Vol. 40, No. 8 40th Year AUGUST 1, 1962 , Published c 9 2 e I County News ole Fa About Farm Burea People and Plac To memb r KENT CongratulaJions to Donald 1962 Jost. son ot F. B. member. Nr ring ircus, - th Raymond Jost. Comstock Par. He was one of ten young peopl did r ally adjourn, - in the nation to receive a $300 "invalidat d" t e t t scholarship from the Insti of Food Technology and w· Constitutional on ntion attend Michigan State Univer- sity this fall. He also receiy d iodic powd r-kegs. a $300 MSU Alumni Awar THREE PRESIDENTS CONFER scholarship and a $100 Junio All 0 gh at ti e co fu ion p Achievement Award. supreme, farmer w r able to tu PINPOINTING HIS FARM - in Bay county. and ad visors. is Victor Lutz (right). president of the Michigan Purpose of the meeting was to acquaint Co- VAN BUREN record of legisla ive succe topping 11 Association of Future Farmers of America. He is operative Leaders with the Future Farmer pro- Tyrrell Hughes. editor of the joined by president Walter Wightman. (left) of gram. and provide an opportunity for the young VanBuren county F. B. ews, years. n t e tate legi lature it incl d d: the Michigan Farm Bureau. and by Marten Garn, farmers to tell of Association activities. recently toured Washington, president of Farm Bureau Services and chairman Besides Lutz as president. the 1962-63 officers D. C. His impression of Mount s age of 45 important m ure of the Michigan Association of Farmer Cooper- of the Michigan FF A Association and their Chap- Vernon: "It is a symbol of a atives. ters include: Vice presidents Larry Bean. Plain- Farm Bureau. lost time,-a time when beauty Earlier. Lutz. whose parents. Mr. and Mrs. well: Karl Schmidt. Springport: James Nunn. and silence and God were lov- ures that were e entua11y killed or Rudolph Lutz. are active in the Bay County Farm Croswell-Lexington: William Byrum. Leslie: Leo ed by man .... Stand in Wash- Bureau. (-brother Don served on the State Farm Mulholland. Lakeview: James Shoup. Mason Co.r ington's garden,... contem- Unfini hed u Bureau Young People's Committee) had introduc- John Willford. Gladwin and Roger Blomquist. plate what he knew; ... that ed the 13 young-farmer members of the state Felch. man is helpless to create even ASSOCIATE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.-Dan E. Reed. is FF A Executive Committee. The occasion was a. Other officers include Wilfred Smith. Ovid. the delicate depth of color that pictured as he appeared recently before county Resolutions joint meeting at Farm Bureau Center. Lansing. of Secretary: Gary Benjamin. Williamston, Treasur- is in just one petal of one flow- Committee members in one of a series of meetings to high- officers and members of the Michigan Association er: Thomas Kempf. Fremont. Reporter: and Robert Barr. Yale. Sentinel. er " light issues of farm importance, of Farmer Cooperatives and of the FF A officers JACKSON The meetings. dealing with many phases of Farm Bureau Sept. 7 The Jackson County Farm policy development. have been well attended. (Turn to page HR 12391 Bureau suffered a great loss 3 for more pictures.) with the passing of Cecil Rain- A majority of these issu s Foreign Trade Tour, Just Another ey of Horton. Mr. Rainey w faithful member of Farm Bu- reau for many years. having a Coordi at ew Insurance will confinue to be prime Farm Bureau objectives performance is and if pa t the criteria. Farm Bil served on various committees. will become law in future se - community group activities. [ame Company orme sions. ••Workshop Planned The House of Representa- Jives. by a vote of 229 to 163, count board of directors and delegate to the state conven- tion. .1. Announcement of the forma- has passed another version of tion of the n 'Communi Port Co mi ion xt nd Invitation the farm bill which has en- IRON rv c" 1 ur C mps ny gendered little enthusiasm by Carol Kurtz of Buck Lake ha. been made by ile L. V 1'- An invitation to participate in a day-long "Foreign either party on Capitol Hill. has been chosen Iron County million, Admini trativ Vice Farm Bureau beauty queen President for Farm Bureau Trade Tour" and workshop has been extended to the To some. it contains too with Donna Serena of Gibbs Insurance. many con!rols.-too much regi- City as runner-up. Regional Michigan Farm Bureau by the Detroit-Wayne County mentation. To others. not near- competition amopg four coun- Vermillion stated that the Port Commission. ly enough. In any event an ob- ties, (Iron, Houghton, Baraga new facility would "create new jective analysis would indicate and Menominee) will follow, dimensions in service for the The invitation has been accepted, according to that it contains little new. lit- with the winner competing for Farm Bureau Insurance pro- tle of real worth. and at best Clarence E. Prentice, Secretary - Manager of the is a remixing of the same old district honors at the U. P. gram in Mich' gan." State Fair, August !1.3-19. Michigan Farm Bureau, with the date of September ingredients in different propor- To meet changes in the n eds tions. as went into the earlier ST. CLAIR of members, the Board of Di- 7 set for examination of foreign trade activities and rejected version. John Wi s mer of station rectors approved organization possibilities originating in the Detroit Port area. What will become of the bill WHLS. Port Huron. acted as of the Community Servic "MC" at a recent Freedom Company. This n w facility Coordinating arrangements is Noel Stuckman of when it reaches the Senate is meeting sponsored by the Port will make it possible to con- anyone's guess - ranging from . the Market - Development Division of the Michigan Huron and Marysville Cham- tinue to offer low auto rate complete rejection to attempts bers of Commerce. the St. Clair to load it with amendments for safe driving members in Farm Bureau. County Medical Association. Farm Bureau Mutual while carrying the strict controls the Manufacturers' Associa- Besides members of the board of directors and other contained in the Senate bill. providing in urance in the tion and the St. Clair County LARRY EWING Community Service Company Teamwor K officials representing the Michigan Farm: Bureau, the Farm