JUL • C2 Vol. 40, No.7 40th Year JULY 1, 1962 HOI Farm Bill a DIe s -c Farm B Petition to W a hington County News Notes Jubil tion t mp r d much in id nc thr About Farm Bureau ing bi-parti n acti on by r lli People and Places resentatives in mig d wn GENESEE F ood-and- armer ontrol h m Life Member, -Mrs. W. W. In day-long action th t fo11o Billings passed away recently. Mr. Billings was an early mem- bate and which becam b I ber on the Board of Directors evening Thur day, June 21, Hou of the Michigan Farm Bureau. of both parties turn d t bl s n OTTAWA ate and killed the dmini tr ti n f rm- Genit Berens, Hudsonville, and Arnold Schaefer, Sr. of bill by a solid 10- ot margin. in I t lly FARMERS NEED TO BECOME MORE SAFETY -MINDED - Sparta are co - chairmen of a fact based on shocking evidence. 400 persons drown on farm to 205, with 48 Demo r t jomm 1 7 the county-wide Chicken Bar- property each year: another 2,600 farmers are killed in farm-home B-Que scheduled for July 12. to defeat the me sur accidents. More than three-fourths of last year's 38,000 fatal County Extension Director traffic accidents occurred on rural roads. In some manner, acci- Richard Machiele and Poul- .. The watchful une me s dents kill one farm resident every 47 minutes! try Specialist Carl Hoyt are in in part by the op n di pl y of charge of the barbequing. To reduce this needless toll, farmers need to follow the advice used by government official and U of safety experts, - and to take a leaf from the book of such LAPEER pass the bill. Agricultur Secret y groups as the Kalkaska Farm Bureau Young People. In mid-June they held an "Auto Safety Check" ••. set up on U.S. 131. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Myus of Lapeer, active Farm Bureau sonally manned a lobbying d k t f by n'-I"llnr'll They plan to make this an annual project. A meeting of the group called for July 12 will stress safety, to kick-off a program members, celebrated their whose jobs were to corral vote for the measure of neighborhood farm safety inspection. Golden Wedding anniversary PETITIONS PROTESTI G - the Freeman Bureau recently. Pictured presenting them to in June. Residents of Lapeer Farm Bill, signed by close to 4,000 farmers from Congressmen Gerald Ford, Jr. (center), and James "Such naked use of co rciv politi I Michigan Farm Bureau Women have launched a Safety Belt all their life, they have 2 chil- flve counties of West Central Michigan, were Harvey (right) is Jack Lynn, Legislative Director project, and are currently involved in an education program to passed on to Washington by the Michigan Farm of the American Farm Bureau. . has no preced nt," on long-tim hingt dren and 17 grandchildren. increase belt usage. Several County Women's Committees are porter observed. "Since wh n h it b planning to buy the belts in quantity through pooled orders. SHIAWASSEE DEVELO G FARM MAR~ETS Members of the county Fair Booth Planning meet in the county Owosso, Friday night, July 6. Committee office in Young People' Cafete e u Project F.F.A. task of administr tors to write nd prot tion to extend their own pow r ?" asked. f rm I I Plans for exhibits large, attractive to fill the space reserv- ed for Farm Bureau at the fair A popular project calls for the kind of hard Cftapters Earlier, Michigan Congre m Jr. of the 5th Congressional Di tri ct, h d will be made. A long list of work Farm Bureau Young People do best, is opera- pressures brought on Congressme by threat County Farm plan similar throughout Bureau fair groups exhibits Michigan in July- tion of a full-scale cafeteria at the Ionia Free Fair. On fair dates of A 6 through 11, the cafeteria Honored withholding defense contracts fro their Throughout early balloting i bee m vid August. Water heds Studied will serve two full meal ach day, under the direction Congressmen from both partie ret wh MACOMB Future Farmers and th ir ad- called "the blackmail ower of 93 billion d 11 Farm Bureau here was sad- of Farm Bureau You g People. vi or 100 strong, visi ed the dened by the recent death of Egg Marketing facilities of Farm Federa bud its oldest member, Charles This will be the 20th yea the cafeteria ha erved Bureau Services at Jenison, Bellman. 94. He was actiive in fairgoers. (See additional story, page 5) June 28. Earlier they had stop- Mich. Farmer the Davis Community Group. ped to check the drainage sys- tem of a large shopping center For Freedom Fair Tour Creates nterest and subdivisions in the Buck Creek watershed to study run- off problems. Through Farm Bureau, Mich- igan farm rs had absolute opposition to passage express d Appears Set For Late Augus of the bill, (H.R. 11222). The event was the annual awards tour for FF A activity As voting began, MFB Legis- Although lively interest has been shown by in Soil and Water Conserva- lative Counsel Dan Reed sent Michigan residents in the proposed Seattle W orld' s tion. a telegram to Michigan House members stating opposition to Fair, Northwest Tour, reservations are still avail- The Michigan Farm Bureau the bill "in any form regard- able according to the family program division of the and affiliated companies, in co- operation with the Michigan less of amendments offered." BE ALERT Reed cautioned that any con- Michigan Farm Bureau, tour sponsors. Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America and the ference with the Senate ver- Don't get Active interest in the tour 2. Reservations are taken on sion would be disastrous. has been shown by more than 70 persons to date, with others a "first-come" basis. imum of 32 and a maximum of A min- Michigan Association of Future. Farmers of America, are spon- "Free American farmers out- produce Khrushchev's farmers. HURl! requesting additional informa- 37 persons is desired, accord- sors. Keep them free by vot"ng NO NATIONAL FARM tion. A considerable number ing to J. Delbert Wells, organ- SAFETY WEE~ have accompanl tour reser- izer of the tour and Manager any Award on passage," Reed urged. JULY 22-28, 1962 vation-~uests with !he re- of the Family Program Divi- Presented Earlier, unsolicited petitions quired $50 deposit. sion. opposing the farm bill had. Fair Display Proves Popular "In the event that consider- Awards to wInning FFA poured into the Lansing offices In cooperation with transpor- able interest is shown by larger Chapters were made at a noon RECORDED SOUND EFFECTS,-{waves lapping, fog horn, of the Michigan Farm Bureau. tation, entertainment and hous- numbers of people, we will luncheon with Gold Awards ett.) add to the impression created by the 1962 fair display origin- Approximately 4,000 signa- ing agencies, the tour plans are work out other arrangements presented to Reed City, Alma, Stanton, Unionville and Hart" tures were passed on to Wash- ated by the Information Division of the Michigan Farm Bureau. complete with only one major to a v 0 i d disappointments," land. Silver Awards were given ington by MFB president Wal- Before fair season is concluded the exhibit will have been viewed change from the original itin- Wells said. He urged early "Exc pt for a lack of pub- to Traverse City, West Branch. ter Wightman. (See picture in by many thousands of Michigan residents in more than 20 erary. The change involves placing of deposits to allow lic understanding," hums n Hastings, Deckerville and San- adjoining columns.) One state- localions •.Seven exhibits identical to the one pictured at the recent flying by Nor-thwest Airlines room and