\ '01. 40, No.4 40th Year APRIL 1.19 2 Cr nd me • ..... ,.. ... eeerv celIe F. Turkey 0 er,-.A FootJn The Door USDA Propo "Bird-Watchin " A "recommended decision" favoring a national marketing order for turkeys has been an- nounced by the USDA, UpO the insistence of Agricultu Secretary Orville Freeman, and based on the advice of a hand-picked producer commit- tee and "evidence" gathered in a series of hearings. Farmers made it plain at hearings that they understood the proposal ·for what it is.- an aUempted foot-in-the Bills Ar far more USDA regimen.ta( Farm Bureau's r commenda- They recogniZed the attem tions for a compr hensive farm Michigan's Most Outstanding Young Farmer by the Secretary to "use the • program are contain d in two ministrati va route to gain con-' sets of identical bills introduc- / .- CONGRATULATIONS - to Franklin W. County home as guests of the Sault Ste. Marie trol of commodities after ed by eleven Congressmen Schwiderson, Michigan's "Outstanding. Young Junior Chamber. "1 only regret· the children failure of the direct appt" from both political partie. One Farmer" are offered by Clarence Prentice, Sec- (they have four) aren't here to see 'Mom and of the Omnibus Farm BilL set provides authority for the retary-Manager of the Michigan Farm Bureau. Dad' "-said Mrs. Schwiderson, when the award Secretary of Agriculture to ex- The occasion was the annual "F .0.Y.F." Award!:> The testimony of farm tend exi ting Con rv tion was made. Schwiderson is presldent of the has done .li ttle to slow t~ Night hosted by the AdrIan Junior Chamber of Chippewa County Farm Bureau, a post he has Reserve contracts. Th other Secretary's determination ~ would provide a long-term Commerce. Schwiderson and wife, Barbara, were held four of the past five years. (Additional call the referendum, now ex- ~rought to the meeting from their Chippewa story on Page 6) voluntary land-retirement pro- pected in the forepart of April. gram and bring about needed The legislation supported by Farm Bureau has been hard .• changes in p ice support pro- Gratiot four primary State Market-Order Enabling hi tting marketing in opposition order, to t testify' --_ - .• . grams grains for wheat "to accelerate and feed th ad-, Farm Bur objectives: u ha Smorgasbord that such federal intervention justment of farm production Opportunity to r new e pi Legislation Passes Senate Date Set in farming labyrinth and government would result of rules, regulatio ediets, in a t operated by an Advisory cials and farm planners. to effective mark t demand." The proposal specifially pro- ing Cons rvation Re erve con- tracts. By Dan E. Reed By action of the Board on The flfth annual Bean Smor- hibits the dumping of Corn- would provide a new national- Board, picked with the ex- modity C red it Corporation November 20, 1961, Farm Bu- gasbord will be sponsored by pastime, 'turkey-watching" ., pressed approval of the Secre- Farm Bureau has urged Bill Omits reau staff was directed to the Gratiot County Farm Bu- tary. According to USDA, it turkey producers to vigorously stocks on the market to depress reau, Tuesday. April 10, at -predicted Charles Shuman, or juggle free market prices. "Escape Clause" neither support nor oppose 6:30 p.m.-in the Ithaca High president of the American would vest. in the Advisory oppose the national marketing marketing order legislation but Board "the broadest possible order which they feel could Marketing order enabling School gymnasium. The public Farm Bureau Federation. was directed to work for the well be one of the most impor- legislation for Michigan pass- is invited. authority and responsibility inclusion of a requirement for If approved, the door tant elections ever held on th ed the Senate last week in S. automatic re-submission of The Smorgasbor will fol- be opened for further market~ for initiating regulatory pro- 1415. American farm. any marketing order to the • ~ow muc? the same format as ing orders on other commodi- visions and other decisions of Introduced by Senator Mil- producers of the commodity at In previous years, opening ties on a natiQA- . It the order." If turkey producers give liken, of Traverse City, and periods of not more than five would tie in lth p r with the morgasbord table ground for government control "What They Ar ying-' seven other Senators represent- years.. The Senate Agriculture milk, potatoes and honey, among It is an obvious step in the featuring cakes, pies, cookies, over their commodity, they ing. both parties, the bill pass- Committee added an amend- other commodities. . "supply-management" - con- - (about the farm program)- breads and other dishes all clear the way for a complete- ed with only one vote to spare. ment to carry lout this policy. trolled economy theory cur- pAGE 2 made of beans. The dinner is a ly controlled agriculture, Farm The 19 to 9 ote was recorded: The amendment was adopted The turkey order would be rently pushed by USDA offi- combined product promotion Bureau spokesmen warn. "The Farmer's Problem" (eco- YEAS-19 by the Senate. ' Rural-Urban Couple's night, senators~ B ndy, B -r 0 w n, nomic survival)- PAGE 3 with Farm Bureau members April 30 Dehmel, Fitzgerald, Lane, Novak, Dze dzel, McManlplan, Rahoi Ibert, Feenstra. Hughes. Milliken, Rob e r t s, Staff was also instructed work for the adoption of an escape clause SUCil as is now carried in legislation establish- to bringing urban guests potluck supper held junction with the smorgasbord to the in con- Allan- Wightman Testifies - New Farm Bureau Offices PAGE 5 ~r-."'~_JI Schweigert, Sahlin, Steeh, table. "F.O.Y.F." (Four' Outdanding ing the Apple and Cherry Com- Stephens, Thayer. NAY~-9 S e ~ 8 tor s Beadle, G~erlings. Grae~er, Doyle, Greenel missions and the Potato Coun- cil. An amendment pared by Farm Bureau to per- was pre- Harry Densmore will act as Master of Ceremonies evening with M. J. Buschlen, for the To S At Labor Hearing- Young Farmers)- It gets .'ft'ay PAGE 6 from the politics ing whole farms. mit growers who did not wish Manager of the Farm Supply Litowic:h, Morris/, Smeekens, to participate in the programs Division of Farm Bureau Serv- QUestions Labor-Secretary's Authority of assignment of quotas. histor~ ic bases, minimum allotments A program to r move addi- ~ounger. to obtain the return of assess- ices, as guest speaker. The eve- ments paid by or for them. ning will conclude with the "W b I· h S and other problems inherent in tional land from production to . Eighteen votes "re required e e ieve t e ecretary of Labor is exceeding government efforts to regulate balance output and market de- for passage in the Senate. naming of the Gratiot County mand. This a men d men t would Bean Queen, the winner to re- his authority and is going beyond the intent of Con- individual farming operations. make it somewhat difficult for place Linda Allen of Ithaca, Price supports for grains and ~,(, • . The bill was tran~miued I the House and has been re- to a nonparticipating producer to last' year's winner and reigning gress in proposing to establish a minimum hourly Purpo e Made Clear wheat consistent with the need ferred to the Committee on obtain his refund, but it would State Bean Queen. wage-rate for farm workers," Walter Wightman, In testifying before the to adjust production. Agr iculture. To meet deadlines provide a means by which a House Agricultural Committee, grower not in sympathy with Bernard Godley is general president of the Michigan Farm Bureau testified established by the Leaislature, Charles B. Shuman, president this bill must be reported by a program could remove him- chairman of the Smorgasbord, Bill Numb r self from its provisions. and Basil McKenzie is chair- before a hearing called by the U. S. Department of of the American Farm Bureau, the House Committee vy April pointed out that Farm Bureau Bills called for hearing are man of the Queen contest. Labor, March 5. 4 and must pass the H use by The amendment. was offered does not favor the abolition of H. R. 9513 and companion bills, April 18. "While most farm workers in Wightman, himself a fruit all government price support- and H. R. 10060 and similar to the Senate in Committee of Michigan are paid as much or A resolution State marketing to s pport order legisla- tion was debated at the Mich- the Whole and was not ilccept- ed. 'Senator It was offered again by Smeekens, of Cold- Vermillion more than the $1.00 per hour, named by the Secretary, the grower from Allegan county, hit at the actions of the Secre- tary of Labor for attempting adjustment programs programs, but does strongly urge changes in these that will permit bills. H. R. 9513 provides for the first part of Farm Bureau's Cropl nd Retirement Program, igan Farm Bureau conv phon water, when the bill was on its nature of the work and the to establish an. "arbitrary market prices to serve as a ~extension of present conser- last November. close vote the resolution By a rather was final Senate passage, but by a vote of 20 to 8 was again Heads State ability of the worker are im- portant said. factors," Wightman minimum wage" - action he said does not belong which dominant influence in guiding the use of farm resources and vation reserve contracts which would hold ome 21 million defeated. turned down. to the Secretary as a respon- the movement of farm output acres out of production. The Michigan Farm Bureau Board of DIrectors recognized Each Farm Bureau member is urged to study this legisla- Law Day He pointed out that much of the peak period work is done sibility. He re'futed the idea that the into that consumption. Farm Bureau's program provides for government assist- He stated The second part of the Crop- land Retirement Program, m- that this left Farm Bur.au tion and make their opinions by people who are unemploy- bodied in H. R. 10060, would; Labor Secretary did not have ance to "help farmers make ·with no position on the ques- -known to members of the ALLAN B. KLINE able. in other jobs because of authorize long-term contracts tion. The Board considered t e the intent to set such minimum needed adjustments in resource Michigan liouse of Represen- age, physical conditions, or (minimum of thr e years) for points brought out in the d~- wages by stating that while use and output during a transi- tatives. Turn to page 2 for ad- The former president of the other reasons. cropland retirement on a \. bate on the resolution and als() officially the $1.00 minimum tion to freer markets." ditional details of the Senate American Farm Bureau Feder- voluntary, competitive bid- earlier Farm Bureau policy, bill, and how it would affect ation, -recipient of the rare "The establishment of a $1.00 statements. you. hourly minimum to be paid would have to be paid only to Farmers Make Own basis, and authorize annual "Great Living Americans" workers employed by those contracts to remove from pro- award, will speak at a Rural- piece-rate workers would im- hiring Mexican Nationals, the Farming Deci ion duction additional cropland if Urban dinner sponsored by the mediately make these people result would be to establish an Shuman said. "The Cropland F. B. ~oard Applauds Benzie County Monday evening, April 30. Farm Bureau, unemployable," Wightman said. across-the-board figure. Retirement program preserves it were necessary to balance supply and demand. Record Crowd Attends Farm Bureau Insur nee " tate-Wide" tin Dairy-Support Action Speaking will be Allan B. Kline, widely known and hon- ored Iowa farmer who for 7 years headed the nation's Commends Congressional Committees largest farm organization In a hard-h itt i n g Board this same high level now, he Farm Bureau. He is widely Statement, the Michigan Farm has the same authority to do known for his support of the Bureau supported action of so as he had a year ago. They free-enterprise system of agri- the House Committee on Agri- implied that if Freeman took culture. Holder of two college culture in its recent rejection illegal action a year ago, he degrees, he has been abroad of a resolution that would should not be relieved of his several times representing have directed Agricultural responsibili ties _by Congress. Farm Bureau, the U.S. govern- Secretary Freeman to continue ment and the International dairy price supports at present In their statement the Direc- Federation of Agricultural . levels through 1962. tors said that they interpreted Producers, which he formerly Freeman's request for such headed. Even as the Board acted, Congressional resolutions as N. L. VERMILLION March 28, word came from evidence either that he made The dinner will begin at 6:30 Washingion that the Senate a "mistake in judgement and Nile L. Vermillion, Execu- p.m. in the "all-purpo ell room Committee em Agriculture bad now wants Congress to assume tive Vice President of Mich- of the Elementary School, Ben- also turned thumbs-down on responsibility for his action, or igan Farm Bureau Insurance zonia. It will be a "carry-in" the same proposal placed be- acted beyond his authority Companies has been named potluck style meal, with the fore that body. The Senate ac- last year." chairman of the state Law Day general public invited to parti- tion was by the substantial Observance, May 1. cipate. All are asked to bring margin of 11 to 5. Among the results of the ·iJ~.