Bureau. The 175 persons for tho e members who tem- Dairy Quotas attending the gathering heard porarily are unable to qualify It is obvious that work in workshop group is expected to include top Detroit MFB Regional Representa- such subjects discussed as our for standard rates in the alon , the Michigan Farm Bu- The new farm bill. HR 12391 ti ve Larry Ewing. has been city and Port Commission officials, their staffs and American Heritage. the Medi- r au legislative staff of three contains a dairy section that promoted to the position of Co- Mutual Company. care bill and business climate men could not produce the representatives of the press. paves the way for a supply- in Michigan. ordinator with the Market- management scheme complete Devek oment Division of the "The new Community Serv- kind of results consistently HILLSDALE ice Insurance Company is an achieved. Further, thi past leg- Farm Bureau officials feel that the tour is further with compulsory milk quotas. Michig~n Farm Bureau, Lan- affiliate of Farm Bureau Mu- i Iative ession found veter- Although voluntary for the We salute Lester M. Rogers sing. according to Donald evidence of farmers' growing prominence in the fields first year, the dairy section of Camden, Michigan, ho Moore. Division manager. tual," Mr. Vermillion said. an Legi I tiv Coun ·el Stanley "Both companies w:ll advance Powell primarily involv d in of foreign trade and recognition of the farm impact plainly opens the door by es- .celebrated his 96th birthday Ewing v ho ha served as the purposes and benefits of . th Con-Con wh I' he S rved tablishing quotas for all dairy July 9. An active member of on world markets. regional repre entative for the the present Farm Bureau auto with di tinction as a del gat farmers. It appears so de igned the Hillsdale County Farm Bu- past four year, will work pri-: insurance program:' on I a e of ab nee from Farm that the end result would be reau for many years, Mr. A tentative tour agenda includes a two-hour boat another upswing in production, marily in Ii e tock and field Rogers was former publisher crop activities. He will assume tour of the Detroit Harbor riverfront to view har- placing farmers in position tor of the Camden Advance, (now hi new title and duties August government to point to high known as the "Farmers Ad- bor and dock facilities, and a possible tour of one of cost figure to support pleas vance"),-is still greatly inter- 20. the terminals. • for tight controls. ested in national, state and Born and raised on a general local affairs. Mr. and Mrs. farm in Marquette county, Farm Bureau has been in Rogers have been married 53 Ewing graduated from Mich- open opposition to the bill, Charcoal-Broiled ·Chickell which at best would be another costly attempt by government to fit a political program into years, have 3 children, 6 grand- children and children. 12 great grand- igan State Univ r ity in 1955 with a degree economics. in agricultural THE MICHIGAN ALLIED tion just east of the Floral POULTRY INDUSTRIES will Building. Volunteer help for an economic situation. serve charcoal-broiled chicken during the last four days of the the project is donated by peo- ple of the poultry industry.- Costs Cited National Potato Order Ionia Free Fair. August 8-9-10- all proceeds go toward promot- 11. Fairgoers are invited to look for the serving stand in a loca- ing poultry products in Mich- igan. (See advertisement. page 5.) The bill extends the "emer- gency" feed grain program for another year, a program which Advanced by Freeman the Administration called "en- tirely too costly" when it pro- UYou C n't B 0 C II otatoe" posed its abandonment earlier in the session. Farm Bureau "We intend to win." With these words, Agricul- • e rl ary to be el , contend that the analy i was correct, pointing to figures that original indicate a cost tural Secretary Freeman answered newsmen who asked "what next? It following the defeat of his food Heav Vote Urged to taxpayer of $3.30 per bush- el, for each bushel of surplus and farm control schemes tied to the farm bill. reduction received. Undaunted by the strong simple,-how can you be FOR rebuff from turkey producers cull 7" Your Ballot, a Ba ic e pon ibility • • • Why Any Bill? who turned thumbs down on a proposed national turkey mar- Easier to foresee is how po- All of the confusion concerning the Supreme "Rather than have this kind keting order. USDA officials tato growers can be strongly of bill become law, we strong- have decided to resume hear- against such features of the Court ruling on Senate reapportionment notwith- ly urge that no new farm legis- ings on a national mar keting order as mandatory inspection lation be passed this session," order for potatoes. Hearing!i of all potatoes offered for mar- standing, Michigan voters are reminded that the ket. with fees for such inspec- Farm Bureau stated in testi- are to be in Denver, either Primary Election will still be held. In it, voters may mony opposing the bill. "prior to September IS. or tion paid by the grower. after November 15/' according not cast ballots for State Senators, but will vote on all Were this allowed to happen, to the recommendations of Other features of the propos- other primary candidates who will appear in the the Agricultural Act of 1958 national "potato Advisory ed order call for grade labell- would go into effect for corn Committee." ing: a mandatory referendum general electi november 7. and other feed grains in 1963. every three "ear, exemption ROY AL SEARCH.