other reservations to charg d, "political cov ir-up dusky. Bronze certificates went ment signed by 46 Presque Isle out of Detroit, Sunday evening, be confirmed in early July. boys would n ver g ,t P' st h ..Oceana farm product promotion dinner in Shelby, (see page 4 for HIGH IN THE SKY - Farm to Hale, Cedar Springs, Holton farmers said in part, "This August 19, direct to Seattle mimeograph rna .hinr with more details) have been scheduled for all parts of the state includ- A completed program itiner- Bureau friends taking the pro- and Leslie. (bill) is being forced upon us rather than originating the such fanciful claims that th ing the Upper Peninsula. A flasher unit aJop the miniature light- flight from Lansing with rout- ary listing tour stops (Banff, posed Northwest Tour will Seventeen Honorable Men- in spite of the fact that 95% house attracts att~ntion of fairgoers while signs and recordings tell have an opportunity to viliit of the farmers are opposed to bill could reduc farm ( ost ' ing through Salt Lake City. Lake Louise in Canada: Yel- tion Chapters included Ster- lowstone Park, Black Hllls, the "space needle" - the trade- ling, Rudyard, St. Johns, Bel- it." and th hazards of the fa t- the story of farmers in foreign trade. Pass-out literature completes The more direct connection al- ete.) will be sent to those re- mark of the Seattle World's buck operators." the unit. lows a longer stay at the fair. ding, Sparta, Lakeview, Law- questing them from either their Fair. The needle is the tallest rence, Lake City, Montague, Defeat ave The projected tour is sched- county Farm Bureau office or and most dramatic structure uled for a two-week period, the Michigan Farm Bureau, west of the Mississippi, rising Charlotte, Portland, Saranac, Tax Dollar Marlette, Mason, Reese, Wil- Michigan Elevator Exchange and August 19 through September Box 960. Lansing. 602 feet above the ground. liamston and Brown City. Defeat of the measure was hailed as a victory for tax- Mich. Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Each Gold, Silver or Bronze payers by Charles Shuman, Aw rd Chapter was permitted president of the American to bring five Future Farmers United Operation Propo ed and their advisor on the tour. Honorable Mention Chapters Farm Bureau Federation. Shu- man said that farmers, sumers and taxpayers all gain- con- bring one member and their ed greatly by defeat of the Approval of a recommendation to make the chapter advisor. control schemes. Had it passed, the House Michigan Elevator Exchange a division of Farm Bu- reau Services, Inc. - was given by the boards of U LETI directors in a' special joint meeting, June 25. Official announcements were would be exchanged on an Farmer' Petroleum Purc ases Crude-Oil uhlig am made by Harry Rohlfs, presi- dent of the Elevator change and Marten Garn, pres- Ex- equitable basis. All present services" of the Exchange would be continued and such eXl?an- Production The Board of Directors of Committee h ident of Farm Bureau Serv- sions made as are necessary to Farmer's Petroleum Cooper- ices. increases in volume. ative have announced their ap- To H 01 ·0 proval of a purchase of ad- Studies by the boards in re- In this fashion, the two ditional crude oil. Donald L. Ruhlig, of Dext r, cent weeks have led to the con- farmer - owned organizations According to Jack McKendry, ty, is chairman of the MFB clusion that increased efficiency which each began as depart- General Manager, - the pur- and economies could be realized ments of the Michigan Farm chase involves controlling in- tee for the 43rd annual me ting a by uniting operations in dis- tributing farm supplies and Bureau in the early 1920's - terest in 8 wells in the "Oak- State University ovember 7, 8 and 9. h dale-North" field near Mt. Ver- marketing grain and beans. would formally reunite after ment was announced by Pre id nt Walt r non, Illinois. FPC will also nearly 40 years of independent have first call on the produc- man. Care has been taken to pro- operation. tion of three other wells in the tect shareholders and investors Mr. Ruhlig represents M field. in the unifying proposal which Bo h have grown in business will be placed before shar - holders of th Michigan Eleva- volume and financial stability, both have become soundly es· MICHIGAN APPLE DAY - at World's Fair pans of the nation for a speedy, spectacular ride The added production improve the Cooperative's ratio will . 3 on the Committe e 18-mem tor Exchang at their regular tablished. well - financed busi- Monorail terminal found pretty Miss Carol Ann through portions of downtown Seattle directly of crude oil to refined products, annual m ting, ptember 5. ness. A 1 rge .. number of Bowerman. Mic:higan Blossom Queen, passing out to the Wrgroun Tk ic:hig Do apples were - assuring Michigan farmers of m ·ng at farm r coo rativ are mem- Mi ig n "FI orbest" fruit to eag r recipients. an added bonus. an economical, continuous sup- Under ih pi ecuriti ber of both org niz tion • The monora· Uracil lines of people from all ply of Pow r-Bal nc d fu Is. FARM NEWS es • ent's Column Independence Day Th,ougltt to (An Extract from a recent speech) pport are "the people" siv- • "Fourscore and seven years ago ic I s rvices through Social fathers brought forth on this r on w r to believ those who have m di al monstrosity, - everyone, ge our continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the UFarm loc" Cited proposition that all men are created rc of rength equal." A r a of governm nt attempts to Thus Abraham Lincoln spoke Walter Wightman lp f( rrn rs, tl r ar few in agricultur who rally By LYLE C. WILSON from a platform at Gettysburg nearly 100 years Ii v this rout holds hop for any real solution W ASHI TGTO ,Jun 4 (UPI) ago. to farm probl ms. If conservative - minded citi- zens w re as al rt as they We live in a country created by the determina- h m di I profession has good reason to feel should b, you would have tion of a freedom-seeking people. Step by step, we us By trong cone rning what government inter- be n r ading before thi about s nat joint re olution 12 and have grown to be the richest and most powerful na- ntion in m dicin will do for, - and to, them. what it could accom lish to- ward cutting down to size th tion in the world. Our scientific achievements are w mi s a point. In the words of Con- pr sur -group wing of Ameri- illustrated by ejecting men into space for trips an 0 rt Griffin, "What socialized med- can politics. The joint resolu- tion i now p nding in the sen- around the world in a few hours at speeds of from ICI w uld do to the doctors is not nearly so im- at judiciary committee. 