed the re- Helped Kill Nolan Bill to Shift The details of the sale are being Dates of the other meetings follow, state the local elevators have their pure, adapted seeds annually for its 000,000, as compared with $17,300,- ports of the county agent and home arranged as rapidly as possible, Mr. with the same speakers. All are eve- farmers sign crop contracts, which members and has built up a great Others* Tax Burdens 000 in 1922. demonstration agent. The morale Helm states, and nearly all of the ning meetings. assures the local elevator of a de- out-of-state market for Michigan Because of the decrease in total of this meeting was of the highest to Farmers consignments it is possible to handle Sept. 7—Rosedale. pendable supply of products. With- surplus seed, which is proving very tax and the increase in total valua- type. have been made. The services of Sept. 8—Brimley. out that no elevator can be efficient; satisfactory to Michigan farmers. tion, the new tax rate will be radical- Bureau Welcomes Women The Ralston-Nolan Land Tax bill Col. J. P. Hutton of Lansing have it would be like a ship without a The purchasing department buys Sept. 10—Rudyard. ly reduced, dropping from more than "The Farm Bureau is a business was offered in Congress in 1920 by been secured for the sale. plan of navigation—forever at sea. hundreds of carloads of supplies Sept. 11—Pickford. $3 to about $2.32 for 1923. organization, but when we consider manufacturing interests as a sub- Salesmen Are the Best monthly for 400 local co-ops. It de- Sept. 12—Stalwart. Now that the farmer is organized, business for the farmer we know that stitute for the excess profit tax. Specialists at Lansing handle the veloped Milkmaker, the only public every member of the family is inter- They wanted to slide a good portion FARMERS CLUBS TO Sept. 13—Barbeau. grain, hay and bean sales. The man he is having his day in court and is formula dairy feed, of which 10,000 Sept. 14—Dafter. being heard in the councils where his ested. In no other vocation is the of their federal taxation onto some in charge of each department is a tons have been used by Michigan husband, wife and family more close- other industry, and they picked on MEET AT LANSING Sept. 15—Trout Lake. seasoned salesman and knows the interests are involved. farmers in the last few months. ly connected than in farming. The the farmers. The bill provided a The Executive Committee of the Farm Bureau Produce market for his commodity. The vol- Through the Farm Bureau Produce Exchange at Detroit, many of Mich- igan farmers are getting better prices for /their truck crops, fruit, egg, wife is far more interested than she federal tax of one per cent on all State Association of Farmers' Clubs is sometimes given credit for, and land holdings valued over $10,000, met at Farm Bureau headquarters she must be an active partner in the regardless of improvements. On land at Lansing, August 27th and set Dec. Exchange at Detroit ume enjoyed by the Exchange makes it attractive to big buyers and in turn their bids for that volume very WOOL POOL OPEN poultry, etc. The Exchange markets over $50,000 worth of produce business if she is to do her best. She worth $100 per acre this would have 4-5 as the dates for the 31st annual The Farm Bureau Produce Ex- often result in premiums to locals. hears and knows about the selling been an additional tax of $1.00 per meeting of Michigan Farmers' Clubs, change at 2729 Russell St., Detroit, The Exchange never confirms a sale of crops co-operatively, so why should acre. A WHILE LONGER monthly for Farm Bureau co-ops and \- to be held at Lansing. Speakers of markets butter, eggs, poultry, vege- until purchase of the goods has been she not understand the grain, seed, Manufacturing interests proposed state and national prominence will tables, fruit and other produce for secured from its members. On this Inasmuch as Farm Bureau mem- individual members. wool and produce sales services of this bill under the plea that business feature a well balanced program of our members direct or through their basis the Exchange is never forced bers are continuing to write to the Direct and Indirect Benefits the Michigan State Farm Bureau and must have" relief from the federal entertainment. Those attending the local co-ops. Any shipper should to take on the market risk and is in The wool department conducts an- Bureau, asking if the wool pool will the advantages of its Purchasing tax load and that land owners could meeting at Lansing were President write to the Exchange telling what a position to carry on its business at still accept wool for 1923 pool, and nual pools and has shown to Michi- dep't. for buying farm supplies and well afford and ought to carry what Lee Noble of Oxford^ Vice-Pres. W. he has and asking shipping direc- a minimum handling charge. gan wool producers the advantages of it has been found possible to con- the Seed dep't service in assuring us the backers of the bill considered a A. Cutler of Grass Lake; Sec'y-Treas. tions before shipping. The Ex- Brand Protects Growers tinue acceptances for probably an- selling their wool by grade and adapted seed? The latest benefit to accrue to through the pooling system whereby fair and equal share. It was put up Mrs. I. R. Johnson of Rushton; Di- change has been giving members other fifteen days, members may Doing Things For Girls to the business interests in this way rectors, Mrs. J. S. Brown of Howell, good service and good returns. Michigan Elevator Exchange mem- ship to the Bureau pool until fur- the large buyers can be supplied with "'I have watched with great inter- —"Do you favor a reduction of 25 G. A. Millspaugh of Oxford, Edgar bers is the adoption of a private carload shipments of wool of the ther notice in. the Farm Bureau est the activities of the home demon- per cent in your federal taxes?" Burk of St. Johns, and W. J. Brook- OHIO FRUIT CO-OPS ORGANIZE "Michelex" brand for the shipment News. various grades. Last year the pool stration argent in several counties and of Michigan Elevator Exchange returned from 3- to 9 cents a pound The American Farm Bureau Fed- ins of Ovid. There is still considerable, wool I feel that any county is much rich- eration strenuously opposed this bill Ohio co-operative fruit marketing choice handpicked beans. This brand in the country and the Farm Bureau better than local dealers paid for the er for her work among its girls and and it was smothered in Congress. organizations are uniting to market is the Exchange guarantee that the same grade of wool. Its indirect in- MACHINERY SHOW AT FAIR wool pool is receiving considerable women. So much has been said At the time the Michigan delega- their fruit through the Federated branded bag contains only the choic- wool daily. If you want to pool fluence was probably even greater, about keeping the boy on the farm, tion in Congress, upon action of the as it resulted in raising the average One of the most interesting de- Fruit and Vegetable Growers, the est Michigan beans. The bag will go write to the Wool Department at but it seems just as necessary to State Farm Bureau, authorized the partments of the West Michigan same organization that is handling to the buyer accompanied by a cer- Lansing for wool sacks, stating for (Continued on page 4) make, farm life attractive for the State Farm Bureau to say that not a Fair at Grand Rapids September 18- .the sales of the Michigan Fruit Grow- tificate of inspection from the in- how many fleeces. Wool is graded girl as for the boy. We cannot ex- Michigan man would vote for the 22 will be the machinery show. Ma- ers, Inc. spector of the Michigan Bean Job- promptly on arrival and the pooler pect him to stay there alone. I fear bill. The manufacturers estimated chines to perform every conceivable bers Association. This brand should gets the regular cash advance of 25 FEDERATION KILLED the majority of cases where the farm- that the Ralston-Nolan bill if pass- task on the farm will be exhibited. It's what we learn after we think help the price of Michigan Elevator cents a pound. Final settlement er has moved into town can be at- would relieve them of $1,000,- Factory experts will be on hand to we're self sustainin' that counts—Abe Exchange beans. FEDERAL SALES TAX tributed to the discontent of the ed 000,000 in Federal taxes and settle explain their working. Martin. tifcSr The Michigan Elevator Exchange when the pool is closed out. woman—too little effort was made to it upon farmers, mine owners, oil is growing steadily. It is open to any ASKED OF CONGRESS conserve her strength and time and field owners and other land owners. co-operative Elevator of Farm Bu- Bureau In Market Washington, Sept. 5—The sales tax" make life worth living. bill was proposed in Congress in 1921 Farmers and coal barons would have "If our farm women could only paid one per cent alike, regardless to finance the proposed Soldiers' see what great possibilities there are of ability to pay. Gas Tax Sentiment Strong, reau members. The sales office at Lansing can give interested Farm Bureau members information on how For Your Vetch Bonus of 3 ^ billion dollars. It for improvement in country condi- would have fallen largely on the tions! If we would only organize our Says Good Roads Officer to join the Exchange and will assist them. More farmers should find the pro- duction of vetch seed profitable in necessities of life. Had it passed, own strength and use it to help our- TEXAS COTTON CO-OP coming only from one source—those Michigan. Grown with rye for a supporting crop, it hag proven one of no doubt today we would be paying selves! a nuisance tax of several cents on Bureau's Aim for Women GOOD FOR 20 MILLION Even Detroit Auto Club Mem- high in authority in the Detroit Au- Onekama Farm Bur. the best paying crops for Michigan bers Favor Levy, tomobile Association, and yet it is every article we buy. On such ar- "Through the Farm Bureau we Dallas, Tex., Sept. 1—The Texas my belief that so far as the entire Enjoys Big Picnic farmers, particularly if they will make provision to harvest and ticles as machinery, no doubt, the hope to put agriculture on the same Bryant Says membership is concerned, it is for tax would have been several dol- business basis as other vocations, Farm Bureau Cotton Association has the tax rather than against it. The Manistee — The Onekama Farm thresh early so it can be placed lars—like it is on automobiles to- and as we gain through business succeeded in borrowing $20,000,000 Willard