-AUhough finding the best "If given opportunity to work. To add palatability. the pro- of all growers producing one- opening Those who fail to vote in the primary birk basic among a half-million bees isn't easy. it becomes this program would be prefer- posed order is built around fourth acre of potatoes 91' less, routine work to George and Margaret S~idelman, respon ibilitie • All are ur to vote, and to help able to the costly and ineffec- prohibiting the marketing of and a maximum of a half-cent tive 'emergency' feed grain cull potatoe. As one grower p r hundredweight for "ad- Ionia County Farm Bureau members. They ar oth r' to et 0 the pol • progr m,' F rm Bur u id. remarked, "th strategy is mlnistative costs." shown s I cting th best qu n, h r wor rs nd u usr L 1962 MICHIGA ••• re dent's Column ho ? • oad Go ernrnetit Can t Farm. The forty year old Republican In J ne, Congress threw out the first drastic pro- candidate for Governor of Texas I for farm hill of 1962. ou e of pr entatives in a bi-parti n To Chaos (Repr1nted from the say, "The great majority of Americans are Conservative. The ion vot to "recommit" the bill to the House State Journal, Lansing) great majority put conservation griculture Committ of liberty above all other political In a historic decision, fh A ome wrongly upposed, this has not been tate supreme court ruled that values. "Why then, he asks, is the Walter Wightman the people of Michigan are no th nd of the matter. longer in control of their poli- A Government not conservative? What is the explan- The pot was ups t, but pow r-pushers quickly' tical destiny-that they may no ation for the fact that the National government and longer design the machinery of t it upright an beg n spooning ingredient for their own self -government. most State governments do not reflect the over- ano h r me s. h n, to get it back on the Con- By overturning a ystem of whelming desire on the part of the American peo- r s ional fire. senate apportionment s I ct d ple to preserve their liberty? by a 1,269,807to 975,518vote of What about farmer - opinion? Is there any sup- th p ople in 1952, the tate's He continues, "There i a trend in the United port for Fed ral Supports? hi h court ha d ere d that not States today for the people to forget the power they v n a majority of the p opla armers h ve come to realize that government may a ign any factor to I gi - have in controlling government, and leave politics I tive apport! nm nt oth I' to the politicians. This trend doe not mean that upp rt programs contain a constant threat both to than th strict 1 ule of popula- h ir living incomes and to their rights to manage tion. the people do not still have the power. It simply th ir own op rations. The supports have continu- This decision, which came by means they are not exercising it." ally stimul t d th accumulation of bin-busting sur- a four-to-three vote along strict This business of leaving politics to the politicans party lines, could place control plus s. These surpluses give politicians a platform of both the senate and the can easily be one of the greatest evils in our sys- from which to shout, "Farmers must accept con- house of representatives in the four most populous counties of tem. Most of the great, movements in history had trols to cut the costs to the public '" Repeatedly, this the state - Wayne, Oakland, their beginnings at the grass root' s level. The most Macomb and Genesee. music goe round and round, year after year, and it carefully prepared political programs, and the best co out th reo In the d ci ion, the four D mocratic prevailing justices organized political pressure to legislate those pro- found that the 14th amend- grams into law have gone to ignominious defeat m nt of the United Stat Con- stitution mu t be applied lit r- when public opinion became aroused. ally to the Michigan legi lativc The best example of this is the recent defeat of proce s. They bas d th ir deci- ion on the t h ory that th fed- the Administration's Farm Bill in Washington. eral con titution provides qual protection for all per n HI We have never seen such organized pressure put -in this case equal votes. into action as was done in this particular instance. Reproduced Through the Courtesy of Farm Journal Magazine And yet, the same fed ral The Administration had the machine so well or- constitution provides for a of self-determination and dele- United States senate which sary, was it well-timed?" b~sis for the 1952 constitutional ,ganized that they were sure they were going to gates it instead to the super apportionment plan, the high gives the same two senatorial authority of the vast, ponder- But the fact is that the high- court did provide in its judg- win. They even brought the Postal Department in- seats to sparsely populated Ne- ous and remote federal govern- est court in the state has ruled, vada or Utah as it does to ment. and its judgment is the law of ment some slight leeway for to he act. Writing a newsletter to his constituents, drawing new senate districts. heavily populated New York the state until or unless it is a New York Representative said, state. Despite its primary ruling in Equally grave, there is rea- reversed by the higher author- son to deplore the court's pre- favor of strict population ap- "During the past year and a half I have fre- ity of the U. S. supreme court. If the judgment of the Mich- cipitous action when fradifion- portionment, the majority opin- And here it is noteworthy to quently stated that one of the most enjoyable igan justices is correct, are we ally this high tribunal has pro- ion noted that a population dis- observe that the federal court now faced with the prospect of ceeded with judicial restraint, aspects of this job has been the lack f political has yet to rule on an actual parity between disfricts of as a federal senate in violation of eve on the most pressing of is- case of legislative apportion- much as two-io-one would be pressure from the Administration seeking votes in the constitution? Was it not, in sues. In the past the court in ment. fact, the pecific and special effect has said: "The Supreme reasonable on the basis of pre- intent of our nation's founders one direction or the other. Things have changed." court cannot be allowed t Because of this fact, and re- vious Michigan court cases. that the ba ic difference in the make declsions while und gardless of impassioned oratory He told of receiving phone calls and a visit from election of m mbers of the pressure:' and in ecfive. an emergency of Underlaying legislative pre- enate and the house was a parations for emergency action a Post Office Department Aide who didn't want to the gravest order confronts the necessary and vital safeguard And yet there has been a state. lis legislature must turn is the apportionment proposal talk about the eight new applications