Vol. 40, No.9 40th Year SEPTEMBER 1, 1962 • o y e A Matter Of The. .. County Poll ical esponsibility ew ote of Farm Bllreau embers , About Farm Bureau "Political Activity i the Right People and Place "A'ttfi~na And Responsibility of Each Citizen" ALPENA ecrA.~rV 11,.al.u~1i Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kennedy "A Farm Bureau member's responsibillty I not have extended an invitation to Michi n farm s ar to be non-partisan and non-political," according to their friends and Farm Bureau son and with it 0 nty F rm members. to help them cele- Dean Pridgeon, chairman of the Michigan Farm Bu- brate their Silver Wedding An- time will soon be ere. I reau Citizenship Committee. niversary. Saturday. Septem- ber 1. The event, complete with most important ti 0 In speaking at a meeting of the committee held orchestra, will be staged at the decide t e polici and th pro Long Rapids Township Hall. at Farm Bureau Center, August 13, Pridgeon drew a The Kennedys are well-known ization in 71 coun y annual me line of distinction between the role of the individual throughout the state for their State Conve tion at follow • active participation in Farm member and the role of the organization. He pointed Bureau. Accordi g 0 CI renee P e out that the Farm Bureau organization has to be a bi~ EATON ager of th ichig n . rm Bur partisan, political organization. "Its members are Robert Gidley, last year's re- cipient of the Farm Bur au meetin are th "v ry lif .. members of both political parties and it deals with Women's scholarship app ar- 16M mb r hip tt nd nc nd p r political problems in both state and national legisla- ed recently before the Eaton tion,' , he said. "It is non-partisan in developing its County Women to tIlth m of thes me ti gs r it 1 10 1 his experience in his first year tice sid. policies and bi-partisan in placing them into effect." of college. He thanked th group for helping him start his o 0 The individual Farm Bureau member, on the college education and told other hand, is a private citizen, the committee was told, them he would return to Imp rtant ction M.S.U, this fall to major in with citizen's rights and citizenship responsibil- mechanical engineering. H Ii t d wo rna important thing to b don at count ities. Farm Bureau annual m tinge WASHTENAW A NEW 50 STAR FLAG-is presented by Farm Bureau Young People to representatives of as: Stressing that members are defaulting their re- the Michigan Farm Bureau. for display in the lobby of Farm reau Center. Lansing. Shown pre- Jack and Agnes Turner. Farm Bureau members from Decision on policy resolutions sponsibility if they do not work within the political senting the flag to Clarence Prentice. MFB Seer etary-Manag r Is James Sparks, (right) chairman Chelsea, have an unusual busi- to be forwarded to the Mich- party of their choice, Pridgeon said, "Farm Bureau I of the Michigan Farm Bureau Young People's Committee. Loo ing on are (extreme left) Les- ness:-baby-sitting service and igan Farm Bure u as recom- ter Bollwahn. Coordinator of Young People's Activities and 'chigan Dairy Princess Miss Gail boarding school for calves! Af- mendations to guide the Stat should make every effort to get its members to be Priddy. Commiilee Secretary. ter consultation with the Co- Resolutions Committee, nd: good citizens and participate in political party affairs. operative Extension Service. Selection of the very best ele- they have worked out a pro- gates to rep res nt the county While Farm Bureau as an organization must remain Miss "U.P. '" 1962 Stat Convention gram to pick up the babies and take them along toward milk- at the annual meefinq of th Michigan Farm Bur u, o· bi-partisan in its political action program,-every in- dividual member should join a party, be willing to hold Farm Bureau" ing age. vember 7-8-9. party office, and to help select party candidates, sup- Plan mple ed GE E EE Frank Blight, Farm Bureau port political parties and individual candidates member from Mt. Morri , was financially and work hard on election day to get every -ng to Speak the subj ct of a feature article i hi local paper rec ntly citizen to use his right of secret ballot." T ic igan farm Bur au Con- when be celeb ated hi' 97th vention has been scheduled for ovember 7-8-9, 1962 birthday, Son Norman is a F.B. Services deal r in Clio. on the campus of Michigan State niversity. Apple Producers to Bargain Highlighting the Wednesday morning session will be Walter Wightman with the "President's Re- LLET Michig n h quircrn nts in thi ,With Processors on Price port" and his challenge to the membership; and Mr. Lucas Meil, pre ident of the Detroit Employees' As- SENATE PASSES OMNIBUS FARM BILL "Ideas presented become re olufions to the county-wide annual meeting of members in "w do believe, that the most import ho nt t t 0 the y ar is this work lh policy MICHIGAN GROWERS JOIN OTHER STATES sociation. October, - the county decision dev lopm nt, Through fhi p o- Aug. 22 - Sen ate leaders of the members becomes a IN BACKING PRICE "MINIMUMS" Mr. Meil. life-long resident date 1,000 persons at the ban- pushed an omnibus farm bill guidepost for the state Resolu- cess Farm Bureau as an or n- of Michigan, managing busi- quet this year. Those who do ization truly reflects the ' r not wish to attend or are un- through the Senate over vigor- tions Committee and the MFB Michigan apple producers are set to give all-out nessman and active leader in ous protests of farm leaders delegates in annual session." roots' thinking of its memb r- able to get tickets. may hear ship." Prentice said. backing to the announced intention of the American many civic and business re- the program through wall who objected to a wheat cerfi- Prentice said. forms, will speak on "The f' cate plan and provisions for Agricultural Marketi~g Association to offer members' speakers in the Lincoln room at feed-grain supports at zero to He added that last year over If YOU Problems of Businessmen and Kellogg Center. Winner of the 90 % of parity. 800 county r solution w I' apples at prices based on a minimum schedule. Farmers in Michigan." He has Miss Farm Bureau contest. tabulated and catalogued for Ar IAI"1rAft been a pioneer in and strong sponsored by Farm Bureau In a telegram to Senators This historic action may have far-reaching im- CAROL FORD ad voca te of profit - sharing Young People. will be crowned Hart and McNamara, MFB such can ideration and that these w e r combined and plications throughout the entire field of farm com- plans between labor and man- at the banquet. President Wightman said that "MISS U.P. FARM BU· "boiled down" to 113 by the agement and has also served the bill is obviousty designed modity marketing as producers declare their inten- REAU"-for 1962 is Carol Ford. Commodity and W 0 men's Committe for pr s ntation to as president of the Organiza- "to pave the way for supply- of Cornell. Michigan. Daugh- Conference will be held on the 700 delegat s at the State tions to produce a quality product for realistic prices, tion of Profit-Sharing Indus- management control. It will re- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton C. Wedne da afternoon. The last Convention. tries in the United States. sult in higher costs to taxpay- and to deal directly with processors as a united group Ford. Carol helps on her fa- two days of the convention will ers:' ther's 360·acre farm whenever Roger Fleming. secretary of be devoted to discu sian and Informed Delegat in securing the agreed-upon price minimums. possible between duties as a the American Farm Bureau The bill now goes to a Sen- approval of policie for next ate-House conference commit- Are Vital clerk at St. Francis Hospital. Federation. will be the keynote year plu the selection of Board Involved in Michigan alone are more than Escan'aba. Miss Ford is 18. speaker at the evening banquet tee. member and other bu ines . "The direction your organiza- 1,500,000 bushels of prime processing apples. graduated from Escanaba High November 7. Arrangements School this year. have been m de to accommo- Nationally, the American Agricultural Marketing As- sociation currently represents an approximate 9,000,- Sept. 10-21 000 bushels of such apples. According to Charles B. Shuman, president of the Association, the national minimum prices for Sheep Producers To Vo on members' apples. (for processing) will be $3.10 per 100 pounds for Class "A" varieties, and $2.70 for Wool and Lamb eferend Class "B" - both based on a 2Y2 inches-and-up in Farm Bureau Suggests Producers S dy Facts diameter grade. Minimum juice-apple prices were an- A referend m among wool and lamb producers nounced at $1.25. is scheduled Sept. 10-21 under a provision of the Michigan pples classified as preferred varieties National Wool Act which provides cedicretionary or Class "A" include Rhode Island Greening, North- authority" for a government check-off for promotion ern Spies, and Golden Delicious. Other dual purpose and adverti ing. apples fan into the Class "B" category. The referendum will deter· has continued to drop. At the In adjusting the national minimum prices to mine producers' approval or same time the use of competi- disapproval of the present tive synthetic fibers and the Michigan conditions, the Processing Apple Corn- check-off on all domestically use of other meats has in- mittee of the Michigan Agricultural Cooperative Mar- produced wool of one-cent per creased. Further r duet ions of pound, from payments due pro- 5% in wool and 4% in lamb keting Association, (MACMA) arrived at a price for ducers under the present Wool production has been forecast Spies of $3.60 for fruit of 2~ inches in diameter, or Act. by the United States Depart- In the 1959 referendum, the ment of Agriculture for this larger. check-off fail d to receive the year. Other Miehig.an grade and varieties follow the required two-thirds majority ot At e in Michigan, where the vote national price very closely. Since Michigan Spies are was 61.7 percent for,-to 38.3 The incentive p yment fea- percent against. ture of the wool program is not used primarily for canned and frozen apple slices, The check-off has amounted at issue in the referendum. processors have less cost and higher yield when using to approximately three million At issue is the compulsory larger apples. dollars per year since 1955, deduction feature for advertis- totaling about 18 million dol- ing purposes, - and the fact Reportedly grower enth for promotion of lars. that to date, little results are FA U U the uniform minimum prices i backed by the strong apparent from the money spent. Farm Bureau has frowned at THE FIRST SESSION.