TH.        ACTION            PUBLICATION                      OF TN. MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU
                                                                                                                                          YOLo 57, NO. 11, NOYEMBER,               1978
au. DAY-     'The ... I. one dCIJtltat •• ours. Th.... I. one doy wften all we American.             how much nearer to tlte porch 'he old pvmp loob ......        u.ed fOe •• Thanksg'vlng
"'0 a... no' .e".".ade flOhack     to 'he old home '0 eat la'eraful "',cul'. and mane'                Day ••. " 'h. one doy 'hat " purely American." - O. Hen" (fIttoto", MarcIa Ditch••)
                                                                                                                     Nov. 28-Dec. 1
 Member EffortS LB1!de..d
                                                                                                                     Annual Meetings Set
FIFRA, Amendments Signed                                                                                                The annual meetings of            highlights include the Annual
   Mter many months of ef-               Farm Bureau members in                  use" pesticide registration         Michigan Farm Bureau and             Banquet      on Wednesday
fort by Farm Bureau and                  responding          to     ACTION       standards are required under three of its affiliates - Farm              evening,         when         the
other groups, Congress has               REQUESTED             letters    and    the new bill.                       Bureau        Services,       Inc.,  Distinguished       Service     to
finally passed, and President            efforts of other members in                EPA 'will also be required Farmers                 ".Petroleum        Agriculture award will be
Carter has signed, S. 1678, a            every state Farm Bureau                 to have ~valid tests or other Cooperative, Inc., and the                 presented, and a "back by
bill amending the Federal                were        instrumental            in  significant evidence raising Michigan                 Agricultural       popular demand" repeat of
Insecticide,    Fungicide and            securing      passage         of the    "prudent concQrns" about the Cooperative                 Marketing       the Michigan Farm Bureau
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).                 amendments,"           Almy said.       safety of a pesticide before Association (MACMA) - will                  Jamboree on Thursday night,
The amendments             improve       "It is indeed refreshing to see         the agency may begin action be -held               at    the     Civic   with square dancing, country
FIFRA by streamlining the                sucn far-reaching,           positive   against the pesticide.              Auditorium        and Pantlind       musi~, and recognition of
Environmental           Protection       action      being       taken      on                                       Hotel in Grand Rapids on             award-winning county Farm
Agency's          (EPA)         ad-      chemicals       after so many             The law is amended to November                     28-29-30      and   Bureaus.
ministration of the pesticide.-          broadside          attacks         on  permit the sale of restricted        December 1.                            A new addition this year
program.                                 chemicals by EP A and other            use pesticides to farmers who                                            will be the MACMA annual
                                         'anti-groups." ,                       are not certified applicators if                                         meeting which begins with
   According      to Al Almy,               Major amendments in the             the pesticide application is to         The main focus 0; delegate       the commodity sessions on
Michigan Farm Bureau's                   new law include: EPA will be           be made by a certified ap-           attention    during the MFB         Wednesday        morning     and
director of Public Affairs, the          required       to prepare          an  plica tor.       Enforcement         annual    will  be the develop-     business meeting that af-
amendments         will benefit          economic statement prior to            provisions of the law are ment of policies which will set                ternoon. The FBS and FPC
farmers by allowing them to              the issuance            of major       amen<Jed to permit states to the course of organization                  annuals are scheduled for
use pesticides        with more          pesticide regulation and also          assume primary authority for activity during the coming                  Tuesday.
flexibility and will benefit             be required to issue sim-              enforcing the pesticide law, year. Resolutions                sessions
consumers       by increasing            plified regulations          for the   and federal oversight over           begin    on    Wednesday        af-    See annual meeting special
farming efficiency.                      registration       of pesticides.      state programs        has been ter _oon and continue through             section on Pages 4 and 5 for
   "The efforts of Michigan              Separate, less strict "minor           deleted.                             Friday.       Other      meeting    program details.
                                                                     ••                           Election                           Annual Meeting
                                                                                                Pages 11-17                                        Pages 4-5


   PAGE 2                                                                       FARM NEWS                                                                NOVEMBER,         1978
                                      From the Desk of the President
                                                  Be an Informed Voter
                                     are other items which need farmers is Proposal M.                    advantage of the absentee            box on November 7. When all
                                     our attention as well.           Recently      legislation    in-    voters ballot. Application for      is said and done, that's the
                                        Proposal A, if passed,        creasing fuel tax and license       these ballots must be filed         true test of our appreciation
                                     would start the process of fees provides money to                    before 2:00 p.m. on.Saturday,       for the "American Way of
                                     calling a Constitutional         maintain and improve roads.         November 4, 1978.                   Life!"
                                     Convention in October of However, a ruling by the                       Let's demonstrate the unity
                                     1979. The cost of holding such Supreme Court allows for              of agriculture at the ballot                         Elton R. Smith
                                     a convention, including the "highway" money to be used
     Election Day ... a precious     delegate election process,      for bus systems,           mass
  opportunity for Americans !
  Yet, it is estimated that only
  50percent of those eligible to
                                     would cost well in excess of transit, bicycle paths and
                                     $10 million. That's a lot of other         modes of trans-            Bulletin from
                                     money for an unnecessary porta tion.
  vote will do so. Will you be
  one of them? I sincerely hope
                                     overhaul, when amendments
                                     have performed minor "tune-        It is therefore vital to pass
                                                                                                                        Bonnie
  so because we, as farmers,         ups" to keep our Cqnstitution • Proposal M on Election Day!                  By Bonnie Carpenter
  can affect the election if we      operating well..                 This will constitutionally               MFB Outstanding Young
  exercise our right.                   Proponents of Proposal AI'" guarantee that 90 percent of                      Farro Wo~an
    One of the reasons people        want several things - most of . fuel Knd license fees will be
  give for not voting is that they
  don't understand the issues.
                                     which are repugnant to used. for road purposes. This                               Earning the Eme~gency
                                     farmers. These include the is the only way to assure that
  What a shame, because our          elimination         of      the counties will have money to                           Short C~urse Degree
  form of government             is  requirement for a balanced improve roads and bridges.
  dependent on an informed           state budget, provisions to Good roads and bridges are                                                    ticularly trying.
  electorate.                                                                                                Harvest. season is" in full
                                     allow for a graduated state vital to Michigan agriculture!           swing." The combine is"                 Since no high school driver
    Tohelp prepare you prior to      income tax, changes in the                                           roaring through this year's          training course can prepare
  voting on November 7, this         method of funding education,       Railroads are also vital to       crop just ahead of autumn's          the future farm wife for her
  issue of the MICHIGAN              a unicameral legislature,        agriculture.     Proposal     R  " dark skies threatening rain,         role as grain hauler, she is
  F ARM NEWS contains a              increasing the number of would allow for the issuing of              or worse - SNOW. In this             dependent upon the in-
  great deal of information on       departments      within state   revenue       bonds for the          battle against time and             struction of father, hired man
  the ballot proposals and          government, and others.          redevelopment of railroads.          w~ther, farm wives are              or husband. In any case the
 many of the candidates.               The most obvious danger of Farmers should vote "Yes"              often conscripted to serve           J:Ilost popular        teaching
 Please take time to study the      a Constitutional Convention is on Proposal R.                         their     annual     stint" as      method appears to be the
 materials on pages 11-17           that it could develop a new                                           homemaker - turned - grain -         Emergency Short Course.
 thoroughly. Take the sum-          document eliminating the            Even though predictions           hauler.                                 As an afternoon graduate of
 mary of Farm Bureau's              desires of citizens gained at are for a small voter turnout,            For the veteran, hauling           the course, I believe I can
 position on the proposals and      the voting booth till-ough"the the length of the ballot means        grain       is    accomplished        describe it fully. After being
 the names of the "Friends of       years. It could also propose a that voting could never-              without incident and she has,         told to"climb into the truck
 Agriculture" with you to the       docu11.1ent  unacceptable to the theless be a slow process.          therefore, accepted the duty          cab (a real challenge when
 voting booth.                      people. This would result in a PerSons who have physical             as would any member of the            you are 5'3"), I let out the
    While much has been said         complete waste of time and handicaps or who know they               "harvest crew." For the               clutch carefully - and lur-
  and written about the three        money.                          cannot get to the voting booth      inconfident novice, _however,         ched ahead 20 feet. Slapping
 so-called t~x proposals, there        Another issue of concern to on November 7 should take                                                                       -.
                                                                                                        the experience can be par-                    (Continued on Page 20)
Back on the Soapbox--Again .
    This author's tender ego        AFBF President Allan Grant       public service to the com-          TRUSTED; it has credibility
 has, once again,            been    and I (unbeknownst to him)      munity. We hope they never          because, almost without
 wounded!           With       the   have     reached      an un-    lose that concern. But,             exception, th~y are small
 elimination of the DONNA            derstanding.      If he has     speaking from experience,           businesses co~ducted by local
  Column last month, I ex-           something more timely and       concern alone cannot support        people who CARE. Support
  pected to hear cries of            important to say to you (like   such a venture. It is ad-           them, not only with your
  outrage from a few faithful        last month when he urged you    vertising dollars that keep         agricultural       and Farm
  fans or at least some plaintive    to vote) than I do, we'll run   local radio stations, and local     Bureau r1ews (REAL news),
  wails of "Where are you?" I        his column. When I have         newspapers, in a position           but also with your advertising
  got neither ... but decided to
  share the situation with you
  anyway.
                                     something to share with you
                                     that's in keeping with our
                                     guideline, we'll use mine. I
                                                                     where they can perform a
                                                                     service to their local com-
                                                                     munities.
                                                                                                         dollars. Their "life" depends"
                                                                                                        upon it!
                                                                                                         EQUAL RIGHTS
                                                                                                                                                DONNA
    Attached to the editor title     have to admit that we retain       I have heard many Farm              ERA is a subject we don't         a position; they assumed it
  for the FARM NEWS are the          editorial privileges and that   Bureau members complain            discuss in the FARM NEWS              would always be a "his."
  words: Business Manager.           President Grant does not get    because their local media          because of Farm Bureau's                 It's not just' a. matter of
  Thanks to your input and           a .vote. You'll just have to    doesn't give "adequate" or         position against it. However,        changing the wording on a
  cooperation, we didn't fare        trust us...                     "fair" .coverage to their          I think it's time we broadened       certificate - it's a matter of
  too badly last year with the       IT BUILDS CHARACTER             activities. Yet, when their        our thinking when it applies         ch~nging attitudes. A check
  editor part. But, I'm sad to         Any adverse condition that county Farm Bureau boards             to equal rights for women to         of th~ organization's by-laws
  report, we didn't gain any         ever occured in my life as a sit down to determine their           assume leadership positions          shows no rule against having
  points in the business             child and teenager (like a budgets for the coming year,            in our own organization.             women in such a leadership
  manager portion of our             huge, unsightly zit) was no advertiSing dollars are                    I was embarrassed (and           role. Yet, only one out of 60
  responsibilities.                 qualified by my dear mother allocated to local media.               proud of District Director           county Farm Bureaus (at this
                                    with the words: "It builds Even worse, I've seen county              Bob Rider for handling the          writing) has a woman as
   So, saith our bosses, you        character. " Believe me, Farm                Bureaus      submit    situation with poise), when,         president and only a few are
cannot run a business that          ha ving to make tough legitimate                   advertising      at the Mason County Farm             being elected to county
way! Consequently, we've            decisions on how best to use material to their local media           Bureau annual meeting,              boards in other than a
had to cut some corners in the      our alloted space is an ad- in the guise of a news release,         President Janet Groth was            Women's          Committee
expense column, including           verse condition and it has and then they wonder why it              presented with a President's         representative        position.
limiting the number of pages        been a character-building        didn't       get     front-page    Club certificate. Membership         Why? Do women have less
in the FARM NEWS. This              experience.      It has also placement. Here in the offices         in the          Farm      Bureau     administrative abilities?
means having to be very             reinforced our empathy for of the FARM NEWS, that                   President's         Club     was        Some       county       Farm
discriminatory in the use of        others "in similar          cir- kind of material is first          awarded         to Janet        in   Bureaus may be losing out on
materials. Just how much            cumstances -- and that's         responded to with an ad-           recognition of "his" devotion        some       talented,      strong
does it inform and stimulate        where YOU enter the pic- vertising rate card and then               to the cause of organized            leadership because tradition
members to action? With that        ture ...                         DUMPED!                            agriculture and effective            has narrowed their selection
question as our guideline, the         When we visited Benzie          Don't ever. underestimate        leadership on its behalf.            process. Others may be losing
editor in chief had to admit        County's new radio station the power of the small, local               Granted, it's just a piece of     out simply because women
that, many times, her column        (see Regional Feature, Page" media. They may not reach              paper, but the wording im-           have not dared see them-
was more in the category of         16), we were impressed with beyond the borders of your              plies that Farm Bureau               selves in such a role.
"Let me entertain you."             the genuine concern of the own county, but the in-                  leaders and staff never ex-             If that sounds like a
   Consequently         (again).    owners and staff to perform a formation they carry is               Pected ~ WQll1ilJl. to P()\q ~\1~t1 "ch~lenge ... it is!


NOVEMBER,          1978                                                   FARM NEWS                                                                            PAGE 3
                 Congress Approves Ag Export Bill
        Exports Expansion Bill                                      The bill directs
                                                                  Secretary of Agriculture to
                                                                                               the    stockpiling
                                                                                                      ternational
                                                                                                                        under
                                                                                                                        commodity
                                                                                                                                  in-    cargo preference law would
                                                                                                                                         not apply to the proposed new
                                                                  set up between six and 25           agreements or other plans          intermediate credit program.
          Part of MFB's Action                                    agricultural trade promotion        acceptable to the U.S.
                                                                                                        -To finance purchases of
                                                                                                                                            2
                                                                                                                                         Department
                                                                                                                                                    The Agriculture
                                                                                                                                                           would     be
                                                                  offices in major markets
                                                                  abroad. In addition, the            breeding livestock, including      authorized to offer CCC
       Plan for FarIn Income                                      diplomatic status of U.S.
                                                                  agricultural attaches in not
                                                                                                     freight costs.
                                                                                                        --To     finance,     where
                                                                                                                                         financing with repayment
                                                                                                                                         periods ofup to three years on
                                                                  less than 10 major markets          feasible, establishment of         sales of farm products to the
   A House-Senate Conference      Bureau Federation, urging      abroad would be raised to the        facilities in ' the importing      People's Republic of China
Committee . on October 5,         passage of the bill.           rank of Counselor to enable         nation for improved handling        which, like most other
approved S. 3447 and H.R.         . The bill, reconciling dif-    them to compete on equal           of imported farm products.          Communist        countries,
10584(known as the Poage-         ferences between separate       terms with higher-ranking             --And to meet credit             currently is not eligible for
Mathis Bill) designed to          versions passed earlier by the officials of other countries.       competition       from other        CCC credit. In addition, the
exp~nd agricultural export        House and Senate,.nowwill be      Credit sections of the           nations - but not to initiate       bill authorizes CCCcredit for
sales by a combination of new     sent back to the two cham-     legislation would provide two       credit wars.                       up to three years to private
promotion efforts and credit      bers for final votes.          additions to an existing               In cases of grain sales for     U.S. exporters who make
programs.                            Chairman      Thomas     S. program under which the             building stocks abroad, the        deferred-payment sales to
   Just before adjournment on     Foley, D-Wash., of the House   Agriculture Department's            Secretary of Agriculture           currently - eligible countries
October 15, Congress ac-          Agriculture Committee said     Commodity        Credit Cor-        would seek to get agreements       and to China.
cepted the provisions of the      approval of the legislation    poration      provides     com-     aimed        at     preventing        The trade legislation was
conference report.                underlines the conviction in   m~rcial-rate credit to many         "dwnping" of reserve stocks.       sponsored in the House by
                                  Congress that a continued      foreign buyers of American          In every individual case,          Reps. Dawson Mathis, D-Ga.,
  Support of this bill was a      heavy flow of exports of       farm        products        with    furthermore, the Secretary
part of Michigan Farm.                                                                                                                  W.R. Poage, D-Tex.. and
                                  grains and other crops is      repayment terms of up to            would first have to determine      other members in both
Bureau's five-point action        needed to help protect farm    three years.                        that the sale would not work       parties including Reps. Kika
plan to increase farm income.     income. Also, Foley noted,        Under the bill:                  to the disadvantage           of
MFB President Elton R.                                                                                                                  de la Garza, D-Tex., William
                                  expanding farm exports can        1 -- Nations      currently      American farmers. Then,            C. Wampler, R-Va., and Paul
Smith testified before a          help narrow the nation's       eligible for three-year CCC         notice of the proposed sale        Findley, R-Ill.
Congressional .committee, on      trade deficit and thus protect credit could also get "in-          would have to be sent to the
behalf of the American Farm                                                                                                                The legislation upgrades
                                  the value of the dollar.       termediate"      credits with       Senate and House Agriculture       the post of the Assistant
                                                                 repayments of up to 10years         Committees 30days before its       Secretary of Agriculture for
                                                                 fQr the following purposes :       effective date.                     International Affairs and
         Annual Meetings                                            -To finance purchases of
                                                                 grain needed for reserve
                                                                                                        The     legislation
                                                                                                    specifi~ that the Federal
                                                                                                                                also    Commodity Programs to an
                                                                                                                                        Under Secretaryship.
                        Notice                                                                                                                                          ,,
     The 59th Annual Meeting of Michigan Farm Bureau
  will be held November 29,30and December 1, 1978,at the
  Civic Center complex in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  Registration of voting delegates and guests will begin
  Tuesday, November 28.The Annual Meeting of Michigan
                                                                                                                                                                         )
  Farm Bureau will open with the Women's Committee
  Meeting and Commodity Sessions at 9:30 a.m., Wed-
  nesday, November 29.
     The Annual Meetings-of Farm Bureau Services, Inc.
  and Farmers Petroleum Cooperative, Inc. will be held at
                                                                                                    Thanksgiving •••
                                                                                                    brOUght to you
                                                                                                                                                                        I
  the same location on Tuesday, November 28 and the
  Annual Meeting of Michigan Agricultural Cooperative
  Marketing Association, Inc. will be held at the same                                  by American agriculture.
  location on Wednesday, November 29. County                                           Thanksgiving means seeing friends and relatives ... having a
  representatives will want to be present at these im-                                 good time. And the most tangible part of Thanksgiving-
  portant Annual Meetings of their Farm Bureau affiliates.                            food. After all, bountiful harvests and the blessings of food
  The big "Product Show" will be open Tuesday evening                                 and shelter .were the very inspiration of the first Thanks-
  and for a brief period Wednesday afternoon.                                         giving over 300 years ago. 0 Today Thanksgiving is a time
     The Annual Farm Bureau Banquet will be held Wed-                                 to thank everyone associated with the marketing and proc-
  nesday evening, November 29. An awards program and                                  essing of food and fiber. ..farmers, ranchers, teachers, ag
  banquet will be held Thursday evening, November 30.                                 scientists, and others. 0 peA encourages everyone to be
     The purposes of the meeting include:                                             thankful for this land of plenty.
   (1) Election of Members of the Board of Directors. Even-
     numbered districts will elect directors for two-year
     terms. Also to be elected will be two directors-at-large
     for two-year terms and one director representing the
     Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee for a one-
     year term.
  (2) Reports of Officers.
  (3) Consideration and action on the recommendations of
     the Policy Development Committee to determine
     action policies of Michigan Farm Bureau for the
     coming year.
   (4) Consideration of an amendment to Article IV of the
     Articles of Incorporation to extend the duration of the
     corporate term of Michigan Farm Bureau to per-
     petual.
   (5) Consideration of proposed amendments to the
     Bylaws, if any.
     The Bylaws of Michigan Farm Bureau provide that
  each county Farm Bureau is entitled to at least two
  voting delegates, plus an additional delegate for each 100
  members or major portion thereof in excess of the first
  200 members of record August 31, 1978,not including
  Associate Members.
  Sincerely,
  Robert E. Braden                      William S. Wilkinson
  Administrative Director                          Secretary


PAGE 4                                                                  FARM NEWS                                                       NOVEMBER,         1978
      1978 ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM IDGHLIGHTS
Tuesday_
 FPC/FBS Annua~ - Product Show Kick Off Convention
                                                                   Donald R. Armstrong, Executive Vice President of
                                                                Farm Bureau Services, Inc. (FBS) and Farmers.
                                                                Petroleum Cooperative, Inc. (FPC)' urges "all Farm
                                                                Bureau members to attend the annual meetings of these
                                                                two Farm Bureau affiliates and farmer - owned
                                                                cooperatives. We have much to report about their ac-
                                                                tivities as well as electing several directors whose terms
                                                                expire."
                                                                   The annual meetings of these marketing and farm
                                                                supply cooperatives will be held on Tuesday, November
                                                                28 at the Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids.
                                                                   Registr-ation starts at 8:30 a.m. and the FPC annual
                                                                meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. A complimeritary noon
                                                                luncheon is planned with Dr. Sylvan H. Wittwer,
                                                                Assistant-Dean of the Michigan State University College
                                                                of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Director of the
                                                                Agricultural     Experiment. Station, as the featured
                                                                speaker. Dr. Wittwer will comment on ~e "Agricultural
                                                                Frontier Through Research." Following the luncheon
                                                                program, FBS will hold its annual meeting.
                                                                   At the conclusion of the FBS annual, the 1978 Farm -
                                                                Bureau Services - Farmers Petroleum Product Show will
                                                                be held in the Exhibition Hall in the Civic Auditorium.             DR. SYLVAN  WITTWER
                                                                The Product Show will be open from 3:30 p.m. unti110:00
                                                                p.m. on Tuesday and from 10:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on
                                                                Wednesday.
                                                                   Entertainment,       drawings     and special     product
                                                                demonstrations by factory representatives on the entire        Wednesday
                                                                line of farming supplies and marketing information will
                                                                highlight this year's show. On Tuesday, Bob Thomas,
                                                              . "Mr. Entertainment,"       will be playing his banjo through   Dr. Leveille at
                        BOB THOMAS
                                                                the exhibit aisles .
Wednesday_                                                         A free buffet dinner will be set-up adjacent to the       .Women's Annual
                                                                Product Show area at 6:00 p.m. for all Michigan Farm
                                                                Bureau patrons on 'ruesday evening. The Grand Rapids            Nearly 500 women are
Young Farmers Day                                               Chorus and Quartet will then entertain with their
                                                                "magical" melodies at 9':00 p.m.
