MI ~IGAN~FARM NEWS :TION \ . PUBLICATION OF THE MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU Vol. 41, Published Monthly by Michigan Farm. Bureau November .1, 1963 WE BOW TO THEE- OUR THANKS TO THEE- WE THANK THEE, LORD- For cool of rain and wannth of sun F01'constant love of family, For Thy countless blessings, And helpful, neighborly hand, To nourish Thy fruitful soil, For fertile flocks and fields, F01'rich rewards provided ... F01'souls free to come to thee For needed strength to labor ... - For the freedom of our land. By the sweat of honest toil. And produce such bounteous yields! -By Connie Nelson TWO November 1, 1963 MICHIGAN. FARM NEWS Editorial P~esident's Column Witholding from Market Meat for Thought Is Hindrance, Not Help! By Walter Wightman, President There is little time left for fanning these days Michigan Fann Bureau by the president of the American Fann Bureau Federation, Charles B. Shuman. He IS an ex- If farmers expect to get justice at the market tremely busy man. place for the fruits of their labm-, they will have His presence is often requested by fann to learn. to work closer together. This means leaders and others who are hopeful that he can that bargaining on an individual basis in the attend their annual meeting or other special AFBF PRESIDENT- Charles Shuman (left) watches Ground-Breaking ceremonies market is a thing of the past. event. He tries valiantly but visiting more than - for Michigan State University's new Beef Cattle Research Ce~ The completed Farmers are going to have to build an or- unit will have 40 experimental pens and hold about .400 cattle. ShoY(n breaking ganization strong enough to do the job for a small portion of the 2600 county Fann Bureau ground is Ernest Girbach, president of the Michigan Agricultura) Conference. organizations within 49 states and Puerto Rico Others (from Shuman's left) include Senator Elmer Porter, Blissfield; Represent- them in an effectual way, and it is going to . is an impossibly huge task for anyone man. ative Andrew' Cobb, chairman of the House Agricultural Committee, Elsie; and Dr. have to be an organization with sound leader- John Hannah, president, Michigan State University. (MSU Photo) . ship which knows the market and understands 'Yet Shuman is a marvel of endurance and weU the''factors that affect the market. pushes himself to the limit to keep faith with One of the unfortunate things that face us in the feUow-farmers whom he serves. this effort is that. too many people are prone Recently he attended the 50th anniversary of to rally round anybody who is willing to make the Johnson County Fann Bureau in Missouri, wild promises without any regard to whether where he helped celebrate this' event. Next, they can be fuHilled or not, and fanners seem he came to Michigan and ground-breaking to be no exception in this. ceremonies for our new Beef Cattle Research We have seen too much of this in the past, Center at Michigan State University. and it is still going on in many places in the By his own admission, Shuman came because country. he was pleased by the confidence Michigan This klnd of activity is,most often associated Livestock men obviously have in the future of with radicalism and sometimes the destruction their industry. of property. We don't believe in this type of thing, and An Angus producer, Shuman has had a long- the main reason is that it will never work. time interest in growing prime beef. "I ac- Withholding produce from the market doesn't cepted this invitation because I was intrigued solve any problems. The farmer still has the that the agricultural people of Michigan are produce and probably can't afford to have it confident enough in the future to plan for it," desb:oyed. If a laboring man wants to withhold Shuman said. his labor ftom the labor market, he can do so, He cited the livestock industry as the best and those days are forever lost. They don't example of success to be had by producing for pile up to cause him more trouble in his future' consumer demands rather than following gov- bargaining. ernment orders or producing for government This marketing activity must be done by the storage bins. He found the Beef Research fanners themselves if it is going to really serve Center an expression of confidence by Michigan the farmers. Outside influences furnishing , agriculture that livestock growers will continue money to organize fanners will surely work to to "reject the temptation of the government their detriment. control route/' - and instead are willing to put Others are not going to be financing farm their mon~y into production research. organizations unless they think it is going to work to their advantage in some way. Shuman made it plain that if Michigan farmers Besides, the type of activity that has been did not have this confidence, there would be- going on recently and has been referred to in no need for the Center, and the money could many publications, is much too costly, both in have been better spent on a donnitory or a dues and commissions. A 5% deduction is "center to train more federal workers .... " most adequate, and we believe 2% will do the The Beef Center, he said, is dedicated to job properly in most cases excepting possibly change, ... as opposed to aU government pro- in a short crop year. The Great Lakes Cherry grams which are based on the premise that Bargaining Association has operated .efficiently what agriculture needs is something to slow mostly on a 2% deduction. down, pervert, distort, or eliminate the process Also, we must remember that to be effectual of change. - in many marketing programs, we have to start They are keyed, he said, to past history. And - at the production end. Our egg marketing the past history of the Michigan beef industry program starts with the kind of chicks we buy; has not been anything to brag about. then comes proper feed and proper handling of the eggs - all of which affects the quality The facts bear him out. of the product when it reaches the retail store. Michigan produces about one-third of our The consolidation of Farm Bureau Services, red meat needs, and per-capita consumption Inc., with the Michigan Elevator Exchange is has been dropping. Yet, Michigan "exports" a another move in the field of grain and bean surplus of feed grains and forage crops to marketing. The new terminal being built at other states which in turn grow the beef that Saginaw will give access to ocean shipping and is "imported" here. foreign trade .. With our own growing cities, plus nearby The oldest marketing organization we have in Chicago and New York, and all of Europe to Michigan is the Michigan Milk Producers Asso- be reached through the St. Lawrence Seaway, ciation. The efforts of this organization and its . Michigan is on the doorstep of a preferred success in marketing have, over the years, put market. miUions of dollars in the pockets of dairymen. They have often been able to market milk We have all of the resources needed to pro- MICHI.OAN'FARM NEWS for as much as thirty or forty cents per hundred- duce all of our states beef needs, plus more for ~ ACTION ~ M' .,.. MICHIGAN MItM MJIIIIIAU weight above the Federal order price. This is export. We have the feed; we have the farmers The MICHIGAN FARM NEWS is DIRECI'ORS: District 1, Max K. an illustration of what good leadership can do with the capacity; we have the finances, the published monthly, on the first day, Hood. Paw Paw, R-l; District 2, Wil- in the marketing of farm products. by the MichiJt3D Fann Bureau, at its bur H. Smith, Burlin~n. R-l; District land for development and a top Agricultural publication office at 109 N. Lafayette 3. Allen F. Rush. Lake Orion. R-2; Street. Greenville. MichiJtan. District 4. Elton R. Smith. Caledonia: We are now marketing processing apples College and staff to advise us. Editorial and Jteneral offices at 4000 R-l; District 5. David Morris. Grand through the Michigan Agricultural Cooperative North Grand River Avenue. Laming, LedJte. R-3; District 6. Ward G. HodJte, All these things ShUman spok~ about, re- Michigan. Post Office Box 960. Tele- Snover. R-l; District 7, Guy C. Free- Marketing Association. The next one will be for phone. Lansing, IVanhoe 7-5911. Ex- born. Hart. R-l: District 8. Uoyd Sban- minding farmers that the future beef bams tension 317. kel. Wheeler, R-l; District 9. Eugene pickling cucumbers - then asparagus, ~d so it Established January 12, 1923. See- Roberts. Lake City, R-l; District 10. and laboratories represent 'an all-too-rare ex- ond Class Postage paid at Greenville. "".dgar Diamond. Alpena. R-2; District goes. This is a big field, and it must be done MichiJEan. 