Vol. 38, No. II 38th Year ov BER I, 1960 Publish d Farm Bureau Members Are tlvit d to Attend MFB 4 st' Annual Mee g at Your Responsibility Tuesday, Nove 8 WALTER W. WIGHTMAN President of Michigan Farm Bureau . mg' Next week there will be a national election. Member of Mi higan arm Bur Never in the history of this country were the issues to attend the 41st annu meting at stake more important to American agriculture, State Univer ity at the or to the whole American society, for that matter. Thursday and Friday, 0 The right to vote is a privilege every United The three-day convention tart States citizen enjoys and is accompanied by an 9 at the Auditorium with a joint Ion obligation that goes with it. This means every County Farm Bureau oting d I gat , Mi hig American citizen is responsible for_ what happens Farm Bur au omen, Farm Bureau Young P pi, to his own country. The debt we owe to those and those attending the Commodity onf r n who have gone, before, and who have paid the price Several thousand people are xp ct d t thi of freedom, tan only be paid by our determination Farm Bureau Will Meet at Mich iii!an State U iversity Auditorium Slone . to preserve the privileges we have. Registration of voting delegate st rt at 8: 0 When we go to vote this year, we should be vot .. ov. 9 in the ba ement lobby Vote ~~NO"on a.m. of th uditor .. ing to preserve those freedoms and not to lose them. If we study the issues closely it willhelp us to make the right decisions. • 3 ium. Each delegate represents Michigan Farm Bureau memb rship 100 famili s in h of 70,8 9. Bu iness program of the convention: Are we going to be satisfied with the kind of a Wi ht .. On Nov m•..• •..· 8th I-President' ddres by Walter farm program that will stifle individual initiative? ~ . Put the farmer under rigid controls that would re .. II man. 2-Report of the Secretary-Man g r, quire a host of federal employees to police three to four million farmers? That would create unreal .. E. Prentice. istic price supports? That would necessitate rigid 1. Proposal No.3 would permit a minor- 5. Mic igan' s Constitution b came ef- 3-Report of State Resolution ity of the voters to call a Constitu- fective in 1909. 41 state constitution production controls? That would also price farm action by voting delegate. This umm r- tional Convention. are older. commodities out of the market, both domestic and izes County F rm Bureau recommend tion f foreign? 2. You r Michigan Constitution is 6. Proposal No.3 would permit seven of policy and program to the state annu I me tinge The American farme is producing the best qual .. YOUR protection against unwise, 4-Election of Directors from District 2, 4, 6, Michigan's 83 counties to elect a ma- ity food of any country in the world. He is produc .. unfair legislation. 8, 10 and two at large. The Directors I ct the pr si.. jority of the delegates to a "Con .. ing it at less cost to the consumer than any farmer 3. Needed chang can be ma Con." dent and vic -pre id t £ter the nnu 1 m tinge in the world and he is producing it in abundant amendment. Michigan' & Constitu- S-Con ideration f r com ndati n rom th supply,-enough so that we have been able to ship tion has been modernized through 66 7. Proposal o, 3 would increase the Michigan Farm Bureau Board of Dir ctor, d ny miIIion~ of tons of it to the underfed countries of amendments adopted by voters. cost of any future "Con-Con." other new business. the world. In other words, never in history has any people had so much food of such high quality at 4. Amendments are presented individ- • Proposal No. 3 would set the stage for National igan Farm questions. The Mich- ing a con titutional Bureau will consider and to s t such machinery conv mtion, in such reasonable cost. ually so that voters can ballot 011 another "Con-Con" vote in April, its position for 1961 on national motion. farm policy and other matter- in each proposed change instead of hav- 1961. Voters turned down such a view of th res ult of the nation- This has only been possible because Ameri- ing to buy a "pig in a poke." proposal in November, 1958. al election. Progr umm ry can farmers have been free to operate and Resolution adopte on nation- ovember choose as they saw fit. It could not be attri- al and int rnational affairs will go to the American Farm Bureau Morning buted to government laws and federal regula- Federation cony ntion at Denver, MSU Auditorium tions. There are some proposed programs to solve some \ Farm Bureau Op'po es HoI eng Con-Con December 11-15. State questions will b of gr at interest. The Farm Bureau will 8:30-R gistration gat s. 9:00 - Organ music and com- of dele- act on the result . of th state munity singing. of our agricultural problems. One of them would establi hed constitution? 10:00-Joint session of Mf 13 virtually make a public utility of American agri .. Iowans Scratching constitutions redrafted by conven- shorter state constitutions.) tions have resulted in much im- election, p cially with respect to what is done on the proposed del gates, Michigan Farm Bu Question: How would a consti- Answer: The meaning of our r au Wom n, Farm Bur 'au culture. Head Over Con-Oon proved basic laws? tutional convention differ from the present constitution has been de- constitutional am ndments. Young People, omrnodity COIl- . Iowa voters are considering a Answer: There is little evidence Legisla ture? termined by our legislators as rep- Proposal 1. Farm Bureau has ference groups and visitors. To quote John Strohm, "The public utility ap- "con-con" issue on the November to indicate that the new consti- Answer: (a) A convention is a resentatives of the people a~d by favored this proposal to renew a tutions have been entirely sati - litigation in our courts over a per- section of the constitution to per- PRESIDEN!:'S ADDRESS by proach to agriculture with 4,000)000 farmers kept 8 ballot. The Iowa constitution unicameral body. was adopted in 1857 and is 103 factory to the people. In fact, evi- iod of a hundred years. We now mit the State to borrow for the Walter W. Wightman. on their farms under strict quotas would stop farm years old, more than twice the age dence is to the contrary. In ew (b) Broader jurisdictional pow- have all of these rears of legisla- purpo e of making loans to Appointment of comrnitt j ·S. York, for example, where a new ers. tion and judicial interpretation so school districts under certain ADDRESS by Charles Mar- progr~s.s oVlilttl farming ineff!cient, add '" b~reau .. of Michigan's constitution. While the issues are not ident- constitution was adopted in 1938, (e) Legislators are responsible we know where we stand. conditions. shall, pr sident of Nebraska cracy, 1 crease taxes; and raise food prices In the ical, some of the questions which they have already had more than to the people for reelection; dele- It will take years to go through Proposal 2. Farm Bureau has Farm Bureau Federation. long run. This, farmers do not want. This, con .. are being asked by Iowa voters 50 amendments. gates are not. the tedious, painful and co tly pro- taken no action on this proposal Luncheon-Farm Bur iau V/o- parallel those which are being Missouri had a new constitution to amend the Constitution to in- men at K llogg Center. sumers do not want. This, taxpayers do not want. asked in Michigan as citizens pre- in 1945. In 1947 they adopted (d) Leaders in the Legi lature cedure if major revisions are made crease the sale tax to build Luncheon-MFB delegat and pare themselves to vote on Pro- five new amendments. are elected b their colleagues on in the constitution. A so-called Make sure your candidate does not want it." state revenues. others at Union Memorial Build- posal No.3 at the November elec- the basis of their experience and new constitution means several ing. tion. Louisiana has had ten different abilit . decades of uncerta inty while t~e Proposal 3. Farm Bureau has Let's make sure we are not voting for something constitutions, is now operating meaning of the new document IS opposed Proposal 3 to amend Afternoon The Iowa Farm Bureau is pro- (e) Convention delegates would settled by innumerable court cases the Contitution viding material to help voters an- with a constitution adopted in to change the we do not want after we get it. Let's make sure we receive greater pressure from spe- and tests. Constitutional procedure 'for call- 1:30-Commodity Conf'crcnc swer their questions. The follow- 1921; it contains 201,423 words, and cial interest groups. 1 Pro ram at Union Ballroom. are voting for what we do want. Weare leading ing should be of interest to Mich- there have beeen 346 amendments the world in agriculture, in industry, and in de- igan voters: to the present constitution. (Mich- Question: How important are When an opportunity for kind This Edition 71,954 1:30-Farm Bureau Young igan's constitution contains approx- "determined legal rights" and words presents itself be ready to copies of the Michigan Farm News People, Tower room, Union M • (Continued on Page 7) Qdestion: Is there evidence that imately 15,000 words; is one of the "certainty of the law" under a well' deliver the goods. were mailed to subscribers. (Continu d on P ge 5) These Leaders Will Speak at Michigan Farm Bureau's 41st Annual Meetin •• WALTER W. WIGHTMAN Pres., Mich. Farm Bureau CHARLES MARSHALL Pres., Nebraska Farm Bureau LEONARD E. READ President, Foundation for CLARENCE E. PRENTICE Sec'y-Mgr., Mich. Farm Bur. G. MENNEN WILLIAMS Governor of Michigan DR. J. DONALD PHILLIPS President, ~ilbdale College Economic Freedom MFB Annual Meeting MFB Annual Meeting MFB Annual Meeting MFB Annual Meeting MFB Annual Meeting MFB om Nov. 9 - Morning ov. 9 - Morning Farm Bureau B nquet Nov. 10 - Morning ov. 10 - Afternoon Nov. 10 - Evening ev, Nov. 9 - Ev ning nd rvic abl polici s is gr at. M< st of th tel phone and tetegraph pol s in Belgium are ichigan ar ureau EDI RIAL There was a strong point of view in the Confer- ence as exemplified by the Women of Farm Bureau made of concrete. January 12. 1923. Pre ndent M •••••••••••••• W. quoted in this article, that a sound, economical, and FARM EWS 'J icli Wa ]0 Older Citi en ? serviceable program for older citizens can be ac- complished best by voluntary programs kept close November 1, 1960 Publl hed monthly. tir t day. by Mtehl n Far 1 Bureau at it pub- eLAR L.BRODY to home, rather than by compulsory programs tied lication offh· at J 11 E. Lovett St., Cnarlotte, ichi an. . to government. "Help for the aging who are in absolute need is It' better to second the motion our responsibility, It said Mrs. Harry King, sec- in the journey through life than to be a chronic objector. DIRECTORS AT LARGE retary of the Calhoun County Farm Bureau, while • (ond not lc of change of addre 8 on Form 3578 or Form afi79 to lIchi- gan Farm .' ~ editorial offle at Herbert Rober t E. Fierke................ a tnaw. mith Fo lervtlle, R-I R-I attending the Michigan Conference on Aging at 'alt r \ 'i ht n n F'ennvtlle, &-1 P. O. Bo 960. La n ing 4•• Iichigan. Lansing, September 21 and 22. Vol. 38 November 1, 1960 No.11 PURPOSE BUREAU OF FARM WOMEN Repre enttng OF FARM BUREAU "However, I don't believe in encouraging able- .-....;.--------------------- Mr . Alex Kenn dy Posen. R-l The purpose of this Assccta , Thanksgiving Shop M •••• Subscription: 50 cent a year tion shall be the advancement Repre nUn bodied persons to rely entirely upon governmental of our members' interests edu- FARM BUREAU YOUNG PEOPLK Einar E. Ungren Editor cationally. economically. legislatively and Pr ul Do 'lIn" •.....•............... Akron. It-I assistance. We need more encouragement for peo- It's time again to plan that Thanksgiving dinner and ple to help themselves." . write out your shopping list so that you'll overlook • Mrs. Charles Knapp, chairman of Farm Bureau nothing. Here's a suggestion: yROGER N. FOERCH lJ.------------- ea \Vomen of Calhoun county, commented, "I do think we should keep he program for the aging more on the local level. e have too many federal FRESH FRUIT COCKTAIL TURKEY CRANBERRIES SWEET POTATOES FRESH LIMA BEANS LETTUCE WATERCRESS PUMPKIN WHIPPING CREAM NUTS Manag r. Organization Division, Michigan Farm Bureau labor la ' ke p thousands of kids agencies now." PEARL ONIONS COFFEE from u ful 'work that they can An interesting thing about this shopping list is that Today in Farm Bureau reveals a busy, busy time. do and , ould like to do. Then I asked Mrs. John Watling of Clinton everything on it gets to your favorite shopping center October was full of activity, and November is more "Th OCJal ecurity law stu- county what she thoug t about it. She is chairman by truck-and many of the items-out of season. pidly bar thos from 65 to 72 of the same. Permit me to review for you some of from earninz vhatever th y can. of Farm Bureau Wome for District 5. Regional Changes where you may live-come miles and miles to grace the goings on during October. (Th y may arn up to $1,200 CHARLES NEBLOCK of Wash- your happy table on Thanksgiving Day. As a matter without p naIt. If they carn Mrs. Watling replied, "The program for the aged of fact, everything you eat, wear, or use comes to ington, Macomb county, has joined We comple ed he training meetings of our 1961 300 mol' ,th may keep $150 will require a lot of money. Young people will the staff of Michigan Farm Bu- you by truck-so thanks be to trucks for better living! of it; for any amount earn d reau as regional representative in ./ 8. ".' Roll all Managers. The balance of the training above 1,500. Uncle Sam sub- have to foot the bill. I hate to see too much de- the new Northwest Region, as program is in the development stage. If you are in- tract an qual amount from pendence upon federal aid. It part of several changes announced the ocial security payments. by Roger N. Foerch, manager of volved in the membership campaign, this year, I But one may receive unlimited Mrs. Watling stres d the need of keeping the the MFB Membership Division. Michigan Tracking Association unearned incom from divi- Fort Shelby Hotel • Detroit ~ urge you to attend your county training meeting. dend , interest, rent, etc.) cost as low as practical through "medical examina- Mr. Neblock is a former pres- ident of Macomb County Farm Life has no more valuable tions during the earlier years of life." Women's Fall District Meetings are completed, privilege than that of doing use- Bureau and has been active in the outstanding Farm-City Week and they are now holding training schools for Com- ful \ 'ork. And work make The e comments by omen leaders in Farm program in that county. North- America what it is, Why mittee officers. Marge Karker says the meetings should the la v deprive young, or Bureau were prompted by the discussions carried west Region includes Benzie, old from working and earning'?" Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Lee- are a real success. on by 800 lay and professional people attending lanau. Manistee, Missaukee and By the time you receive this issue of the Michi- the Michigan Conference on Aging. Wexford counties . gan Farm ews, we will have held all of our Re- .40. t of-Living The participants included nursing home owners, Royal Call, regional represen- tative, moved from Northwest Re- gional Jamborees. Our speakers have been good, hospital supervisors, nurses, social and welfare gion to the new South Central Re- the program snappy and interesting. Those in at- tendance, r m sure, received enough ammunition to ay use workers, educators, physicians, public health offic- gion of Branch, Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale. Ingham, and Jackson ials, members of the Legislature, labor, farm, and counties. go out and do a real good job in the coming mem- bership campaign. ems Iss e business representatives, and religious leaders. Marlie Drew, regional sentative. has moved from the repre- DAN E. REED In eight work shop sections they formulated Southeast Region to the new Cen- October also saw every cou y holding its an- I tral Region of Clinton, Ionia. One of the issues in the ne- several pages of recommendations for the coming nual meeting. The most important county meet- gotiations between the struck Montcalm, and Shiawassee coun- General Electric Company and White House Conference on Aging. The -recom- ties. ting of the year. I hope you took part. the International Union of Elec- mendations pertain to Social Security and Old Age Larry Ewing, regional repre- trical Workers, headed by James sentative, has moved from the Another activity this past month has been the B. Carey, is the possible elimi- Assistance, medical care and hospitalization, educa- Central Region to the Southeast "Meet the Candidate" meetings. Thirty-six coun- nation of the cost-of-living pay tion and research, training and employment, family Region of Ge~see. Livingston. adjustment clause. Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, and ties have held such meetings. This is a real ac- life, voluntary services, social and welfare agencies, "Cost-of-living" provisions in Wayne counties. complishment for Michigan. This is the first year union contracts are attractively and recreation. named and, at firs glance, sound we have tried this on uch large scale. Let's take reasonable. Reaching decisions · he 'tt1any ramifica- When Babies Should a look at some coming events: Closer examination shows that such escalator. clauses are a trig- tions of these projects involved reconciling Be Fed Upright 1. Election- ovember 8-V ote NO on Pro- ger for inflationary spirals. A some vigorous differences of opinion. · Babies should be bottle-fed in posal No.3. cost-of-living increase follows a an upright position during the first price increase which followed. three months of life to prevent an 2. Michigan Farm Bureau annual meeting, the previous cost-of-living in- Conflicting viewpoints were particularly strong infection of the ear. crease, which followed ... And regarding the extent of governmental assistance November 9, 10, II-including women, Farm Bu- around we go! "A supine position of an infant and whether it should be financed by augmenting while bottle feeding is a predispos- reau Young People, and Commodity Conferences. ing factor in inflammations of the Farm Bureau considered this 3. Deer hunting. general problem at the Ameri- Social Security benefits. middle ear cleft," according to an can Farm Bureau convention in article in the current (October) 4. County Training Meetings for Roll Call Chicago in December, 1959 and This issue remained unre olved as one group ada- Archives of Otolaryngology, pub- Managers. adopted a statement part: reading in. mantly favored the compulsory plan of tying it to lished by the American Medical Association. Available at Farmers Petroleum Dealers 5. Farm Bureau Services and Farmers Petrol- "If employers desire to enter Social Security. Another group insisted on turning eum Cooperative' annual meetings, November 29. into long-term contracts pro- that proposal down in favor of a voluntary and • viding for future wage increases, 6. Michigan Farm Bureau Institute-December they should insist on escape more flexible policy based on individual need. clauses to postpone projected 6 and 7. wage increases in periods of re- Strong support was registered for training peo- duced demand and rising unem- ple to help themselves, and for "re-establishing the IITHIS TIME OF YEAR, WE DO OUR VISITING BY PHONE" I u ilh fect of some of our "laws against work." Writing in his column in ployment." family as' the responsible unit for medical care," and "We:d like to go across the state to see Again I ork the November says: issue, McMillen Succes is the total of many for periodic medical examinations during the earlier the children, or take a- few weeks off to call. Within seconds we're talking to people who are miles away-without any Wheeler McMillen, editor of "The law m i s t I' eat s both little things well done. years. Farm Journal, points out the ef- youngsters and oldsters. Child visit my sister out west, but this time of bother at all." --------------------------.,.- -----------------, Dr. Frederick Swartz of Lansing, chairman of the year it's pretty hard to get away from It's easy to visit a friend or relative American Medical Association's Committee on Ag- the farm. There are so many things that by Long Distance. The rates are lowest just can't be put off. after six at night and all day Sunday, ing, said, "The health-troubles of a man of 72 often result from his not having had a doctor 50 years "So, instead, we just sit down in the when you can call places 1000 miles living room and make a Long Distance away for as little as $1.25. ago." y concrete masonry Dr. Swartz also emphasized that we need 25 MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY more medical schools in the nation. He strongly fa- barn stay clean vors a third medical school for Michigan at Michi- nd that's must for gan State University. , rade A' ilk!" Dr. Chapin of Detroit called to our attention that the longer span of life is due largely to proper medi- Says Lincoln Schroeder cal care and better understanding of health matters Rochester, Minn. in general. The great increase in the number of older people ·'1'11pa any inspection with my and their increase in proportion to the state's popu- concrete masonry barn. I wash lation was documented by background information down walls regularly with a pr ssure hose. Proper sanitation and charts supplied by the Michigan Commission i imple. Fly control is easier." on Aging. oncrete masonry is the "Grade Mr. Schroeder is past-president and In 1900 our state had 121,160 people over 65 " material for "Grade A" pro- director of Olmstead County Holstein du rs. ith e er more rigid in- Association, milks a herd of 100 reg- years of age, which was 510 of the population. pections, good anitation is like istered Holsteins. In 1960 Michigan is es imated to have 608,000 mon y in the bank. oncrete masonry puts 8 insulating inches between your herd and persons in this age bracket, or 1 0 j~ of our popula- any ather. The barn stays warm and snug in winter ••• cool and tion. mfortable in summertime. on rete can't burn, won't rot, doesn't need constant repair. It's a In 1957, according to the Michigan Legislative if time in tment in easier, more profitable dairying. For more in- ration on this and other farm uses of concrete,use the couponbelow. Advisory Council, "40 5{ of our older couples were unable to maintain a ba ic standard of living." - -------- ---- - ------ clip and mail today ---------- ---- ------ D T A OCIATIO 2108 Michigan National Towers. lansing 8. Mich. Last year 521,500 Michigan persons 62 years of national organization to improve and extend the use of concrete age and over received income through Social Secur- PI a e end free booklet "Labor SovIng oner t Dairy 8a"",," Nome' _ ity and Old Age Assistance, according to the Com- I 0 d moterl I on ubjects I've listed; mission. St. or R. No _ With the prospect of 1,000,000 senior citizens in City......". Store _ Michigan by 1975, as estimated by our State Com- mission on Aging, the need for sound, economical •• 5 LIEUT. GOV. JOHN B. SWAINSON (right) with Michigan Farm PAUL D. BAGWELL (right) with Mlchigan Farm Bureau B rd Bureau Board of Directors. Vice-Pres. Robert E. Smith (left), of Directors. Vice-Pres. Robert E. Smith (leU). President aI' President Walter W. Wightman. center. . W. Wightman. center. The Michigan Farm Bureau Board of Directors Bagwell, Republican candidate for the offic of during its last session met with Lieutenant Gover- Cover nor . During the visits with the Michi a nor John B. Swainson, Democratic candidate for Farm Bureau Board of Directors, the candidat Governor, and at another meeting with Mr. Paul D. made the following comments: gradual loss of states' rights to to "buy time to complete a tax Candidate Swainson: the Federal government, Swain- Candidat Bagwell revision." son said that the United States A sales tax permits the earn- er to decide what he wants to Does not believe an additional 'would never go socialistic and Responding to a question re- do with his money. Some pur- one cent sales tax is the an- that there is no need to fear Fed- I ga.rding tax needs in Michigan, chases, such as homes, insur- t M ... I said that a complete tax revi- ance and investments are tax- swer 0 ichigan's fiscal needs. eral aid to education smce he sion is needed. It should include Favors a complete tax revision. was certain that Federal con- consideration for l~cal as well as free. The burden of rising taxes on F ee 1s th L a t liirmitimg vo tiing 0n trols . would never extend to. CUT- state needs. property must have attention. millage increases over the 15 riculum and school operation. One cannot be solve~ at the Voting on proposals to increase mill limit to property owners is I expense ?f the other; pomted out millage above the 15 mill limit "not completely right nor com- Favored an unfair trade prac- that during se~en. of the last should be by property owners pletely wrong." The answer is tices bill for the dairy industry I eleven 'years Michigan has op- only. School districts have been in some other source of tax I and believes that the Depart- erated in the red. forced to pay an interest rate 1f4 revenue. ment of Agriculture could ad- All . resources have no~ been to lh % higher because of Mich- minister the program rather ~sed mcludng the placmg of igan's bad fiscal reputation. Does not favor the present ap- than to set up a new commission.ll~qUOr monopoly time purchase .stocks. ~n a baSIS. Michigan Agricultural research and ex- portionment of seats in the tension should be expanded. The Legislature, believing that mem- Supports Seal of Quality type can look forward to an $89 mil- appropriation for these activities Gilbert Da bers of both houses of the Legis- lature should be elected on the emphasis l . 1 ti egis a IOn an d f . avors Increase I d lion deficit at the end of this fiscal year. should be general separated teaching from the budget of basis of population representa- on agricultural search and a separate appropria- re- o A YES vote on Proposal No. 2 On the ballot this November Michigan State University. Clayac!es Walker Pansy-4146208 He r tion. Would support unfair trade tion in the Michigan State unf-/ would permit the Legislature to Reacting to a comment on the versity budget for this purpose. increase the sales tax levy to 4c pactices legislation dairy industry. covering the Gilbert Davis of Sandusky has been feeding from 34 cows Bentleyand Bentley, who is running for the seat now held by Senator Pat Me- Namara, clashed on farm program said-"We retirement need a mandatory land program, but land re- tirement alone won't do the job." November 1, 1960 Farm Bureau's 55% Supplement for five years 14,682 Ibs. of mil recommendations in a Detroit MICHIGAN FARM Cib Davis farms on 170 acres just cast and north of Sandusky. His prime herd 3.9 test Hart Clash meeting last week. Senator Hart in outlining Congressman the Committee, Bentley. a mem- ber of the House Foreign Affairs reviewed Republican of 30 Iiolsteins is knov n throughout the tate and his cows ha c old at top prices. The Davis herd ha been on Farm Bureau 55% Dairy upplcment for culture. 574 Ibs. fat On Farm Plan farm pro g l' a m proposed Democrats, by farm proposals. said, "We must reg- foreign markets due to high sup- ulate supply to bring it in line port levels and would -also dry up "We have lost Bentley said that the Conserva- tion Reserve program would work over five years. Their ration consists of half COlon,half oats to \ hich i. added 200 lbs. of 55% Dairy upplement plus molas es salt and mineral per ton. DAN E. REED with demand." Such a program, our domestic 'markets if we didn't best under the "whole farm" ap- proach because the produc iv: . Two years ago "Gib" had the ccond hizhest cow in the nited tate for Farm Bureau Dairy d Assoc. Legislative Counsel. MFB he said, "wouldn't be easy and limit imports," he said. would require controls." genius of our farmers is so great butterfat production. s a junior three year old, she had the following r cord • CALF STARTER SUPPLEM NT-21 U.S. Senator Philip A. Hart, who Bentley blamed the retention of that they will find ways of grow': is not running for office this year, Referring to the Conservation on H.I.R. - 365 days, 2x 20,538 lbs, milk, 4.7 test, 9711bs. butterfat. • COMPLETE CALF RATION the war-time farm program as the ing more on fewer acres unless and Republican candidate Alvin Reserve program, Senator Hart cause of many problems in agrt- • PAILFILLER-16 I the entire farm is retired. He fav- • SWEET-16 ored a voluntary land retiremen BUREAU LASS-30 program. Try new Farm Bureau airy Supplement 55% .