LAMBKIN LOVE-on the Edwin Klager farm, Washtenaw A CENTENNIAL FARM-the Klager place has strong ties on County. Son Earl, pictured with several adn:tirers, finds the Earl, who through his work at the University of Michigan is animals a welcome change of pace from his engineering studies now as much at ease with his slide rule and drawing equip- at the University of Michigan. Soon, Earl faces a hard decision, ment as with farm animals. The University, celebrating its to maintain the family farm, become a full-time industrial "Sesquicentennial" this year, is proud of its help to farm engineer- or try to ~do both. students. (Maiteland LaMotte Photo) Cover School Market Farm Bureau Discussion IN THIS ISSUE: Story Page 3 Budgets Page 4 Development Page 6 Women Page 8 Topic Page 14 TWO September 1, 1967 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS - Editorial President's Column "The trouble with YOUR MEETING The other day a Farm Bureau member, ob- Farm Bureau ... " viouslv concerned about a problem, asked me "'VllOt is Farm Bureau going to do about this?" "The trouble with Farm Bureau is that it's He knew what organization had the means to run by farmers." That statement by a long-time solve his problem, but he had overlooked one Farm Bureau member and leader, as she hurried point. through household and farm chores prior to a My answer was "It's not a question of what 20-mile drive to the county fair and volunteer is Farm Bureau going to do, it's a question duty there in the Farm Bureau booth, tells of what do YOU and the rest of the members much about our organization. of Farm Bureau want done - and what are At the fair booth, she and her husband spent YOU, u;orking through Farm Bureau, going to the afternoon and evening passing out literature, do to see that it gets done?" visiting with their farm friends and neighbors, It is this approach that has made Farm Bu- and encouraging those passing by to consider reau the powerful tool it has bcen for farmers the advantages of working together through for almost half a century. Farm Bureau. There are a lot of important cvents that Less "involved" neighbors may wonder about farmers shouldn't forget, and sometimes we the dedication of such persons, who think little wonder how we can get around to doing the of climaxing a hard day in the fields by attend- farming when there are so many meetings we ing Farm Bureau policy meetings, to drive to should attend. county and district meetings, or take charge of '''hen 11'eally sit down and study the matter, the program at their local Farm Bureau Com- though, I find that many of these meetings are munity Group gatlwring. jllst (is importallt to the success of my farm Farmers are busier than anybody - especially \\1 WANT A SECRET SWITCH THAT Will SHUT OFF EVERYTHING IN THE BARN WHEN DINNER'S READY" operation (is getting the {cheat in or fixin,!!.the in the height of midsummer. They are frus- pasture fence, or any of the other three thol/sand trated by the many things undone on the farm johs that need to be done. - and off it. They do their best, but often feel And there is one meeting that is the most im- that it is more a "lick and a promise" than a completed job. Hence, the concern that any- THOSE WHO MUST portant meeting of the year for every farmer who is a Farm Bureau member. It's a meeting thing as important as Farm Bureau might be neglected because it is run by such busy farmers. LEAVE THE FARM he shouldn't miss no matter what - the annual meeting of YOUR county Farm Bureau. The concern is a legitimate one, for the ve-ry Farming is not for everyone. There are many reasons this meeting is im- life of Farm Bureau lies in the hands of the portant - it's wheq you decide what your coun- volunteers who run it. And these persons know This is both fortunate and unfortunate, with this seem- ing paradox readily explained in terms of our American ty Faml Bureau is going to do in the year that it is not easy to give of oneself. It is espe- ahead, what fanners in your county want Farm cially hard in Michigan this year, when double free-choice system, free of indenture and forced ap- prenticeship. Bureau to do, and it's also when you elect your daylight saving time causes farmwork to over- county Farm Bureau officers for next year. lap evening activities to the point where every- It is unfortunate, in that the advantages of farm life are so obvious to most of us that one cannot help feel But when we think of Farm Bureau as being one is near exhaustion. sorry that they cannot be shared and enjoyed by all. one