                                                                                                                              expected
                                                                                                                              Michigan
                                                                                                                                           to attend
                                                                                                                                            Farm
                                                                                                                                                           the
                                                                                                                                                      Bureau
    Michigan Farm Bureau Young Farmer activities                                                                              Women's annual meeting on
  during the annual meeting will be concentrated on                                                                           Wednesday          morning,
  Wednesday, November 29 in both the Pantlind Hotel and                                                                       November 29 in the Black and
 the Civic Auditorium.
                                                             Tuesdar Evening...                                               Silver Room in the Civic
    Scheduled activities begin with registration for the                                                                      Auditorium.    Activities are
 Discussion Meet Semi-Finals and the Outstanding Young                                                                        scheduled to begin at 9:30
 Farm Woman Contests at 9:00 a.m. with judging for both
                                                             Presidents, Campaign Managers                                    a.m. with a welcome address
 to begin at 9:30 a.m. in the.Pantlind Hotel.                                                                                 by Mrs. Claudine Jackson,
    The Discussion Meet Finals will be held at 1:30 p.m. in  Will Hold Joint Banq~et                                          chairman     of the Women's
 the Black and Silver Room in the Civic Auditorium.                                                                           Committee.
 Following a luncheon for the Outstanding Young Farm                                                                            Featured speaker at the
 Woman contestants, judging for the six finalists will be        A joint Presidents'        and Membership       Campaign     morning meeting will be Dr.
 held in the Continental Room in the Pantlind.                Managers'       Banquet will kick-off activities at the         Gilbert Leveille, chairman of
    A Young Farmer Reception will be held from 4:30 p.m.      Michigan Farm Bureau annual meeting. The banquet                the Department        of Food
 to 6:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Pantlind.          will take place Tuesday evening, November 29, at 6:00          Science and Human Nutrition
 During the reception, county Young Farmer star award          p.m. in the Ballroom of the Pantlind' Hotel, with dinner      at Michigan State University.
  winners will be presented and awards will be given           compliments of Farm Bureau Marketing Corporation,                After introduction of the
 recognizing the finalists in the Discussion Meet,             Farm Bureau Insurance Group.                                  MFB Women's Committee
  Distinguished Young Farmer and Outstanding Young                Presentation of the 1978 "Fabulous IS" awards to           and recognition of counties,
  Farm Woman contests. Certificates of merit will also be      campaign managers will highlight the banquet.                 the morning program will
  presented to county Young Farmer Committees. All                Also sharing the spotlight during the banquet will be      conclude      with   the    1978
  Farm Bureau members are invited to attend the                George Fields, a new voice creating fun in the wilder-        chairman's annual report by
  reception.                                                   ness! He is a. musician, but not entirely. He is a            Claudine Jackson.
    Following the Annual Banquet, which begins at 6: 30        magician, but Houdini is safe! He is a memory expert of          A reception for all Farm
 p.m., the Young Farmer Dance will be held at 9:00 p.m.        sorts, but Kresgin has not asked for his secrets. He has      Bureau women will be held at
  in the Pantlind Grand Ballroom with music by the "Petal      enough fun that most people would like a copy of that         5: 15 p.m. that evening in the
 Fall Variety Band."                                           recipe!                                                       Black and Silver Room,
                                                                                                                             concluding the 1978 Women's
By Popular Demand                                                                                                            annual meeting.
        Koffee Klatcheterin
                 Back Again!
    Farm Bureau Insurance Group will once again sponsor
 the Koffee Klatcheteria for delegates at the MFB annual
 meeting, offering free refreshments and free statewide
 telephone service.
    The Klatcheteria will be located in Rooms C, D and E
 in the Civic Auditorium and will provide a continuous
 supply of free coffee, milk, donuts and apple cider for
 everyone during most of the convention.                   '
    Convention delegates will also have the use of three
 telephones in the Klatcheteria, providing the opportunity
 to call anywhere in Michigan free of charge.
    In addition, the Klatcheteria will offer a variety of
 displays and insurance-related information.
    The Klatcheteria will be open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.                                                                         \
 November 29 to December 1.                                                            GEORGE RELDS                                 DR. GILBERT LEVEILLE


NOVEMBER,         1978                                                                           FARM NEWS                                                              PAGE 5
    NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 1
'Wednesday A.M.
                                                                                                               --      GRAND RAPIDS
Commodity Sessions Offer Variety
                                                              Three separate commodity              ticulture    Department,       will
                                                          sessions will run concw-rent              speak on the Department's
                                                          at this year's annual meeting.            role in the horticulture in-
                                                           The three sessions,          Hor-        dustry. Finally,        Dr. Carl
                                                           ticulture, Field Crops and               Johnson of the Michigan
                                                           Livestock, will be held on               Department of Agriculture's
                                                           Wednesday            morning,             Fruit      and        Vegetable
                                                           November 29, from 9:00 a.m.               Inspection      Service       will
                                                           to 11:30 a.m. in the Pantlind             examine the funding of the
                                                           Hotel.                                    Service    in Michigan         and
                                                             The     MACMA          annual           compare it to other com-
                                                         meeting will begin with at-                 peting states.
                                                         tendance at the Commodity                      The Field Crops Session, in               DR. WAYNE OXENDER
                                                         sessions Wednesday morning                  the      Pantlind's         Grand
                                                          and the Kick-Off LUncheon                  Ballroom,        will     feature
                                                          that noon, followed by ~                   Everette B. Harris, President
                          R. KEITH MATHIE                 buSiness session at 1: 15 p.m.             Emeritus      of the Chicago
                                                              The Horticultural        Com-
                                                                                                     Merchantile Exchange, who
                                                          modity      Session,       geared
                                                                                                     will     address        "Futures
                                                          toward fruit and vegetable
                                                                                                      Markets - A Farmer's Friend
                                                           producers, will take place in
                                                                                                      or Foe?" Also appearing at
                                                           the Kent State Room. This
                                                           session will feature R. Keith              that session will be Edward
                                                           Mathie, Executive Assistant,               R. Powell, Vice President of
                                                           Agriculture      Canada,     who           the     Michigan        Elevator
                                                           will discuss        "M"arketing            Exchange.        Powell       will
                                                                                                      examine "The Cooperative's
                                                           Boards     - The Canadian
                                                                                                      Role in Direct Exporting of                      DI. JOHN KEUY
                                                           Experience."        Noel Stuck-
                                                                                                      Grain."    ,                       and      Dr.      Maynard          G.
                                                           man, General Manager of
                                                           MACMA, will discuss the                      The Livestock Commodity          Hogberg.         Oxender,         an
                                                           recently introduced National              Session will be held in the         associate Professor in the
                                                           Marketing and Bargaining                  Continental Room, and will          Departments           of    Large
                                                           Act. Dr. John Kelly, the new              feature two professors from         Animal          Surgery          and
                        EVERETTE  I. HARRIS                chairman     of MSU's Hor-                MSU, Dr. Wayne Oxender                             (Continued on Page 6)
 Wednesday Noon                                                       Wednesday Evening
Kick---Off Luncheon                                                    Annual Banquet is Convention Highlight
      The annual Michigan Farm Bureau Kick-Off Luncheon
   will be held at noon on Wednesday, November 29 in the                    The Michigan Farm Bureau Annual Banquet has
   Civic Auditorium.                                                     become a highlight of the convention for members and
      Elton R. Smith, president 9f the Michigan Farm                    guests and the 1978banquet on Wednesday, November 29
   Bureau will address the delegates, reviewing the                     at 6:00 p.m., promises to be the same. George Walter,
   organization's accomplishments during 1978and looking                 former park ranger, teacher and college dean will be the
   toward the challenges facing the organization and                     featured      speaker.      "Dynamic,"          "fascinating,"
   agriculture in the future.                                            "spellbinding," have been some of the adjectives used to
      The opening of the resolutions session is scheduled for            describe presentations made by Mr. Walter.
   2:30-4:30 p.m.                                                           Also in the spotlight this evening will be the recipient of
                                                                         Michigan Farm Bureau's Distinguished Service to
                                                                         Agriculture     award, the Outstanding            Young Farm
 Thursday Evening                                                        Woman, the Distinguished Young Farm Couple and the
 F.B. Jamboree                         Returns                          Discussion Meet award winners.
                                                                             The Annual Banquet will be followed by the Young
                                                                          Farmer Dance in the Ballroom in the Pantlind Hotel.
      Reached the end of your rope? Hold on, because the                                                                                                GEORGE WALTER
   Farm Bureau Jamboree is back by popular demand. Don                Thursday Noon
   your jeans, bibs, plaid shirts and boots and join in the fun
   on Thursday evening, November 30 at 6:30 p.m.
      Io honor of the 59th annual meeting of the Michigan              Governor's Luncheon,
   Farm Bure~u, "59'er Gold Seeking Counties" will all be
   recognized during the evening's activities for their                 Communicators Awards                                                   Friday
   outstanding achievements         during the 1977-78 mem-,
   bership year. Enjoy the country atmosphere and help                       The annual Governor's Luncheon is scheduled for noon
   congratulate these county award winners.
      Presentation of the 1978President's Trophy Awards to
                                                                          on Thursday, November 30, where Governor William G.'
                                                                          Milliken will address the delegates.                                Resolutions,
    county Farm Bureau presidents will also be made                          "Agricultural Communicators of the Year" presen-
    duririg the Jamboree ..
      Conclude your evening of fun and relaxation at the
                                                                          tations will be made during the luncheon program,
                                                                          honoring news media people who have been nominated
                                                                                                                                              Elections,
    square dance, with music by the Blue Grass Extension                  by county Farm Bureaus for their outstanding coverage
                                                                          of agricultural activities and issues. Presentations will
    Service.
                                                                          also be made to winners in the Michigan Farm News                   Adjournment
                                                                          Photo Contest.
                                                                              Resolutions will resume following the luncheon                      Resolutions will begin at 8:30
                                                                          program and continue until 4:00 p.m. Districts 2, 4, 6, 8            a.m. and continue until noon. A
                                                                          and 10 will then go into caucus for nomination of direc-             planned lunch will be served to
                                                                          tors.                                                                delegates     in the Auditorium
                                                                                                                                               during the noon break. Election of
                                                                                                                                               directors in even-numbered dis-
                                                                       Thursday A.M.                                                           tricts, two directors-at.-large, one
                                                                                                                                               director representing the Farm
                                                                        Delegate Breakfast                                                     Bureau Women's           Committee,
                                                                                                                                               and one director representing the
                                                                             A Delegate Breakfast is scheduled for 7:30 a.m.,                  Young Farmer's Committee will
                                                                          Thursday, -November 30 in the Civic Auditorium.                      take place during the morning
                                                                             Following breakfast, the Michigan Farm Bureau                     session.
                                                                           Administrative Director and Treasurer's Reports will                   The resolutions session will
                                                                           begin at 8: 30 and at 9: 00, the resolutions session will           resume at 1:00 p.m. and continue
                                                                           resume until noon.                                                  through completion.
                 THE ILUEGRASS EXTENSlQN SERVIa


  PAGE 6                                                                          FARM NEWS                                                                 NOVEMBE R, 1978
                                                          Marketing
                                                                 Outlook
  Embryo Transfer Topic at Commodity Meet                                                                                   Records Expert Scheduled
                                                                                                                Taxes eating you alive?
      by Jack H. Anderson             This procedure is relatively       embryo transfer in the swine         Worried about the IRS taking
     Commodity Specialist           simple to do, but the use of         industry has been' limited.          over your farm?" Then stop at
                                                                         Today, however,         embryo       the Product Show during the
         Commodity Session Highlights                                    transfer is being done in the        Farm         Bureau        Annual
(Continued from Page 5)                                                   United    States    with the        Meeting in Grand Rapids and
  Medicine and Dairy Science,                                            primary      purpose     of in-     visit        with     Les!.    Les
  will speak on "Reproductive                                            troducing      animals       with   Friedrichsen        is manager,
  Physiology and the Future of                                           superior genetic background         Agricultur,al Business Cor-
  Em bryo        Transfer       in                                       into primary        specific      - poration of the Iowa Farm
 Livestock."       Hogberg,    an                                        pathogen - free herds while         Bureau. He will be there to
 Assistant      Professor    and                                         reducing the possibility .of        answer your questions abOut
 Extension specialist in the                                             introducing     dies ease and       taxes and visit with you
 Department         of    Animal                                        saving the donor for further         regarding the Farm Bureau
                                                                        matings.                             F arm Records          Program.
 Husbandry, will deal with
 animal feeding, with par-                                                 If you would like to learn        Many Michigan farmers have
 ticular    emphasis      on the                                        more.about embryo transfer,          already taken advantage of
 National     Pork Producers                                            plan. to attend the Livestock        this simple, easy to use, low
program        to help      pork                                        Commodity meeting at the             cost, member only program.
producers       with the sulfa                                          Annual      Meeting in Grand         If you sign up during the
problem. This program in-                                               Rapids or call or write the          Product Show, Les will give
cludes field activiti~,       in-                                       Commodity Activities          and    you absolutely free a Sharp
formation and education, as                                             Research     Division (Phone         Thin-Line Electronic Pocket
well as research.                                                       517-323-7000,Ext. 547)               Calculator.                               LES FRIEDRICHSEN
                                      DR•. MA YNARD G. HOGBERG
                                                During the previous two discussions about Price, we              answer lies in merely expanding upon our earlier
                                             have examined separately the major factors behind the               example. The shopper by choosing a can of applesauce
                                             concept of supply and the concept of demand. In each                instead of a can of peaches is expressing              their
                                             case we came to realize that anyone of a number of                  "demand." If all the shoppers follow this pattern, soon
                                             things can affect either supply or demand for a product             the store will be out of applesauce and have an over-
                                             at a given point in time. With these discussions and                supply of peaches. To adjust for this inventory condition
                                             thoughts as a backdrop it is now time to put the concepts,          the store manager either raises the price of applesauce if
                                             supply and demand, together. Neither one by itself will              it is in short supply or he lowers the price of peaches to
                                             determine the price for a product or service. While one             entice consumers into choosing peaches. This ad-
                                             may exert a stronger influence at a certain point in time,          justment process could also have occurred at some
                                             it is the interaction between the two that results in a              ea~lier stage in the marketing channel as well.
                                             price. Lefs then fOCus our attention on just how this                   Thus, in markets that operate without restraints and
                                             interaction works and what it means.                                 interference from outside forces, the price is determined
                                                Imagine for a moment a situation where farmers bring              by the point where total or aggregate supply is exactly
                                             their produce to a central location such as a city market,           equa( to total or aggregate demand. At this point demand
                                             Consumers are free to purchase from any supplier in the              and supply are said to be in equilibrium. The price
              \                              market. Suppose that the farmers brought a large                     established at that point is called the equilibrium price.
                                             quantity of tomatoes on a particular day and every other             At this price the quantity offered for sale by producers is
                                             farmer also has a large supply of tomatoes. Since price in           exactly equal to the quantity consumers are willing to
                                             this situation is merely an agreed upon number between               purchase. At any higher price, buyers would be willing to
                                             the farmer ~nd consumer, it is up to them to strike a deal           purchase less than the amount offered for sale. This in
                                             which is mutually agreeable to both parties. The farmer,             turn would lead to a surplus and price would be driven
                                             recognizing that his competitors also have a large                   down when producers tried to market this surplus.
                                             quantity of high quality tomatoes will actively court the               Similarly, at any price below the equilibrium price,
       NATOMY                                consumers interest. He knows that the consumer can go
                                             elsewhere and purchase a product equally as good as his.
                                             Thus he is willing to accept a relatively low price from
                                                                                                                  buyers would be willing to purchase more than producers
                                                                                                                  can supply creating a shortage. The buyers will begin to
                                                                                                                  bid against each other for available supplies, thus
                                             the consumer. In this case we can say that supply is                 causing price to return to equilibrium.
                     OF A                    heavy and demand is weak.
                                                But suppose that next day our farmer friend is the only
                                             one who is still selling tomatoes. The others were scared
                                                                                                                     As anyone might expect, however, an equilibrium
                                                                                                                 price is a very short-lived phenomenon. This is due to the
                                             off by yesterdays performance. This time the farmer                 continual shifts that are taking place in supply and
                 PRICE                       finds no problems in trying to sell his product. Therefore,
                                             he will likely hold out for a better price. In fact, he might
                                             even raise his price as supplies become depleted. The
                                             consumer will have little success in haggling for a lower
                                                                                                                 demand. You will recall that demand shifts with changes
                                                                                                                 in income, peoples tastes and preferences, size and
                                                                                                                 makeup of the population and prices of competing
                                                                                                                 products. Supply shifts in response to changes in cost,
                                             price in this situation. We can say that supply is light and        technology, producer expectations of future prices, the
         Part W: ~utting                     demand is strong.                                                   number of producers and the price of other products. As
                                                The point to keep in mind is that in both situations or          was mentioned before, a change in any of these factors
  Supply and Demand                          examples it was the interaction of supply and demand                will result in a new price-quantity relationship.
                                             factors which determined the ultimate selling price. But                The next time we will continue our discussion by
                       Together              what about the shopper who goes into the supermarket                examining the nature of supply and demand for some
                                             and finds the price of every item neatly stamped on each            specific products and how the type of product can affect
            By: Dr. Paul Kindinger           item. How are they affected by supply and demand? The               price.
                            Director
              Market Development
                      Research Div.
            Michigan Farm Bureau


   NOVEMBER,         1978                                                         FARM NEWS                                                                             PAGE 7
              State's Fruit .Trees                                                      FB on Trade Mission to Russia
               Will be Surveyed
     As the 1978 fruit season      questionnaires        in mid-
  ends, a thorough inventory of    October. Each grower was
  Michigan's fruit trees and       asked to provide information
  vineyards will be conducted      about the variety and ages of
  by the Michigan Crop             fruit grown on his operation.
  Reporting        Service.     A  Don J. Fedewa, statistician in
  Michigan fruit tree surv~y      .charge, said that he hopes all
  was last done in 1973and that    growers will take the time to
  information. is outdated         accurately       complete the
  because many old orchards        survey and mail it back.
  have been removed and new            Fedewa also stated that the
  ones planted.                    information obtained is held
     The new survey will           strictly confidential and is
  provide data about the           combined with other reports
  acreage, numbers of trees,       to arrive at county and state
  varieties     and ages of        totals of fruit trees, plus the
  Michigan's fruit industry.       varieties and ages of these
  Survey results will be used by   fruit trees. The results of this
  farmers, processors, ship-       survey will be published in
  pers, handlers, etc. to make     the spring of 1979.
  decisions about growing and         The state Horticulture
  marketing Michigan's fruit       Society, at its annual meeting
  crop.                            last December, passed a
    Fruit growers throughout       resolution supporting this
 Michigan            received      type of survey, Fedewa said.            The four stat. Farm Bureau presIdents who partlclpat.d In th. Soyl.t trad. mission w.re Marlon
                                                                           Slackhouse, Indlaria; Elton R. Smith, MIchigan; John Junior Armstrong, Kansas, and Haro'd St•• '.,
                      Pesticide Use                                        IllinoIs. The, are shown lust prior to departure for the Soyl.t Union.
                                                                          Elton R. Smith, president of       executives, Pete McVay,              Russia is making bigger
              Survey ,Underway                                         the Michigan Farm Bureau,
                                                                       participated        in an ag-
                                                                                                             president, and Dick Baldwin,
                                                                                                             vice-president in charge of
                                                                                                                                                  demands to upgrade their
                                                                                                                                                  diets, especially the protein
                                                                       ricultural trade mission to           research, and Glenn Tussy,           part, so I was impressed with
    Michigan and 11 other           farmers, will also ask the         the Soviet Union in October.          foreign trade expert with the        the opportunity        to sell
  North Central states will be      time of pesticide application      The objective of the mission          American Farm Bureau                 soybeans. It also appears,
  foc~ing on seven field crops      and the quantity applied.          was to facilitate trade bet-          Federation.                          with the upgrading of their
  and two specialty crops in         Five hundred of these farm-.      ween the United States and               The group visited the             livestock production, there
  each state for a pesticide use     ers will be randomly              Russia through the exchange           spring wheat belt in Siberia, a      will be a real need for corn,"
  survey whjch started in           selected for personal in-          of economic and trade in-             grain research center in             Smith reported. "We told
  October. Michigan Depart-         terview.                           formation.                            Kazakhasian and the rich             them that we were farmers
  ment of Agriculture's Crop                                                                                 farm area near Rostov where          producing corn in this
  University       Exp~riment         .Funding for the project       .    Other members of the trade         winter wheat, sunflowers,            country, we've got lots of it
  Station.                          was received through a             mission included Harold                corn, sugar beets and                and we'd like to sell them
    The survey will provide         National        Science     and    Steele, Illinois Agricultural          livestock are produced. Upon         some."
  needed      statistical     in-   Education Administration           Association           president;       departure from Moscow, the
 formation about application        grant. The North Central           Marion Stackhouse, Indiana             mission stopped at Geneva,             The trade mission was
  rates of various pesticides       region pesticide         impact    Farm Bureau president;                Switzerland, for briefings on        under the auspices of the U.S.
 used in the production of field   assessment committee is             John Junior Armstrong,                multilateral              trade      - USSR Trade and Economic
 crops, according to Don J.        directing the 'project for all 12   Kansas         Farm       Bureau      negotiations.                        Council, Inc., a bi-national,
  Fedewa,      statistician    in  states.                             president;        Two Cargill          . "The consuming public in          non-profit association.
 charge. Crops to be surveyed
 include corn, soybeans, and
 'other small grains, alfalfa
 and other hays, wheat and
                                        Announcing the" Member to Member" Christmas Citrus Sale
 pastyre lands. Michigan's
 optional crops will be sugar                HERE'S      YOUR CHANCE TO STOCK UP ON THESE TRADITIONAL                                     HOLlDA Y FAVORITES!
  beets and dry beans.
    According to Dr. Robert F.
 Ruppel, MSU anthomologist
 and project advisor, surveys
 of this type have not been                   FLORIDA CITRUS                                                                                  WISCONSIN       CHEESE
 performed since 1972.Farm-
 ers were sent a question-
  naire asking which of three                GEORGIA PEANUTS                                                                                    MICHIGAN HAM
 methods of pesticide ap-                                                                                                                           ANDClDER
 plication are used and which                    AND PECANS
 of 120different pesticides are
 used in crop production.