K. Bryant of Kalamazoo, managers of the association confess Bureau Local, noted among the farm- on the market during August. day. methods we should in turn apply the to finance the marketing of its 1923 The big demand for this seed crop and has been assured by the secretary of the Michigan State Good that they have never submitted the ers' organizations of the state for annually comes in August, although Under our marketing system of to- results to making better homes and bankers that more is available if Roads association, while in Lansing matter to the rank and file of the its progressiveness, enjoyed a day day, farmers would have paid the tax better farms. My heart goes out to needed. Last year the Texas as- a few days ago commented on the club. of festivity Aug. 23 at the Manistee there is springing up a large de- on everything they bought because the farm woman who dreams of the sociation returned its members $25 road situation in the state and the county fair grounds. Business was mand for spring seeding. This year, State's Roads Famous as usual, there has been a drop of it would have been passed on to time that she can have water in the more on the bale than most non- sentiment of Michigan people re- Michigan is fast spreading knowl- not forgotten entirely, for James them. When they come to sell, how- house, a lighting plant, furnace or members got for their product. The garding taxation systems to raise edge of its good roads. Estimates Nicol, former president of the State two to three cents per pound since ever, they could not pass the tax on bath room, and I feel that when Association sells by grades and offers funds for highway purposes. the high point about the middle of which I consider reliable and are Farm Bureau and now president of August. and would have to pay it themselves, farmers get so organized that "they volume to the big buyers. Mr. Bryant says Michigan is borne out by my own observation the Michigan Fruit Growrs' Inc.; C. very likely letting themselves in for speak as one" for simply the same stronger than ever for the gasoline lead me to believe there are fully M. Jones, buyer of all the local's Vetch not marketed immediately a double system of taxation. chance as other business, then rural tax. His duties take him well over 200,000 visitors here in Michigan Onek-a-Mich brand cherries, and must be carried until next spring Farmers would have paid a sales people will enjoy these comforts as a Bureau Collects Claims the state, and he says that sentiment each day throughout the summer for Agricultural Agent Harold Vaughn and hence with storage, insurance tax like they do freight rates—com- matter of course. indicates to him that interest in the a period of 10 weeks. A gasoline tax were speakers. and interest charges accumulating, ing and going,—and they are about '"I urge Michigan farm women to During August the Farm Bureau gasoline tax is far from dying down would reach all that number, and necessitates its purchase at lower the only people who have to do that. aid us in renewing every present Traffic dep't. recovered $65.17 from with the adjournment of the legis- they would not object to it either, NEW COUNTY AGENT values than when it can be sold im- The Farm Bureau fought the sales membership of the Farm Bureau and a railroad for the Catsonville Farm lature; it is stronger than ever. for they come from states where the Coldwater, Sept. 1—Ward Andrews mediately. tax and helped kill it. The Farm to encourage all other farmers to Bureau, Sanilac county. The claim '"I feel confident in asserting," gas tax is in force. is Brandjh \County; Farm Bureau's The Seed department is in tbe Bureau was the outstanding farmers' unite with us that we may hasten covered loss on a car of coal. The said Mr. Bryant, " t h a t fully 70 per "Michigan is bound to need much new agricultural agent. He comes market for vetch and any of our organization fighting the sales tax. that day." claim had twice been rejected by cent of the people of this state are more money for its roads. I do not from Howell in Livingston county readers who do not have ready ac- Once enacted, a sales tax would have the railroad. The bureau also col- for the gasoline tax as the fairest think a cent more of it should come where for the past three years he cess to co-operative associa stuck .like glue. . Taxels like that Tennessee has launched a State lected six other claims for its depart- and surest way of raising the money from a general property tax. Gen- has been teaching agriculture and should submit their samples d are a long time coming off, even af- Farm Bureau starting with 19 fully ments and others during the month, needed for our roa'ds. eral property is taxed now more than has been engaged in Boys and Girls to the Seed Department, Lansing, ter their necessity is past. organized Cqunty Farm Bureaus. totaling $202.96. "Opposition to thse gasoline tax is it ought to stand." club work. Michigan, for offers. MICHIGAN1 FARM BUREAU NEWS SEPTEMBER 7, 1923 TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE SPEAKER FOR BETTER COWS AND Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- THIS EVENING"— MORE ALFALFA IS quarters, Lansing, Michigan. VOL. I. SEPT. 7, 1923 No. 17 Through the magic of radio the message of agriculture will ride the NEWAYGO SLOGAN Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class ether and enter farm homes through- matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided out the land. Bureau Has a Program Which for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1&17, authorized Jan. 12, 1923. The American Farm Bureau Fed- Brings M a n y Benefits to Subscription Price 60c Per Year, Included in dues of Farm eration has installed a regular week- Bureau Members. ly radio service, broadcasting from Its M e m b e r s KYW Chicago, at 8:01 p. m. Stand- B. B. UNGRBN. Editor ard Time each Tuesday evening. Newaygo, Sept. 5—The adoption S. M. POWELL. • Ass't. Editor President O. B. Bradfute opened and promotion of a well balanced the Farm Bureau Radio Service, Sept. program suited to the diversified 5, speaking on " ' T h e Voice of the agricultural conditions of Newaygo MICHIGAN $T BUBIAU Farmer." J. W. Coverdale also county has enabled the Newaygo spoke. County Farm Bureau to serve all OFFICERS Each Tuesday night a regular types of farming, with especial W. E. runvLirS, Decatur M. L. NOON, Jackson ....President Vice-President Farm Bureau program will be broad- casted at 8:01 P.. M., which is the emphasis on marketing problems. The results of the Farm Bureau's Fall Blankets Special FKED VAN NORSDALL, Three Rivers. i Treasurer best hour of the day for our peo- activities in Newaygo County have ple. As rapidly as possible arrange- Beautiful, fluffy, woolen double bed blankets Directors-At-Large been very marked. For instance, the ments will be made with other power- alfalfa acreage has been incresed a r e b e i n g offered b y t h e F a r m B u r e a u a t F a l l p r i c e s JAMES NICOL South Haven ful sending stations in all sections of from 500 acres to over 3,000 acres L. WHITNEY WATKINS Manchester the country to broadcast the farm this year. which can not b e duplicated a n y w h e r e for material, t MELVtN B. McPHERSON Lowell message. A far-reaching program for the w o r k m a n s h i p o r w e a r i n g q u a l i t i e s for half again MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Carleton Walton Peteet, co-operative mar- advancement of the dairy interests EARL C. McCARTY Bad Axe keting director for the American of Newaygo county has been promot- what w e are asking our members. GEORGE FRIDAY Coloma Farm Bureau, is the A. F. B. F . ra- ed. A cow testing association has T h i s is y o u r o p p o r t u n i t y t o get set f o r winter VEROLD F. GORMELY Newberry dio speaker fori Tuesday evening been organized in which the average September 11th at 8:01 p. m., Cen- production per cow for 1922 was w i t h a p a i r of F a r m B u r e a u b l a n k e t s t h a t a r e t h e Commodity Directors FRED SMITH, Elk Rapids .Michigan Potato Growers Exchange tral time, speaking from KYW 304 pounds of butterfat, more than last w o r d in w a r m t h a n d c o m f o r t . For Christmas, broadcasting station Chicago, _345 twice the average production for the M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association meters wave length. He will speak state. Dairy herds are also being w e d d i n g or o t h e r gift o c c a s i o n s , n o t h i n g c o u l d b e ELMER A. BEAMER, Blissfield ..Michigan Live Stock Exchange on Co-operative Marketing of Farm improved through assistance being CLARK WALDO L. E. BRODY, PHILLIPS. Lansing DecaturHeadquarters Michigan Secretary, Manager Elevator Exchange f i n e r n o r a p p r e c i a t e d m o r e t h a n a p a i r of Farm Products. September 18th, Dr. W. rendered by the County Farm Bu- H. Walker of California, vice-presi- reau in the matter of securing bet- Bureau blankets. W e g u a r a n t e e y o u r satisfaction State Farm Bureau Business Department a t Lansing Walton Peteqt dent of the A. B. F., and J. F. ter sires. Reed, president of the Minnesota Poultry culling campaigns have or y o u r m o n e y b a c k . Seed Traffic, Claims Service General Offices Chicago, Sept. 4. — The American Purchasing Advertising Farm Bureau Federation gave the Farm Bureau will also speak. been carried out with the result that Wool At Detroit farmer a national voice. The farm- If you hear any of these messages many farm flocks have been THE OTTAWA Michigan Farm Bureau Produce Exchange 2729 Russel St. er's voice is now to be projected into kindly drop the NEWS a line telling reduced one-third to one-half with- Above is our Ottawa blanket, a. soft, fluffy^ 100% At Grand Rapids the air. us about it. out decreasing the egg production. virgin wool double blanket. It is 72 x 84 klches and ^4-J To improve the quality of crops weighs about 5 lbs. It comes only in ;t grey and E. L. BWLNG, State, Far-m Bureau Traffic Counsel Murray Bldg. grown in Newaygo, the County Farm SEED DEPT. WANTS Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations Affiliated With Michigan State Farm Bureau WEST MICH. FAIR MAMMOTH CLOVER Bureau has logically advocated the use of better seed's. This program white plaid. The checks are about 0 inches square. A wonderful value at ...... $12.00 has been especially effective in con- Michigan Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Milk Producers Association Cadillac 707 Owen Bldg, Detroit