for post of- to equal representation of area seemingly unjudicial haste in immediately to the mailer of probably to be offered as a as well as population density? this matter of apportionment, a part of the proposed new Mich- fices in this district which were pending. He want- finding an acceptable appor- precipitate action which ha tionment proposal to prevent igan constitution. ed to talk about the Farm Bill. Who i it that really claps hands at the idea of Should this judgment pre- wrested from the people an op- the choas which would result vall, we in Michigan will find a portunity to expre again On the basis of this decision He concluded, "The arm aches this week, but the ontinued high supports and welcome the ur- legislature where one house be- from an at-large election of th ir vi ws through a 0 e Oll ichigan senators. it 1s resonable to believe that voice is still loud and clear." plu e ? comes a mirror image of the the apportionment proposal to certain other provisions of the other-in effect, almost, a uni- This, Justice Kavanaugh has It is the Billie Sol Estes' - those who own and cameral system. And that has be ubmitted by the constitu- proposed new state constitution However, in spite of all this, the Farm Bill was tional convention. explained, is the alternative operate vast grain storage facilities and get fat gov- been found highly undesirable. presented by the court's ruling. could be declared unconstitu- defeated. Probably it was defeated for one reason and ineffective. This hasty action came when' Should alternative become tional by a politically-minded ernment checks in payment for storage of govern- a law approved overwhelming- only and that was the almost universal ground swell This decision represents, too, fact, the probable outlook supreme court. ment grain. This is a lucrative "gravy train," and a further subjugation of the ly by the people was in effect, would be election of all of the of opposition from the grass roots to its application a law that had stood for 10 state's 32 senators from those If future decisions of this they do not want to see the end of a "good thing." state's legislative process to years. If came when the people to farm business. The results so far indicate that rules which the justices ap- four counties which contain body are based on poll tics in- were preparing to vote for a 4.1 million of the state's 7.8 the present administration has been successful in Had the fir t "Omnibus" Farm Bill of 1962 parently find outlined by the possible change in that law. million people. stead of law, then Michigan federal con titution. It removes The question must be: "Was may well consider itself on the its legislative programs only when they have been pa sed, it could have been the big livestock produ- from the state another measure this action wise, was it neces- While it found no reasonable road to chaos. approved by a majority of the voting public. In c r - the "integrated" operators. Under that bill, other words, efforts to force legislation against the the Secret ry of Agriculture could have dumped will of the people have failed. va t quantitie of wheat and feed grains on the • Laboratory testing of the com- . Agriculture, taken in its entirety, is the largest m rket t below the going price. But the average grain farmer would not only go mance t plicated chemical formulations of today's economic poisons business interest in the United States, and if we de- takes a great deal of time and termine not to leave politics to the politicans, but to broke because of a ruined market price on his prod- u t, h would be squeezed out of business in any Ov irlooI{e is costly. In other States, where rea- sonably adequate testing pro- take an active interest in them ourselves, we can materially aid in the wave of conservatism that is plan to fe d his own grain to livestock on the farm. Fee Increase Siri ken grams are in effect, published spreading over the country.' rely doe the average, independent farmer FARM BUREA'E.~ The financially hard-pressed reports show that from 10-20% of the packages samples Legislature overlooked a bet Farmers are one of the largest really conservative enefit long or greatly from government support when it permitted H. 644, in- did not conform to the label. troduc d by Rep. Arnell Eng- groups that are .left. Educational institutions as a ro r ms, He faces enforced cut-backs on his pro- Farm Bureau supported the strom, Traverse City, for the measure. group are not. Churches as a group apparently are tion, while his inve tment cost continue to rise, House Ways and Means Com- mittee, (of which he is Chair- Throw-Away not, judging by their frequent pronouncements at i prod ction costs mount, and inflation under- man) to/die in the Senate Com- lies least by the National.Council of Churches. Labor i e t e value of the dollars he receives. His liv- mittee on Appropriations. organizations are not conservative, and even Indus- ing income hrinks rather than grows. This measure would have in- Throw - away bottles and creased the fees charged for other liUer cost Michigan tax- try has not stood as strong against the wave of so- ,th bigg st benefits of supports go to payers nearly $1,000 per day registration of economic poison during 1961 on State highways cialism as Agriculture and Agricultural Industry nd-holders with heavy production allotments. formulations. At present, the annual charge to a manufac- alone, according to the State has. This does not mean, however, that we don't v r farmer t nds to lose more than he Highway Department. turer is $5.00 for the first ten have substantial numbers of friends in all of these ain in earning or freedoms. formulations and $2.00 each Not counting the cost of traf- thereafter. fic accidents and damage to groups who are as concerned about the trend of the hen th fir t f rm bill of 1962 was before The bill proposed to raise highway maintenance equip- times as we are. t e av rage American farmer flooded ment attributable to litter, the L gi iv Thought and Comme I this registration fee to $20.00 Department spent $322,000 to So it behooves us as patriotic citizens of this II with protests. With the defeat per