18 to 20 thousand miles per hour, - bringing orta a w t it would do to the rest of us." S. J. Res. 12 is a proposal to them back unharmed. amend the U. S. Con titution. ~ .1-+1------ More specifically it i a pro- All such wonderful things, the magnitude of in- po al for changing the method of choosing the mem bel'S of dustrial production, the unequaled efficiency in the the electoral college whom the production of farm commodities, - have been voters elect by ballot. The, members of the electoral col- brought about because free men have been allowed lege thereupon cast their own to use their initiative and incentives to do great ballots and it is their ballots that d termine who shall be things, lected PI' ident and vice We live in a country created by the determina- president of the United Stat s. tion of freedom-seeking people, - people like John INVOLVES FAIR PLAY Hancock, who wrote to George Washington at the It is in the system of electing beginning of the Revolutionary War: the electors that this machinery for choo ing a president and "Nearly all the property I have in the world is in vice president collides head-on houses and other real estate in the city of Boston, with the principles of equity and fair play. This is the gen- but if the expulsion of the British Army requires eral ticket system in which their being burned to ashes, issue the order for that slates of electors-each slate representing a political party purpose immediately." and its pr sidential and vice presidential nominees-runs at History is replete with utterances of great states- large in each state. Today's Farmer is Highly Mechanized men of similar strong character, - Patrick Henry The proposed amendment - FARM POWER IS TIED TO MECHANIZA· are a large part of this pattern of progress that said, "Give me liberty or give me death." S. J. Res. 12 - would change TION - farmers use more tires and petroleum now enables one man on a mechanized farm in this. Each state elects as many products than any other industry. another part of the United States to produce the food and fiber We sing over and over - "Our Father's God to electors as it numbers in its the story that farmers must tell. No country can for 26 other persons. This productivity continues congressional representation, have a high standard of living without an eeic- to climb at a period in world history when fail- Thee, Author of Liberty, ..• My Country 'tis of the number of senators and ient farm production. something that takes much i: a arm production plagues a majority of na- thee, Sweet land of Liberty, . . • From every moun- repre entatives, combined. S. money. research and work. Modern machines tions. ._...J. 't Worry, We'll Take Care of You! P. Res. 12 would provide that using modern fuels and running on modern tires tainside, Let freed~m ring. Let music swell the each state choose its electors as breeze, And rin~ from all the trees, Sweet Free- Many Congre smen poll their constituents to it chooses its congressional delegation. Two would be d om ' s song ••• " learn attitud toward such controversial issues, chosen at-large, by state-wide Broadca t Editorial vote, as U. S. Senators are Yet if we now become concerned about the fu- nd the re ults are revealing. ot that Farm Bu- r u believes much in straw ba ots, (-they're too ea y to rig) but of the last 20 or so such polls chosen. The others chosen, each individually congressional would district, as U. S. in a be "Let's Lis en To The Farmers" ture of our freedom, - our country, they call us "super-patriots" as though that term, had some dir- Representatives are chosen. ogatory implications. But super-patriots gave us our dealing with he edical proposal, vot rs opposed (As broadcast over 1320 on th dial, La . That system would break the country, founded on the principles that we so much th social security concept in 16. backs of the pressure groups By BOB RUNYON. WILS The farmers were asked to cast farmers voting all across the which compose the dynamic NEWS DIRECTOR their ballots for one of three country voted to get the gov- enjoy. I choose to be classed with John Hancock, I the most recent serie of such polls taken by left wing of American politics choices. The first, compulsory ernment out of farming • • • in "If he wants it. President government quotas ... the ad- Michigan it was 52%. Patrick Henry, Henry Clay, Thomas Jefferson, members of Congress, the voters said No to the and which uniformly are asso- John F. Kennedy has an 80- ministration backed proposal ciated with the Democratic acre farm in Michigan. Mr. ••It is very plain that the vast Washington, Lincoln and many others. social security concept in six, Yes in three. This party in federal elections. The passed by the Senate and now and Mrs. O. B. Smith have majority of America's farmers in pite of the tremendous political push given to farm bloc pressure group written to the President, say- being considered in the House. are against the administration They were not always popular. They were go- would be least diminished by This would place a quota on Medicare by President Kennedy and the legions of ing: We will promptly send you wha t the fa mer could sell, on proposals of compulsory gov- ing against the tide of thinking of the people who this method of choosing the a duly recorded quit- claim ernment quotas. By and large, electoral college. Farm bloc h w much land the individual . were willing to be satisfied with the status quo and federal employees under his direction. deed 10 our 80-acre farm. if the farmer could work. Support farmers realize that an abrupt pressure. perhaps. might have program calling for govern· It is also significant that some of the polls asked even greater impact on presi· prices at or above present lev- termination of quotas and sup- risked all they had to make necessary changes in the ment control of farm produc- els . . . and provide stiff pen- port prices would produce a if th voters favored voluntary and state-admin- dential elections under the S. tion or anything like it is pass- alties for non-compliance. temporary hardship for many economic and social conditions of their day. J. Res. 12 system than now. It ed by Congress. Since the gOY· . . . but they also realize i t red plans for caring for the indigent aged, and would appear. therefore. thai ernment is determined to run The second choice . . . an ex- that the continuance or furth- I cannot help but wonder what such men would the farm bloc is a source of po- our farm, it is only reasonable panded voluntary land retire- er development of the present think of us now. People will arise in the name' of th r sponse was extremely favorable. . litical strength to which con- that you should own it and pay ment program to cut crop pro- artificial situation, developed The err-Mill bill, passed by the last Congress, servatives should look for mus- the taxes and mortgages. duction with no compulsory and fostered by successive po- patriotism, fight a culprit who blows up battleships cle in behalf of the amendment quotas or allotments and with litical administrations in Wash- i ba ed on his idea. While providing federal fi- proposal. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of Sar- in our waters, - or invades an innocent country supports on crops at a level ington, can breed nothing more nancial aid, it places administrative responsibility anac, may open the eyes of to stabilize markets . . . but than huge continuing and ex- and steals from its citizens, - but to arouse them The conservatives will need some, who believe that the all the muscle they can attract. not add to surpluses. pensive crop surpluses, and a to the dangers of self-indulgence is another thing. where it belong , - in the states. multi-billion dollar farm pro- complete breakdown of the This pro p 0 sed amendment grams are designed to win po- "The third and final choice. Another long tep forward is found in the plan would, first, enormously de- litical popularity with farmers. get th government clear out private and free enterprise sys- They don't worry much about how deep the gov- tem and bigger and fewer sponsored by the Blue Shield organizations and crease the big-city, big-state The" largest farm organization . . . no controls, no price sup- ernment goes into debt as long as it' keeps produc- farms. influence in nominating presi- of all, the American Farm Bu- ports . . . in other words . . . th meric n Medical Association for providing dential candidates and, second, reau Federation, vigorously op- the free market system. "The Kennedy farm bill is a . ing handouts, . . . even if ,they understand that it voluntary' health protection to the aged at mod- equally decrease that influ- poses the enlargement of exi t- bad bill. since the overwhelm- gives nothing it hasn't first taken, and that they. ence in electing a president. ing farm programs, and it asks "In the nation • • • of the ing majority of the citizens to rate rates. The pressure groups whose that the gov rnment gradually 64,560 farmers voting in the be affected by it. are against it never do get it all back. backs would be fractured if withdraw from farm programs poll. 4 % voted for compulsory •••• and it will, in effect. serve Perhap he real danger lies in public lack of this amendment prevailed are and allow farmers to return to. government quotas • • • of to continue the gross inequities Our Federal Government has· the tremendous knowl dge cone rning wh t i available. . . and the big-city, big-state pres- the free enterprise system. Michigan farmers. only 2% now in existence. power of a 93 billion dollar budget. When we sure groups: labor and the voted for compulsory quotas. at wh t r ason ble cost. racial blocks. Most specifically, " A national farming maga- 43 % of the farmers voted for ••It is time that the govern- allow a situation to exist where one man can tell the zine. the Farm Journal, rec nt- an expanded voluntary land re- ment got rid of the farm ex- should not ignore the warning of Repre- A.F.L.-C.I.O. and N.A.A.C.P. ly compl ted a poll among tirement system . • • 46 % in perts and listened 10 the farm- great steel industry what it can charge for its pro- each would lose much influ- entative alter H. Judd, himself a physician, ence in presential elections. farmers in 48 of the 50 states. Michigan. And. 53 % of the ers:' ducts, we have given too much power to our gov- ho says: "We in the healing profession concen- ernment, - and to one man in our government. SEVERE BLOW r to' m rovi ng the quality of medical care. "Unions, Yes - The President of the Washington state Farm Bu- who don't understand the essentia' of These two political power- reau testified before the Senate Agricultural Com- car take high quality for granted and con- houses are notably affiliated Compu sion, - No!" mittee recently, saying that this was the first time with the Democratic party in A campaign to secure peti- their att ntion on trying to get more the big industrial states. There- tion signatures for placing the he had ever been in the city of Washington, and he fore S. J. Res. 12 would be a (Exerpts from Deleplane's recent column from Denmark) di tribution. They don't realize t sever blow to the Democratic right-to-work question on the couldn't understand how a man sitting behind a pay my bills and I have no November ballot is under way u t of h uppo edly bet er distribution party in the proportion that it The beatnik has come to [ob'." a Danish friend ex- in Oklahoma. The slogan a- desk there could tell him intelligently how to run diminished the political mflu- Denmark. And you couldn't go rnm nt m nagement i deterioration plained. dopted by "Oklahomans for his farm in the state of Washington about 3,000 ence of pressure groups which ask for a nicer place to be beat. "They will gi ve you about Righ t to ·w or k" is a banner u lity of the c re, until it becomes hardly in the past generation have en- 55 a month to live on:' carrying the words "Unions miles away. abled the Democrats to led Tlie beatest places are To- Yes, Complusion No, in Okla- di tribu . more quitably." their presidential tickets. "'How long will they do Dr. George Scarseth who recently passed on to kanten, a sit-at-any-table-and- that?" homa." discuss-art pla e not far from "Oh, there is no definite time. his reward, said that hardships make people strong. ichigan arm Bureau the central Raadhuspladsen, th town square, and Galathea, a sort of beat Trader Vic's. It is a welfare state. you know. We must take care of the un- fortunat :' apolis The editor Star. paigne. says in a recent book, of the Indian- Jameson Cam- Can it be that we have become too soft? Not one of us would trade his American Heritage Pre tdent w. W. Wightman "Check-Off." - "The first and Fennville, R-2 "At present, my fiance is not hat about clothes?" most important step in freeing and this country for any other in the world. Just V.-Pre. Dale Dunckel M •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Williamston, R-a doing anything'" said the beat "You tell th m, 'Also I have American labor and curbing this morning I heard a radio announcer say that Sec·y·Mgr C. E. Prentice, Okemos chick in Tokanten. "He lives no overcoat and my children the unbridled power of men DIRECTORS BY DISTRICTS with assistance from the state." have no clothing.' They give like Hoffa and Reuther is to the first plane load of Cuban refugees to come to 1- K.Hood Paw Paw, R-l you an order to buy them." outlaw compulsory union mem- 1- Ilbur H. mlth, Burlington. R-l The fiance had a fringe of Michigan had landed in Grand Rapids. 3-All n F. Ru h Lake Orion, R-2 Naturally. industry is taxed bership," t-Elton 6-Dale Dunckel- R. mith Cal donia, R-l Illiamaton, a-i reddish whiskers and a sati - very highly to take care of Indiana is on of the states Why? 6- ard G. Hodge Snover, R-l fied look. He was contemplat- people who have a little bad which has nacted right-to- 7- uy C. Fre born Hart, R-l ing the ceiling where Tokanten luck and become beat. work legislation. Why do European refugees stoop and kis our 8-Lloyd Shankel Wh eler, R-l has hung mobiles, old-fashioned 9-Eug ne Roberts Lake City. R-I I m I 0111111111111111 '1IIl1nn I 1111 I I I III I II I n I III (III IIIUIIIIIUlIlJlIIlIIllIIlIIlIIIJIIIII oil? Why? lo-"..Eugene D atto, W. Branch, R-J velocipedes, baby buggies, um- ll-Edmund ager •......__ .Steph.n808 brellas and other significant Is it not the same soil they knew) It is not. DIRECTORS AT LARG items. Herb.rt Flerke................ aglnaw, R-I There is something else here. There is liberty and Dean Pridgeon Montgomery, R-l Walter W1&'htman.....•.• F nnvll1 • &-1 Th beat girl said when her The kids rode on the tractor, freedom, in the soil of your farm and of mine. fiance worked, he was an auto R'PreHntl~ mechanic. But right now he Which Kate did not forbid. The Statue of Liberty tand to beckon those I WOMEN OF FAR BUREAU )(no Arthur ulr. Orant, R-I spends his full time being beat. The purp of thl. ANool•• And who is left to mourn the loss) fortunate to join u in our liberty. Ion .han be the dyanc ment Representlq of our m mb••••• Int cation lIy. I'alalatly Iy te du· • nd FAR BUR AU YOUNG ~EOPL. "You go to the government The tractor didn' t.-K: tie did. Are we going to rv it fo u? I. J I 1, 1 2 c, 7 J e S rU"M __ •__CauopoU ft·. office and tell them. 