HAS BIG PROGRAM - Because medium and mammoth nection with clover, alfalfa and pota- toes. THE EATON A rich, heavy, warm 100% woolen blanket, Michigan Live Stock Exchange 425 N. Butler St.,'Lansing clover cannot be surely identified as Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing to variety from observation of the The horticultural interests of the 72 x 81 inches, weight about 5 1 /; lbs. It is satin , E n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d Education- county have not been neglected. Help seed, genuine mammoth on which bound. Colors—pink and white or blue and white Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges al F e a t u r e s W i l l Be has been given regarding spraying, or yellow and white plaids. The checks arc about the grower is willing to sign an af- planting and general orchard prac- MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N Enjoyed fidavit as to trueness of variety, 5% inches square. Price $16.00» tice in connection with small fruits, W. B. Phillips, Pres Decatur N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing finds an unusually good outlet apples and peaches. L. C. Kamlowske, Vlce-Pres A. M. Eckles, Vlce-Pres Grand Rapids, Sept. 6—With a big through the Farm Bureau Seed de- Newaygo county farmers realize THE ALLEGAN Washington Plymouth partment. A number of the co-op- A very attractive double blanket, 7 0 x 8 0 inches, program of exhibits and attractions that what has been accomplished Carl Martin, Sec'y-Treas. Coldwater John C Near, Sec Flat Rock erative organizations in the mam- with 20% cotton binder. It weighs about 5 % lbs. in readiness, The West Michigan could not have been done as effect- L. K. Osmor, Mgr Lansing B. F. Beach, Ass't. Sec Detroit moth producing sections are now It conies in the same colors and plaids as the Eaton State Fair at Grand Rapids promises ively without the assistance and ser- C. S. Benton, Beans Lansing supplied with Seed department af- H. W. Norton, Treaa Howell a rare treat for fair visitors, Sep- vices of the State Farm Bureau and blanket. Price .* $12.00 fidavits. In order to protect our I» I\ Bowie, Hay Lansing M. L. Noon Jackson tember 17-21. t its business departments and af- customers we require an affidavit James Nlcol South Haven L. W. Harwood Adrian Heading the list of attractions are various aviation features put on by with all mammoth clover. Of filliated commodity exchanges. THE WASHTENAW H. D. Hortbn Kinde W. J. Barnard '.....Paw Paw course the producing farmer knows The Newaygo County Farm Bu- It is a 100%) virgin wool double blanket, 70 x 80 George McCalla Ypsilantl Ray Potts Washington the Burns Flying Circus and a fleet whether his seed- is mammoth or reau will open a campaign Septem- of planes from Selfridge Field. The ber 10 to renew present memberships inches and weighs about 5 lbs. It comes *n two John Nlcolson Marietta Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven medium and cab jiave no objection colors: Dr. W. C. McKinney. ..Davisburg Burns Flyers consist of Jack Burns, to signing a stat«nent as to true- and sign up new ones. M. R. Shlsler Caledonia Black and dark red plaid, 1% in. checks $7.50 James J. Brackenberry... .Bad Axe Ex-Army Officer, 'Chuck' Brown, for- ness of variety. F. M, Oehmke Bach merly of the Royal Air Service of MICH. POTATO GROWERS MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. EXCH. Great Britain, and Enrique Espinosa, Don't fail to seid or bring sam- THE MICHIGAN Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac Fred" Smith, Vlce-Pres. Elk Rapids E. A. Beamer, Pres W. J. Perry, Vlce-Pres Blissfield a young Mexican dare-devil. The feature act of this group will be a ples of your mananoth seed direct to the Seed department if we have BEAN ELEVATORS An excellent single blanket, GG x 81 inches, in small tan and white checks. It is 75% virgin wool Grand Blano no co-operative orjknization in your S. B. Rogers, Sec East Jordan C. C. Wells, Gen. Mgr Cadillac D. S. Wood, Treas Barryton J. H. O'Mealey, Secy I'. M. Granger, Treas Pittsford Charlotte mimic combat with tons of bombs and explosives. Capt. Skeel will be in charge of the section. Mammoth 1 (lover is bring- ing very $pod prices at present. We DISCUSS SITUATION and 25% cotton. Price. $7.50 These blankets were made/ w h e n materials and J. D. Robinson., Levering Alex Lindsey Decker army planes that will be sent in for have no way of knowing just what the future of the market is going to Saginaw, Sept. 5—Thirty repre- labor were m u c h lower than today. Y o u will n o t e J. T. Bussey American Farm Bureau Provemont Federation ICuward Dippey Perry exhibition flying in connection with sentatives of 19 farmer-owned Mich- O; B. BRADFUTB President recruiting campaign for the| First be, but we believe that if prices to Ernest Snyder Lakevlew C. H. Runciman Lowell igan Elevator Exchange locals hand- t h e difference if y o u m a t c h o u r b l a n k e t s w i t h t h e J. W. COVERDALE Secretary Pursuit Group of Selfridge Field. producers go very much higher than L. E. Willett Laingsburg they are at present, the consuming ling beans and representatives of GENERAL OFFICERS A. F. B. F The Merrill Balloon performers will s a m e q u a l i t y g o o d s in a n y s t o r e . Blanket prices C.58V.East Washington St., Chicago Tracy Ithaca farmers next winter and spring are four prospective members of the Ex- GRAY SILVER Washington Representative make balloon ascensions daily with change attended the Elevator Ex- h a v e followed w o o l e n goods to higher price levels. single, double and triple parachute going to be somewhat reluctant buy- LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. ers and are likely to show a tenden- change meeting Sept. 4, at Saginaw, drops; there will be 17 acts of high- Farm Bureau blanket prices remain the same. WHY DO FARMERS STAY ON THE FARMS? cy to substitute sweet clover or some to discuss the market situation and class vaudeville especially adapted methods for handling the bean crop. P l a c e y o u r o r d e r today. Send check or money to fairs. such seed that is selling at a lower "With so many farmers moving to the cities one sometimes It was advised that all Elevator There will be horse races, band level. o r d e r o r w e will s h i p C. O . D . W e ship postage wonders just why those who do not leave their farms stay there Exchange locals handling beans join year after year when they admit that the profits are not satis- concerts, state championship horse the Michigan Bean Jobbers Associa- prepaid. shoe pitching and Grange baseball factory. Probably every farmer's reason is a little different tion. As the Elevator Exchange tournaments, livestock, agricultural, from his neighbor's, but here are some of t h e m : horticultural exhibits, implement, POTASH PRICES KEPTships more beans than any other shipper now in the Jobbers' Asso- In the first place, the farm is not a liquid asset and cannot be farm machinery, electrical appliance, FROM HIGH LEVEL ciation, it was resolved that the Ex- MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU readily converted into money to good advantage on a moment's motor-car, truck, tractor and home notice. During the past few years many farmers have held on tion, institutional and cow testing change should be entitled to a mem- Blankets & Clothing Department to their farms feeling that it was not a good time to sell. And ass'n. exhibits. Boys and Girls Judg- BY BUREAU'S ACTION bership on the Association's Board Lansing Michigan ing Contests, fireworks pageants and The potash industry is trying to of Directors. A committee will take secondly, many farmers who are past middle life feel that they get a start in this country. The the matter up at the annual meeting are not trained to secure desirable city positions. Thirdly, farm- beautiful set pieces every night, legimate concessions, educational and world's supply of (heap potash comes of the Bean Jobbers at Detroit Sep- ers realize that while wages are often attractive in the city, still from Germany. The American pot- tember 12-13. Frank Nash discuss- interesting exhibits by various state employment may not be regular, so that days of idleness might departments, and big exhibit by the ash people asked the recent session ed Farm Bureau Milkmaker dairy eat up the earnings of more profitable times. Michigan State Prison showing the of Congress for-a sky-high tariff on ration with the Elevator representa- Hut the fourth reason, and probably one of the most import- extensive manufacturing carried on potash which would enable them to tives. The locals are considerably ant of all, is that *< large portion of the farmers really enjoy there. make American potash at a profit interested in the feed. The next bean farm life. They like to be out doors, actually doing something which they know to be worth while; to be assisting in increasing and build up the Industry, despite meeting will be held November 15th. the fact that their process is said to Farmers' elevators represented InsureYourAutomobile f the happiness and well-being of mankind. Many a farmer likes his position because he does not have to take orders d a i l y and IONIA BUREAU IS be very expensive. were those at Kinde, Bach, Port The American Farm Bureau saw Hope, Harbor Beach, Elkton, Cole- that the proposed American potash man, Mt. Pleasant, Oakley, Owosso, Total Assets over $365,000.00 hourly from anyone else, but can make his own decisions and stand or fall by r them. He realizes that his employment is the HELPING DAIRYMEN industry could not begin to supply Snover, Watertown, Oxford, Mid- our needs and that the propose*! land, Fowlerville, Cass City, Akron, With congested traffic upon all highways and most healthful of all, adding surely to his physical well-being, tariff would make potash prohibitive. Saginaw, and Marlette. heavy trucks and automobiles, no wise farmer will and perhaps to his mental and spiritual development as well. F i r s t C o w T e s t i n g A s s ' n . in Furthermore, the situation created And in the fifth place, in these days when the integrity and by such a tariff" would put prices drive his car a day without automobile insurance. sanctity of the American home appear to be disintegrating, the C o u n t y Well U n d e r W a y ; where Germany would benefit con- Newaygo County Co-op siderably more with the tariff than Why not insure in the pioneer Mutual? fact that the farm home is the best place in which to raise a D u e to B u r