11. Edmund Sager. Stephenson. ample of a very proper type of government EDITORIAL: Editor. Melvin L. DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Anthony to meet the competition created by the cOnsoli- agricultural activity - research. WoeD. Advertising A. Rivas. and Layout. Paul Staff Artist. Sam Bass. M t Kreiner, Brown City; Dean Pridgeon. R 1 W- t&.-. W'gh-~- dation of buying power into fewer hands Women'. Material. Mrs. Donna Wilber. on gomery. -; 1 ......... Through this research, the tide could very OFFICERS: Michigan Farm Bu- Fennville. R-l. OUL",~ through big retail and processing companies. reau; President. Walter WiJthbnan. WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU: Mrs. easily be turned in favor of an expanded Mich- Fennville, R-2; Vice President. Elton Arthur Muir, Grant. R-2: FARM BU- As we said before, fanners must learn to work igan livestock industry, matching our home- R. Smith. Caledonia. R-I; SecretaJy- Manager. Clarence E. Prentice, Okemos. BEAU YOUNG PEOPLE: Sparks. Cassolopis. R.4. James together better, in order to get the job done. grown market with our own home-grown meats POSTMASTER: In using form 3519, mail to: Michigan Farm News, 4000 N. Let's not let someone else do it for us. of the kind that market wants. Grand River, lansing, Michigan. There_Llre those who would like to. SeconcI cia .. pon,_ paid at GreenviU., Michigan M.W. w. w. MICHIGAN F"ARM NEWS November 1, 1963 T~REE. WARIIIS-Water Pollution Brings Stiff Penalty streams and rivers which had.con- tained bnT spray material indi- cating that little thought had peen given to the possible dangerous Michigan, the "Water Wonderland." Bubbling brooks, In 1949, the Water Resources Farm Bureau commended the conditions created. crystal springs, churning rivers ... flowing, cooling, some- Commission was created, faking agency for its work in controlling Yet farmers are not selfishly times killing. the place _of the Stream Control water pollution at the Bureau's careless in this regard, for many, Commission. One of the new annual meeting last year. thoughtlessly expose themsidves' A small factory located along a river has a waste disposal agency's principal duties is the The resolution called for con- to dangerous amounts of lethal problem. Solution - dump it in the water! «protection of surface and under- tinuing pressure to be employed chemicals in their rush to get the Lacking funds to properly treat its refuse, a city sewage ground waters from unlawful pol- to keep the present unpolluted job done in a limited amount of department answers the problem by dumping it into the lution." waters clean, and to hasten the time. Under present po 1J uti 0 n laws, c1.eaning up 'of present unlawfully nearby river. And a farmer loading his spray rig at the 'Veather conditions often limit individuals are responsible for polluted waters. water's edge inadvertently spills a sodium arsenite solution to a few hours the time available damages caused by their actions, Because of the great quantities for carrying on specific spray ac- into the water. even if accidental. Where willful of chemicals used by agriculture, tivities. The net result of hundreds of such occurances is water pollution" is detected, the indi- some highly poisonpus when im- Those who work in agricul~e pollution, dead fish choking the streams, sludgy grey water vidual faces criminal liability with properly used, the farmer can be must constantly remind them- a penalty not to exceed $500 per a source of stream pollution. selves, as farmers, they are re- slowly swirling in once clear rivers, and possible death to day each day of the violation. Only through a constant aware- livestock and humans who daily consume millions of gallons sponsible for the chemicals they Recognizing the Commission's ness by farmers of the chemicals use, and because of this should of Michigan's once abundant water supply. tremendous task, the Michigan they use, can accidental pollutiQu be very conscious of the potency be prevented. ~ of the materials used. I I "Familiarity breeds contempt" An important considerat'ion I t~e old saying goes, and as the must be the attitude of the pJblic I farmer daily mixes hundreds of toward farmers and toward. their I pounds of potential poison he be- continued right to use water from I FARM (0) I: comes less conscious of the deadly lakes a'nd streams. ~."'I • I I mixtures he produces in his ef- forts to feed a rapidly expanding nation. Nc;>more jokes about Limburger Reports made to the Water Re- cheese, please! Limburger cheese sources Commission contain ref- production in 1962 was up 25% erences to bags found floating in over the year before. .I HOW POLLUTIONCAN SPREAD- Farmer "A" has a spray rig that is nat working properly, but he uses it anyway because of weather conditions. At (1) the rig accidently discharges poisonous spray material into the stream before it is repaired. ; A short time later, farther downstream, former \\8" notices a few dead fish (2) on~ others in distress. Before the poison is diluted by the stream, the banks along farm \\8" are strewn with dead fish (3) and cattle must be driven from the bordering pasture. As for as (4) dead fish can be observed having floatJld dawnstream. Sure way to extra profits .•• a modern concrete stave silo A concrete stave silo fits perfectly the demands of modem farmiDg. Today's silos can be made,com- pletely automatic. A simple throw of a syntch moves the silage-your farm's most nutritious feed -where you want it, when you want it. Hours of chore-tIme drudgery are saved. Building a silo is like expanding your farm acre- age. You feed 3 cows from the same land it took to feed 2! By harvesting com or forage as silage, you save from 30 to 50 per cent more of the plants, cOmpared to cribbing ear com or putting up cured .....~....,. ".. ....,.. ~< "'~"'<';:'~.(':;)j):",(~=~~~~p.<~:< ..,~,u•.• ~ hay. Also, for storing high-moisture shelled com, .. ..,.." _ :::"'.~ ~~ ~~~.'""":~~'~ .. ..~::~: ":" :::.::, " " nothing does a more economical job than a con- '/"";1 ) ': crete stave silo. 1t. ) In fact, a concrete silo is your best all';'around buy. Initial cost is l~w and concrete will give a lifetime of ~rvice with minimum upkeep. IT EARNS ITS KEEP' A DOZEN TIMES OVER Test: after test' by agricultural colleges an~ the experience of top fanners show the advantages of Few tools you use can help pay for you don't miss, forget, or postpone. silos for beef and dairy cattle. See your local silo themselves as fast as a~handy exten- Prove it to yourself. Call us and find builder for help in planning your mechanized feed out the low monthly cost for a handy lot ..And write for the booklet offered below. sion phone right where you need it. You may find it pays its monthly cost extension phone in your barn. Then in a very few days- just in the time you figure how many times the added con- save not running to the house phone. venience will save you that amount. CLIP-MAil TODAY' -----~------------------------- PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION You'll probably order a new extension Stoddard Building, lonsing 23, Michigan , An extension can also pay several A national organization to Improve and extend the use~ of concrete times its monthly cost in important calls phone right then and there. Ple.. e .end free booklet on concrete stave silo... Also .end material on subJecta I've listed: @ MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY NAME ST. OR R. NO ClTY STATL-- _ FOUR November 1, 1963 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS School Aid and Tax Reform One of the most important parts of. Farm Bureau's Tax Reform Program is the need for changes in the School Aid