~.:.L_. "dishes to pass and your own Secretary's action they listed; According to Ron a Id M. The Farm Bureau Directors silverware," coffee will be "BUILDING CONFIDENCE-THRU SERVICE"-the motto for "A costly increase of govern- Ryan, president of the Mich- took pains to point out that furnished by the county Farm the 1962 "Statewide" Farm Bureau Insurance meeting, backs ment storage sjocks of dairy igan Bar Association, Vermil- when Freeman increased dairy Bureau. commodities, a decrease in the lion will head a state-wide this group of thirty-e1ght county Farm Bureau presidents gath- price supports from $3.22 to net blend-price received by program to stress respect for ered on the stage of the Jack Tar Hotel ballroom, Lansing. Those unable to attend the $3.40 a year ago, he did 0 Michigan dairymen and the law, the importance of inde- Each received a briefcase in recognition of contributions to the dinner may note that KIiDe is arbitrarily, and that if he threat of ruinous government pendent courts and good citi- progress of Farm Bureau's insurance program. Four other coun- expected to appear on the pro- wanted to continue supports at controls on dairy farmers." zenship. g1' m at 8:00 p.rn. ty pr sidents, unabl to aU nd, II nt perBOnal rppr s ntanv • 9 re "dent's Column with the threat of government dumping of millions of bushels , arm ide-P Repdnted Daily Fr m Tribune ar.e Chic of grain on the market break prices. Thi , in effect, is to an ultimatum either to take re- Charles B. Shuman. presi- gimentation or suffer substan- dent of the American Farm tial financial loss - a choice Bureau federation, has con- obviously presented to force demned the Kennedy admini- acceptance of federal controls. stration's proposed new subsidy and crop control program as The choice completely ig- "undisguised regimentation," nores an alternative. such as designed to put the nation' that advocated by the Farm farms and food supply under Bureau. The organization pro- strict government manage- poses various devices to en- ment. courage farmers voluntarily to (3) IF A GOOD I EA DOESN'T SUCCEED, reduce crop production, in- The prop sed program. he TRY AGAI . One more effort on your part may charges. reflects a "deep and cluding lower supports that abiding distrust of the market would be more closely related be the difference between success and failure. to market prices. The objective price y tern within a private (4) IT IS BErrTER TO PUT TEN MEN TO would be to make markets en prise' framewprk" - the more responsible for guiding WORK THAN TO DO THE WORK OF TEN sy tern which has m de Amer- ican agriculture the most. ro- production and to terminate and consumption federal pro- ME . w'e ar loyal only to those things we help ductive . and efficient in the grams gradually, rather than r t or improve. wor~. q'h dnUn ratl ,he says, would abandon he. abruptly. (5) FORGET YOURSELF. .An humble ma~ market syst m in favor' of Mr. Freeman shrugs off the c n do great things with an uncommon perfection more government 'price fixing, federation's program with the the same m chanism that charge that it would lower b cue he is no longer concerned a:bout incidentals caused our present costly and farm income. a billion dollars burdensome 1arm surpl u es. a year, while costing as much •. like his own interests and his own reputation, and, With 1.6 mill'on' mem1:i~r or 'more than :the gqverntn nt,',: ther fore, he no longer ed waste his effort ,de-, now spends to S}lpijort .priees .. families in 49 states and Puerto f ding them, ) Rico, the federation i" by far The' federation c0nc~d~s· its' « 6) DO 'T BE AFRAID OF CRITICISM. If the largest gene al farm organ- ization in the c untry.: Its own plan, would, ~E: costly for ~per- haps two or three 'ye4~s, . b'tt, asserts it would raise-farm ln-. your main purpo e is to avoid criticism, you ought program for ,improving pros- perity in agriculture' is based 'Come.. anywhere. between' 15 to ~tep aside and let omeone with more courage on the belief. that three de- and 50 per' cent, .and .wouid be. worth the cost in':' getting' the take your place. cades of federal tinkering have demonstrated the failure of government out of a~ric~ture. (7) KEEP YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR. this approach, and that iar;n- I There is good reason;· to .be~ You'Il need it, and then you may not be as i.mport .. ers can only regain their right- 'Aff~~ neve that the vast ~ajority of ful share of the economy by farmers are opposed 10 having ant as you thought you were. . gradually Iiminati g ederal "LIKE t:O • '•• i·T 'GROWED'" the"government run. their 'farms (8) DECIDE WHAT YOU BELIEVE. ,Then price fixing and control and Reproduced Th~ough Courtesy of The New York Mirror and would welcome an 'altel'na~ returning to greater reliance H~ live that bad reaso~abie p~o" work and live for those things that you consider on the competitive market speets of success while .keep. important. . ystern. , country. The administratmn Under administration bills ing them off' the e.co~o~.ic proposes 'the toughest manda- now in Congress, farmers 'skids. By refUSing tq consi~er (9) BE A DOER. Sound policies are import- .!fhis philosophy is in sharp tory production controls ever would have the choice of ac- . ~ny. sU$=h alternative, the ~d- contrast to that in the 'program imposed .on corn and other cepting these controls or fac- minis.~.tion and Democratic ant. Conviction is important, but "faith without President K nedy submitted feed grains, wheat, and milk, ing an abrupt cut-off of all leaders iD CongreSs are' .sho~ .• works is dead." The real strength .n F arm Bureau to Congress and Secretary of to control supplies while con- price supports on wheat and ,in9. ~onte,mpt for .th~ wishes' ,o'f Agriculture Freeman is plug- tinuing artificially high price feed grains, and substantially farmen and reckless disregll'1'~ is action, getting things done, implementing the ging in speeches across t e supports -and subsidies. lower props for milk, together ,for the 'welfare o(:ag,icu~ur,~. policies. This is the real test of leadership. Old Trui m The state of Orego has two nigh-speed free State Market-Order· egislation ways of advanced design. These have carried, along Director. To' any or all of the following: and he may also promulgate rules and regulations to carry with the usual highway numbers, the names of the . Call Hearings (a) Establishment of adver- out the act which shall have tising and prcmcttonal ' 'pro- engineers primarily responsible for their develop .. grams;" . the force and effect of law .. S nate Bill 1415.-containing ment and co struction. Thus, an honor has been provisions for state Marketing If orders were de'~eloped .for Order enabling legislation, has (b) Establishment of· market apples, cherries and potatoes, paid men who rendered a service 0,£ significance development programs; the language of the bill would been transmitted to the House to the state. and whose outstanding .ability has been and referred to the committee provide that the existing Apple ,(c) Establishment of research and Cherry Commissions and recognized throughout this country and abroad. . on, agriculture. 11 provides that programs; the Director of Agriculture Potato Council would act as But now e freeways have become part of the may call a public hearing on a the advisory board. Also (d) Development of market proposed marketing order · information; "Vo untary organizations rep- federal superhighway system. The federal govern- resenting a majority . of any whenever he believes an order ment is paying most of the costs. So the signs with will carry out the objectives of (e) Establishment of. uni- commodity shall be -eonsidered the' bill. These objectives are form grading., ~spection and .by the Director as the advisory the engineers' names on them must come down, to packaging regulaJions. board of an order under his spelled out in a general state- be replaced by signs providing only the federally- ment of eight legislative pur- irection." 'The bill specifically provides ' poses declared to be "he approved highway number. This is a government policy of this State." that' orders may not include A Matter limitations on the quantity of regulation, from' which' state and local government any agricultural product or :on Of Financ~s -". The Director· is required to cannot deviate. ' 'all such a hearing if - he is the quantity of any grade, size, container or quality' which presented with a petition sign- The event is hardly world-shaking. But it illus- may be marketed during any ed by 10% or 200 producers of trates one of th~ oldest of truisms: He- who P~Y8 an agricultural commodity. specified period. After the hearing .the' ,l)ireetor · ,While signatures by 10% of the piper calls the tune. 'And this applies~ with b~:U" issues his decision and deter- the producers can' 'initiate tal force, to all the existing and proposed ."federal mines a proposed order which hearings for an order, the is submitted at a grower refer- names of 25 % Of the growers aid" schemes - whether they ,.involve roads, or endum. ' · ~re required on a petition to slum clearance, or aid to education, or anything terminate the order. else. An order shall be terminated .An order is approved '.if '51 % if 51 % of those voting, repre- of the producers of iii com- 'senting 51 % of the volume, modity who vote, representing , vote in favor of its termin- eeded --a Change in. Tune two-thirds of the volume pro- ation. Since Farm Bureau does' not duced by those voting,' agree to have a position for or again,t How often do you hear our public of.ficials and the proposal. An order: would :... Ad~isory Boards this bill. and since there are also be approved if two-thirds •., j" '. Farm Bureau members on both college professors, who ar. molders of opinion, An advisory board is provid- sides of the quesfion, we have of those voting, representing forthrightly champion the private enterprise philos- 51 % or more of the volume ed for each marketing order, given this rather detailed ex- produced by those Who vote, •.. composed of not less than five planation of the bill. Each ophy that made these Uni ed Sates a better place agree to the proposal. • nor more than fifteen members Farm Bureau member should , who are to be paid actual ex- think of himself as a "commit- in which to live? If an order has been ap- , penses and a per diem of not tee-of-one" to consider the ef- Too many of them promote sc :mes that glorify proved by the required vote, more than $20 per day. feet of the measure and should big government, and make the individual and in- its requirements are manda- -" . '.. let his member of the Michigan tory .on all producers whose The Director may assign House of Representatives know du try more and more subservient to i satiable volume exceeds $300 in value. duties to the advisory board of his support or opposition. Small growers below this pro- bureaucracy. Thus, they sow the seeds of social .. duction are exempt from the ism. and break down confidence in our free enter ..' rise system. provisions of an order' and are excluded from voting. ,!,armers And Foreign Trade L t' op hort-selling our capitalistic econ-. Purpose· omy if we hope to retain individual opportunity Rotterdanf Off ce Provides Europe n Trade Home Of Orders nd academic freedom, otherwise both will dis .. One-' important Farm Bureau's Trade Develop- service I of ed an expanded Program for Expanded Trade role in the be made clear that this action does not grant a permanent w.w. Orders shall provide for the pp ar in a socialized cesspool. Shout our vy-tues , collection of necessary fees and ment Corporation is providing and Commerce with the right to such restrictions to the o ld we ry of having.garg ntuan government . assessments from producers to be of the collected com- a "home away from through the Rotterdam office. home" authority to explore all factors involved in foreign trade industry involved and that the restrictions will be reduced in Tiresome. Tax Details? , modity, and may provide for This Farm Bureau sales- developments. a predetermined manner in a It makes no cliff ence in the minds of many vice center allows those of- : specific period of years. The Commission on Trade Federal .. taxation - fo~ .. education supporters' that fering products to the Europ- and Tariffs should provide an The President should retaiD States like Michigan would pay millions of dollars ean market to become person- avenue of relief for those in- responsibility and discretion ally acquainted with potential dustries which are injured or more in Federal school taxes than they would re- in implementing recommenda- European buyers in a setting threatened with injury by ex- President ..~ W. W. Wightman tions of the Commission, but, ceive. "Just give us the money, boy, and don' t bother Fennville, R-2 designed give the potential panded imports and should also in any case where the Presi- V. -PI's. ...............•......•..... Da.le Dunck,el customer chances to see the be empowered to consider all us," they say, "with those tiresome details. ;Villiamston. R-3 product as well as the seller factors in cases brought before dent fails to follow the recom- mendation of the Commission, If 8ec·y-Mgr C. E. Prentice, OkemOll before placing the order. Pro- it. he should be required to report And it makes no difference, either, that of the 10 DIRECTORS BY DISTRICTS duct-samples and sales aid I-Max K. Hood ..