    "We hope to find out how
 much material is being used
'and where, and how im-
 portant a particular pesticide
 is to a particular crop,"
 Fedewa stated. He added that
 the survey will provide in-
 formation to assist in making
 decisions involving a par-
 ticular insecticide, herbicide          For price information                                                                                         Take advantage of
 or other applied chemical.             contact your county                                                                                            this "Service to
    "The use of pesticides is of         secretary or "Member                                                                                          Member" Program.
 major importance to modern              to Member" chairman.
 agriculture and it is essential
 that those necessary for most
 effective crop production               The order deadline
 continue to be available when           is November 16, so
 and where needed. This can              be sure to place
 only be done by providing               your order soon!
 ipformation in defense of
 their use," Fedewa stated.
    The questionnaire, which
 was sent to 8.000 Michigan


                  FBIG Offers Wood Heat Tips                                                                        Governor's Breakfast
    Hundreds of times this
 winter, in homes and farms
                                    installing or maintaining
                                    your wood stove," Converse
                                                                    Insurance Group. "It's a                     Honors "Co-op Month 99
                                                                    problem we're very con-
 throughout the state, the          explained. "Most people         cerned about. We urge you to
 friendly warmth of wood-           think only a direct spark or    use proper care in installing
 burning stoves will turn into a    flame can cause a fire, but     and operating any wood-
 fiery     enemy,       bringing    radiant heat from stoves can    burning heaters and we
 disaster to many Michigan          pass through a wall and ignite  advise that you refer any
 families.                          two-by-four studs. And          specific questions to your
     "A wood stove can be very      having the right kind of        local fire department."
  friendly," says Ron Con-          chimney       and      proper
  verse, president of the           clearances is crucial."           Please send me a free copy
  Michigan Rural           Safety      If you are thinking about    of "Wood Heat - The Safe
  Council. "But woodburning         installing a wood stove in      Way" immediately.
  stoves that are improperly        your home or in a farm
  installed or maintained can       building, Farm Bureau           Name
  turn on you. It's a serious       Insurance Group recom-
  problem, one that seems to be     mends that you send for a       Address
 on the rise year after year."      free guide prepared by the                                               Michigan Farm Bureau board member Lorry DoVuyst and MAFC
                                    company.                        City.                                    Administrative Council chairman Henry DeWeerd talk with
    The       State       Police                                                                             Governor Milllken during the Governor's Breakfast at Michigan
 Fire Marshall Division,               Called "Wood Heat - The      State.                                   State University's Kellogg Center October 12. The event,
                                     Safe Way," the guide offers                       Zip.
 which only recently began                                                                                   celebrating October as "Co-op Month," was sponsored by the
 keeping statistics on fires         valuable information on the      Return to: Wood Heat,                  Michigan Association of farmer Cooperatives and the Michigan
 related to woodburners,             proper installation and        Corporate Relations, Farm                Agricultural Conference. David Morris, Clinton County farmer
 reports that wood stoves            operation of wood stoves. It   Bureau Insurance Group,                  and president of the Michigan Livestock Exchange, spoke on
 figured in nearly 150 fires         gives information on where to  7373 W. Saginaw Hwy.,                    behalf of the co-op leaders In expressing to Governor MilIIken
 from January to September           locate your wood stove, the    Lansing, Michigan 48909                  the mo/or concerns of agriculture.
 of this year.                       type of chimney you'll need,
    "And we're just getting into     and how to deal with the
 the cold weather when people        problems you'll encounter,
 really start using their wood       such as creosote buildup.
 stoves," said Converse, who           For your free copy, fill out
 also heads Farm Bureau             the coupon below and mail it
 Insurance Group's statewide
 team of field           service
                                   to: Wood Heat, Corporate
                                   Relations, F a r m Bureau         Wfe went to an expert at Michigan
                                   Insurance Group, 7373 W.
 representatives. "As the
 weather gets colder, the
 hazards will increase."
                                   Saginaw Hwy., Lansing,
                                   Michigan 48909.
                                                                     State Universitytoget energy-wise tips
   But these grim predictions
don't mean that you should
                                      Even if you already have a
                                   wood stove in your home, the
                                                                     on grain drying.
avoid using woodburning            safety suggestions in the
stoves.                            guide will be valuable to you.
                                      "Our claims department                                                 Detroit Edison asked Professor F. W. Bakker Arkema,
   "We just want to give           handles many losses in-                                                   Extension Specialist in Agricultural Engineering at
warning of the dangers you         volving wood stoves." said                                                Michigan State University, for advice on how to
face unless you use proper         Jerry Snay, Property Claims                                               conserve energy on grain-drying installations.
care, time and materials in        Manager of Farm Bureau                                                    His tips also will help you save on electric bills. We're
                                                                                                             passing them along to you.
                                                                                                             Start Harvesting Below 30% Kernel Moisture
                   Co-Op                                                                                     Kernel damage is reduced and the pounds of water
                                                                                                             that must be evaporated using fossil fuel are reduced
                                                                                                             when harvesting is begun below 30% kernel moisture.
                                                                                                             For example, drying from 30% moisture to 15%
      Maintenance                                                                                            moisture requires approximately 29,000 BTUs per
                                                                                                             bushel while drying from 26% moisture to 15%
                                                                                                             moisture requires only 19,875 BTCl/bu. The saving
                                                                                                             is 9125 BTU/bu. grain or 31%.
                        Free
              The Unforgettable Battery
                                                                                                             Do Not Overdry
                                                                                                             Grain can be stored safely at 14 to 15% moisture -do
                                                                                                             not overdry. Each additional percentage point of
                                                                                                             moisture per bushel removed requires more than 2,000
                                                                                                             BTCIs. Overdrying can increase the energy required
                                                                          Professor F. W. Bakker Arkema      from 5 to 30%. Reducing drying air temperature and
                                                                          Extension Specialist in
                                                                          Agricultural Engineering           drying time can reduce overdrying.
                                                                          Michigan State University
                                                                          Use a Moisture Tester
                                                                          The only sure way to know what is
                                                                          happening in a grain-drying unit is to
                                                                          sample grain regularly and test for
                                                                          moisture. Testing moisture regularly
                                                                          provides the best information for adjusting
                                                                          drying time and temperatures. Adjusting
                                                                          a dryer for most efficient use also results
                                                                          in improved grain quality.
                                                                         For other ways to conserve on
          The CO-OP Maintenance Free Battery is a                        the farm, write to the Agricultural
                                                                         Engineering Department,
          major breakthrough in automotive battery                       Michigan State University,
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  NOVEMBER,              1978                                                              FARM NEWS                                                                                              PAGE 9
            MASA Programs Expand to Meet Changing Needs
          By Donna Wilber,                members first had to par-               per year and is open to all
       Mike Rogers, Cary Blake            ticipate in MASA's labor                Farm Bureau members who             Legal Services Help
                                          information program, which              are agricultural producers.
                                          was primarily aimed at farm             This special membership           Ward Off Odor Lawsuit
       The Michigan Agricultural          labor employers.                        entitles them to also join the
    Services.          Association            In September of 1978,               two legal programs.
    (MASA), a .Michigan Farm              recognizing that farmers who               Farm Bureau members
    Bureau affiliate, has had to          do NOT employ laborers are              interested in any ofMASA's
    remain flexible in its short          also faced with many of the             programs        may contact
    "life" to meet .the rapidly           same problems as those who              Michigan         Agricultural
    changing needs of Michigan            do, the MASA board of                   Services Association, P.O.
    agriculture. Organized in 1966        directors announced a special            Box 30960, Lansing 48909
    at the request of Farm                membership program. The                  (Phone: 517-323-7000), for
    Bureau members, MASA's                cost of the membership is $15            further details.
    primary function was to
    procure and place farm
   workers on members' farms                             Regulatory Agencies May
   for the production, har-
   vesting, processing              and                           be Future Target
   transportation of agricultural
   commodities.                               'We hoping to build the legal defense fund to a quart.r 01 a million
      Then, agricultural farm dollars In reserve so that when a probl.m arls.s, w. half•• nough
 . employers found themselves money to fight It," explained M,k. Hay.nga, MASA Op.rat/ons
   faced with an increaSingly Manager.
   complex set of laws regar-                 'With the ever-increasing numb.r 01 regulations w. have today,
   di     f            bo                 It's getting to the point wh.r. w. lust have to start lu/ng tit.
      ng arm minimum
   standards        la r. Housing wage regulatory agenc/.s and ha". 'nlunctlons filed al'Ja'nst them until w.
                                                                                               #I
   la         '.       1            .     IInd out what the 'ntent of the Leg'slatur. or the Congress was 'n
      ws, ,socia            secur.lty, passing a particular law," Hay.nga sold. "For .xampl., was 't tit.
   ~~~~ers d MIcOoSmHApensa~lon,        - Intent 01 the Leglslatur. te have M'-OSHAregulations Iorc. local                            ROSEIT      ZACHAIDAAND MlICfHAYENGA
          an         -       , strikes, elevators out 01 bus'n.ss'"
   contract negotiations - all                It's not lust the p.ople who .mploy labor who will b. the targ.t 01       A neighbor of lob.rt Zacharda, Sh/awa .... County hog fann.r,
  become a part of the farm regulatory ag.ncles, Hay.nga predicts. "Th. farm.r who do.s not                          h'r.d a lawyer who told Zacharda that something had to b. don.
  la bor s~ene. So MASA employ any labor Is going to come und.r the sam. scrutiny 01 f.d.ral                         about the odor from his fann. Zacharda d.cld.d to contact MASA',
  enlarged ItS program to keep and stat. regulators, and that's why the MASA board mad. this                         legal service. belore a lawsuit was threat.ned.                     Th. situation has
  members informed on their decls'on. W. don't want to walt until a lann.r g.t. Into troubl.                         remained dormant s'nce MASA'. lawy.r Int.rtf.n.d.
  rights and responsibilities .be lore w. act: we haw. to light r.gulatory agencl.s b.fo,.. he get.                      "Apparently, It h.lped," r.ports Zacharda. '" thlnle MASA'. I.gol
  involved in these changing Into trouble."                                                                          sertf/ces Is a real good 'dea, I b.I,.". all "".stock larm.r. could find
  situations.                                                                                                        th.msel"es 'n a similar bind with this type of probl.m. I'm ".",
      MASA members                were                                                                               sat/sfl.d with MASA'. I.gal servlc.s. , recommend It to frI.nds who
  provided with a "labor in-                   "Any farmer who sells anything                                        don't half. a problem yet."
  formation service" in the
  form of a notebook covering                     _should have this legal service"
  ~ajor agricultural             labor                                                                               Information Keeps Farm Employer
  laws. This material is con-
  stantly updated through a                                                                                                         Up-to-date on ReguJat~ons
  newsletter mailed to mem-
  bers. In addition, labor in-                                                                                          W.s Prlllwltz, Ben-Ien County fruit and ".g.tabl. grow.r, .mploys
  formation meetings are held                                                                                       between 50 and 150 p.ople, dep.nd'ng upon h,s crop•. H.'has b•• n
  periodically throughout the                                                                                       a member 01 MASA's labor information s.rvlc. lor a numb.r 01
 state, dealing with changes in                                                                                     y.ars.
 the laws and answering                                                                                                 """e rec.lved a lot 01good Information that's been 01 great h.I" to
 questions on how to keep in                                                                                        me regard'ng the rules and the many n.w regulation. that ha".
 compliance with the laws.                                                                                          come out, and what my dut/.s are as a lann .mploy.r," sa,d PrillwHz.
     Legislative representation                                                                                      "MASAhad lust don. a great lob of keeping us/nform.d about what
 is also provided to make sure                                                                                      may be coming In the future and also leg'slat/on that n•• d. aH.ntlon
 the voice of agricultural                                                                                          on our part. The MASAprogram has a world 01 worlccut out lor It ••.
 employers is heard before                                                                                          and' th'nk we '"e got the right p.ople at the wh•• I."
 proposed legislation becomes
 law. MASA successfully led
 the fight against unrealistic,                                                                                                       Defense Funds O.K.'d for
 costly MI-OSHA regulations
 on a number of occasions and                                                                                                           Fight Against Injunction
 was instrumental in securing                                I.YLE LECRONIER ANDM'KE HAYENGA                           Jerry Sietsema, Kent County fruit and v.g.tabl. grow.r, had a
 agricultural        representation                                                                                  compla'nt ",.d aga'nst him by a n.'ghbor to halt construction 01
 on the Occupational Safety                    Last 'fhanlugl"'ng morning, due to a blizzard the day belore, lay
                                           County lann.r Lyle L.Cran'.r had $2 J 00 worth of com d.I'".r.d to a      migrant housing on one of SI.t,.ma', lann •. Th. Court of Appeal,
 Standards Commission.                                                                                               ruled against SI.t •• ma and plac.d an 'n/unct'on against h'm so h.
     In October of 1977,two new larmer a hundred mll.s away. Th. ch.clcs wrltt.n to pay lor the com,                 cannot house migrants In the bu"d/ng.
 programs           were        made       h. discovered, w.re written on a non-•• /st.nt account, post~at.d,
                                                                                                                       Sometime next year, the cas. will go to Orcult Court, In an aH.mpt
 available to MASAmembers - and unsigned. "It was apparent h. didn't Int.nd to pay lor the com,"                    to half. the Inlunct'on remo".d and allow SI.tsema to us. hi. n•• d.d
 - a legal services program                sa,d LeCron'er. But wlth'n a matt.r 01 th,... we.ks, thank. to h,. us.
                                                                                                                    migrant housing. When this happ.ns, on.-hall 01 th•• xp.n,.s 'n-
 and a legal defense fund of MASA's legal s.rv/ces, he had th. mon.y that was due h'm.                              volved In th,s court procedure will b. paid by the I.gal d.f.n •• fund.
 program - once again to meet                  "" , hadn't had the sertf/c.s 01 th. program, , probably would half.     '" am thanlcfulthat' half. a"allabl. to m. the sertf/c•• of th. MASA
 the changing needs of farm- had to make two or three trip. to that county and hlr. a lawy.r th.,..,                legal del.nse fund," said Slet•• ma.
 ers.                                      It would ha". 'nvolved a cI"" su't, which ,. also t/me-consumlng,"
     A firm of agriculturally - LeCron/er sold. '" d."nlt.ly would recomm.nd the s.rtf'c. to any                                        MICHIGAN                   FARM NEWS
 oriented        attorneys        was      lanner who •• IIs anything I 't sav.d me many tlm •• o".r what It                The MiChigan FARM NEWS is                ElsenmaM. Blissfield. R.l; District 3.
                                                                                                                         published monthly. on the fint day. by      Andrew Jackson. Howell. R-l; District
retained to handle the legal cost."                                                                                      the Michigan Farm Bureau Information        A. Elton R. Smith. Caledonia. R-l;
matters for members on a                                                                                                 Division. Publication and Editorial         District 5. William Spike. CNIosso. R-3;
service fee schedule which                           Legal Services Help Farmer                                          offices at 7373West Saginaw Highway.
                                                                                                                         Lansing. MiChigan ~.          Post Office
                                                                                                                                                                     District 6. Jack Laurie. Cass City. R-3;
                                                                                                                                                                     Dlstlrct 7. Robert Rider, Hart. R.l;
they felt best fit their par-                                                                                            Box 30960.Telephone.Lansing (517)323-       District 8. Larry DeVuyst. Ithaca. R-A;
ticular         needs.          Com-               Get Herdsman's Visa Extended                                          7000.Extension 508.Subscription price.
                                                                                                                          80 cents per year. Publication No.
                                                                                                                         J.4504O.
                                                                                                                                                                     District 9. Donald Nugent. Frankfort. R-
                                                                                                                                                                     1; District      10. Richard Wieland,
                                                                                                                                                                      Ellsworth. R-l; District 11. Franklin
plementing this program, the                                                                                                Established January 13. 1923.Second.     Schwlderson. Dafter.
legal defense fund was                        Mr. and Mrs. TomBeal 01 SI. Joseph County had employed a young             class postagepaid at lansing. Mi. and at
                                                                                                                                                                       DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Walter
developed to provide legal Frenchman as their herdsman. Wh.n hi. visa was due to .xp'''', h.                             additional mailing offices.
                                                                                                                        EDITORIAL: Donna Wilber. Editor;             Frahm. Frankenmuth;        Bruce Leip.
protection on agricultural                applied for an extension. 't was re/.cted and th. Beals turn.d to             Marcia      Ditchie.   Connie Lawson.        prandt. Pigeon; Michael Pridgeon.
                                                                                                                                                                     Montgomery.
                                          MASA's legal sertflces for ass'stance.                                        Associate Editors.
issues of concern to Michigan                                                                                               OFFICERS: Michigan Farm Bureau.
                                              "The MASAlawyer expla'n.d how our ,'tuat'on fit 'nto the Im-                                                             WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU: Mrs.
Farmers. Membership in this migration                   law.," report. Mrs. Seal. "H. gave u. "ery helpful advice
                                                                                                                         President. Elton R. Smith. Caledonia. R.    Andrew Jackson. Howell. R.A.
                                                                                                                         1; Vice President. Jack Laurie. Cass          FARM BUREAU YOUNG FAR.
program was gained through on how to fill out the forms, who to contad, and how to g.t beyond                            City; Administrative Director. Robert       MERS: David Peckens. Howell
annual pledges based on some of the red tape that was Involved. The IInal r.sult. wer., first,                           Braden. Lansing; Treasurer and Chief
                                                                                                                                                                     POSTMASTER In using form 3579.
                                                                                                                         Financial    Officer. Max D. Dean;
gross farm sales. To take                 fhe labor certlf'cat'on was grant.d to our herdsman and, s.cond,              Secretary. William S. Wilkinson.             mail to' MiChigan Farm News, 7373
advantage of the two legal with this labor certification, th. Imm'gratlon statu. was also gran-                             DIRECTORS:
                                                                                                                         Bai..,. S~ltrem
                                                                                                                                             District   1. ArJhur
                                                                                                                                               O;strll~ ~ LbMfl
                                                                                                                                                                     west Saginaw Highway. Lansing,
                                                                                                                                                                     MFd\fglln.c89W                -
programs, Farm Bureau                     t.d."


  PAGE 10                                                                   FARM NEWS                                                        NOVEMBER,      1978
  Co-op Leaders Visit                                                          Farmers Nominated for FBS-FPC Boards
   Carter 'on Energy                                                The Nominating          Com-   Nominating Committee are:          Leonard Johnson - Eaton
                                                                  mittee       for     Farmers     Hugh White, Calhoun County,      County
     President Carter recently   would help with the definition   Petroleum Cooperative, Inc.     Chairman; Edward Hebeler,           Bruce Leipprandt - Huron
  invited     150 cooperative    and set priorities         for   will be reporting the following  Calhoun County; Marvin           County '(incumbent>
  leaders to the White House for agriculture in case of an        nominees to the Board of         Wade, Branch County; and           Keith McKenzie - Cass
  a briefing        on energy    emergency.                       Directors at the Annual          Victor .Weiss, Saginaw           County
  legislation. The President                                      Meeting to be held on            County.                            William Thorman - Lapeer
  explained the importance of      Those attending       from     November' 28.                      Farm Bureau Services,          County
  the energy bill which just     Michigan were LA Cheney,           William Brewer - Clare         Inc. Nominating Committee          Members        of      the
  passed the Senate and en-      Executive      Secretary,        County (incumbent)               will be reporting the following  Nominating Committee are:
  couraged the help of co-op     Michigan Ass'n. of Farmer          Merle Donbrock - Branch        nominees to the Board. of        Henry Buckingham, Eaton
  leaders for a successful vote  Cooperatives; Glenn Lake,        County                           Directors:                       County, Chairman;      Earl
  in the House.                  President, Michigan Milk           Wesley Prillwitz - Berrien       Loren .Black - Grand           Anspaugh, Lapeer County;
    Others making presen-        Producers Association, and       County                           Tra verse      County       (in- Wayne Bancroft, Wexford
  tations     were    Secretary  Howard Hea th of the               Elton Henord - Huron           cumbent>                         County; Kenneth Wadsworth,
  Schlesinger and. Secretary     Michigan     Farm      Radio     County                             Frank Crandall - Calhoun       Sanilac County; and Edward
  Bergland.        Secretary     Network.                           Members          ,of      the  County (incumbent>               Wicke, Saginaw County.
  Schlesinger said that the
  Secretary of Agriculture
 Governor Names
 Bunny Semans
    Governor      William     G.
 Milliken recently announced
 the appointment of Bunny
 Semans, Gratiot County
 Farm Bureau member and
 member of the county Farm
 Bureau Board of Directors, to
 the Michigan Board of
Nursing.                                                      ,Y
   She was appointed for a
term extending until June 30,                                 ~
1983. Bunny was the 1977
Michigan Farm           Bureau
Queen and serves as liaison
person on the MFB State
                                                         .'l
Women's and Young Far--
mer; Committees.
   ALicensed Practical Nurse
 (LPN) who has been licensed
                                                            -1-:~
 since 1967, she has worked for
the Owosso Medical Group
and      Owosso      Memorial
Hospital, and has served on
the CETA Advisory Board .
                                  CameJo
 Greenawalt
 Appointed                        TheP                                                      uct                                                          •
                                  Show Nay. 28th-29th
                                        The Farm Bureau People invite all patrons to the 1978 Farm Bureau Servicesl
                                        Farmers Petroleum Product Show.
                                        There will be exhibits, special demonstrations every half hour, and prizes.
                                                TIMES: Nov. 28th 3:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
                                                               Nov. 29th 10 a.m.-3:3O p.m.
                                                PLACE: Civic Auditorium, Exhibition H.all, Grand
         GENE GREENAWALT
                                                                 Rapids
   Charles Burkett, Michigan                    SPECIAL EVENTS: Nov. 28-6 p.m. Complimentary
Farm         Bureau       Field
Operations Division Director,                                                                     . buffet dinner
has announced          the ap-
pointment        of     Eugene                                                                    -9 p.m. Entertainment:
Greenawalt
Representative
                 as Regional
                      for the
                                                                                       Bob Thomas, Mr. Entertainment,
Central Region, effective
October 9.
                                                                                       and the Grand Rapids Mens'
   Greenawalt has been with
Michigan Farm Bureau for
                                                                                       BarberShop Chorus and Quartet
the last ten years, serving as                                                                                               Where lbur Farm Comes First
                                                                                                                             FaRm~
Regional Representative in
the Southwest          and as             FPC/FBS ANNUAL MEETING November 28th Registration
Operations Manager for the                8:30 a.m. in the Lobby Farmers Petroleum Cooperative,
 Michigan Farm           Bureau
                                                                                                                             BUreaU
                                          Inc. 10 a.m.-12 noon Farm Bureau Services, Inc. 2 p.m.-3:30
 Group Purchasing, Inc.                   p.m. Complimentary lunch will be served at noon for all
   He replaces Bernie Bishop
in the Central Region, who                patrons.
transferred to the Thumb last                                                                                                FARM BUREAU SERVICES. INC
                                                                                                                              FARMERS     PETROLEUM
September.                                                                                                                                                 812


NOVEMBER, 1978                FARM NEWS          PAGE 11
                                      ,        .