of our real farm tools - not just another Yet volunteer leaders must have an excess of Still, agriculture is fortunate that not everyone born and organization to belong to - but one of the tools energy. They must have open minds, open hearts, and to a degree, open pocketbooks. They raised on a farm is forced to stay there. Farm income, that help us make a living on our farms, then give hundreds of thousands of man-hours (and already far below that of other industries, would then it is easy to figure out that this meeting is just woman-hours!) to Farm Bureau, along with need to be shared by thousands more, and those talents as important to our pocketbook as the time we hundreds of thousands of gallons of gasoline. best suited to non-farm work would be largely wasted. spend getting the picker ready to go to the field. I, But more than manpower or money, it takes From the beginning of civilization, the growth of the If we don't know what field we're going to understanding of what constitutes both freedom cities and of civilization itself, has depended strongly put that picker to work in, or who is going to and citizenship within a nation of freedom. upon a steady influx of farm people to urban areas. Our be operating the machine when it does go to Former American Farm Bureau president, Allan country has benefitted greatly from this fact. work, we're really not going to be very sure Kline, reviews in this issue of the FARM NEWS, Farmers have benefitted greatly too, for how well of the results we'll get, are we? That's why it some of the historic volunteer work done by farmers have done in the past has been closely tied to the is important that we are on the job, helping de- those who wrote our nation's constitution. (See fact that former farmers have been free to add their cide what OUR Farm Bureau is going to work "Kline - on Freedom" - page 6) persuasive talents to the fields of industry, government on, and who is going to crank the engine and Delegates to that great convention faced a and international diplomacy. start things going when it's time. tough proposition, according to Kline, as they Recently, Agricultural Secretary Orville Freeman has You also owe it to your neighbors and friends searched for a system which would establish been promoting federal programs aimed at slowing down to attend your county annual meeting because a working authority, but one restrained and or reversing the migration from farm to city. He has you probably have some ideas that they haven't controlled to give the people a maximum of asked Congress for more funds to do this. thought about, and it just might happen that freedom. To the extent that such programs are aimed at actual you can come up with the real way to get that Meeting in our own nation-wide convention, rural area development, conservation, and training the sticky tax problem whipped, or something delegates to the American Farm Bureau in Las rural unskilled - well and good. equally important. And you might get a good Vegas last winter said: "Active and responsible To the extent that such programs are politically oriented idea from someone else who attends the meet- participation by individuals in public affairs is experiments aimed at keeping the boys down-on-the-farm, ing too! the only ultimate assurance that self-govern- on the theory that this is the proper "place" for them in Of course, all of the problems aren't those ment and the political and economic concepts society - such programs should be opposed. that you have or can handle right there in your which support freedom will survive ... " Who is to say that an obviously brilliant and talented home county, although this is the place where They added that the primary iUlnger to these farm youngster such as Earl Klager, featured on our cover Farm Bureau works best. principles and concepts was the apathy of too (and in an adjoining story), will not better serve the cause Some of your problems might be a little too many citizens when faced with public duty. of agriculture in the laboratory than on his home farm? big - like the problem we've been having with The easiest thing farmers could do would be At any event, this we believe, is a decision that only dairy imports. But with all of us working to- to hire others - "professionals" to do their pub- Earl and his family can make. gether in our county Farm Bureaus, and all of lic work for them. These proxy-people would our county Farm Bureaus working together in attend all the meetings, make all the decisions ~ the Michigan Farm Bureau, and