•..••Paw Pa.w. a-I I-Wilbur H, Smith, Burlington. a-t Consideration of such cases his reasons to Congress wi thin states which would benefit most handsomely under material are important tools of 3-Allen F. Rush Lake Orion. R-2 thirty days. 4-Elton R. Smlth Caledonia. R-I the Rotterdam office. should not be hampered by the tax-dollar redistribution of federal "aid" to edu- 6-Dale Dunckel-Willia.mston. R-I unreasonable limitations as to Section 22 of the Agrfcultur- &-Ward G. Hodge Snover. R-I what constitutes an "industry." cation, nine of them have the lowest school-tax rates al Adjustment Act should be 7-Guy C. Freeborn : ~Lloyd Shankel ....•.•.•. Hart. R-I Wheeler. H.-I Reciprocal Trade For example, when an agricul- retained as an essential safe- in the nation. . 9-Eugene Roberts ....Lake City. R-t to-Eugene DeMaUo, W. Branch. R-I Policy tural product is the chief con- guard to agricultural programs. PORT HURON TIMES HERALD ..I ll-Edmund Sager •....._._.Stepb.oH. stituent of a processed com- However, domestic agricultural . DIRECTORS AT LARQ At the 43rd Annual Meeting modity being imported, domes- programs should be designed Herbert Fierke •.•.•.•........ SaginaW'. B-' of the American Farm Bureau tic producers of that product to minimize the necessity for Dean Pridgeon Walter Wilrbtman ....•.•. ontgomery. R-1 Fennvll... a-I Federation: tabUshed the delegates the following policy es- should be permitted to bring trade restrictions under this Guaranteed l'acation aeprelJentlnc their case before the Commis- authority. WOMEN OF FARM BUR.AU on d t .1$. • Artbur ulr_ ..•••• __ Grant, R.I sion. Regulations requiring proper The Tar iff Comm\ssion labeHng of impoded agricul- RepreMlltlDC ' When restriction of import FAR aUREAU YOUNG ~EDPL .should' 'be redesignated as' the tural products 10 coumry Gf Jam. 8paru •.••..••.•.•. CauopoU•• R~ .Commission on Trade and competition is recommended origin uld ~ vigorously en- Tariffs and should be delegat- by the Commis ion, . shou forcecl. bill would revise Michigan's oleomargarine use of printing la which would be in line with to p rm . on the carton that used in other states. After he careful study and two hear- Dairy Advi ory Committee Hear nsul t ings, the Mich. Farm Bureau Legislative Committee recom- n. a hard-hitting talk before repre entatives of mended that Farm Bureau not oppose the bill. The Committee Michi'gan's dairy ind try at F.arm Bureau Cente • felt that change of printing on Lansing, Dr. P. H. Tracy outlined a progrant of the label would make no dit- ference in the sale of oleo in "economic survival" for dairymen. Tracy, now a this state. Consultant to the da·ry industry, is Professor ea nSD8C'IIOIl Emeritus of Dairy Tec nology, University of nu. H. S5-a meat-inspection bill nors. which includes slaughterhouse licensing, is still under consid- His talk before the Dairy Advisory Committee ation by the House Ways and of the Michigan Farm ureau included an an lysis Means Committee. It is es- timated that 20-25% of meat of world trends and predictions for all of agricul- sold and consumed in Michigan ture, including the poss b'lity of an eventual flood- is not inspected. The Mich. Department of Agriculture has ing of the U, S, mark with" goods of all kinds. responsibility for sanitary in- spection of slaughterhouses, including dairy produ produced with labor but often finds slaughtering less costly than ours. ,. Dan E. Reed. takes place without knowlege Associate Legislafive Counsel of the department. Slaughter- In ,.an introduction to hl , in our economy that" itlietto houses are not presently thoughts Dr. Tracy made these have been frowned upon." . 'armers Interested livestock-disease control bills. licensed. main points: both of which have passed the In Many Areas "For 2,000 years Christianity Racing t~ meet its, next Senate with ~ood margins. s. 1043 was developed by the H. 493-would make amend- ments to the general food law progressed world, throughout but in the last fift~n th Four ajew Chan Dr. Tracy outlined areas • of deadline. midnight, April 4,- Michigan Livestock Disease and among other things would years, anti-religious group DR. P. H. TRACY-Copsultant to the Dairy In- major change as being- the Michigan Legislature is Council. It would require prevent "cold slaughter" of through world Communism; 4u.try. makes a point, be.fore members of th presently devoting much time anmals returnng from live- meat animals. now control the' destinies' of er farms. (" , to work in committees. By at Dairy Advisory Committe in a recent s 5- . stock auctions to farms for more people than does Christ- deadline date, all bills except further feeding, on special per- Christmas Trees' ianity; slon a't Farm Bureau C.nter. Lansing. Seated those handled by the tax and mit, to be kept separate from H. 256-a bill to prevent control the quality, but the "Socialism is on the incline. Lord must love the common appropriation committees must dairy and breeding cattle dur- theft of Christmas trees is quantity of milk produ d s Less pri vileged members" of man, -he made so many of be reported to the House ..0:r ing the feeding period. When waiting action in the Senate well. our country are asking and. get- them.' -As long as the 'com- Senate or they will "die in sold, they would be consigned Agriculture Committee. This ting more and more social mon man' has the right to vote, committee." Among the Senate directly to slaughter unless a perennial measure once passed "Super stores will continue benefits at tax-payers' expense. he will select the candidate bills which passed that body negative TB and brucellosis the House and Senate only to to control the market for dairy Raising the standards of thes Less expensiY labor than. who will promise the most for and are now in the House' herd test had been established. be vetoed by Governor Wil- products," Tracy pt di d, people and so-called backward now employed to move milk him:' Dr. Tracy. said. adding that the will proc s Committee on Agriculture are: liams. The bill limits transpor- count.ries will be done at th and its products from factories A key put of the bill would tatiorr of Christmas trees, with- much of their own brands of S. 1274.-which would limit prevent female cattle that have out bill of sale or other evi- expense of our U. S. national to consumers. bottled milk, ice cream, cot- the use of live-virus innocula- bad.. calves or. 'show- signs of dence of ownership, to two prosperity; A Public Utility? tage cheese and cream. He said tions in the treatment of hog pregnancy, from being return- trees during the period of "To survive. all businesses, that in order to survive, inde- The dairy industry will ap- cholera. Regular immunization ed from' livestock auctions to Nov. 30 and Dec. 31. The pres- including farming, must be- pendent dairy plants will turn proach the status of a public programs would be carried on farms for further feeding. It is ent law allows a limit of six come much more efficient than In enlarging on these. Dr. to company-controlled retail Dr. Tracy emphasized th with killed or modified virus directly in line with Farm per one person. utility, warns Dr. Tracy, who they are today. We must in- 'Tracy added that it appears outlets, vending operations, scientific; management will b serums. Live-vir'us vaccines Bureau policy as approved by ., state that government regula- I crease our efficiency to the socialism is here to stay, -in tion of production, packaging, capti e markets and diversifi- the oraer of th day and mor • would be used only by veter-. delegates at the 1961 Mich. Poultry ,and Eggs point where we can success- that socialist promises are too labeling and advertising of all cation into oth r lines. skills will be ne ded. "Thl inarians under special permit FarmBureau convention, and H.555 and H. 454-are two fully compete in the world's ideal as vote-getters to be appfies to organized rm food products will be intensi- from the Michigan Department has the strong support of the bills of interest ·to poultry markets. This may mean abandoned by politicians. "It fied. He predicts that govern- 'and Gloom' groups as w 11 s to privat of Agriculture: great bulk of the Michigan . producers. H. 555 would re- eventually, -certain changes was .Lincoln who said, 'The ment will atempt to not only not intended. ,as a nterprise." he concluded. .. ~'8.' 1292.-::requires the posting Livestock industry. quite the grade-labelling of eggs. Present law requires of' a bond by Wal'ehousemen who store as grain. farm produce such The bond requite- c S. 1275.-would "all female January C cattle require that bor n after only Grade "C" be labelled. Grade ..~'A~'and "B'~are not so I, 1963, sold or other- • required. Grade has to do with Sha •I •••• I c n Hillsdale -ments would be graduated ac- . wise disposed of, or moved, to 54 Con-Con Report ing the Senate and House in pretty dark. In a surprise .. quality" not ~,~e. H. 4' was cording to the amount of grain .r : , associate with cattlevof another stored and would provide some • assurance puts grain tora . farmer' who in. storage that he. n, wner .t,9rl dairy y,. purposes, . after and breeding reaching nine month of age must have/been' designed to . provide certifica- tion of started age, condition 'and state 'health I' pul ets, . as 0 t of Stanley A new constitution M. Powell for Mich- the Michigan would be a disappointment the labor unions politan interests, Legislature and metro- and to not action, the adopted an amendment delegates ing this provision entirely from the new constitution remov- and sub- had American ~.()uld not. fmd, a:r:t empty , officially» vaccinated for' . . igan .is being born. Most of wholly satisfactory to outstate stituting authorization for the , eYevator or empty cash-register brucellosis and accompanied', As passed by the House, the the major decisions as to con- Michigan. That indicates that Legislature to establish prop- When settlement is. sought. .. ' ,b¥ official proof .or such, vac-: " b~n· has been d~ically re- tent are still to be made. How· there was an element of com- erty tax limits for the various A recent I ter from J. Don- quiring both Am rlcan Heri- cination." Vls.e~ and n~w car~S' only ~me eYer._some of its most impor- promise involved and that the local units of government. ald Phillips, president of Hills- tage and Economics. I think it \ Livestock Disease, • .i section, WhICh would subiest tant features are beginning to resulting provisions are rather dale College, is of interest to is i faclual> stat ment .• Q e8. Carton Change, ' to triple damages anY" person Farmers and other property ~ontrol . .····wlto misrepres n t ~l- take form. reasonable. owners throughout the state people with a desire to pro- "In today's world wh 'r th were. quick to express their mote our- American heritage. lne Hou,se Agriculture Com';'" &. 122S-'-passe.d by the Sen- ' tiOh .. of .st rum a . It 100 as though the new To insure that reapportion- fo decision h v As a follow-up to a visit by m~ •• h~~ held hearings on t~?' . ate with a .vote of 28 to O. This .. sales transaction. . provisions relative to district- ment of legislative districts, strong disapproval of that Donald Kinsey, Coordinator been clearly establish d, it action. Pressure on the Con- behooves all of us to dev lop following each "decennial of Education and Research for Con delegates in this regard gr ater emotional zeal for our census" will be carried out the MIchigan Farm Bureau, developed to such an extent country which is back d by with the least delay fusion according and con- to provisions that something it became along evident this that line President . Phillips wrote: knowledg of Iacts.o-« facts which hav always b n avail- written into the new constitu- · "As citizens. it is not enough would be included in the new able to us but s ldom organi- ,tion, there will be a commis- to be against Communism. document. zed for such distinct pur- sion established consisting of 4 We must have the knowledge, members chosen by each It. now looks as though what the ability and the will to be . pose. political party, with each would be inserted. would be FOR democracy and to spell "Students should know what member coming from a speci- quite similar to the present 15- out the how and why. as well mill limitation. Communism is lik, bu w fied portion of the. state so that as the what. may put so. much tim and geographical problems will. be stress on this that we fail to given proper consideration. UEarmarked" Funds "There are schools which teach what our Am rican Her- Coacernng the earmarking teach a subject called •Ameri- itage i like. This i an area Until 1970. the present 34 of certain state revenues for can Heritage' as though one in which we should not b Senate districts would be left pecific purposes, the "winds" phase. economics. is the only found wanting. largely as they are now. have been blowing alternately story. Economics is a large and The only change would be that hot and cold. Through it all, independent story and impor- "My compliments to you for an additional Senator is grant- it has ' appeared probable that tant enough so that we, at the selection of the subject and II, '; ed to each of the following 4 the anti-diversion provision, Hillsdale, have made it a re- for your xcellent background counties: Wayne, Oakland, which requires that the rev- quired course. But when I say material on the American· Heri- Macomb, and .Genesee, making enue from the gas tax and that Hillsdale College is the, tage in th F~bruary issu of a 38 .