                The Issues•.• The Candidates •••
                    --
                 The "Friends of Agriculture"
  ELECTION
               '78
          FaRmr1
          BUreaU


PAGE 12                                                            FARM     NEWS                                                   NOVEMBER,         1978
         BAlLOI'                                             The Friends of                                                                          A~
         ISSUES                                         COUNTY                 CANDIDATE               CONGRESSIONAL OR
                                                                                                       LEGISLATIVE DISTRlCf
                                                         Charlevoix             R.Davis                 11th Congressional          STATEWIDE A(
         78                                                                     R. Br~wn
                                                                                R. Ostling
                                                                                                        37th State Senate
                                                                                                        103rd State Representative
                                                                                                                                                     Robert Gr
                                                         Cheboygan              R.Davis                 11th Congressional
                                                                                R. Brown                37th State Senate                           William Mi
                                                                                C. Varnum               107th State Representative
                                                                                                                                              Paul GadokJ           j
                                                          Chippewa              R.Davis                 11th Congressional
                                                                                R. Brown               37th State Senate
                                                                                C. Varnum               107th State Representative
                                                                                                                                    COUNTY                     CANl
                                                          Oare                  E. Cederberg            10th Congressional
                                                                                J. Engler              36th State Senate                                        E. C
          FaRmr"                                                                R. Ostling
                                                                                G. Randall
                                                                                                        103rd State Representative
                                                                                                       89th State Representative
                                                                                                                                     Ingham
                                                                                                                                                                W.5
                                                                                                                                                                R.A
          BUreaU                                          Ointon                G.  Brown              3rd Congressional
                                                                                                                                                                M. E
                                                                                                                                                                F.D
                                                                                H.  Sawyer             5th Congressional                                        D. S
                                                                                E.  Cederberg          10th Congressional
                                                                                R.  Allen              30th State Senate             Ionia                      G.B
                                                                                E.  Nash               56th State Representative                                H.S
                                                                                T.  Green              29th CircuitCourt                                        R. V
COUNTY      CANDIDATE        CONGRESSIONAL OR                                                                                                                   E.N
                             LEGISLATIVE DISTRlCf                                                                                                                    ,
Alcona      R.Davis          11th Congressional                                                                                      Iosco                      R.D
            R. Brown         37th State Senate                                                                                                                  R. Y
                                                         Copper Country                                                                                         R.B
Alger       R.Davis          11th Congressional            (See Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw      & Ontonagon)
            R. Brown         37th State Senate                                                                                       Iron Ranee
                                                                                                                                       (See Iron,Dickinson, west p~
Allegan     G. VanderJagt    9th Congressional           Crawford              R. Davis'           11th Congressional
            E. Fredricks     23id State Senate                                 R. Brown            37th State Senate                 Iron                      R.n
            B. Kennedy       45th State Representative                         R. Ostling          103rd State Representative                                  D. J~
            p ..Hillegonds   54th State Representative                                                                                                         R.H
            D. Gilmer        55th State Representative   Delta                 R. Davis            11th Congressional
                                                                               R. Brown            37th State Senate                 Isabella                  E. C~
Alpena      R.Davis          11th Congressional                               C.Varnum             107th State Representative                                  J. E~
            R. Brown         37th State Senate                                J. Gingrass          109th State Representative                                  D.V
                                                                                                                                                               R.O
Antrim      R. Davis.        11th Congressional          Dickinson             R.Davis             11th Congressional                                          G.R
            J. Engler        36th State Senate                                J. Gingrass          109th State Representative.
            R. Brown        37th State Senate                                                                                        Jackson
            R. Ostling      l03rd State Representative  Eaton                 G.   Brown           3rd Congressional
                                                                              H.   Sawyer          5th Congressional
Arenac      E. Cederberg    10th Congressional                                R.   Allen           30th State Senate
            R. Young        35th State Senate                                 R.   Vanderlaan      31st State Senate
                                                                              E.   Nash            56th State Representative
Baraga      R.Davis         11th Congressional                                D.   Stabenow        58th State Representative
            D. Jacobetti    l08th State Representative                                                                              Kalamazoo
            R. Hellman      l10th State Rep~esentative  Emmet                 R.Davis              11th Congressional
                                                                              R. Brown             37th State Senate
 Barry      G. Brown        3rd Congressional                                 C. Varnum            107th State Representative
            H. Sawyer       5th Congressional
            H. DeMaso       20th State Senate           Genesee               G. Corbin            25th State Senate
            E. Fredricks    23rd State Senate                                 C. Mueller           83rd State Representative
            R. 'Allen       30th State Senate                                 L. Armbruster        84th State Representative                                   E.C
             R. Vanderlaan  31st State Senate                                                                                                                  J. E
            B. Kennedy      45th State Representative   Gladwin               E. Cederberg         10th Congressional                                          R.B
            D. Gilmer       55th State Representative                         R. Young             35th State Senate                                           R.O
                                                                                                                                    Kent                       G.B
 Bay        J. Hart         34th State Senate           Gogebic               R.Davis              11th Congressional                                          H. S
             R. Young       35th State Senate                                 R. Hellman           BOth State Representative                                   E.F
             L.Dodak        86th State Representative                                                                                                          R. V
             J. Barcia      101st State Representative  Grand Traverse        E. Cederberg         10th Congressional   I
                                                                                                                                                               M.
             L. Cramton     102nd ~tate Representative                        J. Engler            36th State Senate
                                                                              R. Ostling           103rd State Representative       Keweenaw                   R.
 Benzie      G. VanderJ agt 9th Congressional                                 C. Binsfeld          l04th State Representative                                  R.
             J. Engler      36th State Senate
             C. Binsfeld    l04th State Representative  Gratiot               E. Cederberg         10th Congressional               Lake
                                                                              R. Allen             30th State Senate
 Berrien     D. Stockman    4th Congressional                                 R. Young             35th State Senate
             H. Gast        22nd State Senate                                 J. Busch             l00th State Representative
             C. Genodtke    43rd State Representative                         T. Green            29th CircuitCourt                 Lapeer
             L. Stacey      44th State Representative
             B. Kennedy     45th State Representative
                                                        Hiawathaland
 Branch      D. Stockman    4th Congressional             (See Delta, Eastern part of Marquette  &  Alger)                          Lenawee
             H. DeMaso      20th State Senate
             P. Porter      41st State Representative
                                                       Hillsdale              G. Brown              3rd Congressional
 Calhoun     G.  Brown      3rd Congressional                                 D. Stockman           4th Congressional               Leelanau
             H.  DeMaso     20th State Senate                                 J. Mowat              19th State Senate
             R.  Allen      30th State Senate                                 H. DeMaso             20th State Senate
             R.  White      48th State Representative                         P. Porter             41st State Representative
             E.  Lincoln    49th State Representative                                                                               Livingston                 W.
                                                       Houghton               R. Davis              11th Congressional                                         K.
 Cass        D. Stockman    4th Congressional                                 D. Jacobetti          l08th State Representative                                 F.
             J. Welborn     21st State Senate                                 R. Hellman            110th State Representative
             H. Gast        22nd State Senate                                                                                       Luce                       R.
             M. Siljander   42nd State Representative  Huron                  A. DeGrow             28th State Senate                                          R.
             L. Stacey      44th State Representative                         Q. Hoffman            77th State Representative                                  c.


            NOVEMBER,            1978                                          FARM NEWS                                                              PAGE       13
/
     iculture .                         COUNTY
                                                   • •• • • • • •
                                                       CANDIDATE            CONGRESSIONAL OR            COUNTY          CANDIDATE     CONGRESSIONAL OR
                                                                                                                                      LEGISLATIVE DISTRlCI'
                                                                            LEGISLATIVE DISTRlCI'
      AC "FRIENDS"                      Mackinac        R.Davis             11th Congressional          Presque Isle    R. Davis       11th Congressional
                                                        R. Brown            37th State Senate                           R. Brown      37th State Senate
                                                        C. Varnum           107th State Representative
                                                                                                        Roscommon       E. Cederberg   10th Congressional
                                        Macomb          A. Miller           27th State.Senate                           R. Young      35th State Senate
                                                        A. DeGrow           28th State Senate                           R. Ostling     103rd State Representative
                                                       1. Burkhalter -      78th State Representative
     oard of Trustees                                                                                   Saginaw         G. VanderJagt 9th Congressional
                                        Manistee       G. VanderJagt       9th Congressional                            J. Hart       34th State Senate
                                                       P. Arthurhultz      33rd State Senate                            R. Young      35th State Senate
             CONGRESSIONAL OR                          C. Binsfeld         l04th State Representative                   1. Armbruster 84th State Representative
             LEGISLATIVE DISTRICI'                                                                                      1.Dodak       86th State Representative
                                        Marquette    . R. Davis            11th Congressional                           J. Busch      l00th State Representative
              10th Congressional                       D. Jacobetti        108th State Representative
              24th State Senate                        J. Gingrass         109th State Representative   Sanilac         A. DeGrow     28th State Senate
              30th State Senate                                                                                         Q. Hoffman    77th State Representative
              23rd State Representative Mason          G. VanderJ agt      9th Congressional
             51st State Representative                 P. Arthurhultz      33rd State Senate            Schoolcraft     R.Davis       11th Congressional
             58th State Representative                                                                                  R. Brown      37th State Senate
                                        Mecosta        E. Cederberg        10th Congressional                           C. Varnum     107th State Representative
              3rd Congressional                        J. Engler           36th State Senate
             5th Congressional                         D. VanSingel        99th State Repres~ntative    Shiawassee      E. Cederberg  10th Congressional
aan          31st State. Senate                                                                                         G. Corbin     25th State Senate
             56th State Representative  Menominee      R. Davis           11th Congressional                            R. Allen      30th State Senate
                                                       J. Gingrass        109th State Representative
              11th Congressional                                                                        St. Clair       A. DeGrow     28th  State Senate
             35th State Senate          Midland        E. Cederberg       10th Congressional                            W. Jowett     76th  State Representative
             37th State Senate -                      R. Young            35th State Senate                            Q. Hoffman     77th  State Representative
                                                      1. Cramton          102nd State Representative                    1. Burkhalter 78th  State Representative
    quette)                             Missaukee      E. Cederberg       10th Congressional            St. Joseph     G. Brown       3rd Congressional
                                                       J. Engler         36th State Senate                             Q. Stockman    4th Congressional
             11th Congressional                        R. Ostling         103rd State Representative                   H. DeMaso      20th State Senate
             l08th State Representative                                                                                J. Welborn     21st State Senate
             110th State Representative Monroe         C. Pursell        2nd Congressional                             P. Porter      41st State Representative
                                                      J. DeSana          11th State Senate                             M. Siljander   42nd State Representative
  g          10th Congressional                        E. Mahalak        38th State Representative                     C. Genodtke
             36th State Senate                                                                                                        43rd State Representative
                                                       R. Kehres         39th State Representative
             99th State Representative                                                                 Tuscola         A. DeGrow      28th State Senate
             103rd State Representative Montcalm       H. Sawyer         5th Congressional                             1. Armbruster  84th State Representative
              89th State Representative                E. Cederberg      10th Congressional
                                                       R. Allen          30th State Senate              Van Buren       D. Stockman    4th Congressional
             3rdCongressionai                          R. Vanderlaan     31st State Senate                             J. Welborn     21st State Senate
             19th State Senate                        J, Engler          36th State Senate                             H. Gast        22nd State Senate
             20th State Senate                        G. Randall         89th State Representative                     E. Fredricks   23rd State Senate
             30th State Senate                        R. VanSingle       99th State Representative                     M. Siljander   42nd State Representative
le           23rd State Representative                                                                                 B. Kennedy     45th State Representative
             49th State Representative  Montmorency   R.Davis            11th Congressional                            P. Hillegonds  54th State Representative
                                                      R. Brown           37th State Senate
            3rd Congressional                                                                          Washtenaw       C. Pursell     2nd Congressional
            20th State Senate           Muskegon      G. VanderJagt      9th Congressional                             J. DeSana      11th State Senate
            21st State Senate                         P. Arthurhultz    33rd State Senate                              J. Mowat       19th State Senate
            23rd State Senate                         E. Geerlings      97th State Representative                      M. Ballentine  23rd State Representative
            47th State Representative                                                                                  R. Smith       52nd State Representative
            55th State Representative
                                         Newaygo      G. VanderJagt      9th Congressional             Wayne          J. Hertel       2nd State Senate
g            10th Congressional                                                                                       J. DeSana       11th State Senate
                                                      P. Arthurhultz     33rd State Senate
            36th State Senate                                                                                         G. Montgomery
                                                      J. Engler          36th State Senate                                            5th State Representative
            37th State Senate                                                                                         T. Anderson
                                                      D. VanSingle       99th State Represe~tative                                    28th State Representative
             103rd State Representative                                                                               T. Brown        37th State Representative
            3rd Congressional                                                                                         E. Mahalak      38th State Representative
            5th Congressional                                                                                         R. Smith        52nd State Representative
            23rd State Senate             Oakland
            31st State Senate                         W. Broomfield     19th Congressional             Wexford
    n                                                                                                                 G. VanderJ agt  9th Congressional
            90th State Representative
                                                      D. Bishop         8th State Senate                              E. Cederberg    10th .Congressional
                                                      K. Kammer         17th State Senate                                             36th State Senate
                                                                                                                      J. Engler
                                                      R. Fessler        24th State Representative                     C. Binsfeld
            11th Congressional                        1. Trim                                                                         l04th State Representative
            l10th State Representative                                  60th State Representative
                                         Oceana       G. VanderJ agt
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  gt        9th Congressional                                          9th Congressional
                                                      P. Arthurhultz   33rd State Senate
Itz         33rd State Senate
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            36th State Senate
            28th State Senate
            77th State Representative
            78th State Representative
            4th Congressional
                                         Ogemaw
                                         Ontonagon
                                                      E. Cederberg
                                                      R. Young
                                                      R.Davis
                                                      R. Hellman
                                                                        10th Congressional
                                                                       35th State Senate
                                                                        11th Congressional
                                                                        110th State Representative
                                                                                                                     VOTE
                                         Osceola
            19th State Senate
            41st State Representative
            9th Congressional
            36th State Senate
            l04th State Representative
                                         Oscoda
                                                      E. Cederberg
                                                      J. Engler
                                                      D. VanSingel
                                                      R. Ostling
                                                      R.Davis
                                                      R. Brown
                                                                       10th Congressional
                                                                       36th State Senate
                                                                       99th State Representative
                                                                       103rd State RepresentMive
                                                                       11th Congressional
                                                                       37th State Senate
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   Id       19th Congressional
            17th State Senate
            51st State Representative
            11th Congressional
                                         Otsego
                                         Ottawa
                                                      R.Davis
                                                      R. Brown
                                                      G. VanderJ agt
                                                      E. Fredericks
                                                                       11th Congressional
                                                                       37th State Senate
                                                                       9th Congressional
                                                                       23rd State Senate
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            37th State Senate
            107th State Representative                E. Geerlings     97th State Representative


  PAGE 14                                                                    FARM NEWS                                                               NOVEMBER,         1978
                                                                     Incumbents           Receive' Su~
       '78 ELECTION                                                                    Milliken, Griffin Endorsed
         CANDIDATES                                                                   as "Friends of AJ{riculture"
         Secretary                        Attorney
          of State                         General
    Richard H. Austin has             Stephen C. Bransdorfer,
 served as the Michigan            candidate for the office or
 Secretary of State since          Michigan Attorney General is
 January      1, 1978. He is       a Grand Rapids attorney;
 currently completing his          member and past president of
 second 4-year term in that        the State Bar of Michigan and
 office. Previous to accepting     a member of the Michigan
 the responsibilities of the       Supreme Court Committees
 statewide office, Austin, who    on Standard Jury Instruc-
 is a certified public ac-         tions and Rules of Evidence.
 countant, served as WaYne            Since his appointment by
 County Auditor.                   Governor Milliken in 1977,
                                   Bransdorfer has served as
                                   chairman of the Michigan                    WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN                                    ROBERT P. GRIFFIN
   Melvin L. Larsen, can-
didate for the Secretary of        Civil Service Commission.          William      G. 'Milliken,     colleagues, Milliken is the         Griffin's       Congressional
State office, is completing his                                    Republican       Goyernor of     first Michigan Governor to           performance in this session.
third      term      as   State      -Frank      J.   Kelley    is Michigan, has been endorsed      serve as .chairman of the            On 9 of 12 selected issues,
Representative from the 61st      Michigan's 50th Attorney         in his bid for re-election by     N a t ion a I G 0 v ern 0 r ' s     relating to the Occupational
District which is composed of     General and is president of      the Michigan Farm Bureau         Association and was elected         Safety.          and       Health
Northeastern           Oakland    the National Association of      Political Action Committee       President of the Council of         Administration (OSHA), and
County.                          Attorneys General.                 (Agri-PAC).       Milliken's    State Governments for 1977-          others,      Griffin's     voting
   He is a member of both the        As Attorney         General,  guberna torial record         of 78.                                  record corresponded with the
House       Appropria tions       Kelley's tenure has been         support      for   legislation                                        Farm Bureau policy position.
Committee and the Joint           noted for emphasis on anti-      beneficial to the agricultural       Robert      . P.      Griffin,     A 23-year veteran of the
Capital Outlay Committee.        crime investigation          and  industry and farmer ap-           Republican candidate for the        U.S. Congress, Griffin is also
                                 prosecution,          consumer    pointments to key com-            U.S. Senate is the Michigan         an influential member of the
                                 protection programs, civil        missions and committees           Farm Bureau Agri-PAC                Senate's        Committee      on
        Michigan                 rights protection and ex-         earned the "Friend            of  endorsed incumbent. The             Foreign Relations, and the
                                 pansion and environment.          Agriculture" designation.         "Friend of Agriculture"             Committee on Commerce,
   Supreme Court                 issues.                              Nationally respected by his    designation was based upon          Science and Transportation.
   James L. Ryan is currently
 seated as Justice of the
 Michigan Supreme' Court. He
                                                                        Leaders in Education
has served in the state's
highest court since his ap-                          State of Michigan'                                  Wayne State Board of Governors
pointment       by Governor
William         Milliken      in
December 1975. Michigan                           Board of Education                                     Laura        R.      Kopack,      James           R.      Haley,
voters elected to retain Ryan                                                                         Republican, is a candidate for     Republican, is a Harper
as Supreme Court Justice in          Sil verenia      Kanoyton,      Annetta Miller, Democrat,        the Wayne State University         Woods educator           seeking
November 1976.                   Republican, is a candidate for is seeking re-election' to the        Board of Governors. Actively       election to the Wayne State
                                 the State Board of Education. State Board of Education. In           involved in Hispanic affairs,      University          Board       of
   Alice L. Gilbert, candidate A former broadcast jour- her first term, she was                      'she is a member 01 the Bi-         Governors. A high school
for the Michigan Supreme nalist, teacher and program elected treasurer,                     State     lingual-Bi-cultural Advisory       principal, Haley is a member
Court, currently serves as officer            of the       Equal Board of Education (1975-76).        Committee ofMichigan               of the National Central High
Circuit Judge in Michigan's Employment Opportunities She also has been active in                                                         School Accrediation teams.
6th Judicial Circuit Court. In Commission (EEOC), she is Americans for Democratic                        Leon      H.        Atchison,
her 17 years of judiciary currently Deputy Director of Action and is currently.                       Democrat is a candidate for
experience, she has served as the Michigan Department of national vice-president of                   re-election to the Wayne State       Max J. Pincus 1s a
District Court judge, Justice Licensing and Regulation.            that organization.                 University.         Board      of Democratic            candidate
of the Peace and Justice for                                                                          Governors. As Director of         seeking re-election .to the
the City of Bloomfield Hills.        Barbara        Dumouchelle,      Malcolm G. Dade, Jr., is a      Detroit's          'Recreation    Wayne State University
                                  Republican member of the Democratic candidate for the               Department 'and through           Board of Governors.              A
   Gary R. McDonald, can- State Board of Education is                                                 leadership roles in com-          Detroit businessman, he is
 didate for Justice, Michigan also area vice-president of State           Board of Education. He
                                                                                                      munity organizations, he has       president of a regional
 Supreme Court is currently the National Association of Assistant to MayorExecutive
                                                                   is,   currently
                                                                                         Coleman      been active in providing           clothing store chain and is a
 serving Saginaw County State Boards of Education. Young of Detroit, where                    he is   youth recreation programs          member of several Detroit
 residents as Circuit Court She is seeking a second term responsible for department                   and in fighting drug" abuse.       area civic groups.
 Judge. Prior judicial ex- on the Michigan Board of liaison and special projects.
 perience includes 2 terms as Education.
 District      Court     Judge.                                                                                U Of M Board of Regents
 McDonald, chairman of the
 Region 7 Law Enforcement                      MSU Board of Trustees                                    James         L.      Waters,      John R. Axe, Republican, is
 Council and past 'chairman,                                                                         Democrat, is currently a           a candidate for the Univer-
 Saginaw Criminal Jus"tice           Mary          P.      Sharp,    Paul Gadola, Republican,        Regent of the University of        sity of Michigan Board of
 Coordinating Committee, was Republican, is a candidate for "isa candidate for election to           Michigan seeking re-election.       Regents. A practicing at-
 instrumental in completing election to the MSU Board of the MSU Board of Trustees.                  In addition to legal practice in    torney,      specializing      in
 the first conceptual plan for a Trustees. She is currently He is currently a practicing             Muskegon, Michigan, Waters         legislation, municipal law,
 fully integrated computerized serving          on the       MSU attorney and serves as the          is a member of the Michigan         college      and     university
 criminal justice information Development Fund Council vice-chairman of the Board of                 apd American Trial Lawyers         financing and Michigan
 and management system in and is a member of the MSU Trustees of Mott Community                      Association.                        Constitutional        law.