'Well. I .conomlcally. had a little bad luck and can·t Don Kin ey the ? Iillllll UU IUllllUlIUI lUlUlI lUI lIlUlIlllmllllnnum IIIIllUlUllllUlIUlIIlIlJIIJlIIlIlllnnnnlllUlUlllIIlIIUUllIlIllIlIIUlIlIIUlUlII lI1IIlUllllUlIIJ nn IlllU11l11lUlUnUl UlllnllnnllUlII j FARM BUREA'i'I' .D Federal registration of farm la- passage and sent to the Gover- bor contractors. nor and ha now received his signature. S. 1129 would establish broad program with the Labor Much of this bill is in lin The vote of Michiga Con- Department responsible for the with Farm Bureau policy. In- gressmen on the motion to kill recruiting, transporting, includ- crease of the gross allowanc the USDA farm bill by s nd- ing feeding and hou ing, and from $205 to $224, and the de- ing it back to committee. for contracting migrant i rm work« ductible millage from 31/4 to burial. is as follows: ers. Authority of the eretarv 3 7/8, will give needed help of Labor under this bill ould to below - average valuation YEAS: (to kill) 10 be sufficient to gi e complete school districts. Bennett (R) Broomfield (R) control of farm labor. Farm Cederberg (R) Bureau has testified in opposi- Taxes - The nuisance tax Chamberlain (R) tion to the bill befor th S nate was adopted, with the Gover- Ford (R) Migratory Labor Sub ommittee. nor permitting the bills to be- Gr'ffin (R) come law without his signature. Harvey (R) Fair Trade-Under the tit)e This may show some lack of Johansen (R) "Quality Stabilization Act" sup- rmers Face Opportunity Knox (R) porters of this typ of price fiX- enthusiasm for t e package but the effect i the same as though Dan E. Reed Meader (R) ing have introduce another fair he had signed the bill. .Associate Legislative Counsel trade bill. The House Commerce NAYS: (7) Committee is presentl holding "Sin taxe " would provide a • Diggs (D) It large part of the estimated $76 THE FARM BILL every citizen. We are thankful Dingell (D) hearings on the measure. million of increased income. that Congressmen of both polio would eliminate compensation, Lesinski (D) Defeat of the Administra- tical parties joined to defeat would increase the price to con- Griffiths (D) A Farm Bureau study is con- I tion's farm bill in the House by this attack on basic American sumers and would probably m- Nedzi (D) tinuing on possible avenues for a bi-partisan vote of 205-215 freedom. crease the market for foreign O'Hara (D) a reduction of properly taxes. opens the door to consideration Ryan (D) imports. All Michigan Congressmen § by the Congress of an extension outside the Detroit metropolitan i of the Conservation Program under which some 28 Reserve million acres of land have been area voted against the measure e x c e p t Congressman James O'Hara who represents the great NOT VOTING: (1) "Hoffman (R) (indicated oppo- ~ By resolution opposes "Federal Farm Bureau resale price maintenance legislation:' F rm roperty T retired from production. sifion to the bill but unable to - Bureau testified that such pric- About eight million acres of this land will come out of the agricultural area of the Thumb. Urbanites might well wonder ~:vote because of illness) ~lIlJ1l11l1l1l1l11l11l1l1JlIIllIlJllJllIllIlIlIIlJlllJllIIlIIlJlllllllllllllllllnJlIlIIlIlIlIlIlJllllllllm:l~ =: ing practices "are inconsistent with the principles of a com- petitive economic system. e ief why the Administration's farm pr09ram and be available for cropping next year: other con- tracts expire in succeeding bill drew its support Michigan's urban Congressmen rather than those representing from ers and industries affected by imports,' .A special program Government Medicare-H.R. 4222, by Congressman King, of P.D. s ue years. Extension of the pro- California (the House version of farm areas. would be established to provide the King-Anderson package County Farm Bureau Resolu- gram would permit the offer- special Federal assistance for tions Committees will consider M. D. Brownlee. General ing of new contracts to farm- would provide for minimum ers whose land has been retired. Trade workers laid off for this reason. medical care through Social Se- i sues facing farmers at Dis- Manager of Farm Bureau Serv- This program would differ in trict "P 0 I icy Dev lopment" ices, Inc., has announced plans Expansion Act its terms and benefits from curity. The House Ways and meetings beginning July 9. The to construct a modern feed mill The way is also open for Means Committee has completed This bill will probably be State Unemployment Compensa- Committees will be working on in the Saginaw area of Mich- Congress to consider Farm hearings on the bill but in mid- taken up by the House about tion programs and from the resolutions which they will re- igan. Bureau's Cropland Adjustment June Secretary Ribicoff, of the June 26. The House Ways and present Federal Manpower De- port at County Farm Bureau Program, which would permit retirement, on a bid basis, of Means Committee has reported velopment Farm Bureau opposes the estab- and Training Act. Department of Health, Educa- tion and Welfare, was in closed- annual meetings in October. The step is taken in keeping with a pledge to members to cOll1e vvind ... COI11 r in sufficient additional acreage to a new bill - H.R. 11970, which door conference with the Com- Property tax relief. the pro- provide them with "the high. substitutes for the original H.R. lishment of additional categories mittee, reportedly attempting to po ed new Constitution, mar- complete production adjustment est quality feed at lowest possi- 9900. The new bill contains most of unemployed workers and will compromise. keting programs, and other to needs of the market. ble cost:' Present target date of the amendments Farm Bu- seek to eliminate this provision. state and national issues will for construction is set for fall. Seldom have farmers been as reau had urged, including the In total, however, the bill has Slip.of.the·tongue comments be discussed. The mill will be designed Liquid Polyethylene united on an issue as they were right of producers of a crop to been strengthened to provide by some promoters admit that with a production capacity of in opposition to the control pro- be heard by the Tariff Commis- safeguards to hard-pressed com- the major goal is to get a toe Dates Announced approximately 25 to 30 thousand Spreader-Stic , gram offered by the Adminis- sion even though the import modities and should help place in the door to Social Security as a vehicle for socialized Schedule of dates for the tons annually. Fire risk will tration. Perhaps never in the competition is from a processed the United States in position to medicine. History has shown meetings: be minimized by construction of history of our nation has the item. meet the changing conditions that increases in Social Secur- concrete and steel. Executive Branch of Govern- posed by the European Common District I-July 12 In the past for example. Market. ity payments have been enact- Manufactured will be meal, ment used so much pressure to District 2-July 10 cherry producers have been ed by Congress in almost every . pellets, crumbles or coarse tex- force its will on the Legislative election year. District 3-July 11 denied the right to be heard on tured feeds formulated to meet Branch as was true in the case Fann Labor - Several farm foreign maraschino cherry Im- District 4-July 13 needs of individual commercial of H.R. 11222 and the compan- , ports under a ruling that the labor bills have passed the Sen- ion Senate bill. State Affairs District 5-July 9 producers. A warehouse for raw sweet cherries were not af- ate and two have been reported holding bagged specialty feeds fected' by the import of the District 6-July 19 This was not just a farm is- by the House Labor Committee, State School Aid-In the wee will be included. processed. product. District 7-July 11 Sprays stick and stay through roughest weathering when sue. This was a freedom issue. -So 1123, restricting the em- hours of the morning of June 8, District 8-July 10 ill een a Agriculture was fighting a bat- The bill provision for "ad- ployment of minors in agricul- H.B. 243, after approximately 32 you u a few oun es of Plyac . pr ad r-sti 1 r in th District 9-July 13 ,....... :lIe of great significance to justment assistance" for work- ture, and S. 1126, providing for amendments, was given final District 100July 24 Big Step Forward tank. Th y he p on 01'1 ing through gusty wind nd In years past. transit rates poun 'ng District 11, the Upper Pen. favored locating large feed mills in ula, will hold two meetings. Plyac is ba ed on liquid poly thylen . It sticks. 