e a u they would without it and the Amer- Shows Good Profit family probably appeals strongly to many farmers. On the ican farmer would be the goat. Now starting ninth year of success. farm the family is all together working in co-operation and Ionia, Sept. 4—Through the ef- Accordingly, the tariff on potash White Cloud, Sept. 1—At the re- partnership and there is less likelihood of misunderstanding and forts of the Ionia County Farm Bu- was made low Potash is quite cent audit of the White Cloud Co- About 45,000 of the leading farmers and busk dissatisfaction developing. reau, Ionia county will soon have its expensive, but it is quite a few dol- operative Ass'n the statement of the first cow testing association organ- lars per ton under what it would business for 1922-23 showed a profit ness men are insured in said Company* Despite these important advantages of farm life, agriculture ized and doing business for its mem- have been had the proposed potash of $1,197.20. Besides this showing, can never be profitable while it alone of all the important in- berft The Company has paid in claims since organi- tariff rate ^passed. this co-operative association has giv- dustries is unorganized and at the mercy of middlemen and The new association will be locat- en excellent service to the farmers of zation over $1,400,000.00. speculators. Production, no matter how efficient, will not bring ed in the southwest quarter of the the, community and has acted aj? prosperity to the farmer, until the marketing problems are county and will include dairymen in Mich. Shippers Aided representative of the Elevator Ex- The Company has experienced officers, agents solved. No one else is very much interested in solving them for Campbell, Odessa, Boston and Berlin and claim adjusters to give you prompt service. us. We must look out for our own interests. Organization is townships. Plans are being laid to By Livestock Co-ops. change and different departments of the Michigan State Farm Bureau, necessary to produce results. organize similiar associations in thus securing high class seeds for The Company has carried insurance for such other parts of the county as fast as The Michigan Livestock Exchange the members. This included certi- The Farm Bureau movement, including the local co-operative possible. at Detroit is co-operative and serves fied seed potato stock which was dis- men as Ex-Governor Rich, the late Governor associations, the County Kami Bureaus, the State Farm Bureau The object of the cow testing as- about 190 shipping associations and tributed last spring. Mr. M. Lee and the American Farm Bureau Federation, is an organization Warner, and many leading lawyers, bankers and sociation is to select by scientific their members, thousands of whom Twing, manager, has secured ex- of farmers, controlled by them, to promote their best interests. methods dairy cattle that are pro- are Farm Bureau men. The State cellent results for his association. business men of the State. It is striving to make the farm financially profitable and to in- ducers, to eliminate the '"boarders," Farm Bureau wan glad to assist in crease the advantages which are already inherent in rural life. or unprofitable cows, and to provide establishing the Detroit Commission It will cost to insure a Dodge car for fire, theft and authentic records of salable stock. house and in building up its busi- It merits your whole-hearted support. When the organization is com- ness. Status of American liability in the country districts only $10.50. BVREAV SECURES $20 Farm of the amount represented by his pleted it will mean that a representa- The Producers Co-operative Com- Farmers Bus. Ass'n. See our local agent, or write Bureau membership by just one tive of the extension department of mission Association a t East Buffalo MORE FOR MEMBER Farm Bureau service. The Traffic the Michigan Agricultural College was established by the Ohio, Indiana Detroit, Sept. 6—Letters solicit- Department helps adjust claims at will visit the farms of the members and Michigan Farm Bureaus and the ing membership in the "American CITIZENS MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE cost for Farm Bureau members. and be engaged upon the association livestock exchanges of those states. Farmers Business Association" of Spring Arbor, Sept. 1.—T. Z. Jor- work practically all the year around, Farm Bureau men are directing the Detroit having been sent to a num- INSURANCE COMPANY don of this place lost a cow valued BACKS GAS TAX making the rounds of the members work. ber of prominent Michigan farmers at $100 this summer when it got and making the tests continually. The Michigan Farm Bureau has recently, one of these farmers look- Howell, Michigan onto the Tailroad tracks after get- William E. Lincoln of Melvin, San- This man will be sent out by the helped finance the Buffalo house and ed up the organization while in De- tins through a fence. There were no ilac County Farm Bureau member, college, but he will be in the employ our speakers and others always help troit. He found the "executive of- cattle guards at the highway cross- has written his Farm Bureau as fol- of the testing association. build up its business. fices" in a 'modest electrical fixture ing. The animal was appraised at lows on the gas tax: "I think that Both co-op. commission houses are shop on Brush street. $80, but Mr. Jordan's claim for that amount was dissallowed by the rail- the gas tax, either one or two cents DKJGIXG OUT BARBERRY successful. See the advertisement The "executive secretary" turned State Fair Pleases able concessions and a splendid ar- ray of helpful and interesting ex- a gallon is the fair and just tax for The Michigan Central and New ,on co-operative livestock mar- out to be a youth of about 25. He road, which ottered him $45. Mr. everyone. I would not favor a York Central railroads have issued keting appearing in this edition of said that the organization flivvered Enormous C r o w d s hibits broke all records for atten- Jordon put the matter up to the weight tax or any other substitute for orders to their men to eradicate com- the Michigan Farm Bureau News. at the start. Only two replies were dance and receipts. Paddle wheel State Favsi Bureau. The Traffic the gasoline tax." mon barberry wherever found on the received and these dues were re- outfits, etc., that formerly bought presented it and the payment right of way. Barberry spreads black Detroit, Sept. 6—Farm Bureau space at $50 a foot, have been re- was increased to $65, which was ac- Are you feeding your dairy cows turned, according to the youth. One visitors at the Michigan State Fair We don't care how much a man stem wheat rust which causes an for production or j for just keeping proposal of the organization was to placed with worthwhile attractions. ceptable to Mr. Jordoa. In this in- says if he only says it in a few words. enormous loss annually in rye, them alive? Fee*! Michigan Milk "regulate crop acreage and prices, found a better fair than ever. Su- Exhibits emphasized impressively- stance Mr. Jordon saved two-thirds —Farm Journal. wheat, oats and barley. perior grand stand entertainments the value of pure bred live stock and t Maker, the Farm Bureau Dairy Feed. especially on wheat." no paddle wheels or other objection- grains. BR T, 1023 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS THREW — No Connection at All . d ANNOUNCES State Official Agrees With iV^'C'CCOCC'g <" ^? Farm Bureau Flour warm about the crime of stealing Why Not An old negro preacher was waxing SHORT COURSES Bureau's Forest Tax Stand watermelons. As he reached the high ^96Lbs. NtttT-g A fancy patent spring wheat flour of Ideal I Work Given In" All Declares Taxation is First now :-o depleted that during the year 1920 we shipped into Michigan from point of his subject, a darky looked up and snapped his fingers. "How come, brudder," asked the Go After the quality and amazing uniformity. Every sack of FARM BUREAU flour Is un- Branches Next Winter Problem to be Solved in Reforestation Wisconsin -160 million feet; from Washington and Oregon, 179 mil- preacher, "dat when I talks about watermelon stealing yo' all snaps yo' High Dollar? conditionally guaranteed. A trial will convince you of Its superior- lion feet; from Kentucky, Tennesee, fingers?" Your co-op livestock com- ity. Speak to your local secretary today. By E. ('. Mandenberg 228 million feet; from Mississippi, 'Nothin' 'tall, pahson, nothin' mission houses at East Buffalo Lansing, Mich., Sept. 7.—A and Detroit take pride in work- specialized short courses in Ass't. Director, Bur. of Agr. Industry Alabama and Louisiana and Arksan- 'tall. I jes' happen to think whar I ing your stock for the high S E HtCHtiT OUAllTY^= MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU sas, 402 million feet; from New left ma knife."—Staley Journal.' ^ T BREAD FLOUR. _ ure will be offered by the n Agricultural College dur- winter of 1923-24, accord- I read with great interest your splendid article in a recent issue of the Michigan Farm Bureau News in York 16 million feet, and foreign shipments amounted to about 8,- 000,000 feet. On all this imported | MEDIUM CLOVER dollar. Their interest in you is for stock. a bigger return on your m rtkv..,,. U>* Ftrtnhuru Lansing;, M i c h i g a n an announcement by E. B. lumber the State pays an annual Furthermore, your stock is sistant" dean of agriculture, which you deplored the failure of handled at actual cost. You freight bill amounting to approxi- mber of improvements have ade in the work, embodying the Meggison-Sargent deferred for- est tax bill to become a law. mately $15,000,000. CROP PUZZLES pay the regular commission to the co-op, but it returns any savings to you as a patronage st practices in t^ie industry, Some of us who have given a Much Idle Land It has been roughly estimated that Seed Dept. Reviews Situation dividend. rdance with preseiit day agri- great deal of attention to Michigan's conditions. forestry problems are convinced that Michigan has 10,000,000 acres of May 1, 1923, the Mich. Live the annual general property tax is idle land, but no one has yet proved In United States and Stock Exch. Co-op Comm. wo Year Short Courses that all of these lands should ever House at Detroit pro-rated back ill-adapted to timber lands and must Abroad to shippers 10 pet. of all com- two year general agriculture! Tie replaced entirely or mainly by a be devoted to agricultural produc- missions paid or $7,000. Noth- running sixteen weeks