•member Senate. After motor ehicle licenses should only college in the country re- the Michigan Farm News:' 1970. the Senate Districts be used exclusively for high- would be reapportioned ac- way purposes, would remain This Is n t, and under no ctrcumstances is it to b e coust rued ns .111 cording to a formula with both intact. offering of thes d b ntures for sale, or as a solicitation of offprs area and population taken into to buy any su h d bentures. 'rIle off ring is made only by th pro- At one time there was strong spectus; considera tion. support for a plan' which would earmark all the revenue Thos who ave carefUlly studied this probl m conclu~e from the sales tax for the sup- that there would be Uttle port of public education and change in most of th sena- aid to local government. Of the torial districts. Probably 2 ad· present 4c sales tax, the rev- c1itional seats would be allotted enue from 2c goes to schools, to southeast rn Michigan. Th and from a thc, to cities, vil- n w languag proTides that lages and townships. The pro- the Senate would consist of not ceeds from the remaining Ilhc less than 36 nor more than 40 goes into the State General • members. As to the House. any county Fund. It was· proposed amount now going that to local the r y or group of adjoining counties, having not less than .7 of 1% units of government be con- Tile purpose' of this issue' is to provid addi- tinued on the present basis, of the population of the state, and tha t the balance of the tional working capital and to modernize facili ie would be granted a Represent- ative. Then the balance of the sales tax money be dedicated to of Farm Bureau Services. Inc. support of public education, 110 House seats would be dis- not only the K-12 program, but The issue and the Farm Bureau Services, Inc. tributed among the districts also colleges ' and universities. are fully descrioed in the pros ectus dated No- thus established by a mathe- As a part of that arrangement matical formula known as vember 30, 1961. The prospectus is the ba i fo •· it was proposed that the Pri- equal proportions so that when mary School Interest F.und, as all sales. Amerstrand is the' best .investment ill' , .better cooling in summer; and in the ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• the allocation of seats had been we have known it in the past, completed it would be as For copy of the prospectus. and a call by f.eedlot fencing you can make. Its sur- winter, the open construction lets in ' would be discontinued, and • American St.el and Wire, Dept, 2190 equitable as possible. prisingly low initial cost plus the fact maximum sunlight to dry out manure : Rockefener Building that revenue would go into the licensed salesman. please fill in and mail the form that it requir.es little or no yearly main- and soft spots faster. Cleveland 13, Ohio or State General Fund. below: tenance means minimum cost per foot Amerstrand Steel Cable has many •• of coun ies to wh ch mor an The n result of that plan per year. I advantages that mean more profitable •• G.ntlemen: one Representative allocated ould had been- be broken ou d have been hat there' An Amerstrand Feedfct is normally feedlot operation. It is easy to erect •• Please send me the follOWing Am.rstrand F•• dlot Fence information: . down into individual dis nets, would not ave been enough revenue from the sales tax to made of six galvanized steel s rands Without spedal tools or crews. Once up, observin county lines. have given the public schools held taut by heavy-duty springs. Eath strand has 8 break' streng h 0 . Amer.strand is there to stay for a life- time. An extra-heavy coating of gal- • _lIIustrat.d Fold.r :r and state-supported colleges iv • _Construction Plans was as to how the pri e 1 and universities as' much 4,250 Ibs. Spaced at 8·inch intervals, they effectively restrain animals rang- vanizlng adds years of corrosion pro- tection. Because it is steel, it can't rot •• : N m.,•.•......~ _ state 0 Icials, those stitu e the State who elm eon- money they have from been that source as receiving in of pro pectus for arm u ing from small calve full Irown -ordecay. It will stay tive Board. would be chosen. total state grants during recent horses. There are no sharp polnt str~ng. Ask ~our Ameri- • Addr.ss,_.:...- ....;.......;. __ ~_ years. 1961 Is ue Serie A D bent fine wires or splinters to damage hides can Fence Dealer for an •• Clty, _ end product no as though the of this eont - Becaule of the wid_pre ad nsed salesman call. or carcasses. estimate. You'll find him versy would be a decided com- protests from certain groups . ~Animals gain faste'r and mote efti: where you see the USS romise with part of the Ad- against a plan which pro ed Zon. __ Stat••. :..,;.... _ 'for earmarking mor instead ciently in Amerstrand Feedlots. They Farm Products sign. mmtstrat ve Boarti . enjoy m x.imum lr i ul or USS, Arnetican.nd Ametst,Md ilteted t,M/em.,ks "l'iii.iiI.1i •• el e and part appointed he Governor or by' of I of the state's revenue, it hough th t pro 1 R board. ould be abandoned, and the P.O. Add.: only earm~rkina of the sales •••••••••••••.•••••....•............•................••....•........ ta 0 'Y ould or n- t tin n the pr to cities, villales, t d r bu and town- L~_~~ _ ......•..•...... hips. eo e, -Wo=:.en's Activit es tudents Top4-HBreadBaker. SAVINGS BOND eceioe Top Awards AWARDED A young farm girl fascinated by what who yeast can is do, won the 1961 state 4- H More than 40 Michigan State bread demonstration award University College of Agricul- and a $50 U.S. savings bond ture students have been honor- from Standard Brands Incor- ed for their scholastic ability porated, a H)-year 4-H donor. and for contribution they have made to campus activities. She is Anita Janicek. 16, of Corunna, who took the coveted Winner of the 1962 College prize with her demonstration of Agriculture scholarship on how to make white yeast achievement award was Alvin bread. She is the daughter of C. Bailey of Schoolcraft. He is Mr. and Mrs. Steve Janicek, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sr.-Farm Bureau members in M. Bailey, Farm Bureau mem- Shiawasee county where they bers in Kalamazoo county. He have a 160 acre farm. Anita Janicek received a $250 check from the "The way yeast will keep Michigan Farm Bureau and the During her seven year 4·H Farm Bureau Women Attend Spring Institute Sessions working is something I love to Alpha Zeta senior scholarship career she has served as junior award. watch," says the curious sek, Allegan: Mrs. John Wolfert, Mrs. August leader and camp counselor and WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU-strongly sup- 4-H'er, who has also studied Busman and Mrs. Edward Langeland, all of port the entire program, as evidenced in attend- Bailey compiled the highest yeast breads made in foreign has carried a variety of proj- Ottawa County: Mrs. John Dickinson, Ionia: Mrs. ance and interest in the Spring series of area scholastic average of any grad- countries. ,"It surprised me to ects including food preparation Lizz~e Arenhovel, Allegan: Mrs. Leon Norming- Institutes. Pictured at the District 4 meeting uating senior in agriculture learn that all the doughs are and preservation, clothing, near Grand Rapids, are the following: (from the ton and Mrs. Robert Weisgerber, both of Ionia (3.83 of a possible 4.0) and had only a basic sweet dough with dairy, garden, and personal left) Mrs. Elton Smith, Kent Co.: Mrs. Max Rad- and Mrs. Wes. Huyser,Kent. three terms wi th an a11-A a few additions. improvement. average. He transferred from In the words of Marge Kark- panied by six state Farm Bu- Kalamazoo College in the fall Washington Trip er, Coordinator of Women's reau presidents who assisted in of 1959 to major in agricultural Mich. Students Alte Was Exciting Activities for the Michigan the testimony. engineering at MSU. . Farm Bureau, and tour leader, A somewhat smaller-than- • •• "1 got a tremendous thrill Those on the trip reported Bailey is interested suing a career in pur- in research work and plans to attend grad- Youth-Po er Congress usual members Washington group of Farm Bureau took part in the air-trip in the lat- out of the parade, out of seeing Mr. Glenn and his family, and that they left the room, and returned about four hourslater, Hearing to find Mr. Shuman ,felt more proud than ~ver of uate school after graduation in ter part of February,-but ALVIN C. BAILEY S eve n outstanding High sity; Dr. E. N. Todhunter, Dean my' country." still being grilled by the Com- March. School students represented excitement and enthusiasm ran mittee. Some telling points of Home Economics, University erage while participating in a Michigan at the National of Alabama; and Woody high. First, by coincidence, the Shuman Testifies against the proposed farm con- Richard "D' ck" Arnold, an with 50 cow dairy herd during Youthpower Congress in Chi. group participated in the wel- trol schemes were made by agricultural conomics senior host of campus and related ac- much of this time. Hayes, Head Football Coach of The group arrived in the cago, March 28-31. This comer- coming of Lt. Colonel John Mr. Shuman and other witness- from Plainwell and former tivities. He also was named as of Ohio State University. Capitol in time to hear Charles the outstanding agricultural For his farming achieve- ence annually brings together Glenn, feted in a tumultuous es, including the president of chairman of the Michigan parade down the heart of Shuman, president of the economics student. ments he was named star State students who have done opt~ Delegates fro m Michigan the Washington Farm Bureau, Farm Bureau Young People's Washington. 'Although it was Am e r i can Farm Bureau, farmer, regional star farmer standing work in the field of were chosen because of their who told the committee that it Committee, receiv d the award nutrition and understanding of raining at parade time, the testify before the House Agri- From the time he was a and also was named president activity and interest in the was a great distance from his for contributing the most to careers in food. group was visiting in the of- cultural Committee in op- sophomore in high school until of th Michigan Future Farm- teen-age nutrition programs .in farm home in Washington state campus activities as a student fices of the American Farm position to the "Food and Farm- he entered MSU in 1959 he ers of America. Grand Rapids and Flint. They to the city of Washington,-and in agriculture. The Youthpower Congress is Bureau Federation and saw the er Control" act proposed by that this was his first trip be- perat d a dairy. This includ- were Irene Edbrooke, Fremont; Arnold plans a career in the built around discussions of parade from the . office win- USDA' through Secretary tween the two. Arnold maintained a "B" av- ed a 450-acre farm complete John Bull, Grant; Vicki Ash, field of public relations-deal- food problems and careers by dows. Freeman .. Shuman was accom- Flint;· Ilona Bloss, Swartz ing with the promotion of agri- the young people. Resource UNow that I know how far it Creek; John Nash, Flint; Janet culture and its products. He people are nationally known is,-I find if more difficult than Wierda, Grand Rapids; and for their work. Dr. Daniel ever to see how anybody in the has already public formed relations firm his own called Slate, Assistant Professor of Bonnie Lynn Phillips, Rapids. Grand Broadcast Problem, Areas Explained: City of Washington can hope to Marketing and Transportation know how to run my farm, "Agricultural Dynamics" offices in East Lansing. with at Michigan State University, Lester Bollwahn, Coordinator District 8 political manner. It will decide back in the state of Washing- if free-enterprise or Marxism ton:' was one of the resource people. of Michigan Farm Bureau Mrs. Kenneth Kapplinger, Chmn. will prevail." Last summer, he began pro- Young People, acted as chap- Air-Tour is : ducing and hosting a weekly Top speakers at the Congress The Gratiot County Farm included Dr. Earl Butz, Dean eron and observer at the Con- Natiello continued: "Ignor- half-hour farm program on of Agriculture, Purdue Univer- Bureau Women's Committee ance, indiference, complacen- Annual Event WXYZ-TV in Detroit. He travels gress. met February 29 in the Bank the state filming, editing and of Alma Community Room. cy,~ny attitude of 'take it The Air-tour to 'Washington producing the show while com- for granted,' or 'take it for is an annual event sponsored pleting hi s agricultural studies .District 6 David Sommerville, manager of WFYC was intro- station nothing' helps defeat us." He concluded by stressing the by the Women of the Michigan at MSU. Farm Bureau. It iii aimed at al- Mrs. Bruce Ruggles, Ch~ Mrs. Dwight Duddles, Chnnn. duced as speaker for the eve- need for a "profitable free lowing farm people to get Other seniors presented with ning. Mr. Sommerville ex- enterprise" for an appreciation acquainted with the personnel The District 6 Farm Bureau Lake City R-I awards included Lynn D. plained the role the Federal of our system o'f government and work of the American . Mason, Nashville, Forestry Women will have their Spring District 9 will hold its 'Spring Communications Commission and manner of living. "We still Farm Bureau Federation, and Alumni Association award; Rally, April 17 at the Kings- meeting April 19, in the Lake plays in controlling radio and need hard work and a belief in to let them watch the operation Robert Harter, Carson City, E. ton Methodist Church with the City Court House. television. He stated that the God," he concluded. of Congress-in-session. E. Down Memorial award for program starting at 10:00 a.m. F.C.C. was proposing a bill the most deserving farm crops Margaret Muir, state chair- Wexford County Farm Bureau which would deny Regional senior; Grace Villwock, Niles, campus Becker, 4-H award; St. award for scholastic Johns, James Borden achieve- man, will speak on "Teaching our American Heritage." program "Food Fads" will also The include presented by the women are sponsoring a ban- quet for the Dairyj Pr incess con- test to be held Aptil 23, at the Cadillac High School. cafeteria. Daytime broadcasting stations before He stated that over 300 letters from Gratiot County residents to start 8:00 a.m. MORE ment in dairy, John Nye, St. National Livestock and Meat Tickets are $2.00. The public h·ad been received by Con- Joseph, outstanding senior; Witt, pomology David A. Lietzke, De- agricultural mechanics, Board, and an explanation Medicare by Marjorie Karker. All Farm Bureau Women of of is invited. gressman this bill. Harvey protesting PROFIT and Hugh A. Curry, Bellevue, the district are urged to attend Oakland County If we as Farm Bureau mem- bers wish to help radio stations faculty award, both in agricul- this rally. The county having RICHARD ARNOLD tural engineering. the largest attendance ceive a plaque. will re- Report in this fight, a letter· to Con- gressman Harvey stating your with • A crowd of 70 persons were opposition should be written. Sanilac County - has sent present at the annual "Social "OUR EXTENSION PHONES MORE THAN PA Y FOR THEIR KEEP" LESS $200 to the Camp Kett Fund. Night" with husbands and We might think about the members of the county Farm service our local WFYC sta- "I' wouldn't be without a phone ... and he doesn't track up the house, Huron East Side-State Po- Bureau board of directors tion has given before 8:00 a.m. lice Trooper Sorenson show- guests of the county Women's in broadcasting the school here in my kitchen. It's so nice, being either." ed a film, "Rescue Breathing" closings in the county this win- Committee at the Clarkston able to answer calls and keep an eye on supper at the same time. "My husband feels the same way Think of the time and steps you'd save with an extension phone. Then call your local telephone business and explained mouth-to-mouth respiration. sponsoring The women a Red Cross First- Aid class of five lessons to be are Community of appreciation" ~tc.) Building. "Songs by quartets ("Let me call you sweetheart," helped set the stage for ter, as well as weather condi- tions, which has been pertinent in scheduling our day's activi- ties. Mr. Sommerville also LABOR taught by the State Police. mentioned that this ruling about his extension phone in the barn. office.We'd like to show you the many the meeting which included a could mean about 40,000 radio Lapeer County - Dr. J. S. talk and slides of Hawaii by It saves him time and trips every day styles and colors of phones we offer. Thompson spoke on Hepatitis. , Mrs. Harry Whittaker, state Women's Chairman. former employees throughout being the laid country. off Farm Bureau SPECIAL MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY St. Clair County-Mrs. Rug- CORN STARTER We learned that government gles, district chairman, attended intervention and controls prove the county meeting and ex- District 4 as big a problem in the field plained parts of the state pro- of radio as it does in the field Mrs. Anton Hoort, Chrmn. FERTILIZER gram. of agriculture. Tuscola County-The women District 4 will hold its spring The Isabella County Farm served dinner for the press- meeting April 18, beginning Bureau Women's Committee relations meeting attended by with a coffee hour at 9:30 a.m. met February 27 at the home news media representatives, in the Hope Church of The of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund state staff members, Public Brethren. This church is O'Brien .' Relations Committees and of- located on M-50, just east of ficers of the counties in Dis- the Freeport Road. The speak- Mr. Louis Webb, county trict 6. ers will be Mrs. Arthur Muir, Agriculture Agent, was guest. Marjorie Karker, Marlie Drew He showed slides taken on a and a representative from the trip with 13 other county Livestock and Meat Board in Chicago. Use shoe-leather, bike, plane or a rocket, but be car, agents through several farms in our Southern Central States, also slides on "farm subsidies." to produce there. He reported that Isabella County's farm income last year PROFIT PARTNER Kent County-Of ties in District No.4, the coun- Kent was over 11 million dollars, 7 1. FASTER'START million dollars coming from County was having one of the livestock sales and nearly $4 Michigan Corn can Certified increase Hybrid Seed your yield. 2. DEEPER GREEN hardest times Camp Kett to meet goal. their Finally, million coming from milk sales. Twelve varieties to. fit every COLOR / "Operation Let's Do It" came into being. In November, about Montcalm Women grower's for and need • • • developed adapted to Michigan 3. EARLIER 50 ladies spent the day at Hold Meeting soils and climate. Plant the MATURITY Camp Kett and came home bubbling with enthusiasm. The ladies decided to put on the Mr. Natiello, Personnel Director from Gibson-Hubb Corporation best and fertilize with the best 4. MORE PROFIT Annual Dairy Banquet to be spoke on "Free Enterprise Ver- ••• farm Bureau. PER ACRE sus Destruction" at a meeting held in January and charge of the Montcalm Farm Bureau $2.25 per person. An excerpt of Women's Committee. His See your local Farm Bureau dealer for other popular the minutes of the February opening statement-that he analyses and a complete line of farm chemicals. meeting tells best of the out- wanted to make some gener- come: "The Dairy Banquet alizations as a free citizen in was such a success this year a free economy, "hoping it that we were asked if we might stays that way," -assured him like to put it on again next year." the attention of the group. The ladies netted over $400.; Kent County had made it! In "We are actually in world- 'FFI~m~EfllJ February, it was the "burning of Camp Kett's mortgage" and war three,-but realize it," h said. people don't "This is 1PId each lady toasted the occasion with a cup of milk! basically an economic war, but fought in a psychological and ~ nc. LANSING 4, MICHIGAN , e w Farm Bureau Of { ce Symbol Of Expansion A cro.wd upwards of 100 per- sons wItnessed the dedication of the new Bay County Farm Bureau building at 2450 Mid- land RoaeL-in a Saturday af- ternoon ceremony Feb. 17. Clarence Prentice. Secretary- Manager of the Michigan Farm Bureau appeared as principle speaker. He traced the historv of Farm Bureau growth in Michigan and commended the county organization on the new 40-by-60 foot, all-modern con- crete block and brick building as a "symbol of expanding membership and dedication to better service for farmers and the public." Warner Meylan. county vice- president. served as Master of Ceremonies for the program. CORNERSTONE CEREMONY -fitling the cornerstone into posi- Members of the building com- tion in the new Bay County Farm Bureau building was a proud Barry County Farm Bureau Offices miltee included: Roland Kloha, chairman. Clarence Wirbel. moment for Roland Kloha, (left) chairman of the building com- "A YEAR OF GREAT CHANGE"-accurately describes hap- Lawrence Whitman. Clarence miffee, and Omer Colbert. committee vice chairman. The build- penings in the past 12 monihs for the Barry County Farm Bu- Frank and Arthur Roth. ing was formally dedicated recently. reau. Chief among them was a move to new offices in a build- ing purchased on E. State Street. Hastings. Pictured in the well- equipped headquarters are. (from left) Office Secretary Mary ,. I Burdick. WinnIe Woodmansee. Assistant Secy.. and Murray Schnurr. member of the Co. F. B-, Board. NEWLY REMODELED QUARTERS-provide an inviting work- atmosphere in the Barry County Farm Bureau building. A good- PRINCIPLE PARTICIPANTS-in the official ford A. Cederberg. Bay City; Clarence Prentice. sized crowd attended the Open-House event. among them James dedication, of the new Bay County Farm Bureau Secretary-Manager. Mich. Farm Bureau. and Matthews. who lays claim to having signed the first member in office building. (on Midland road. just west of Warner Meylan. county vice-president and open- "the county. state and nation:' (Oakland County immediately Three-Mile Road.) are: (from left) Farm Bureau house program chairman. Photo.-Couriesy upon the formal establishment of the Mich. and American Farm president c;eorge Gobrogge. Representative EI- Bay City Times. Bureau organizations in 1919. He now resides in Barry County.) u.s. Chamber of Co merce Says: Van ..... - Buren I Fund Dinner "Leave Farmers Alone!" - WASHINGTON - The Ad- One type. for example. is ministration is trying to treat milk monopolies. Robt. Smith. Associate Legislative Counsel. Mich. F. B. Planned agriculture as an invalid in- dustry in need of drastic help, The President is urging con- Record Debt say together, you come up with although the opposite is true, gress to let some dairy farmers •••••••• the Chamber of Commerce of voluntarily set up arrange- A COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT-that in- ice and the county ASCS. something like this: Forcing Issue the United States said. . ments to limit their own milk cludes a majority of Branch County farm agen- The building is located t 11 S. Hu 0 Sire t. "Ninety to one hundred mil- 1. Any income tax should supplies and then force similar cies under one roof. was dedicated in Coldwater Coldwater. Pictured at the door aft r ch ck- lion dollars; in the red by the be flat ,rate with a broad base. The National Chamber said quota on other unwilling March 10 with an open-house for the Branch ing final preparations for the large crowds ex- end of June." This, the Mich- that the government should dairy farmers. The purpose County Farm Bureau. Farm Bureau Insurance pected. Is Wilfred Miller. Branch County Farm 2. Ii must not be "just an gradually reduce its role in would be to limit milk supply. Services. the Production Credit Association. Bureau president. igan financial' problem, seems added tax" but should be part the farm economy. Demand would then keep Federal Land Bank. the Soil Conservation Serv- to be one area of agreement of a structural change, with the prices higher than otherwise. around the Capitol. receipt of a sign d bill by you.' elimination some taxes. and lowering Eliminated, of or "An industy that has reduced Washtenaw Farm Another Company cl ctrician showing date of in- How to solve it is quite an- its work force by one third, The President has said that other matter--on which there greatly modified taxes, should increased its output by one millions of Americans are Leader Passes Service stallation. is little agreement except that include Business activities Tax quarter, and has had a 50 per undernouri hed, that they go Farm Bureau Mutual is mak- Orders will be accepted by there must be new taxes. (many farmers pay this); In- cent increase in its dollar to bed hungry every night. Albert Amrhein. long-time ing availabl to its policyhold- Farm Bureau Mutual for rres- tangibles Tax (a form of in- volume in the 15 years since Yet milk has be n aggres- Washtenaw county farmer and ers a Lightning Arrestor on a tors a $6 per unit. hipment Some say - "reinstate the come tax); Personal Property the end of the war," the farm leader. passed away at his share the cost basis. will then be made to you di- sively promoted as the most nuisance taxes"-"Put the 4% Tax, and others. home March 16. Death was at- Today farmers and home- r ctly from our supplier. Chamber said, "surely is not nourishing food. sales tax on services." "Throw tributed to a heart attack. owners have sizeable invest- a sick or dying industry." out the 15-mill and let prop- 3. Ii must relieve the pres- The lower the price of milk. ments in electrical appliances. erty carry more of the burden." sure on property taxes by pro- He was well known through- Electrical surges caused by Views of the National Cham- the more milk people will out Michigan for his many "Property is carrying too much viding another source of . ber were contained in testi- lightning often burn out water now." (In 1959, H.B. 460 would revenue for local government drink. and the better they will activities which at death in- mony delievered to the House heater elements, motors on have added 10 mills