-of the 1962 NFB Resolutions Com- ton. Shiawassee: Clifton Lotter. Tuscola; feeling that suggested prices are realistic. the compulsory deductions, Although a majority of those miilee was held at Farm Bureau Center. Lansing. August 21. go: Omer Colbert. Bay: Kith Shugart. both because of the lack of voting in past referendums fa- Member of e Mic igan Proces ing Ap le Pictured reviewing some of the ground-rules for the hard work- free choice and in the light of vored the check·off (on a ma- ing group, is Committee Chairman. Donald RuhUg. The 18- Committee of ACMA recomme e grower di appointing re ults from ad- tional basis) a very large num- vertis ing to date. In the six ber of producers failed to vote. member commiilee organized into subcommiilees at the meet- urge hi I I p ffered con raet • ar period ince th program Farm Bureau urges each pro- ing and dopted a schedule of future m elings. Besides Ruhlig, wa institut d, the price and due r to udy th f t and committe m mbers 'nclude: H rold, Sh nnon, C county; an 0 Ie. consumption of wool and lamb vot hi conviclio Lloyd mi • C lhoun: L v r Biv • B rry; Med Bying· MICHIGA FARM NEWS • re Column • • INO/V/OllAL FARM Philo oph oj Life ,lZ upr m our OWN£RSHIP Oftentim we come across ex- "0 m mb r w re very much di turbed and illu ioned in r gard to the respect they should ;; pres ions, in print or otherwise, that reflect a philosophy of life too many I ow rd h Supreme Court." of us miss in our struggle to compete hi entence is from a letter received from a in our chosen field of activity. ood citiz n and Farm Bureau member, following These expressions, while they h m ting of his ommunity Farm Bureau Reprinted From The seemingly come from commonplace Flint Journal roup. people, cannot, and hould not be considered com- NOW THAT Michigan has I is typical of comments around the State- been bailed out of chaos by a monplace. from individuals and in newspaper editorials- U. S. Supreme Court member's In our organization, and in others, we always ruling again t the ha ty Senate following the mid-July action of the Michigan redistricting order d by the stress the importance and the dignity of the indivi- Supreme ourt in ordering the nullification of the State Supr m Court, various dual. This, we believe, is basic to the concepts asp cts of th tate court's de- 952 pportionment amendment to Michigan' Con- cision appear more bizarre upon which this country was founded. than ev r. . tion, Recenty, I came across a short article credited he same comment might also have been aim- The state court's ruling on reapportionment constitutes a to Reverend Charles Stelzle in his meditation for d at the United States Supreme Court. After years threat to one of the most fun- the day entitled "'I Believe.", Further identifica .. damental concepts of Amer- of adherence to the principle of the separation of ican government-the system tion was not revealed. pow rs, a laid down by the careful framers of our of checks and balances. It so closely conforms to my personal United States Con titution, the present court sud- Rural Interest philosophy of life, and impressed me so much that d nly reversed itself and invaded the powers of the Legi imate I wanted to pass it on to you without comment, for L gi lativ branch of government. People in sparsely populated what it is worth. It hould be a challenge to all of By it action in the Tennessee case, known as areas have interests which are us. Bak r v . Carr, a majority of the Justices of our just as legitimate as those of people in heavily populated "I believe in my job - It may not be a very N tion' hi hest court tore down the safeguard pro- areas. Yet, under the court's important job, but it is mine. 'ruling, the state would be vid d by three separate, but coordinate, branches of under the control of a few "Furthermore, it is God's job forme, He has a overnment - the Legislative, the Executive and counties in southeast Michigan, purpose in my life with references to His plan for which would give the people in th Judicial. less-populated areas the status the world's progress. By it action, the court 'aid - "we will enter. of step-citizenship. "No one fellow can take my place. It isn't a big The political arena." Unles the people-s- "We, the It seems strange, indeed, that place, to be sure, but for years I have been mold- what is good for the United people of h United States," who gave the court, States is deemed not good for ed in a peculiar way to fill a peculiar niche in the the Congr s and the President their powers, make one of the states. Under the federal Constitution, each state world's work. political decisions which are pleasing to the court, is entitled to two senators, re- "I could take no other man's place. He has the gardless of population. Thus the e decisions are subject to "invalidation" by that the thinly populated states same claim as a specialist that I make for myseH. court. still have a voice in govern- In the end, the man whose name was never heard ment. Should not the same pre- Where now i the line drawn? If elections vail with the people of outlying beyond the house in which he lived, or the shop in are to be nullified by court caprice, will the judges throw out an election because too few voters turned out? Would an "unreasonable" decision by voters DEAR NEWS EDITOR: of controls while accepting •••• to combat this mis-information. areas of a single state? Equal Protection which he worked, may have a larger place than the chap whose name has been a household word in two continents. price supports and other "help" How have we failed as farm- Clause Just received my MICH- from the government:-the in- ers to conduct ourselves so b subject to court veto? IGA FARM NEWS and f It ference being that we as farm- In this connection, U. S. J us- "Yes, I believe in my job. May I be kept true that the right "Image" might "But the T enne ee case is different from our I should write you a few lines. ers are not sincere in our be evident? In short, if we are tice Potter Stewart, in delaying to the task which lies before me-true to myself claims. sincere, and belleve in what we the state court's action, com- Michigan situation," aid many. True, it was This paper is sure enlighten- preach, what are we going to mented that the Michigan and to God, who entrusted me with it. v t1y different! T nnessee was in violation of its ing to the farmer and his There was also the mistaken court has raised a new feder- friends as to what is going on do to correct the situation? al question: Does the equal- "I believe in my fellow man. He may not al- impression th t farmers are own Con titu ion! And bad been for years! While in our state and government. alone in the matter of govern- Of course, we know the real protection clause of the federal ways agree with me. I'd feel sorry for him if he did, ment "handouts." This presents reason, but do the urban people Constitution require the elec- Michig n is in accord with the provisions of its Con- First, I think the four state understand? toral districts of both houses of because I myself do not believe some of the things a problem for the Public Rela- stitution. Supreme Court Judges should tions Division of Farm Bureau. H. A. Barnard, Chairman a state legislature to be based that were absolutely sure in my own mind a dozen be impeached; they are not fit The questions manifest them- Jackson County Public Relations wholly on population? During the ten )lears since the last reappor- to rule our State Court. selves as to what are we doing He said he thinks a state years ago. . Committee. tionment in 1953, Michigan's population had might have a right to decide "May he never lose faith in himself, because, Second, I think our govern- 1U1I,1 " ., 1I1l1111l1mlllll,lIh, rn.rrrrrnmnnrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnrrrrrrrrrrrrrmrri this on its own authority. rown and shifte ) b another reapportionment is ment should get out of farm- if he does, he may lose faith in me, and that would ON THE MATTER of an at- due next year and our Constitution, unlike Term- ing, (the majority know very little about farm- of them !ALLEN - SCOTT REPOR large election of senators, the hurt him more than the former, and it would really ~§ alternative ordered by the state es e' s, sures hat it will be done! ing), and just let the farmers hurt him more than it would hurt me. Then how did the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Tennessee case affect Michigan? It and Farm Bureau work out their own problems, They are just as intelligent reaucrats down at Washington. as the bu- ~ s I § UA W, Farm Union court in the event the legisla- ture failed to redistrict in the limited time given it, Justice Stewart said: "I believe in my country. I believe in it because it is made up of my fellow-men and my- simply said, in effect, that the courts were now en- ering politics and would accept cases concerning Third, all of our newspapers are constantly reminding us, as I Join In Politics ~ "It could possibly result in the election of an unrepresent- self. I can't go back on either of us and be true to my creed. If it isn't the best country in the world, in our FARM NEWS, the cost = ative Senate, with the members he compo ition of legislative bodies. It did not hear it is partly because I am not the kind of a man I of cleaning the highways of = all from one county and all he Michigan c se - it simply told the Michigan beer bottles &nd cans. We can nev r ducate that class of BY ROBERT s. ALLEN from one party." should be. Supreme Court to hear it. people from littering the roads AND PAUL SCOTT Puzzling "I believe in my home. It isn't a rich home. Assured of juri iction, the Michigan Supreme and streets. Reprinted from the Detroit Free Press Precedent It wouldn't satisfy some folks, but it contains jewels Court then proceeded to stretch the "equal protec- However, if our Congress WASHINGTON - Potentially high-pow- There are several aspects of which cannot be purchased in the markets of the tion clause" of the Fourteenth Amendment into would enact a law taxing the the state court's ruling which disfilleries five cents for every 1 ered electioneering medicine is being brewed by world. are puzzling in the extreme. what Justice Kavanaugh called in his written opin- boUle or any kind of container two unusual allies. "When I enter its secret chambers, and shut they put their beer in, they Not the least of these is the ion "th eq ality clau e." The Michigan Court would make those containers arbitrary ratio of 2 to 1 which out the world with its care, I am a lord. Its motto The United Auto Workers, headed by Walter proceeded, as drunk with power, to throw out the redeemable. it said should not be exceeded is Service, its reward is Love. There is no other Thank you. Reuther, and the National Farmers Union, in establishing populations of 1952 amendment which the voters had approved A Citizen any districts in reapportion- spot in all the world which fills its place, and heaven headed by John Patton, are pooling their finan- ment. by a nearly 300,000 majority. It called off elections can be only a larger home, with a Father who is all- cial resources in a "non-partisan" campaign to for th S nate, saying - "no legislation exists in Under the proposed new wise and patient and tender. DEAR EDITOR: elect "liberal" senators and representatives in this state constitution, senatorial Mi higan .... under which candidates for the office "I believe in today. It is all that I possess. A disturbing statement by a fall's balloting. of St te Senator may validly be elected." D fying the clear expression of the will of the voters in 1952 when they turned down the CIO "city friend" guest has aroused my concern in regard to the "Image of the Farmer" by ur- ban people. This agreement wa reached at an un- announced meeting in Denver, attended by im- portant officials 'of both organizations. Signifi- i_~=========_ ~:Q;k~F;~~;~~Pfo ulation and 20 percent to area. This certainly is a fair com- ~i;l~ The past is of value only as it can make the life of today fuller and freer. There is no assurance of tomorrow. I must make good today." I n of population representation in both House The accusation, if wide- promise. Yet, it would not W.W. d S nat while at the ame time approving the spread, could be very serious and the implications, if not ~ cantly, top Agriculture Department officials I comply with the state court's 2-to-1 order. re nt balanced Legislature plan, the court directed true, should b answered. Al- also were present. The Farm Bureau Lobby th t the Legi lature proceeded to district the Senate though not the first time, the ··One Man, continued attacks have been The latter discussed the recent defeat of the Is Farm Bureau too successful in Lansing? trict population b sis. increasingly more vindictive Administration's farm bill by a narrow margin in One Vote •••• " Those who would reapportion the state to reduce and my patience is wearing clio by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter thin. In spite of my attempt to the House, and expressed eagerness to usist in Now, proponents of straight- farmer-influence think so, and as proof they have population redistricting of the Stewart mpor rily t yed th effect. of the clarify th situation, there must electing members of Congress who will support Senate use the catch-phrase, the nearly unbroken record of Farm Bureau legisl- be a massive build-up of mis- d nd the Senate election will be held 'one man, one vote.' ative success. information on the subject. such legislation. I 1_- Well, the present Senate dis- The crux of the maUer is What is ignored is the firm base of sound think- · • • • "Wh at can we d0 ?" lng • that in the opinion of the ill- Another meeting IS to be held In August, tricting plan was approv.ed in informed, the farmers are ava- ~ 1952 on a "one-man, one vote" ing and popular support upon which Farm Bureau's will elect half of the member of the probably in Chicago. basis-by a vote of 1,269,807 to ricious, especially in regard to I 975,518 - a whooping major- program is built. The true strength of Fann Bu- t Supr me Court within the next few subs' dies and that the Farm Bureau has a "tongue - in- At this second gathering, the intention is to § ity of 294,289. reau is an open secret. It lies in the community- n w r pp r obviou. D.R. = check" attitude on the subject implement plans formulated in Denver with ad- Further it should be kept in group discussion program ,-in informed members ~ mind that 1952 was a presi- ditional mea ures. Other meetinas may be held dential I ction y ar with the who act, ••• in the county and state resolutio ichigan Farm Bureau in September and October; th' will be determined t I E usual heavy turnout of voters. The districting amendment se ion. Presid nt w. W. Wightman later. 