each harvest tax, under proper regulation tion. The value of these lands is so ing like that ever came out of will begin Oetober 29 and of the appropriate state officials. low in many cases that the fax re- It is too early to place any estimate a terminal market before. rch 6. A two year course, turns are not sufficient to pay for on the real production of medium Tax Reform Is Needed Do the co-ops get the price? eight weeks each year, will Not until some such legislation is attempting to collect the taxes. clover in this country. There cer- Yes, Aug., 27 the Producers given in general agriculture, enacted can we expect much success There is every reason to believe that tainly will not be anything like the Co-op Commission House at January 7 and ending March with any program of reforestation in if reforestation could be practiced yield produced in the middle-western East Buffalo sold 24 yearlings the state. With a logical and work- and the fires kept out that these states last year. The production per for the Darke, County (Ohio) elve weeks dairy production able forest taxation system, Michigan lands could be made to produce good acre will probably be about the same Ass'n. at $12.75, which was 50c but the acreage is very* mil' h re- per cwt. over any cattle sold and an eight iweeks dairy d u r i n g course will be offer- h of which start January 7. duced. If there were no more seed avail- there or Anywhere in the coun- try this year. Producer sales- men top the market frequently. A Trade-Mark For al two weeks course in ice aking will be given March able than is being produced in this country this year, conditions would look very strong. There are bearish Next time, ship to the— Co-op Bean Shippers To protect and benefit members who ship strictly choice rucks and Tractors factors, however, chief among which Mich. Livestock Exch. Michigan hand-picked beans, the Michigan Elevator Ex- is the carry-over of old seed which at Detroit change has adopted the above "Michelex Brand" to appear on ree classes of special instruction is considerable. Another fan or is bags of CHP beans shipped by the Exchange. •uacks and tractors will be offer- ^ year, each lasting for four the prospective European crop. It Prod. Co-op. Com. Ass'n When wholesale grocers and the canncrs buy a car of beans is practically impossible to g'-t any ut East Buffalo under "Michelex" brand, accompanied by the inspection cer- The starting dates for these real accurate information as to this tificate of the Michigan Bean Jobbers' Ass'n., they know they are December 31, January 28, crop, but it is thought there will be are getting Michigan choice hand picked beans—the nation's bruary 25. a much greater surplus than last standard—direct from the growers. It's their protection t weeks of special instruction year. Ordinarily during t h e hist few- against foreign beans,—an assurance of the high quality they years several million pounds Of clover are seeking and appreciate when they get it. iculture, four weeks of poul- rk, and an eight weeks course m engineering will be given ar, all three classes starting seed have come in from soutHern Europe. Last year only half ;i mil- lion pounds of red clover was im- A Good Buy The Michigan Elevator Exchange is already booking orders for "Michelex" beans, advertising the new brand throughout the country. Will your beans be marketed t h r o u g h ' a co-op elevator entitled to use of the Michelex brand? If not, you y 7. eral hundred farmers will take ported. We don't want this s. <1 in Michigan and the Seed depart.i ent will not handle any of it, but the On Paint and your neighbors should ask your board of directors and local manager to investigate the sales services of the Michi- gan Elevator Exchange for grain, hay and beans. Uge of this special training We have a quantity of high-grade choc- s lining offered as a large num- presence of these imports will un- olate blown mixed paint in one and (iw f iuquiries have already been questionably affect the price. gallon cans which we offer to Farm Bu- Catalogues covering the reau members in the state at a bargain The other main factor in the situ- price of 80 cents i>er gallon in five gallon MICHIGAN ELEVATOR EXCHANGE will be ready for distribution ation is the buying power of the lots or more, f. o. b. Traverse City. Fig- ure ill) what you need and order today Serves 150 Cooperative Elevators in Michigan ber 1. Write to Mr. E. B. farmer. You readers of this article ss't Dean of Agriculture, Mich, undoubtedly have some idea of what T R A V E R S E C I T Y CO-OP ASS'N. Lansing Michigan Traverse City, 1*1 ich. College, East Lansing, Mich. price you would be willing to pay for clover seed. If the market advances CLEAN ALSIKE enough to cover the interest on the investment, insurance, shrinkage, SEED FROM BUREAU etc., it looks to us as though present prices being asked by farmers for Alsike seed production in theij red clover are plenty high an will probably be somewhat lan last year, but the color is uniformly better. The big- enough, but you buyers, producers and consumers of clovei $eed will have to draw your own conclusions Co-operation Made California ouble with our Michigan grown of what the market is going to do. now is due to the use of poor past years. Many of our pro- sections are infested with The Seed Department, having many customers in other states as well as its own trade, is i n a posi- Farmers Prosperous n thistle and nightflowering tion to handle large quam: ties, of No farmers were ever in worse financial straits than were the orange, prune, 'y and-'other undesirable weeds, medium and mammoth either on con- eed «ffepartmeht can remove signment with an advance or w can raisin and other fruit growers of California several years ago. Their markets these weeds, with the excep- buy on a cash basis. were glutted, they lacked cars, money to finance their work. catchfly—but their removal or less expensive and necess- Now is the time to place your They got their heads together and today those farmers are prosperous a considerable shrinkage of order for Farm Bureau Milkmaker. d. Call up your co-op manager today or through such co-operative marketing agencies as the California Fruit Growers her undesirable factor in some plan to see him when you are in Exchange, the prune growers exchanges, and others. The world is their market, lsike producing sections is the town next time. and it takes all their product at a good price. ering of White Dutch clover. f our Michigan alsike contains Th' farmer still gits thirty-four Michigan farmers have marketing, freight rate, car troubles, etc. Your per cent of this white clover cents out o' ever' dollar's worth o' State Farm Bureau and the great Potato, Milk, Live Stock, and Grain, and •educes the purity of the seed food th' consumer eats while th' railroads an' middle men worry Fruit Exchanges of Michigan are working together to improve Michigan farm-^ 5% and makes it very dif- ;o sell, although the white This picture shows what nature has done in reforesting Michigan cut- along on th' other sixty-six. —-Abe ers' markets and crop returns through co-operative marketing. It can be done. ,s not an undesirable seed in over lands, over a period of probably 20 years. A deferred forest tax Martin. It is being done by farmers who are co-operative. would allow many Michigan farmers to reforest naturally large areas and B,'t, pasture crop. scenes like this would be much more common. jse who are contemplating the ction of alsike seed should not might well become an important tim- forests with an annual value of five Marketing Services >rdinary local or ordinary mar- ber-producing1 state once more. or six million dollars. If only a Michigan people have commonly small harvest tax were paid, an in- jed. In fact it would pay them believed that all our arable lands come in the form of taxes between State Farm Bureau The Farm Bureau ^quotations on specially pure, are agriculturally fertile regardless fifteen to twenty million dollalrs Gives Its Members | a l lots from the Seed depart- of soil, topography, location or clim- would be derived by the state and We pick up a few lots that ate. We are now beginning to un- the owners of this property would 1. Seed Department— assures our farmers guaranteed Can Help You! actically pure that should be derstand that this belief rests on a have what is now a doubtful asset pure, Michigan adapted seedB. It r this seed production work, serious misconception. Agricultural or a down-right liability transformed handles many carloads annually. Farmers must market their crops as well ,ccount of the we believe therepresence n w e c o n o m i s t s a r e coming to the con- into a money-making asset. are a n u of The Seed Department has built as produce them if they would have their clover now lections and producing alsike viction that the future tendency in nightflowering a great out-of-state market for ;ould well afford to switch to farming will be toward more and Michigan surplus seed that is prof- just share of the returns. noth clover, for which there is more intensive cultivation of the bet- Start New Co-ops itable to our farmers. r good outlet. Not only Mirlii- ter lands with a higher production 2. Purchasing D e p a r t m e n t - They can market most efficiently when isers but outside concerns # r c and relatively lower costs. buys hundreds of carloads .of Columbus, O., Sept. 4—Ohio live We aro giving special prices on supplies for Co-ops, each month. It they are organized for marketing a n d can g more and more to the>'i§eed Can't Farm Poor Land stock shippers are setting'up co-oper- monuments and markers for Fall and developed Milkmaker, the only tment for genuine mammoth, The lands upon which the margin ative commission houses at the Pitts- Spring delivery. Write us for in- public formula dairy feed. Tells enjoy the advantages of volume, which en- ard to get as it cannot be identi- of profit will be very small or un- burgh and Cincinnati stock yards formation. pound for pound what you pay • the open market from June certain because of poor soil, climate, similar to those at East Buffalo and ables them to deal direct with t h e great for. Farmers have used nearly topography or location will tend to Detroit, which are operated by co- 10,000 tons of it. Same service on buyers and get the profits which n o w lay pass out of cultivation. operative shippers of the Michigan R. W. CARR GRANITE CO. f e e d s , twine, coal, fertilizer, The passing of lumbering brings in Live Stock Exchange. cement, etc. in between them and the grain exporter or PRAIRIE WILL Charlotte Battle Creek its wake a train of undesirable r e - 3. Produce Exchange Dept.