to the' 15 and school financing. be nourished. cluded the presidency of the coolers, refrigerators, T.V.'s, Agriculture Committee by Washtenaw Farmers Oil Com- mill limit as a "land value Walter B. Garver, Manager of tc. This problem can be eli- 4. Ii must make a more at- The Aciministration al 0 has pany, and membership on the minated by a properly install- tax.") the Chamber's Agriculture and tractive business climate in DR. C. L. ANSPACH proposed restricting the state board of directors of Natural Resources Department. ed Lightning Arrestor. "Michigan needs an Income Michigan if we are to grow Farmers Petroleum Gooper- Your Company will furnish Dr. Charles L. Anspach. amounts of other foods avail- Tax:' "Over my dead body!" economically. ative. He was past president of you Arrestors at its cost of $6 President Emeritus. Central Mr. Garver said that the Ad- able to the American people, "Not unless we have to. but the Wa htenaw County Farm per unit. Regardless of one's point of Michigan University. will be ministration was proposing corn, wheat, turkeys. let's leave the door open:' "It Bureau. view. Michigan's fiscal prob- the speaker for the Van Buren "monopolistic practices" for After the installation has should be progressive:' "N ever. lem is real and a solution must County Farm Bureau Debt Re- agriculture which "the public Fortunately for the public, He is survived by his wife, been completed, you, as a but a flat rate income tax be found. Those who recom- duction Dinner on Wednesday. will not tolerate if it under- the Administration's p Ia n s son Howard and a number of policyholder, will be refunded wouldn't be so bad:' "If De- mend an "austerity" budget April 25. at the Farm Bureau stands them for what they won't work. This fact is the grandchildren. the cost of the arrestor upon troit enacts one it won't be long before it will spread over the say we wiU spend $$11 million Building. west of paw Paw. are." public's main hope. The part- state. county by county. and more next year than this. The nership of farmers. modern sci- just be a hodgepodge:' don't provide for our needs the Federal Government "If we will "progressives" "moderates" say we should spend $60 million more. say we will need The the Dr. Anspach is a Delegate to Michigan Constitutional Convention. He holds a P.H.D. If two thirds of the hard- ware dealers in a town formed an as ociation, forced all other ence. technology. and industry has resulted in an agriculture of abundance. Trying to dam eTI Located 2 miles south, 1 mile west, Y4 mile at least $37 million more. The degree and four honorary dealer in then fixed the price the abundance is like trying to try to do it for us:' answer does not lie in the degrees. He became President of barbed wire, first to com- dam the sea. Progress lies in south of Lake City, Missaukee County. So it goes-eon and on and hands of the Legislature; it·s of Central Michigan University plain loud and clear would be using our abundance not dam- a problem for every citizen. in 1939 and served in that ca- the farmers. riday, A ri 27 on. ming it. What are those who say- What is your opinion? pacity until 1959 when he be- "Maybe" and "Don't shut the came President Emeritus. They would cry. "Mono- poly!" door"-saying tax program? about an income Well, if you put bits of conversation and hear- Legislative Many honors. both civic and educational, have been bestow- ed upon Dr. An pach. At pres- The people of America.. th Chamber of Commerce of the 9:00 A. M. ent he is a member of 18 state, Milk For C. R. O. P. Calendar local and national committees, commissions and Among his honors are the King boards. United States right clear to complain about similar says, have loud and types of a 84 26 Holstein and Guernsey Dairy Cows Holstein Dairy calves, Calf Vacc. F monopolies that the Admini- 82 Hereford Cows and Heifers with Calves by side They hold the line nd Jy The newly appointed Milk Dates To Watch Christian X Liberation Medal stration is proposing that and the Freedoms Foundation 110 Choice Hereford Steers and Heifers and again t tock e cape or mv ion. Committe of the Michigan farmers set up. Christian Rural Overseas Pro- April 4-Final day for com- Award. Not d for his humor Holstein Steers You drive Unilitc " without dig- gram (CROP) will meet Apirl mittees to report bills origin- and his story telling ability, 1959 John Deere 730 Diesel Tractor ging, filling, tamping; and th y 3 to develop plans for the 1962 ating in other House. Dr. Anspach is in constant demand a a public speaker. FARMERS: 1958 Fordson Major Diesel Tractor withstand fire, rot, termite, Milk Program. April 18 - Final day for Check the value you get In 1957 Ford 960 Tractor heaving, a no oth r po t can. Heading the Committee is passage of bills originating in Mrs. Arthur Drije. Paw Paw, other House. is general chairman of the Gelatin Bone Perfect Balancer,. 1955 Ford 800 Tractor and Loader Red uniform bri ht n th pic- Reverend William Lutz. May- ville. a former County Agricul- event. She is being assisted by the minerai feed of championS: Full line of farm machinery including tillage, hay ture by day, reflect rized top April 19 & 20 - Each House a committee which includes: tural Agent serving in the Up- Percent Percent tools, Gehl chopper boxes, chopper, blower, harvesting mark field and road bounda Ie meets at 10:00 a.m. for confer- Mrs. Ruth Dowd, Hartford; Min. Max. per PeninsuJ.a; Andrew Jack- Phoaphorou. tools. by night. Keep fence tight With ence committee meetings, con- Mrs. Gertrude Ewing, Lawton; 8.0 9.0 son. of Michigan Milk Pro- Calcium 29.0 34.0 sideration of amendments of Mrs. Curtis Drake, Sr., Mr. and Mag. Sulfate .24 WRITE FOR DETAILED AUCTION BILL o-op' U J LJ ! u lity ducers' Association. F ran k Iodine (pure) .015 .018 other House and conference re- Mrs. Donald Piper, Bangor; guaranteed. Koval. of Michigan Dairy Cobalt Sulfate .01.03 1959 Jamesway 600 Gal. Bulk Tank and Surge Products Association. and Pro- ports. Ronald Dowd, Bloomingdale; Sa It 0.00 0.00 Milking Equipment fessor Donald L. Murray. Dairy April 21-May 16 - Legisla- Max Hood, Paw Paw; and Mrs. Get Perfect Balancer at your an Extension. M.S.U. ture not scheduled to meet. Francis Finch, Mattawan. elevator. Distributed In Mlch- Terms available with Lake City State Bank - Clerk. Delegates at Michigan Farm The dinner will be prepared Igan by: May 17 - Each House meets Bur e a u annual conventions have said that CROP "has been at 10:00 a.m. and served by the Van Buren County Farm Bureau Women, FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Pr p. effective and has provided May 18 - djourn sine die w·th Mrs. Paul Gr ham. Dca- The Gelatin Bone Co. u uc ·on much needed aid." at 12:00 noon. lUll in charge. Romeo, Mich. arm ••• ec rity? By Herbert VanAken basic crops. Then in the future Chmn. Eaton Co. Legislative Com. these would be extended to turkeys, chickens, livestock, At last we can begin to see even milk. the paUern of the farm pro- gram of the future. I must say, I do believe that the project- that at last this program begins ed program would work. But to reflect the hard facts of life, I also believe that it wou d and of farm price programs. place shackles on American Agriculture which we might It has always been true and not escape for a long time. It will forever be true, that any would substitute controls for price support program which freedom. provides a high level of prices to farmers, must at the same We all know that our real in- time control production to near ome as farmers ha declined the level of consumption and' in the last few years. We too export. could justify ours lves in ac- cepting this new farm pro- Any high support prOg'tam gram. 11 of us hav felt the that does not consider this fact pinch of high taxes and in- is going to accumulate surplus creased exp n e . It is entirely so large that the cost to the po ible that such a program public becomes excessive. You could increa farm ir, ome have seen this happen during and hold our xpense under the pa t years. Supplies of control. It i probably also wheat, corn, cotton, etc., have true that in time it could re- accumulated in the C. C. C. duce price support cost. stocks of the government. Acre- age controls have failed to Let us look again at the OUTSTANDING F ARM COUPLES-pictured Mrs. William Van Frank, Montague. At control the production of crops plans propo ed by the Farm moments afier ,they were named to top spots in lectern is William Pressprich, president of under support. Bureau. It i a voluntary pro- the Michigan Junior Chamber of Commerce. gram of land retirement on a Pl\ESIDENT'S CONFER-at the Presitlent's "buzz" sessions and friendly idea exchanges. the annual Junior Chamber of Commerce "F.O.- Each of the top four winners are active in Farm Sci~nce and technology have Conference, held at Camp Kelt Leadership Train- Program topics included "Wha.t makes a good Y.F:' competition are, (from left) Mr. and Mrs. much larger scale than in the Bureau; two are county presidents, (Schwider- combined to aid farmers to county F.B. program?" - "Where county F.B:s Franklin Schwiderson, Sault Ste. Marie; Mr. past. Gradually lower support ing Center in the latter part of February. Shown son, Chippewa; Holtom. St. Joseph). By produce more and more bush- and Mrs. Frank Holfom, Centreville; Mr. and prices as land is retired and visiting are, (from left) Reuben Wirgau, Presque fit into the picture," and "How to interest young coincidence, all are dairy farmers. els of crops from less acres 01 Mrs. Larry Richardson, Rives Junction, and Mr. storage stock decrease. Limit Isle; Eugene Fleming, Otsego, and Harold Weg- farmers in Farm Bureau:' The two-day meet- land. the authority of the Secretary meyer of Alpena. Fully as important as the ing brought together 4S top county officers from Twenty-three agriculture. There is one way to control of Agriculture to place C. C. C. formal sessions dealing with a wide range of all parts of the state. Among those named as "can- Young Farm Couples didates" and their local Jaycee the amount of crops produced stocks on the market unless Farm Bureau program areas, were these informal and sold. That is by establish- price is well above support Honored Chapters were: Wayne R. ing sale quotas in bushels or levels. Continue use of export As the climax to an impre - Adam, Marlette, Marlette Chap By Jim Hood pounds. Tl).at is the only de- payment in kind; and make these programs in the past ~""""II"lIl1l1l1ll1l1l11llll1ll11l1l1l1l1ll1l1l1l1l1l1l1l1l1ll1ll1l1l1l1ll1l1ll1l1ll1l1mllll11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111II 11111111II h'lIll1ll1l1 1111111I111111111111t1l1l1'g sive program sponsor d by the ter; Bruce Brown, On ted, Ad- IC:i::d~rof Events I rian Chapter; Wayne D. Calli- He stood there placidly finite way to hold production more effort to move commodi- from the viewpoint of a farmer M' higan Junior Cham ber of in line with consumption. ties into export. Commerce, 23 young farm cou- son, Coleman, Coleman Chap- Looking over the fields, and a Farm Bureau member, ples were honored for out- ter; Delbert Crumbaugh, Ash- Farm Bureau will oppose also as a past member of both Reminiscing of better days The present administration standing contributions to the ley, Ithaca Chapter; Kenneth has finally seen the hand writ- legislative and administrative county and State A. S. C. Com- business of farming. From the Geiger, Clinton, Clinton Chap- Gone by. They were coming controls over volume or mar- mittees. ing on the wall and has come group, four couples were ter; Floyd Johnston, Applegate, Soon, he knew, and there up with what might be a prac- keting of livestock-poultry tur- But I want you to remember selected as top e amples' of young farm businessmen. Croswell Chapter; Klenk. Sparta, Sparta Chapter; Ronald Was no way he could tical plan for the government. key or any other farm com- modities not now under con- that the price of liberty is I APRIL I Edward Kuiz, Jr., New Loth- Escape them. never cheap. The heritage of But what of us, farmers and trol. Named Michigan's "Most Durand-Corunna-Owes o freedom that you as a farmer rop, "The whole community into producers? Do we wish to have received can be preserved Outstanding was Franklin year old dairyman Young Schwiderson, Farmer" from Sault 34 Chapters. Peter Kurncz, St. Johns, St. Johns Chapter; Robert C. One big farm." "It's best for everyone." They'd said. have such a plan will really work imposed on us? Do we want controls that and force No one knows what this pro- gram might cost because we do not know at what price per by you, if you want' it enough. Liberty is a precious jewel I ~ ~:~~ :~~::~ ~~~~~::~~::: ~:::: ~ § 10 Women's Dist. 1 Spring Conference 'I . § Ste. Marie in the Upper Penin- No classes, no one rich, I :oa~:n~U~~:t~ :~p~Tn:e~~~fe~~~:e·1 Nourse, Eagle, Grand Ledge every farmer to operate under acre we could retire enough which we may never know the sula, and president of the Chip- Chapter; Paul D. Piepkow, certain prescribed limits? Do land to make this program value of unless we lose it. 1 pewa county Farm Bureau. No one poor, everyone equal, Olivet, Oliv t Chapter; Howard you want controls over farm work. For we must retire Thousands of people in East 1~O Listed in other were: Frank Holfom. 