1_ J wasn't "sneak d through" in an While reports of supposedly excessive lobby.. Fennville, R-2 off-year el ction. ing in the halls of the State Legislature explode in V.-Pr DaJe Dunckel Williamston, R-I PRIMARY PURPOSE of this unusual Sec'Y- gr C. E. Prentice. Okemos political alliance is to concentrate on so-called The Court • Ver u headlines across the state, Farm Bureau has yet to DIRECTORS 1- ax K. Hood BY DISTRICTS Paw Paw, R-I •.marginal" congressional districts-:-where the in- T e P opl spend its first dollar to throw expensive cocktail J- tlbur H. mith, Burlington, R-J 3-All n F. Ru h Lake Orion. R-2 cumbent was elected by a margin of five or less Extremely disturbing, also. is parties,-to wine-and-dine members of the legisla.. 4-Elton R. mith Caledonia. R-1 6-DaJe Dunck I-Williamston, R-I the fact that the court has de- ture or use any of the other methods often used to f-. "ard 0. Hodge Snover, R-l per cent. cided that th people, who ap- 7-Guy C. Fr born 8-Lloyd Shankel Hart. R-l Wheeler, R-I proved the present Senate influence legislation. 9-Eu ne Roberta Lalte City, R-I There are approximately 100 uch districts, plan in an election, don't know All Farm Bureau legislative dealing .are abov lo-Eu n D tio, . Branch. R-I how they should be governed; ll-Edmund Sager Stepben.o. including both Republican nd Democrats. that only the court knows ..... b rd, 0 nly co ducted. DIRECTOR AT LARG Herbert Fitlrke an Pridgeon Saginaw. R-' Montlifomery. R-I Under the agreement reached in Denver, the And as a final thought, if half Farm Bureau po ·cy i a matter of public Walter Wigbtman._ ....Fennvllle. 8-1 the members of the state'. top PUR 0$ OF FARM Farmers Union will focus its efforts in rural court can rule unconstitutional ord. The m t effec · e "lobby item" in the Fa Repreaentlnl' BUR U WOMEN • Arthur OF' uJr. FAR BUREAU Orant, a-I areas, especially the Midwest, and the Auto a proposal drawn by del g Burea I · e b dge i the ck of copi of Th purpo of thl A oel elected by the peepl • and tion h II b the adv ncem n Repr ntl Workers in cities where i has locals and ties with E e fore the people hav had aD op- ·cy r Ie • of our members' interests edu- AAM BUREAU YOUNG ~EOPL portunity to vol on hat r, 2 0.9 atlonally, I gi I tively conomic:ally • a '" d Jam Spar ...._ .•• CuaoDOUa. R-. other unions. happen to gov rnm • " __ "' __ IIIIIIIii.lIIIIIIlIIIUJDIllUlllllllllmullll1l1Dl~lIlUuuunlllDlml~"""'IlIIIIIIlIIlIIIIIlI_ opl • by pi ? M. re e hat Can C ize o? F Michigan citizens face an un- usual situation ithin th next and in favor of Gus Scholle's petition. Judge Paul Adams few months when they elect disqualified himself because of half the members of the Mich- his participation in the case in igan Supreme Court. Two will 1960 as Attorney Genera. be elected in ovember for Judge Leland Carr voted to sliort terms to fill vacancies, uphold the decision of the va - and two will be elected in April for regular terms. ers and against Gus Scholle. Action by voters in th ow a The nominations are made elect' ons could change by the political parties in state convention, with candidates then running on a "non-part- I complexion of the Mic Court. er on I isan" ballot. Nominations for Actio AT I the November election will be made on August 25 by the In Conare Democratic Convention in Several Members of Co DO ? • Grand Rapids and the Repub- have introduced resolu lican Convention in Detroit. proposing an amendment to BY ROBERT SMITH Elections will be for the seats U. S. Constitution which presently held by Judges Otis Associate Legislative Counsel ve Thou.ht and Commen clearly eliminate thi Smith and Paul Adams. consideration as a Judici 1 ter. Of all the vital i ues facing County e olutions By Dan E. Reed Nominations for the election next April will be made at the Such an amendm ftt would Committee and Farm Bureau member thi year, one Associate Legislative Counsel two party conventions which require passage by both hou e of the most important is a tax program. will be held early next year. of Congress by a two-thirds Road Finance. The terms of Judges Eugene vote and ratification by the Many studies have been made of the Michigan Black and Leland Carr expire legislatures of three-fourths of Rumblings are already heard of the need for new at that time. The regular term the States. tax picture. They all agree on one thing. eal and is for eight years. highway funds. Suggested is a higher gas tax and While this seems like a per onal property is paying too great a hare of the It might be of interest to process, it probably offers also an increase of license fee to catch the gas-saving many of our people to know tax burden. In the late 20's and arly 30' , best solution in the long ru farm w r a in bing 10 t mall cars which travel more miles per gallon and pay that Judges Otis Smith and Your county Farm Bur u due to th high prop rty t Eugene Black voted against Resolutions Committee 0 Farm Bureau's tax study finds that of all the ta a lower weight tax. At that time, th r as a tat - the 1952 apportionment plan undoubtedly be glad to revenue raised in Michigan for state and local pur- wid prop rty ta. ain farm- approved by Michigan voters your suggestionsl ers work d for and got th 15- Michigan's tremendous road-building program of po es: mill limitation and th broad- the last few years has been financed largely by Michigan. Business, labor and cil felt that many statements based sal s ta which shift d economic developers wanted 47.5% is from Property Tax the burd n of th co t of State borrowed Federal money which was match'eel by bor- were being made about ho - the plant so bad they "could al- ing and working conditio 5 Gov rnment to all th Pc opl rowed State funds. The pledging of future revenues most taste it"! Many believe which might be true in some 21.7% is from Sale and Use Tax and r moved th Stat prop 1'- the Governor's Committee was States, but not in Michigan. ty tax. to pay these bonds will leave the State Highway De.. named to forestall possible leg- 8.3% is from Motor Fuel Tax Now in the 60's. farm r find partment with precious little money for construction islative action. If so, the plan MCCOAL also informed they are paying a dispropor- succeeded and no bill was pass- Governor Swainson of its ac- 4.1 % is from Business Activitie Tax tionat shar of th rapidly after the present "accelerated" building boom is over. ed. tivities and asked his support increasing cost of local govern- in securing reports from the ment. schools and building There is a question as to whether even adequate The Committee. with funds various State agencies which 3.3% is from Cigarette and Tobacco Taxes costs. maintenance can be provided at present tax rates. advanced partly by the bottle might have some involvements A 1960 M U study showed makers and breweries, is mov- with migrants and other farm 1.7% is from Intangibles Tax that farm r al tat t nd d to to develop standards to qualify ing toward an educaJional cam- labor. be overa s ed in comparison No Candidate for use of the Seal. paign to help prevent all Iitfer- 1.40/0 is from Public Utilities Tax to other real estat . ing. A preliminary report will Highwa,y Commissioner John VVater Resource. reviewed by the Board of 3.7% is from Motor .Vehicle Weight Tax Farmers, however, bid fair to MCCOAL on September 1. C. Mackie. whose present term find little relief from the haz- Head Retire. The annual meeting of he does not expire until June 30, ards of broken bottles. Any- 4.0% is from Corporate Franchise Tax Council has been set for Cd . 1965,has announced he will not one drinking in an auto is not ber 19. be a candidate to succeed him- Michigan should be proud of There seems to be no ques- self. He has presided over the its Water Resources Commis- about to carry his empty bot- ~i 4.40/0 is from All other taxe tion that Michigan is coming sion, which has been non-poli- tles with him to be used as What i a Liber greatest road - building pro- evidence in case of an accident! gram in Michigan's history, tical in its administration and practical in its enforcement. And the throw-away, broken financed by a mortgage on fu- or whole, will lay there-till?? ture tax collections. Under its just-retired Execu- You and I. and our out-of- tive Secretary, Milton Adams. Farm Labor Study the work of the Commission re- state visitors. applaud the ceived an enviable degree of Last spring, the Michigan splendid time - saving super cooperation from industry and Citizens' Council on Agricul- highways and the magnificent municipalities. tural Labor asked MSU to com- cloverleaf intersections. How- Taking over new duties are pile a report on agricultural ever. unless more funds are Loring F. Deming, Executive labor in Michigan. The Coun- made available. the next High- Secretary, and Norman F. Bill- way Commissioner will likely ings, Assistant Executive Sec- be known as a lido-nothing" failurel retary and Chief of the Hy- drology Division. Could Be the 14th Doesn' "Ga. Tax • 25c Throw-Away Bottles Reprinted from the Detroit Free Press per Gallon?" Undoubtedly. there is no- THOSE WHO have been trying to outlaw the thing morally wrong about a throw-away bottle. The fault present system of choosing a Michigan Legislature Sounds pretty steep. doesn't lies with the people who throw keep citing the J 4th Amendment. it? Yet I've heard many a driv- them away! er praise the merits of the Ohio We're not at aU sure but what they aren't being Turnpike, the Illinois Turn- The throw-away (and the pike, the Indiana Turnpike, bottle makers wish we would too literal minded, and are missing the intent of the and others. At only one cent forget that ~hey ever used the Congress and states that put it into the United States per mile toll and with a six name "throw-away"-they are cents; per gallon gas tax, my now to be known as "no-re- Constitution. Chevy runs me about 25 cents turnable") has two special tax per gallon when I drive the weaknesses: (1) bottle pickers The 14th Amendment says in part that "no state toll road. And Michigan has won't pick them up, and (2) shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the many miles of freeway as good they are thinner-walled and as any toll 'road! b r e a k more easily when privileges or immunities of citizens ... " thrown from a car or hit by or The argument goes that a privilege, that of equal against a hard object. Seal of Quality repre entation, is abridged when state enators are Reports reaching our office The Michigan Department of Agriculture has now authorized the use of the Seal of Quality pinpoint the throw-away as the culprit in the majority of cases of tractor and implement tires damaged or destroyed by glas~ chosen from districts not based on the number of citi- zens living in the various districts. It can be asked, however, whether the 14th h wn Our Bigge Profit on on two Michigan farm products -celery and poultry and poul- try products. Quality standards have been established for cel- ery and the program is ex- on highway shoulders and in fields adjoining highways. Governor' Anti- Amendment' s framers were dealing in a democratic absolute. Quite possibly they intend simply to re- quire equal privilege under the generally exisiting, r ur au's Beef Feeding rogram" pected to start