the Michigan and represent agriculture wherever needed. MICHIGAN .FARM NEWS Farm Bureau working together with the other How ineffective would be this modest amount THI! AcnON ~U.LICAT10N 0 .. THI! MICHIOAN "ARM .U'''!AU state Farm Bureaus in the American Farm Bu- of hired time and talent compared to the many The MICHIGAN FARM NEWS is DIRECI'ORS: District I, Francis reau Federation, problems like this can be published monthly, on the first day, Finch. Mattawan, R-I; District 2, thousands who now give of their best to Farm by the Michil!an Fann Bureau, at its Nicholas Smith, Addison, R-I; Dis- solved. Bureau! Yet, the statement "the trouble with publication office at 109 N. Lafayette trict 3, Frank Smith, Jr., Carleton, Street, Greenville, Michi~an. 1015 Indian Trails Rd.; District 4, Farm Bureau really isn't the "voice" of agri- Farm Bureau is that it is run by farmers .. ." Editorial and lteneral offices at 4000 Elton R. Smith, Caledonia. R-I; Dis- trict 5, David Morris, Grand Ledl!e, culture as we think of it sometimes - instead North Grand River Avenue, Lansinlt. speaks volumes. Michigan 48904. Post Office Box 960. R-3; Di~tri~ 6. Jack Laurie, Cass City, it merely amplifies your voice and mine so that Telephone, Lansing 485-8121, Exten- R-3; Dlstnct 7. Kenneth Bull, Bailey Included is recognition that things will some- sion 317. Subscription price, 50~ per R-I; District 8. Harvey Leuenberlter: Sa2inaw, R-6; District 9, EUl1:ene Rob- we can be heard a lot farther from home. times run less smoothly when only volunteer year. erts. Lake City, R-l; District 10 work is involved. There will be gaps, and occa- Established January 12, 1923. Sec- ond Class Postage paid at Greenville, R!chard Wieland, Ellsworth, R-I; Dis: But remember - if we don't say anything, tnct II, Clayton Ford, Cornell. sionally, amateurism will impair efficiency. But, Michi~an. then there is nothing to amplify! EDITORIAL: Editor, Melvin L. DIRECI'ORS AT LARGE: Walter great strengths accompany such weakness. Woell; Staff PhotOlUapher, Charles Frahm, Frankenmuth; Dean Pridl1:eon, Soon, you'll be getting a notice from your Bailey; Associate Editor, Mrs. Donna The fact that Farm Bureau is big enough Wilber. ~~1~tltomery, R-I; Robert Zeeb, Bath, county Farm Bureau about the time and place to recognize that effective membership partici- OFFICERS: Michigan Farm eau; President. Elton R. Smith, Cale- Bur- WO~IEN OF FARM BUREAU: Mrs. for your annual meeting. But in case you don't, pation is essential to a free farm organization donia, R-I; Vice PridJ!eon, Mont2omery, President, Dean R-l. Secretary- William Scramlin, Hollv; FARM BUR- check the lists in this, and the October issues EAU YOUNG PEOPLE: Ray Laun- - within a nation of freedom, and mature Manager, Dan E. Reed, Lansinlt. stein. Williamston. of the Farm News - check the time and place enough to harness this volunteer power, is the POSTMASTER: In using form 3579, mail to: Michigan Farm News, 4000 N. and BE THERE! open secret of its great strength. Grand River, Lansing, Michigan 48904. You'll be glad you did. Second class postage paid at Greenville, Michigan M.W. Elton Smith MICHIGAN FARM NEWS September 1, 1967 THREE EARL E. KLAGER laboratory Wins Over Family Farm as Ag-engineering Career Beckons By: Kathleen Schmidt such facilities as the Automotive Engineering Laboratory, aero- ANN ARBOR - «An average man has five senses, but a suc- nautical and space research labs, cessful man has two more - 'horse' and 'common'" accordinab to and a nuclear reactor devoted to an old almanac. developing peacetime uses of Earl E. Klager, a 22-year-old farmboy studying mechanical atomic energy. engineering at the University of Michigan, stresses the last two, The story of Earl Klager is a and is succeeding. significant one - a study of the mixed emotions faced by many The son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Klager, YVashtenaw county farm boys who feel strong ties for Farm Bureau members, Earl began his formal education in a the family farm, but who have one-room school near Saline. He graduated August 6 with a heeded the call of education, am- bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the bition and opportunity. University of Alichigan, where currently a fellowship for grad- It is a story common in the uate study awaits him. history of agriculture, where such farm boys often move off the land Earl is representative of a new breed of farm boys who are and into positions of real leader- fitting themselves for ag-related careers off the farm where he ship