0 clo e to the source of feed grain Dates for these two meetings are August 22 and 23. supplies. As a result, centers stretch the tim between xe praying . . . get more wor such as Chi c ago area be- came the location for f ed mills from your pray dollar. Jut 2 to 4 ounc s of lyac giv Members of County Resolu- tions Committees will want -to such as the giant Farm Bureau .' "stick-to-it-ivcness" to 100 gallons of pray mi turo. Ad sa e the date and plan now to Milling Company at Hammond, it to wettable powders, sprays or mul ifiall concen- attend. Indiana. trates. Plyac gives added effectiveness to all sprays. District Directors of Michi- The new mill will be ideally 9 n Farm Bureau will chair located to serve Farm Bureau t e meetings and the 18 mem- Services member-cooperatives bers of the MFB Resolutions who will move feed from the Committee will be asked to be mill directly to customers with GENERAL CHEMICAL' DIVISIO present at sessions in their considerable savings in han- 40 Rector Street. New York 6. N. Y. home districts. dling costs. TI ank-You "OUR EXTENSION PHONES MORE THAN PA Y FOR THEIR KE P" otes "I 'wouldn't be without a phone here in my kitchen. It' 0 nice, being ... and he doesn't track up the hou e, either." On The Farm Bill able to an wer calls and keep an eye Think of the time and teps you'd AUention: on supper at the arne time. save with an e ten ion phone. Then Legislaiive. Public Relations. "My hu band feels the same \vay call your local telephone bu ine s Information Divisions about his extension phone in the bar n. office.We'd like to show you the many Michigan Farm Bureau: It ave him time and trip every day tyles and colors of phones e offer. CO GRATULATIONS to you and our American Farm I Farm Bureau Federation staff MICHIGAN 8EI.I. TEI.EPHONE COMPANY on your successful efforts in getting the Admini tration's Food and Farmer Control Bill, H.R. 11222 defeated in Con- gress. Lewis W. Crame President. Mecosta Co. F .B. WE THA K GOD from the bottom of our hearts that the farm bill did not pass. I know that Farm Bureau had a big hand in helping stop it. We stiould be able to really go out now and sell Farm Bureau. We want to thank everyone of you. Dorothy Hendricks Kalkaska. R. R. 2 cc o • ather " SS ge T ay" une ry- aIry estrva Vice Pre. Held at Gilbert LocIge, Twin Lake, Ieh, Dunckel Speak About 150 women attended the 18th annual An enthusiastic group of 35 orthwest Michigan Camp for Farm Bureau Wo- Farm Bureau Young People gathered in mid-June at Cl ar men at Gilbert Lodge in early June. Lake for what can only be termed another highly success- Keynote speaker. Mrs. Kay agricultural conditions in Pan- ful camp program. Clancy Metz, talked on the role ama where farmers frequently of women in today's world. She raise a family of eight or ten LeRoy "Dale" Dunckel, vice stressed that there are four children on an annual income president of the Michigan Farm mil'lion more women than men of $200. He pointed out that Bureau (pictured to the left), -that the balance of influence Panama is ripe for comm nisi talked to the group at their an- lies in the hands of the femi- expansion. nual banquet. Seated to his nine gender. She urged women right is James Sparks, presi- at the camp to use this con- Con-Con Delegate Miss Mar- dent of the state F .B. Young siderable influence to improve jorie McGowan 0 Detroit talk- People's Committee. and strengthen our country. ed on the topic of "Social Chal- Dunckel appealed to the I nges." Mi s McGowan, a young farmers to "prepare Michigan Farm Bureau presi- Negro, said that members of your elves for tomorrow." "The dent Walter Wightman ad- .. her race ask no more or less achievements of our nation dressed the group on the topic than to be treated as human were made possible by the con- "Challenges in Agriculture." bing. 'Where 20 million peo- cepts of our founders. Lin- Wightman tol his audience ple are treated less than human coln's statement, 'Our Fath 1'3 that although the decisions fac- beings there is a problem of a brought forth upon this con- ing America are as great now magnitude that neither politics tinent ... ' contain the seed of as they were at Pearl Harbor, or courts can settle," she said. the great challenges we con- farmers still can look forward She add d, "thi problem can tinue to face , . ." to one of the great st futures only be solved by ourselves." ever conceived by the minds of I men. A style show, musical pro- grams and stunt night were M k Gr t" Other speakers included Lt. other highlights of the highly Col. Joseph Davis who told of successful camp. 11111111.". "Our American her ita g e t aches individual. the importance of the No totalitarian gov- ... ..: Oceana Farm Bureau Sponsors Product Promotion rnm nt ever doe this. Gov- rnrnent exists for the individ- ual, - not the reverse. G·o on n er! BUSY EXAMINING EXHIBITS,-at the Oceana County Farm Bureau Cherry-Dairy and farm product festival held recently in the Shelby High School, are: (from left) Mrs. Guy Homan, Mrs. "Our heritage teaches the dignity of work. That a man shall strive to live by the fruits AFBF Annual eeling Tour 10 Allanla Carl Reed, County Women's Chairman; Guy Homan, Oceana Farm Bureau president; Dairy Prin- cess Miss Anita Wieber: Henry A. Johnson, Festi val Chairman, and Ward and Helen Gilliland, of his own labor. not the Courtesy Committee chairmene Plans have been made for a " 1i higan Train" - ~ labor of oth rs, ALPENA COUNTY DELEGATION - listen "intently to Mr. to carry members and th ir friend to th 44th annual I Assisting her were Mrs. El- by the Michigan Farm Bureau. th "A farm peopl we ar gaged in a great busin largest business s, in this n- Dunckel. "The test is now, - and always shall be, ••• can a nation so conceived, so dedicaJ d, continue to endure? These con- cepts, these implications of morality, religion and knowledge are meeting of the meri an Fa 1 Bureau Federation, - held in tlanta, Georgia, D ember 9-13. ~ Oceana wyn Henrickson, Rider, Mrs. Forrest Mrs. Robert Dunham, The festival committee cluded Henry A. in- Johnson, country, with s ven million Mrs. Lester Villadsen and Mrs. HE E' YO R H E TO E THE \ ORLD'S work rs involved. p ople than ar This is more employed in necessary to good govenrment •• ." Listen'ng are, (from left) David Torsch, Ken Sommer, Jane Ann Dove. Marvin Schultz and. Denyce Duncan. LET Costs? F ominal. 