•• another achievement hy your MILKMAKER-34 If farm controls are really de- Farm Bureau nutrition scientists. on get high-quality protein at low unit co t • BULKY SWEET sired, Bentley said, we should go because it includes additional sulphur to improve utilization of rO\t~hages an • HI LASS to unit; . of production h DAIRY SUPPl M NT 5 gdins , •• keeps cow at top production. cc your Farm Bureau dealer for a bushels and pounds rather than • DRY AND FRESHENING using acreage control which has better feeding proO'rmn now. • DAIRY PARLOR RATION-16 not been effective. "Farming," he said "is a self-reliant, independent business. Can't we foresee in the future a return to freedom and non-regulation in agriculture?" Members of the Detroit Agricul- tural Club and the Agricultural Committee of the Detroit Board of Commerce and their guests gath- I . Harold Gilbert • • • • District No.4 Field Represent tive ered at the Pick-Fort Shelby Hotel to question the Democratic and bas been as ociatcd with Farm Bureau Sen ices Feed Department for the past three Republican spokesmen. years. Gilbert, (better known a "Red") contacted Ir. Davis about his feeding program. Together with Jack Hobson, the Sandusky branch field man for Bureau, they formulated the program of combining home-grown grains and Farm MSU Plans Bureau upplemcnts that made the above production record po sible for • fro Om, is. It's another example of service and cooperation any farmer can get anywhere in More to Michigan through his local Farm Bureau Dealer. Poult ymen Michigan poultry and egg pro- ducers can expect more aggres- sive poultry extension help from I the Miehigan State specialists in the future. According to Howard University Zindel, AT ENTIO 4·H'rs head of the M.S.U. poultry de- partment, staff is united the University poultry in their feeling If you want this kind that Michigan needs and can handle more commercial broiler and turkey enterprises egg, on I of an animal, Farm Bur au its farms. Michigan has at least four ad- , vantages over some other states fe,eds can help you that lend support to this philos- I ophy, Zindel points out. They in- Dale and Rohert Oeschger have heen 4·11 win- clude (l) large population WIth a I ners for some time. In the 1960 Huron ounty good average income, (2) surplus, Fair, they fed out the grand champion. Both corn production, (3) favorable I animals were fed Farm Bureau Supplements and climate for poultry and egg pro- II's lhe " xlras" In creelil service Ihal counll duction, and (4) a highly produc- horne-grown grains. The Oeschger hoys told tive poultry industry. Red GillJert that "the animal's smooth finish and First start toward the '~new bloom were a credit to Farm Bureau feeds." If And it's another example of the value of belonging look" in Michigan poultry exten- you have your eye on a 1961 Grand Champion, to your Production Credit Association - the sion work was a series of meet- let your Local Farm Bureau dealer help yo ings last year involving the agri- "extras" - the all-important financial planning cultural departments of the Uni- vith your feeding program. and the credit counseling services that cost you versity, as well as members of the Michigan Department of Ag- little, or nothing! And it's all because PCA's only riculture, including foods and business is to offer farmers a single source of standards, livestock disease con- trol, and Geagley Chemical lab- sound credit that covers your entire farm op- oratory. eration. A visit-tomorrow-to your PCA will These meetings nave no axe to show you why! grind, no sales to make, no gim- micks to promote, only their ad- vice and counsel based, insofar as possible, on the results of ex- FARM BURE VICE f perimental research and demon- stration results. 4000 NORTH GRAND R I V E R AV u Zindel offers the Tr verse City poultry short course as an exam- LAN S I G, MICHIGA ple of cooperative effort between AI , Bay City, Eeeana , GaylO1'd. the M.S.U. departm nts of vet- Sho,. wh.r. you ••• Grand Rapids. Jackson. Kalamazoo, 'his em&'em ••• I,'s Lansing. Lapeer, Sandu kyo erinary pathology, gricultural your fluitl. ;'y coup'ed '0wi',. "ua'. Traverse City. economics, agricul ural engineer- economy. ing and poultry science, along Bad Axe. Cadillae, Charlotte, Glad n. with the Michigan Department of Hill dale, Ionia. Marshall. Agriculture in a single training Mt. P n Paw Pa. ohna. school for members of the poul- try industry. ..-.........-.. e----- C..-...-.,-- arm urea beans have been shipped aboard time for two reasons: the scenery candida tes present. Mrs. Lorenz gave out sample Van Buren County Women's nard talked on the Con - Con permits. ballots of the November election. Two year certificates for thi summer. was breathtakingly beautiful and Mrs. Helen Whittet acted as Committ e. Twenty - one ladies amendment in October, urging Officers re-elected: Mrs. Au- teachers are a thing of the pa t My daughter, Mrs. Keith the meeting was about as close auctioneer for a white elephant attended the October 4 luncheon all to vote against Proposal No.3. gust Lorenz, chairman; Mr. Mrs. Alma Foster, Chairman and county normals are fast db- Green, then showed movies of an to a model meeting as you could sale. Mrs. Leo Sundell is the meeting at the Hoxie home with Officers elected: Mrs. Dale Clark Hinkley, vice - chairman; Niles R-3 appearing. airplane trip she and Keith took wish for. The reports were excep- new county chairman of the Wo- Mr . Hoxie presiding at the bus- Crouch, chairman; Mrs. Wesley Mrs. Clarence Lang, secretary. Moeckel, vice - chairman; Mrs. One reason school taxes have ov r the Seaway in September tional. rn n's Committee. Berri n County Women's Com- iness meeting. It was decided to Ray Reed, treasurer; Mrs. Gerald gone up is that 5 years ago the 1959. They showed the locks and Officers e lee ted: Chairman, Ogemaw C 0 u n 1 y Women's mitt e meeting was held October have a Christmas gift exchange Wexford Co u n 1y Women's DIxon, secretary. state paid 50% and local tax dams and the beautiful country Mrs. Maxine Gingrich, vice chair- Committee met at the home of 11 at the Youth Memorial Build- and money making project with Committee met October 10 at the payers 50%. ow the state pays side. man, Mrs. Ezra Meyers; secretary, Mrs. Minnie Clemens. Mrs. Sam ing. Mrs. William Anderson pre- the proceeds going to the Retard- We had a "Know Your Candi- home of Mrs. Charles Gotthard 40% and the local community Mrs. Norman Hutchins. Mrs. Bet- Davidson spoke on the United sid d. Reports were given on the ed Children's School. date" meeting at Northwest High nf the Cornell group. There were 60%. ty Oerhli presented changes in fall' caf teria, annual meeting, The drapery decided to investigate committee the bam- has School Day, moderator. October 27. Mrs. Ruth Two cents out of the 3 cent istrict 7 the rules to be voted on at the 9 of the 12 groups in the county Nations. The property the building stands was a gift on which m t your candidates meeting, November meeting. represented. boo or slat caf style with wo- sales tax goes to the schoo. If from Mr. Rockefeller. It is an in- and Camp Kett button. Lenawee County Women's Mrs. Walter Harger. Chairman They voted to change their by- men volunte ring to check in the 4 cent sales tax passes it Osceola Women will charter a ternational area and is not a part Mr. Alma Fo tel', afet; Committee met October 4 for Stanwood B-2 laws so that their officers will be three larger cities. would raise $110 million for bus for the annual meeting at of the United States so our chairman, had a true and fal e noon potluck with 30 ladies pre- elected in June in the future. Interesting information was schools. Attendance at our District meet- Lansing November 9. country has no jurisdiction over quiz on traffic enforcement. Mrs. ... nt. Our fair project earned The present officers remain in given by Pansy Drake on the ob- There is some talk of changing ing was exceptionally good. Hos- it whatsoever. It is now compos- CIaI' nee Stover, legislative office until June. The program chairman, reported on the pro- ject of the Camp Kett project $639.12. Lenawee County women had a school districts so that from kin- tess county, Osc ola, had 64 District 8 submitted by vice chairman, ed of 99 nations each paying a which is to provide a meeting dergarten to the fourth grade women present and Mecosta 38. share of its expense. The U. S. posed constitutional amend- family night and "Meet Your Mrs. Kenneth Kapplinger. Chmn. Mrs. Clarence Freeman, was ac- place to help develop our youhg children would have to ride not The total was 220. pays an amount equal to about rn nts. Ca didates" meeting October 24 Farwell, B·2 cepted. people into positive thinking, more than 5 miles on the bus. About all of our morning pro- The ladies sold lunches at the 6Ph cents per person while in It was decided that the county at Consumers Power Building at progressive, self - r liant citi- There are 1,680,000 children in gram was on citizenship in one Arenac Women's Committee comparison our defense program rul s of election for the Women's Annual Feeder Cattle Sale on Jackson. schools in Michigan. form or another. This is a good met September 27, at the home costs us about $231 per person. ommittee be that officers arc zens. October 14 as a money making Final plans were made for the , Mrs. Anton Hoort was elected indication that farm women are of Mrs. Crawford. Remember, we are collecting rl ct d in Jun~ and take office in project. the new chairman for the year, Officers elected: Chairman, • pternber and that the meetings County dinner. Farm Legislative Bureau's annual Chairman District 3 succ eding Mrs. Harvey Habe- taking an active interest future of this land of ours. in the Mrs. Evelyn Osier, vice-chair- Benzie County Women's Com- money to help build Kett 4-H dormitory, not just sell- a Camp shall b held each 2nd Tuesday K tchum I' viewed the thre Mrs. William Scramlin, Chairman nicht. Our District training school is man, Mrs. Dorothy Koelsik, sec- mittee met at the home of Mrs. ing buttons . of th month. Burton Richard , regional re- • f ate constitutional proposals to Holly. R-I at Fremont, November 30, at 10 retary, Mrs. Bess Ellison. Myron Eggleston for a potluck The Hereford sale was held Plans were completed for the dinner. She is our new chairman. pI S ntative, Bureau Program spok on "Farm Planning." He be voted on at the el ction. November Our District fall meeting was istrict 6 a.m. Those invited are th offi- cer and the pecial chairman of Distr ict meeting and for the Benzie county sponsored the Oct. 17-20. Women served the lunch at the The Farm Bureau <'U <: ss d l' storing government to Farm Bureau 'Information held October 13 at St. Pet rs the county Women's Committee. County Farm Bureau annual showing of the film strip "Com- stockyards with different groups Mrs. Bruce Ruggles, Chairman it r ight.Iu l place in agriculture. Chairman Phillips r ported on Lutheran Church in East Detroit It is particularly important that meeting, both to be held Octo- munism On The Map" .at the having charge each day. Kingston the article in the Michigan Farm with Macomb county ladies as women newly elected to these of- ber 12 at the Omar Community Frankfort High School the even- re toring value of th dollar, de vcloping markets, str ngth ning 1 ws by C. E. Prentice urging hostesses. Huron County East Side met. fices be there to better under- Building. I would like to thank ing of October 21. Delbert Wells Presque Isle Women's Commit- local government, and strength- everyone to attend their County Mrs. Karker spoke on state is- at the Farm Bureau in Bad Ax~ stand the job you have under- the Arenac ladies for a wonderfld was on hand to discuss the film tee met at Belknap Town Hall. r-ninj; Farm Bur au rncmb rsh ip, Farm Bureau me ting. sues to be voted on November 8. for potluck lunch September 2'1. taken. day and how nicely the worn n and conduct a question and ans- Mrs. Loomis, our safety chair- '1he n xt meeting will be ov- A panel of county chairmen HI'S. Robert Thuemmel, chair- I There will be a session for each worked to make the District wer period .. man, gave a report on the safe r mb '1' 15 with a potluck dinner. gave very interesting reports on man, presided. Mrs. Howard u- group and one on parliamentary meeting enjoyed by all. use of the electric sewing mach- Kalamazoo County Women's s rict 2 their county projects. These i - r nt urged everyone to help in procedure; also, a model meeting Clare County Women's Com- District 10-E ine. Mrs. Herman Ristau also re- eluded coll cting money for the coming elc tion, study all the which hould be entertaining as mittee met at the home of Mrs. ported on the State Resolutions Corm iittcc ntcrtain d 30 at Mrs. Ceo. Crisenbery, Chairman irg il Kistler. Officers elected: JA)tluck dinn r October 10 at the Jackson R-a polio'drives in rural areas, work- candidat s and issu and vot, ell as ducational. Your chair- Mrs. Lee S. LaForge. Chairman Committee of which she is a County Center Building. ing on county office buildings, and be sure to vote on proposal man will be giving you more in- Chairman, Mrs. Walter Garver, member. vice-chairman, Mrs. Chester Wal- Curran Mrs. Louise Smith report d 011 ur Fall District meeting was money to patients in T. B. hos- TO. 3. formation. Officers elected: Chairman, pital for supplies, style shows, Mrs. Annab 1 Logan reported lace, secretary, Mrs. Frank Hum- Alcona Farm Bureau Women Mrs. Hug 0 Sorgenfrei; vice- til' lunch 'on held in honor of held at Hillsdal with 142 pre- 1',1I s. Van B ckhoff, presid nt of ent. collecting clothes for needy, first on th women's camp at L xing- Mason County. Milo Wilson, phrey. met at the home of Mrs. Carl chairman, Mrs. Ervin Somers; Gladwin County Women's Com- Siebert October 12. til' As .octatcd Country Women Marlie Drew conduct d a pan- aid tent at 4-H Fair and rural- ton. Fourteen women from Hur- Mason county civil defense direc- secretary, Mrs. Harold Karsten; urban lunches. These women on county attended and had a tor, spoke at our S pternbcr meet- mittee met October 5 at the Mrs. Ervin Somers outlined treasurer, Mrs. Martin Wenzel. of the World. -1 of the five women's chairrn n. Announccments w re made Mrs. Pontious of Lenawce told of have worked very hard and are wonderful time. Officers elect- ing. He urged that first aid class- home of Mrs. Ward Klein. Of- the program for the coming year" Mrs. Alex Kennedy showed to be complimented. d: chairman, Mrs. Earl Mau olf ; s be organized in all commun- ficers elected: Chairman, Mrs. Topics include safety, under- 1)1 th County Farm Bureau an- their successful county family slides and gave a very interest- We installed these officers for Harbor Beach; vice - chairman, ities. Gordon Willford, Jr., vice-chair- standing of Communism, Study ing talk on her tour of Scotland nual me ting, District 1 Women'::; get together meeting which they the District: Chairman, Mrs. Mrs. Wilfred Hyz 1', Ca evi llo; Officers elected: Co-chairman, man, Virginia Evans, secretary, of United States Government, M ting, spring camp at Cl~al' hold twice a year. as our delegate to A.C.W.W. ' Lak " and a program planmng Mrs. Knapp .of Calhoun told of Wm. Scramlin, Oakland county; secretary, Mrs. Bernard Messing, I Mrs. Paul Hansen and Mrs. Don Mrs. Duane Lower. New chair- fundamental beliefs of the Farm me ting. their meeting with Mrs. Johan- vice - chairman, Mrs. Clayton I arbor Beach. I Barclay; vice-chairman) Mrs. Don men were appointed: publicity, Bureau, obsene literature, can- Mr. and Mrs. Delbert W 11 sen wife of their congressman, Anderson, Livingston county; Sanilac Women' Committee Villadsen; secretary, Mrs. Milo Mrs. Paul Pennock; Mrs. Clarence Carpenter; legislation, cer, how local school curriculum' safety, is determined, District 10-W wer secretary, Mrs. Allen Parker, met at the Farm Bureau at San- Colburn. and tours. the fiv guests. divisions of Farm Bur- He outlined who described the life of a con gressman's wife in Washington. Oakland county. Delbert Wells dusky for potluck dinner. I was I Mrs. Rose Koontz; r.frs. Neil Nickless; citizenship; Farm Bureau The group will serve the lun- Mrs. Vernon Vance. Chairmaa cau, Organization, Information, Mrs. Russ 11 of Hill dale re- spoke and showed the film "10 invited to attend the meeting. Mecc:>sta County W 0 men's cheon for the District training , Easl Jordan B-3 Marketing Development, Legis- ported on their smorgasbord Nations and the U.S." Sanilac women are very good Committee held a tag day for package reporter; Mrs. Eldo meeting at Glennie November 4. Camp Kett butt~:ms WhICh ne.tted Eagleson. Fall District Advisory Council lution and Family Programs. featuring all Michigan products. Our District Training Sch001 cooks and we had a delicious Ladies to attend' the Women's We r viewed the amendments Mrs. Sanford of Branch ex- will be Monday, October 31 at meal. Mrs. Harold Gough pre- $.50. M::s. LeWIS Crane, leglsla- Gratiot