Act. Presently the Special session of the legislature is con- cerned with the general tax structure, and fanners have made it clear that tax reform must include significant re- ductions in property taxes. However, further relief on property taxes can be obtained by a proper and more equitable school aid formula. Governor Romney in his tax message to the legislature recognized this problem as a part of 'fiscal reform and indi- As It Looks From Here cated he would have specific recommendations to present to the regular session in January. The present formwa is based Last fall, in the closing days of bottle would be a more effective older homeowners have ev~r been method of dealing with the prob- offered, to my knowledge. Are on $224 gross allowance per pupil of state dollars could be the same the Congressional session, another brake on inflation was quietly re- lem than to try to outlaw .the you going to spoil it for everyone with 3"Va mills deductible. In but the distribution would be moved. An automatic "escalator" throw-away. through misunderstanding? order to qualify, a school district changed considerably. must levy at least 6 mills of local clause was provided for govern- Reports continue to mount of Why should you object to taxes property tax. To receive maximum High valuation per child is ment workers under Civil Service damage to tires, livestock and being considered a - debt, to be state aid, 8 mills must be raised quite often the result of high - those already in retirement as persons from the easily shattered paid after death (of both hus- locally. value commercial and industrial well as those yet to reach retire- .throw-aways. band and wife), just as your doc- The deductible millage factor properties within the school dis- ment. And their survivors! tor bills or anything else you owe? in the formula is for equalizing Under the plan, each increase • • • trict. Deductible millage is a method of making taxes from such With record speed, the Legis- To object is to ask charity and of 3 % in the cOst of living will to add another burden to the purposes. property available to schools with bring an automatic 3 % increase lature passed an emergency ap- The wealthy school districts get low valuation property bases. propriation of $130,000 in State other taxpayers. in pension. less state aid and the poor dis- funds to continue the battle Some of us will need this tricts more. Farm Bureau has The state aid act, as we now The military pay bill now under "break" desperately, but we don't been instrumental in raising the know it, is being questioned in against.. the Japanese Beetle. consideration by Congress would apply the same plan to retired The worst spots uncOfJered in want charity. We are wondering deducti~le millage to the present many quarters. members of the anned forces. the summer trapping program this how we can hang onto our hos- 3% mills. Many people, interested in year are around Battle Creek and pitalization,' which we don't dare Present Farm Bureau delegate equal educational opportunities, "Built-in inflation" has been the Ypsilanti. Because of the large drop, and this tax-break would policy believes that this factor believe that new methods for charge ag~nst "escalator" plans number of lakes and streams in help. should be as high as 8 mills, in achieving such a goal should be such as the automatic "cost-of- Surely you do riot think it right order to equalize educational op- the Battle Creek area, much of studied. They ask: Is property living" pay increases granted two the treatment will have to be done to ask help from the State (your portunity. valuation the only factor that million workers under certain neighbors and mine are the State) by hand. Example: The average per should be considered in a school union contracts. Last year's campaign against then expect to pass your home- pupil valuation is presently ap- aid formula? Should other factors Officials of the Federal Re- serve Board take a dim view of the infestation in Monroe and free and clear - to your children proximately $14,500. Under the be considered, such as: regional the action. The "Fed" is respon- Lenawee Counties shows a very who would not help you in the present formula a poor school dis- differences, sparsity and density sible for maintaining the purchas- successful result with the prob- first place. trict (for instance $5,000 per patterns, school programs, and in- ability that no treatment will be Better think about it or we1l get pupil valuation) receives about come level of the community? ing power of the dollar. necessary in this area next year. nothing, and deserve it. $205 per pupil state aid. For instance the 1961 state ~f Civil. Service employees and .:.~ Military are given this ad- • • • ALMOST OLDTIMER A wealthier district ( $25,000 county. average property tax mil- vantage, will Congress be able The property tax relief plan of per pupil) receives $127. With an lage for all school purposes was to resist pressures to give the tax deferment suggested by Gov- 8 mill deductible factor and ad- 17.46, .based on income the aver- same "protection" to Social Se- ernor Romney has been subjected justment in the gross allowance, age was 2.49%. One county curity pensioners, railroad work- to some criticism. Part of the Americans like American cheese the poor district could receive levied 22.8 mills or 2.5 % of its ers, veterans, and State and local criticism is an apparent organized which accounts for about three- $235 per pupil and the wealthier income, another levied 13.8 mills employees? attack on this "fringe" benefit by fourths of the total U.S. consump- district $75 per pupil. which req~ed 4.7% of its in- a group which was really not able tion of cheese. It can be seen that the number come. The only real check on inflation is the pain suffered by those to find fault with the major points. whose buying power is reduced. Part of it comes from sincere If enough citizens are relieved of people who lack fuU information. the pain, can we expect politi- The following letter, reprinted cians to resist the urge to make from the Detroit Free Press, gives voters happy even though it one point of view: it means "printing press" money? ••• .Oldtimer Defends, The beer battle menace drew Romney's Tax Plan much attention at County Farm Bureau annual meetings. Un- MAY I SPEAK to other "old- doubtedly a resolution on this timers," since my husband and I sub;ect will be presented at the will soon be there, with only a State Convention. home and social security? Representative William Doom, Why do you object to Gov. Kent County, one of the co-spon- Romney's tax provision regarding sors of the 1963 bill which would the repayment of any taxes paid have prohibited the use of non- by the State on your home? returnable glass beer bottles, has You don't have to accept this . indicated that he is still interested ,plan, if you can pay your own, in the problem and willing to in- or if you are lucky enough to have troduce and support a bill in 1964. children who would prefer to pay Doom said that he feit the re- them now rather than have them quirement of a reasonably high as a lien on the property. return value on each beverage This is the first break that we Knirk Elected Chairman of Agricultural Commission Blaque Knirk, prominent Branch county farmer and former vice president of the Michigan Farm Bureau, was elected chair- 'man of the Michigan Agricultural Commission at its October meeting .. Knirk, a cattle and hog feeder officers are Charles Zoller, Benton of Quincy, was named to the Harbor, vice chairman, and Mrs. Commission in March by Gov- Kay Sleik, Iron Mountain, secre- ernor Romney. tary. Others on the five-member As chairman, he succeeds Ed- ,gar Wright, Saginaw. Other commission are Mr. Wright and R. K. Stout, Marshall. . BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN FARM NEWS November 1, 1963 FIVE ••• WHEN PEOPLE FAIL TO SPEAK SIX November 1, 1963 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Calhoun Women Hold Rural-Urban Event To "better acquaint urban Mrs. Wight informed the group friends with the work Farm Bu- that diabetics could live a long, reau is doing in solving problems' healthy and useful life if, when that affect both rural and urban symptoms appeared, they would people," the Callioun County FB see their "doctor immediately and " Women held their annual RuraI- follow his instructions. Urban Day in mid-September Calhoun County Dairy Princess, " with 40 ladies present. Cathy Crandall, pleased the au- Mrs. Rosalind Wight, a die- dience with her spoonerism rendi- tician (and daughter of CaThoun tion of ccSpenderella and the County's new Women's chairman, . " Cmse. Mrs. Leslie Ross), talked on dia- " Royal Call, regional represen- betes, its detection and treatment. tative for Michigan Farm Bureau, and Mrs. Glen Hornbaker, chair- WOMEN'S ANNUAL MEETING, NOV. 11 man of District 2 Women, gave a skit on "What is Farm Bureau" - " Candidates for State Office who may belong, its various ac- tivities - especially i~ legisla~ve program - and how the wheat referendum affected all of the people. The successful event elosed with an audience participation question-and-answer period. ~, . ~. {;' AY .il" ..... .. !