soon. The great- - Ed and Dick Marshall of Concord est interest in the poultry Litter Committee accepted and time-tried pattern of American govern- product area at this time is in The Governor's Anti-Litter ment-with its checks and balances. ' The two ar hall brothers, Edward and Richard, of Concord have found that eggs. The next step here will be Committee, headed by State Police Chief Joe Childs, was The senate principle as pursued by most of Ii accurate feeding procedures payoff. Feeding 250 head of steer between them, sparked into being by the up- states was then and is now extant, widely accepted, ED MARSHALL theyav raged 59.54 return, per head, over fced and steer costs. They got 1.95 roar over throw-away bottles return for each dollar of feed cost. These figure were verified by the Michigan and proposed legislation to time - fried and does afford within the typical two- State Univ I' ity arm Accounting System. aturally, Farm Bureau feeds played the wood burning sensation! curb their use. house state legislature a check - and - balance afeo- an e ential role in making their opera- The situation was further guard. tion a profitable one. Both Ed and complicated by a possibility Dick have been feeding Farm Bureau that a bottle manufacturer We imagine that the question of intent was might build a new plant in pretty much what Justice Potter Stewart had in mind Beef Supplement 55 % with tilbcs- trol for the pa t four years and have the other day when he told Michigan to whoa-up ana been in the forefront of the Michigan wait for the full United States Supreme Court to rule beef rai ing industry. I on its senate issue. And it wouldn't surprise u to ee th court u This cooperative feed testing form for beef research ot lexington, III" is typical of the Form Bureou hold the propo ition of equal citizen ri ilege network of research facilities across the country. within the common framework of legu·'lIu~e organi. Feed ond monagement problems ore explored under with thermostatic control! controlled conditions to bring you the flnest feeds. zation rather than declare that for pretty e 0 100 years most of the tates have been opel.' • g uncoe- DICK MARSHALL titutionally. The 14th Amendment makes a glib talkin More than 60,000 head of beef are on Farm Bureau' point, like the bit about senate districts representing See Your Local Farm Bureau Dealer for Quality Feeds of Economical Price new wood burning heaters stumps instead of people. But we've ne er be n per- suaded here that it's getting the applicatio intended when it was put into the Constitution. It wa put there to give the color • h the bite man when i came to in government and access to public thin tory book we e er heard of ay t t i dr o qu tio the general con truction . • ipati over 500,000 Ashley nwnersl EWS • e e nd stry A.D.A. P OMOTION Promo ion Campaign V e W ndu ry Don't Out Of' ilk! The 5th Continue annual "Don't Run Prince s Sets Example Out-Get More Milk for the Weekend" campaign will be carried in daily newspapers throughout the country. This pop u 1 a r promotion, sponsored by the American D iry Association, will feature an attractive girl looking at the "string on her fing r" r mind- er to get more milk for the we k-end. Alfred Politz Research, Inc., discovered in their 1959 Spring Study that more than 71 per cent of the nation's home- makers keep only a two days' supply of milk on hand. This could explain why Politz found more homes run out of milk over the long weekend periods. The "Don't Run Out" cam- paign reminds housewives to "stock-up!" A complete pack- age of promotional aids is available to food stores and dairies wishing to tie-in with this popular promotion. To support the extensive newspaper campaign, 341 bill- A UAL DAI YTOU D D boards will be used in 45 mar- WHY NOT A "MILK BREAK?" kets of Michigan supporting BOARDI G THE BUS~prior to the third the American Dairy Associa- is offered ach year to help Farm Bureau mem- PRIDDY AND PRENTICE-set a good example as they urge tion program. The ad and bill- annual Farm Bureau Dairy Tour, this group of bers understand what happens to their milk Farm Bureau employees to support Michigan dairy farmers by rak- boards will feature the "string producers spent jam-packed two days visit- after it leaves th farm. "Most dairy farmers ing a "milk-break." In an appearanc~ befor~ employ~es at ~arrn: Bu- on her finger girl." ing top production and processing centers in th today are up-to-date producers who keep well reau Center, Lansing, Michigan Dairy Prmcess MISS Gall Pnddy "PUT A STRING ON YOUR FINGER" as a reminder to gel was introduced to the group by Farm Bureau Secr~tary-Manag!r, slate. The lour stopped at five dairies, one posted on changes and innovations on farms. Personal calls on approxi- more milk for the weekend, urges the American Dairy Association Clarence E. Prentice. She told of the value of a quick energy 11ft farm, (where th group witnes ed the milking of But few have closely examined a large, modern mately 175 dairy and grocer in their latest nation-wide promotion. More homes run out of through a milk-break in the day's work routine. Gail, daughter of a 1,000 cow herd)-and the new aairy barns at dairy plant," Moore said. The last stop on the companies in the state by milk during the weekend, explains ADA, because 71 % of the American Dairy Association Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Priddy, West Branch Farm Bureau leaders, Michigan State university. According to Donald tour was the MSU dairy barns, where Professor still finds time to serve as Secretary of the state Farm Bureau nation's homemakers keep only a two-days' supply on hand. The Merchandising Fieldmen, has Moor, Manager of the Market.Development W. W. Snyder conducted the group through Young People's committee. Her appearance at the off~ce was ar- "string on your finger" girl will be featured in newspapers, resulted in excellent tie-in pro- Division of the Michigan Farm Bureau, Ihe tour facilities. ranged by the Michigan Association of Farmer Cooperatives, food stores, dairies and billboards during the month of September. spects for this campaign. Mecosta Women Manage ODS Tal e Aer-Tour e Lunch tand At Fair aIr; orthwest OUR ATTRACTS CAPACITY GROUP Sunday, August 19, fifty Michigan Farm Bu- reau member left Detroit Airport on a Northwest Airlines "Electra II" turbo-prop ship bound for Seattle and the World' Fair. At their destination, they were joined by nine more Michigan people who had travell- ed by car. The Farm Bureau sponsored trip through Yellowstone Park, lou inc1 d . it they sta d ov rni t at h in the Seattle area where they Old Faithful Geyser location found an int resting contrast to and watch d the famous land- farming in Michigan. They w re treat d to a pot-luck sup- mark perform on its regular F ARM BUREAU WOMEN,-of Mecosta county, sponsored lunch stand at the recent fair at Big Rapids. As weather p r by the Washington Farm hourly schedule. Bureau folks. w s cool, a heated building, good sandwiches and coffee, coupled A tour of the Black Hills in with homemade pies, paid off in dividends for the committee. In Montana, where the group South Dakota followed, provid- Mrs. Kenneth Johnson of Rodney is chairman of the committee, noted that range cattle were fat ing the group with sights of and Mrs. Jerry Simon, Big Rapids, was general manager of and wheat was yet to be cut in wild game.-antelope, deer and the booth. this cooler, Northern climate, buffalo, and the breathtaking they had dinner at Great Falls view of the four United States Pictured are (leU to right) Mrs. Ralph Wheeler, Mrs. Jerry with Farm Bureau members Presidents, carved in granite, Simon, general manager; Pat Fredrick, Mrs. Ken Johnson and from that state. at Mt. Rushmore. Michigan Cooperatives Spon sor Trip For Young Miss Mary Bechaz, Mecosta County 1962 Dairy Princess. The The American Institute of Cooperation 34th annual meet- far left); Walter 'Nightman, President of Michigan Farm Bu- litHe girl is a visitor from Lansing, Miss Sandra Simon. Continuing from there in A first-hand look at USDA ing at Ohio State University, Columbus, was attended by 38 reau (2nd row, far left); Farm Bureau board members Eugene rented cars for a sightseeing grading and sampling at the Michigan people, August 5-9. Roberts and Martin Garn and their wives. Minneapolis Grain Exchange was informative and interest- Pi ctured with the 15 young Michigan farmers who earned Hldl' their trip through outstanding leadership abilities are: L A Other officials attending included: Jack McKendry, Tom ing to the group. Other high- lights were visits to the Banff Cheney (front row, far right), secretary of the Michigan Asso- Koning, John Jansen, Bill Armstrong, Arlo Wasson, Leslie Sheri- National Park, the Canadian ciation of Farmer Cooperatives and his family; secretary-man- dan, Julius Rabe, Lyle Sherman, all of Farmers Petroleum Co- Rockies and the Lake Louise ager of Michigan Farm Bureau, Clarence Prentice (top row, operative, and Elden Smith, Farm Bureau personnel manager. . glacial area. Radio Schedule This is ,not, and under no circumstances is it to be construed as .a;n offermg of these debentures and/or stock for sale, or as a :sohcl,tatiC?nof offers to buy any such debentures and/or stock. The offermg IS made only by the prospectus. Listed are radio station carrying Farm Bureau's weekly 15-minute variety " Farm Bureau Services, Inc. broad asts on a regular basis. Tune in, - let your local station know that you • $1,500,000 Series "A" • 60;'0 15-year appreciate this fine public service programming. Debentures (Issue of 1961). • r I o t recent addition to the Farm ureau radio program schedule is radio station • . $500,000 Series "A" •....• Selection Maturity ELL, attIe re k. Located at 1400 on the dial, the station is planning to build . Debenture with Graduated Interest. • IV JOU an expand d service to farm list ners, ac cording to I Ianagsr Dan Creighton. This • 250,000 shares Class "A" Preferred Stock, par brings the total Michigan stations using "Farm Bureau at Work" programs to 43. value ••.•••• $10.00 per share. u' oI p el I Wh t I • Adrian; Dial 1490 Saturday 12:15 p.m. Albion; Dial 1260 Thursday, 6:15 a.m. lma; Dial 1280 WABJ WALM WFYC Clare; Dial 990 Friday 1:05 p.m, Coldwat r; Dial 1590 Saturday 6:15 a.m. WCRM WTVB Kalamazoo; Lapeer; Dial 1230 Dial 1420....WKPR Friday 6 :00 a.m, Monday 6:00 p.m, WMPC The purpose of these issues is to provide additional working capital, to modernize existing facilities and to acquire new facilities of and by Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Detroit; Dial 760 WJR Ludington; Dial 1450 WKLA Saturday Farm Program Announced Locally Saturday 7 :00 p.m. cont in mono-ammonium phosphate. 6:30 to 7:00 a.m. Th~ iss~es and the Farm Bure u Servic 5, Inc. are fully de- Dowagiac; Dial 1440 WDOW Manistee; Dial 1340 WMTE scribed ~ the pros~ectus dated November 30, 1961. The pro- over 85°;'0 water soluble. Alpena; Dial 1450 WATZ Saturday 12:15 p.m. Monday 1:00 p.m. spectus IS the baSIS for all sales. Monday 6 :30 a.m. East Lansing; Dial 870..WKAR Marinette,Wis. Dial 570 WMAM is dry-lubricated for uniform application. nn rbor; Dial 1290 WOIA Saturday 10:30 a.m. Friday 11:55 a.m. FOR A COpy OF THE PROSPECTUS, AND A CALL BY A Saturday 6:45 a.m. LICENSED SALESMAN, PLEASE FILL IN AND MAIL THE p drill clean, cuts corrosion. E anaba; Dial 680 WDBC Menominee; Dial 1340..WAGN rbor; Dial 1050....WPAG Saturday 11:35 a.m. Saturday 6:15 a.m. COUPON BELOW. produc winter hardines root sy tem. by developing earlier and deeper ttIe Thursday 7 :00 a.m. reek; Dial 930....WBCK remont; Announced Locally WSHN Midland; Dial 1490 Saturday 6:30 a.m. WMDN r------_____________ ~~--- 4 F' 1 m Bureau F atur tt s . ylord; DIal 900 WATC Securities Promotion Department Mu kegon; Dial 1090....WMUS Monday thru Friday 12:35-1:00 Thursday noon FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Saturday 12:15 p.m. ay City; Dial 1440 WBCM 4000 North Grand River Avenue ALL YOUR CROP NEEDS ••. your Farm Bureau Gran Rapid; WGRD Owo 0; Dial 1080 WOAP Saturday 12:15 p.m. Dial 1410 Saturday 6:40 a.m. Monday 12:35 p.m. Lansing, Michigan Certified Seed Wheat and a complete line of farm Bay City; Dial 1250 WWBC ch Gre nville; Dial 1380 WPLB P to key; Dial 1340 WMBN Announced Locally PIe e send copy of prospectus f r Farm Bureau Services, Saturday 1:30 p.m. Tuesday 11 :45 a.m. i Rapid; Dial 1460....WBRN Inc. 1961 Series "A" Debentures and Cl "A" Preferred Ha ting; Dial 1220 WBCH Rog r City; Dial 960....WHAK Stock and h ve licensed salesman e II Saturday 12:30 p.m. Tuesday 12:30 p.m. Friday 12:00 noon L T FOOD, cnton Harbor; Dial 1060 Tuesday and WHFB Houghton ake; WHGR aginaw; Dial 1210 WKNX Name ..... '" ~ , , . Dial 1290 Monday 12:30 p.m, Saturday 12:40 p.m. Thursday 12:40 p.m. Road . R.F.D Charlotte; Dial 1390 WCER Ionia; Dial 1430 WION St. Johns; Dial 1580 WJUD :. ,I C. Saturday Farm Show 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday 6:30 a.m. Jack on; Dial 1450 Saturday 6:30 a.m. WIBM Saturday 6:15 a.m. Sturgt ; Dial 1230 Announced Locally WSTR . P.o. Address ............................................... _ " heboygan; Dial 1240....WCBY Jackson; Dial 970 WKHM Tawas City; Dial 1480....WIOS County................................ Phone No • ........•...•••..••••• I Friday 1:05 p.m, Third Tuesday of each month Tuesday 12: 15 p.m, ---~------------------ J :wtllllllllll"""",mIIllOHlllnmnmlllmmmmIRIJJUIII'U10mlllnllllllllommmmnnmnnmlllllll mnnnmIlOlnUmmRllmmllllllJllDJRlll:IWllllllIIIIAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlII. • a ag Gra ZO un TV Course on Econo •cs • amed Familie AreHo t I ~ s ecomme ded on "American Economy" Shuman to Appear Lansins F Draws 5 d nt Attention Bureau Cent r "The A merlcan . Economy," a special television §. Ten French-speaking African student got .a .§ course aimed at helping citizens understand the glimpse of rural Michigan life during a recent visit ~ to homes of Gratiot County Farm Bureau members, econo~ic world in which they are everyday partici- pants, IS scheduled to begin on most stations Sep- and in a half-day stay at Farm Bureau Center, ~ember 24 and continue through May 24. Taught Lansing. ~n.the language of the average, intelligent layman, All are from the U iversity of Dakar in Senegal, It IS recommended for all thoughtful Americans. Africa. They are on a we-month visit to the United Major figures in economics, labor commerce States i an information-exchange with American and industry, agriculture and governm;nt will ap- ~ students and community leaders. Their Dakar studies pear as guest lecturers. Charles B. Shuman, I include such fields as w, science, English, sociology and medicine. President of the American Farm Bureau i schedul- ~ serve themselves, and by the "" ed to be one of these guests. : They spent the night of Au- obviou ly efficient machinery I P::t:~~:i gust 3 in Gratiot County farm i for3~C:;~~~~~h:f ~::r::If:~~:~::~:: employed in the Farm Bureau homes. The following day they Services seed plant. Effective September 1. 1962. toured three farms of the area J. J. (Jim) Seddon assumes the Although hindered by the to check cash cropping prac- language barrier. many ques- duties of Sales Manager of the tices, review hog production, : economy as a whole and major segments within the i!:=_~=-=_§=--:~_: .. Farm Supplies Division of tions were asked by the eager _ economy. Brief segments at the end of the course : certified seed growing and beef students who come from an Farm Bureau Services, Inc. cattle feeding. area where agriculture is the ~ will compare the mixed free enterprise system of This newly-created position basic economy in each of the will place the activities of the Farms visited included: Nile four home African countries A rican d nt _ _=_===!===_~- :::n~:::::a~:~:. withsocialistand communist Subjects to be covered in this special course §§_~==_==_~====_=- fieldmen of the Feed Depart- ment and the Farm Moderniza- ation Department under Jim's Allen. Ithaca. and W. M. Van Page and Sons. and Basil Mc- Kenzie. both of Breckenridge. represented. The principal crop grown in each country is pea- nuts, but livestock production AN AUT M TIC GR I DRYER-something new to this group of African students, attracted their attention during a recent tour of the Farm guidance. john Baker, Gratiot County. plays an important role. Bureau Services warehouse area and seed plant include: Introduction-What is Economics?, Un- extension director, told the stu- The students are citizens in Lansing. Pictured with the students and their I == derstanding a Market Economy, Labor and Labor == This change is being made in recognition of Seddon's demon- dents that they were one of the most highly visiting intensi- of the countries of Senegal, Da- homey, Niger and Upper Volta, aides are (extreme right) Elden Smith, Personnel Director for Farm Bureau, and (extreme left) J. I Organizations, Government Taxing and Spending, strated ability during the past three years. In addition, it is fied agricultural areas in Mic - all located on the Western Delbert Wells, Manager of the Family Program ~_~The U.S. in World Trade, and others. another step in managemenJ's igan. Coast of Africa. Each of these • ======= Each station w'll determine its own broadcast _ time and local listings may be checked for time, plan to improve the services which its fieldmen can render in the distribution of all the Friday, August 10. the stu- dents with their interpreters and group advisor visited Fann countries was formerly a part of the French West African Federation. · F.F.A. Chapter Top products in the Farm Supplies Bureau Center. Lansing. Per- Dakar, the capital of Senegal, ==_ station and starting date. Division. sonnel Director Elden Smith, is the largest industrial center I § Family Program Division Man- in western Africa. It was also ~dlllllnllllll_III1I1I1I1I1I1I1I11IJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII/llIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1I11111111111111111111ll11ll11l1l1l1l1ll1l11l1l11l1l1l1l1l1l1l1l1l1l1ll1l1ll1l11ll1l1ll11l11l1l1l1ll1l11l111111111111111111111111111111111 Jim Seddon joined the Feed ager Delbert Wells and others, formerly the capital of the Department in 1959 and im- helped guide them and ex- French West African Federa- mediately took steps to make it plained the many special serv- tion. the leading feed operation in ices offered Michigan farmers The group arrived in Mich- the state. He is currently the through the organization and chairman of the American igan following & two-week sem- KAISER Farm Research Association's affiliated companies. They were fascinated by the inar at Boston University. They Feed Committee. left Michigan for the Seattle ALUMINUM With Mrs. Seddon (Pat) and thought of local farmers volun- tarily banding together to World's Fair and San Fran- cisco. ROOFING; ~. their four children, he is an active member of the Methodist Church in Grand Ledge, where - they make their home. GOES UP FASTER, COVERS' TIGHTER, September 5 e er STANLEY M. POWELL LASTS LONGER! Gay Notes Legislative Counsel. Mich. Farm Bureau It would certainly have been an eye opener to Mr. to Sing at August "Gus" Scholle, resident of the Michigan AFL-CIO if he could have spent Tuesday, August 21 MEEEvent at Michigan Farm Bur u Center and observed the procedure Ii the plans of the Resolutions You get a tighter, stronger, longer- '-,1:.: Employee Group Committee of the Michiga Farm Bureau. lasting roof with fewest possible side ~ or end laps with extra-long, extra-wide Begins Third Season Kaiser Aluminum roofing. These On July 29, 1962, in a program broadcast over Young Men Learn By Doing To eth r The "Gay Notes." a sing- sheets cover a full 4 feet of width in ing group of Farm Bureau Cen- Station CKLW-TV from Windsor, Ontario, Gus lengths from 6 to 24 feet! LEARNING ABOUT COOPERA TIVES,- Association of Farmer Cooper fiv , w tch ter employees. will entertain Scholle struck out at Farm Breau in a tirade of which through actual practice, these three boys from the transaction as Paul June. (right) rings up at the Michigan Elevator Ex- 8 the following two sentences are examples: the outstanding Bath Chapter of the Future the sale, The Bath Chapter. und r the guid nc DIAMOND-RIB EXTRA - STRENGTH ROOFING AND SIDING change annual meeting. sched- uled for September 5th at the Un ion Building, Michigan "And, let's not .forget for one moment, I might Farmers of America. help "keep store" at the Farm Bureau Garden Center. Lansing. Pictured of Voc rional Agricultural Brown. las Instructor Norm n ccumulated an unusu 1 record of Extra strong for the wide purlin and State University. add, that the Farm Bureau is simply the creature of purchasing one of the new modern chemical cooperative activities. Recently Ron Bidson, weed killers is. (left) Rodney Buchele. while Chap er president, w s solected as winner of th nailer spans of modern pole buildings. The event marks the first ap- the Chamber of Commerce and the Association of fellow Chapter member Jim Cooley holds the American In fitu e of Cooperation N tion 1 Proved in tests to stay put in steady pearance of the 18-voice chorus winds to 100 mph and gusts to after a short summer recess. Manufacturers. It is the handmaiden, in other words, old fashioned kind of weed killer. a garden hoe. Award. 120 mph. Built-in air pockets protect L A Cheney. Secretary-Manager of the Michigan Familiar to Farm Bureau mem- of nothing more than Big Business •••. " against wind-blown leakage at side bers throughout the state from general welfare and to develop laps. Ribbed for. strength. Diamond .• , their participation in state an- embossed for good looks. nual meetings and institutes, " 0 Foundation a constructive and sound pro- gram. He pointed out that the and on "Farm Bureau At In Fact" TWIN-RIB® 1 Work" radio programs, choral group has grown in the As every Farm Bureau mem- ber knows, such a statement is policies are first established in the counties and are worked over by the State Resolutions EXTRA - ECONOMY ROOFJNG AND SIDING number from its original 8 Committee. and are put in fin a! members in 1960 to its pres- devoid of foundation in fact. Strong enough for most new con- form by the vofinq delegates at I ent 18. Mr. Scholle might have been struction. Now so low in cost you an \, the State Convention. This is surprised to observe that as use it for re-roofing too. Lengths to the reason for the "grass roots" Giving freely of their time the members of the Michigan 24 feet and width of 4 feet are standard. interest and support for this and talent, the "Gay Notes" Farm Bureau Resolutions Com- have also appeared before the program by the members. mittee went about their task, Buy Diamond-Rib and Thin-Rib where Michigan Conservation Club, no spokesman of "Big Busi- you buy quality building materials. various convalescent homes, ness" had anything to do with Subcommittee Both are: Masonic Home at Alma and the meeting, nor was aI1Y Work is Assigned • Extra long and extra wide others. thought given throughout the • Lowest in upkeep. Never need day to the wishes of any other The committee decided to paint Meeting each Thursday after group except the Farm Bureau work through seven subcom- • Up to 15° cooler in hot weather working hours. the group prac- members and what would be mittees, and the chairman as- Ask your dealer for free plans by tices diligently to extend their good for the public welfare and signed each member to serve Kaiser Aluminum for poultry, dairy repertoire to include barber- the preservation of our demo- on two of them. These are and livestock housing; hay, grain shop. patriotic songs, hymns, cratic and free institutions. Taxation and Education, State or machinery storage; or residential popular and old favorites. Dur- Affairs and the Constitution, and commercial uses. the week. these girls work for Of the 18 members appointed Conservation, National and In- Michigan's nearlY-70,OOO Farm by President Wightman to ternational Affairs, Highways, Bureau members. serve on this Committee. 