1 ORG IZ TIO I CTIO Agricultu e Edward Gilliland Pearson. of Hart, slide-film presentation Mrs. Helen showed of coun- a Chairman; Hawley, Nussdorfer; Mr. and Mrs. Don Mr. and Mrs. Otto Mr. and Mrs. Carl ste I, in the automobile indus- Reed; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Free- ty agriculture in a program try, or in transportation public utilities combined. "The investment and in agricul- Time involved? About on week. Promoted that repeated early evening. throughout the born; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weir- ich, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reported by Kraus; Mr. and Mrs. Ward ture exceeds 203 billion dollar Interested? The folIo ing oupon will bring Gilliland, Mr. Frank Aerts and Henry A. Johnson and i equal to three-fourths of Special Guests Mr. Charles Hilbert. the value of the current as t mol' detail. Over 300 people attended the of all corporations in the Unit- ·-------------------------------1 Oceana County Cherry-Dairy- Attend ed Sates. Mail to: Michigan Farm News Products festival June 16 in Special festival guests in- MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU the Shelby High School. The "The hop for reward is the cluded representatives of area 4000 N. Grand River Ave. festival was planned to help great t incentive of human newspaper and broadcasting Lansing, 4, Michigan promote and advertise the fact progr ss. These things are not services, and many local busi- Please send me details of the Michigan Farm Bureau - that Oceana county now tops ness. Also in attendance were ours for v 1', - they remain train-tour to Atlanta, Georgia, - and the annual meet- _ all others in the United States state Senator Lloyd Stevens of ours only if we are dedicated in acreage of red tart cherries Mason County, and Oceana with a single-minded d dica- ing of the American Farm Bureau Federation in ._ and ranks high in the produc- tion to preserve them. "This is our great heritage, - these are some of the things State Representative, Mr. and E December. tion of many other fruits and Mrs. Don VanderWerp. worth preserving, - trust in God, the moral basis of a free society "We must choose one kind of I Signed: vegetables. I is the Ten Commandments. Embodied in them are all the moral E A number of exhibits were freedom or another. Either c: values of human relations. Without them we weaken, falter and The festival featured a din- 'on display featuring Oceana freedom from choice with 'no responsibility. or freedom of fall." Listening to Dunckel are nine young people from Saginaw ner prepared and served by products and arranged by pro- choice and full acceptance of all th great re ponsibilities county. From left they are: Mary Ellen Johnson, Tom Boensch, Betty, Joyce and Howard Ritter, Mary Lang, Maureen O'Leary, I ··:::~d~ji~s·:::·:::::::::::: :::::..::::..':::::.:.:..:..:.:: members of the Farm Bureau Women's Committee under the direction of Mrs. Carl Reed, cessors, dairies, farm and Farm Bureau groups. An exhibit showing Farm Bureau's foreign that this bring ." Rita and Vonnie Johnson. .... _--------_ ••.... _------------------_. chairman . trade activities was displayed POWERCRUISER Tr u 'y an outstanding tractor tire in performance and econ- omy. 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Two full meals each day will Bureau Federation in Atlanta, be served during the fair Georgia, in December. dates of August 6 through 11 in the cafeteria under the dir- Help Needed ection of a manager, assistant manager and eight other work- According to Lester Boll- ers-:-all Farm Bureau Young wahn, Coordinator of the Young People. Two full-time cooks Peopl 's Activities for the and volunteers from county Michigan Farm Bureau, help is Farm Bureaus complete the still needed for the cafeteria work force. project. Full-time help receive wages plus "room and board." -Several positions are still GERBER BABY FOODS - gallons of it, are a humorous Money Earned open. Application forms may prize offered by the Family Program Division of the Michigan be secured from County Farm Farm B~eau for the recent organization of new Young-Farmer Finance Program Bureau Secretaries or from Commumty Groups. local Young People's commit- J: D~~bert Wells, Manager of the Division, refuses to explain Cafeteria profits help secure tees. the 8~gmflcance of the awards, which besides the cases of baby convention speakers, finance Bollwahn indicates that yol- f~ mcladed tins of coffee to those older organized groups that leadership meetings and camps unteers to work one day at assIsted. and are used in general to time are also needed. with fif- Winners include: "Fruitland Group" in Ottawa Couniy carry on Young People's edu- teen to twenty needed each day "Matteson ,!i~Uers" in Branch, "In-Betweens" in Jackson, "Iosc~ cational programs. Proceeds to operate the cafeteria effiCi- !oun,?-ens. m ~os~,o,. an un-named Young-Farmer group in San- from the cafeteria will help fi- ently. He urges Farm Bureau ilac, Rolling H111s in Lenawee, "Young Adults" in Genesee and nance a tour to the annual Young People to plan group ·'Eag.·r-Beavers" in Kalamazoo. meeting of the American Farm visits to the fair. Medicare, Farm Bill, Taxes, are Topic in aginaw Midwest Farm Bureau Underwriters Meet FOLLOWING THEIR ADVICE-to study the political issues if they are to maintain th fr issues, this group of speakers check a page in one enterprise system." Pictured are (leU to right), of the reference books at the recent meeting spon- Thomas W. Murphy, Sagin w attorney who mod- Mich. F.B. Mutu sored by the SagInaw County Farm Bureau. At erated the meeting, Ramon B. Dixon, Nahonal the meeting, one in a series being sponsored by Association of Manufacturers Public Affair di- Insurance is Ho county Farm Bureau groups over the state, repre- rector: Dr. Vernon V. Bass, Saginaw County sentalives of the medical, manufacturing and Medical Society legal affairs committee chair- Farm Bureau Mutual Insur- farming professions met to compare programs man: Robert Smith, Legislative Counsel, Mich- ance Company of Michigan was and check on legislative happenings of mutual igan Farm Bureau and Ethel A. Nichols, Secre- host to the Farm Bureau Mid- interest. In the words of one speaker, "more and tary of the Saginaw County Farm Bureau. West Underwriting Conference more businessmen realize they have to understand Photo, Courtesy Saginaw News in Lansing June 14 and 15. Farm Bureau Casualty and August 1 Fire Underwriters from Illi- nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Michigan were in attend- ance. Farm Management Tour The two-day program wu State University's D partment anized, get big yields p r acr devoted to talks and panel dis- cussions dealing with new Partnerships of Agricultural Economics. Lapeer County agents of th and good returns for labor by use of sound management ideas and techniques in fire Cooperative Extension Service practices. safety, casualty, fire and fum- owners underwriting. re Host. are directing local plans for the annual state event. The extension service is the spon- The Simmons Bros. f d Appearing on the program Two neighboring Lap e e r high-moisture corn and orn County farms - in the same sor of the tour, which will be silage to 150 st rs and ar were Dr. Richard G. Pfister of M.S.U.who spoke on "Electrical families for four generations the fourteenth annual visit to now building a new facility to Fire Safety," and Mr. E. W. will host the 1962 State Farm some of the state's top farms. handle 250 head more this fall. They also waned ne rly 600 Feuerstein, Product Engineer for General Electric, whose topic was "How to Take the Management Tour on August I. . Two partnerships 0 the Sim- Outstanding pigs and