~ Oakland FI, Holds li-p.rtisan "Citizens' Political Forum" Farm_Bureau Women played a large part in the success of a "Cit- MRS. ARTIIUR (MARGARET) MRS. WM. (MAURINE)' ! "MRS."" JESSE (LOUISE) I MRS. JEROW (MAXIN~rl izens' Political Forum" held re- ltfUIR, Newaygo county, is a" SCRAMLIN, Oakland county, is SMITH, Kalamazoo county, is a TOPLIFF, Ingham county, is a cently at Oakland University in candidate for re-election to the a candidate for state chairman of candidate for the position of Farm candidate for state vice-chairman Rochester. The multi-group spon- office of state Women's chairman, the Michigan Farm Bureau Bureau Women's vice-chairman. of the Farm Bureau Women. The sored affair was the first of its a position she has held for two Women. The Scramlins live on The Smiths live on a beef and Topliffs live on a farm near Eaton kind in Oakland County. years. The Muirs live on a dairy a dairy and general farm near poultry farm near Galesburg. Rapids, specializing in dairying, Mrs. Maurine Scramlin, state farm near Grant. ~ Holly . Mrs. Smith is a 4-H leader and field crops and maple syrup. .Women's vice-chairman; Mrs: Mrs. Muir has served as treas- Mrs. Scramlin, the mother of Sunday School teacher. She serves Mrs. Topliff is a 4-H leader in Leona Hutchings, county Wom- five children, has been a 4-H as a member of her Township her area and is vice-president of urer of her local school board, is en's chairman; Mrs. Violet Porritt, leader for 15 years. She has served Planning Commission and is pres- the local high school band vice-chairman of the hospital vice-chairman; Mrs. Ed Bourns, on the county Extension Council ident of the PT A. booster's elub. She is active in board and a Bible teacher of a and worked -with the Citizens Women's Legislative chairman, Her service to Farm Bureau in- " county Extension and Eastern and Mrs. Blanche Beardsley, women's class in her church. Non-partisan League. eludes acting as chairman, dis- Star work arid, is superintendent Women's Committee member, Her Farm Bureau activities in- Her Farm Bureau activities cussion leader and Women's rep- of. her church s Sunday School along with their county president, clude service as state chairman, include her current position as resentative for her community pnmary deparbnent. .... -Edward Bourns, represented the state vice-chairman, district vice- Women's state vice-chairman. She group. She has been District 2 Her ~~ Bureau ~CtiVl~es m- has been active in community Oakland Farm Bureau. chainnan and county_ chairman of vice-chairman of the Women's elude district Women s chaIrman. group and citizenship committee With the theme, "Let the citi- Women's committees; and she has committees chairman of her She was winner of her county work, and is past district chair- county W ~men' s committee and "Secretary of the Year" award for zen's voice again be heard," the held several offices in her com- forum featured such "political man of women's committees. She munity group - secretary, chair- a mem be roef th C.ti' h. 1 zens Ip com- community groups, and has has also served on the state Res- .tt wor ke d on If. n ormation an d Reso- headliners" as Governor George man and discussion leader. olutions Committee. ml ee. lutions committees. Romney, Senator Philip A. Hart, Mrs. Muir is sponsored by the Mrs. Scramlin is sponsored by She is sponsored by the Kala- Mrs. Topliff is sponsored by and Congressmen William Broom- Newaygo county Women's Com- the Women's Committee of Oak- mazoo County Women's Commit- the Ingham County Farm Bureau field and Neil Staebler. mittee. land county. tee. \-Vomen's Committee. Panels on "Who's to Pay for Public Services?" and "Is More Efficient Local Government Now Possible?" created a great deal of interest among the 522 registered meeting participants. "We found out how misunder- stood Farm Bureau is, especially by Economic teachers," said Mrs. Hutchings, one of the program co- chainnen. A literature table con- tained material which together with the person-to-person explan- ations by Farm Bureau represent- atives, helped to promote a better understanding of the organization . Mrs. Hutchings feels "we need • ~ I I I more such jointly-sponsored MISS HENRIETTA BURCH, MRS. WM. (WINIFRED) AN- MRS. B. H. (MARTHA) MRS. OLIVER (BESS) TOMP- meetings." Wayne county, is a candidate for DERSON, Berrien county, is a BAKER, Saginaw county, is a KINS, Northwest Michigan, is a Other sponsors of the forum in- state vice-chairman of the Farm candidate for Farm Bureau candidate for vice-chairman of candidate for the office of Farm cluded the Detroit Jaycees, the Bureau Women's Committee. She Women's vice-chairman. She and Farm Bureau Women. She and Bureau Women's vice-chairman. Oakland County Bar Association, specializes in vegetable and her husband live on a fruit farm her husband live on a general The Tompkins operate a fruit and Medical Society and Citizens greenhouse gardening at her farm in Rural Coloma. farm at rural Merrill. beef cattle farm near Traverse League, the American Ass'n of near Plymouth. Mrs. Anderson served as town- Mrs. Baker has been active in City. University Women, League of Miss Burch is a member of the ship treasurer in her area for 25 Red Cross and Community Chest Mrs. Tompkins is a substitute Women Voters and others. advisory council of the Detroit years. work and has served on school schoolteacher, active in her local Consumer Information office. Her Farm Bureau service in- and township boards. She also church and is a former president eludes acting as Women's rep- works for the u.S. Census Bureau. of the county Federation of Her Farm Bureau activities in- resentative, secretary and discus- Her Farm Bureau activities in- Women's Clubs. SURPRISE elude service as secretary and sion leader for her community clude holding the (lffice of sec- She is a former District "9 discussion leader of her com- Farm Bureau group. She has been retary for her local community Women's chairman, and also Between the brown and flaky munity group, county women's county Women's committee chair- group for the past 20 years. She served as county chainnan of the crusts chairman and legislative co~it- man and has worked on Resolu- was roll-call manager, served on Women's Committee. She has Of these fresh elderberry pies, tee work. She has also served as tions and Public Relations com- Community Group and Women's been a discussion leader and You11 find a hidden something- district treasurer and vice-chair- mittees. Committees and is currently pub- Women's representative for her man. Here - is where- Mrs. Anderson, better known lic relations chairman and District community Farm Bureau group. my patience liesl Miss Burch is sponsored by the as "Winnie", is sponsored by 8 Women's chairman. Mrs. Tompkins is sponsored by Wayne County Women's Commit- the Berrien County Worn en's She is sponsored by the Sagi- the Northwest Michigan Farm -Betty L. Smith tee. Committee. naw county Women's Committee. Bureau Women's Committee. Eaton County Farm Bureau November 1, 1963 SEVEN Annual Meeting Speakers Include 60"ernor Romney Commodity Progr.ms Begin with Luncheon Topics that