 Michigan.                        President's       Club.          College.* .                         Paul W. Brown, Democrat,
   G. Mennen Williams, 3-                                             Barbara J. Sawyer is a        is seeking re-election to the          G i l'b e r t     Bursley,
term Justice of the Michigan         Carol Lick, Democrat, is Democratic candidate for the          University of Michigan Board Republican,                is seeking
Supreme Court, is a can- seeking election to the MSU MSU Board of Trustees. She                     of Regents. A practicing            election to the University of
didate for re-election. Justice Board of Trustees. She has is currently serving a 4-year            attorney in the Petoskey Michigan Board of Regents.
Williams       is a former been active in MSU Alumni term as Menominee County                       area, he is a trustee of Nor- Curren tly , he represen ts
Michigan Governor           and activities and has served on Treasurer.                             thern Central           Michigan    Michigan's         18th Senate
served as U.S. Assistant the Executive Board of the                                                 College and is a past District and has served 2
Secretary of State for Mrican Kalamazoo Area Alumni Club -fC Endorsed as a "Friend of               president of the Petoskey terms in the House of
Affairs ..                       since 1973.                       Agriculture"                •    Area Chamber of Commerce. Represen ta tives.'


  NOVEMB E R, 1978                                                                      FARM NEWS                                                                                                     PAGE 15
     The Issues.
  PROPOSAL A: PROPOSAL RELATING TO CALLING A
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  CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION                                                                     YESD
  Shall a convention of elected delegates be called for the pur-
  pose of a general revision of the Michigan Constitution, any                                  NO    ~
  such re.vision to be submitted to the voters for ratification?
    This proposal appears on           MFB POSITION                          stitution can be submitted to'
 the ballot automatically as a            Michigan Farm Bureau               the voters to be decided on
 result or an Article in the 1963.     OPPOSES Proposal A. The               their     individual      merit.
 Michigan Constitution which           Constitutional          Convention    Proponents        of a      Con-
 requires that at the general          would        be    very      costly   stitutional Convention favor
 election in 1978, and in each          (estimated at $10 million) to        many changes which Farm
  16th year thereafter,         the    Michigan taxpayers. The 1963          Bureau opposes, such as
 question of a general revision        Constitution is only 15 years         direct appointment .by the
 of the Constitution shall be          old and is still being im-            Governor of all department
  submitted to the electors of         plemented.       Any necessary        heads and authority           for
  the state.                           changes to the 1963 Con-              deficit spending.
                             PROPOSALB
 PROPOSAL TO PROHIBIT THE GRANTING OF A PAROLE                                                  YES~
 TO A PRISONER CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES IN-
 VOLVING VIOLENCE OR. INJURY TO PERSON OR                                                        NO   0
 PROPERTY UNTIL AT LEAST AFTER THE MINIMUM                                  MFB Position
 SENTENCE HAS BEEN SERVED.                                                     Michigan Farm Bureau
 The proposed law would:                                         ..         supports      Proposal      B. A
    1. List the crimes to which this law applies, which are crimes          mandatory       minimum sen-
 of violence or crimes resulting in injury to persons or damage             tence without "good time"
 to property ..                                                             would deter persons from
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    2. Prohibit the Parole Board from granting a parole to a                committing       a crime. The                         L..       ....ca C
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 prisoner serving a sentence for conviction of one of these                 degree with which convicted                           ~          Q)    II')                                         Q)       C
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 crimes until after the completion of the minimum sentence                  offenders released on parole                          8.         0"z
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 imposed on the prisoner.                                                   commit additional        crimes                       C          u C
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    3. Provide that in cases involving conviction for one of .these        would decline because they                            'Z                o                                            ca ca
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 crimes that the minimum sentence cannot be diminished by                  would be imprisoned            for                     x          o                          T"'""x
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 granting of good time, special good time or special parole ..             longer periods of time and,                           .....
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 PROPOSAL TO PERMIT THE DEPOSIT OF STATE FUNDS                                                  YES~                             ....  E                                  ::J   C
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 IN SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT                                                                                      E    EQ)                              ~o                       Q)'+-
 UNIONS AS WELL AS IN BANKS.                                                                    NO    0                           .... >
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     Authorize the deposit of state funds in savings and loan                                                                     ~2                                       V'l -
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 associations and credit unions as well as in banks.                                                                            8~                                       8"E                     o ca
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  Should this amendment be adopted?                                        to the state would result in
                                                                           increased competition among                                                  II')\J
 MFB Position                          Associations        and Credit      the financial institutions and                                            =""5
    Michigan Farm Bureau               Unions equal opportunity to may result in higher interest                                                        E       0
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 gi ve Savings         and Loan funds. The options available               public.                                                                              X
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 PROPOSAL TO PROHIBIT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
 FROM BEING SOLD TO, OR POSSESSED FOR PURPOSES                                                  NO    D                                                 E
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 OF PERSONAL CONSUMPTION BY, A PERSON UNDER                                                                                                          lI'l
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 THE AGE OF 21.                                                                                                                                         OD'-:: \J
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    1. Define an alcoholic beverage.                                                                               •                                    II')    x ~
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    2. Prohibit" sale or giving of an alcoholic beverage to a person
 under the age of 21.
                                                                            olds between 1972 and 1976.
                                                                             During the period accidents
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 alcoholic beverag~ by a person under the age of 21.                                                            en                                    ~        00.=
 Should this amendment be adopted?
                                                                             property damage related to'
                                                                            alcohol increased 217 percent
                                                                             for persons in this age group.
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    Michigan Farm Bureau               revealed that fatal accidents                                            Q.                                                                      L..CO
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 supports Proposal D: Data             related to alcohol increased         discipline problems due to                z                                o       L..
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 PROPOSAL FOR TAX LIMITATION.
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The proposed amendment           would:
    1. Limit all state taxes and revenues, excepting federal aid,
                                                                               Michigan Farm Bureau
                                                                            supports Proposal E. The
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to its current proportion of total state personal income and to             limit on state revenues and                2<                            "Q)
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provide for exception for a declared emergency.                             spending      would result in              ... ...1                                C
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   2. Prohibit local government      from adding new or increasing          levels equal to those of the
                                                                            present and recent years.
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existing taxes without voter approval.
    3. Prohibit the state from adopting new or expanding present
local programs without full state funding.
                                                                            Any disruption of present
                                                                            programs would be minimal,
                                                                            if any at all for several years.
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   4. Prohibit the state from reducing existing level of aid to
local governments, taken as a group.                                        within an acceptable level of
                                                                            personal income and local
   5. Re.quire voter approval of certain booded indebtedness.               spending within levels ap-
Should this .~en~~ep~.l\e.       adopfect~.' r, , -' ..   I ••
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                           Clip and Save                                                                                                                                       The Issues
                                                                                                                                                                                                     PROPOSAL G                                                   YES [
                                                                                                                                                                            PROPOSAL TO ALLOW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH
                                                                                                                                                                            BINDING ARBITRATION FOR MICHIGAN STATE POLICE                                         NO       •
                                                                                                                                                                            TROOPERS.
                                                                                                                                                                            The proposed amendment would:
                                                                          Limits state taxi                                          THE HEA DLEE
                                                                                                                                                                               1. Permit state troopers and sergeants to bargain collec-
                                                                                                                  VOTE "Yl
         Requires voter                                                                                                                                         5           tively with their employers concerning conditions of em-
                                                                                                                                                                            ployment.
                                                                          current ratio of                                           FOR TAX LIMIT
                                                                                                                                                                               2. Permit state troopers and sergeants to submit unresolved
                                                                                                                                                                            disputes to binding arbitration.
         creases in local i
                                                                                                                   m                                                          3. Provide that all promotions be determined by competitive
                                                                          total perse>nal inc                                        RESPONS IBILIT              03
                                                                                                                                                                            examination and performance on the basis of merit, efficiency        MFB Position
                                                                                                                   O                                                        and fitness.                                                          Michigan Farm Bureau is
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                                                                                                                                                                 C          Should this amendment be adopted?                                    neutral on Proposal G.
         proval for a
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                                                                           il state reven                                            ION - FISCAL                            PROPOSAL TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PROPERTY
         ernment taxe
                                                                                                                                                                             TAXES FOR SCHOOL OPERATING EXPENSES AND TO                                           NO
                                                                           e in the state
                                                                                                                                                                             ESTABLISH A VOUCHER SYSTEM FOR FINANCING
                                                                                                                                      LOCAL CON                              EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC
             «>                    3                                                                                                   H
             * -<                                                                     § era                                            73                        </>         SCHOOLS.
                                                                                                                                       o                                     The proposed amendment would:
                             in-                                                      o o                                                                                      1. Prohibit the use of property taxes for school operating
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                                                                                                                                                                             expenses.
         Provide                                                                      Provide                                                                                  2. Require the legislature to establish a program of general      the same level, only used for
                                                                                                                              Holds ipropert valu.ation
         emerge                                                                                                                                                              state taxation for support of schools.                              other purposes. Total state
         ation ai                                                                     refunde                                                                                                                                                    funding of schools would
                                                                                                                                                                               3. Require the legislature to provide for the issuance of an
         lature.                                                                      Stabiliz                                                                               educational voucher to be applied toward financing a student's      mean further loss of local
                                                                                                                              rate of
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 control of schools. Voter
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                                                                                                                                                                             education at a public or nonpublic school of the student's
                            reve                                                     :ota>           O                                3                                                                                                          approval of the voucher plan
                           y wit                                                                                                      (-•                                    parents' or guardian's choice.
                                                                                     on F           fD                                                            •                                                                              would not be an overall tax
                            two                                                                     X                                 O                                      Should this amendment be adopted?
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                                                                                                                                                                  •         MFB Position                       there are serious funding         shift with the likelihood of
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                                                                                                                                     8"                                       Michigan Farm Bureau             implications estimated to be      higher income, use, single
                                                                                             to
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                           'nor'                                                                                                                                            opposes Proposal H. There          $2.5 billion which the state      business, nuisance and sales
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                                                                                                                                                                            are many legal and con-            would be required to make         taxes. Besides loss of local
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                                                                                                                                              a-*                           stitutional       questions        up. While prohibiting the use     control, it is likely that some
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                              SL 3                                                                  <                                                                       regarding use of public funds      of property tax for school use,   schools could be forced to
                                  Is                                                      enues t o be                              t or below                              for private and parochial          the proposal fails to change      close and many new schools
                                                 ident ified
                                                                                                                                                                            schools. There are strong          the millage limitations in the    would probably be opened.
                                  fD 3                                                                                              bvthe U.S.                              precedent cases against such       Constitution. This means that     Transportation would also be
                                                                                          into budget
                                  ST3
                                                                                                                                    umer 1Drice
                              <5.S                                                                                                                                          use of public tax funds. Also,     the property tax could be at      a problem.
                                  to        Q.
                                   i         i
                                                                                                                                                                                                     PROPOSAL J                                                   YES [
                                                                                                                                                                            PROPOSAL          TO      REDUCE         PROPERTY            TAX
                                                                                                 Req ires vote                                      tate to
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                                                           ires state upport t
                                                                                                                                     Reqi res the
                                                                      73
                                                                      fD
                                                                                                                                                                            ASSESSMENTS; TO ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM OF 5.6                                            NO
                                                                      Q
                                                                                                  3-C                                  r-*
                                                                                                                                                                            PERCENT ON THE RATE OF THE STATE INCOME TAX;
    5.o>                                                              C                                                                        Q-5.                         TO PROHIBIT LEGISLATURE FROM REQUIRING NEW
                                                                                                                                                                            OR EXPANDED LOCAL PROGRAMS WITHOUT STATE                             most reliable sources of state
                                                                                                 indp tedness.                       man ated progi ms to th
                                                                                                                                                                            FUNDING; AND TO ALLOW SCHOOL INCOME TAX WITH                         revenue - the income tax -
                                                                                                                                                                            VOTER APPROVAL.                                                      would be limited. This would
 Comi ttee, P.O. Bo 10960. Lans
                                                                                                                                                                            The proposed amendment would:                                        likely mean the maximum
     *                3                                   3            v>                                  -i
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 income tax of 5.6 percent, and
                                                      ment s at curre funding ere
                                                                                                                                               ft) </)                        1. Reduce real and personal property tax assessments to 25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 greater use of licenses, fees,
                                                                                                         approv                      men level.
                                                                                                                                                                            percent of true cash value of property.
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Limit state equalization increase to 2.5 percent for any        user charges and special
                                                                                                                                                                            year.                                                                assessments. Proposal J
      3                c                                                o                                  SL                                  fD                             3. Establish a maximum of 5.6 percent on the rate of the           would mean a tax shift but not
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                                                         TD
                                                                        __                                                                     —
                                                                                                                                               O        3s                  state income tax.                                                    necessarily lower overall
                                                                                                           O                                                                                                                                     taxes. For farmers the
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                                                                                                                                                        3
                                                                                                                                                        Q.
                                                                                                                                                                              4. Allow legislature to authorize school districts to levy up to
                                                           3                                                                                                                1 percent income tax with local school district voter approval.      reduction of property taxes
                                                                                                                                                state-
   3" **
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                                                                                                           3
                                                                                                                                                                              5. Prohibit legislature from requiring new or expanded local       under this proposal would be
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                                                                         <                                                                                                  programs unless fully funded by state.                               largely offset by the loss of
                                                                                                                                              govern-
                                                         fD fD
       So                                                to •3
      S                 3                                       3
                                                                                                           fD                                                                                                                                    existing property tax credits
                                                                            i
                                                                                                           a                                                                Should this amendment be adopted?                                    such as the Homestead
                                                                                                                                                                            MFB Position                                                         Property Tax Credit Act (up
             ~0 7                      •          TJ -                              T3 O           "0 ro                      "0
                                                                                                                                    z
                                                                                                                                               Ml
                                                                                                                                              PR                                                                                                 to $1,200 credit) and P.Ar 116.
             7a >                                 73 7L                             73 m
                                                                                                   5"^                        73                                              Michigan Farm Bureau             is a serious attack on local
          JLROAI
                                                                                                                                   ^/ESTM
                                                 o>                                 Oz                                        O                OZ                                                                                                Many people including farm-
                                                                                                   o-<                                                                      opposes Proposal J. It would       government and local con-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ers and the elderly will pay
          OPOSA
                                                 o u*                               s> 3£ s SI                                                                              reduce assessments but not
                                                                                                                                                                            necessarily property taxes
                                                                                                                                                                                                               trol. Property taxes are used
                                                                                                                                                                                                               only for local purposes.          more taxes. It would provide
             r- u
                                                 £5
                                                 r- 7C
                                                                                    >o
                                                                                    i" T I
                                                                                          >        £ 6 r~ m                                                                 since the important millage        Provision is made for a local     a windfall for non-resident
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 property owners, such as
             73 33
                                  m
                                                 25                                 7\ 03          o5 n z                                     03 >                          factor would not be restric-
                                                                                                                                                                            ted, other than the existing 15-
                                                                                                                                                                                                               school income tax but no
                                                                                                                                                                                                               provision is made for counties    foreign          investors,
                                                                                                           DRI
                                                               —                                                                    I/)               F
                                  O                                                    r—                                                                                                                                                        speculators, developers, etc.
                                                                                                                                                                            18 mills and 50 mills limits. It   and townships. One of the
                                  m
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                                                               Z                                           Z
                                  11                                                                       7\
                                                                                                                                                      m                                              PROPOSAL K
                                                                                                                                                      z
                                  O                                                                        Z                                          m
                                                                                                                                                      H                     PROPOSAL TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO COURTS TO                                               YES
                                  13
                                                                                                           n                                          z                     DENY BAIL UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES IN-
                                  2                                                                        >                                          n                     VOLVING VIOLENT CRIMES.                                                                NO       •
                                  m                                                                        m                                          m                     The proposed amendment would:
                                  zH                                                                                                                                          1. Permit denial of bail to a person accused of:
                                                                                                                                                                              a. Murder, treason, armed robbery, criminal sexual assault         MFB Position
                                  -C                       -<                          <                   • <                      • <               • <                   1st degree, or kidnapping for extortion;                               Michigan Farm Bureau
                                  m
                                  In
                                                           m
                                                           to
                                                                                       m                   m                        m                 m
                                                                                                                                                     i/>                      b. A felony involving an act or threat of violence if the person   supports Proposal K. It
                                                                                       ^                   </)                      c/>                                                                                                          would determine denial of
                                                                                                                                                                            has been convicted of two crimes involving violence within the
                                                                                                                                                                            previous 15 years or is on bail, parole or probation for such a      bail or ability to obtain bail by
                                                                                                                                                                            crime.                                                               the nature of the crime and
                                                                                                                                                                              2: Provide that trial must be commenced within ,90 days            past record, rather than the
                                                                                                                                                                            after denial of bail or bail shall be set.                           ability to raise money for
                                                                                                                                                                            Should this amendment be adopted?                                    bail.


  NOVEMBER,           1978                                                             FARM NEWS                                                                                      PAGE 17
                    The Issues.                                    • ••••                                                          Legislative Notes
                                                                                                                       The legislature will return        regulations, those desiring to
                              PROPOSALM                                                                            on November           14 for the       keep the farm in the family
PROPOSAL TO ALLOCATE AT LEAST 90 PERCEN:r                              OF                        YES     IZ]       remaining weeks of the 79th            may do so by maintaining it
                                                                                                                   legislature.      There will be        in production for a 15 year
GAS TAX REVENUES
AND THE REMAINDER
                               FOR GENERAL ROAD.PURPOSES
                                  FOR OTHER TRANSPORTATION                                       NO      D         several issues of concern to           period ..
PURPOSES         AND TO REPLACE            STATE HIGHWAY COM-                                                      farmers. Those include:                    Anti-Trust Bill - S 1284 -
MISSION WITH A TRANSPORTATION                      COMMISSION.                                                         State    Inheritance         Tax   Prior to the legislature's
The proposed amendment would:                                                                                      Reform       -- Farm        Bureau     recess, there was one com-
    1. Provide that at least 90 percent of gas and license tax                                                     successfully supported S 1447          mittee hearing on S 1284. This
revenue be used exctush~ly fur general road purposes.                                                              in the Sen3:te. It was passed          bill contains numerous anti-
    2. Provide that remainder of gas and license tax revenue and                                                   just before the recess and is          trust provisions. Thes'e, in
not to exceed 25 percent of sales tax on cars and parts be used                                                    now in the House Taxation              turn, could affect P A 334,
exclusively for other transportation purposes.                                                                     Committee. It updates the              Michigan's         Marketing         and
    3. Limit bonding for roads, streets, bridges and other                    ."FB Position                        Michigan Inheritance             Tax   Bargaining Act.
transportation      purposes to amounts to be derived from                      Michigan Farm Bureau               law, and brings              it into       The Michigan              proposal
specific motor vehicle tax and sales tax revenues.                           strongly supports Proposal            compatibility with the new             could, if passed in its present
   /4. Replace State Highway Commission with a nonpartisan                   M. It is essential that it pass       federal estate laws. It in-            form, eliminate the fanner's
State Transportation Commission which shall establish a state                in order that the road system         creases the exeqlption for the         rights     to marketing              and
transportation policy.                                                       be protected from revenue             spouse from the present                bargaining under PA 344. In
Should this amendment be adopted?                                            raids for other purposes.             $30,000 to $100,000 and in-            other words,              it will be
                                                                                                                   creases        exemptions         for   necessary        to do whatever
                                                                                                                   family members from the                 possible        to amend             the
                                                                                                                   present $5,000to $15,000. More          legislation in order to give
                             PROPOSAL R
PROPOSAL TO AUTHORIZE CREATION OF A RAILROAD
                                                                                                   YES    (Xi      important to farmers is the             agriculture             the       same
                                                                                                                   major       change       on farm        exemption from the proposed
REDEVELOPMENT
RAILROADS
                             AUTHORITY
                   WITH TRACKAGE
                                              TO MAKE LOANS TO
                                            IN MICHIGAN AND TO
                                                                                                    NO    0        esta tes.       It     cuts       the   state anti-trust restrictions as
AUTHORIZE             AUTHORITY          TO      ISSUE      GENERAL           MFB Position                         inheritance tax in half and             farmers now have under the
OBLiGATION          BONDS IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 175                            Michigan Farm Bureau              provides that the other half is         federal      laws. This may
MILLION DOLLARS.                                                              supports        Proposal.        R.  not payable for ten years               become        a major            battle
                                                                              Railroad transportation           is without penalty or interest. It         because        those        presently
The proposed amendment. would:                                                essential        to       modern     requires, however, that the             attacking         the Marketing
    1. Require legislature to create a Railroad Redevelopment                 agriculture and without state        farm remain in production               Bargaining Act in the courts
Authority.                                                                    financial assistance         many    for that minimum ten year               will certainly support any
    2. Authorize Authority to issue general obligation bonds in               railroads     cannot upgrade         period, and that this will be           legislation that will restrict or
an amount not to exceed 175 million dollars at any period in                  facilities to provide adequate       enforced by contracting the             prohibit      farmers'          use of
time and pledge full faith and ~red.it of state for repayment                 service. The revenues raised         farm in the - Farm              Land    Michigan's law. As a result of
thereof.                                                                      from the bonds: would be             Preserva tion Act (P A 116) for         Michigan being first with a
    3. Authorize Authority to make loans to railroads for                     disbursed      as loans and,         the minimum period.                     comprehensive              bargaining
redevelopment projec~s in interest of national defense or state               therefore,    would cost the             This is compatible with the         law, legi&lation has not been
industries.                                                                   state nothing except to the          new federal           estate     law    introduced          .in the         U.S.
Should this amendment be adopted?                                            'degree loans were defaulted.         because         under        federal    Congress.
         Passage of Proposal R Vital to Farmers                                                                                                                By Robert E. Smith
    Fanners     and agriculture,       Michigan to create a railroad         tion recognizing that good rail       with less energy used than                 Michigan        Farm Bureau
along with many outstate               redevelopment authority and           service can mean the ex-              other forms of transportation.         Board       of Directors             has
industries, are dependent, to          permit that authority to issue        pansion         of.       industry        Bonding for special pur-           studied      this proposal             in
a great       degree,       on the     state faith and credit general        throughout the state and the          poses is not unusual. The              relation        to the           strong
railroads 'for transportation          obligation       bonds       to    a  maintaining            of      vital  people have voted on bonding           resolution          on       railroads
of heavy arid often hazardous          maximum        of $175 million        agricultural      transportation.     proposals many times over              passed by the delegate body
materials       that cannot be         outstanding at anyone time.           It will also save energy as           the years for such things as           last year and, therefore,
transported by truck. The 100-            The purpose of the bonding         railroads can transport bulky         highways,           recreational       strongly recommends a YES
car grain train is a good,             issue is to provide loans to          materials at less cost and             projects vetera.ns bonds, etc'.       vote.
example of the necessity for           railroads with trackage in
good rural railroads.