17 Health, Welfare, Safety and KAIS'!!!:,:.25i1uUMINUM The group's director. for in- stance,-who with a gesture of were in attendance. The other was in Seattle at the World's Civil Defense, and By-Laws and Internal Affairs. During FARM MODERNIZATION DEPT. Fair, but has given assurance the afternoon, each of these her hand can bring forth a soft, that he will be present for fu- even subcommittees held a clear tone, a swinging rhythm ture meetings of the Commit- half-hour meeting at which Farm Bureau ervices, Inc. or a heart-stirring crescendo,- balances the "m mbership" tee. time the members listed the LANSING, MICHIGAN problems which they wish to books. Committee study and agreed on resource people with whom they would Nc;JW, WITH PARM INTERPHONE, The pianist is the Farm Bu- Give Background QUALITY like to confer at their next eau President's "girl Friday" and the soprano in the front During the forenoon, in re- meeting. JACK BUDD DOESN'T MI A L row works on Blue Cross. sponse to roll call, each mem- The following schedule of There's the second - soprano 'Jack Budd of Belleville, Michigan, has a Farm It lets him talk and hear over a wide area without b of the Committee told meetings was adopted by the who works on Insurance and something about his type of Committee: September 19, Oc- Interphone system on his dairy farm now-and interrupting his own work. the alto who works in the Leg- farming, special interests and tober 23. and a three-day meet- he says he wouldn't be without it. .Mrs, Budd appreciates the added conveni nc , islative Division. background of experience. It ing October 31, November 1-2. Farm Interphone combines regular telephone too. "Farm Interphone is such a help to m . I Michigan Farm Bur e a u, was certainly inspiring to ob- The rep 0 r t developed service with communication between various don't have to run out to the barn to g t Jack ECONOMY Farm Bureau Services, Farm- serve the broad record of pub- through these six days of study outbuilding work locations. A centrally located when I want him, or when he has a phon call ers Petroleum, Farm Bureau lic spirited community service and dlSCU ion will be submit- barnyard speaker-microphone broadcasts tele- or visitor. The efficiency is wonderful." Insurance and MAFC are all which was typical of each ted to the voting delegates at Not long ago the Farm Interphone help d av phone rings and calls can be picked up on the represented by employees in member of the Committee. the annual convention of the Nearly all of them told of their M' higan Farm Bureau which milk house extension telephone. Now, even if the life of a registered Holstein heifer. "Wh n this singing group. no one's in the house, Jack Budd doesn't miss a she got caught in her tanchion," Jack Budd work in their local church and will be held November 7-9. Members are: Donna Miller, in connection with a variety of call-a call that may be from the local feed store said, lithe speaker-microphone (cir led in th I Director; Delight Brown, ac- community programs and proj- Certainly it is true, as has or an important buyer. He estimates he saves illustration> picked up the commotion. W rd companist; Virginia Almy, ects, as well as service in the been so frequently stated, there is no other organization in our 10 to 20 trips a day between the house and build- it in the house and ran out. We got there JU Sandy Beckwith, Kay Burgess, Farm Bureau in their local ings to make and answer calls. in time to save her from hanging." Nancy Busch, Allegra Clark, community, county and on state which devotes as much time and thought to policy de- Farm Interphone helps Jack Budd quickly Why not find out how Farm Int rphon Rosalyn Cook and Berneice state committees. Dayton. velopment in all its units and locate his boys, give directions and exchange in- help you on your farm? Call our t lephon President Walter W. Wight- at all levels as does the Farm formation. The yard two-way speaker broadcasts ness office for more information abou I Others in the group include: man of Michigan Farm Bureau Bureau. This is one of the or picks up h is voice at considerable distance. cost farm telephone service. Deanna DeMoss, N va Kirby, stressed that one of the thingo; principal reasons for its r- Sharon Becker, Sue Preston, which makes the Farm Bureau. markabl effediveness and its Sandra Randall, Brenda Reed, both state and national, so ef- outstanding accomplishments Michig Esther Robinson, Arleen Rob- fective is the real effort made in the field of legislation and 8 _"~ lephon comDany ~ ertson and Paul ine Wecnink. to find out what ·s good for the publ· e affairs. Ge r la i ing Michigan Farm Bur member and their fam- ilies will have an opportunity to attend the American Farm Bureau Federation convention and see the "sunny south" in one operation this year. Plans are being made for a tour to Atlanta, Georgia, Decem- ber 8-14. Plans call for t e group to board the Chicago & Eastern Illinois ailroad' "Georgian" at Dearborn Sta ion in Chicago at 3:45 .m. (C.S.T.) December 8 for an overnight trip to A lanta. Bus transportation from Lan ing to Chicago wi I be available for those who want it. Sunday through Wednesday will be used to att nd t e c nvention and see Atlanta. A tour of the area is planned for Thursday before the trip home. Arrival back in Chicago is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. (C.S.T.) on Friday, December 14. The A.F.B.F. Convention will begin on Sunday afternoon with a Vesper service. The Farm Bureau Young People's Talent Show and Talk-Meet will be held in the evening. ' BUILDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS - look building within the next four months. Building FIRST PRIZE FLOAT .-in Saginaw's "Tim- Riding on the float were Betty Ritter and Rose over plans for the new addition to Farm Bureau Committee Chairman Nile Vermillion, (leU) is ber- Town parade" wa this entry sponsored by Ann Horny, acting as Frontierswomen. Lum- Pre ident Charles B. Shuman and Secretary. Center, Lansing. Constant growth has resulted joined by Ken Harvey, Lee Monroe, Ed Steffen Farm Bureau Young People of the county. The berjacks were Howard Ritter and Steve Seamon. After the parade the float committee Treasurer Roger Fleming will give their annual ad- in a. pressing need for more space, with 8,000 and Roger Foerch. flo t theme was in keeping with the lumber square feet to be added to the already huge ra repr sented by the parade, complete with a received many requests to enter their exhibit in dresses and re orts to the mem er hip. Other speak. large white-pine log, cant-hooks, peayeys, cross- other events. ers have not yet been nam Open delegate sessions cut s ws and a huge doubl -barreled shot gun. of the Convention will be available to those who wish Cit·zen hip Committee eels to attend. Points of interest on the guided tour scheduled for Thursday include the yclorama, million-dollar painting of the Battle {If Atlanta; Stone Mountain, the larg st exposed formation of granite in the world; Georgia Tech; Emory University; and many other points of interest. Cost of the tour will depend upon the type of train tr vel and room accommodations de ired with prices beginning as ow as $80, plus meals. Anyone in- terested hould clip the coupon on this page and mail to Farm News. Complete, details of the tour will be mailed to you along with the reservation forms. The tour is open to Farm Burea Young People as well as other Farm Bureau members. ONE WEEK LA TER,-much of the prelimin- Shankel. Guy Freeborn, Eugene Roberts, Ward ary excavation and foundation work is done on Hodge, Eugene Dematio, Elton Smith and Max on the new addition. Members of the board. of Farm Bureau Insurance, (owners of the ,building Hood. Without the addition' the building now covers a full acre, and houses approximately 350 proper) inspect the work. Board members in- office workers. F F clude Wilbur Smith, Dale Dunckel, Lloyd FARM BUREAU'S CITIZENSHIP COMMIT- TEE,-works at defining the role of members in Mrs. Arthur Muir, L. Dale Dunckel and Lloyd Shankel. Wa er An The a recent meeting at Farm Bureau Center. sides MFB Board Member Dean Pridgeon as chairman (pictured at end of table), committee Be- Staff members who assisted the committee were J. Delbert Wells, Clarence Prentice, Mrs. Marjorie Karker, Dan Reed and Melvin Woell. 35- 0 r Week The 30 or 35-hour week now members from his left include: Allen Rush, e being advocated by labor lead- ~ be imperative if we are to tive influence unless we become iJ ers apparently presumes there active in nominating and elect- ~ isn't much left to do in this ffec i e keep an effective voice in the ing repres ntatives who will , Time involved? world of ours. affairs of our state and ation- mb r Action al governm nts." support the policies and pro- Just one area in need of a grams which we favor. The 1nte rested? lot of work is the maintenance The committee derives its Elsewhere in the policy: "It only way in which we may be of our water resources. authority from a policy resolu- effective in doing the job that more detail. Creek, river and lake, we tion that states, "We recom- has become increasingly appar- ent that the elected representa- is needed is to become active just are not answering pollution m nd a vigorous program by problems adequately. And our tives of our state and National in the political parties of our th Michigan Farm Bureau and management of both surface and governments are often commit- choice." th county Farm Bureaus, to be The Michigan Farm Bureau underground water resources conduct d on a bi-partisan bas- ted to the policie of politically active groups through whose Citizenship Committee has been has often been wasteful and is is, which will serve to train charged with the task of lend- leading us to conflict of inter- ur p ople in more eff ctiv po- efforts they have been elected ing leadership in implementing ests. litical action and spur our mem- to office. "We realize that it is difficult the policy outlined in the reso- Michigan has little statutory be s to take an activ part in water law to guide users. The for us to maintain our legisla- lution. th political pr c ss. This will courts have been creating law e " re VI " ..................................................... through cases. decisions on various The result is a series c Name of determinations based or. a specific set of circumstances, but no broad guidelines to help Prestressed concrete double tee units in this barn span 36/t. There are absolutely a potential user decide on the The tees are set in place directly from the delivery truck. Auto "Dare Devils" appear- wisdom of making costly invest- o 01 10 ing at county tairs throughout Michigan this summer ha ve ments in equipment. More than a decade of (study in your local been using Farmers Petroleum Cooperative's gasoline, fuel and motor oil as they diesel and conferences by water us- ers, State officials and Legis- lative Committees has resulted Precast concrete mponent , Farm Bureau dealer's burn up the tracks with their hair-raising antics. in the introduction of several bills which sought to provide bring new efficiency to the farm The troop, known as the In- some needed answers. ternational Auto Dar Devils, Perhaps the most significant Recent engineering developments are making concrete farm has been supplied with Farm- action was to provide some as- buildings even more economical and practical. Precast and pre- rs Petroleum fuel by local surance of a water supply to the stressed concrete components are winning special attention. distributors at Adrian, Cassop- low grade iron ore industry' in olis, Marshall and Mason. the Upper Peninsula. They effect new efficiency both in construction and in. farm One of the fleet of cars used building utility. . by this group is called the A e Intere t1 Double tee units, such as pictured above, are one example. "Green Dragon," a jet-powered c r dr'v n by Walt Arfons of At present, there are two They make it possible to span 50 feet or more with no interior Akron, Ohio. Burning FPC's hopeful indications of action: supports. Only a minimum of material is used-usually the slab No. I diesel fu 1, the car has 1. The M'chigan Senate au- thorized a committee, under is 2" to 3" thick. Erection is fast. . the power to accelerate from a stand-still to 238 miles per hour the chairmanship of Senator Freedom from interior posts gives exceptional flexibility. Ma· in 7.3 seconds. Charles Feenstra, of Kent chinery can be maneuvered freely. Pens or divider walls can e Donald Goo d e moo t, of County, to study and report its changed at will. Used for roofs, precast and prestressed concrete r I vin valu F.P.C.' Transportation D part- findings on the need for water merit. reports this proj ct re- use legislation. members cut out unused gable space, eliminate separate cell- sult d in good publicity for 2. Some interest has been Ings. They also make it easy to install insulation. ENel a Farm Bur au petroleum prod- evidenced by industry in pro- A vital advantage: concrete can't bum. Concrete hayloft ucts. viding for improved water PO TS management, but it wants as-. floors have time after time saved valuable herds. Countless surance that the benefits will buildings have been saved by concrete roofs. To be of maxim BARBED WIRE be available to the developer help to farmers, keep up. to date on precast, prestressed concrete of the facilities. T EL OOFI a Check the value you get In Meetings of interested parties, components now avail ole in your area. Write for partial list Gelatin Bone Perfect Balancer, .including Farm Bureau, are be- manufacture . (F ee in .S. and Canada.) Watch for mo ai r Diamond- ib ALUMINUM h minerai feed of champion': Percent Percent ing held. reports on advan in concrete farm structures. 