formulation, which is the By Dan E. Reed clean up litter on State trunk- great country established upon the basic principles i job i not done. He now knows fee now charged feed and fer- lines in 1961. tilizer manufacturer. -These of freedom to keep everlastingly working in order u b wry. T Food and Farmer Con- Associate Legislative Counsel fees help d to build the Depart- Sampllngs of contents of ment of Agriculture testing clean - up trucks working on to preserve it. f 19 2 I id he track along which some Why 01 a Farmer? more recently, Go vel' nor laboratory, one of the most highways indicate that half or We have all heard too many people say that pol- ·nt nd to h ve t e government farm pro- For many years Farm Bureau Swainson that a farmer be modern in the United States. more of the refuse is beer bot- urged Governor Williams and, named to the seven-member The laboratory is not being tles, beer cans and cartons. itics are rotten and you can't do anything about it. in h fut r • D. K. Conservation Commission. u ed to it fullest extent be- Throw-away bottles are espe- cause it has not been fully cially numerous, probably be- "Anyhow I only have one vote, so what is the Just a few months ago, Pres- use?", they say. Every human being is endowed ichigan Farm Bureau ident Walter Wightman repeat- ed this request to Governor Swainson, but without result. equipp d or staffed and little testing is done on economic poisons because the f es simply cause they have no value for return. with many God-given rights. One of these is the Pr Id nt w. W. Wightman • With another vacancy now are inadequate. MCCOAL right to choose. If we persist in sitting idly by Fennvlll , R-2 V.-Pr . . Dal Dunckel Villiamston, R-3 to be filled, it is rumored that In discussing fh bill, Repre- "Michigan Citizens' Council and let somebody else do our hoosing for us there the Governor will again pass sentativ Charles J. Davis, of on Agricultural Labor," a vol- Bee'y- gr C. E. Pr ntlce, Ok mo. by farmers, who provide the the 2nd District of Ingham untary organization of repre- can be only one conclusion. The end result will DIRECTORS BY DISTRICTS 1- K.Hood Paw Paw, R-t land on which Michigan County, a dairyman and Vice sentative" of farm, labor, be that we will lose our freedom of choice and be 2- Ilbur H. mlth, Burlington, R-l sportsmen depend for much of President of the McDonald Co- church and social aid groups, 3- 11n F. Ru h....Lake Orion, f-Elton H. mlth ....Caledonia, R·2 R-t their hunting pleasure. operative Dairy, pointed out is moving to draw together regimented into a Federal program that will affect 6-Dale Dunck 1- Ullam ton, R-t the importance of knowing that fact regarding farm labor in 6- ard G. Hodge .....•..Snover, R-l Far mer s have worked every segment of the economy with all the decisions 7-Guy C. Fre born Hart, R-l the contents 9f the economic our State. 8-Lloyd ShankeI... Wheeler, H-t through Farm Bureau to im- poison package actually corres- made in Washington, D.C. '-Eu ne Rob rts Lak6 City, -1 prove farmer - hunter under- pond to the ingredients listed MCCOAL has asked Gover- 1 :.lug ne De atto, W. Branch, 11- dmuncJ er....•..._._. tepb.o R-' D standing. Campaigns of "Ask on the label. nor Swainson to request the The Farm Journal in a recent issue bserves that: the Farmer First" have urged co-operation of the various a- "For thirty year e United State government ha DIRECTORS AT LARQ H rbert FI rke................ aglnaw, R-' farmers to welcome sportsmen He referred to shipments of gencies of State government Dean Pridgeon Montgomery, R-l as guests on their farms to en- milk in interstate commerce which are concerned with tried to reduce farm output to certain goals and ha alter W!&'btman Fennvlll e, R~J Joy the hunting privileges. where even a trace of certain problems and programs involv- failed. 0 for y year the u i government Repree.nUna spray or dust chemicals had dltor C rta nly, omewhere there ing Mexican labor and in-state WO EN OF FARM 8U I!AU . Arthur Mulr .Grant, R-I must be a Michigan farmer caused the confiscation of the and out-state dome tic workers. ha tried to rai e farm output to certain goal and entire shipment. Repreaentlnc who can meet the standards Michigan ranks third among f i ed, f r long ( ugg Farm Journal) U EAU YOU Q ~EOPL. which the Governor sets for an u.. _. __ 11 I opposed by the States in the number of eu.opoll R-t ppointment to the Conserva- -cultural chemical jobs it provides for f rm ork- Y e e go ernment c tion Commission. lac:NI~••n and d!rib r f " MICHIGAN FARM NEWS August 1. 1962 THltEE Farm Bureau der Public Would Benefit 1944, it as kno n as th From Meat Inspection Se eon Board of Man gers Michigan State Fair. of th In 1956 the law was r vis d giving this Board year around Among bills which died in committee during the recent· session of the Legislature was H. 65, which lot ort nt control of the Fairgrounds its facilities and changing the nd name to the "State Fair Com- would have provided for licensing of slaughterhouses mission-" Under the new law and state-wide meat inspection. Since 1906, meat packing plants which ship meat or meat products in Committe s the name has again changed to the "State Fair b n u- thority:' Two Michigan Farm Bureau interstate commerce have had Federal inspection. staff members,-Stanley Pow- The purpose is to protect the public by making abso- ell and Dan R ed, both of the Fair Location Public Affairs Division, have lutely certain that meat and meat products are clean, played an important part in The State fairgrounds con- strengthening the Michigan sists of 164 acr s locat d at the healthful and free from disease. State Fair. The fair opens at intersection of Woodward Av- The dat s for fh igan State Fair ha Detroit the evening of Friday, enue and 8-Mile Road in vanced one week. August 24, closes on Labor northwest Detroit. It has a Day, September 3,-and prom- large number of valuabl and ises to be "bigger and better suitable buildings, although than ever." they are in need of consider- able repair and additional Last fall Governor Swainson STANLEY POWELL.