are feeding them for market with an automatic SHOWN DURING A BREAK-In the Farm Bu- nois: Don Krueger, Underwriting Secretary for Loss out of Lightning." mons Bros. and the Lake Bros., Operation feeding system. reau Mid-West Underwriting Conference in Lan- Iowa: Jim MotI, Wisconsin Underwriting Man- both on M-90, two miles east sing are seated, left to right, Gale Turner, Mis- ager: and Bill Kipper, Chief Underwriter for James B. Rathbun, Under- of North Branch are' modern, Jack and Bill Simmons The Lakes raise their own souri Underwriting Director: Vern Holland, Fire Nebraska. Standing, left to right, are Jim Rath- writing Manager for Farm Bu- highly efficient farm oper- planted 400 acres of corn this heifers as herd replacements Division Manager of American Agricultural bun, Michigan Underwriting Manager: and Lor- reau Insurance of Michigan and ations. Both market their crops May and plan to feed the grain and cull their dairy herd heav- Mutual Reinsurance Company: Hal Trimble, Di- rin Fink, Kansas Underwriting Manager. John Leary, Commercial Un- through livestock. The Sim- and silage to beef steers and ily to keep an annual average rector of Underwriting for County Mutual in Illi- derwriting Supervisor, were in mons' feed beef cattle and swine. production of 12,000pounds of charge of the conference. hogs, the Lakes' have a 100- milk and 430 pounds of butter- Their neighbors, Charles, cow dairy herd. Both families fat. When you spray are members of Farm Bureau. 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Hector, Secretary ~.~I.""",,,wa n y - and through it, the Upper nin ul ,di pl y d thre of its top farms in a Man- g m nt Tour h ld Jun 30. rog es es lar 0 Pre ice, Secretary-Manager of the Membership in the Apple Di· ig n rm urea, took part in the full-day vision of the Michigan Agr i- v t nd ta ed t tour gue ts at a noon-time lunch cultural Cooperative Market- ing A ociation, (MACMA) in D ft r. now totals 415 Grow r repre- tart d 12 year ago with seven enting nearly 60 per cent of cows and six calves on 160 th state's total tonnage. Mich- acr . He has .xpand d to 40 igan, it was I' veal d at a good grad dairy cows and 30 r cent meeting of Processing head of young stock on 360 Apple growers, leads all state acr s. in ign-up to date. All thre stop on the tour f atured father-son partner- Held in Winchester, Virginia. The father-son team of Art the meeting brought together a ships, and all were speci lized and Jack Young who f'arrn Grower's Committee of twelve enough to assure ad quare cash income with orne degree of near ault St . Marie wa th producers representing th ~ diversification ret i n e d for final top on the tour. To a - states of New York, Pennsyl- flex'bility. sur> income for two famili s vania, ~:rginia, West Virginia. they have xpanded in two Mary land and Michigan. Visitors at the first stop saw dir ctions, into poul try and and hard about sh ep man- horticulture . Last year th ir Walter W. Wightman. MA- ag m nt from M rvin Hoorn- co t p r dozen gg was ju t CMA pre ident, and president . tra of Briml y wh r a flock und r 40 c nts, with the eg s of the Michigan Farm Bureau, of 360 h ep w r a prim a- bringing an average 49 cents along with Henry Nelon, traction. Last y ar Hoorn tra p r dozen when sold. chairman of the Michigan Pro- av rag d a 129 per cent lamb cessing Apple marketing com- MACMA Holds Annual Meeting in Lansing crop and a 10% pound wool Cut flowers, fruits and vege- mittee, represented state grow- lip from each of 154 sh p. tables produced on 11 acr s ers. CHARLES B. SHUMAN, - president of the organize voluntary marketing associations for the KARL LARSON-Chippewa County Extension Director, (leU) planted to truck crops are sold American Farm Bureau Federation. (third from purpose of bargaIning for price and other terms Th "Pl sant Vi w" farm as supplemental income. They takes time out to join Mervin Hoornstra in, admiring a pet Each state reported increas- n ar Daft 1', home f dairy lamb. Hoornstra's cross-breeding and feeding program is care- ing grower intere t. New York left) vlsits with officials of the Michigan Farm of sale. He added that the infamous Estes case is encournge customers to pick f rm r M Ivin Stahl, wa the their own pea and beans to cut fully controlled to maintain the maximum income from both has signed more than 100 Bureau and Mich. Agricultural Cooperative Mar- "a result of government programs that place too second stop on the tour. Stahl down on labor costs. wool and lambs. A careful watch on the sheep flock makes grower-members, representing keting Association. following the recent annual much reliance on political decisions instead of :the all the difference between profit and loss, Hoornstra maintains. two million bushels of process- meeting of the organization. free market:' ing apples. Pennsylvania re- In addressIng the Association. Shuman said With Shuman are. (from left) Robert Braden, ported nearly two hundred that there is a better way to solve farm problems Field Services Director for the Marketing As- members representing over than through "complete regimentation and con- sociafion, Clarence Prentice. Secretary-Manager fifty per cent of the state's trol of all fa.rmers as some would propose." This and Walter Wightman. President. MACMA is a total tonnage now under con- better way he outlined as permitting market marketing - bargaining affiliate of the Michigan . tract. prices to function and to encourage farmers to Farm Bureau. The grower committee estab- lished membership goals for each state, which if attained will assure the American Agri- cultural Marketing Association of at least fifty per cent of area tonnage. The Committee set a goal deadline date of Au- gust 1. A processor contract ap- proved by the committee will .~ be forwarded to all processors for study this month. Final contract terms may be offered to processors for early in August. Several nation-wide signature proces- Save- y-Mail.~.Getthe sors have been contacted American Agricultural ing Association commirtee- men. It is planned that Mich- igan committee members will by Market- highest safe return f r MEL VI wig is an ST AHL-checks production records with Rick wig, (right) prior to the recent farm management onomist with Michigan State University from quette, who worked with local people in arranging tour. the Hart- Hart- Mar- tour. THE FATHER-SON TEAM-of Art and Jack Young pause to check signals before starting a day's work. Fruit, vegetables, flowers and eggs make up their compact operation, proving at the same time that not all their "eggs are in the same basket:' contact local processors soon. your f nds... Stahl's herd averaged 479 pounds of butterfat per cow last reflecting the combined efforts of improved breeding and year, feed- The Young operation was the last stopping place in the recent Upper Peninsula Farm Management Tour. June 30. anager , 'ng program • MICHIGAN NATIONAL ( dvertis ment) amed 7 OUT of 10 COWS Prefer DALE VER MEER. a native of Hudsonville. has been ap- pointed manager of the Fre- mont Cooperative P ro due e A E L Company. according to Howard E." King. District Manager of Farm Bureau Services. Inc. He succeeds John McLachlan who In rizona, working on environmental control studies, R I ER has gone to Services' Traverse L I agricultural engineers built various types of range City branch as manager. hade shelters for livestock. 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