County Women's Com- Farm Bureau Camp next J'une met September 20 at the home of to be voted on November 8. The plained their Food for Healt.h Plymouth Grange Hall, at 1 o'- sided. Anyone wishing to attend tive chairman, gave 8 reasons for mittee held 'its monthy meeting will be chosen on the basis of Mrs. Darrell Fleming near Gay- the annual meeting at Lansing a NO vote on Con-Con proposal September 27 at Beebe Hall. Mrs. their attendance at the monthly lord with nearly all officers in topic for the day was "Prop a " poster contest and showed their clock. We hope all county offi- should contact her. No.3. J. B. Smith reported on a voting meetings. attendance. Our District meeting ganda." Attention was c~lled to winning poster. cers will attend. an article in the October Issue of Mrs. Crouch of Jackson gave Mrs. Delford Henderson re- !A panel consisting of Ray De- survey and stressed strong lead- Officers elected: Mrs. Harvey was panned for \ October 26, at ported on the Camp and Mrs. WItt,. Margaret Fitzge.rald, Don ership in government. Mrs. E. J. Elmer, chairman: Mrs. Ervin Advance with Charlevoix wo- Reader's Digest as example of an interesting report of their Macomb County W 0 men's propaganda. Som;. for.ceful f.act~ Rural _ Urban project. Committee took an active part Walted Devitt, treasurer, re- Kaski and Joel Chapm told of Church sent 14 letters on the Somers, vice-chairman; Mrs. men as hostesses. Delbert Wells wer given on Bramwashmg Dan Reed, a sociate legislative in Mt. Clemens Rural-Urban ported on the cost of the Camp. Fa~m Bureau and its relationship Poster Contest. Mrs. Mulholland George Johnson, secretary; Mrs. will show the fjlm "Communism (Communism's ace wea~on) and counsel of Michigan Farm Bur- week. They served a luncheon Mrs. Terpenning explained the to Its members. reported that a ''Save a Life Guy Rickel, treasurer. on the Map." "Selling Freedom Behind the cau discussed the three amend- to city guests which was greatly proposals to be voted on in Nov- ~rs. Elmer was re-elected Party" has been planned by the Charles Burkett, regional re- E-mber. Be sure to vote. chairman, Mrs. Kenneth Johnson Cancer Society whereby films Alpena County Women's Com- presentative gave a good talk on Icon Curtain," and the new Ele~ts on the November 8, ballot. appreciated. meaning of the t rm "libera1." D e lb er t W e 11s s howed the film . '1 g t . tall was elected vice-chairman, and and speakers are available for mittee heard John Faber speak the importance of Farm Bureau ~ Monroe County Women's Com- theIt new was my prrvi e e 0 ms officers. Each new and Irs. M D on B h us, secretary. groups. "The Naked Communist" on "Civil Defense." He showed people taking an active" interest St. Joseph Worn n's Committee "Ten Nation and the U.?" mittee is placing the book "The book was placed in the Ashley two ·movies. "The Day Called X" and part in politics. met Octob r 3 at the Farm Bur- C a lh.oun C oun t y. Mel . v In Woell . 'Naked Communist" in county retiring officer and each COl11- Montcalm County. Jack Hart- and Ithaca .1 schools, making" six which showed how the city of Miss Eva Oittila is an IFYE C'HU Building with 15 groups re- c()~or~l11ator of public I' lation ., high school libraries. They are mittee chairman was presented zel of the Dep't of Food Inspec- schools in all. Mrs. Mulholland Portland, Oregon was evacuated presented. This was the annual Michigan Farm B~reau, spoke i ; t busy making plans for a style with a corsage. Mrs. Clemons, t ion, Michigan Department of reported on the Fall District Ad- for student from Finland and house attack, working through potluck supper with both the u October meeting on the his- how which they are selling 1etirin vice - chairm n, an iculture, poke on food laws visory Council. guest of Mrs. Carl Conant of An- Civilian Defense. The other trim county. She gave a very in- 11 ,wand 1 otrring co 1 tory of Farm Bureau. ti k t Mrs. c tt, reb ing ec -ctary ell' enforcement and meaning We changed our rules to s _t movie showed the destruction chairmen and husbands present. We had a "Know your Candi- lC e s. were pre ented gifts. Mrs. Gough 0 consumers at our October 6 the election of officers in June that hurricane teresting talk about her home- Diana had done. An analysis of the farmeI:'s date" meeting at the Community Oakland County W 0 men's presented me with a corsage. meeting. "land. instead of October. Officers ele- Study the three proposals on problems were given by Mel:rm Building October 24. Committee had a Rural-Urban Muskegon County Women's cted: Chairman, Mrs. Munson; the ballot and be sure to vo te Antrim County Women's Com- Wocll, public relations coordin- luncheon October 4. One hun- Tuscola County. Thirty-seven Committ e enjoyed a tour of S. vice - chairman, ator for the Michigan Farm Bur- Hillsdale County W 0 men's Mrs. Don Mul- November 8. mittee held their September ~ r« Ott t i th C f dred women attended. The pur- women met at the 4-H Building D. Warren Paper Mill at Muske- holland; secretary, Ruth Hooper; (au. Is the farmer getting r ich? \, omrm ee me in e on erence Mrs. Adelore Rouleau showed meeting with Mrs. Robert Hub- m Caro, October 12. Mr . Her gon. The farmer rec ive 38 cents of Room of the new office building. gram included a film from Ford treasurer, Mrs. Geoge Hooper. 5 posters entered in the poster bell. They heard a representative man Daenzer, read the program Officers elected: Mrs, La w- Gratiot Community Hospital each dollar spent for food and We purchased new drapes for Foundation on votng. It was en- I contests, First prize $10, second from each of the two parties ex- a" planned for the coming year rence Lee, chairman; Mrs. Leon g its less for the commodities th e 0ffi Ice. titled "Where Were You?" and proposed a Christmas pro- Place, vice-chairman; Auxiliary could use odd pieces of $5. they prodce than the people who Mrs. Donihue, project chair- A panel of four farm women ject for Mrs. Au- ruaterial for making puppets (Continued on Page 5) the County Nursing gust Reska, secretary. Our new officers: Chairman, id 7 11 f cid explained what hours, wages which are given each child en- Mrs. Walter Dant; vice-ohairman handle it. man, sal 1 1 ga ons 0 CI er · and troubles are involved in Home. Both projects were ac- tering the hospital. Anyone in- Mrs. Fred Bey; secretary, During the business meeting ~ was $sold at the fair. The pro f It their particular Newaygo County. Clare Mus- Mrs. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS kind of agricul- cepted. terested in donating material e discussed the officers training was 210. ture. Final plans were made for the grove, county extension agent, may bring it to the next meeting. Melvin Wong; treasurer, MrS. 4 November 1, 1960 me ting for November 16, the Officers elected: Chairman, Wayne County Women's Com- County Farm Bureau annual spoke on Social Security for far- Alger Herron. Saginaw County Women's Com- fall District 1 meeting for Farm Jay Russell; vice - chairman, mittee has taken a project of meeting and chicken barbeque mers. This is a compulsory pro- Miss Martha Olfsen, former gram for farmers. mittee met September 27 at the I ureau Women on October 28, Mrs. Lavern Kramer; 2nd vice - buying tables and chairs f or t h e October 24. county nurse, has offered Farm Coffman Party House. Dinner and the installation of our secre- chairman, Mrs. Leslie Donihue; 4-H dining room at the fair Off ice I' selected: Chairman, Bureau Women.a hospital bed to Tuscola Farm Bureau Wo- plans were made for the County tary, Mrs. Paul Sloan, and the ecretary tr asurer. Mrs. Theo grounds. They have decided to men's Committee Mrs. H. J. Hollinger; vice-chair- be used for rural folks. will pay mile- Farm Bureau annual meeting 2nd Vice - Chairman, Mrs. Clar- 'ore Knight. continue their program of serv- age to any driver man, Mrs. David Chesbro' secre- Iosco County Women's Com- taking five October 18. ence Furey. Jackson County. Harold Bar- ing meals for one tary, Mrs. Harley Boes. ' day a t th e persons to the Women's meeting The Bean Festival held at mittee met at the home of Mrs. This is not and under no circumstances is it to be construed county 4-H Fair. at the Michigan Farm Bureau Osceola. County Women's Com- Fairgrove was discussed and Lewis Rodman. Mrs. Lloyd Lit- as an offering 'of these debentures for sale, or as a solicitation of annual meeting at Michigan mittee meeting for October was some plans started for next tle, legislative chairman and offers to buy any such debentures. The offering is made only by State University, November 9, the day after the District meet- year's Festival. the prospectus. I gave a talk on the St. Law- ing. I was invited so it meant two Officers elected: Chairman, ookYou'li Mrs. Clare Barton, Chairman rence Seaway which opened to consecutive trips to Evart for me. Mrs. Albert Schmiege; secretary, Plainwell R·2 ocean going ships in 1959. However, it was well ,worth the Mrs. Dewey Pierson. Canada and the United States Allegan County. Mr. Ribbon built the seaway at a cost of over ~nnounce ates istricf9 of the Moline Cooperative spoke a billion dollars. They employed For Clear Lake Camp at our October meeting at Dorr. 22,000 men to do the work. ant· to Read! Farm Bureau Women's Com- Mrs. Dwight' Duddles, Chairman Gilbert Group was hostess. H Besides import and export mittees of District 1, 2, 3, and 4 Lake City R-I traced Farm Bureau growth shipping the project dams will me invited to save the dates of ur u , Inc. from its organization in 1919 to upply electricity pr sent day activities. He told us tries locating in the area. to many indus- March 7 and 8, 1961 for the an- Our fall meeting October 4 at Beulah in Benzie was held nual camp at Wesley Wood" D b n ur of 6 about the Farm Bureau Milling Company at Hammond, Indiana Michigan has 19 ports that CJ ar Lake, in Barry county: county. There was a good at- handle a million or more tons of We've had to enjoy tendance from all counties. Each t-l y r Maturity which provides . al state Farm feeds for sever- goods. ureaus. t mdcd an invitation to the group He ex- Thousands of tons of there. so much chairman years "Communism work. gave a report of the The film On the Map," was strip Clark L. !Jrody's to visit the Hammond plant. Today's He lth aps viewed with much interest. is to pr vide additional facilities of arm Mrs. Floyd Stevens, vice - chairman, program for the year, which was accepted. It was vot d to keep presented the new a scrap th Laxative Pr motion • There following was The District a lively its showing. Training for all officers was held at tl e Lake City Methodist discussion School Church In the Service S Of The Farmer r au rvic s, Inc. ar book for th coming year wit h .l\t least 100 million Ameri- 148 million for laxativ s and October 19. There were 32 in at- each entertaining group rospon- cans have become addicted to elimination aids in 1958, he t ndance. ctu d t d · bruary 11, sib le for pictures, news articles, unnatural elimination aids be- said. Manistee Co u n t y Worn n's IS the basis for all sales. ctc., of that particular meeting. cause of unfounded worry over com mitt e met with the High- Mr . Chas. Belden was appointed "I' gularity," according to To- Genuine constipation is g n- Spot group in Marilla Sept rn- chairman of this committee. day's Health magazine. erally caused by ovcractivity of bel' 27. Mrs. Roscoe Burtker, opy of th prosp ctus, and c 11 by a Ii n d I sm n, plea e fill in and m il th form on Mr. a need Richard for help Crane reported at the county In an article appearing the 'digestive tract, he said. Wor- chairman, in the ries and anxieties oft n cause ford, vice - chairman, and Mrs. Arden Brad- will con- ,My Life in the Michigan hospital. An occupational ther- October issue of the American the bow 1 to move too fast and tinue in office for another year. low: api t has been employed for 1% Medical Association publication, gO into spasm or cramp, causing The new officers are, Mrs. Farm Bureau -' - - -- - - - da f help per week but is needed to carry out her additional Charles W. Hook, M.D., Augus- constipation. ta, Ga., said: If the bowel moves Leona Brandt too fast but does not go into a chairman, as second vice - Mrs. Eino Lehto, sec- AU RVIC, INC. plan'. We decided to accept' thi ~ as a project. Mrs. Crane is chair- "Old-fashioned habits, half- spasm, diarrhea usually results. retary, and Mrs. Betty Milarch, 1919 • 1959 truths, and incorrect beliefs, and Real constipation (hard, dry treasurer. Pr motion Division man. bowel mov merits) should be Missaukee ounty Women's 18 THE S~RVICE OF THE FARMER is the history of today's advertising haye brain- 60, 4000 N. o- nd iver Ionia County. In 1959 some 55,- washed Hie American public to brought to the attention of the Committee had 10 groups repre- the Michigan Farm Bureau. It is the autobiography of a L n in , Michigan family physician, Dr. Hook con- sented at the October 11 meet- man. Clark L. Brody. and an organization. the Michigan 000 children were enroll d in accept the idea that a daily bow- kindergarten in Michig n. In el movem nt is a necessity for tinued. He will make certain ing. Mrs. Ernest DuVall of the Farm Bureau. The story of one is inseparble from the other. for Farm ure u 1 H60 it is 70,000, said Max Coch- everyone. there is no associated organic Forward group was hostess. disease and prescribe a simple, The citizenship chairman, Mrs. h Ii A 0 b ntur and ran of the State Departm nt of Public Instruction ember meeting. He discussed th "Your doctor at our Sept- co ld be further from the truth!" The idea of regularity knows nothing effective "has treatment. Dr. Hook warned against the Two community Clement, gave a book, "The Naked Communist." report groups from the in the ~- LEA E Ii E Til-ORDER Michigan State University Pr ••• FORM 1 tat' financial problems re- been swept down the ages on a dangers I of self-medication, say- county have purchased this book. garding schools. In construction tide of pat nt medicines," Dr. ing that long use of elimination P. O. Box 752 ••••••••••••••••••• f •••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• it is nece ary to plan 10 years They will present them to a high East Lansing. Michigan Hook said. aids makes the bowel lazy and school library in the county. ahead. The cost of educating one tudent per year in 1958 was men have had their "While the patent dependent on such aids. He said Mrs. VanderWall, safety chair- I I encloae $3.25 for one copy. postpaid. of IN THE d RFD . field day some physicsans believe up to 90 man, displayed a Safetyman and SERVICE OF THE FARMER by Clark L. Brody. ~330. Since that time it has in- selling laxatives and purgatives, .................................................................. - creased with the $20 to $30 per year - 1961 co t figured at the chiropractors, naturopath', per cent of their patients had gave become addicted to such aids and should observe all stop sig s. many reasons why we I Name ................................................................................................ 400. and food faddist have found a were using them to extremes. I The public should be advised mg will be held at the Lake City A "Meet the Candidate" meet- I Address ..