in non-farm or in farm re- can apply some of the specialized knowledge gained from a lated work. rural background. He will apply engineering techniques and Not everyone can make farm- his own special brand of common-sense to research in an area ing his profession - and agricul- of considerable concern to farmers - air pollution. ture has benefitted greatly by the Common sense is an important understanding of those who once ingredient in such research, he dairy herd, but continues with knew it intimately. How well believes, because "as the profes- Earl's help to raise sheep, pigs farmers do, now and in the fu- sors warn us, it's so easy for en- and crops in his "semi-retirement." tllre, depends strongly upon slich gineers to ignore simple solutions "Earl's been a big help," said people as Earl Klager, who still DEEP ATTACHMENT- to the family farm remains for Earl and look for complicated theories." his father. "He does chores in feels the call of the farm, as he Klager. The home place abounds with equipment used by grand- heeds the call of the laboratory. parents and great-grandparents when they came from Germany. The University of Michigan, the mornings and evenings, and which is celebrating its 150th an- we spend all day together on Sat- niversary this year, is a leader in urdays." He added, "during the teaching and research on the first couple years Earl would come problem of air pollution caused home at 2 or 3 and do a good part by vehicles, as well as in aero- of a day's work here," This year, space and nuclear engineering, however, laboratories and senior for which it is better known. classes usually keep Earl at the «Interesting social problems are University until late in the after- involved in air pollution as well as noons. engineering," Earl noted. "I would Earl, who has proven to be an like to contribute to this work- excellent student at the University and through it to the health of of Michigan, was awarded the Ed- future generations:' ward Groesbeck Memorial Schol- Earl became interested in en- arship to finance his senior year. gineering as a youngster in his About 12,000 such students re- father's workshop on the farm. "1 ceive scholarship funds during an was often in there tinkering around average semester. The University as a boy," he recalled with a grin, administers almost $11 million "though sometimes much to my dollars each year in scholarships, fathers dismay." His handiwork loans and grants to students. included model boats, cars and "Earl has a fine record in me- tractors, and a lathe which he chanical engineering, with an A- then used to make baseball bats. average for the last two years," He also made guns, including a said Ray Carroll, assistant to the small cannon, and tried inventing dean. "He is also a member of gunpowder. the honorary mechanical engineer- ing fraternity, Pi Tau Sigma, and His father, Edwin E. Klager, active in their committee work," nourished his interest in cars. "My Carroll added. father is a real automobile fan," He attends classes in the West Earl said. "He told me all about Engineering Building on the Uni- the unique features of different versity's main campus. During the cars." first summer half-term (May 3 POWER HACK-SAW - which he designed and INFORMAL TALK- with John A. Clark, head of Earl's high school years were a through June 24) he took an ad- built as a high school sophomore, won third tho Mechanical Engineering Department at Uni- time of indecision - should he vanced design course in mechan- place in national competition. Earl continues versity of Michigan, is a frequent occurrence. become a farmer and carryon the ical engineering and studied so- to work in the garage he and his father built. Earl has largely maintained an \\A" average. family tradition? Or should he de- cial psychology. velop the talents discovered in his "At U-M," he explained, "en- father's workshop and become an gineering students have to branch engineer? out and take courses outside their The 190 acre Klager farm, lo- major field:' His department re- cated about 7 miles west of Saline, quires students to choose 14 credit has been in the family name for hours (5 or 6 courses) in "non- more than 100 years, worked by technical" subjects in addition to three generations. 