    Farm        Bureau's
delegate resolution
                                 1978
                              points
                                       Michigan       to repair
                                       modernize rail right-of-ways
                                       and equipment.         Many in-
                                                                       and
                                                                                V ote YES on Proposal M                                                                By Robert E. Smith
out, for example, that more            dustries ,          i n c Iud i n g       Michigan has passed a             On the average, counties will            than 90 percent                of the
than 4 million             tons of     agriculture, are reluctant to          package of several bills on          receive 25.6 percent more                gasoline      and weight tax
Michigan commodities              are  locate on Michig~n's rail lines        transportation       needs. This     than in 1977. The package                revenue must be used for
shipped by rail; 53 of our 83          because of poor service, and           was outlined in the October          continues the tradition in               local and county roads and
counties ship more than one            the fear that the lines will be        issue of Michi~an            Farm    Michigan of "let the user pay            highways. It also provides
half of all their farm products        discontinued in the future.            News. It is a comprehensive
                                                                                         l
                                                                                                                   for the roads" through "user             that a portion of the sales tax
by rail, not to mention the            The loans from the bonds               package for the use of high-         taxes" instead of property               revenues can be used for
matter of railroads for the            would be repaid to the state,          way, local,         county      and  taxes as was the case years              various      forms        of public
shipment        of supplies         to and the money received                 municipal roads, as well as          ago before gas and weight                transportation ..
farmers. Many rural roads              would be used to payoff the            public transportation.                taxes.                                     Proposal M makes a few
are      subject       to weight       bond issue.                                                                                                          other     changes,          such as
restrictions, making the use              The backing of the state               The news media has not                Contrary       to what most
                                                                                                                    people think, the package               changing the name of the
of trucks very costly. The             faith and credit makes it              given fair and accurate in-                                                   Highway Department to the
resolution supported finan-            possible to issue bonds at a           formation to the public on this       contains        language        that
                                                                                                                     prohibits the use of monies            Department               of      Tran-
cial assistance as necessary           low 5.5 percent interest rate,         issue. It has only pointed to                                                 sportation and changes in the
                                                                                                                     for     a . subway           unless
 to retain essential rail ser-         which could be passed on to            the increase        in gas and                                                commission members.                 The
                                                                                                                     specifically granted by the
 vice.                                 those receiving the loans.             weight taxes. It has not                                                     reason it is essential that
    A few years ago, the federal       Presently, interest rates from         pointed out that the package           legislature.      Public trans-
                                                                                                                                                            there be a YES vote on
 government began to allow             other sources would be about           contains restrictions on the           portation     includes dial-a-
                                                                                                                     ride programs for the elderly          Proposal M is that a year ago,
 the abandonment           of many     91h percent.                           use of those monies. For                                                      the Supreme Court ruled that
 rail lines. Michigan Farm                It is expected that low ~ost        example, the Critical Bridge           and others, and railroads,
                                                                                                                     waterways, etc. which affect           the present          constitutional
 Bureau has been a member of           loans to railroads will en-            Program has been increased                                                    language would permit the
 a coalition that has worked           courage       redevelopment            by five times. This will help          the entire state and not just
                                                                                                                                                            use of gas and weight taxes
 toward maintaining some of            within the state. It should be         local units qualify for the            one area.
                                                                                                                                                            for all types              of' trans-
 the particularly         important    noted,      however,       that   if - federal      Special        Bridge       The most important part of           porta tion. Proposal M is so
 rail     lines      that      serve   repayment of the loans does            Program which, under the              the package           is a con-         written that it is very explicit
 agriculture        in      outstate   not meet the principle and             new program,          will match      stitutional amendment to be            that the monies for local and
 Michigan. State monies from           interest, the state would be           local money by 85 percent of          on the ballot as Proposal M. It        county roads and highways
 highway funds have been               obligated to make up any               the cost. There is also a             is essential that this amend-          are to be used only for those
 used to some degree to assist.        short fall.                            provision that a percentage of        ment pass because it puts into         purposes. This is definitely to
 PROPOSAL R on the ballot                 Proposal R was placed on            monies going to counties              the         constitution            a  the advantage of agriculture
 November         7 will require       the ballot by legislative ac-          must be used for local roads.         requirement        that not less       and rural areas.


    PAGE 18                                                                                FARM NEWS                                                                     NOVEMB E R, 1978
  ,                                        Nearly 150 women from
                                         throughout the state attended
                                         the annual Michigan Farm
             F.B.                        Bureau Women's Leader
                                        Conference held September
                                        28-29 at Long's Convention
                                        Center in Lansing.
    WOMEN                                  Those in attendance were
                                        provided the opportunity to
                                        participate     in    various
                                        workshop sessions that were
        HOLD                            conducted during the two-day
                                        conference, which included,                      p.
                                                                         It.·
                                        Farm Bureau Today, Per-
                                        sonality and Leadership and
                                        workshops held in con-
    LE~DE'R                             junction with Farm Bureau
                                        Women's sub-committees on          ....., .    ,
                        .
                                        Communication, Health and
                                        Safety and Legislative.
                                                                           . ...
                                                                           .,
                                                                              .,.      ...
                                                                                   ... . . .
    SESSION c1:d~~tr:~er
                                                                         i
                                                                                               '
                                        Colleen
                                                       ~r~:~:~~:~;
                                                     Engler,      who              .... . .
                                                                                      ,
                                                                                        '
                                                                                                 ,
                                        presented "A Challenge to
                                                                                  #
                                                                                     .  C
                                                                                           ,
                                                                                             •
                                                                                                    •  f
                                        Women," in the Legislative
                                        workshop and Charlotte                                                               "Connie Soomer", portrayed by Lucille Brown of Allegan
                                        Mohr, Women's Committee           Colleen Engler, former "strne
• I
                                                                         leglslrnor and ~fe of lep. John                     County, talles about food and larmers while on a malee-belle"e
              Photo Story               Chairman of the Iowa Farm        M. Engler (I-Nlt. Pleasant), was a                  visit to a supermarleet during .the Communlcrnlons Workshop.
                   by                   Bureau Federation, who told      featured                  spealeer  In. the       . The women then challenged her strnements and gatte the lacts
            Marcia Ditchie              the women "Don't Wait to Be       Leglslrnlve Workshop.                              as consumers should leam the larmers' story.
                                        Asked."
                                                                        ..,
      "Oon't Waif to be A.leed,  II strned CharfoHe Mohr, chaIrman of the Women'.                           Mrs. Judy KIssane, Clinton County, and Mrs. Gerry Smlfh, sanilac County, ""en a.
      CommlHee for the Iowa Farm Bureau federotlon. Mr•• Mohr, a leemote .pealeer                           women from throughout the strne shared their e.perlences dur'ng a "Show and
      at the Conlerence, stressed the Importance 01 women becomIng actIvely Involved                        Tell" e.erclse 'n the Communlcrn'ons Worleshop.
      In Farm Bureau programs •.
                                                                                                                                                               Offers Steel
         DON'T MISS THE SAFEMARK DISPLA¥!                                                                                                                        Safemark
                                                                                                                                                                Products
                                                                                                                                                                 County Farm          Bureau
                                                                                                                                                               Safemark Committees are
                                                                                                                                                               being offered an opportunity
                                                                                                                          Farm Bureau                          to provide a group purchase
                                                                                                                        Annual Meeting                         of steel products for winter
                                                                                                                        Civic Auditorium                       delivery, according to Kevin
                                                                                                                          Grand Rapids                         Kirk, Operations Manag~r,
       -                                                                                                                  November 28
                                                                                                                                                               Michigan Farm
                                                                                                                                                               Group Purchasing, Inc.
                                                                                                                                                                                      Burellu
                                                                                                                                                                 It is suggested that each
                                                                                                                              through                          member of the committees
                                                                                                                          December 1                           accumulate      orders from
                                                                                                                                                               neighbor members as well as
                                                                                                                                                               thro~gh the county board of
                                                                                                                                                               directors and Community
                                                                                                                                                               Groups, Kirk said. Since the
                                                                                                                                                               products are manufactured
                                                                                                                                                               by Veldmaster in South
                                                                                                                                                               Africa and would be shipped
                                                                                                                                                               to . Michigan       from     a
                                                                                                                                                               warehouse in Des Moines,
                                                                                                                                                               Iowa, there       are some
                                                                                                                                                               limitations in availability of
                                                                                                                                                               some sizes and for some
                                                                                                                                                               manufactured equipment.
                                                                                                                                                                 Since the program must be
                                                                                                                                                               handled in addition to the
                                                                                                                                                               regular    stock Safemark
                                                                                                                                                               products, all orders should be
                                                                                                                                                               in Lansing to Michigan Farm
                                                                                                                                    A                          Bureau Group Purchasing,
                      "ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO                                                                    Member-Only                          Inc. by December 11, for
                                 ROTATE THE WHEELS?"                                                                          Program                          delivery by approximately
                                                                                                                                                               February 10.


  NOVEMBER, 1978                                                            FARM NEWS                                                                         PAGE 19
     A Day in the Life                                                                              Benzie County Has
                     of a Regional                            Representative                        "Own" Radio Station
            "A Hard-to-Beat Combination"
                  —Leon Bigelow, Northwest Region
                                                                   county should - quickly! It
                                                                   takes them about two weeks
                                                                   for their membership drive,
                                                                   and they're consistently
                                                                   second or third in the state to
                                                                   reach goal. They planned on
                                                                   being first last year, then just
                                                                   got beat out by Cheboygan.
                                                                   But they'll be trying again
                                                                   this year."
                                                                       Getting young farmers
                                                                   involved in the organization is     WBNZ's general manager, Michael Bradford, tells Leon that
                                                                   the greatest challenge of his       farmers are an Important part of the community the new radio
                                                                   job,        Leon      believes."    station hopes to serve.
                                                                    "Sometimes you find county
                                                                    boards that stay the same          Farmers in Benzie County          radio station. Next came the
                                                                    year after year, simply         can now set their radio dials        extended wait for the Federal
                                                                    because there are no young      at 99.3 FM frequency for that        Communications         Commis-
                                                                    farmers who are prepared to     all-important weather report         sion to approve their ap-
     Regional Rep Leon Bigelow and Manistee County Secretary        take their place. In Farm
   Marda Korwin review the agenda for the upcoming board                                            and other local news. On             plication for a license, a delay
                                                                    Bureau, we need a 'library,' a  October 2, the county's first        in securing needed equip-
   meeting.
                                                                    resource of people to draw on   radio station went on the air        ment, then building the
                                                                    for leadership," he said.       with the appropriate call            facilities and hiring per-
                     Story by Donna Wilber                             Two counties in particular   letters: WBNZ.                       sonnel.
                    Photos by Marcia Ditchie                        are rising to this challenge                                            It was this group's en-
                                                                    with increasingly active           The accent on WBNZ will           thusiasm and philosophy of
   "I like working with far-      Brazil. When he returned to       Young Farmer participation.     be local, high quality               "local and the very best" for
mers. I enjoy the challenges      the states, he baled Christ-      In Antrim County, the Young     broadcasting aimed at                the Benzie County com-
involved with a regional          mas trees and also worked at      Farmers have shared the         meeting the needs of the             munity that          convinced
representative's job. Put that    the Caberfae Ski Area. When       story of agriculture with non-  community, the owners and            Traverse City radio station
together with being able to       a Farm Bureau regional rep        farmers through a unique        personnel of the new station         WCCW broadcaster Michael
work and travel and live in       position opened, Leon's            float which they entered in    told FARM NEWS editors                Bradford, to become WBNZ's
the most beautiful part of        career with the state's largest   area summer events, copping     and         MFB        regional      general manager. He's proud
Michigan - and it's hard-to-      farm organization was             two first place awards for      representative Leon Bigelow          of the staff he has hired for
beat combination!" That's         launched - in his own home        their information efforts.      during a recent "day" in the         the new enterprise - "high
how Leon Bigelow summed           territory.                        Missaukee County Young          Northwest Region.                    quality professionals - not
up his feelings about his job       The Northwest Region            Farmers have sponsored two                                           button pushers."
as MFB regional rep for the       consists of Antrim, Benzie,       outstanding projects - an Ag
Northwest Region, a position                                         Career Day for high school                                             The station's format,
                                  Kalkaska,          Manistee,                                                                           Bradford says, will be local
he has held since January of      Missaukee,          Northwest      students and a ballot proposal
1976.                                                                information meeting.                                                information, local weather
                                  Michigan (Leelanau and                                                                                 reports and music, with no
   It was a great day to          Grand Traverse),            and       "The good thing about this
illustrate this combination                                          is that the Young Farmers                                           "meaningless" program-
                                  Wexford counties. Each of the                                                                          ming. "The community can
when FARM NEWS editors            county Farm Bureaus has its        did it themselves. They seem
spent their "day" with Leon.                                         able to think things through,                                       count on us for the very best,"
                                  own unique strengths and                                                                               he said.
The people were friendly and      challenges, Leon explains.         determine a need and then
interesting; the warm sun                                            carry out projects to meet                                              The station, located on
                                    Benzie, for example, says                                                                            Forrester Hill between
gently lifted the fog that        Leon, is "super" in Mem-           that need," Leon explained.
earlier had shrouded the                                                                                                                  Beulah and Frankfort, was
                                  bership. They've made                 Leon has this same                                               open to the public on the
fishermen in Traverse Bay         membership for 12 con-             enthusiasm and optimism for
and painted a rosy glow on                                                                                                               Saturday prior to its initial
                                  secutive years, breaking the       the future of Farm Bureau in                                        broadcast. Participation by
the golden peaches in             state's record of 11 years in a    all of the Northwest Region
Manistee County orchards.                                                                                                                 Benzie County residents in
                                  row. "They take great pride        counties. "They're all just                                         the open house and since the
It's tough fighting the temp-     in being tops in mem-              great people," he concludes,
tation to walk barefoot along                                                                                                            station went on the air has
                                  bership," said Leon, "and          "and that's what Farm                                                been high, reports owner
the Lake Michigan shore, or       they do it the way every           Bureau is - PEOPLE!"
climb the sand dunes, or just                                                                                 RICH CLARK                  Rich Clark.
sit under a peach tree and                                                                             It was that community need            "People seem to feel like
wait for the tender fruit to                                                                        that led to the station's             it's theirs and that's what we
drop in your lap. But it was a                                                                      founding, said one of its             wanted to happen," he said.
work day - for Leon, for                                                                            owners, Rich Clark, local             "Things are looking good!"
 FARM NEWS editors, and for                                                                         businessman. His concern
 the farmers and other local                                                                        that Benzie County had no
 people we visited.                                                                                 daily        communications
   Resisting the temptations                                                                        medium and needed an in-
of this idyllic setting when                                                                        strument of public service
 duty calls is something Leon                                                                       was shared by another local
 has had to do most of his life.                                                                    businessman, John Riegler,
 He grew up on his parent's                                                                         and         attorney        John
 family farm, a cow-calf beef                                                                       Daugherty. Recognizing that
 operation in Wexford County.                                                                       the farming community was
 During his school years, in                                                                        a vital part of the Benzie
 addition to farm chores, he                                                                        County population, they
 worked as a milk hauler,                                                                           asked fruit grower Duane
 landscaper, cheese factory                                                                          Evans, long-time County
 worker and canoe renter.                                                                            Farm Bureau leader, to join
 Leon graduated Magna Cum                                                                           their group.
 Laude       from     Western        Leon tells Manistee Young Farmer chairman Arden Bradford,          Defining a community need
 Michigan University in 1975,        Jr. about the Discussion Meets and the Distinguished Young     was only the first step in a
 then joined the Peace Corps         Farmer competition.                                             long, sometimes frustrating
 and spent three months in                                                                           process of giving "birth" to a               DUANE EVANS


 PAGE           20                                                                                                                                                                                                                   FARM NEWS                                                                                                                          NOVEMBER,       1978
                 Farmers Honored Weekly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Bonnie                    (Continued from Page 2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          me on the back, my husband         cables, they deftly guided me
                 by FBIG, Radio Network                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   exclaimed," That's it! You'll
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          do fine!" In that single
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          moment, I realized how
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             through a final, successful
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             maneuver, Most men are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             great about helping, but they
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          desperately he needed a            had a motive. They were
       The Farmer              01 the Wee"       Superintendent;                                                                 and I. a
                                                 member of $I. Mary's Church.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          driver.                            waiting in line behin-dme and
   Award winne"                for SeptemINr
   were:                                         810.,                      and his wife, Unda, have                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Once I had mastered one          wanted to unload their grain,
                                                 four children.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         \ forward gear, I gained             too:-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          confidence. Things were               I guess "Happy Harry"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          going fairly well until I          was the only exception. He's
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          reached the mill. I un.            the mill. employee who
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          derstand that getting over the     operates the hoist button. I
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          scales isn't really too difficult  considered myself fortunate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          -- unless it is attempted in       that when the truck was
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          high gear. Luckily "short          finally lowered from. the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          course"      instructors'    are   hois.t, smashed headlights
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      HILBERT SCHULZE'                                                                                    plentiful and   eventually some    and crumpled license plates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          nice man showed me the             were the only damages.
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Weele of Sept. 25 - Hilbert
              ALBERT LENK                                                                                                                                                                   Schulze, 43, a com and certified
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          proper procedure.                  Miraculously, my spirit had
                                                                                                                                                     \                                      bean farmer who farms _ ~20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The real challenge was still     survived!
      Weele01 Sept. 4 - Albert Lenle,
 86, of RI. 2, Cheborgan, who
                                                                         GLEN WILLIAMS                                                                                                      acres near Hillman In Mont- ahead - putting the truck on                                                                                                            Limping home, proud of the
 lanns 700 acres and manages a                            Weele 01 Sept. J8 - Glenn R.                                                                                                      morency County. Among 'he                                                                                                     the hoist. With all the            time I'd made, my lifetime
 herd of 200 daIry cattle In                     Williams, 49, a dairy and cash                                                                                                         . many accomplishments                                                                                              are:          government regulaUon, why          farm . partner greeted me
 parlnersh/p WIth h,s son, Ver- crop farmer from ElsIe•. He                                                                                                                                 Recipient of the Montmorency                                                                                                  is it that all hoists are          with, "What took you so
 non. Lenle,who began h,s career.                cUn'ently fanns J 500 acres and                                                                                                            District Soil Conservation Award                                                                                              manufactured to be 2 inches        long?".-
 a. a fanner In '948 when he                     manages a 200-cow herd with                                                                                                               In '974; serve. a. a 4-H beef                                                                                                  narrower than the width of            Mter a few years of this on-
 moved             from          Detro't     to  the help 01 four full time em-                                                                                                            leader; member of the board . the cab mirrors? Of course, it                                                                                                      the-job training, I've made
 a.eboygan, 's stili very active In' ployees. Williams Is a member of                                                                                                                     of the Thunder. Bay Co-op; does insure the mirror in-                                                                                                              grea t progress: no more
 fann'ng and civic prolects. He the Shlawassee County Board 01                                                                                                                               act/.,e member and former                                                                                                    stallers a good income, but        dangling'mirrors or smashed
 served as one of the original                   Commissioners,                                                                       currently                                             president of the Montmorency. there seems to be no other                                                                                                         taillights. But just when it
 d'reelors 01 the M/ch'gan..M""                  serving                                      as                 vice-chairman;                                                              County Farm Bureau; served as                                                                                                practical purpose.                 seemed I'd mastered the job,
 Producers Assn.; served as                      chairman of the County Com-                                                                                                                State President of the Michigan                                                                                                 Mter my third unsuccessful       he's planning to get rid of the
pres,dent of the OIeboygan                      mission's Agriculture and Roads                                                                                                             farm Bureau Young farmers;                                                                                                    try,      instruction        and   truck and use wagons.
Farm Bureau #rom 1957-67; and                    Committee; and member of                                                                                                                   Won the Grand OIamplonshlp                                                                                                    demonstration was offered by         I think it's about time for
served as a d'rector on the local numerous county boards and                                                                                                                               Award at the Huron County Bean                                                                                                 two helpful men. Gritting          these farm partners to have a
Soil Conservation Board and the                 committees. He Is a member 01                                                                                                              Show; was named international                                                                                                  their teeth and holding the        top level business conference.
OIeboygan Co-op. He Is a                        the Shlawassee County Farm                                                                                                                 8ean OIa;-p In '950, competing
member of the Cheborgan Lodge                   Bureau and served on 'hat                                                                                                                 with exhibits #rom the U.s.,
of Knights                Templar;       past   organization'. board 01 directors                                                                                                         Canada and other                                                                                 lorelgn
pres,dent of the local ABA for se.,en years, Including                                                                                                              'wo                   countries at the international
(An'mal Breeders Assn.); and
started the Fann Bureau chlcleen the Michigan
barbecue that lelcles oH the local
                                                years as president;' served on
                                                resolutions                                               committee
                                                                                                                   Farm Bureau
                                                                                                                                                                   and
                                                                                                                                                                                          Uvestocle ExposHlon .In Chicago.
                                                                                                                                                                                          He also received 'he DeKalb
                                                                                                                                                                                          Agriculture                                               Accompll.hment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Tire to. Have
membership drive each year.
 Lenk and hi. wife, Ethel, have
lI.,e chl/tlren.
                                                several other FB committees:
                                                was aellve wffh 4-H and Future
                                                 Farmers of America (FFA) and
                                                                                                                                                                                          Award and Future Farmers 01
                                                                                                                                                                                          America degree of State Farmer.
                                                                                                                                                                                          He graduated wdedlctorlan 01
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               When You Can'l
                                                was named Shlawassee County
                                                Outstanding Young Farmer. He
                                                and his wife, Cleo, have four
                                                                                                                                                                                         fhe Class of '952 #rom Pigeon
                                                                                                                                                                                         High School In Pigeon, Michigan.
                                                                                                                                                                                         He and his wife, Gloria have
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Afford to Be
                                                dtndren.
                                                                                                STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CRCULATION
                                                                                                                                                           (~b,                     19
                                                                                                                                                                                         three children.
                                                                                                                                                                  ".............. ..-vac..