— miller, packer, or city retailer. CULL ITS POULTRY sults. Of course the first and most markets $50,000 worth of prod- uce monthly for our co-ops on obvious effect of declining timber Prairie, Sept. 1—A group of supplies and 'of idle forest lands in Detroit Markets. SERVICES OPEN TO YOU s in the Big Prairie community any state is the effect upon the lum- 4. Wool Pool— vaygo county have organized ber industry and the timber produc- last year returned poolers three The Michigan Farm Bureau is a leader hrough County Agricultural ing localities. The mills are dis- to nine cents better than local dealers paid for same grade of in co-operatve marketing. In three years Taylor have secured the ser- mantled and labor lacks employment. wool. a man recommended by the In consequence the population falls it has built four great farmer-owned sell- 3. Poultry Dept. to cull out all off and communities melt away. AFFILIATED EXCHANGES DO- ing and buying services—the Farm Bu- profitable fowls in their flocks, Lumber and other forest products ING GREAT WORK mimunity is furnishing trans- must be brought into the state, fre- reau Seed, Purchasing, Wool, Produce Ex- on and listing the different quently from distant regions so that Michigan Elevator Exchange to be culled and in this way' iother industries suffer, and in many sells grain, hay and beans for 20, change Departments. It also started the urn results will be secured for cases follow the lumber industry to 000 farmers who are members of Michigan Elevator Exchange. rmer who does not have time new sources of supply. 107 co-ops. Their returns wero good enough so that they built care of this work himself, Under present conditions it does their business from $80,000 to bet- They serve Farm Bureau members. ork is to start October 23rd. not appear that the economic use of ter than $350,000 monthly. April the cut-over land will come through 27 the Exchange paid a patronage If you have a sales problem, take it up iere Ignorance Is Bliss its natural settlement and agricul- dividend of $8,000 to member ele- tural development. In Michigan, if vators on the last two years' busi- with your Farm Bureau. we continue at the average rate of ness. Its net worth today is $33,- CHEAPFEED archbishop had preached a settlement for the last twenty years, OOO. Membership in your County Farm Bu- -rmon on the beauties of mar- 380 years will be required at an aver- Live Stock Exchange— te. Two Old Irish women were age to settle the present area of cut- co-ops. at Buffalo and Detroit are reau a n d your local co-op. gives you the commenting on the address af- over lands and the Michigan timber saving money and improving ship- great marketing, legislative a n d trans- urch. pers' returns. May 1 the Live lands that will soon be cutover; in & Stock Exchange (Detroit Co-op.) portation services of the Michigan State i a fine sermon his riverance the Upper Peninsula 800 years, and be after givin' us on mar- in the northern part of the Lower from your own land I'rfE most economical cattle feed is that raised on your farm provid* paid a savings dividend of 10 pet. of all commissions paid or about Farm Bureau. Renew your membership said Bridget. peninsula, 200 years, and in the A ing yon get good yields per acre- One ton of alfalfa or clover is worth $7,000 to member patrons on the is indade," replied Maggie, southern part of the lower peninsula, two tons of common hay as a milk producer. When preparingfieldsfor first year's business. The co-op. — o r Join! t wisht I knew as little about 1,700 years. grain, harrow in one to two tons per acre of SOLVAY and sow alfalfa or house saved $17,500 in commis- bject as he does/' clover. The feed bills you 3ave will pay for the SOLVAY many times over. sions its first year and gave super- Forests are Vanishing ior service. REWORKS AT BIG FAIR The stand of saw timber in Mich- igan is roughly estimated at about Write for Mich. Milk Producers Ass'n.— THE MICHIGAN STATE enables 19,000 producers to talk as .'ID billion board feet. From 1850 FREE *d Rapids, Sept. 6—Fireworks to 1912, Michigan shipped out of the booklet. THE SOLTAT PROCESS CO. one on the price of milk, and they get it. FARM BUREAU 2s which are headlining the State 9(5 billion board feet of lumber, Sales Agent: ms of the big state fairs and since that time has ceased to It tell* off Wia(&ET*n*,l>c Co-operation is doing things. 73 Michigan County The American Farm bout the country this year are be able to supply its own needs. about lime. Detroit, Mick Farm Bureaus Bureau Federation een at the West Michigan State The supposedly inexhaustible for- t*rand Rapids, September 17- ests of Michigan which were cut over 'during th.> TU's, SO's and 90's aro ,"r«* FOUR MICHIGAN FARM B U R E A U NKWS SEPTEMBER, EVER COUNT CARS Farmers Are Building M A R K E T CONDITIONS Wisely For Results AND THINK TAXES? As Reported By State Farm Bureau Marketing Departments ( C o n t i n u e d from p a g e 1) price p a i d by local b u y e r s in all p a r t s of t h e s t a t e . T h u s even t h o s e wool WHEAT a n d c a t t l e at these p r e s e n t levels, g r o w e r s who did n o t p a t r o n i z e t h e 200,000 Tourists Use Our W i t h t h e present movement of a n d new corn for D e c e m b e r selling pool received s o m e benefit. Roads; Pay Nothing n e w w h e a t in all of t h e United S t a t e s from 20 to 25 cents p e r bushel un T h e Michigan E l e v a t o r E x c h a n g e , 1 and p a r t of Canada well u n d e r way, d e r present prices a n d little carry- o r g a n i z e d originally a s a d e p a r t m e n t For Upkeep t h e w h e a t m a r k e t m a i n t a i n s its over of old corn, we can n o t help but of t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u , H a v e you ever noticed the h o r d e of t o u r i s t s t r a v e l i n g on Michigan h i g h - s t a n d very well u n d e r t h i s p r e s s u r e . After this heavy h a r v e s t m o v e m e n t feel t h a t corn is a safe investment at today's prices. sells g r a i n , hay a n d b e a n s for 20,- 000 f a r m e r s who a r e m e m b e r s of 107 co-op elevators. T h e i r r e t u r n s Black & Sons Insist has passed we look for w h e a t to do RYE ways? H a v e you ever s t o p p e d to h a v e been so good t h a t t h e y h a v e consider h o w m u c h it w o u l d .help our highway construction and repair considerably b e t t e r . W h e a t sell from 10 to 15 c e n t s a b o v e t h e s e prices by J a n u a r y 1st. should W i t h December r y e selling at 37 cents per bushel u n d e r wheat and t h e a m o u n t b e i n g fed daily on t h e built t h e i r business from $80,000 to b e t t e r t h a n $350,000 m o n t h l y . April ithey paid a p a t r o n a g e dividend In On Milkmaker for their Herd costs and how m u c h it would ease t h e farms, we can n o t see how rye could t a x p a y e r s ' b u r d e n if t h e s e t o u r i s t s CORN of $ 8 , 0 0 0 to m e m b e r e l e v a t o r s on possibly sell a n y c h e a p e r . It should How To Feed Milkmaker Next Winter "N Were to pay a two cent gasoline t a x , t h e l a s t two y e a r s ' b u s i n e s s a n d t o - [EVER before have we had a dairy feed P r o s p e c t s a r e for a n extremely do a t least 10 c e n t s b e t t e r before a s most of t h e m do a t h o m e ? day h a v e a net w o r t h of $ 3 3 , 0 0 0 . which has p r o d u c e d such good results l a r g e crop of corn in all this c o u n t r y , J a n u a r y 1st. At A Guaranteed Price It h a s been e s t i m a t e d t h a t 200,- if w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s a r e at all fa- as .Milkmaker. Wc h a v e n ' t f e d a n y OATS 000 t o u r i s t s a r e in Michigan daily v o r a b l e for t h e next two o r three Find Host M a r k e t s o t h e r g r a i n t h a n . M i l k m a k e r t o o u r Oats a r e s e l l i n g considerably each s u m m e r . T h e n u m b e r is g r o w i n g weeks. T h e Michigan L i v e s t o c k E x c h a n g e , lerd this year, and we are more than pleased F o r a l i m i t e d time now, you m a y c o n t r a c t y 0u .i cheaper in p r o p o r t i o n to their worth a s t h e fame of Michigan's r e s o r t coun- w i n t e r feed r e q u i r e m e n t s of M i l k m a k e r througj, T h e U. S. consumes a n e n o r m o u s t h a n corn or h a y and should do bet- a n o t h e r big exchange affiliated with frith t h e r e s u l t s . W e s h a l l n o t c o n s i d e r a n y - t h e F a r m B u r e a u a t a g u a r a n t e e d price. This ig t r y s p r e a d s . They come from every a m o u n t of corn w i t h o u t a n y export ter. T h e y will be largely influenced t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u u n d e r t h e t h i n g else t h i s w i n t e r . W e f i g u r e t h a t a d a i r y - for e q u a l m o n t h l y s h i p m e n t s from September! •state in t h e Union, a n d 36 of those b u s i n e s s , and with t h e price of hogs Michigan commodity c o n t r o l type of by t h e t r e n d of o t h e r grains. m a n c a n n o t afford to m i x his o w n feed w h e n t h r o u g h March. You pay for it a s it is delivered! s t a t e s h a v e gasoline t a x e s for h i g h - organization, operates co-operative h e c a n b u y M i l k m a k e r so r e a s o n a b l y . " T h i s F a r m B u r e a u p l a n e n a b l e s you to lay in youj way c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d u p k e e p . In h e a d e d n o r t h for t h e l a k e s , 25 car- its C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u s , the Mich- livestock sales offices a t t h e Buffalo feed n e e d s a t a f a v o r a b l e t i m e . T h e B u r e a u will Michigan t h e r e s i d e n t t a x p a y e r s p a y ried Ohio licenses. H e e s t i m a t e s igan E l e v a t o r E x c h a n g e and t h e a n d D e t r o i t stock y a r d s . T h e D e t r o i t Cows Relish M i l k m a k e r deliver M i l k m a k e r to you e v e r y m o n t h , — f r e s h , t h e full shot. T h r o u g h t h e Michigan ; t h a t a r o u n d 1,000 foreign c a r s m a k e Michigan P o t a t o Growers Exchange c o - o p recently paid a savings you need it. S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u , Michigan f a r m - t h e Michigan l a k e s t h r o u g h L e n a w e e a r e s q u a r e l y on record for a two d i v i