-is caught by the photographer as he facilities would help make an appointed Dan Reed to the polishes the horns of a prize herd bull which headed his Ingle- even better fair than is now Michigan State Fairgrounds side Farm Exhibit of Milking Shorthorn cattle at the Michigan possible. Development Commission, to State Fair. Powell has exhibited cattle continuously for the help study and recommend a past 36 years. His herd has won the Premier Breeder and Under the new plan all rev- long-range program and to in- enue from the fair and the Premier Exhibitor awards many times at the Michigan State Fair. Already ntri crease use of and make im- rental and leasing of St te provements in the State Fair- Fair facilities will b retained have flooded th Stat F ir grounds. bonds would be based on long-' Powell is "Dean" by the fair management and office and there is v ry indi- time leases for the facilities. cation that there will' be c p - That Commission developed Stanley M. Powell, Legisla- will be available for improve- ments and expansion. Hereto- city exhibits of horses, be f Senate bill 1403, providing for The Michigan Farm Bureau tive Counsel of the Michigan and dai ry cattle, sh p, sine a State Fair Authority which supported S. 1403 and it was Farm Bureau, is the dean of fore, all such revenues have re- verted to the State's General and poultry as w 11 agricul- would be empowered to i sue enacted by the Legislature and the Governing Board of the tural and horficultur 1 pod- approved recently by the Gov- State Fair. When he was first Fund. revenue bonds for financing ucts and home art , not to men- capital improvements. The ernor and is now in effect. appointed to this position in Some of the new buildings tion the Junior Show. County Resolutions Co mittees Meet MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU POLICY-urges enactment of legislation to provide for inspection by the Michigan Depart- ment of Agriculture of those meat animals slaughtered in the state which are not unde Federal inspection. "Farmers slaughter- ing or having slaughtered livestock and poultry for their own use should be exempt," the policy states. 31 States Have Laws be inspected more than once if the packer wishes to ship Meat inspection has een into different inspection juris- recognized as a benefit and dictions. protection for the public, and Federal statutes specify that Unified the cost of the inspection shall be borne by taxpayers. This Inspection Needed service, rendered by the De- partment of Agriculture, pre- H. 65 would have provided sently costs about $28 million for a unified inspection pro- annually. gram' which would permit Michigan packers to compete Thirty-one States have meat for markets throughout the inspection laws covering meat State. It would assure that all processed and marketed with- meat sold and consumed in" in the State. In most cases, a Michigan would be inspected, single State inspection permits both before slaughter and after packers to ship meat from one NEAR NEIGHBORS-find time to visit prior slaughter. It is estimated that 'area of the State to another a unified meat inspection pro- to a meeting for Resolutions Committee members. without restriction. gram would add about 1/10 of Later, talk of crops and weather turned to such a cent per pound to the cost of policy discussions as taxes, the proposed Consti- Michigan, seventh in popula- meat to the consumer. tuhon and'similar state and national issues. Pic- tion among the States, does not have a State meat inspection Both the licensing of slaugh- program. Inspection in our terhouses and a unified inspec- State is carried on under local tion of meat have been sup- government authorization. ported by Farm Bureau as be- Various Michigan cities and ing necessary to a healthy, District Policy Development eeting Held counties have local inspection growing livestock industry in REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE,-Royal Call, to be enacted were marked for. further work. and licensing programs which Michigan. (standing) chats with County Farm Bureau offi- Pictured are, (left to right) Fred Ruthig, Pres. result in confusion and dupli- cation of inspections in some "We urge that legislation be cers and Resolutions Committee members prior Ingham Co. Farm Bureau: Clarence Manning, areas while in other areas of enacted provoding for ante to the formal part of the Policy Development Clinton County resolutions committee: Royal the State there is no meat in- mortem and post mortem in- meeting for the 5th district. Top attendance was Call, MFB: Melvin ,Anderson, Eaton county spection at all. spection by the Michigan De- noted in the series of ten meetings held in July resolutions committee and Howard Bentley, Gen- padment of Agriculture of for all parts of the lower Peninsula. esee resolutions committee. Final meetings in It is estimated that 20·25% those meat animals slaughtered Farm Bureau's exceptional sucess in recent the series will be held in the Upper Peninsula of the meat sold and consumed in Michigan which are not un- der Federal inspection," said legislative work was lauded but measures still on the dates of August 22 and 23. in our State is not inspected. In other situations, meat may MFB convention del ega t e s, WORK NOW TOWARD RESOLUTIONS Community Farm Bureau groups should be at work now on expressions of opinion to be presented to their County Farm Bu- reau organizations as the basis for official resolutions. 4Thfs Is !lot; and untler no etrmnmitallC88 fs It to be CODst!'CIe4 a an offering of these debentures and/or stock for sale, or aa a "Our tilt-up concrete dairy building olicltation of offers to buy any such debentures an4l0l: .tack. ~. e>t!erlDg ia made onl¥ "7 the prOQectws. cost only $1.17 per square fooll" Farm Bureau Se lees, Inc•. says IVO GOETTEMOELLER, St. Henry, Ohio "Concrete, in my opinion, is tho b st ma- terial for farm construction. By using the $1,500,000 Serles 'A •••••• '$ 15.y.ar. tilt-up system, I built my loose housing Debentures (Issue of 19(1). ,; dairy barn in durable c mcrcte for nly $1. 7 p r squar foot. A d that inc1ud d • $500,000 Sertes IIA" •••••• Selection Maturity the la or! 0 ot r mat rial could give me •. Debenture with Craduated Interest. a building like this at such low cost." With modern tilt-up concr to, walls start • 250,000 shares Crass "A" Preferred Stock, par out like floors-forme and cast right on value ••.