00 I a nd 5101 a Min. Max. Pho Calcium oroue 8.0 2i.0 '.0 84.0 pea Up at Your M ~. Sulf te Iodine (pur) .24 .015 .011 Annual e ing Cobalt Sulfate .01.OS Members should use the op- .alt 0.00 0.00 F RM MODER IZATION DEPT. G t Perfect Balancer at your portunity to tie heard at Coun- ty Farm Bureau Annual Meet- lev tor. Dlatrlbuted In Mich· rvice , Inc. Ig n by: FARM BUREAU SERVICE8, INC. ings so that their interests can be made known in the devel- opment of Farm Bureau poli- MICHIG h Gel tin Bon. Co. cies on water manag m nt and Romeo. 10. wat r rights. "Double-Duty Dollars-' o e? Camber Off-ci S~ak Out WASHINGTON, - The De- low farm income. Mr. Camp, partment of Agriculture was from 3akersfield, California, called "a sort of hydra-headed operates farms in California, mon ter that no one seems to Wa hington, and South Caro- know how to control," by the lina. He said: Executive Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Arch N. Booth. "We've had 30 years of gov- ernment manipulations in agri- e e He suggested that the De- culture. In my opinion, they partment should gradually cut ha ve done more to create our A personal leiter of commen- igan Farm Bureau, has brought farm supports and controls to present problems of unwanted dation from the Governor of to a close her pari in a five- return farmers to free markets. production, demoralized mar- Michigan to Mrs. arjori y ar study on health care. rs, kets, and depressed farm in· Gardner, s aff member of M'ch- Gardner served s a represen- Mr. Booth spoke on the comes than anything else. tative of Farm Bureau on the C ham b e r 's radio program, "Governor's Commission on "What's the Issue?" (MBS). "1 think the main reason the Prepaid Hospital and Medic 1 The program is broad ast na- Administration's farm bill was C re Plans:' tionwide 3:05 to 3:30 Sunday defeated' in the House was that afternoons. farmers don't want more con- "1 know fh excellent I' port trols. And the Congressmen are pr par d b th Commission IVAN ALL SON, - (right) Sales Manager for Farm Bureau Working At beginning to realize it." was th r ult in lar part of Insurance, explains resuUs of the "Double Duty Dollar" program Cross Purpose your forts as a m mb r of th to N. L. Vermillio , Adm~nistrative Vice-President for Farm Bu- Mass Commis ion," th G vernor "The Departmept sends its told h r ". . . th ff ct of reau Insurance. A total of 485 new Farm Bureau members were experts into the field to teach Intervention your work will long be r 'mem- written during the last two months of the special campaign. farmers how to manage their Walter B. Garver, Manager bered in our State." farms better: to grow more of the Chamber's Agriculture An analysis of a special Farm Bureau Insurance food and fibre on small r acre- and Natural Resources Depart- Created in 1957 to study con- program aimed at increased member participation in age," Mr. Booth said. "At the ment, also on tl)e program, said: . ditions which had bro~ght a- same time the same depart- bout increases in health protec- Farm Bureau auto insurance has shown impressive re- ment is paying out billions of "It is Imperative the govern- tion co ts. the Commission be- sults over a five-month period. dollars to buy up surplus, much ment withdraw its mass inter- of which is brought about by vention in the farm economy. gan looking for the answer to and insurance agents to a list more efficien t farming But it is also imperative that the pressing question of how Three Step of prospective mem rs. methods. To say that this this be done by programs that the public could get more and Statewide results over the doesn't make sense is the provide a period of certain and better care for its money. Program five-month period show thai understatement of the day." gradual transition to give 12,934 farmers received the Examination of Univ r ity of farmers time and turning room As a public repre entaiiv of The program called "Double mailings. Farm Bureau agents ··Government to adjust to the situation. MRS. MARJORIE GARD 'ER Michigan's tudy on health ec- Duty Dollars," was conducted made 9,791 personal contacts onomics (order d by th Com- Michigan's rural population, separately in most counties of with current members; LOS8 Manipulation" "Farmers can and will adj ! the state and was divided into contacts with new members; Appearing on the same pro- with admirable resourcefulne three steps. The first consisted and 2,085 contacts with pros- gram, W. B. Camp, Treasurer if they know what to expect a of two mailings to qualified speciive members. of the National Chamber, reasonable period of transi- mem bers not .protected by blamed the government for tion:' The total calls made by a- Farm Bureau Insurance. Mailed gents resulted in the sale of were letters from each county 1,087 auto policies; 517 fire pol- Try A 25 ord Cia -fied Ad f r 1 president and the county's Farm Bureau Insurance agents. icies; and more than $2 million Joint Meeting Held SPECIAL RATE to Farm Bureau members: 25 words for $1 each edition. Additional word 5 c n life insurance. per edition. Figures like 12 or $12.50 count as one word. NON-MEMBER advertisers: 10 cents p r word on In the second step, letters An extremely important re- 8 cents per word per edition. re c sh with ord r, were sent to all new Farm Bu- reau members in the county. sult of the program has been the 485 new members attracted Antrim-Charlevoix Women edition. Two or more editions take rate of All classified ads The third step included a let- to Farm Bureau by this evi- 3 BAB¥ CHICKS 15 FARM FOR SALE 23 LIVESTOCK ter from the county president dence of service. M ke Plans For Fall DAY OLD OR STARTED -The DeKalb profit pullet. P LL'ET Accepted d d by the smart poul tryrnan for high g~ s Nation's Agriculture District 10-W Meeting Successful men's role in the Farm Bur membership Plans actiyities. for the next group u production, greater record, for prices fe d you'll and uper lor fficiency. ke p D Kalb:. e g cata.log. quality, If you kee KLAnT'~H rit y (' d II I HATCHETUE, Bridg water, lich- <: Features Grain Drying Mrs. William Holly, state vice-chairman Scramlin the Women's Division of Mich- of of meeting, the Fall District meet- ing which will be attended by Farm Bureau Women from five Igan. 70 7, (Washtenaw T le ph nes: ranch, ·ter County) Salin GArden H 7. 1 9· (10-tf-2r;&21b) 8 - 3034 5 n - northern counties including An- k INCLUDES"BATCH-IN-BIN" STORY igan Farm Bureau, was the trim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, n •.. guest speaker at a joint meet- Emmet and Otsego, were dis- 10 DOGS (1 Grain drying is featured in ing of the Women's Committees cussed. The meeting will oe n d the September issue of Nation's of Antrim and Charlevoix coun- held in Emmet county October l Agriculture, published by the ties held recently at the home 24. 5 American Farm Bureau Fed- of Mrs, Thomas Wieland. eration. The cover pictures the Her topic was "This We Be- Camp Kelt column dryer setup on the - John Randall farm in Indiana. lieve" in which she discussed Training Session :1 Inside the magazine, the main ways in which Farm Bureau is n helping farmers financially, Those attending the Far (j feature deals with a different Bureau Women's Training type of drying dubbed "balch- legislatively and educationally. Mrs. William Parsons of sions at Camp Kett from this in-bin" drying. district were: Mrs. Thomas n Charlevoix and Mrs. Richard Until recently, farmers with Wieland of Ellsworth, chairmen Wieland, Mrs. William Nulph, (' large volumes of grain to dry of their respective groups, pre- Mrs. Godfrey McDonald. Mrs. William Parsons, Mrs. John I; had to choose between a port- sided at the business sessions. 7 I able batch dryer or a continu- Fear, Mrs. Dawson Way and ous flow drying system. Mrs. Wieland, the hostess Mrs. Earl Green. "Batch-in-bin" offers a new and district chairman, welcomed Training sessions were con- choice. The story gives exper- the group and discussed current ducted by Mrs. Florence Thomas e iences of several midwestern of the American Farm Bureau - issues of interest to those pres- farmers using the latter sys- ent. Federation, Mrs. Marjorie Kar- e tem. It amounts to using one This simplified system is said ker and Mrs. Marjorie Gardner - to require less work and aUen- Dawson Way, regional rep- of the Michigan Farm Bureau of the storage bins as a drying d unit. For instance, Don McCor- fion, it permits drying grain at resentative, spoke on the wo- staff. - moderate temperatures, and the - mick of Indiana uses a round cost is less when you make al- steel bin, 27 feet in diameter. The bin has a perforated bot- lowance for the fact thai the - tom and beneath it, just below ground level, is an airtight dryer is also storage space. Subject of the September Forage Varieties Chee ed I' - - chamber of special design to editorial by Charles B. Shu- crea te uniform pressure as air man, president of the Ameri- I is forced up through perfora- can Farm Bureau Federation, tions in the floor and whatever s is "The Bounty Hunters." He I' grain is in the bin. Heated air exposes a "distinguished ser- vice award," being offered by a { county ASCS committee to - (\ community committeemen who II go out and dig up the most new signers in cost-share as- - I) sistance government programs. n This idea is compared to the Bounty Hunters of old, who got cash for bringing criminals 1 back dead or alive. ~ NURSERY STOCK COUNTY NEWS NOTES , INGHAM An impressive exhibit cover- ing a 50-foot area and sponsor- ) , EAST LANSING-Fred Fuess, graduate researcher in the farm ed by the county Farm Bureau, crops department, examines two alfalfa varieties which are being ) Farm Bureau Services and the compared in tests at Michigan Staie University. These and many 1 25 PLANTS & FLOWERS Leslie Co-op, was displayed at other forage crop varieti s are on display during the annual Crops- AFRI A IOLET leaves by matl. the recent Ingham County Fair. Soils Field Day, September 6. • In Il and I rg-e plant, old from ) home. Send stamp for list. Nettle BRANCH Hu ll, Rout Lake, ;.:lichigan. 2, Roepcke, Rd., (5-5t-24p) Ora l- 20 Miss Michigan, Carol Van Sept. 6 Turf experimental work in- volving a number of different Valin, led the agricultural pa. grasses and management meth- REFLECTOR/ZED rade at the recent Branch 33rd annual County 4-H Fair in Coldwater. Leland Sanford. ae- Crops-Soil ods will also be observed. he incre sing number of RAIL ST IL CE POSTS tive Farm Bureau member, wa executive-secretary of ih fair. Day a U oybean producers in can see the latest management practices and varieties of this .chigan The annual "Crops • Soils crop. Various planting rates Reflective Unilites fight darkness Field Day," this y ar featuring show impre sive differences in and danger. Cars light millions the production of corn. soy- lodging, stands and yields of of tiny glass beads on post tops, ns and forages, is scheduled. two stand soybean varieties. marking the limits of field and for S ptember 6 at Michig n highway. St te University. Minimum tillag under cer- Guided tours of farm crops tain conditions may reduce the OTH UNILI ADVA A • and soil science research farms amount of both water and soil 26 PULLETS • Outlast any WOOd; .more will begin at 9:30 a.rn. at the loss s. Plots planted to contin- economical KJ.