d e n d of ten p e r c e n t of all com- T h i s is t h e experience of A. R. Black & Sons, e r s succeeded in h a v i n g t h e legisla- d a i r y f a r m e r s of R o u t e 7, L a n s i n g , Mich. The c o u n t y each week end. T h e y pay no cent g a s t a x and will continue to m i s s i o n s paid, a m o u n t i n g t o $7,000 F a r m B u r e a u h a s scores of l e t t e r s from o t h e r If we do n o t h a v e a M i l k m a k e r meetingl t u r e pass a two cent gasoline tax last h i g h w a y u p k e e p in Michigan. w o r k for it. on t h e first year's b u s i n e s s . T h i s or- f a r m e r s w h o u s e d M i l k m a k e r for t h e first t i m e s c h e d u l e d for y o u r c o m m u n i t y , o r you h a v e not! w i n t e r , but it was vetoed by t h e Director J a m e s Nicol of South g a n i z a t i o n paved $1,7,500 in com- last y e a r a n d now declare t h a t t h e y w o u l d n ' t be been seen by one of o u r s a l e s m e n , a n d you wantl Governor, in face of a n o v e r w h e l m - H a v e n said t h a t B e n t o n H a r b o r r e - m i s s i o n s its first y e a r a n d g a v e w i t h o u t it. to c o n t r a c t M i l k m a k e r t h i s w i n t e r a t a guaranteed! ing m a j o r i t y in both H o u s e a n d Sen- a t e for t h e m e a s u r e . cords often show 1,000 cars an h o u r on M - l l , t h e m a i n pike to t h e n o r t h - FARM BUR. HELPS s u p e r i o r service. T h e Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r s A s - M i l k m a k e r g e t s r e s u l t s ; it is p a l a t a b l e a n d t h e cows e a t it u p clean a n d n e v e r t i r e of i t , — i s t h e price, w r i t e us. Y o u r c o - o p e r a t i v e association can handle Milkmaker the year 'round. Car door deliveries can be a r r a n g e d for Ask for i t ' Do you see w h a t y o u r S t a t e B o a r d of Directors sees every d a y ? T h i s is w h a t they said in an i n f o r m a l dis- e r n l a k e r e s o r t s . Many of t h e m come from I n d i a n a , Illinois a n d o t h e r states. LOWER HAY RATE s o c i a t i o n enables 19,000 p r o d u c e r s t o talk a s one on t h e price of milk, and t h e y get it. t h o u g h t e x p r e s s e d in m a n y of t h e l e t t e r s . v Michigan M i l k m a k e r is a 2 4 % p r o t e i n , public m u n i t i e s w i t h o u t co-ops. com- cussion of t o u r i s t s a n d a g a s o l i n e t a x D i r e c t o r E . C. McCarty from t h e The- Michigan P o t a t o G r o w e r s E x - f o r m u l a d a i r y feed m a d e for t h e Michigan S t a t e If you w a n t F a r m B u r e a u M i l k m a k e r t h i s win-| a t their m e e t i n g a t L a n s i n g , A u g . 2 2 : T h u m b r e g i o n , lives n e a r Bad Axe. Cut of 8 Cents Per Cwt. Will c h a n g e h a s developed s t a n d a r d v a r i e - F a r m B u r e a u for its m e m b e r s . I t is M i c h i g a n ' s t e r a t a g u a r a n t e e d price, act Director F r e d S m i t h of E l k R a p - best a n d m o s t e c o n o m i c a l d a i r y r a t i o n . T h e t e n N O W . T h e t i m e is s h o r t . W r i t e H e said t h a t counts k e p t by r o a d in- Save U. P. Farmers ties a n d found a big n a t i o n a l m a r k e t milk m a k i n g i n g r e d i e n t s a r e listed on t h e bag, for o u r b o o k l e t , " F e e d Milk- ids, A n t r i m county, r e c e n t l y c o u n t - s p e c t o r s v, few y e a r s a g o s h o w e d for t h e product of M i c h i g a n p o t a t o p o u n d for p o u n d . You k n o w exactly w h a t you m a k e r a n d Get More Milk a t ed 45 ca##*that passed his place in 1,000 c a r s a day t r a v e l i n g a c e r t a i n $1.60 a Ton fields. During t h e p a s t five y e a r s a r e buying. 15 m i n u t e s , a n d n o t e d t h a t 75 p e r Lower Production Costs." r o a d . T o d a y t h a t r o a d often c a r r i e s they have returned patronage "»*=**, cent of thorn' w e r e c a r s from o t h e r as h i g h as 14,000 c a r s in a d a y . Ewen, Sept. 6—Upon complaint d i v i d e n d s amounting t o $ 7 5 , 0 0 0 to s t a t e s . T h e y pay no gas tax in Mich- E v e n s c a t t e r e d figures like t h e s e b r o u g h t by W. N. Clark, a g r i c u l t u r a l t h e i r (members. Their nation-wide igan. s h o w t h a t t h e r e s h o u l d be s o m e a g e n t for Ontonagon county, a n d t h e sales «ervice allows t h e m to t a k e Director Tom P r i c e s a w 78 c a r s pass a point in S a g i n a w c o u n t y r e - means whereby visiting tourists Michigan State F a r m Bureau in be- a d v a n t a g e of t e m p o r a r y s h o r t a g e in MICHIGAN $TA? •AJiH flUREAU ^"•'C/ s h o u l d c o n t r i b u t e s o m t h i n g to t h e half of Ontonagon County F a r m Bu- m a r k q t s all over t h e c o u n t r y a n d cently a n d n o t e d t h a t only 17 of t h e m u p k e e p of o u r r o a d s . T h e g a s o l i n e r e a u m e m b e r s , t h e Michigan P u b l i c to a v o i d getting into places t h a t a r e Lansing, Michigan , '*• *Z *>"- carried Michigan licenses. t a x is a fair m e a n s of collecting such Utilities Commission has o r d e r e d t h e over supplied. T h e y k e e p t h e f a r m - Director E l m e r B e a m e r lives a t a j u s t c o n t r i b u t i o n . It is also a fair carload r a t e on h a y cut from 24 cents ers informed on m a r k e t c o n d i t i o n s Blissfield in L e n a w e e c o u n t y , d o w n m e a n s for p r o p o r t i o n i n g t h e h i g h w a y a h u n d r e d to 16 cents a h u n d r e d be- a n d p r e v e n t their m e m b e r s from b e - G E X MO & £ M ILK WITH M J L K M A K £ It n e a r the Ohio line. Ohio folks like expense upkeep within t h e state. tween E w e n a n d Ontonagon, a sav- ing r o b b e d when t h e m a r k e t r i s e s t h e Michigan l a k e s for w e e k e n d s . F a r m e r s a r e solid on t h a t p o i n t . ings of $1.60 a ton for Ontonagon s u d d e n l y . H e observed t h a t o u t of 37 c a r s T h e Michigan State F a r m B u r e a u , h a y g r o w e r s . The reduction will en- T h e newest c o m m o d i t y e x c h a n g e , able the Ontonagon county f a r m e r s the Michigan F r u i t G r o w e r s , Inc., to compete with Wisconsin f a r m e r s h a s j u s t been o r g a n i z e d to e n a b l e BUSINESS NEWS HOGS WILL MATURE EARLIER for the h a y business of the logging Michigan fruit g r o w e r s t o c o m p e t e 3c a word per Insertion for 3 or If You Feed 'Em Detroit Star Brand more insertions; 3%c a word for The Blanket For industry in Ontonagon county, a n im- successfully with f r u i t r a i s e r s in p o r t a n t i t e m for those upper penin- o t h e r p a r t s of t h e c o u n t r y . sula f a r m e r s . Stand- a r d i z a t i o n , grading, p a c k i n g , a d v e r - The case was brought before t h e tising, c a r supply a n d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n each of 2 insertions; 4 cents a word for one insertion. word, abbreviation and figure, in- cluding words in signature, as words. Cash must accompany Count each B u i l d s b o n e a n d m u s c Meat, and Bone, Hog Digester TankagJ l e on y o u n g pigs. You c a n m a r k e t t w o month e a r l i e r t h a n by f e e d i n g w i t h c o r n a l o n e , b e s i d e s b r o o d s o w s will Autoists, Campers! Public Utilities Commission last a r e s o m e 'of the p r o b l e m s w h i c h will March by Mr. Clark. The State F a r m be solved by the new o r g a n i z a t i o n . A B u r e a u h e l p e d present t h e case sales service is also a s s u r e d t h r o u g h order. Mich. Farm Bureau News. POULTRY FARM, completely equipped. Must be seen to be appreciated. For N O N E of t h e i r y o u n g ' u n s . "There's a Difference in Condition of H o g s " against seven upper peninsula rail- satisfactory a r r a n g e m e n t s w i t h t h e particulars write MAOALWHITE POUL- roads. T h e Commission gave a de- F e d e r a t e d Fruit a n d V e g e t a b l e Grow- TRY FABM, Caro, Mich. cision in favor of the shippers, ef- ers, a big and successful n a t i o n a l co- fective A u g u s t 24, 1923. FALL SEED GRAINS — Make plans o p e r a t i v e selling a g e n c y . now to sow Registered or Certified grain H a y Crop I m p o r t a n t Michigan T a k e s T h e L e a d seed this fall. The Farm Bureau Seed T e s t i m o n y showed t h a t three- Dep't., is prepared to supply you with B e c a u s e of the splendid r e s u l t s be- the best Rosen Rye, Red Rock Wheat fifths of all the cleared land in On- ing s e c u r f d by t h e F a r m B u r e a u or- and Winter Barley. STATE FARM tonagon c o u n t y is devoted to hay ganization" in Michigan a n d b e c a u s e BUREAU igan. SEED DEP'T., Lansing, Mich- crops a n d t h a t t h e principal m a r k e t of t h e d&aocratic t y p e of i t s m a n - D E T R O I T P A C K I N G CO., D e t r o i t , M i c h . is t h e logging industry, witpi the a g e m e n t , Iwith t h e c o n t r o l c o m i n g through No commission. Sell your farm Give t h i s p r o d u c t a t r i a l ! I t m e a n s m o n e y for y o u . G u a r a n t e e d f><4 Washington Farm Bureau Kx- p r o t e i n . Pajcked In 1 0 0 lb. b a g s . m a r k e t i n g center at Ontonagon. Be- from t h e bottom up in a t h o r o u g h l y change; represented in 45 states. Lists of farms for sale by owners mailed free. Your local co-op. m a n a g e r o r t h e M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r m B u n fore t h e F a r m Bureau took up t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e manner, M i c h i g a n t o - 312 Lindelle, Spokane, Washington. 