29, Cen- top positions E. Quackenbush, Blanchard, Mt. Pleasant Chapter; Graham It's best for you, too. He hadn't understood (even commodities controlled? not at present Do you wish to enough land to cut our pro- duction 'down to near our Germany sions, friends have left posses- and homes to I 11 Farm Bureau Young People, Dist. 7 "1 treville; Larry Richardson, 30, Sellers, Coldwater, Coldwater have a Federal Milk allot- levels of consumption and ex- 12 Women's Dist. 3 Spring. Conference ' .' ~ Rives Junction: and William The day had passed when seek freedom in the West. Chapter; Vernon L. Seltz, Glad- ment-Egg allotment- Turkey port. The weakness of the past Many have even lost their 12 . Farm Bureau Young People, Dist'. 4 ,~ Van Frank, 33, Montague. win, Gladwin Chapter. He might have tried). programs of land retirement allotment-Beef allotment? lives in their quest for it. Some 13 Farm Bureau Young People, Dist. 8 The competition is sponsored Richard L. Smith, Tipton, He'd been farming there has been that lower producing of your brothers and your sons We have never had controls land has been retired. 16 Women's Dist. 5 Spring Conference annually as an exercise in Tecumseh Chapter; Sam For nearly fifty years. have given their lives all over rural-urban relations by Jay- Smith, Walled Lake, Walled over livestock and poultry. We I have attempted to present the world that we might keep 17 Women's Dist.: 6 Spring Conference He'd never made a lot. "",'I_§= ". cee Chapters from all parts of Lake Chapter; Valmond K. "Just enough for me and have had regional milk mark- eting orders, but only in com- views in this article about both this liberty. Farmers have been 18 Women's Dist. 4 Spring Conference = the state, and in all states of Smith, Fremont, Fremont he Farm Bureau and Depart- and are the greatest stronghold .the Union. It is designed to Chapter;. Paul A. Wilkes, Marta." He used to paratively small areas. Under ment of Agriculture plans-I of freedom in this country. We honor th se young farmers who Middleville, Middleville Chap- the new plans of the Depart- cannot well lead a fast chang- 24 19 Women's Women's' Dist. 11W Council. 9 Spring qOl,1ferenc~ 1VJ~~t.ing-. ,- Say. And now, ment of Agriculture, we would have tried to present some of =:_I===========~== __:: hav shown 1 adership, b s- ter; and Roger Wolf, Morenci, I the truth about the good and ing world into Li erty if we 25 Women's Dist. 11 E Council Meeting ines ability and dedication to Morenci Chapter. Cone. first. have tighter controls on sell our own Freedom. bad in these plans. I have seen - 26 Women's Dist, 10E'Spring Conference dohn A. Chisholm _ 27 W,omen's Dist. 10W Spring Conference " ., ~'Il"III1II11I1I11"Il"lIIl1tlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll1111111111111111 III IIIl1lmlll IIIIIIIIIIIUIIIUIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIUIIII 1II11111UIIIIIIIIII 11111111""""1111 1IIllIU"III1I1~ f'eteran Writer Honored I ••• BEST WISHES-were tendered veteran farm writer, John A. Sam B. Fielder, Jr., a past president 0/ the Bel Air Chapter, Future Farmers of America, assists his father in operating their 335-acre You Can Depend on Farm Bureau Chisholm of the Muskegon Chronicle at a recent dinner in his farm. Their 82-head herd has recorded a February milk production 01 honor given by Farm Bureau leaders of Oceana, Mason, N~w~ygo, 63,000 lbs., averaging 4.2% butter/at. J For Quality Products and Economy Ottawa and Muskegon counties. Henry Johnson, Mears, MIchIgan, (left) is pictured presenting Mr. Chisholm with a gift of appreci- When selecting products for distribution to Mich- ation from the counties. To Retire In in his other writings carefully brought out he has and J'We save 8 hours a week on igan farmers, Farm Bureau Services picks only aeh ".Wfre Itrancf s ",250-ll)s. ",tNm"", br.oldn those of the highest quality. Then we buy large June For the past 14 years, John developed important ground details frequently miss- ed by other writers. back- cow clean-up since we paved quantities at the lowest cost and pass on the sav- Chisholm has served his paper, ,-.ne ~/ ings to you. the Muskegon Chronicle, through it, farmers of the area, and the barnyard with concrete!" New USS MERSTR ND Steel Cable gives you the with high-caliber farm news trongest fence con truction available for all types of coverage. Especially note- Says SAM B. FIELDER, JR., Harford County, Maryland feedlots and holding yards. Outlasts other popular types FREE CONSTRUCTION PLANS worthy has been his weekly t costs le to build, far less to maintain. Withstands Optional construction details allow you to column, appropriately titled nstant punishment from restless 'crowding animals. build an enclosure according to your exact "The Chisholm Trail." In it and "Concrete paving is a vital part of our loose housing dairy rmits ma imum air flow for cooler pens in summer and needs. Ask for free _plans folder and other system-we couldn't operate without it. Cows stay cleaner, u drifting snow in winter. Increased animal com- information on USB AMERSTRAND for feedlot fences. Come in today! get all the exercise they need, but aren't always fighting ort means more rapid gains on full-feed-and increased profi for you, mud. And we get out of the milking parlor earlier. Further, we get a longer productive life from our cows." E OlU lYE IN MIO lOA It's only natural that herds stay healthier when.barnyards -----------------------~--~- F ARM MODERNIZATION DEPT. are completely paved with concrete. Mud-borne diseases FARM BUREAU SERVICES. INC. like mastitis and foot rot can't breed in concrete. You save P.O. Box 960 on vet bills. And less cleaning is needed in the stalls. Milk- Lansing, Michigan ing goes easier, faster. No tracked-in mud to wet down o Please send more information with your bedding, so bedding expenses stay low. Send for free book- fencing booklet. let on paved yards. (U.S. and Canada only.) o Please have your representative call on me soon. PORTLA D CEME T NAME ASSOCIATIO Stoddard Suildin , RTH ORA 0 RIVE AVE. ADDRESS Lansing 23, Michigan L SI 0, MICHIO N L CIty STATE ~ . A national organization to improve and extend the uses 01 conel'fle .' s • Insurance onors President Maurice J. Tase, a native of "Statewide" Event Coldwater, Michigan, has been appointed manager of the Mt. At ract a y Pleasant branch of Farm Bu- reau Services, according to B. Bohnsack, Manager of F. More ihan 500 agenJs and Services Retail Division. wives. county presidents and wives, county secretaries and as. been emp ,..cl by husbands, and state Farm Bu- the Coldwater Cooperative At a recent meeting of th reau board members gathered Company for the past 9 years American Farm Bureau F d r- at the Jack Tar Hotel, Lansing, and has had experience in all ation board of director, it v a for the 1962 Farm Bureau In- phases of farm-supply elevator sugge ted that som farm rs surance "Statewide Meeting," operation. In addition, Tase has do not know that they ar March 7. The meeting marked served as Sales Representative liable for payment of the high- the 13th anniversary of the for the Coldwater Co-op, and way-use ta on larg tru k . Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance the last three years as As- For that r a on thi sum- company. sistant Manager. mary will be of importanc to those who e v hicles fit th Combin tion t u - t Ivan Allison. Sales Manager, He is a graduate of the taxing descriptions as outlined. net w eight, 5500-7000 I presented awards to agents for Union City High School and The federal highw y u t 0.00 outstanding performance dur- of Farm Bureau Services Man- provided by the Federal High- ing 1961. The Company's Pace- agement Development course Combin tion ic - tr t • way Act of 1956. and as revised Setter Life Trophy went to and Manager School. He saw n t i .ht 7000-9000 lb. in subsequent legislation, i ap- Norman Lohr, Monroe county. service for . two years in the 1 0.00 MAURICE J. TASE I plicable to aU trucks abov The top Agency Life Trophy Fire Direction Center of the specified sizes used on high- and the Agency Management U.S. Army's Artillery school at mount I year-old son, Daniel. plan to ways, irrespective of th own- listed ar award for 1961 was presented- Fort Sill, Okalahoma. ship or purpose for which us d. move to Mt. Pleasant in the units th n to Wilbur Lohr, Monroe county Mr. and and 3- near future. The tax return on trucks Agency Manager. used in the fiscal y ar begin- Seven Farm Bureau district directors were also in attend- ing A Song OJ pring ning July 1, 1962, is due by August 31, 1962. Suppl m ntal ance. 'I'hey included Eugene In the spring the young man's fancy tax returns should be fil d DeMatlo, E u g e n ~ Roberts, for vehicles acquired after Ward Hodge, Elton Smith, Lightly turned to thoughts of love. July, 1962. Wilbur Smith, Max Hood and Farm Bureau President, Wal- The tractor flipped The amount of the annual DISTINGUISHED· SERVICE AWARD-for The award was presented to Mr. Lohr, (righ ) ter Wightman. Other special highway use taxes are as fol- 1961. has been won by Norman Lohr, Farm Bu- and his wife, Vi. by N. L. Vermillion. Adminis- And he got clipped. lows: guests recognized at the meet- reau Insurance agent in Monroe county. Lohr trative Vice-President for arm Bureau Insu~- ing w~re Maynard Brownlee, Now, Sally mourns her turtle dove ( General Manager, Farm Bu- won the award in competition with 175 other ance Companies at the annual award banquet reau Services, Inc. and Jack Farm Bureau agents .in Michigan. ' of the Lansing Sales and Marketing Executive . McKendry, General Manager The Distinguished Service Award is sponsored Club in Lansing • of Farmers' Petroleum Co-op. by Sales and Mark;eting Executive Clubs all over Lohr joined Farm Bureau Insurance in 1954 the world. All companies holding membership and has been one of the outstanding agents sine A special fearure of the day in a sales and' Marketing Club are entitled to that time. He lives with his wife and two chit was recognition of the thirty- present this award to their top man of the year. dren near Dundee. Try A 25 Word Cla.sifi d r 1 eight county Farm Bureau pre- sidents. Presidents recognized SPECIAL RATE to Farm Bureau members: 25 words for $1 each edition. Addition I word 5 c nt ach at the meeting, and presented and Clinton Peterson, Ottawa. per edition. Figures like 12 or $12.50 count as one word. NON-MEMBER advertiser: 10 cent per word one with brief cases were: Arlington Gray. Donald Piper, Van Buren; Carl Sanilac; Additional tendance were presidents in at- Lloyd Smith, Michigan edition. Two or more editions take rate of 8 cents per word per edition. All classified ad are cash with ord r. Calhoun; Harold Schutte, 13 FARM MACHINERY Ringkvist, Lenawee; Benson, Wexford; tom, St. Joseph; Robert Frank Hol- Anton Hoort, Arenac; Harold Shannon, Cass; John Morgan, Osceola; Clifton Lotter, Tuscola; Earnest Olsen, A.D.A. MACPHERSON HATCHERY FOR ALE-1956 Farmall 300 trac- of tor, 4 row cultivator, Ionia wants a Poultry Raiser In your bottom plow. Also lh foot Int rna- fast hitch, 3 23 l.;IVESTOCK CATTLE FEEDERS - Feed high analysis Perfect Balancer 8% pnoe- POULTRYMEN-Use POULTRY ancer, 8% phosphate mineral your ground ted. P rfecft Bal- Eliminate d in soft area to act as their Sales and Service tional hydraulic wheel d isc. .J oseph Ionia; Jackson; Ruvert VanderMeulen, Missaukee; George Crisenbery, Don Hartsell, Hills- Manistee; Donald Clarke, Mid- land; Frank Blessing, Saginaw; Adolph Siegrist, Iosco; Charles Wins Representative starcross in your section 28~. Layer" the cold of Ontario, Canada. Wiftnen\ developed In ot . or ton, state, Selling the Famous' "Shaver ~li h iga.n. Telephone Parkway 36534 GI nwood, (4-lt-29p) ~ ayn , J -21. 5. 13 phate mineral teed. Feed free choice Put plain salt in one container a.nd Perfect Balancer Min ral in another container. one he needs. The animal knows which Get Perfect Balanc r h ned eggs. Mi 3 Ibs. per 100 lb . feed. The Gelatin Bon Co., Romeo, Mich. (tH4 to 20 w ekx, baby chtek . MacPheraon Hatch ly, Ionia. Plume 1774. (4-lt-:J8h) 26 Howard Hoffman, Monroe; Chicago, March 20-22. 'Yill .·ell farm, 75-115-175 acres, the Yea"" for 1861. and mem- Elmer Miller, Montcalm; At Blue Cross with 900 ft. lake frontage, modern house, new 8 room barn-60. :l6. LAG R' D LB P.I IT, UL- ber of the Board of Directors. FOR SALE-Speclffc Pathogen ~ree LETS-Hi. teen weeks and old r. Ttl Ernest Girbach of Saline, chool bu. s rvlce. Irvin Larkin, Swine, boars, gilts, and bred gilts. proven Hybrid. Rais d und r ideal ,presented an outstandlng talk George Gobrogge, Bay; Fred A~nual Meeting Michigan, ADA director re- Bsa v rton, i-95. . .lich. Pho n» Tdlpwo ,1. Chester Whites, Polands, and Hamp- (4-lt-30-pd.) 15 shires. Sired by champions and with conditions by e pertenced poultrymen. titled "Cooperation Pays Divi- Ruthig, Ingham; Enoch Carl- presenting Michigan, was Growing birds Insp cted w ekly b Fi,fteen members were nam- certified backing. Ru ell McKarns, train d staff. Bird. on full f ed, va - dends" at the Statewide Insur- son, Kent; Leslie Ames, Gene- elected assistant secretary- West Unity, Ohio. Phone 924-2616. ~),ance meeting. see; Robert Reese, Jr., Clinton; ed to the Michigan Blue Cross FIELD SEEDS (6-61-l2t-25p) 23 cinated, deb aked, true to age, and d liver d in clean coops. Se them! W treasurer of ADA for a two Board of Trustees at the 23rd have a grow r n ar you. Birds rats d year term. This office makes ron ALE-GARRY and HOD. 