•••• $10.00 er har the floor. A simple rig and a farm tractor tilt them into place. Solid concrete walls The purpose of these issue , to provide additional give real prot ction to animals and ma- working capital, to modernize eXisting facilities and chinery. You have no worries about fire, rodents, or weatl or-no probl ms with rust to acquire new facilitie of and by Farm Bureau or rot. 0 painting or other costly upk p , Services, Inc. is needed. Write for free booklet on tilt-up ./ construction. (U.S. and Canada only.) ~e Issues and the rarm 13ureal1servt : Ine. are fully a scrtbed in the prospectus dated Novemb~ ao, 1861. The pro- Precast concrete barrel shells over olorado cattle pen portray the looli of the future. ~ectus is the basis for all sales. Many of tomorrow's farm..structures will be J'OR A COpy OF THE PROSPECTUS, AND A CALL BY A precast in parts, hauled to the job and erected within the day. LICENSED SALESMAN, :f~ FILL IH AND lr1AII. ~m; .-. . ..,..... .s. :"." , - ------ ---..._ •._..... --- COWON BELOW. TOMORROW • ·f' ';q ~ "':', • • I~PHONE TOWN AND CHECK THE LATEST PRICES" .. I Securities .Promotion Department FARM BUREAU SERVICES, I C. I 4000 North Orand iver Avenue J When you'r buyin or a little dip in th market price can lling, the spe d and convenience of a phone call for keeping you up to dat , or for I Lansing, Michigan , I make a big difference to you. To ordering equipment or supplies. . I PI • Del copy of prOlpeelu ! Itr.te _I I me. 1881 Sen -AU De D "RItfMrId come out ahead, you need all the Think of the time and trips your I SiOck Te U information you can get ••. and you telephone has saved you during the INam need it quickly. last couple of week. othing in your That' one res on why your tele- whole budget gives you 0 much Road •••••••••• phone i so important. othing beats service and value at uch a low co t, P.O. dd~ MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY c ntJ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0••••••••••••••••• _ r m Leader Ta armer to Tour evaluate carefully the channel image of prestige in merchan- of di tribu .on and hanges dising a product from the anke arm Many F. • Member Those to Visit urope mon takin place in the procure- m nt and di tribution of food." Many large U.S. firms. such U.S.A. "The European market.- country by country. and com- o u By DONNA WILBER as Campbell Hunt. Cal-Pak, Soup. Sunkist Libbys. and modity by commodity.-has Birds-Eye, are well establi hed certain marketing preference," Loyd Shank I, Michigan Farm Bureau board di- A 'goodwill mi sion" dedicated to improving re • in Europe and some have pro- said Vander Meulen. "and the r c or of Di trict 8, has an extra "hired hand" for cessing and distribution plants very nature 01 the market. with tions and understanding between America and the its t ading barriers. marketing there. p rt of August. Mr. Hiroyuki Nishimura from people of Eastern and Western Europe will be under- "There is increased trading systems. product preferences J pan will stay at the Shank I farm near Wheeler, taken by a group of 39 Michigan gricultural leader between Eastern and Western and others. makes it essential to know each market for de- Europ ," Vander Meulen ex- Michigan, until h begin the fall term at Michigan in September. A majority of the group scheduled plain d. "Ea tern traders veloping a satisfactory m r- chandising program:' Stat niv rsity. to part' cipate in the tour are Farm Bureau member • (which are in most cases gov- ernm nt) price to sell. The In view of the European His report indicates that the Th Cou cil on Economic nd Cultural Affair , Among the prominent farmers who will participate European market for consumer quality of their products has market situation, it is essential been up-graded in recent years for the suppliers to visit the establi ed y John D. Rockefeller, is sponsoring in the three-week tour are Allen Rush, member of food products is growing, with and is well received by West- increased purchasing power European markets as soon as Mr. ishim a' tay in this country. the ichigan Farm Bureau board of directors, and and desire for better and more er n trade. Western European possible, Vander Meulen feels. convenient foods one of the im- buyers are finding it very easy He invites them to take advan- "The fellow will expect to live on the farm as Frank Merriman, Saniiac county farm leader and portant factors. E. VA DER MEUtEN to trade with the satellite tage of the Rotterdam office as countrie and when complaints a "home away from home." though he were the farm r's son, - not as a guest, member of the board of Trustees, Michigan State "This growing market will arise they are usually resolved ":Most European buyers are - and will do the best he can to help with the work University. not be served to the United Irit rna ional traders with con- in favor of the buyer," he said. Vander Meulen pointed out States or any other export siderable xp rience in the art "European consumers are the importance of suppliers and of the farm . . . . " the Council said in making prep- Leaving Lansing September During their stay in Moscow. country on a 'silver platter,' " rna k ting," said Vander the Farm Bureau Trade Devel- somewha.t more conservative aration for his visit here. 8 and returning September 30. capital city of the Soviet Union, xplain Vand r Meulen, who ulen "with a knowledge of than those of the United States opment Corporation being on the M' chigan delegation of the the delegation will visit th adds that good, sound mer- I c I, U.S. and world prices. and slow to change," said Van- the same marketing "wave Orange are one of the principal cash crops in "People-to-People" project will- USSR Agricultural Exhibition chandising and salesmanship Th very fact that many Euro- der Meulen. "and for this rea- length •• for the best perform- visit the farms and cities of and meet with sev ral Russian programs are e sential for en- .p an countries must procure a son, it may be more difficult to