                                                                                                                                                                                        u..s.c       JU$j
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Stuck
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                                                                        Michigan Fal"ll News                                                                                                                  13 14 15 10 14 10 I 9-27-78
                                                  I. .,..OUDtCY                     0'     ......                                                                                                 I-"-   NO. O. ,...,               ...... ~.Df                 & AM_UA&."'~.,",OM
                                                                         Itlnth1v                                                                                                                 I               u......... 12                               I "mo.                    $.80
                                                  "a..DCATfOtII                  01' IUtOWIII         OPptC.           0" pu...,CAnOlll                   ,.Owt. CfI'7. C-'7                                       ZU ~                  (11""""'"                        _
                                                                         7373 West SaQ1naw HiQllway, Lansing,                                                                       Inghm,                Michigan                       48909
                                                  ... L.OCATMMI O.                      TMS "'          DDU • ...,.. ..           O                     A        ..,...D11          OrflC      ••    0'     '"I'M •   .",                       (Not,.,...,....
                                                                          7373 West SaQinaw H1<lhwav, Lansincl.                                                                     I nahall , Michiaan                                  48909
             ROGER BLOSS                          .....                                              A .....    AND       CO"'t..ATI            ADO""             •••       0"   "vaUSHI"               •• 0.1'0         .... ANO MANAQINQ                     IO.TO"
                                                  ............                  111-       Mill ~
       Weeleof Sept. " - Roger 8Ioss,                                    Michiaan                  Fa",          Bureau,                  P.     O.         Box 30960, Lansina,                                         Michigan                  48909
  29, of W. Reid Rd., Swartz Creele,               ItDrTDtI             t1I~       .....
                                                                          Donna J. Wilber,
                                                                                           A"'-J
                                                                                                                          2725 Northwest,                                   Lans1119, Michigan                                    48906
   who farm. 500 acres and mll"s                   _A"A •• "                    &01"'0" (It....            .."   A~
                                                                          Donna J. Wilber,                                2725 Northwest,                                   Lanslno,                 Michigan                     48906
    , 33 cows In partnership wHh his               7.    OWN." at ...... .,. .............                                    lei _.,.,                                        ...,                                           ....,                         r"~""                                      ."             .
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  member of the Swartz Creele                           "-.J
   Jaycees;            Genesee          County                    Mfrhfn2n                  -r~":;-D.           •• ~ ...         __ •          ~~~_~_~h                                                  7~7~            1.1...     + ("nf         ..",        Hlnhw .. v
  president of the Dairy Herd                                                                             --     ~~        .+~~        ..                                                               i-  Oft~~         .~Y4~~.                              4l~QnQ
   Improvement Assn.; secretary-
  treasurer of Central Genetics                    ..          KIOOWN            aoHOHOL~"'.
                                                                                               TOT"c..
                                                                                                                MOIIITOAO.IS. AND OT"."
                                                                                                              AMOUN'f'           01'    IIONOI.        MOI'TOAOU
                                                                                                                                                                          .. CU",TY .. OLD.... OWN...o 0" HOLOING , ~.I'ICI"T
                                                                                                                                                                                   0" OT ... , .. "CU"'TIU                           at .............               _ .... ,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       0" MO". 0'
   (sire proving club); served as
                                                                   Nn ....
  both president                  and vice-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  co-oP
  president of 'he Genesee County
  OIapter of 'he Holstein Assn.;                   ... ~"           CQMP'LIT.ON
                                                         T'Ilie......-.            ~.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         '».J2'.,.,.,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            tc7tH/It    ...   ,
  member of the Genesee County
   Farm Bureau and chaIrman of
  'he County Young Farmers:
  member of the McDonald DaIry                                                   IXTIKr "'''0 ,. ...TU"'. 0" ClRCU\..ATtQfll
                                                                                                                                                                                            AV."AO.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Radial Steel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Traction
  Ad."sory Committee and was                                                                                                                                                                            63.961                                                                64,190
                                                   ..      rAID ClIICULAno-
  named            that       organ'zatlon' •               I. &A&..a
                                                                 vlPtOO"
                                                                                 TH.au ... DaAL.8" ANa
                                                                                         AJlD   cou.na ........
                                                                                                                                  CAJI,,, ....             8T_n
                                                                                                                                                                                                               None                                                                None
  Outstanding Young Cooperotor
                                                                                                                                                                                                        62.504                                                                62.856
 of 1973-74. In addition, he
                                                  C.       'f"O'YA .......        0 C1~U\.A"I'1OIt                a_., J'"                   ...    J.."
                                                                                                                                                                                                        62.504                                                                62.856
 served eIght years as a 4-H
                                                   0.       ......        DfWTIt'euTJO"               eT .....    n.. c••• ,••                O. OTN           ••      III""",
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      This winter let CO-OP Radial Steel Traction
 leader; served as local faIr                              ~C~                                  •••      'TA."'    ...   "a OTM."              ••••          C~.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  978                                                                  999                                            Tires help you go through the snow. These
                                                   ..      YOTAL.D~"""""'''''                                     e/C       ....   DI
                                                                                                                                                                                                        63.482                                                                63,855                                                  tough radials have maximum gripping
     SOfT TOILET Sf AT q()5                                                                                                                                                                                       479                                                                  335                                            power. Their husky angled tread segments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      dig deep to let your car move in snow or
  Six Colors:
  Yellow
                Reel  • While
           • Blue • Brown
                                •
                                •     "
                                           i                                                                                                                                                                   "n_                                                                 "one
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      mud.
  Green.    Soft Vinyl   CNer a
  thick loam pad. II's soft •
  II's sturdy. Guaranteed for
  tPiree years. The Ideal Xmas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        See your local Farmers Petroleum dealer
  Gilt Let us tell you how to
  make money selling       them.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      today.
                                                                                 -=- .,..,...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Farmers i]
  Dresses up the bathroom .                            •       u            Co                                                 pWt;:       -He                                                                                         ~                                                                      ...
                                                       ...............               -.cNP                         ~                v/'tt4Ie#          ~                                           ~                                  .....,                    ~                               ...........
  They    are a conversation                          _ .... ......,"                            r-. ..
  piece .                                             ..                                                                           --.           , ........          ,           ..........          -    ...... 1M ----..                      ..........          .,..    ,                          ........
      Add $1.00 for shiPPing
               costs.                             __
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              Victoria ToUet Seat Co.
                    P.O. Dol[ 4737                            &"';/~ ;; J.dle'J                                                                    f~lZ;/_
            Hollywood, florida 330Z3             :.~                     3IS2I''--;J                                                                         (See ~-~)


 NOVEMBER,          1978                                                           FARM NEWS                                                                 PAGE 21
                            Cheboygan Kicks Off Membership                                                       West Michigan Farm Fair
                                         With Bar-B-Q Picnic                                               Promotes Public Understanding
                                                                                                                  of Agricultural Industry
                                                                    ~
  o
                  Sob Hand, 'eft, and three members of the county Farm Bureau acted a. chefs at a
                  recent Chebo.,gan County Farm Bureau lar-8-0ue pIcnIc and lc'clc~H meetln,.
                                    Northwest Michigan FB
  l                                 Contributes to Research
                                                                                                        The 'onla Count., Farm Bureau offered .amp'e. of Mlchl,an
                                                                                                        hone., to Wood'and Mall visItors at the recent farm fa'r 'n
                                                                                                        Grand RapIds.
                                                                                                     Montana Dairy For Sale
                                                                                                  250 cow unit. Located in beautiful Mission Valley.
                                                                                                  Excellent climate, highly productive area.
                                                                                                  $850,000 invested recently in new buildings, new
                       La,.,..,Wagner, 'eft, pre.ldent of Northwest M'chlgan Farm                 automatic feeding system, new milker and holding
                       Bureau, pre.enteil a $500 checlc on behalf of the county to Sob            tanks.
                       Underwood toward a new che,.,.., re.earch statIon durIng the               Average daily production 55 Ibs. per cow.
                       count., annua' meetIng.
                                                                                                   Projected 1979 income $122,700 net.
            FBS Lab Offers Services                                                               360 Acres with 3 bedroom house.
                                                                                                   Price: $1,000,000 - terms, negotiable.
                                                                                                  Call Missoula Realty - 406-721-1010
                                                                                                  Or Dave Schroeder - 406-273-6740 after 6 p.m.
                                                                                                  Or write 1609 South Ave. W.; Missoula, Mont. 59801
                                                                                    Your Headquart~rs for Famous
                                                                                    Wells Lamont Work Gloves!
                                               t\
   irian Gate., manager of the Farm Bureau               AnalrHca'
   laboratory testIng for mo'd t01('n••
   The       Farm        Bureau and forages for protein, fat,
Analytical Laboratory is fiber and minerals. Prices
discovering problems with are very competitive and it
mycotoxins in corn and corn has one of the most rapid
silage     in many areas turn-around-times available
throughout          Michigan.        in Michigan. The Lab is
Mycotoxins, found in grains located in Battle Creek next
and forages          are toxic to the feed production plant
che~ical        by-products          and has been in operation for                                     Farm Bureau Services carries a large selection of famous
produced by various molds as the past year.                                                            Wells Lamont Work Gloves. Cotton, flannel, vinyl, leather
they grow in the field or
storage. The entire country is                                                    WELLS                and many specialty gloves. If you've got a job to do, Farm
                                        If you are interested in
becoming aware of the need having your feed, fertilizer or
for concern in the area of forages analyzed take a
                                                                                   LAMONT                                                            _ ...._0...._
                                                                                                       Bureau Services as the Wells Lamont glove to do it.
molds and toxic chemicals sample to your local Farm
they produce.
  The Analytical
                                     Bureau dealer. Your dealer
                            Lab's will send the sample to Battle
primary function is to run Creek for you, the test results
                                                                                       4               Ask the Farm Bureau People!                   FaRlT1~
                                                                                                                                                     ----=
                                                                                                                                                     BUreaU
analys~ of. f~, .. ~ert~z_e!_ will.then be reported to you.


    PAGE 22                                                              FARM NEWS                                                                 NOVEMB E R, 1978
                                                                                   _             .mr~:;:!i1 l: ~~:£:.o..~~   Illll ~ j u:n:u::: 'n -"--'::p' :n{;.:i .1
          No Such Thing
         as a Free Lunch                                                  ()I~CU~~I()~                                                                                I
     There is no such thing as a free lunch.                                                                                            .by KEN WILES
     Few of us are willing to admit that this plain                                                                                    Manager Member Relations
   and simple fact is true. Instead we accept with
  open pocket books the growing number of ser-
   vices offered by Uncle. We expect more services
   and some actively used pressure tactics to force
   Uncle to fork over more benefits.
     Yet, while all of this is going on, almost all
   complain about the difficulty in keeping Uncle in    element in both state and local budgets.                 edItorializing, but more frequently through
   the manner to which he has become accustomed.          A recent u.s. Treasury Department study                focusing on misfortune and especially on
  We fail to remember that what government              shows that federally funded workers now make             television, a 6o-second dramatization of suf-
  gives, government must first take away. We also       up 16percent of employment in 48 major cities.           fering.
  very conveniently fail to remember that               The Comprehensive Employment and Training                    Examples abound: flood victims, drought
  government is us ..                                   J\ct,(CETA) is only five years old, but its actual     . victims, the handicapped, the aged in sub-
     Government has become the biggest of the big       cost has jumped from $2 million to $11 billion.          standard nursing homes, the poor in subsidized
  time spenders. The cost goes up, up and up.           Millions of unemployed persons have benefited            housing. All of these properly appeal to our
  Outraged taxpayers demand relief, yet few, if         from these programs, but the added cost to the           humanitarian instincts. They are also a message
  any, are actually willing to reduce any of the        annual tax burden has been high. Congress                to both bureaucrats and elected officials to do
  services they personally receive from govern-         would add to the present legislation on                  their duty - to provide ..
   ment.                                                guaranteed employment if it passes the Hum-                  One newspaper recently urged higher
     Today the basic obligations of government          phrey-Hawkins Bill now under consideration.              payments .for nursing home care of the aged,
   extend far beyond that of maintaining order,           Agriculture is another major example of                improved prison facilities, money for emergency
   providing a fair civil code, and protecting          taxpayer funded guarantees with government               medical services, more funds for education of
   against a foreign threat. In the last four decades,  playing the role of guarantor. Subsidies for             the handicapped, increased public assistance
   government has increasingly been expected to        farmers provide an especially ironic illustration         grants, additional subsidized housing, more
   perform as the great humanitarian,. the ultimate    of the conflict between support for individual            money for payment to crime victims, more
   provider, the final employer, and to insure         benefits and outrage -at the accumulative price,          money for the zoo, and more dog catchers. The
  against virtually all risks of living.               since farmers are frequently local critics of             papers editorial policy is normally anti-spending
     These ideas reflect the cultural and social       government cost. Farmers are also effective at            and anti-taxes, but they ignored questions of
  beliefs of the age in which we are living. By and    reducing their own tax burden. Agriculture,               expenditure justification and demanded in-
  large, our society supports higher social security   although a major sector of the state's economy            creased programs for its own area.
  benefits, better nursing care for the aged,
  special education for the mentally. and
  physically handicapped, jobs for the unem-
. ployed, and help for the farmer struck by bad
  weather. The belief that Uncle must provide has
  been incorporated into a multitude of laws and
  programs.
     On one hand we have developed the attitude
   that government is responsible for individual
  and personal welfare. Yet, on the other hand we
  are unwilling to pay the price.
     Tax rebellion is turning from rhetoric to ac-
  tion. But, if the taxpayer views politicians as
  rapid spenders they might do well to look in the
  mirror. To the elected official, the taxpayer
  frequently appears to be the individual who votes
  for those politicians who promise the most and
  then threatens impeachment when the bill is
   sent.
     Rising standards and expectations are also the
   rule of our society. Consider for a moment our
   changing requirements for housing. The average      enjoys very favorable property tax treatment                  How do we deal with the rising costs? How do
   new house in the 1950's had 900 square feet of      and sales tax exemption.                                   we deal with the increased demands for
   floor space, one bath, two bedrooms, a carport,        Agriculture is the one sector of our economy            government funds and the collective refusal to
   and a few kitchen extras. Today, the average        where the demand for government guarantees -               pay for them?
   floor space is nearly double with two baths, wall   has intensified in recent months. Threatening                 Perhaps a visible relationship between costs
   to wall carpeting, dishwasher, disposal, a frost    nationwide strikes, farmers have staged tractor            and benefits could serve as a first step. Few
   free refrigerator, a two car garage, and            parades in states ranging from Florida to                  mechanisms now:exist to assist taxpayers in this
   probably air conditioning.                          Washington and from Texas to Maryland. The                way. Earmarking of taxes could have serious
      So it is with our expectations of government     taxpayers burden from farm subsidies is                    drawbacks because they become outdated so
   services. For example, the concept of taxpayer      growing: from $575million in 1975to mqre than             fast. Nevertheless, the judicious use of ear-
   funded e~ucation has expanded rapidly and           $7 billion in 1978,all part of the accumulative           marking - to tie major program cost of benefits -
   expensively in the last few decades. Most states    cost of government causing the collective                 needs to be examined as a possible method to
   have established community college systems          outrage.                                                  assist taxpayers to better evaluate both what
   offering two years of college and self help            Litigation has played still another key role in -      they want and what they are willing to pay for.
   courses ranging from basket weaving to stock        making government into the ultimate power.                Our present social security system and the
   market investments.                                 Within the last decade, a wave of lawsuits                pr~po~ed national health insurance program
      The community college system enjoys              brought by civil rights groups and government             mIght be especially suited to this kind of cost
   especially strong citizen support. Communities      funded public defenders and legal aid offices             benefit linkage.
   are proud of their colleges and the status and      have resulted in a pattern of judicial decisions              Another mechanism to illustrate. the cost of
   opportunities they afford. But, of course, they     mandating social services to be funded by the             programs is to describe their cost in per capita
   constitute a major new demand for tax money.        taxpayer. Further, some of the resulting judicial         terms. Would it help voters, and politicians to
     We are now embarking on another new era of        orders have added a precedent-setting twist to            ~tter judge the worth of CETA, for exampl~, if
   education       that   illustrates      both    our public charity by writing into case law and               It were common knowledge that this job
   humanitarianism and our rising expectations of      bureaucratic     mentality, the concept that              program cost each of us $54.30this year?
   government.                                         government is liable whether it has the money or             Why then does government cost so much?
     Few new programs involve as much human            not.                                                          It costs so much because Americans have
   emotion and genuine compassion as education            Threaded through such judicial mandates to             changed the rules of conduct for government. We
   for the handicapped. Citizens believe that          government is an emerging philosophy that                 have expanded government responsibilities. We
   assisting the handicapped to develop to the best    availability of financial resources is not                have designated government as the great
   of their ability is an appropriate and long         relevant. Judges, turned. budget writers, are             humanitarian provider of social services, and as
   neglected responsibility of society. But such       saying that the response of "we don't have the            guarantor against risks, and we have applied our
  programs add considerably to the rising cost of      money," just doesn't matter.                              rising level of expectations of government
  government against which those citizens as              Newspapers and television also contribute in          services as well as private circumstances. Waste
  taxpayers are rebelling.                             building the idea that the government's duty is to       also adds to the cost, of course, but more at-
     In the last decade, federal public employment     provide for the less fortunate. This influence           tention must be directed at increased services as
  programs have become another new major._ "           takes different - {erms, sometimes overt                 the greatest factor in the rising tax burden.


   NOVEM~ER,                       1978                                                                                                                     FARM NEWS                                                                                                                                                PAGE 23
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        FARM EQUIPMENT                                       .                    LIVESTOCK                                                             OF INTEREST                                              MISCELLANEOUS                                                        NURSERY                   STOCK
 WANTED TO BUY: Utility farm. trailer with
                                                                                                                                                           TO WOMEN
                                                                    REGISTERED            ANGUS _. Yearling Bulls &                                                                                       FREE        MUSIC LESSON,                   "Learn        Chord      HYBRID POPLAR WINDBREAK STOCK.
 sides.' Phone Lansing, (517) 393-7857, after                      Heifers, club calves. Write or call Neona                                                                                              Playing"       Plano, organ, guitar. Simple new
 5:00.                                       (11-2t-13b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Excellent      for windbreak,         ornamental          or
                                                                   Farm,      Neal Feikema,             Evart,         Michigan            WOULD LIKE TO BUY Fisher                            Price,     system.       Davldsons,           6727 MFN Metcalf,                reforestation.       Fast growing. Various sizes
                                                                  49631. Phone (616) 734-2579.                        0-12t-191)           Mandy and Baby t\eth doll patterns.                Please      Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66204. (11-1t-19p)                           available.      For details on ordering               write
   FOR SALE: International            4100 trador;          10'                                                                            call June, (517) 323-3876.                  (l1-lt-l6b)                                                                             Hramor Nursery, 515 9th Street, Manistee,
  Degelman Blade. Best offer - Will trade for                       DURO<: & LANDRACE BOARS & GILTS.                                                                                                                                                                           Michigan 49660.                              (11-2f-28p)
  heifers or cows. Phone (313) 426-3014 or (517)                                                                                                                                                          FREE        CATALOGUE                OF BOOKS listing
                                                                   Also crossbred         gilts. John Swearingen,                     655                                                                 hundreds of titles and categories,                   Including
  283-28.42.                                  (11-lt-2Of)          Prattville     Road, Pittsford, MI 49271. Phone                          FREEZER DOUGHS I Make your own I Save
                                                                                                                                           time, moneyl Breads, buns, rolls. Complete,                    Fiction,      Non. Fiction,         Sports,     Horoscopes,
   FOR SALE: 1961 Chev 211'2 ton 6-horse van
                                                                   (517) 567-8975.                                        (3-tf-191)
                                                                                                                                           easy, instructions.      S1.00, Hamlltons, Box 652-            Farm Instructlonals,              etc. Both hard covers                         REAL             ESTATE
                                                                                                                                           131, New Ulm, Minnesota 56073.              (11-lt-2Op)        and paper backs. Please send your request
   with ramp In A.l shape. Jim Langley, 11~                                                                                                                                                               for catalogue to C.C.C. - Dept. 291 - Box 7586 .
   E. Stanley Road, Davison. PhOne (313) 653-                      QUARTER           HORSES • Disposition for 4-H,
                                                                   ability for cattle, conformation                    for show.                                                                          Greenville, S.C. 29610.                           'Oo-2t-39b)         10 ACRES WITH A 3 BR MOBILE, 28x120
  8109.                                        (11-lt-23f)
                                                                   Reasonable        prices. Customer satisfaction.a                       GREAT          OLD        GERMAN          SAUSAGE                                                                                    Insulated building, three acre pond, balance
                                                                   priority. Visitors welcome. Walton Farms,                                RECIPES!        NO NITRATES!          Frankfurters,             FISH FOR POND STOCKING - Hybrid Sun                                wooded,       Hillsdale     County, S55~.             State-
   FOR SALE: Kitson starter.grower               flat deck         Rosebush. Phone 517-433-2925.                          (3-tf-24f)'       Summer,       Bologna,      Headcheese,         Venison,      Fish, Catfish, also Rainbow Trout. SprinG                            wide Real Estate, John, (517) 265-7560. (11-1t-
 cage system,        automatic      feed and water.                                                                                        and Porksausagel         51.00, Hamlltons, Box 652-           Valley       Trout       Farm,        Dexter,       MiChigan.         23f)
 Excellel}t condition, used three years. Phone                                                                                              131, New Ulm, Minnesota 56073.               (l1-lt-2Op)      Phone (313) 426-4772.                                 (5-tf'191)
                                                                   MILKING SHORTHORNS                       • Young bulls,
  (313) 428-70n days and (313) 428-8473 nights.
                                                                   yearlings and calves for sale. Write or visit                                                                                                                                                               FOR SALE: Mobile Home Park, Homes, etc.
                                              (11-lt-24f)
                                                                   Stanley M. Powell and Family,                         Ingleside                                                                                                                                           5100,000.00. Good retail sales location. 5419
                                                                   Farm, R.R. 2, Box 238, Ionia, Mich. 48846.                                                                                              FARM POST. Rustic rail fencing, cedar
                                                                                                                                             MOTHER of 2 and RN has simple yet ef-                                                                                           W. Grand River, lust north of 1-96, Exit No.
 FOR SALE: No. 16 Peterslme                 Incubator,                                                                                                                                                     lumber,      cedar log cabin timbers,                  shakes.