5 English courses. "We have to On the other hand, as a sopho- take more English courses than more, Earl designed and built a many students in the College of power hack saw for a shop course. Literature, Science and the Arts," Entering it in a national contest, Earl said with a laugh. "But I he won third place in the nation. enjoy non-technical courses- This, combined with interesting they're a pleasant change from sicence courses at school, in- theoretical ones." fluenced him to decide on en- Another pleasant change for gineering .. Earl is supervising and sometimes «I became 'fired up' for engin- teaching Sunday School classes at eering," he recalled, "but I felt St. John Lutheran Church in obligated at home - my parents Bridgewater. have done so much that I wanted In the fall, Earl will begin his to do something for them." air pollution research on the Uni- Throughout his college years, versity's North Campus - a more Earl has lived at home and com- than 700-acre tract on the out- muted daily to Ann Arbor, 17 skirts of Ann Arbor where the miles away. "This way, I've been University is expanding rapidly. able to help some around the Many of his feIIow graduate stu- farm," he explained. dents, who comprise more than In 1965 a heart attack slowed 40% of U-M's 36,000 enrollment, CENTENNIALFARM - worked by the Klagers for more than a century, will pass on to Earl, who Earl's father down, but couldn't are engaged in research on the plans to live and work on the 190 acres in addition to engineering, rather than let it pass out of stop him. He sold most of the North Campus. Here are located the family name. Obviously, difficult decisions lie ahead. FOUR September 1, 1967 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS co p itol report GOOD WORK - Senators Toepp (R), Cadillac, and Bursley (R), PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES will have little chance getting into Michigan from foreign coun- Ann Arbor, congratulate each other on the passage of a bill tries because of a bill signed recently by Governor Romney. Watching the signing are: Dean which they co-sponsored. Toepp is a member of the important Lovitt, Michigan Department of Agriculture's Plant Industry Division chi€..f; Robert Smith, Mich- Senate Appropriations Committee; Bursley serves on the' Senate igan Farm Bureau legislative counsel, and B. Dale Ball, director of the Mich. Dept. of Agr'l. Agriculture Committee. How to Pay tricts in meeting the cost of need- ed facilities. Approximately 22 School Costs states now have this type of state aid. Farm Bureau members must of state aid. The limitation of constantly recognize the need for It is essential that Farm Bureau greatest consequence to local better methods of financing members develop a strong policy School costs are a major part school districts is that on transpor- for the financing of schools be- schools in order to at least lessen of our state budget - making it tion of the state's share increased tation costs, this ceiling will be the tax burden placed on prop- cause, on the other side of the most important that taxpayers be- to more than a billion dollars. about $2.5 million short of esti- coin, there are still being intro- erty. Presently, a statewide com- come familiar with all forms of Of the remaining $552.6 mil- mated costs. This means that the duced in the Legislature plans prehensive study of school financ- school aid. lion, 8359.1 million comes from local districts will not receive full requiring a minimum of 23 mills ing is under way. Farm Bureau The 1967-68 "general fund" restricted funds, such as one-half reimbursement under the trans- is represented on the advisory to be levied statewide against budget passed by the legislahlre, of the sales tax revenues, liquor portation formula, but will receive committee. property for financing the oper- when combined with additional taxes (4 % ) and cigarette taxes a percentage which can only be ation of schools. Farm Bureau supported the millions of dollars earmarked for (2'1 per pack). $303.2 million will determined after the total costs present new and improved state Supporters of this maintain that specific purposes, brought the ('orne from the general fund. This are known. aid formula, passed a year or two because some districts raise this total budgeted amount to about is an increase in state dollars of A ceiling of $28 million was put ago. However, this formula, as and more, therefore, all districts $1.9 billion dollars. Of this $229.9 million and additional on special education. A specific before, is based primarily on the should be required to carry the amount, $906.8 million are ap- school revenue from increased ceiling was imposed on the reme- per child property valuation. With same level of school property propriated for education. state equalized valuations will