ance. "Ii will require an under- the region of Japan where Mr. Nishimura lives. H Belgium. Hun gar Y» Soviet and United States Emba sy tering and maintaining such v ry high percent of their establish a marketing program standing of objectives. prob- ha recently completed a farm management study Union. Poland. Germany and agriculture officials. Time will markets. j( od and fibre from world on a new product:' He explain- .Jems and opportunities Where- France. also be spent on sight eeing .' ur es makes it paramount ed that Europeans are apt to by. as a team. we will be able of a group of the e farms. excursions throughout the city, Many other counJries look- 1J at th y know world mar- "buy and eat with their eyes" to all go in the same direction Delegation host-leader. B. the highlight of which will b ing to Europe with an "eager at the same time:' k t " he added. and that color of product, pack- 111111 h~ Dale Ball, Deputy Director of a tour of the famous Kremlin eye" are developing extensive age and label are very impor- §111111111i111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111II11111111111111~ the Michigan Departm nt of and the Lenin-Stalin Mausol- marketing programs of their ~ccording to Vander Meulen. tant. Agriculture, states, "It is an eum. own. On many of the impor- ))\"indpal European importers ; We Must Remember I opportunity cultural for Michi an agri- leaders to express A tour of Hungarian agricul~ tural enterprises in Budapest tant food items, States no longer has the ex- the United Include "import n~os who buy from .exporters merchants"- that Vander Europe Meulen today, points with out a ! ~ vantage Those who 'hope to take ad-I of European trade ~ their b li f in democracy, to will also give the group a look elusive on products and qual- a d sell to the wholesale trade sound economy and gold re- combat communist propagan- ity. he pointed out. serves is demanding better : must remember that Europe ~ at life behind the "Iron Cur- a d manufacturers. "import § is not ONE market. it is sev- § da and to tell the important tain." They will attend a "Wel- ~holesalers"-who buy from trading terms and is getting it. story of the 'American Way of "Competition and ~ eral very complex markets. In ~ come to Hungary" dinner party xporters and sell primarily to "We in the United States must Life.' " ~ the near future. a "United ~ with government officials and Profit" t1\e retail trade. and "import recognize this important factor ~ States of Europe" may emerge_ agricultural representatives. b okers·'-people who sell in and meet our competitors on The mission. privately spon- "The European market is a ~ to change the picture still ~ Warsaw, Berlin and Paris are b half of exporters to manufac- the same or better trading sored and organized by the among other scheduled stops competitive one and it is essen- t\Jrers and wholesalers. . basis," he said. = more. -.i1l1l1l1l1ll1ll1l1ll1ll1ll11ll1l1ll1ll1ll1l1ll1l1ll1l1ll1l1l1l1ll11l1l1ll1l1l11l1l1l1rHlIlIIlI11I11I1I1I1I1I1I1I1In~ I People-to-People Travel Pro- tial that we recognize this fact, gram, will implement the aims on the tour. -then consider the fundament- Rapid Market and purposes of the United Tour Roster al procedures for developing a Changes States Cultural Visitation Ex- marketing program under such "The European market. espe- change Program and the Peo- Farm leaders participating in conditions," he said. ci lly in food distribution, is ple-to-People Foundation. the mission are (by county): chan ing rapidly with super- Fred Collier, Allegan; Homer J. Vander Meulen explained markets and self-service stores First stop will be at Brussels, Becker, Lloyd Gaskill, Barry, that although it is a competi- b coming the new pattern of Belgium, - Western Europe's Harry Nye, Charle Zollar, tive market, it is also a profit- food. distribution," he said. capital for the European Com- Berrien; Oliver Angell, Merle able market,-profitable when "Many of the so-called 'old mon Market. The farm dele- H. Green, Clinton; George Mil- considering the sales on its own gation will receive a briefing stablished' importers are ler, Eaton; Christian Jensen merit and the effect the sales qui e concerned about this food on the objectives and relation- Emmet; Charles H. Coy, H. W. may have on the domestic di tribution evolution. It will ships of the European Com- Miller, Hillsdale; B. Dale Ball, market. mon Market to American for- b necessary for farmers to James D. Ball, Dwight Ballard, eign trade. Howard J. Cook and Hugh Oe terle, Ingham. Cllp1t::ain Vi it Oth r include: Howard Hall At Kiev. capital of the Soviet Ukraine. the "bread-basket for Morris Raymond Whitney, Alpers, grove, Oswald Herkner, North-' Jackson: John Cos 2207 jaIling ••• all the Soviet Union" - the west Michigan; Alfred Goldner, : Tel~x, th~ fast growing dial-di eel method of writing mes- § group will be guests of farm Stuart Hutchins, Allen Ru h, 'sages. IS an Important means of e mmunlcation. between U. s. ~ managers and government Oakland; Harold Braeutigam, farmers and world traders in the llotterdam office of Farm Bu- ~ agriculture officials as they Saginaw; Frank Merriman, reau's Trade Development CorporaHoll. ~ visit some of the largest grain Sanilac; Robert Johnson, St. . Through Telex. one dials direct 10 buyers or suppliers, get- ~ and general-purpose farms in Clair; Harold Blaylock, Edgar ling through to anyone on the netwl1rk in about 8 seconds. There ~ the Soviet Union, A full day Mantey, Alton Reavey, Tus- . is no ~i~i~~~ charge for this "$alk.in-w1'iting" _ with only ~ will be spent visiting collective cola; Harold Sill, Everett Wiles, actual wire hme charged users. ~ and state general purpose Jonathon Woodman, Wm. Bur- The method offers all of the acl"antages of instanJaneous ~ farms in Kharkov, providing an nette, Alfred Hope, Van Buren; communication plus the accuracy 01 a wriUen message. The Rot- ~ on-the-spot survey of how a Albert Gall, Neil Nixon, Lloyd terdam office has telex no. 22074 -- Qsecl quite extensively for ~ Soviet farm is managed and Steiner, Washtenaw; and G. T. European communications. 2 worked. McCarty, Wayne county. Eventual.ly it is visualized that