•AGER'S DeKALB PROFIT PUL farm located south of the main uous corn under various tillage en W~k8 • You drive them: DO digiDr, campus. Researchers will be practices ill be another tour LETS-Hlxt proven Hybrid. Ral and &1der. Th. d under Id a refilling, tamping ~ stop. condition by xperlenc d poultrvmen on hand to explain projects and w kly by • No termites, rot, fire, heavlnl answer questions. Growing trained bird Inspected tatt. Bird on full ted, vac- • Red enamel beautifi • prese At one of the tour clnat d, deLeaked, true to age, and d . IIv red In clean coop. Be th m! W o fence right with Co-op' visitor will be sho n have a grow r near you. Bird ral I d UNILITE. Quality auaranteed. idual effects of herbicl on arm Bureau te d. KLA(, 'H HATCH HI S, Bridgewater, Ich- cover crops following com igan. T leph ne : Saline, HAzel 9-70 7, voila"'. throughout Michigan well as the effee on corn Manch t r GArden 8-30.3.. (W8Ilh· tenaw Countv i flO-tf-2,. •• 41h , from t U. Another plo! will • 0 how applications of 80 pou of nitrogen at pI . A short noon-tim program 1 boosted corn yielela an average will also be held with tours of of 34 bush Is per acr ov r research plots continuing into plOD Ibat • ed DO Ditltogea. the afternoon. e ______ CO e c e ow ?• rapid rat than prices received It s ems clear that if costs mists, in oth r productive oc- were brought into line, net cupations. by farmers. farm incomes would stand a The costs of the items farm- better chance. Why isn't it If You Can't Expand, ers must buy - machinery, done? "It's politically imprac- DONALD D. KINSEY equipment, fertilizers, feeds, tical!" You're Licked Coordinator, Education and Research etc. - have been boosted Many economists ay that It is presumed that if farm- arm have faced the conundrum of relatively by continually rising wage agriculture mu t make some ers were f wer, those remain- spirals and by inflation. In- adjustments within its If to ing in the busine s and able to low n t farm incomes for a number of years. Farm flation goes on as long as we improve the income situation. keep up to rising cost trends, incom s ar among the first to fall in periods of re- have a continued and endless Farm output must be reduced could share such income as was over-spending by government. 5 % to 8 % to bring production available and be better off. The c ssion. But they u ually recover in periods of pros- Would politicians listen to sug- in line with demand. Prices only farmers with their heads gestions that these things cannot be improved forever by p rity placing the farmer in a more favorable position. should be corrected? Behind producing beyond actual levels above water have expanded enough to keep ahead of the During the la t fifteen years however, net farm in- their veil of excuses would lie of use and consumption. cost factor. one simple thought. IT comes have been under squeeze. In spite of pros- WOULD LIMIT THE WRONG These economists suggest, Moving farmers out of agri- among other things: that there erity, they have not kept pace with income levels'jn PEOPLE. are more farmers producing culture is not easy in spite of help offered. Many small th rest of the economy. The graph on this page than necessary to fulfill the farmers resist and resent the shows the trend which is tak- needs of the market. They idea.. poverty or not. The bit State Discussion Topic Committee any- id d roblem while and getting surpluses,- ing farm cost out of r lation- contribute to the surpluses. of government aid they get has PICTURED AT WORK.-these members of Young, Mt. Clemens: Mrs. Wesley Huyer. Cale- control volume sold-quotas, ship to prices farmers receive. They are small producers and helped them to "stay put." the Michigan Farm Bureau State Discussion donia: Mrs. John Watling, Bath: Mrs. M. Ford To explain thi problem in allotments and penalties. cannot make a good income Boyne. MarleUe: Mrs. Walter Harger, Stan- During the past year, farm Topic Committee met to select topics to be dis- t rms of anyone condition or wages rose I Y2%, largely die- .. from farming. Retiring Produc ive cussed by Michigan's 1500 community Farm Bu- wood: Garnet Hoard. St. Loius: Bill Schrip- c us wou ld make the ap-. Co t ? Forget 'Em! tated by government laws Government price supports Land reau groups during the next six months. Ap- serna. McBain: Rev. George Huber. Levering. proach too simple. To get the and regulations. The percent- help th m very little. They and Clarence Sundquist, Escanaba. How often have you heard pointed to the committee were: Charles Pike. whole picture, we must swing age of increase in farm interest have too little to sell, and sup- To bring production in line political farm program plan- Bangor: Leo Wagner. Adrian: Mrs. Celestine o r CIt lescope" around the ec- .. rates was 7%. In 1962, farm ports are tied to the volume with market demand. econo- ners suggest that something onomic and political horizons, ta.xes are at 151% of the 1957- sold. As costs continue to rise, mists generally recognize that should be done to reduce farm ports was aimed ai meeting closer, day by day, to absolute -to the farm itself, to the 59 level. Farm wages paid are their problem gets worse. They there must be a reduction in to reduce total production so costs? Farm costs are the lar- this particular difficulty. government controls. markets, to the national econ- 115% of the 1957-59 average. cannot expand to meet the cost the amount of tilled land. as to command better market gest factor in the net farm in- omy and to political pro- Industrial wages rose 3% problem. They could earn bet- prices. come formula. They have been There are 450 million acres Under such supports, prices Any program which destroys grams that have been in force. from 1961 to 1962. ter incomes, say the econo- rising and still rise at a more are allowed greater freedom the efficiency of American W must even take a look at of producing cropland in the Abandon All Support to adjust to market needs. Pro- agriculture, undermines the na- history. U. S. 965 million other acres are in hay and pasture. About Many farmers have asked ducts in excess would be tional interest. The nation Farm during incomes and w re high immediat ly fol- PRICES FARMERS PAID AND PRICES THEY RECEIVED 1940-1961 50 million acres need to be taken out of production-land the question, "What about cut- ting free from all supports im- checked levels-those by falling support in shortage would must eat. To provide the need- ed food. there must be farmers. lowing fh w r period of the now intensively farmed, not mediately and finally-and re- be encouraged by better sup- To have farmers. there must be 1940's. During those y ars, INDEX OF just the poor soils. turning to a free market price port levels. an "income future" in farm- farms geared to abundant pro- AVERAGE There should be a stop to system?" Supports would be adjusted ing. duction. High upport level to prevent prices from falling encouraged improved produc- PRICES government land reclamation Economists say that this Today, many young men so rapidly that farmers would tion methods. Farm manpower projects which bring more land would bring disaster price face disaster. Supports would look at the investment needed, wa.s drained off to the armed 1910-14:100 under cultivation. It would be levels-an immediate farm de- be a safeguard-not a total the high cost situation, the forces. The use of machinery more profitable f6r the govern- pression. Present production answer. Farmers would, again, and fertilizers was greatly in- 350 ment to .provide incentives for levels and surpluses on hand plan their production in rela- threats to prices and the creased. farmers to retire their acres would knock the stuffing out threats of political controls, tion to the needs of the market. voluntarily than to continue of farm prices. Foreign sales would not be and shrug their shoulders. In spite of high upports. 300 to encourage heavy production lost by being priced out of market demand was so high with oonsequent surpluses, A more gradua.l adjustment Questions of production and surplus dis- competition. that free prices remained well storage costs and farmer con- 250 posal is necessary. The shock 1. What can happen to net above th support levels-even aft r the war for a time. Our farms had to feed Europe until '- ---- ~~~-------- P'RICES t trols. Such a land retirement pro- could be cushioned by an ade- quateIand retirement program, Never Seen Tried Political propaganda to the farm incomes when we try to sol ve the problem througn its agriculture recovered from 200 gram is one of the steps which backed by minimum support "price alone"? contrary ADEQUATE LAND war devastation. RECEIVED. Farm Bureau has advocated levels adjusted to CHANGES 2. Considering the fact that before Congress for some time in supply and demand-sup- RETIREM.ENT PROGRAMS net incomes are gained by h Sre kin Poin 150 as a needed adjustment to im- port floors, not support ceil- AND FLEXIBLE PRICE SUP- price-times-volume sold. minus prove the farm income situa- ings. costs. will production and, mar- PORTS HAVE NEVER BEEN When thi slack was taken tion. keting quotas help improve Farm prices may need some TRIED AS A MEANS OF up U. S. farm prices began to 100 Programs are needed which form of permanent protection AIDING THE SITUATION. net incomes? Why or why fall and farm costs to rise. not? retire land on a long-term from one of their peculiar High farm price supports stay- Instead, farm programs have 3. How important are rising basis-not simply year by year. weaknesses. They fall more ed. Politician argued that you 50 been passed which increase cost conditions to the outcome It will take time to get rid of rapidly than prices on non- couldn't drop government sup- the production-demand prob- for net farm incomes? Wha.t the present surpluses. It will farm goods in periods of reces- port levels while farm prices lem, which have failed to solve can farmers do to help over- sion and recover more slowly were falling. market prices In 1952-53 farm dropp d 30 % o take time to convert the land to less intensive tillage and to in periods of prosperity. The the net farm income problem come constantly rising costs of mainly due to the shrink i~ 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 other uses. It will take time proposal for flexible price sup- and which lead the farmer production? U.S. farm exports. But farms still r mained gear d to high production. The war momentum for improved production continued. High supports stimulated a surplus output that was to br ak all production records. Govern- m nt warehou es b gan to overflow with unneeded grain and other products. Th gov- ernment becam a market. And it work d deeper and de per into fh farmer's bus- • SSe In 1948, $1 billion was paid ut in price supports. By 1961 the figure reached 5 billion and C.C.C. stock -on-hand amounted to 9 billion. It osts over a million dollars a day to stor them. Unb I ncin th . Formul Mr. Cecil Boak, a well I(nown Clinton County farmer, farms Net income is figur d by COMPLETE formula: Price ~, 1Y new Farm Bureau Farmowners policy giv s me 1 road r coveragy plus ~ 160 acres near St. Johns, ceived, multiplied by volume Michigan. old, minus co ts, equals net coy ra~ that I didn't ha e before," said Mr. Cecil Boak of Clinton County. income. L t' examin this bit. "1 was pr viously insured in three cOlnpani s und r thr e s parate policies for Fire, ind and Liability and still didn't hay all the protection of Farm Bureau's Farmowners policy," continued 1r. Boak. "Th ft, Collision of achir ery and Additional Living Expense are a few examples of th ne coverag s that I I ow have," he added. "The broader protection, addi- tional COy rag sand 011 ni nc of one policy sold me on the Farmowners." Check Farm Bur au's Farmowners policy for your farm. You'll find it gives you Dlor of ~thing for complete farm protection. See your local Farm Bureau agent for d tails.. Do it today! ---- LY ARM BUREAU HAS THE ------- INAL ARMOWNER POLICY MICHIG Community Service I I • • ••• .£