range from the meaning of "thirty-six silos in ices Director for the Michigan A singing auctioneer who farms in Illinois, - a world a Saginaw Field" to "WorId Markets for Milk Products" will ~gricul.tur~ .Cooperative Marke.t- traveller who formerly served as President of the College be expIore d dunng .. f fi dity nf mg AssocIation (MACMA), will a senes 0 . ve commo co erences be Jack Rose of the Michigan of West Africa, and Michigan Governor George Romney are scheduled as part ,of the 44th annual m'eeting of the Mich- - Chain Stores Council, Charles among personalities scheduled for the fast-moving programs igan Farm Bureau. A noon luncheon program 'will p~ecede Todd of the Michigan Potato In- of the 44th annual meeting of the Michigan Farm Bureau. them. dustry Council and two MSU Held in the Auditorium of ------------ Fruit and Vegetables, Dairy, Field Crops; Poultry and Marketing ~gents, John Trocke Michigan State University on the Colombia, is a regular guest lec- dates of NOvember 11-12-13, the turer for the Strategic Intelligence Livestock conferences will all run simultaneously Monday and Don Hme. three-day program will be packed School in Washington, D. C. afternoon, November 11. _ POULTRY PROGRAM with events that include the for- Others on various programs in- Although some may wish to attend portions of several In a follow-up pedonnance to .mal resolution semon and election elude Dr. Dena Cederquist, head cOmerences, _J:. f dale' th his luncheon address, Dr. Ken- most armers are expecte to t ~ part m e neth Hood will tell of the effects of directors in the "odd numbered" of the department of Foods and complete conference built around their chief commodity of futures trading on the egg mar- districts of 1-3-5-7-9-11. One "Di- Nutrition at Michigan State Uni- rector at Large" will also be versity, and Father Hugh Michael interest. ket, as part of the poultry con- Beahan of Grand Rapids, £re- But before breaking into their special-interest groups, ference program. named. quently referred to ~ the "Radio delegates are expected to join in a noon luncheon program Michigan's new egg law and Governor Romney will speak to Priest." the delegate body and guests on Both will be heard in the after- at the Union Memorial building. There, they will be treated what it means to those who sell h G eggs in our state will be dis- Tuesday morning, November 12 nqon on the November 11 Wom- to a concert program b y th e Yout h Ch oir 0f t e anges cussed by Lyle Littlefield, Chief at 11:00 a.m. The singing auc- en's program. Dr. Kenneth Hood, Methodist Church under the direction of Robert Gooding. of the Foods and Standards Di- tioneer is Jim DeCap, Whiteside director of the Commodity Divi- Dr. Kenneth Hood, fo~er mar- FRUIT VEGETABLES' vision of the Michigan qepart- County, (Illinois) livestock and sion of the American Farm Bu- keti~g specialist for. Cornell U1l;i- A p~el. presentation will be ment of Agriculture. grain farmer. reau will speak before the Com- verslty, ~d ~o~. director of th~ featured in the Fruit and Veg- All commodity conferences will He is rated as one of the top auctioneers of the Midwest and modity Day conference gathering, Commodity DIVISIonof the Amen- etable session with the broad begin at 2:15 p.m. in their re- his rendition of the difficult "Auc- also on Monday. can Farm Bureau, .will speak. on theme, "Improving Markets for spective rooms of the Union me~ods for effective m~keting, Horticultural Products." Along Building following the foint noon tioneer Song" at the American - -::tedto make sure garbage is number of encouraging signs, bers of the Upper Peninsula have Bureau board of directors. Robert Hines MSU animal hus- properly cooked before being fed chief among them, the 50 to 75 "jumped the gun." As of N ovem- Other members of the commit- bandry dep~rtment; and Dr. to hogs as required by state law. persons per county who are serv- her 1, they began signing new ing as Captains and volunteer 'workers in the campaign to reach members. Elsewhere in the state, it has Farmers' Week MABC Manage,r Named a Michigan goal of 70,525 Farm not been uncommon for member- Set for 1964 . Kenneth Bausbke, 38, was re- Bureau family memberships in ship workers to bring new mem- February 2:' ~e the dates f';r cently appointed the general 1964. ber applications along to the train- the 49th annual Farmers' Week manager of Michigan Artificial This means the addition of 767 ing sessions at which they were at Michigan State University. The Breeders Cooperative, according new members, plus enough re- supposed to learn how to fill them event draws thousands of visitors to Frank Heim, MABC president. placements for "old" members who out! to the East Lansing Campus each A native farm boy of Mason cease to farm, become ineligible, Three distinct phases have been year for a report on the latest de- county, Baushke is a graduate in or for similar reasons fail to renew planned for this year'~ Roll-Call velopments in agriculture. dairy production. from MSU. their membership. work, beginning in October with "'Michigan Grows as its Agri- He is no newcomer to the arti- The Michigan Farm Bureau has a direct-mail campaign of renewal culture Grows," is the theme for ficial breeding field as he has one of the lowest "back door" loss notices to all present members; the 1964 program according to been the general manager of ratios of any state, with only a This will be foUowed by a train- Dr. Byron Good, general chair- Jessup Breeders, Glendale, Cali- scant 6.1% of previous members ing period, culminating in the man for the yearly sessions. fornia, the past 12th years. failing to renew. Many farm or- state-wide drive December 2, He reports that the total at- Ken and his wife, Nancy, have ganizations consider a 10% or which begins as the mail campaign tendance in programs and meet- three children; Kenneth, Jr. 9, higher figure to be normal. ends. ings last year was 24,15l. Barabara Ann 5 and Candace Last year one Michigan county, "Every mail renewal that ar- Michigan's Farmers' Week re- Elizabeth 3. (Menominee in the Upper Penin- rives in a county office releases mains as one of the unique edu- sula) signed 100% of its previous more time and energy for vol- cational events for agriculture in membership. unteer workers," reports Roger the entire nation. Foerch, Manager of the Organiza- Plans are already underway at This meant that to reach such tion Division. MSU for a special observance of a perfect score, no member died "Fall is the busiest time on the the 50th anniversary program in or moved away during the entire farm, and both time and money 1965. year. can be stretched, through early re- Another encouraging sign for turns on the mail campaign." this Fall's Roll-Call campaign, has Foerch suggests that those been the obvious enthusiasm. members who have not yet re- WHO NEEDS MONEY? , NEW For example, although a mass- sponded to the mail renewal cam- If you're forming and have a de- sire to turn bigger profits, better action drive for new members will paign should do so to make their check out the profit features of begin over the state on December dues go farther and do more work BEEF SHORTHORNSI They're widely respected for early mo. 2, - energetic Farm Bureau mem- for agriculture. turity and "premium weaning time. fACTS for the askingl pounds" We have at FREE from MICHIGAN SHORTHORN ASSOCIATION Farm Dick Braman, Secretary ASHLEY, MICHIGAN Bureau FARMERS: Check the value you get in Services Gelatin Bone Pedect Balancer, the mineral feed of champions: Percent Percent • VIG-R-PIG Min. 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Chesar.lng Farmers LAPEER, lapeer County PIGEON, Cooperative COoOl» Elevator OYSTER SHELL enteritis WEST IRANCH, West Branch Farmers FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS COLDWATER, Coldwater Co-op Co-op . ELKTON, Elkton Co-op and at the folfowing 1. Fed as a complete feed to pigs weighing fREMONT, fremont Co-op FARM IUR~U SERVICES .~ 20-75 pounds GREGORY, Plainfield farm Bureau IRANCHES - lans1nv Supply Hart Mt. Pfeasant ~'" 2. Feed for at least 3 weeks. HOWELL, Howell Co-op Co. Jeddo Saginaw ~.."M . :~:m~~. UNT CITY, ICent City farm Bureou Kalomazoo TrDYe,. City r" SfE YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU DEALIR FOR POULTRY • _ N. G_. lNO ~NSlNG. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS November 1, 1963 NINE ABRICULTURE IN ACTION AROUND MICHI.8AN TUSCOLA FOREIGN STUDENT PROJECT MISS MECOSTA FB MONTCALM WOMEN VISIT FB CENTER THE FO~EIGN STUDENT project is the story these lodies are depicting at the Dist. 6 Camp Kett meeting. To illustrate one of their outstanding activities, the MISS FARM BUREAUof Mecosta County Tuscola ladies "dressed up" in costumes from various countries represented in is Marjorie Nellis, daughter of Mr. and- foreign student visits to their county. Left to right are: Mrs•. Clare Carpenter, Mrs. Edwin Nellis of Rodney. The Barry. MONTCALMCOUNTY FB WOMEN listen to Michigan Farm Bureau President, Walter Nigerian castume; Mrs. Rinard Knoblet, Japanese; Mrs. Elwood Eastman, Koreanl ton high school senior was crowned at Wightman, during a visit ta Farm Bureau Center in Lansing. The ladies also heard Mrs. John Dickie, Indian; Mrs. Carlyle Everitt, Hawaiian; Mrs. Mock Uttle, Chinese, Mecosta's annual rural.urban dinner. from Roger Foerch, Manager, Organization Division and their host, Elden Smith, and Mrs. Nellie Cooper, Chinese. (Photo courtesy Big Rapids Pioneer) Manager, Personnel. They are shown in one of the conference rooms at the Center. COMMUNITY COOPERATION AIDS INJURED FA~ BUREAU MEMBER AWARD WINNERS ON STATE COMMlnEE ROY STAU DEN MEYE R is the Antrim" County FB Legislative Chairman and husband of county secreta ry, Ruth. - Active in all community -affairs, he is A CLASSIC EXAMPLEof community cooperation resulted from a recent tragedy in especially well-known for his work as EIGHT COUNTY FB SECRETARIES,recognized for outstanding performance met Antrim County. Roy L Staudenmeyer, Ellsworth, known in this area as "every- assistont-football cooch, chairman of the recently to formally organize the first State Secretaries' Advisory Committee, and body's friend," suffered a permanent eye injury in an accident involving a self. PTA, and American Legion activities. In to begin a survey af record areas where state office IBM equipment might be unloading wagon. Turning out "en masse" to help their friend following his his time of need, the community showed used in Fa programming. (From I. to r.) Marion Matthews, Ogemaw; Leona Vance, accident, members of this rural community came to the rescue with three choppers, its appreciation to "everybody's friend" Gratiot; Marjorie Gardner, Coordinator, Office Services; Alice Abbott, Lapeer; twelve wagons and unmeasurable amounts of willingness to help with the necessary with a gesture of kindness never to be Marilyn Knight, Chairman, Clinton; Rita Williams, Secretary, Kalamazoo; Bonnie work on Roy's farm. forgotten by the Staudenmeyers •. Burkett, Missaukee; Lena King, Calhoun; Kay Robe, Vice-chairman, Kent.. 26 - POULTRY Farm Bureau Market Place ALL TYPES-Toil "No flocks too large. solidating smaller prices paid your farm. Will consider con- flocks with others in your area to make full load. write in advance so we may schedule your Phone or TRY A 25 WORD CLASSIFIED AD FOR $2.00 load. ARGYLE POULTRY, R., Hazel Park. Michigan. 21616 John Phone Ll 1- 3140. (2-12t43p) 26 SPECIAL RATE to Farm Bureau members: 25 words for $2.00 each edition~ Additional words 10 cents each per edition. Figures like 12 or $12.50 count as one word. NON-MEMBER 'advertisers: 31 SILOS 15 cents per word one edition. Two or more editions take rate of 10 cents per word per edition. NEW C&B CORRUGATED CEMENT STAVE SILOS-now built with acid re- All classified ads are cash with order, and copy MUST be in by 20th of the month. sistant plastic on inside. By any standard of comparison the finest cement stave sIlo and most for the money. NO DOWN PAYMENT --easy terms. Complete sys- tematic feeding also available. C&B Silo 3 BUSINESS 14 FOR SALE 20 LIVESTOCK 24 PLANTS & FLOWERS Company, Charlotte, MiChigan. (tf-44b) 31 OPPORTUNITIES USED KING EVAPORATOR. copper pans. FOR SALE-20 Holstein Heifers, vac. and ATTENTION ASPARAGUS GROWERS. size thirty-six by twelve. capacity seven to tested, 750 Ibs .• also 20 Holstein Heifers Extend your asparagus acreage. I will LEARN AUcnONEERING. Free catalog. nine hundred buckets. Good condition. 600 Ibs., 20c lb .• all open. Ed Tanis. have for the 1964 season varieties. Mary Missouri Auction School. 1330-11 Lin- Reason for selling. have purchased ~er Jenison. Michi~an. Phone MO 9-9226. Wasbin~n and California 309 asparagus 34 WANTED wood. Kansas City. Missouri. 64109. King evaporator. Contact John Snyder. (Ottawa County) (11-2t-26b) 20 plants. Rudolph Szewczyk. Paw Paw R#3. (1l-tf-13b) 3 Route 1. Empire. Michigan. Michigan. Telephone 657-5003. (Van W ANTED--Live disabled cows and horses. (ll-lt-33b) 14 DAIRYMEN-Use Perfect Balancer 8% Buren County1 (B-IOt-30b) 24 Pay up to $40. We have a truck in these phosphate mineral feed. Mix one pound 6 DOGS COUNTRY HOME EST ATE-80 acres of Perfect. Balancer to every 100 Ibs. of counties to pick up every day: Huron. St. Clair, Lapeer. Macomb. Gen- Sanilac. ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPS from our with small private lake. Weeping willows, ground feed. 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H you keep records. you'll Crusader bloodline. natural heelers. watch- 12985 Wilbur Rd., Clinton, Michigan. GOOD TINSMITH with home shop to keep DeKalbs. Write for prices and malte from our materials and plans special doltS. Pups 3 months. $25.00. Older DoJts. LABELLE TILE MACHINE MIXER and Phone 456-4789. (Lenawee County) catalog. KLAGEH HATCHERIES. Bridge- $50.00. Homer Johnson. 3 miles NE. conveyor. Makes 4 to 10 inch tile. Rea- (1l-2t-17p) 20 maple syruP. cream and sugar stirring ma- water, Michigan. Telephones: Saline HAzel Marshall. Michigan. Telephone ST 1-7035. (Calhoun County) (11-lt-24p) 6 sonable. Hlll'I'i Allen. Deckerville Cement ------ 9-7087, Manchester GArden 8-3034 chine using some stainless steel, English tin metals and little wood to assemble. Products. Deckerville, Michi~an. (Sana- FOR SALE-30 Large Holstein Wisconsin (Wasbtenaw County) (tf-46b) 26 lac County) (1l-lt-2Op) 14 Heifers due September and October. Excellent opportunity for retired man with Weidlt 1.100 Ibs. Vac. and tested. suitable tools and knowledge. Contact 10 FARMS FOR SALE $250.00. Edw. W. Tanis. R#1. Jenison, BABY CHICKS. STARTED PULLETS. Su~ar Bush Supplies Company, Box 1107. 20 LIVESTOCK Michi~an. Telephone MO 9-9226. (Ot- Hatches all year. May pay more? Save Lansing, Michigan. (11-lt-51b) 34 FARMLAND, seven miles northwest of St • tawa County) (9-3t-26b) 20 expensive agent commission by mail. Your Johns. 220 acres Grade A dairy., Many CATILE FEEDERS-Feed high analysis . choice - Warren-Darbyi. Ideal; Stone; HEAVY DUTY FARM WAGON adjustahle good buildings-1l4 acres adjoininDg 160 Perfect Balancer 8 % phosphate mineral Cameron. Free overnight delivery. Post- wheel base chassis for on the road use, do acres nearby. Well drained productive feed. Feed free choice. Put plain salt in 21 MAPLE PRODUCERS card brings free literature. horn Farm. Box 169N. Zeeland. Michigan. Dirkse Leg- not need new tires. Small horsepower soil. Possession March 1st. Please write one container and Perfect Balancer Min- John Deere or' International pumpinJt en- Fred Mohnke. owner. 300 Railroad East. eral in another container. Tbe animal (ll-lt-37b) 26 !tine, must be in excellent condition. MAKE READY for the 1964 season. See St. Johns. Michigan. (Clinton County) knows which one he needs. Get Perfect us for your repairs and replacement pans Su~ar Bush Supplies Company, Box 1107. (1l-2t-36p) 10 Balancer mineral at your elevator. The and parts. We have available all your KLAGER'S DeKALB PROFIT PULLETS Lans~, Michigan. (Ingham County) Gelatin Bone Co .