9-6 t a k e y o u r o r d e r a n d fill p r o m p t l y . f a r m e r s ' case, it was costing F a r m day occupies a leading p l a c e a m o n g I F INTERESTED IN REMINGTON 32 B u r e a u m e n at Ewen as much to ship all t h e s t a t e s of the Union a s far a s Automatic Rifle, write Clayton Himc- h a y to p o i n t s within 100 miles of its t y p e of a g r i c u l t u r a l o r g a n i z a t i o n baugh, Burr Oak, Mich. Ewen a s it would to ship the same is concerned. It is held u p a s a n FARM FOR SALE, 160 ACRES, 60 hay 400 m i l e s to Chicago. e x a m p l e a n d a model by a g r i c u l t u r a l acres clear with good buildings, 3-4 mile l e a d e r s in n e i g h b o r i n g s t a t e s . In view of t h e s e facts, Michigan from school. Will sell for $20 per acre. Frank Glaive, Ocqueoc, Mich. FERTILIZER T h i s F a r m B u r e a u C a m p e r s ' a n d A u t o i s t s ' b l a n k e t is prov- ing v e r y p o p u l a r w i t h o u r m e m b e r s . C a m p e r s a n d m o t o r i s t s LIVE STOCK LOCAL a n d justifiable p r i d e in t h e local Mich. FOR SALE—3 GOOD REGISTERED f a r m e r s m a y well take r e a s o n a b l e Shorthorn bulls. Cheap if taken soon. Herman Oswald, Star Route, Minden City, 11-8-23 Guaranteed Goods Right Prices a g r e e with us t h a t t h e s a m e q u a l i t y b l a n k e t c a n ' t be b o u g h t e l s e w h e r e at a n y t h i n g n e a r o u r e x c e p t i o n a l l y low price of $5.00, C. O. D., p o s t a g e p r e p a i d . PAYS $3129 MORE co-operative o r g a n i z a t i o n s , powerful c o m m o d i t y exchanges, t h e i r County and S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u a n d their Buy through your Co-op. The Michigan State Farm Bureau, the Ohio Farm Bu- T h i s b l a n k e t is 1 0 0 % v i r g i n wool, d i r e c t from t h e s h e e p t o you. O n e r e a s o n w h y i t w e a r s so well. I t is soft a n d w a r m , Marilla Exch. Does Well by Ft heed e rgreat American Farm Bureau a t i o n w h i c h h a s placed t h e BREEDERS' DIRECTORY reau and the Indiana Farm Bureau have combined their but s t u r d i l y built for w e a r . F o l k s w h o b u y it for c a m p i n g Shipper; Is Getting f a r m e r s in t h e public eye as s o m e o n e fertilizer contracts this year and now have exclusive sale p u r p o s e s observe w i t h satisfaction t h a t it will m a k e a splendid to be reckoned w i t h a n d given d u e INGLESIDE SHROPSHIRES in their respective states of the entire output of a new a u t o m o b i l e b l a n k e t t h i s w i n t e r , — a n d it will. You will find the Business consideration. modernly equipped fertilizer factory. This factory has it w a r m and comfy a s a n e x t r a cover for y o u r bed. I t ' s j u s t Again Supreme just been completed and everything known to modern t h e t h i n g for a live b u n c h of t u m b l i n g y o u n g s t e r s . You k n o w w h a t t h e y do to m o s t b l a n k e t s . Marilla, Mich. Many Attend Tour A t Mich. State Fair science in the way of machinery has been installed to pro- August 29, 1923 duce fertilizer of a high grade at a minimum cost. T h e F a r m B u r e a u C a m p e r s ' b l a n k e t is big a n d r o o m y . I t The' Holstein t o u r arranged by Against the strongest competition in comes in two sizes 6 0 x 7 2 a n d 6 6 x 8 4 i n c h e s . S t a t e your Michigan S t a t e F a r m Bureau News, L a n s i n g , Michigan. C o u n t y A g e n t s , t h e M. A. C. D a i r y the state we won 1st prize flock, 1st orize 'breeder's young flock, second The Acid Phosphate produced in this plant is made choice. O r d e r y o u r s t o d a y . P r o m p t d e l i v e r y . Gentlemen; Dep't., and t h e S t a t e Holstein Asso- ind third prize aged ewes, 1st, 2nd from Florida rock which, as is well known, is superior to F a l l a n d w i n t e r s u i t a n d o v e r c o a t t i m e is h e r e a g a i n . D o n ' t and 3rd prize yearling ewes, 1st prize forget t o ask for s a m p l e s , prices a n d n e w s t y l e book of F a r m You h a v e been publishing news ciation, d u r i n g A u g u s t , covered 22 ewe lamb, best Michigan bred ewe, Tennessee rock and produces a fertilizer which is ex- Bureau tailor-made suits and overcoats. i t e m s from n u m e r o u s B u r e a u m e m - counties, v i s i t i n g 131 farms. 661 champion ewe of the show and many tremely light in color. breeders w e r e in t h e tour. Kent, ather prizes. bers a n d co-operative associations The following grades can be shipped in mixed carsj Clinton and L i v i n g s t o n counties took This is nothing unusual, for our s h o w i n g f i g u r e s w h e r e co-operation MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU h a s been a d i r e c t financial b e n e f i t — h o n o r s for a t t e n d a n c e . A. J. Glover, shrops merit the title "Michigan's Foremost Flock" by over 30 years of of fifteen tons or more: sustained quality and consistent win- Clothing & Blankets Dep't. and as yet I h a v e n o t seen a n y t h i n g which e q u a l s a s t a t e m e n t made to e d i t o r of H o a r d s D a i r y m a n , spoke a t one of the m e e t i n g s . nings. When in need of breeding stock, write us. Visit our farm or 2-8-16 2-8-4 Lansing Michigan me t o d a y w h e n I gave Mr. Ray Ball- examine our exhibits at leading fairs. We have a splendid bunch of recorded 2-8-15 0-10-10 a r d his c h e c k for $87.29 for 4 ex- SKLL 71 CARS yearling rams. 2-10-12 0-14-4 t r e m e h e a v y h o g s . " I was offered During t h e w e e k e n d i n g August H. E. P O W E L L & SON, IONIA, M I C H 0-8-24 1-8-4 $50 for t h e h o g s before putting t h e m 2nd t h e M i c h i g a n Livestock Ex- in t h e c a r a n d I m u s t give t h e Ex- 3-8-6 0-12-0 change sold 71 c a r s of livestock for change c r e d i t for t h e extra $ 3 7 . 2 9 . 2-8-10 0-20-0 EXPANSION PLUGS E x c h a n g e , m e m b e r s t h r o u g h its co- F r o m now on all m y stock goes op commission h o u s e at Detroit. TIX-TON-MIX 2-10-4 0-18-0 t h r o u g h t h e Marilla Livestock Ex- A n economical p r o t e c t o r of c h a n g e , " Mr. B a l l a r d said. sheep health sold by drug and gen- 2-12-2 0-16-0 Congressmen a r e p a r t y m u c h t h ' — For The — Organized L a s t J u l y s a m e as o r d i n a r y people, 'cept t h e y eral stores or a $3 package enough for 30 sheep sir months by paid Sulphate of Ammonia Bone Meal W e organized for business J u l y 12, d o n ' t seem t ' k n o w a s much a b o u t parcel post from Muriate of Potash Meat Scrap Fordson Tractor Air Washer Tank 1 9 2 3 , with b u t 5 m e m b e r s and a l l of t h e s e were chosen a s m e m b e r s of t h e what th' country wants an' needs a s P A R S O N S CHEMICAL CO., 4 0 0 E . Mich. Ave., L a n s i n g , Mich. Nitrate of Soda > Tankage B o a r d of Directors. T h e B o a r d held t h ' ordinary feller. — A b e M a r t i n . Go to your Co-op. manager at once and tell him what Don't use your Tractor with- its f i r s t m e e t i n g , elected its officers you want and urge him to get his order in to us at the out a pair of Expansion Plugs a n d chose a m a n a g e r . Since t h a t rr PATS TO BUT PURE BRED SHEEP OF earliest possible moment so that fertilizer may arrive in t i m e w e h a v e loaded 3 cars of stock r '¥>^ PARSONS "^SBS* time for fall sowing. They Save You Time and Money a n d o r d e r e d a car for t h e 4 t h load. S. C. White Leghorn ~ '\3u-])i^** '."•" , m ' » h, P •»errwh»r« Mid p«y aiprmw For further information write direct to W e h a v e n o t gone out l o o k i n g for •Si<)Pjff" not fail to take advantage of this liberal offer. Order at once direct from H E R E F O R.D S Young Cows with calves by side consisting jf blood from America's foremost herds at prices that enable them under Earliripa Here- Factsfor Progressive Fanners No w r e n c h n e e d e d ; j u s t a few fested a t t h e stock \ y a r d s Monday, this ad. ford Beef Plan to pay for themselves within Shrorjshiren O u r flock is p r o b a b l y t h e b e s t known ij t u r n s of t h e t h u m b n u t . Aug. 2 7 t h w h e n we loaded on t h e RURAL POULTRY FARM s year to 18 months. Bulls including prize R. 1, Zeeland, Mich. winners at the larger shows at practical anropsnires. the gtate Qur March and A p H 1 l a m b a ,a9t 3rd c a r from a s t a t i o n t h a t n e v e r Jons. Janssen, Prop. prices. Herd headed by Straight Edge Oct. a v e r a g e d 108 l b s . T h i s s p r i n g t h e e n t i r e flock average" loaded but 2 c a r s in a single y e a r Member Mich State Farm Bureau 1169786, one of two sons of Perfection Fairfax Don't Use Your Tractor before. out of a daughter of the Famous Disturber. T. F. B. Sotham & S o u (Hereford* sines m o r e t h a n t e n l b s . of wool. QUALITY p r e d o m i n a t e s to s u c h a n e x t e n t t h a t e a c h and e j ' with a leak a r o u n d t h e Air W a s h e r p l u g — f o r a s m a l l l e a k a t 1880). St. Clair. Mich. ery year we sell m a n y good b r e e d e r s b o t h t h e i r b r e e d i n g a » t h i s place m e a n s a g r e a t w e a r on y o u r t r a c t o r piston r i n g s , T h a n k s to t h e Michigan Live Stock show stock. also scored cylinder w a l l s — t h i s m e a n s loss of power, t h e u s e E x c h a n g e , T h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m Durocs B r e e d i n g first. All of o u r b o a r p i g s b u t three of too m u c h fuel a n d c y l i n d e r o i l — w h i c h i s m o n e y o u t of y o u r B u r e a u , t h e Manistee C o u n t y F a r m a r e sired by W o o d f o r d S e n s a t i o n . H e w *» pocket. B u r e a u a n d t h e officers of t h e most w o n d e r f u l h o g we h a v e e v e r s e e n a n d a c t u a l l y w a s sola i Marilla T o w n s h i p F a r m B u r e a u in- 115,000.00. W e w e r e offered $ 5 3 5 . 0 0 for a s o w s i r e d by n' 1 * Get a Pair of Expansion Plugs a n d stop t h a t leak. It m a k e s no difference h o w bad y o u r t a n k o p e n i n g is w o r n — t h e y m a k e it j u s t a s good or b e t t e r t h a n a new o n e . Ask y o u r F o r d s o n d e a l e r to s h o w you o n e sofar a s e a c h of t h e a b o v e w e r e r e - sponsible for bringing a b o u t t h e or- g a n i z a t i o n of t h e Marilla Live Stock SEED GROWERS O u r b o a r s f a r r o w e d in Sept. a t less t h a n e i g h t m o n t h s avera* ed 380 lbs. w i t h less t h a n $16.00 w o r t h of feed p e r h o g . E v e r y o n e on a f a r m m u s t w o r k , b u t h e w o n ' t g e t far witn° good tools t or o r d e r direct from u s . P r i c e $1.00 e a c h , p o s t p a i d . G u a r - Exchange. Your Mammoth, Medium, Alsike and Sweet Clover, ed- I a m n o t going to t h e f a i r s . I w a n t to sell y o u y o u r bre a n t e e d Satisfactory. Y o u r s very t r u l y , ing stock a n d in k e e p i n g w i t h t h e t i m e s m y p r i c e s a r e c o n s i s t W . F . Danoell, Sec'y-Mgr. also Alfalfa, can be handled either on consignment with ly low. F o l l o w M-29 to EXPANSION PLUG COMPANY 60 to 70% cash advance or on outright purchase by the 229 W e s t F r a n k S t r e e t The State F a r m Bureau's Purchas- ing D e p a r t m e n t b u y s f a r m s u p p l i e s MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU KOPE-KON FARMS CARO, MICHIGAN for m e m b e r s s e r v i n g t h e m t h r o u g h Seed Dep't. Coldwater, Michigan. t h e i r co-ops. Lansing Michigan