•.•................••....•.•...••.•......•........•....... RFD No. ..•.•...•....• It take 60,000 teacher to keep new wealth in the American ........................................ Phone o•.................. - worry over 'regularity,' " "to leave their digestive and court house Ndvember 3, with I ..- - - - - - - - - - - - - --' the schools running, 8,000 of POll Office .....•.......•••.•..•••••••••••••.••..•..••••..•..••...•..•..•••••••••.••..•.•••••• Ameri ans spent more than elimination systems alone." most of the county and district these are tea hin on special FL 10 e authorized the expenditure of At lea t ten different plan clivi ies of 0 n $100,000 in Farm 0 $162,000 for the campaign before voting its latest contribution. and programs are used by the U. S. in subsidizing agri ultural .- Worker Drive ports. Of Michigan Farm Bureau The AFL-CIO Executive Coun- cil has appropr-iated another $100,- Trea ury Subsidies On Farm Exports Farm-Ci y Chippewa County Women's 000 for the Agricultural Worker (Continued from Page 4) Committee had as their guest in Organizing Committee's drive in About 60% of all U. S. farm ovember the San Joaquin Valley, California, exports in the past three years plain their platform and some of September Representative Vic- More than ten tor A. Knox, chairman of the campaign to organize farm work- Were subsidized by the U. S. the election issues. and rural areas participated in The October meeting was held Ways and Means Committee of ers. Treasury. Farm/City Week in 1959, reports at the home of Mrs. Carl Con- the House of Representatives, A AFL - CIO President Ge 0rg e Total farm exports were valu- and news clippings show. Limited grain ant with Miss Eva Oittila of Fin- stimulating question and answer Meany said that "considerable pro- ed at $12.4 billion for the three- Now a vigorous six-year-old keeping averag land as our guest speaker. Miss period followed his explanation gress" has been made in the cam- year period. Subsidized exports program, Farm - City Week 1960 down in some Oittila is sponsored by the Fin- of the procedure for passage of paign and that there are presently showed a value of $7.5 billion will be observed ovember 18- herd. land 4-H Foundation. She has bills into laws. about 5,000 organized workers in and unsubsidized exports total- 24. As usual, the Week ends with For instance, the a erage dair - been in the United States since Copies of the "Naked Com- the area, "something that has nev- led $4.9 billion. Thanksgiving Day as a fitting man with an averag h rd f Hol- May 12 and expects to leave for munist" will be given to all the er happened before." Most of the subsidy went to climax in a nation that has so stein cow feeding 3,000 pound of home the early part of Novem- high schools of the area. Meany said if the California bread and feed grains, cotton, much for which to give thanks. grain a year to each cow can e - bel'. She is one of the 90 IFYE At our October meeting ar- drive is successful it will even- vegetable oils and oil seeds, "What is your community or pect an average herd production young people spending time in rangements were made to pro- tually be extended to the rest of certain dairy products and dry your organization planning to of 10,000 to 11,000 pound of mil , this country. guest with the Antrim . Farm cooperating. Weare She spent three vide lunch for the "Meet Your weeks in the Conant home as a Candidates" County for October 11 at Kinross. buying six more copies mond Postma, Officers meeting elected: scheduled Mrs. chairman; Ray- Mrs. Plant Food Sales the country. The council • c had .I 9 a n ,5 edible beans. most do to help create a better und co m pi - according to C. F. Huffman, dairy of the book "The Naked Com- Edwin McDonald, vice - chair- J. D. COOK has joined the staff munist" to place one in each of man; Mrs. Herman Campbell, the high schools in the county. Officers Mrs. Richard elected: Wieland; Chairman, secretary. elected vice- meeting in Lansing. Mrs. Fred Wallis was delegate to the annual of Farm Bureau Services, Inc., as manager of plant food sales. The announcement was made by' John FA U A'5 C. Sexson, manager of the Plant chairman, Mrs. Gordon Bedell; Food Division. secretary bert Paige. - treasurer, Mrs. Ro- District l-W "Don" Cook comes to Michigan with a good record in fertilizer Mrs. Kenneth Corey, Chairman sales management for the Illinois Charlevoix County Women's Stephenson R-I Farm Supply Company and the Committee had a "Country Store" booth at the Charlevoix Farm Bureau Cooperative, Inc. of District 11 West, held its first annual Venetian Night and annual meeting September 27 at Ohio. cleared $188 which paid the bal- Pequaming, on ·the beautiful Mr. Sexson said Mr. Cook's ance on the therapy Whirlpool shores of Lake Superior. Fall work with the Illinois and Ohio machine they purchased for color aglow everywhere and the Farm Bureaus in fertilizer sales Grandvue Hospital, the county grass I and flowers still grow- and crop production indicates that medical facility for the aged. ing made it a great day to be he will be a great asset to the October meeting held at the alive, and better than ever to be Farm Bureau in Michigan. home of Mrs. G. Zitka was des- in Pequaming and attending the sert luncheon followed by plan- ning for the entertaining Women's meeting. It was held in of the the lovely big white Ford Lodge MFB 4151 Annual District meeting October 26. Of- ficers elected: Mrs. William as guests of the Baraga Bureau Women. Farm Meelin D••.al MSU Parsons, vice - chairman; Mrs. Rules for the District were (Continued from Page 1) Jasper Warner, 2nd vice - chair- formulated and adopted. morial Building. man; Mrs. William Nulph, secre- Mrs. Robert Baccus, District . 1:30-Michigan Farm Bureau tary - treasurer. vice -L chairman, presented a re- Women at Auditorium. Mrs. Thomas Wieland, chair- port on the meeting she attended ADDRESS by Mrs. Victor Haf- man, was elected last year for a in Lansing. The Baraga ladies lich, Midwest Region Member of two year term. served a delicious luncheon. American Farm Bureau Women's Emmet County elected officers Mr. Hugo Kivi presented state Committee. in October: Chairman, Mrs. Arno election issues. Mrs. Karker of ADDRESS by Miss Irene G. Hartinsteen; vice-chairman, Mrs. ~~~~~~e p~~~~:m e:~~a~~~d ad~~: Meyers of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Russell Blumpke; secretary- t,1;easurer, Mrs. Lea. Couch. tion of projects. Delbert Wells 2:30 - Commodity conferences The ladies will serve refresh- presented a film entitled "Ten at Union Memorial Building ments at the regional meeting at Nations and the United States." under auspices of Michigan Farm Alanson, October 28. Bureau State Committees for Houghton County Women's Dairy, Field Crops, Fruit and They will serve luncheon for Committee met September 19 at Vegetable, Livestock, and Poul- the District officers training the home of Mrs. E. Hendrick- school November 17. try farmers. son. Plans were made to serve lunch at the County Farm Bu- Evening Otsego County Women's Com- reau annual meeting October 5. Kellogg Center mittee was in charge of refresh- We voted to order eight copies ments for the County Farm Bur- of the book, "The Naked Com- 6:'OO-Farm Bureau Banquet at eau annual meeting October G. munist, "for our Houghton Kellogg Center. Ticket $2.80. Officers elect d; Mrs. Walter county high school libraries. Presentation of Michigan Farm Miller, chairman; Mrs. Margue- Officers elected: Chairman,. Bureau Awards for Distinguished rite Sanders, vice - chairman; Mrs. Robert Baccus; vice-chair- Service. Mrs. ZelIa Moorhead, secretary man Mrs. Leon Kallungi; secre- ADDRESS by Leonard E. treasurer. tary - treasurer, Mrs. E. Hend- Read, President, Foundation for rickson. Economic Education, Irvington- District ll-E Menominee COlinly Women's on-Hudson, New York. committee met Oct. 19 at Dance in Big Ten Room. Mrs. Clifford Postma, Chairman the home of Mrs. Walton Riec Farm Bureau Young People's Rudyard hardt of Greenwoods. A des- Awards. The annual meeting of the sert luncheon was served by the 'Women's Committee for District hostess. Trooper Pomeroy of the 11 East was held at Engadine, Stephenson State Police Post November 10 Delbert Wells and Marjorie Kar- presenting Whys of Michigan's Morning ker provided able assistance. 12 point system. The value of a MSU Auditorium Everyone there felt they had safety check-up program. We spent a most enjoyable and pro- may have one in the county. 9 :OO-Business meeting starts. fitable day. Officers elected: Chairman, ANNUAL REPORT of the Sec- The ladies were challenged by Mrs. John Kane, vice - chairman, retary - Manager of Michigan the film "Ten Nations and the Mrs. George Palmer; secretary- Farm Bureau, by Clarence E. .United States" to appreciate, to treasurer Mrs. Walton Reic- Prentice. work for, and to guard that free- hardt. Reports of Credentials, Rules, dom which we have in our be- N ext meeting will be in De- Resolutions Committees. loved America, and which cember at the home of Mrs. Consideration of Resolutions. seems to be threatened at times. Lonard Vessel', Towers Com- munity Group as hostess. Luncheon at Union Memorial Building. FARM BUREAU Aftemoon MSU Auditorium Unico 1:15-ADDRESS by G. Men- nen Williams, Governor of PLASTIC P PE Michigan. Consideration Nominations of resolutions. for Directors from for all cold water Membership Districts 2) 4, 6, 8, 10, and two Directors at large. lines on the farm. Evening Program MSU Auditorium F. SOURS GEORGE FANSL R 8 :OO-Entertainment Bureau Gay Notes . . . Farm ROBERT HOWARD Seed Specialist ROBERT GUILFORD Gorden Seed Dept. 1 JOHN 1 Distrid 2 2nd District Presentation of Awards: Coun- ty Membership Awards, Farm Bureau Cooperator of the Year Award, Community Farm Bu- reau Awards. ADDRESS by Dr. J. Donald Phillips, President of Hillsdale College. November 11 United Co-op Brings Out New Tire Morning MSU Auditorium POWERCRUISER is the name 8:30-Business meeting. WARR N of the new top quality passenger car tire just introduced by Uni- Consideration of resolutions. 3 'DUANE KIRVAN 3rd District 4 JOHN ROTZER 4th Distrid 5 WARD WIGHTMAN 5th District 6 RICHARD STEVENSON 6th District 7 JAMES DAVIS 7th District 8 DOaSO 8th Dis.rid ted Cooperatives, Inc., of Alli- ADDRESS - The American ance, Ohio. Heritage, by Mrs. Arthur Muir of Oscar Hauch of Farmers Pe- Grant, vice-chairman of Michi- troleum Cooperatives, Inc., says gan Farm Bureau Women.' You can install your own the Powercruiser is made only in Election of Directors. HE farm r of Michigan knows that arm Bureau Service's and i ny Ion cord construction for the Luncheon - Union Memorial cold water lines at a cost of tremendous strength that makes Building. vast network of dealers throughout the state are dependable source from one-fourth to one-third a long-wearing, economical tire. Afternoon of seed, plant food and farm chemicals. Farm Bureau Service is prou less. Weighs Va as much as The tire has a seven rib tread Union Memorial Building deign, which includes the time- steel. Easy to handle-easy tested saw-tooth tread pattern. UALITY to present the men behind these dealers, 365 days a year ••• l>roviding 1:15-Consideration of resolu- to install. Will carry an ex- This is coupled with a design of tions. ECONOMY them with the latcst in product knowledgc, marketing information an "safety - sipes" that provides New Business. cess of 25% more flow than thousands of extra gripping ed- related services. ges that go into action with ev- Closing Statement . . Allen F. the same size steel pipe. ery stop and start. The sipes add Rush. ease of handling and stopping Benediction \ . Ward C. Hodge. power. A wide center rib pro- Adjournment ... Walter W. vides improved stability for driv- Wightman, ing ease, greater cornering sta- bility, and less side-slip. Mississippi Chanae GETS AROU D: Most of the See your nearby Island 2,300 miles of Mississippi River Farm Bureau SOON! dealer One island in the lower Miss- is ippi River has increased ar a by 700 acres during the past few years, thanks to the silt de- in that LaSalle floated down is now dry ground; previous bed, the river miles to the right or left of its and may be is always FA pOsited during floods. changing. 000 N T A IV • • tiot from per 01 scone rning acci- d nts, 1hi: me hod hr . b) n well fCC ivcd by p rsons who hav been fi in G vernment int rvi wed. It has also proved fer r ar highly successful in saving time in obtaining providing completc accuracy. stat m nts and in • Thi techniqu completely li- Th Arn P nttilas, who op rat anaged Supply rol Program John ouce L. Cote, bodily. injury minates the possibility of a wit- ness being misquoted by an ad- juster. It also liminatcs the neces- a farm in Mastodon township, Iron sity of a witness having to sign a President Charles B. Shuman of the American supervi or for Farm Bureau Mu- county, ar thought by County Ex- ten ion Director . H. Kaven to have established a n w record in Farm Bureau Federation told the Fulton County T tual Insurance Company, has re- ceived national recognition through statement. Farm Bureau Mutual's Department adopted the use of re- Claims potato yields in Iron county. Arne Penitila is' the president (Indiana) Farm Bureau last week that a govern- corded statem nts as a means of of the Iron County Farm Bureau. ment - managed supply control program for agri- providing fast and accurate claims A check m d by Mr. Kaven He and Mr . Penttila have be n service to its policyholders. at th farm during harvesting strong supporters of the overall cu ture would bring disaster to American farmers. Mr. Cote's article was written Farm Bureau program county and have been an influ- in Iron He said it would mean shrinking production to the domestic level, and in effect would cut off e T out of his personal experience with Farm Bureau Mutual in obtaining ential factor in developing a sound recorded statements from wit- or ganiza tion. farmers' foreign markets, which take the produc- It will pay farmers to invest a Yo must see danzer to avoid nesses over a period of several gr ater portion of th 11' assets in it-and, to be safe, you must be years. Much has been written on tion of more than one of every eight American cooperative, - the off-th -farm se n," say Philip W. Lewis, the use of handwritten statements. part of their business. pre ident of the Michigan Truck- 'Mr. Cote's article is the first to do acres. ing Association. He pointed out R. B. Tootell, governor of th a comprehensive job on the subject United Dairy Workers Local 83 "There is no substitute for the market price sys- that it would be dif icult to of recorded statements. Farm Credit Administration, of- maintain saf sceinz conditions have announced the negotiation of tern under which production is geared to the wants fered this advice Oct. 18, at Mich- during the coming winter months. Mr. Cote, a graduate of the seven new ice cream agreements igan State Univer ity at the an- Detroit College of Law, joined covering employees of four com- of consumers at home and abroad. nual meeting of the Michigan To b sure of being s en, Mr. Farm Bureau Insurance in Decem- panies operating in Detroit, Port L wis urged drivers to check ber of 1954 as