• Romeo, Michigan. needs for this important seasonable farm -Sixteen weeks and older. The proven (11-lt-39b) 34 ______ (tf-47b) 20 Hybrid. Raised under ideal conditions by crop: Su~ar Bush Supplies Company. Box 14 . FOR SALE MILKING SHORTHORN BULLS, calves #1107, Lansing, Michigan. experienced poultrymen. Growing birds in- POTTER WALNUT CRACKERS-Cracks up to breeding age. ay our noted sire (11-lt-36b) 21 spected weekly by trained staff. Birds on full feed. vaccinated, debeaked, true to 36 MISCELLANEOUS and from Record of Merit dams. Stanley age. and delivered in clean coops. See any type nut. Write for particulars. Potter. R. I. Box Box 930. Sapulpa. Oklahoma. M. Powell, Ingelside Fanns. ' 238. Ionia. Michigan. (Ionia County) 22 NURSERY STOCK theml \Ve have a grower near you. Birds SAVE MONEY -Bilt mustrated plumbing (10-3t-15b) 14 raised on Farm Bureau feed. KLAGER and heatinlt book shows how to make re- _____ (tf-25b) 20 SENSATIONAL APPLE DISCOVERIES HATCHERIES, Bridgewater. Michigan. pairs for home and Itarage. 10 day refund FIRST AID for ALL yow. drainage prob- FEEDING HOGS? Use salt free. high ol Telephones: Saline. HAzel 9-7087, Man- privilelte. Send $2.50 to Kenby Co.• Dept. lems. 100 year guaranteed Vitrified Salt analysis Perfect Balancer 8 % phosphate De?J~:iv:nla~~:s SS=:so;l ~:~ chester GArden 8-3034. (Washtenaw MP. 16-49 Utopia. Whitestone 67, New Glazed Clay Products. Drain tile. sewer mineral feed in your hog feed. Mix one spur-type trees bear years earlier. 'Also County) (tf-72b) 26 York. (11-lt-34p) 36 pipe. flue lining. Write or call for price pound of Perfect Balancer with each 100 Dwarf Trees for Giant-size Apples. list. Ed Anders. Retail Sales Represent- Ibs. of ground feed. You can eliminate Peaches, Pears for backyard and orchards. POULTRYMEN-Use Perfect Balancer. DO-IT-YOURSELF boob on woodworlt- ative for Grand Ledge Clay Products bone meal by using Perfect Balancer. Get Stark-Burbank Standard Fruit Trees. Roses. 8 % phosphate mineral feed in your ground inJl;. electrical repairs. concrete and ma- Company, Grand Ledge. Michi~an. Perfect Balancer at your elevator. The Shrubs. Color-Photo Catalog Free. Stark feed. Eliminate soft shelled eggs. Mix 3 sonry, plumbinlt, etc. Free price list. Phones: Office. National 7-2104. Resi- Gelatin Bone Co .• Romeo. Michiltan. Bro's. Dept. 30554. Louisiana. Mo. Ibs. per 100 Ibs. feed. The Gelatin Bone Kenby Co .• 16-49 A. Utopia. Whitestone dence, National 7-2870. (tf-46b) 14 (tf-50b) 20 (7 -9t-48b) 22 Co., Romeo, Michigan. (tf-25b) 26 57, New York. (1l-lt-26p) 36 TEN November 1, 1963 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Let's Reverse the Record Teen-Age Rides and 'Midnight Wrecks - - Prepared by the Deparbnent of Education and Research Michigan Fann Bureau DISCUSSION TOPIC Are farm people sleeping well these nights? Should they be? Based on insurance records, rural teen-agers have the most destructive driver record of any group in the state. The damage they create exceeds that of young drivers in the city. Why is this so? Adult fann drivers have a better than average safety record. But before the ~~oldsters"start swaggering, let them take a closer look at the facts. And let them consider care- fully, too, their parental responsibility for the teen-ager's rising accident rate. Just what can the parents do to reverse this record? Are the kids really so much worse on the road than Dad and Mother? It may take the elders down a peg to find that - mile for mile of driving - the kids have no more accidents than their parents. The record is not all against the young folks. But young people today are driving more miles than their parents. Michigan State University finds that they have more exposure to traffic and at more dangerous periods of the day. -r-he--o-c-cast-'o-na-l-"-hot--r-odde--r" Rural Youth with his souped-up "b(Jfflb" is a Spin Off the Miles special case. Michigan State Uni- In Michigan nearly all teen- versity studies reveal that people MODERN "KIDDIE KARS" ARE SUPERCHARGED CLUB-HOU.SES ON WHEELS - young or old - drive automo- agers get driver's liCenses by the biles according to their personal . age of 18. Teen-agers are about make-up. Their driving reflects There is recognition, new social as an occasion to revolt. He then Like Father - Like Son? 7 % of all the licensed drivers. the attitudes created by emotional influence - Status! The normal handles the car with a dangerous Generally, they are as skilful at problems in their lives. youth yearns for this. Without it aggressiveness, or like the "fast What about the parental Clgood handling a car as the adults. That Studies by Dr. William A. he feels lost, left out - socially cat", uses it as a weapon of social example?" In the home and in is not the problem. A big factor Mann (M.S.U.) show that the insecure. Under proper guidance vengeance. The morality of self- the car the child is an observer is that they drive at more danger- dangerous young driver has seri- this yeaming must be satisfied by control goes back to the pattern of his parents' behavior. Children ous periods. ous personality problems. He the parents. of family living. Parents are the stand on the front seat of the car Rural youth, especially, drive takes out his resenbnent and frus- You graybeards - close your basic teachers. Responsibility be- as toddlers - and learn from more miles than other people. tration in his manner of handling eyes and hark back to the thrill gins at home. their parents. They pile up the mileage going to the car in traffic. Dr. Mann that hit yOU when, as a young The' parent who takes risks, school, visiting pals and sweet- studied the backgrounds of 100 driver, the car was first put under Does He Run the Car- who violates the traffic laws- hearts across the County, joumey- of Michigan's worst drivers of your controU Remember your Or the Car Run Him? No par- who "watches out for the cops" ing to other towns for school high school. a'ge. feeling of personal mastery over ent should allow the car to dom- while taking chances - teaches athletic games - and "just driv- He found that these terrors of a powerful machine? inate the life of the youth. Does these things to his children. No ing around." The "open road" of the highway come from broken But the young person, feeling he spend every penny he can earn amount of lecturing later can the country is a greater tempta- homes or homes where there are this power, is tempted to test its for gas and oil? Has he little overcome the impact of such early tion to "put the old bus through serious emotional conflicts and limits. That is a natural impulse. time for anything else - includ- lessons. Children want to be like her paces." You can't do that on tensions among family members. The child is forever testing his ing his studies? If so, the time Dad. city streets with as much freedom. These cCfast cats" are belligerent own limits. He runs as fast as has come to set limits on the free- Think this one over, too. It "Social driving" at school has and aggressive. They are serious he can and jumps as far and as dom of the car. A bit of restraint is illegal for a young person to become a pastime. The car be- disciplinary problems in school. high as he can. is a necessary thing. A youth's drive in Michigan without \".~ain- comes a "club house on wheels". They have court records for juve- This impulse carries over to impulses - his sheer enthusiasm ing in driver education and with- It rolls from Drive-In to Hamburg nile delinquency. They feel so- the car, - "to try it out - see - can throw his whole life out of out a leamer's permit. But don't loint. The" crowd" in the car are cially insecure. They are rejected what she can do!" As a result of balance. interfere with the training prac- roUicking and gay. And it usually by other young people. this, you get "scream take-offs" The home is the basic training tices given by the driving trainer. IS a crowd. Sometimes a "thrill Studies at the Menninger Insti- with tires protesting and scream- . ground for the habits and atti- Don't tell the child something ride" is the order of the moment. tute agree with these findings. ing halts. You get drag races and tudes that carry over into the else. Sure! You're an expertl But Horseplay in the car often dis- They show, too, that such youths fast cornering - if you don't driving situation. There must be you set up a dangerous situation tracts the driver. He is not at- are poor readers, neglect their watch out! love for the child. Rejected chil- for the child. Why? tentive to