'F. '£ FOR SALE _ 25 larg Holstein on Farm Bureau f d. 1 L GE annual meeting of the board in . ad oats. Y ar from c rtified, g 1'- heifer., vac t . ted, due ugust and HATCHERIES, ridgewat r, MI ih- him a member of the executive LOOK~G FOR STRICTLY PRO- mination 91%. 1.00 P r bu. hel. Le- September. Weight 1000 lbs. 250.00. Igan. Tel phones: Salin, HAzel 9-708', Detroit, March 23. Among DUCTIO.. WHITE ROCKS? Try our Roy Brady, naway, Michigan. Edw. Tanis, J ni on, ...lichig-an. Tele- Manch ster GArden 8-3034. (Wast;l; committee. La ton train chicks. Customers re- them was Robert Smith, As- port that they peak at 90% produc- (4-lt-19p) 17 phone MO 9-922~. (3-2t-22b) £3 tenaw County) (10-tf-25 47b) ~Q sociate Legislative Co'imsel for The best state program con- tion. Random Sample Tests sh w --'""""-------:----- the Michigan Farm Bureau, that they produce eggs on less f ed 18 FOR SALE MILKING SHORTHORN HULLS, test, in which 49 states enter- than tsom of the top stratris of pro- calves up to breeding age. By our DAY OLD OR STARTED PULLE who was re-elected for a re- ed, was based on a maximum duction Leghorn.. Early maturity, noted sire and trom Record ot Merit -The D Kalb profit pullet. Accept large early egg . ize plus excetlent dams. Stanley M. Powell, Ingleside by the smart poultryman for high elfg peat three-year term. of 20 points each in 14 cate- laying nous llvab iltty makes th m Farms, R-1, Box 238, Ionia, Michigan, production, superior egg qualit, gories. This included partici- the nation' most profitable ;\"hite (Ionia County) (6-tf-2Gh) 2' greater feed effici ncy, If you ke Smith represents the "pub- Rock. Lial Gifford, St. Johns, .•nch- records, you'll keep D Kalb. Wri pation in the American Dairy Igan. (Clinton County) Telephone A for prices and catalog. KLAGER lic" --along with four other Association national program. 4-4076. (4-2t-65p) 3 FEEDI G HOGS? Use salt tree, HATCIlEHIES, Bridg-ewater, Mic- high analysis Perfect Balancer 8% igan. Telephones: Salin HAzel men who were also re-elected phosphate mineral feed in your hog 7087, Manchest r GArden 8 - 30 " Out of a possible 280 points. feed. Mix one pound of Perfect (Washtenaw County) at the meeting. They include: Balancer with each 100 Ibs. ot ground (l0-tf-25&21b) 8 Michigan and Kansas tied at feed. You can eliminate bone meal Hubert Bates, president of i 266 points each. one of the by using Perfect Balancer. Get Per- American Bank and Trust. Lan- fect Balancer at your elevator. The 26A YEARLING HENS sing. Law r e nee Gettlinger. highest scores ever achieved. Gelatin Bone Co., Romeo, Mich. (.-tt-GObl ., UAW. Detroit: John W. Payn- of the Ameri-can Dairy Associ- ter, of J. L. Hudson Company, ation of. Michigan. and his wife. FEEl ER CATTLE. I will have Detroit. and John Sullivan. As- The award carried with it a trip 18 feeder attle weighing from 300 to 700 sistant Treasurer of General --------------- Ibs, Choic Her ford and Angus calves to Hawaii next faU for Boyd rvstat Lake, and y arlings. AIRo, HoU t ins. From Motors. Detroit. Rice. secretary and manager Ia Bay In- one head to a truckload. I can supplv bard boat, 116 HP. s d only 4ti you. V rn Stea.ly, Olivet or .•larshall. Priced to sell. Monr-oe .•Ia - Mail address P. O. Box 111, Marshall, Ionia, 1Iichigan. Phone 1774. Michigan. 12-61-12t-35p) 23 From Readers (4-H-25b) 18 These words were first spoken by Ralph Fricke, FIRST AID for ALL your drainage DAIRYMEN-Use Perfect Balan- cer 8% phosphate mineral teed. Mix Baldwin, North Dakota, in 1946. Since that time Ralph and his WIfe, Meta, have depended on We Get Letters»- problems. 100 year guaranteed Vitri- fied Salt Glazed Clay Products. tile, sewer pipe, flue lining. or call for price list. Ed Anders, Re- tail Sales Repret entative Lel1ge Clay Products Company, Grand Drain Write for Grand one pound of Perfect Balancer every 100 lbs. ot ground feed. You can eliminate bone meal by using Perfect Balanc r. Get Perfect Balancer at your elevator. The Gelatin Bone Co.. to their PCA' at Mandan to help them expand to a UWe Like The Farm" I'd rather be poor out where Ledge, Michigan. Phones: Office, Na- Romeo, Mich. (4-tf-40b) 23 I can breathe, -Than have all tional 7-2104. Residence, Na.tional 7- 1,600':acre ranch operation. MESICK. MICH. R.R. 2- the money and have my soul 2!l70 (l - tf -21l&-21 h) 1!l STONY breedin ACRES YORKSHIRE8 stock available at all ttmes. My husband wanted me to seethe. ~E\Y FAIRBA. ~KS IORSE pump, Feed conversion records es'tabltahed Today the Fricke farm and ranch consists send this. We lived in Ham- Mrs. John Ryback 700 GPM at 95 lbs. pressure coupled to at Swine Evaluation Station at Mich· Igan State University have been three Chrysler 6 cy l. No.5, 60 H.P. enclosed pounds ot feed or less per pound of of 1,440 acres owned and 160 acres rented, about mond, Indiana. Last July we motor, mounted on rigid Pump titt d with Protek primer, dis- teel base. gain since 1956. Per cent of lean cuts came to Michigan to see if we FOR AL~attle automatic: feed- charg ch ek valve, flanges, vow r above 54% tor same period. Marten 110 cows and a few hogs and chickens. could find a farm. We had never Backs Earmarked jrig sy tern, silo unloaders, comfort plate, flexible coupling set ready to 0 Garn and Sons, 4387 Mulliken Road, ..•.. COWstalls, hog equipment. Literature at $459.00. nits old separate. Pump Charlotte R-5, Michigan. Phone ; been here before and had no Funds free, state items. \Vrite, Ottawa at 110.00,good used Chysler 6 cyltnder 543-0349. (Eaton County) idea just where to go. Our Hitch FN321, Holland, Michigan. 60 H.P. enclosed motor at 150.00. New (8-59-U-25 and 25b) 23 EDITOR, Mich. Farm News: (12-tt-21b) 9 low price on plastic pipe f0r Irrtg'atton first stop was at Manton, and fro. t control. I" first class 75 lb. FEEDER PIGS. Do you want a where we were shown a farm FOR SALE-GUTTER CLEANERS test at 6.40 per 100 ft. in coil lots, reliable source ot teeder pigs? Uni- If highway fund earmarkin -Acorn chain, Acorn low cost cable. other sizes at comparative prices. torm, healthy cro -breeds, Wormed, and bought it the same day. is defeated by the Constitu- Literature tree. Write Ottawa Hitch, Thirty y ar experience making thirsty castrated, and ear-tagged. Purchase FN321, Holland, Michigan. land produce higher yields. Hamilton by weigh t, approval on delivery. Vac- tional Convention, it could be (12-tf-16b) • Ifg. & Supply, Holland, Michigan. cinated if desired. Ask about 10 day -W;ent back to Hammond. a serious blow to Michigan P. O. Box 212. Phone EX 6-469:l. guarantee. Wisconsin Feeder Pig used lumber. From that time on uie'tie used peA sold our home and moved here farmers. Since enactment in 10 DOOS (2-H-106p) 18 Marketing Cooperative. Call or write the last of October. Since then Russell McKarns, West Unity, Ohio. 1925, the state gas tax has been HUNTING LODGE and 40 acres Phone 924-2616. (8-61-12t-48p) 23 H! credit to meet farm and ranch operating ex- we bought machinery, dairy REGISTERED E GLISH SHEP- for sale. Near Hulbert, Chippewa ,t ::::S;a:~Yi;~~~~:7nt:.7.dequipment, to defined as a special levy on HERD. Crusader bloodlines. Pups county in Upper Peninsula. Cabin is cows, feed, -and are qui te ready now, 25.00. S 'lck and watch- Jt~Olt SALF.r-Fifteen Holstein heit- motor vehicle use for the sole completely furnished and has accom- ers to freshen in April. Marga.ret busy. You might appreciate dog. Expres anywhere. Also stud modations for eight. $2.500. Contact Labs, qnd purpose of building and main- service in both I.E.s'R. and U.K.C. Elden T. Smith, DeWitt, P. O. Box Bangor Bang-or, Michigan. Phone that my husband had never registry. Berv ce f~· 25.00. Homer '1l:l7-52G3. (Van Buren County) taining highways. Gasoline not 365. Phone NO 9-6925. (1l-lt-2Gp) 18 (4-lt-25p) 2~ been around cattle of any kind JohmlOn, :Mar hall, H.-ot, Miohigan. used on highways is exempt Phone ST 1-:7035. • (S-2t-33p) 10 MODERN COTTAGE. Crystal Lake, yet does the milking. from the tax and last year the .•lontcalm County. Also Mae Boy in- 24 NURSERY STOCK , agricultural rebates totaled board boat, 116 HP. Used only 46 Planned financing the kind peA specializes Down On The Farm hours. Priced to sell. Monroe Mac- Pherson, Ionia, Michigan. Phone $5,266,000. 1774. in . . . has given the Frickes the confidence and Some people want riches If Con-Con delegates now (4-lt-25B> means to successful farming. PCA loans can help in terms of all money, Others change this historic policy an 11 FAR PALLETS any size. Apple and fruit bo es. Timbers. Crane matts up to settle for less cash, -more put gas tax revenues into gen- 25 feet. Wrtte for prices. Du Bols '. you. We invite you to "shop around" for your honey. eral funds instead of highways, FOR SALE-BALE Lumber and Pallet Mill. Battle Creek LOADER. Auto- R-6, Ilchigan. (3-3t-27p) 18 FOR SALE-Mary Washington aspar- farm loan; compare costs ••. service and repay- I got what I want. a beauti- there no longer is any reason matically loads bales from groun(J to wagon, truck. Low cost. Lltet'8; ure -- CIRCLE SA'V f(~r sale. - agus plants, California .309, 1 year old. Good 48 In commercial quantities. Green Tip to make rebates for non-high- free. rite, 0 a.wa H tch FN321, Inch inserted tooth saw. Mrs. Alva Farm, Paw Paw, Michigan. (a-at-18p) ful farm, -lots of Land and a ment plans, too. big red barn. way use of gasoline. It there- Holland, Ichiga.n. (l2-tt-SOb) 11 Cronkhite, Lowe Lake, Stockbridge, fore would not be long before J: liehigan. Telephone 851-4815. FO R SA LE CLEARA. CE (4-lt-25p) FOR SALE-Mary 18 paragus Washington as- Team yourself with a good lender!! A whole world of peace and Michigan farmers would lose PRICES. New ~lcCormlck Diesel, .F'.trmall 140 tractor, Vermeea B-275 pard per plant 1 year old. $5:60 post- hundred plants. Rudolph star-studded night, J'Tis bright- their rebates. BUCKEYE .~O. 1 DITCHER. Di~s Hay Conditioner, new and used How- 5th feet. Good condition. No reason- zewczYk, Paw Paw R-3, Mllchigan. er than any of those big-city ard Rotovators. Welngartz Supply, able offer refused. Wilfred Malhurg, (3-3t-17p) The Michigan Farm Bur 46061 Van Dyke, Utica, Ichigan. 17251 22 Mile Road, Utica, Michigan. Production • lights. officially resolved at it lait (4-lt-26p) 11 Phone (Howard) HO - 37201. (4-2t-25p) I<~OR SALF..-SEEDLJNOS. 18 igan tineHt non-yetlowtng F'rench Mich- nd Sometimes a flock of wild annual meeting to f"ght for 13 F Spanish Scotch pine. 8 to $15 ~er Michigan: Adrian. Alma. Bay City .• geese pass by, -<)r a Big old continuation of highway fwi4 ROD. ·EY A. TD GARRY seed oats. 1000. Aleo white and colored Blue Grown from foundation stock. Ger- pruee, 6" to 10" plants, 25 or $3.75, E canaba. Grand Rapids. deer, that would make a man earmarking which he been mination test 98%. Like certlrled but prepaid. Order now. Gib on Tree Kalamazoo. Lansing. L- sigh. responsible for the state'. I not tag~ed. Ba~ged and treated. $1.25 Farms. Sargent Road, Gladwin ll-", per bushel. Otto Meitg, 16151 Canal Jdichlgan. (4-1t-Hp) 24 peer. Sanclusky. Tray rse ership in road and Road, Mt. Clemens R-1, Michigan. City Most anything that anyone vel pmem. It is tim (4-tt-30p) 18 25 PLA T , Ca" c. ever could dream, -out of my delg to ld.1Ir"~ G , dale. How lL window sometime can be seen. this position. Lakeview, Marshall. Monroe, Paw Paw I a :y and troub- les galore, -but none can com- ._._0 ner e er I ower Move that the first year cost will be "lIill:l!',lilll'U1',!,'1I111111111111111111l1IUPlIIIIIIIIIIII1I1I1II1II1111UIII1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111II1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111~ at least $2.2 billion, and that • eu • 0 • future costs will mount to be- tween $6 billion and $7.7 bil- lion per year. Discussion Topics Because of importaDl issues r1S1ng in Congress, the Who Would Pay? ckground Material for Community Legislature and Constitutional Convention, (or ils Regardless of "how you slice product)-the state Discussion Topic Committee, pro- arm Bureau DI cu sion Group it," it's the people who pay. vided for topic-shifts to meet these special conditions. DONALD D. KINSEY Another % % would be tacked Listed for the next few months are: Coordinator, Education and Research on to the planned schedule of Social Security tax increases- Developments in the Constitutional- Conven- Should citizens of this nation begin their Con- now due to rise through 1968. tion And the base income on which stitution saying, "We, the people of the United the tax is collected would be Retaining the Reciprocal Trade Agreements States, should establish a government in which the increased from $4800 to $i200. Here are the percentages as Act citizens are wards of the government, with only they would look with and without the new medical care Issues Behind National Marketing Orders i=== such rights as those in authority are willing to grant Attend your Community Farm Bureau meetings.. bill: to us from their positions of power"? Become informed on vital issues that affect you and I ~==~ Prese