a claims adjuster. "F armers once again are being called on to make As 'n of Farm r Coo ratives r gularly their lights, headlight Huron, Mt. Clemens, Pontiac, Lan- and Conf ren e of Michigan Pro- He later served as Lansing branch sing, Saginaw, Jackson and Kala- a Choice - th choice of two directly opposite duction Credit Ass'ns and stock- aim, windshield wip rs. claims manager and more recently mazoo. holders of the St. Paul Bank for "At least once a week, and was promoted to the position 01 FOR POULTRY routes," he said. more often if you do much night In general, the contracts cover a Cooperativ s. bodily injury supervisor for Farm 2-year period and provide wage "If farmers go the supply control route, Mr. Tootell said this is one of driving, you . hould turn on all Bureau Mutual's Claims Depart- increases of IOc to 14c per hour, exterior car lights and check ment. He is also past-president of the result would be licensed agriculture that th answers farmers will use in fou .. weeks' vacation after 25 years m ting the challenges to come. th m," he said. the Michigan Adjusters Associ- would p t the politicians and the bureaucrats in "This would include parking ation. He and his wife and three of service and increased hospital- H said more farmers are coming lights, headlights, ta illights, stop- JOHN L. COTE ization b nefits, including part control of the business of farming." to realize that investm nts in co- children live in East Lansing. lights, and directional signals. Al- payment of Blue Cross for the operative mark ting, purchasing, the publication of an article on the so, don't forg t to check tile head- employee's family. Under this plan, all farmers said. Farm rs favor a high level and busines services not only in- use of tape recorded statements in The Pacific costal area of lights on both upper and lower would be licensed and assigned of mutually advantageous trade cr ase their bargaining power insurance claims work. Alaska seldom drops below zero certificates for the quantity of for these principal reasons: and help them solve specific beams. Mr. Cote's article, entitled "Re- because of the Japanese current. "Foggy side and rear windows ach farm product they would be (1) Since th production of more problems, but also give them a are a major hazard. Keep yours corded Statements," appeared in a permitted to produce. No far- than one acre in eight is export- gr ater dollar return on their in- cl ar by keeping plenty of fre h recent issue of the Insurance Law mer, no product would be ex- v tment. ed any reduction in foreign mar- air coming in through open win- Journal. It has brought much fav- emoted. Certificates could be kets would reduce farmers' in- "Every extra dollar farmers in- dows. After all, driving is an orable comment from other claims bought and sold-and, of course, com s. v st in their cooperatives, either outdoor activity. If you dress ac- people and prospective users of reduced by the commodity plan- (2) Any reduction in exports by stock purchases or leaving in cordingly, you will .be better off recording equipment in other ning boards, Mr.: Shuman said. would release land, labor, and the savings their cooperatives from any standpoint. fields. capital for the production of make for them, expands the co- "Finally," Mr. Lewis warned, The artificially established farm "when the' sun goes down, your Farm Bureau Mutual was one Your livestock will gain foster and produce more if you feed them a trace crops for a domestic market ~l- operativ~s ~orrowing capacity prices of a supply control pro- speed should go down - so you of the first companies to adapt a MICHIGAN FARM NEWS mineral salt that has a special formJla to meet their special requirements. ready oversupplied in many In- I for services in behalf of farmers. gram inevitably would lead to can stop safely within the range system of usmg tape recorded stances, thus complicating the Governo Tootell said the Farm demands for tariff increases to statements in obtaining informa-6 November 1, 1960 CATTLE WI E prevent foreign competition, the problem of farmers who produce Credit system now supplies over of your headlights." Specialized for (attie, Specialized for Swine .farm leader said. primarily for the domestic mar- 17 % of the credit used by far- Sheep, Goats HARDY TRACE MI ERAL SALT #1 It's a scientifically balanced sclt-trcce HARDY SUPER TRACE SWINE SALT Developed for swine with a special need for zinc. In addition to the "If farmers are interested the supply control route. approach has failed before. in ket. (3) 'A high level of trade serves good income, they will not choose as a brake on farm costs. That main reason why national farm income is down is because The net mel'S and their cooperatives. Dr. Robert C. Kramer. dir ctor of the Mark.eti~g and Utiliz~tion C nter at Michigan State Univer- Annett/Rcin§: mineral combination five basic trace "The farm depression that start- farm e r's production expenses I sity, told the Michigan Ass'n of containing recommended minerals, this formula contains 100 times the ed in the Twenties and continued through the Thirties was a prod- gross receipts. have far outpaced increases If farmers were m Farmer .Cooperatives cooperatives that farm ~ .u.st ~houlder. a FARM BUREAU SERVICES proportions of cobalt, amount of zinc found uct of the kind of reasoning that unable to import some of their gr at re.::;ponsIbIhty m helping iron, iodine, copper in ordinary trace production supplies, such as baler farmers in the years ahead. led to the shrinking of farmers' I and manganese. mineral salts. Results in foster gains even when parakeratosis is not evident. markets and opportunities down twine barbed wire, and steel, the He urged the cooperatives to to the domestic market through already serious price-costs queeze streamline their operation sand Keep your feed costs down. Ask your dealer for Hardy Specialized salts. the use of increased tariffs and, on farmers would become worse. provide more services for the far- finally, attempts at supply con- (4) A high level of mutually m r, in order that both may sur- trol." advantageous trade contributes vive in the highly competitive to good international relations situation now confronting them. International trade is essential and the promotion of peace. Ma~- Specifically, Dr. Kramer. ad- to today's Iarmer, Mr. Shuman kets are magnets for ~he allegi- vised the cooperatives to study ance of people. The Umted States 1 m re efficient business methods, can meet the challeng of R~s- to carefully plan long-range goals sia's trade .offensive by creating and growth, to find new ways to and expandmg trade WIth the na- r ise capital, to raise the quality tions of the free world. of he personnel, to be flexible ill , "Farmers and the nation will a tion, to finance more research and to do a better job in public benefit if agriculture is allowe to take the market price route," relations. Among the new machines and Mr. Shuman said. techniques which will soon ap- "Unless market prices are al- pear on the agricultural scene, No matter what type of building you may be planning lowed to guide production and consumption, production patterns Dr. Kramer listed: . Mechanical pickers for cher- your local Farm Bureau Services dealer can, and wants, will be frozen, resources will be ries, blueberries, raspberries, cu- unwisely used, and huge stocks cumbers, snap beans, asparagus, to help you. As the "ABC" (Agricultural Building Center) of unwanted commodities will tomatoes and other fruits and accumulate." vegetables. of your area, he has the plans, the meterlels and the con- Economics, not politics, must 2. Automatic pilots for field be the basis for the farm pro- machinery. tractor to do the job. gram, he said. 3. Growth regulators for fruits, "Farm production cannot be vegetables and field crops. MACHINE SHED balanc d with effective demand 4. Artificial insemination of Today, more than ever, the planning and construction of by legislation as long as in- swine, beef cattle and sheep. creased production is encouraged 5. Air-conditioned quarters for farm buildings for, and with, greater efficiency is of prime by government guarantees," Mr. meat and milk animals and poul- try. importance. That is the specific reason why Farm Bureau Shuman said. 6. Scientific nutrition of feed "With less interference from Services has started ifs ABC Program. Services always has, Q. Is There A Difference in Farm Loans? government, the marketing tem will be freer to operate fectively and efficiently. sys- This f- and food crops. 7. Materials for farm products. handling systems and will, attempt to provide the farmer of Michigan with 8. Controlled light for animal, LOAFING BARN fhetitems and .services he needs and wants. will encourage the expansion of I., ' T ! plant and poultry production. I IG DIFFERE CE! market outlets and the produc- tion of quality products in line farmers can better meet competi- with market demands. ____ Thus, -1. tion ~~at home and abroad." _ For your own sake, compare a Land Bank Loan i h any other to Go cover • FARM BUREAU Federal By: WILSON Land Bank Association, (National KIRK, Farm Loan Assoctation) Manager Caro, Michigan AF In will be $60 each by coach. A va- A PROVED CO IRA I R Are you interested in a possible riety of travel accommodations week long tour to Denver, Colo- is available. Upon receipt of no .. The cream of Michigan's These men and their crews rado, Friday, December 9 through tice of your interest in the tour, HOW DO YOU COMPARE FARM LOANS? Thursday, December 15, to attend pele-fype building con- assure you of a neat, rigid, a list of such travel accommoda- Sur Iy you compare the cost. You corn- the 42nd annual meeting of the tractors have signed up with perfectly aligned building, pare the length of time you are allowed tions will be sent to you. American Farm Bureau Federa- FQrm Bureau Services' "ABC" at surprisingly low cost. to pay back the loan. You want to know tion? It is hoped to have a tour 6f program. You are thus as- Ask to see their Services' if th re are going to be extra fees to pay for actual closing procedures. You places of interest in Denver or sured of getting every pen- "ABC" identification card ••• Michigan Farm Bureau mem- nearby on Saturday, December ny's worth of your construc- want to know if you can payoff your it's your guarantee to quality loan before it comes due without paying bers are considering such a tour 10. tion dollar. coupled with economy. penalty. It's ideal if the lending insti- by railroad. Tentative plans are If you are interested in infor- tution is in your community so it knows to leave Michigan early D cem- mation about the proposed tour, your problems and local f I'm conditions. b r 9 and arrive in Denver on mail the coupon below to arrive Farm Bureau "ABC" dealer has a building plan It's even more ideal if you can call on Saturday morning, December 10. at Lansing not later than N ovem- the experience of your friends and neigh- need. Benefit from his experience • • • see The round trip for the group ber 15: bors to find out what they learned dur- ing their dealings with the lender. Compare all of these things, and you _ II Roger N. Foerch, - -- - -,- Mgr. struction works He will for one show you building why and Clear why Span Rigid Frame Con- discover' that it's almost impos ible to prove it to yourself. Find out what other Organization Division Construction works for another. His large stock of folks say. Then, be sure to see your Land Michigan Farm Bureau Bank. The Land Bank office in your THF:TtE'f; L. DB .•TT{ ~E n YOUR poles, lumber, Diamond Rib Aluminum, Farm Bureau POULTRY HOUSe community exists to m ke your business FAIL\I! all or stop in at the Land Bank P.O. Box 960, Lansing, Michigan off ice 11 nr you. ;.r~et the Io lk.s who make pay better ••• the bu iness of farming. a bustn ss of making fanning pay you steel and accessories assures you of getting the build- 1> tter. Please send information abou the proposed ing you want ••• when you want it. tour of Michigan Farm Bureau members to the .----1 NDlANK ASSOClAnON OFFICES ESCANABA 602 Ludington Sf. GAYlORD IN MICHIGAN-- HILLSDALE 'IN. Carlton Roa M·99 •••••••.. American Farm Bureau Convention at Denver, VISIT YOUR rI -------- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. --- .... ------ .. P.O. Box 337 (U.S. 127 North) IONtA 111 N. DepOt Sf. December 9-15, 1960 RAND RAPIDS APEER FARM BUREAU P. O. BOX 960, LANSLNG, MICH. A68 Kinne)' Rd N'It ART. 191 • 128 N. Saglne •••SCi RICHMOND ti7411 Main Sf. Name . II I am interested in building on my farm. formation about your "ABC" program. Please send me in- ST. JOHNS 108 Brush St. ST. JOSEPH 722 Port St. Street RFD . I NAME ......•.........................•.........•. :................................................•...• ___-.c.~.~:~~ ~1.~~11, By·"'1 Post Office I ADDRESS, .......•...............•.........................•......•..................................• H r£o ASSOCtATlON$ County ........................................................................ I TOWN ·· ..····· 4 ••••••••••••• n••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• MICH. . - --------- c~ MICHIGAN _..I ---------- ay Due 'for Flint. Gladwin-Mrs. Dorothy Badg- Shiawa Ruby, 213 Owosso. ee Mrs, M r ann' orth Saginaw street, cap lout very important routes out of each room. ! '1 its home. to have Then two I It s : through sou h sport man lift d his gun at th . c birds. f' hi an. i er, Gladwin, R-3. . St. Clair-Mrs. Beulah Bur- one won't be trapp d if one exit "They can £1: 60 miles p . Gratiot-Mrs. Leona Vance, 128 rows, 81047 N. Main, Memphis. IS blocked. hour, off ring a r al challenge to To Co. Secretary N. Pine River St., Ithaca. Hillsdale Loveless, M-99, Hillsdale. - West Carleton Mrs. Margaret Road, St. Joseph-Miss 113 E. Main St., Centreville. Tuscola-MIss rick, Box 71, Caro. Marie Bohm, Loretta KIrkpat· aturd y, Deadli Day of the Week any sportsman," A. Petride, at Michigan 'In the nation as a whole, hunt- State a s Dr. Gorge wide life researcher Uni rsity. Following are the names' and addresses of Count} Houghton-Mrs. Dorothy Rus- Van Buren-Mrs. Katherine . An analysi of highway er probably bag mor doves ka, R-l, Box 30, Chassell. Johansen, Paw Paw, R. 2. tIes show that Saturday is the than all other migratory game Farm Bureau secretaries, to whom new membership Huron - Mrs. Barbara Bouck, Washtenaw - Mrs. Emma deadlist day of the week follow- brrds combined." appUcations and Farm Bureau dues for 1961 may be 717 North Van Dyke St., Bad Axe. Howeisen, 5095 Saline Road, ed by Sunday, Thursday, and Michigan rai e thousands of Ingham-Mrs. Dorothy Surato, Ann Arbor R-4. Tuesday. Monday and Wednes- doves. Thou ands more pas mailed. Please address as: Mrs. Elizabeth McArthur, 245 S. Jefferson St., Mason. Wayne-Mrs. Robert Simmons, days tied as the days with the through each fall on their annual Sec'y Alcona County Farm Bureau, Harrisville, R-2, Ionia - Mrs. Lester Covert, 51140 Geddes Road, Belleville. lowest number of fatal accidents. hip south. But traditionally they 111% N. Depot St., Ionia. Wexford-Mrs. Richard Brehm, According to James M. Hare, have not been considered game Michigan, etc. Iosco-Mrs. William Herriman, Tustin, R-2. Chairman of the Michigan State bird here. r. Alcona - Mrs. Elizabeth Mc- Branch-Mrs. Milo D. Jones, Tawas City. Safety Commi sion, 873 of la t Iron-Mrs. J ohn Serena, Iron vear's 1280 fatalities occured ill Arthur, Harrisville. R-2. Allegan - Mrs. Luella Ten- water. 