traffic conditions. Then school work and get poor grades. Since there is danger in han- dren become dangerous basic per- By forcing contradictory atti- - Crunch! They spend all their time,. money dling a car in this way, parents sonalities. The "Fast Cat" can tudes and impulses on the youth and attention on the "hot rod." must stay with the young driver teach us this point. you leave him in confusion. Is Midnight Ride It's an abnormal obsession with until he learns to curb these im- But discipline should be posi- this action - or that - the prop- of Teep-Age Drivers them. They quit school early. pulses. Driver training courses tive. We should show our chil- er one? When ~ emergency They are tagged with many do not produce "finished drivers." dren what to do and how to do arises this conflict will make him Research at the Michigan State traffic tickets. Strangely, they Chaperoning is needed until it is it. This is not to be confused do the wrong thing. He can be- University Traffic Safety Center rarely wreck their own cars, for quite clear that the teen-ager is with overprotecting the child nor come "accident prone." reveals a key element of the teen- they handle them very skilfully. responsible enough to "solo." The making every decision for him. age problem. For all drivers, night If you still think that you are a But they test the control of other car should not be turned over to Teach him to handle his own driving is three times as danger- superior driver - be careful that drivers by seeing how close they him simply because he has been affairs with good judgment. Sit ous as daytime driving. The acci- your hatband doesn't get too can come to a crash without hav- granted a driver's license. d~wn ~d analyze his problems dent rate jumps to that height! tight. Studies show that you can- ing one. These "near misses" Facts about accidents support ~th hun so that he can ap?re- The record shows that teen- cause other drivers to swerve into not measure the skill of a good this position. There are more ac- clate the cons~~uences of nght agers drive as many miles in day- accidents. driver by the length of his driving cidents during the driver's first and wrong d~c~slon~.. light as adult drivers. Only six These "Wild Willys" cannot experience. What the teen-agers year. One insurance company Where trammg IS negative- percent of the drivers in dautime be stopped unless cars are put need most is interested and found that 40% of 16 year-olds simply a c'barbed"wire entang~e- traffic are teen-agers. But from beyond their reach and they are thoughtful parents. This would had an accident in their first ment of DONis - the child dusk to midnight, the teen-age denied a driver~s license. "Fast help cut down on teen-age traffic driving year. rebels at the earliest opportunity. percentage mounts to 14%. And Cats are a special breed of cats." Nor is discipline based on fear accidents. from midnight to dawn it is 20% We should not look at the prob- to 22%. The youngsters are Parental Influence is Basic the answer. Fear is a retreat re- lem of the average young driver action. It can never yield positive "night hawks." Of course, quite in the light of this poor example. Freedom to use the car repre- and confident attitudes and hab- a few fall asleep at the wheel. Rather, we should look at what sents a break away from the re- its. Little is learned under its QUESTIONS a car means when seen through straints of childhood. If the child fnfluence. The emotion, not Average Kids the eyes of a nonnal young per- respects his parents and is loved learning dominates the child. and Road Demons by them, if he is taught to take 1. How does child training in son. When a youth first slides By contrast, the child needs to the home relate to the driving The majority of these young behind the wheel of a car he be- responsibilities in the home and learn to be proud of his record habits and attitudes of young folks are not "fast cats" or "hot comes transfigured! It is a giant is permitted to make decisions because it is well done. He must according to sound counsel - if sons and daughters? rodders." Most of them come stride toward being grown up! not base every decision simply from average, well-respected fam- he feels secure in his family and on the fear that he will make a 2. If you seek to reduce acci- ilies. They have the high- High Man on the Totem Pole social life - the problem of free- mistake. Self-control is a positive dents. among rural teen-agers, powered family car out for Cia The right to drive a car gives dom in the car is not a great one. thing rather than a defensive atti- what rules would you, as par- night on the town" with their the young person a new social The insecure or overprotected tude from which he has need to ents, establish concerning the parents' pennission. standing among fellow teen-agers. child may take this new freedom. escape. use of the car by your children? MICHIGAN FARM NEWS November 1, 1963 ELEVEN Most of State's Red Meat Produced Outside Michigan Only about one out of every PRE- WINTER four of those juicy steaks and "Reasonable feed costs made chops you eat are produced in Michigan farmers competitive in Michigan. The others are shipped the past and is a major reason why in from other regions of the com they have increased steer feeding belt. by 50 per cent in the last 10 «More than 70 per cent of the SALE years." red meat we consume is produced outside the state," according to But all costs of production Leonard Kyle, agricultural econo- aren't in their favor. «Hired labor mist with the Michigan Coopera- rates are higher than most of the tive Extension Service. other Midwest livestock produc- Lowered. transportation costs ing states," says Kyle. "Land is and timely marketing of livestock also basically higher priced be- are two advantages for increasing cause of the pressure of urban the state's livestock production. real estate development and taxes Feed costs are about the same as in an industrialized state." in other parts of the eastern Corn The basic question of whether Belt. livestock production can greatly «Feed is one-half to three- expand in the years ahead must quarters of the cost of producing livestock," says the economist. be answered by individuals and not on a state basis. REDI-GRIP. Tuscola Takes Time To Honor Teachers "You have already done so much and we are grateful," was one of many comments praising the activities of the Tuscola_County Farm Bureau made by Vo-Ag instructors SNOW TIRES Now is the time to order snow tires. We have complete stocks attending a dinner-meeting honoring them and their wives, August 29, at Caro. ready for winter. You can be ahead of the weather with our The dinner, served by the women's committee, and the early order prices. following prqgram was the project of the Tuscola FB's information committee. ------------ The special guests along with their. roles in agriculture and the county board members lis- found areas in which both groups tened to Mrs. Carpenter, chairman might better work together in of the information committee, as serving the agricultural commu- she explained how the county nity. FB operates. The teachers were told that the Les Bollwahn, coordinator of Tuscola FB would again honor Farm Bureau Young People, then the county winners of the FFA discussed FB's role in state and district soil and water projects at national affairs, tracing the his- their annual meeting in October. tory of the organization from its "The dinner-a banquet, and beginning to its present multi- Farm Bureau's generosity in help- division structure. ing the future farmers has given A spirited discussion high- us a pleasant evening," summed lighted the evening as FB mem- up Lyle Clark, Vo-Ag teacher bers and Vo-Ag teachers examined from Cass City . .TITAN MILK SHED HEATER BATTERIES Don't wai~ for the first cold snap ... that's when tired batteries always fail. Get a fresh, new Unico 48 for sure starts every time . Unico ... t~e battery WITH that never lets you down. OVERHEAD MOUNTING AND AUTOMATIC See your local Farmers Petroleum dealer or Direct THERM-O-DIAL CONTROL Distribution Agent. 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