                                                                                                                         (6-tf'25n          fective    technique      to help U help your                                                                                    73. Phone (517) 60-604.                        (11-lt'241)
excellent       condition,      Flvedeck        Chicken                                                                                                                                                     Ivan Malnar. Wholesale Cedar Post Yar. RR
                                                                                                                                            children.      No textbook         theories.         Your
 Battery, medium sized Jeather westerntype                                                                                                                                                                  No.2, Rapid River, Michigan, 49878. Phone
                                                                   PUREBRED             YORKSHIRE               BOARS AND                    children will love U for It. Send $4.00 +
saddle. Phone (517) 683-2373, Robert King,                                                                                                                                                                  (906) 474-9172.                                    (12-tf-25f)      33 ACRES, 15 TILLABLE, rest wooded with
                                                                  GILTS for sale. Boars tested in on farm test                               S.A.S.E. to Dianne L. Whitlock, 149 Morse
 Phillips R,.oad, Kingston, Michigan 4741. (11.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                a stream.       Must be sold to settle estate.
                                                                   station. Robert Harper, R No.1, Vicksburg,                                St., Coldwater, MI49036.                      (9'5t-43p)
 It-25f)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Possible     land contract.        State Wide Real
                                                                   MI 49097. Phone (616) 649-2803.                     (2.12t.22fJ                                                                       WOOD BURNING STOVES. 34 models.                                for
                                                                                                                                                                                                         cooking & heating. Forced Air Furnaces,                               Estate of Adrian. (517) 265-7560.              (11-1t-25f)
   FOR SALE: Grain drill, 575.00, bulb trays,                                                                                                PECANS!        WALNUTS!           Other      bargains!      Hot Water             Heating,           Room        Heaters,
 wooden, stackable,        qifferent sizes, 50 cents            . r.ORRIEDALE            SHEEP. Purebred Breeding:                          Write:    CANECREEK              FARM, Cookeville,                                                                                  FRUIT       FARM - Trl'clty             Orchards.          A
                                                                  stock for sale. Paper optional. Waldo F:                                                                                               Fireplaces,                    Fireplace                Inserts.
each. Phone (313) 781-9289, Utica, Michigan.                                                                                                Tennessee 38501.                            (2-11t.l0D)      PANGBORN'S,              Stanwood, MI. Phone (616)                    growing business,          2450 fruit trees, mostly
   -                                          (11-lt-lm           Dieterle,     7285 Textile Rd., Saline, Mich.                                                                                                                                                                semi-dwarf,        Red and Golden             Delicious.
                                                                  48176.. Phone (313) 429-78!4.                     __(1~-tf:191)                                                                        823-2215.                                          (11-1t-2Sb)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Modern barn,          refrigerated      cold storage,
                                                                                                                                            AFRICAN VIOLETS: Fresh cut leaves and                                                                                              sales room. Modern brick home. 211'2 car
 FOR SALE: Army surplus 211'2 ton GMC 6x6                                                                                                  starter     plants.     Descriptive    price list 35
truck with metal cab. good. Also, 111'2ton 4x4                     REGISTERED              HAMPSHIRE                BOARS &                                                                                AVOID THE MIDDLEMAN and save. Farm                                  garage, 6555 tj05pltal, Freeland,              Michigan
                                                                                                                                           cents. Gails Violets, Rt. 4, St. Johns, MI                                                                                          48623. (517) 695-9515.                   (11-lt-25112p)
 Kaiser-Jeep.     Ambulc\nce make, Ideal mobile                    GILTS for sale. Validated herd. Date Terry,                                                                                           post and rustic rail fencing. Ivan R. Malnar,
                                                                                                                                           48879.                                           (5-tf-191)
shop. Phone (313) 659-6535.                  (11-lt-25f)            Pal myra,        Michigan.        Phone          (517) 263'.                                                                         Wholesale Cedar Post Yard. Route 3, Rapid
                                                                   5854.                                                (1o-tf-15t)                                                                      River, Michigan, 49878. Phone (906) 474.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          9172.                                                (4-tf.25t)      FOR SALE: 350 acre Duck River farm. 250
                                                                                                                                           PEARL SNAP FASTENERS - 142 COLORS
FOR SALE: Bulk tank 6 ton capacity. Also,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     cultivation,      100 timber, 10 room house and
                                                                   BASOLO            BEEFALO            CATTLE                ALSO         AND STYLES.               Sewing     supplies.         Not
automatic       feeder.    2417 N. Stllte' Road,                                                                                                                                                                                                                              five room tenant, two barns, granery                     and
                                                                   SEMEN.        From $6.00 ampule.                  Full story            available In stores. Free Catalog. Bee Lee
Davison, ~I 48423. Phone (313) 653-5571. (11.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 tool shed. On school route, seven miles from
It-191)                                                            write     American'        Beefalo       Breeders,              5970    Company,        Box 20558-MF, Dallas,               Texas      PECANS FOR CHRISTMAS, gifts and home
                                                                                                                                           75220.                                        (5-at-23p)                                                                           Centerville. ALSO FOR SALE .. Oak walnut
                                                                   Oakhill Road, Ortonville,              MI 48462. Phone                                                                                  use. Carroll trees             Farm,       Box 428-MFN,            timber that hasn't been cut In over 30 years.
                                                                  (313) 67i-4116.                                    (11-tf-22b)                                                                          Carrollton, Georgia 30117.                         00-Jt-14p)
  FOR SALE: Stormor grain bins, Farm Fans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Robert Jacob, Route 1, Centerville,                     Ten-
 dryers,     G. T. Tox-o-wik dryers,             Stormor                                                                                                                                                                                                                      nessee. Phone (615) 729:2853.                 (11-1t-54p)
 Ezee-dry     systems.      Hamilton      Distributing
                                                                  CORRIEDALE             SHEEP: Purebred breeding
 Company, Hamilton, MI 49419, phone (616)
                                                                  stock. Papers available.                Get your choice
                                                                                                                                                    MISCELLANEOUS                                            LOG CABIN building Instructions.                   304 pages       HARRISON, cabin and lot, utilities In, close
751.5161.                                       (3-tf.24f)                                                                                                                                                 ...    iIIustratedl!         16.95 postpaid.       Fireplace      to town. Eleanor, Olga, Martha Hesse, 9625
                                                                  early. Craig Adams, 14368 Jackson                           Road,
                                                                                                                                                                                                           building      instructions.          124 pages           ...       S. Merrill Road, Brant, MI 48614. (11-1t-2Of)
 "Calf Buggy" S.omething new. Individual                          Tekonsha, MI 49092. Phone (517) 767-4250. (8-
                                                                                                                                             AUCTIONEER            • Jim E;rsklne, Freeland,               illustrated I I 55.95 postpaid.                 Satisfaction
                                                                  4t-21f) -
pens for newborn calves. Write for- pam-                                                                                                    Michigan. Phone (517) 695.9182. Specializing                   guaranteed.       Glenn Smith Enterprises,                   Box
phlet. Alvin Frahm, 10320 Holland Road (M.                                                                                                  In farm personal - household and antiques.                     1513, D~t. F-81, Akron, Ohio 44309.                      (11-2t-  PEACH FARM - 35 acres in Watervliet
46) Frankenmuth         48734. Phone 517-652-                      PETER.S'        POLLED SHORTHORN                          BULLS                                                                         29p)                                                             TownShip.         First class site, north slope.
                                                                   AND HEIFERS               for sale, also cows with                                                                    (11-tf'14f)
6692.                                        (12-tf-23f)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Write: Solid M. Spread, Hartford 49057, 0'-
                                                                   calves. Ray Peters, 4 miles S.E. of Elsie on                                                                                                                                                             phone       Solid.M.Chateau            (616) 424-3752.
                                                                   Riley Road. Phone (517) 862-452.                       (7-tf'24f)                                                                       LAND CLEARING and Bulldozing - By the                            $152,000.00 firm.                                 (3-tf.25f)
 FARROWING           STALLS - Complete $99.75.                                                                                             WILL SELL TWO LARGE                        GROWING            t   our or by the job, Tom Tank, Eagle,
1" tubular steel construction.            Dealerships                                                                                      WALNUT TREES. Victor Kaucher Farms,                           Michigan 48822. Phone 517 -626-66n.                    (5-tf-18f)-
available.         Free     literature.          STARR            FOR SALE: Landrace Boars and gilts. also'                                Rt. 1, Box ~            Hartford,   MiChigan 49057.
 NATIONAL,          219 Main,        COlchp.ster,          IL                                                                              Phone (616) 621-3093.                        (11-lt-191)                                                                         KALKASKA 10 ACRES, $10.500. Well. Pum~.
                                                                  Duroc Boars and Gilts. George Carpenter                                                                                                                                                                   Tank. Electric.         Septic tank. South BOl'rd.
62326.                                         (l1-lt-29PJ        family,     6545 Cogswell Rd., Romulus,                             Nil                                                                 CUSTOM CUTTING & WRAPPING:                               Choice   man, SO acres, $24,500. Good Road. Owner.
                                                                  48174. Phone evenings (313) 721-0240.                         (9-tf-                                                                     Beef & Pork. Drummond's                 Meat Processing          Esther Carpenter,            Ozard, R.R. 1, Moran.
  FOR SALE: 2 Giehl self unloading wagons                         23t)                                                                      RUBBER STAM~S: $5.00 postpaid. D & J,                          Co., 1 mile south of Apple Avenue, M-46, 1830
                                                                                                                                            Box 21, Erie, Michigan 48133.                (11-1t-11f)                                                                        Michigan 49760.                                    (3.tf-25f)
  and chopper.        Also 300 gal. Milk Cooler.                                                                                                                                                           Slocum Road, Ravenna.                  Phone (616) ll53-
  Henry Carpenter,        6545 Cogswell, Romulus.                                                                                                                                                         6200.                                                  (7-tf-25t)
  Mi. 48174. Phone (313) 721-0240.               (9-tf-23f)
                                                                   FOR SALE . New Zealand White Rabbits,                                   BOOK                    JUSTICE           THROUGH
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           HAY LISTING
 GRAIN DRYING EQUIPMENT                      Clayton &
                                                                  bred for top meat production. "Rabbits are
                                                                  our only business."           Dettmers Bunny Patch,
                                                                                                                                          RESTITUTION-
                                                                                                                                          of   taxpayers)
                                                                                                                                                                   (Let criminals pay Instead
                                                                                                                                                               $4.25 plus 5.30 postage, from                CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUIT
  Lambert, MFS, GSI, M-C equipment. Buc;ket                        Phone 517-584.3765, Caron City, Mich.                                  R. Campbell,          P.O. Box 444, Waterford,                   FARMER         TO CUSTOMER                 GIFT PACKS
 elevators.     Heinrich     Grain Systems,            Web-                                                            (7-tf'24n          Michigan 48095.                                 (6-tf-Uf)     Box #1 6 Ibs mixed-1 Ib each: cut apricots. pears.                   ,v\lchigan      Farm      Bureau      is now making
                                                                                                                                                                                                        peaches. prunes. pitted & whole dried apricots.
  berville, Michigan 48892. Phone: (517) 468-                                                                                                                                                           512.75. Box #2 3 Ibs-1 lb. each: apricots. pelliS.                   available a Hay and Silage Listing Service.
  ~2.'                                           (8-tf.2Of)                                                                                                                                             peaches. 57.75.          Or write tor complete price list.           Buyers and sellers can list their needs and
                                                                  LICENSED,           DEPENDABLE,                LIVESTOC~                 DON'T DIE WITHOUT A WILL: Send today
                                                                  HAUj..ING, to Marlette,                 Cass City, and                                                                                po~t~?eA~V~,e ~:;:~r~~:Il:~C~~~~~n~a:::~                    ~/!~b.  Offerings in the classified              section of the
                                                                                                                                          for attorney's          bOOklet "What         everyone                                                                            Michigan Farm News. The service is free to
                                                                 'Sandusky. Call Orvy Jelneck, (313) 395-7296,                            should know about wills". 4 will forms. 53.00.                                    G.I .......    DRY YARD
  IRRIGATION          EQUIPMENT;            Lockwood              Capac. Michigan.                                       (5-tf-17f)                                                                     Rt. 1, Bolt 109-A. Wolfakill Rd., Winter., CA 95694                  Farm Bureau members. If you have hay for
                                                                                                                                           K. Boileau, Kingston, M14741.                   (2-tf-25f)
Center Pivots; Rainbow & Boss Traveler;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     sale or want to purchase hay, Simply mail
 Pumping Units; Gasoline, Diesel, Electric ..                                                                                                                                                                                                                                your request to: Hay and Silage Listing,
 Puct Aluminum          Pipe -- Plummer
 Bradley & 131 Exit, Bradley 49311. (616) 792-
                                                  Supply,         STAMP'S D.UROCS - 50 April gilts, 65 Feb.'                                KC BUMPER STICKER SHOP AND SIGNS                                       NURSERY                       STOCK                      Michigan        Farm Bureau, 7373 W. Saginaw
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              H~., Lansing, MI 48909. Your ad, 25 words
                                                                  April      boars,      confinement            raised.         Fast       OF ALL KINDS. Call (517) 372-2914.                    (7-6t-
2215..                                          (4.tf.25f)        growing and sound. One or a group. Com.                                  11b)                                                                                                                             or less, should include the amount                        and
                                                                  merclal man's prlc;.es. Tom Stamp, Decatur,                                                                                               STRAWBERRY                  PLANTS         .. Blueberries,      quality of hay or silage you want to buy or
                                                                  Michigan. (616) 423.7508.                           <11-1t-25f)                                                                          Raspberries,               Grapes,          Blackberries,         sell plus your name, address                  and phone
 JD 4630, power shift, 2O.8x38 duals; Kewanee                                                                                               APPLES-PEACHES.PLUMS-PEARSin                                                                                                    number.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Gooseberries,         Currants,        other fruit plants
21'2" Disk; 4 Ton Fertilizer Spreader;                 Gehl                                                                                season.      Blossom       Orchard     - The War-              and trees. Vlrus.free.               Grower since 1li37.
  Forage    Box; JD Running Gear; Tractor                                                                                                  dowski's.      Two miles north of Leslie, 3589
                                                                   CROSSBRED             SUFFOLK           SHEEP.            Spring                                                                       Write for free catalog.                  DEAN FOSTER
  Radio. Phone (616) 253-....99, South                                                                                                      Hull Road. Wholesale & Retail. Pick your                                                                                          HAY FOR SALE: 5,000 alfalfa, 5.000 mixed
                                                                                                                                                                                                           NURSERIES,           Box FB'l1 Hartford, Michigan
 Haven.                                       (10-4t-24f)         lamb, ewes. E.L. Reichart,                    SOuth Haven,               own apples on Saturday & Sunday. Phone:                        49057.                                                (9.tf'30b)    alfalfa,    brome, and timothy.             Never wet.
                                                                  Mlchlg"n~.             Phone (616) 637'2929. (11-lt-                      (517) 589-8251.                                (8-5t'25f)
                                                                  15f)                                                                                                                                                                                                        Phillip Varner, 4102 Dublin, Rt. 11, Midland.
   FOR SALE: Fox 2 row snapper head. Only                                                                                                                                                                 SEEDLINGS            • 3 yr. old - Scotch Pine,                     MI 48640. Phone (517) 689-3672.                (11-lt-241)
  run 90 acres, $500.00. J.D. 894 Planter Dish                                                                                                                                                            Austrian Pine, Spruce and Douglas Fir fall
  Openers Dry Fertilizer           1970 MQdel, $2300.                                                                                      BARN WOOD WANTED.                    Call or write:           or spring planting. Stan Stempky Nursery,
  Wanted: J.D. 694. Phone (616) 868.6027. (10-                      FOR SALE: Registered                 Holstein yearling                 Barns, ~.O. Box nS6, Al)n Arbor, MI 4107;                      Rt. 1, Cheboygan,               Michigan.       Phone (616)         HA Y FOR SALE: Good quality early cut
   3t-25t)                                                        bulls. One from Astronaut,                 Daro 3y319Day                  (313) 761-3065 or (313) 994-0621.          (l1-lt-l7b)       627-9061.                                            00-8t-25t)     alfalfa, timothy, brome mix 12,000 bales and
                                                                  25489 milk 915 fat. (Black)                    others,          Gay
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             50 large bales. Armond Schmuckal,                        2630
                                                                   Ideal, Amo, Glendell. Also, wanted 20-30
    HARLEY        ROCK PICKERS.             Rock Win.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Clous Road, _Kingsley, 'Michigan                      49649.
                                                                  yearling       heifers       Holstein        registered              or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Phone (616) 263.5341.                          (l1.lt-25f)
   drowers.    Picks 1 to 16" dia. The World's                    grades, perferable            records.       George_ Robb,
   Best. Phone 313-376-4791. Earl F. Reinelt,                     Fowlerville,       Michigan 48836. (517) 223-9462.
   4465 Reinelt, Deckerville, Mich. 48427. (5-tf-                                                                (l1-lt'25113b)
   23p)                                                                                                                                                                                                           REACHED                                                       FOR' SALE: 1500 bales first and second
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             cutting alfalfa and brome hay. 500 bales oat
                                                                   PUREBRED             YORKSHIRE                BOARS and                                                                                                                                                   straw.       Henry      Meininger.       16318 Santor:d
   ROUND BALE FEEDERS                 for 1500 lb. round
   bales. Heavy dUty 1" square tubing. Only                       gilts for sale. Big useful pigs. Raymond                                                                                                        THE END OF                                                  Road, Addison, Michigan 49220. (517) SO.
   599.95. Rectangular       feeders also available.              Graham       & Sons, 52..0 Jones Rpad, North                                                                                                                                                               5869.                                           (1Ht-25f)
                                                                   Branch, MI48461. Phone (313) 688-2165. (11.
   Free literature.        Dealerships
   STARR NATIONAL, 219 Main, Colchester,
                                            available.
                                                                  12t-23f)      •                                                                                                                                 YOUR ROPE?
   IL62326                                      (11-lt-19p)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   FOR SALE:             Good alfalfa         hay -- a~
                                                                    FOR SALE: YORKSHIRE                          & SPOTTED                                                                                                                                                    proximately        5,000 bales first cutting, 3,000
                                                                    servlceage        boars       and      open         gilts         top                                                                                                                                     second cutting, and 2,000 third cutting. Glenn
                                                                    bloodlines tested at MSU test station. All                                                                                                                                                                Koechele, 141 - 141st "'venue, Wayland, MI
                        DOGS                                        registered stock. Richard Cook" 'h mile east                                                                                                                                                                        Phone (616) 891-8085.                (l1-1t-25f)
                                                                    Mulllk~n, M'43. Phone (517) 649,8988. (11-tf-                                                                                   Hold on there, Pardner!                                                  ~.
                                                                   25f)
  BORDER            COLLIES,           COLLIES               &
  MINIATURE         COLLIES: For farm work or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: By bale. 1500
  pets. Puppies and stud service. Judy Baird,                                                                                                                                                       The MICHIGAN FARM                                                         bales first cutting, 1,000 second, no rain.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Oren Hartnell, 800 W. Stevenson Lake Roa~,
  Rt. 1, Lowell, MI49331. Phone (616) 897-
  9462.                                          (5-tf.24f)                      OF INTEREST                                                                                                       BUREAU JAMBOREE                                                            Farwell,     Michigan 48622. Phone (517) 518-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9342.                                          (11-2t.25f)
                                                                                     TO WOMEN                                                                                                       is back with square-
                 LIVESTOCK                                                                                                                                                                         dancing, country music
                                                                                  WHAT? ME                                                                                                                                                                                     HA Y FOR SALE. First and second cuttings.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   and MORE ...                                                              Alfalfa timothy          mix and straight           alfalfa.
 FOR SALE: Two ~ Chlamlna bulls, 8 and 6                                  MAKE SAUSAGE                                                                                                                                                                                       25,000 bales.          Lee Brellsbols,          Freeland,
 months old. Cla.!r Arnold, Rt. 4, Midland, MI.                                                                                                                                                    So Y'all Come!                                                            Michigan. Phone (517) 695-5692.                 (11-Jt-21f)
 Phone (517) 832,3257.                        (11.lt'191)            r\ 1:1
                                                                                  WHY
                                                                                 'Il        M
                                                                                                   NOT?
                                                                                                  '1    I ':L:      ,.    I     ',;1'
                                                                    CURING -an lDustrated 227 page book written by a                                                                                                                                                           HA Y FOR SALE: 10,000 bales of quality first
                                                                    sausage   maker for home         use.    over 100 reclpe$.
   FOR SALE: 3 Holstein bred heifers. One due                       fIIEE   supply catalog has       book     price. equipment.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               cutting mixed hay for sale. Can deliver.
  now; 2 by November 15. Grain-fed, all testeQ                      cum. casings etc. Write R. Kulas Co. Dept 63.                                                                                                                                                              Contact      - Cousil}O farms            . Engadine,
 and good size. Call Ionia, Michigan (616) 577-                     1067 Grant. Buffalo.       NY 14207                                                                                                                                                                        Mlchig"n. (906) 4n'6138or m'9917.                    (11-1t.
 3231.                                        (11-lt-2Af)                                                                                           Thursday, November 30                                                                                                      2Of)
  PURE ARABIAN COLTS. Some of northern                            CHEFS' Favorite Scratch Cakes. Your way
                                                                                                                                                    Civic Auditorium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: by bale, 8600
Michigan's       best. The Lannens. Two miles
north of F .fe Lake on Hager Road. Phone
                                                                  to his heart! Send $1.00 + S.A.S.E. to Walter
                                                                   Whitlock,       149 Morse St., Coldwater,                           MI
                                                                                                                                                    Grand Rapids                                                                                                              bales, never wet. H. WYl)ne, Rt. 1, otsego,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Michigan. Phone (616) 672-5719.                (11-1t-let)
 (616) 369-2271.                                (.1Jf.21f)        49036.                                                (9-- St. 23p)


PAGE 24                                                                     FARM  NEWS NOVEMBER, 1978
   you've got a lot Of
    money
    under
    one
   roof
   All the mach inery
   you used for planting,
   cultivating and harvesting                is stored out of the weather
   ...    probably      all under one roof.              Feed inventory,
   livestock or stored grain may also be protected                          under
   one roof or in a building complex.                     A real danger to
   all that personal property exists.                   Should disaster like
   fire or wind strike, much of your stored personal
   property could be damaged                    or destroyed.        But you have
   a hedge agains.t disaster                ...    properly        updated  farm
   personal      property insurance.              Take a pencil and paper.
  Jot down the value of personal                      property       you have
   stort~d or protected for the winter.                   Then call your
   Farm Bureau Insurance Agent to find out the
   reasoncible      cost for effectively           insuring your farm
  personal       property.
  your greatest riSk Is now I
      FARM BUREAU ~
     INSURANCE'                                                   .
                                GROUl!.
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