16 North Hanchett Street, Cold- River R-2. Mich. Farmers rural areas compared with 407 Farm Program Vit I Isabella - Mrs. Marie Farnan, in urban areas. our 0 n countr sink, 227 Hubbard gan. Street, Alle- Calhoun - Mrs. Harry King, 301 E. Pickard St., Mt. Pleasant. To Cily eople time we do thi Alpena-Mrs. Posen, R-l. Esther Kennedy, P. O. Box 206, Marshall. Cass-Mrs. Erma Fraze, 187, 720 E. State St., Cassopolis. Jackson-Miss Box 5550 Lansing Ave., Jackson. K a 1 a m a zoo Gloria DeWitt, - Mrs. Earl Lost 27 Millio Prices Paid for ams at SU Sale Charles B. Shuman, of the American president Farm Bureau, our own cou trv. It i tim told a meeting of Chicago peo- the success of our countr n 1956-59 Antrim - Mrs. Ruth Staude- -Charlevoix-i-Fred Willis, Char- Brown, office at 7524 South An average price of $66.15 was meyer, Ellsworth R-l. Westnedge avenue, Kalamazoo. ple recently that they as w 11 as levoix, R-2. paid for 39 head of purebred gether. e can los th MAILING ADDRESS, P. O. Box rams during the annual Ram rarmers have a vital stake in Arenac - Mrs. Evelyn Shinn Cheboygan-Mrs. Tom Baker, 102, Portage. what happens to farm legisla- ing otherwise. Standish. ' Day at Michigan State Univer- 42~ South Huron, Cheboygan. Kent-Mrs. Betty Wakefield, "The nation's farmers suffer tion in the next session of Con- Baraga - Mrs. Malond Titus, sity on Monday, October 3. 628 East Broad St., L'Anse. Chippewa-Mrs. Clayton Wil- 5365 Plainfield, N.E., Grand about as much fire loss every Top price of $95 was paid for a gress. Let' be sure we f son, Brimley, Box 56, R-l. Rapids 5. year as Chicago did during that "The farmer's probl m today Corriedale ram, but six Hamp- Barry-Mrs. LaVera Johncock Clare - Mrs. Wilbur Weldon, Lapeer-Mrs. Alice Abbott, 148 fateful w ek in 1871," says Rich- shire rams brought the highest is not bad public r lations but a T u sday. Benjamin id 106 North State St., Hastings. ' Clare, R-2. ard Pfister, farm safety engineer bad farm program," he said. W. Park St., Lapeer. t M' hi S . average price of $73.33, accord- "Farmers resent being made the United State on titution, Bay - Mrs. Russell Madison C 1 i n ton - Mrs. Marilyn Lenawee _ Mrs. Alice Collins, a IC igan tate University. ing to Graydon Blank, M.S.U. Main and South Henry St., Ba; Knight, 103 East State Street, 4025 South Adrian Road, Adrian, In 1956-59, Michigan farmers extension sheep specialist. the goat of a seri s of unwo 'k- you a Republic if you c n k City. R-l. saw 27 million dollars' worth of able government farm programs. St. Johns. Average prices by breeds were Livingston _ Mrs. Betty Press- their belongings go up in smoke. The surplus problem in agricul- Benzie-Mrs. Hermie Rockwell 68.75 for eight Suffolks, $67.00 . Delta-Mrs. Albert Whybrew, Beulah. ' Rapid River, R-l. ler, 214 N. Walnut St., Howell. The four top causes - defective for 10 Corriedales, $64.17 for six ture will be licked only when Berrien-Mrs. Velma Wire, P. Mackinac - Luce - Mrs. Velda wiring, lightning, spontaneous Oxfords, $60.63 for eight Shrop- Congress revises the farm pro- Eaton - Mrs. Leslie Sheridan, Arciszewski, Engadine. combustion, and faulty stoves 0:;:- gram so· that the market rath r O. Box 113, Berrien Springs. shir sand $50.00 for one South- 142 S. Pearl St., Charlotte. than the government can be the Macomb - Mrs. Pearl Engel- fu~n.aces - each accounted for a down, in addition to the Hamp- d termining factor in farm I I 000 0 C 01 E MICHIGAN FARM Emmet-Mrs. Ro~cop Williams, breeht, 59105 Romeo - Plank Rd., I million dollars or more. snires. NEWS 414 Jackson St., Petoskey. Washington. Pfister says these figures in- A total of $2,580 was realized pric s." Me- STOCKERS AND E Novemher 1, 1960 7 Carron,Genesee-Mrs. Blanche Manistee-Mrs. George Hom- eluded only fires that made th from the sale, sponsored by th G-2501 Flushing Road, mel, Manistee R-l. newspapers. His results came Michigan Sheep Breeders' as- Picking Corn Matquette-Alger - Mrs. Vilho from a state-wide clipping sur- sociation. AT ALL TIMES Farmers can figure on one Matson, Skandia, Box 39. vey. Mason-Elmer L. Fredericks, Poor preparation and confused ourning Doves bushel of corn less per acre for MERKEL AND UTILE FEED (very week's delay in picking Scottville. reactions help most bad fires Mecosta-Mrs. Margaret Fitz- along, the ~ngineer has found. Pass Southward after mid-October, says Mich- 3 Mile. outh of M son Flocks of mourning doves have igan State University agricultur- MASON, MICHIG gerald, Big Rapids, R-l. Each famIly should plan an ~s- PHONE OR 7·7001 finished their southward flight a) engineers. Menominee-Mrs. Elmer Bu- sick, D_aggett, R-l. Midland - Mrs. Roy . Varner Midland, R-3. M~saukee - Mrs. Bonnie Bur- DIO f kett, McBain, R-l. Listen To Monroe - Mrs. Viola Eipperle, 8300 Ida West Road, Ida. . Montcalm-Mrs. Box 386, Stanton. L. J. Fare, PO 'Farm' Bureau at Work' Try A 25 Word CI 55;f; d r r Montmorency - Mrs. J ean Adrian WABJ SPECIAL RATE to Farm Bureau members: 25 words for $1 for each edition. Addi- Crank, P. O. Box 98, Atlanta. Saturday 1~:15 p.m, tional words 5 cents each per edition. Figures like 12 or $12.50 count as one word. Muskegon - Mrs. Alice Allen, 1290 Canada Road, Bailey, R-l. Albion WALM NON-MEMBER advertisers: 10 cents per word one edition. Two or more edition Newaygo-Mrs. Carroll Robin- Tuesday 6:30 a.m, take rate of 8 cents per word per edition. All classified ads are cash with order. son, Grant, R-l. Northwest Michigan-Mrs. Lu- Allegan WOWE AGENTS WANTED 15 FARM FOR SALE 22 MAPLE SYRUP 23 LIVESTOCK ceal Donner, 144 Hall Street, Saturday 7:15 a.m, 1 Tra verse City. AGE>. TS - Part-time farmers, barn 353 A HE for sale hy owner. 200 PRODUCERS Hl1H. 'G JIOItHr'~H-7 . par 01r1 "1-111- Oakland - Mrs. Marion B. Alma WFY buildera, farm c ment contractors, tillable, 40 ft. x GO ft. barn, n 7V stlo ing Palamtno. 11l'\ ,ar1dl •• hr id le a nd dealers, making xtra profits. Sell granary. milk house, well. Includes blanket. Hpirilpd but not 111' an, Sutton, 10565 Milford Road, Hol- Saturday Farm Program Acorn high- peed gutter cleaners, n arly ornple te lin of good machin - yea.r old ehl':o;lllllt marl'. lAU" po 1\, (\ ly, R-3. ~ barn equipment. new Acorn big ca- ry, •'even room home. $1 .000 with very ge n tl« and favOlS litll,' ('hll(1I('1I. o.ceana-Mrs. Amil Johnson, 6:30 to 7:00 a.m, pacity ilo unloaders, eg'g coolers. 10,000 dowr.. Wj.ll finan -e ha.la nc Rad(ll<- and hla nl 1'(. (' 11 \ Tilli.11l1 ton SPECIAL Shelby, R-2. Some territory till available. Inv - Paul n. Gre nman, Michigu n. (Antrim Central ou n ty ) La' .• 518J ev.'ningH. (Ingham ('''llnly) (Il-1t-alb) 23 tiga.te now. State occupation, wh re Alpena WATZ you live. Write Ottawa-Hitch F .• 321, (1l-5t-12p) 15 PRICES ON . , Ogemaw - Mrs. Arnold Mat- thews, Alger, &-1. Monday 6:30 a.m, Holland, Michigan. ALL OTHER SIZE~ Osceola-Mrs. Fred A. John son, Hersey, R-1. Ann Arbor WPA WANTED t 1 Otsego - Mrs. Walter Miller, Thursday 7:00' a: • ) EXTRA ,TRACTION. Gaylord, .R-2: Ottawa-Mrs. Merle Herrinton, Bay City WBC 5 Sunday 7:30 a.m . . . . WHEN IT COUNTS! Allendale, R-l. Presque Isle - Mrs. Ralph , Pines, 1021 West Friederick Rd., Benton Harbor WHFB - Sale ... Oct. '15 ,- ov. 30 Rogers City. Saginaw-Mrs. Ethel A. Nich- Big Saturday 6:45 a.m. 3 BABY CHICKS Rapids WBRN CONSISTE. 'TLY TOPS. Franchised ols, Box 1169, Saginaw. Tuesday 12:30 p.rn, dealer for Ideal H-3-W', th vailable at Farmers Petroleum Dealers Sanilac Klaty, 237 E. Sanilac Mrs. Mary Ellen St., San- -ch I tt "Champ" us why. Egg Baby Produc pullets l' today. 40 p r 100. Ask dusky. ar 0 e WCER 1,000 or more 3 per 100. Also. Darby DX. Prepaid or d livered. Dirk se Mon d ay 6 : 05 a.m, Leghorn Farm, Box 169F. Zeeland, .• ichiga.n. (10-tf-25&9b) 3 Cheboygan WCBY TESTS PROVE L~ EVERY Climate pecial Offer to FARM BUREAU MEMBERS Friday 1 :05 p.rn, Shaver· egg profits! tarcross Te t 2 earn demonstrate bigger that Clare Shaver Sta rcross 2 is bred to lay ............................ WCRM in all weath r conditions. In the x- treme umm r heat of the 1959 Cal- I Coldwater .................... WTVB • Saturda y : 6 15 a.m, Ifornia Random severe winter Alb rta t st - laid more egg. ample Test and the cold of 1959 Ottawa haver Starcro arn d more incom s 2 and I ,. p l' bird than any other international- Dowagiac WDOW ly franchi.'ed entry! FLA H! Shaver Starcros 2 fin! h d in top quartile Saturday 12:15 p.m. in 9 out of 11 Random ample Te-t. 100 sh r ddar. BnO~ZE T' Havloa der. Oil hpater. KEY. Com Ed- Ju t nded. Chicks bing hatch d this ward Gac1ol1a, !lH 7 "assar Road, r It Ea t L· WKAR fall. Mac Pherson Hatchery, Ha.ynor S ansmg Road, Ionia R-3, Iichigan. (Iorua • Iorrrs, ~fi htaan. Tdephone Otisville :'IfE 1-34-7. (G nese ountv) o 1~:30 a.m, 1 Saturday County) . (10-lt-95b~ 3 (n-H-20p) ~ ('LO LTG OUT all new Escanaba WDBC 10 Re mi ng to n Pump 20 gaug-e ,fi7.10. Itemtnsrton 16 g'~ug- Saturday 11 :35 a.m. • Gaylord Thursday 6:30 a.m, WATC ,67.10. Hemington fYnug-p .102.%. .fodpl ton Pumn n ming ton 12 gaug-e . (;7.10 5.• 12 g-ang·p utomatic Remlngron Cal. 301)1) at :\Torlel 5R, 20 Automatic 102.: 5. Ttem ln« Qr, !lll. Rpm- - ington Bolt a l, 270 at .73.70, Rem- ing-ton Auto. al. 35 with Wtll ia.ms Greenville WPLB $ will present up to 25 words of classified advertising, 21 now r scope arid mount (u.sed p.·cP11ent buv ) .110 !lo' "'inchester Saturday 1 :30 p.m, 1'odel 50. 20 saus ,10 .70. ,'inchpc;tpr including your name and address, in one. issue of t e fodpl [l4-:l0 . . . :\0 or 32 sp cia 1 Michigan Farm News. It is read by 70,841 mem- Hancock Sunday 7:45 a.m, WMPL · li1. t:i, ""nf'h .7 .70, ,Yinche~ter st er .1'odnl 12, 20 zauwe .1'of1'1 71, ('al. 'H(1) · fodp] !'Inn - 300 ('n1 .. ' 7.firi. ~nV~l1!"e 13 FARM MACHINERY Toilel n!lERS, :100 ('nl. !t!l7.4:J, Marlin Extra words over 25 at 5 cents each. Figures like $12.50 or Ionia WION ~"nA. ('fit 30-'H) at . (;!l.21l.• f:'lrlin ~31) 1238, etc., count as one word. See Ads for classifications. Cal. 30-:10 at . 61.4!i.• f<\rlin :l36A, Cal Saturday 6:30 a.m, 35 at G!l.25. PhillinR Har-dwa re, (inn- P"PP, • Iichtsra n .• Phone .I. ~T Cl-1212 (Genps ounty) 01-lt-lG8p) 18 Iron River WIBK Monday 11 :45 a.m, HANDY ORDER BLANK J k OvO'P 1-row corn picker in worl c- ac son WI BM ing order .100.00. A. F'er'r is Bradl v . Springport, ~Iichigan. (.TackRon oun- Saturday 6:00 a.m. ty) Ol-lt-12p) 13 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS P. O. Box 960 Lapeer WMPC 15 Lansing, Michigan Date ..........................................•• Monday 6:00 p.m, 140 A. CO.fBI.I. TIO.. FAR M. Beautiful, large 4 bedroom home, 3 Ludington WKLA bedroom bungalow. 6 units for har- Please publish my word ad for •....•.......•......•..........• time. starting with the vesting help. 3 corn crib', chicken Saturday 7:00 a.m. house, hog hou 'e. 70 ft. tool sh d. Two large barns. 14 acres peaches, December 1 edition. I enclose $ . Muskegon WMUS 25 acr s cherries. 8 acre asparagus. AL. fA AL :\-n.~p.t HOT SF, TRArT,· Balance rich loam. 3 wells. Spring En. . Blectric brakes. Would make Saturday 7:00 a.m. fed irrigation pond. On county road U"ood hired man'l-' horne or for hu-rt- 687. One mile south from Hartford ing. $300. wnu Sieloff. 520 Rix :\-JiJ~ Cia. ification: Owosso WOAP turn off more particulars . S. Expres.·way write owner. Elga ,J. 94. For n 0 ad, ,Vhitmore La ko, :.\Tichig-an. Phon HI 9-5711. (Wa hten w Coun- Monday 12:35 p.m. Dannaffel, Hartford R-2, Michigan. ty) 01-lt-25p) ]8 (Van Buren County) (10-2t-60p) 15 Petoskey WMBN FOR SALE OR RE:-JT - 358 or 200 22 acre dairy or beef farms. One or two Tuesday 11 :45 a.m. get of buildings. Clay loam, well seeded. All together, Live ·tream. Saginaw WKNX Blacktop road. Good term s. Alva W A.I.~TED - Good, used sma-II ~nd Swayze, Brown City, Michigan. Phone medium slse King F,vaporators to b(' Saturday 12:40 p.m, Peck 3402. (Sanilac County) (10-2t-32p~ 15 >raded in on new King ~ugar Buxh Sunplies Evaporators. Cornnany, P. O. Box 1107, La nstne, MI('hl~an. (Ware- H St. Johns WJUD 80 ACRE FARM, located in Glad- l-Jou~p at 4109 West Sag-inaw street Win. Mi ·higan. Between Houghton 'Lansing) (9-tf-~i:iD) 22 _ •••• ~ ••••• ••.••••• 1 •••• _ Saturday 6:15 a.m, Lake and 'Vest Branch, 90 rods off highway .1-18. 6 room modernized LIBERA L DISCOUNT on all ordpr~ house, hot and cold water. big tool 'or new King l';vanorators If ordered Tawas City................ WIOS hed, one car garage. For information in October. Order now and have call Garfield 2- 820. Albert Kutzke. Saturday 12:15 p.m. 28601 ""V-5 mile road, Livonia. Mich- dollar. erature, For write omplate Rllgar nrtces RUflh BunpUell and lit- i an. Price U3,500. '2,000 down. ("omnany, P. O. 20% 1107. IAlnsing 4. (10-2t-62p) 1i lWchl~a.n. (t-tt-aab) J • etive y • o a a ~-----------------------:---------'-------------_:'--_--------'------"-------:--- y a 4. Who matters in remember terms to look at of the whole derness." Two '~lf5" tion, then he adds power, ence and direction to Farm influ- Bur- DAIRY SUPPORT Discussion Topics • agricultural scene, and not mere- o c or ovem er ly in terms al interests. of their own person- Their efforts should If the member his Farm Breau knowns how is set up to do eau. Abner G. Erickson county, Illinoi, of Desoto expressed some Increase Could These toplcs were chosen by your State Discussion Topic not create hazards for other Commi:t:tee from the results of the ballots returned by kgro n Material for Program in November by Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups farmers of the nation. 5. Who take an active part in its work, and if he decides to be- come an active part of the opera- of this in verse, which somewhat makes our point: Bring Lower Dec. the Community Farm Bureaus. Unfair Trade Practices as a Problem for suggesting policies, and who sup- DONALD D. KINSEY Coordinator of Research and Education port the policies been decided upon by a majority of their members which have or delegates. Do You Just Belong? Price DONALD R. MOORE Jan. Michigan Farmers. Michigan's Water Rights Problems Grow. L t's suppose you want to do a job with a trac .. -Without such support no unity Feb. Can Rising Property Taxes be Avoidedi, is possible. Are you an active member, Dairy Coordinator, Market tor, or tak a trip with a car. How would you go Development Division, MFB Read your Discussion ,Article in the Michigan Farm A member may think that" a The kind that would be missed policy is "off base." If so, he has News. AUend your Community Farm Bureau meetings. about g tting action from your vehicle) Or are you just contented In signing the dairy price sup- a right to work to change it, and port bill in mid-September, Pres- l-You could stand aside, look at it and ask, should use the proper approach That your name is on the list i ident Eisenhower said the meas- near $8,000,000, it would be neces- ing no voice to those who did not to do it. No one will stop him nor ure "can do little, if anything, to sary to consider that the entire vote for the winner. "Why do sn't it run P " That would bring laughs. penalize him for trying to change Proposed amendments to 'Our Do you attend the meetings benefit the dairy farmer and 'even production of milk in Michigan re- Some gag-artist would wisecrack, "Don't just do matters. His ideas simply must more important, will do him little ceived the full 16c increase in sup- federal constitution have been con- make sense to others. And mingle with the flock, harm." port price. sidered by Congress as recently as som thing, stand there I," 6. Who will support policies Or do you stay at home The milk bargaining associations 1956, but did not obtain the needed This Bill, which was much in the state are proud that they two- thirds vote to send the meas- 2-G t in and start her rolling. Drive "No with letters to Congress and the And criticize and knock i heralded by some people, increases Legislature in cases of emer- have been able to market far more ure to the states for ratification. hands!" Let h r roll where she happens to go. Then gncy need, and will work to elect the support level of manufacturing than half of their producers' milk One of the proposals considered ask, "Why doesn't it go where I want it to i" That, lawmakers who will ac in favor Do you ever go to visit milk 16c to $3.22 per hundred- as Class 1. would have provided for two elec- weight on national average test of toral votes to be decided state- of tho e policies when bills come A member that is sick, too, would bring mor laughs, and probably put to the floor. 3.86% ($2.92 on 3.5% milk). Should all producers now ex- wide and the balance to be named Or leave the work to just a few The action was taken after the pect a 16c per hundred increase, by districts. your machine in the ditch. 7. A real "supporting member" usual seasonal period of low prices and should we assume that the will be willing to take office in And talk about a clique? reflecting "flush" production. The bargained price would necessarily 3-You could haul off and "kick the living be .. local, county, or state offices or actual price on September 15 was have dropped back to support price To Offer Water jabbers out of it" to try to get it to do what you committees of his organization. There' s quite a program scheduled $3.43 per hundredweight. level for the entire ensuing year Law in 1961 These are the positions that Thus the change in support level had not the support price been • w nt it to do. Don't laugh, I have seen some folks really "pin the tasks and pro- That I'm sure you've heard about will have little effect on market raised? Of course this cannot be. A water bill for .introduction do just that. grams down." And we will all appreciate it prices between now and April 1, in the 1961 Legislature is the If not in office nor on a com- 1960, when this act expires. goal of a meeting of representa- Well, here is the point I If you are going to do the If you 'Il come and help us out. mittee, he hould take steps to Electing President tives of several state-wide or- inform his Board of Directors or Many farmers may be misled ganizations to be held at Farm job, or go where you want to go, you have to be .. So come to meetings often by inaccurate reports of the effect Committees of his ideas for im- come a sensible vital part of the machine - an informed, and skiUed operator. provement or positive action. 8. He will actively attend im- and help with hand and heart, on their prices and incomes caused by the change in support level. Critics Attacli Bureau Center on December 2, Using the bill which the Senate in 1959 as a founda- passed Don't be just a member, They are likely to cull their herds tion, the group will attempt to The resemblance is close when it comes to try- ing 0 "go places" with Farm Bureau - or get it nortant county and state meet- ings of his organization, ally his annual meetings where especi- Dig in, and do your part. less carefully and to aim at greater production and hope for higher prices in 1961. Our Electoral satisfy objections which caused the measure to die in the House polices are decided upon. If no- Think this over, brother, . State Affairs· Committee. to do its job. Some folks treat it just like the above illustrations. They never have studied how Farm minated and elected, he should be willing to serve earnestly as You know right from wrong, The increase in total· milk pro- duction may end the current up- ward trend in the market price of College .System MICHIGAN FARM NEWS 1 delegate. Bureau is set up, nor what it takes to make it work Are you an active member, manufacturing milk. It is difficult "The electoral college system al- 8 November 1, 1960 9. He should work together Or do you just belongi to see how an early forecast of lows cities to drown out the voice prop rly. They wouldn't know the ignition key with other farmers on local $8,000,000 in increased income to of rural people" is a charge that problems. Michigan dairy farmers could be from the gear shift lever, nor the clutch from the Questions. realized. has been raised by students of gov- 10. He should make suggestions ernment. radiator cap. Yet they may want to drive the whole A special exercise for the discussion period has for constructive improvements The basic formula prices are Under the present set-up, a sheb ng. for service programs needed by been sent to your Discussion Leader. It deals with now and have been for many small plurality in a heavily popu- ~armers and which his organiza- months above the new $2.92 sup- lated area can capture the entire For xampl I met a Farm Bureau member the tion can reasonably provide or Using Our Farm Bureau. port price. To arrive at anything electoral vote of a state, thus giv- other day who tackled me to criticize Farm Bureau. administer. No harm in that - it's structive and if bas d a healthful thing if it is con .. on sound facts and sound Such suggestions go the proper route to be ef- fective. should Solar Heat thinking. Said this Farm Bureau mom- has become hazardous. United Some suggestions wayside. talks The member about them, fall by the simply or writes to May be Aid action to pr teet inheritance ber, "Farm Bureau policies don't represent the thinking of farm- ers any 1 W.•.l;. Members and dele- from dangers in the law and the economy becomes necessary. We need action to nominate some employee. This may not be Hie proper route. The member should "known the ropes." In Drying gates just vote through what is 11. If his Farm Bureau is to b Experimental work with solar and elect lawmakers who will handed to them." heating has shown that the sun's 1 ok with favor on legislation to effective, the member should Ife was just one memb r, of speak out constructively in its energy can be successfully used keep agriculture in a sound posi- COUl'. e, with an opinion. He was to preheat the air used in both tion for the future. upport and in the support of a farmer. He assumed that all hay and grain drying systems. f agriculture. He should be pre- farmers thought as he thought. Growing urban populations be- pared to state the case strongly Fred H. Buelow, agriculture I ask d him, "Have you ever come either thoughtless or anta- and constructively engineer at Michigan State Uri- to non - farm attended the MIchigan Farm gonistic, and would plow the in- groups. . iversity, reports that this PTe·· Bur au annual meeting?" His terests of the farmer under in heating idea can be especially He cannot do this unl ess he answer was, "No." Well, the fact many ways, not the least of -and knows his Farm Bureau useful if the farmer already has is that it is far easi I' to stand off which is his voice in legislative an unheated air drying system knows the facts and issues well and kick the outfit because it affairs. mstalled in his hay or grain stor- intimately. doesn't go where you think it Farming, itself, is changing age facilities. should than to get in and become and will need new and broader Unheated air systems include a w orking part of the operation. services than were needed in Channels for a grain storage bin that has To him, the members who were interested in being dele- "dad's day." ugge tions either duct work or a false floor for blowing air up through the gates, who took time and gave These are only a few of the big problems faced by farmers now Constructive ideas sent to em- grain, or in a hay system has effort to serve in the annual a false floor under the hay stor- me ting w re wrong. He had and in the future. The active, ployees or staff members may be e-nergetic support of every mem- good - they may apply to im- age for air movement through never even sat in as a visitor. the hay. All that needs to be ber is needed to help solve them provements that can be made and to promote proper programs without involving policy. But done to add a solar heater to the It Wa Built to for solution. then, too, they may involve po- system is to change the roof of licy or budgets and financing. the building a little to heat the ackle Problem There must be unity of action Employees and staff at all lev- air under it and then connect amongst farmers, regardless of els are bound by policies which this hot air with the fan, Buelow Now, 1 t's be positive Ior a bit. what they produce, if results are the delegates or members have points out. What is the purpose of Farm to be achieved. If farmers should approved at past annual The most effective solar air meet- JUleau? When members organ- start "kicking one another in the ings. Major changes in programs heater consists of an ordinary iz d it in 1919, they said, "We teeth," agriculture will fall apart must start from there. sheet metal roof painted black face roblems that no single like a house of cards. Farmers to absorb as much sunlight as farmer can handle working would then be easy prey to any Counties stand behind state possible. Nailing some sort of alone. We need this organization non - farmer group that seeks to policies on state affairs, and 'meeting to the underside of the t create a working team of control agriculture. states support national policies 1afters or nailing girts forms an fUlmer-members to tackle these n national affairs. If this is not air heating chamber which can problem' with our combined done, UNITED Action is shot to be connected to the fan. '- r ngth-our money, our think- ee Total Picture pieces. So, again,' - go the Air moving through this sys- ing, our skills and our influ- pr per route,-know the ropes." tem can be heated about 15 de- nee." What is necessary to make ef- We could never afford to set grees on a sunny day. This ex- changed Since 1919, Iarrn problems have in numerous way'. fec ive use of Farm V\T ell, first, member needs and frankly, Bureau? the county to take a good against against state, nor county, commodity state tra heat is enough to lower the humidity of the air and increase Farm Bureau's Low Rates Save You Money look at himself and ask, "What against commodity and hop to its drying pow r to the point '1her are mol' of them. They are bigg r, tougher, mar cam- have I done to help make Farm have united strength. It is impor- where drying time can often be Thousands of' Farm Bureau auto policyholders are And Farm Bureau's low rates are reduced even pi . , and more serious to th Iu- Bureau GO! - to. make it suc- tant that the member understand cut in half. One farmer in Ingham county, realizing substantial savings on their auto insur- more for safe driver classes with the current 10% ttl! e of agriculture. What does ceed in the things I would like this rule of united organization in t lis man'? it to do?" a national organization like Mich., has been using a system anc while cnjo ing the finest protection available dividend. The dividend alone will save policy- Farm Bureau. like this for about six years to an wh reo .few of the coverages ou enjoy with It means that farm r members preheat the air he used for. his holders more than '225,000 in one year. For have to b bett r informed, more Some membe s see Farm Bu- eau through a crack in the '\Y~11 Member opportunities for an home - made heated air gram Farm Bureau are ...• protection tailored to your needs at the lowest T I g rous in personal efforts, lor united in support of com- only-a single problem or a sin- active voice in policy making drying system, Buelow says. This possible cost, see your local Farm Bureau agent. mon Inter sts. Look over some of gle issue a single service. There w r increased iri Michigan :armer draws the air from under • dequate liability limit. You'll be glad you did! i ~ nothing wrong with using a Farm Bureau in, 1936 with the the roof of hi cattle barn and @) @ .,-, h probl ms of today. servic -except that it is only a founding of Community Farm then heats it more with an oil • trtoma tic liability coverag on farm rrra- small part of the whole Farm Bure us. Members outside local burner before blowing it through chin ry while attached to your car or ~~ Bureau action sy tem. groups can speak their mind, of the grain. Have you heard about ourse. But they don't often do it truck. Thes memb rs n ver realiz in a way that counts! And the For mor information, write Farm Bureau's D to the Department of Agricultur- • F 1I0'w ID IDLer colli ion cov rag (deduc- ~ what it takes to get real pow r group action multiplies that . c performance out of the whole al Engin ering, Michigan State voice. University, East Lansing. tible waiv d wh n involv d in 'accid nt outfit. If members want to in ure J with another polic holder). You can save money on your Jar In fire and wind that Farm Bureau will do the job Then, the County Farm Bur- insurance with this new, exclusive deductible' desired, they must becom a vital au is th "home" that is authoriz d by law to form organization Dh reh Council Tak • Broad 1\'1 dical Coverage wlrile driving, p~~ . part of the whole operation. policy and speak for Farm Bur- eau at the local level. Members vot these policies into being at a Aclio-n on· Con-Oon The Michigan C 0 u n c i 1 of riding, or walking. ,r .2 M AN ~~ 25%' 1 the County Farm Bureau annual Churches has taken no position on meeting. Absence from that Proposal No.3, the so-call d Con- 1. Beli v in the value and meeting leaves the member as a stitutional Convention Amend- power of pres nt and Iutur mere "voice crying in the wil- ment, the Michigan Farm News G T THE BEST fOR LESS. SEE YOUR LOCAL fARM BUREAU INSURANCE AGENT. DO " TODA~1 _ united action. Who feel p rson- ally responsible oi its programs. for the success AR - FORUM has been told. It had been erroneously report- ed in Michigan newspapers that Community Farm I!ureau the board of directors of the Coun- 2. Who inform themselv s on cil of Churches had approved the problems and is ues and learn • Discussion Topic proposed amendment. bow to tackle them in the Farm We have be n informed that the Bureau sy t m. adio Station WKAR question has appeared before the 3. Who think over problems 1:00 P. M. Council board of directors, but no attend meetings- action was taken. communit T, count. T, • tate and 1st Monday each Month \ n national meetings, Who There are 11,037 inland lakes September through June sneak out, match ideas with and 36,~50 miles of treams in th r farmer m mbers, 870 on Your Dial Michigan. 4000 North 4, Michigan