dial reading program. This pro- taxes. This would create a state the addition of an income tax to amount to $16.1 million. or a gram cost $7.5 million during property tax, as the revenues Here is the breakdown: The the state tax structure, it is now total increase to school districts 1966-67, but will be limited to $3 would go into a "School Tax Department of Education receives possible to consider other types of about $39 million. million for 1967-68. However, Fund." The Legistlature would $244.5 million. Of this, it retains of formulas and financing. Per- $19.6 million, and passes on $18.8 The school aid formula was appropriations for Intermediate haps the factor of income should then appropriate money from the million to Junior Colleges, and increased by five percent. This districts were increased $2.5 mil- be part of the state aid formula. Fund according to law. $206.1 million to state colleges increases the present "formula A" lion. It is now possible to have a This would definitely be a long (school districts with $12,738 or Tuition was left as in previous and universities. The remainder county income tax, which could step backward, as Michigan abol- of $662.3 million is appropriated more valuation behind each child) years, at one-half million. Pri- be used as a means of equalizing ished the state property tax over for state-aid to K-12 and inter- from the present $280.50 per mary school districts will receive support for county government thirty years ago. mediate school districts. child. with 5.03 mills dedllctible, the same amount as provided in to $294.53 per child. with 5.28 and schools, thereby shifting part Schools and colleges will re- mills deductible. last year's formula. of the tax burden from property. "Formula B" ceive more money than during the (srhool districts with less than One of the new school laws Local costs of education will FARMERS: previous year, but the allocations 812,738 per pupil valuation) will passed this year will require that undoubtedly continue to rise be- Check the value you get in are far short of the Governor's be inf'reased from the present a district must complete 180 in- cause, in addition to the K-12 Gelatin Bone Perfect Balancer, and the House recommendation. $407.50, with 15 mills deductible structional days of school. system, community colleges, vo- the mineral feed of champions: $109.7 million of the $662.3 mil- to $427.88 with 15.75 mills de- Failure to do so will mean a cational training programs and Percent Percent lion goes into the Teacher's Re- ductible. special .education pro~ ams are Min. Max. penalty of 1/90th of school aid tirement Fund. Appropriations Phosphorous 8.0 9.0 For exnmvle, under formula A, for each day below the minimum expanding rapidly. A {ew years Calcium 29.0 34.0 for this fund have almost tripled n srhool district with $13,000 ver 180 days. Days lost because of ago, state aid to schooL amounted Mag. Sulfate .24 since 1963, increasing from $39.8 pupil valuation will receive $10.76 teacher conferences, strikes, etc to nearly 60% of the operational Iodine (pure) .015 .018 million to the present $109.7 mil- more per pupil. Under formula B, are not included as instructional cost. This dropped to nearly 40%. Cobalt Sulfate .01 .03 lion. Salt 0.00 0.00 a sr:hool district with $5,000 ver days. This could become extrem- Farm Bureau has worked to in- ely important to many school dis- crease this figure, which is now Get Perfect Balancer at your Much of this increase is due pupil valuation will receive $16.63 tricts, as presently there are many up to approximately 52%. elevator. Distributed in Mich- to the Constitutional requirement more per pupil. In order to re- districts in the state that expect igan by: that the teacher's pension system ceive full state aid, a school dis- In addition to studying new be properly funded. Prior to trict must levy at least ten mills teacher strikes this year and some types of state aid formulas, present FARM BUREAU 1964, the state appropriated less for operation purposes. may not open their doors at the Farm Bureau policy supports the SERVICES, INC. than what was needed to meet The Legislature put some limi- beginning of the regular school enactment of a r€ .•lsonable state The GELATIN BONE CO. year. Box 125, Emmett, Michigan these costs and the unfunded por- tations or ceilings, on some areas aid formula to assist school dis- .. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS September 1, 1967 FIVE COMING EVENTS . Gladwin October 3 • • COUNTY DAIRY SCHOOL Gratiot October 18 ANNUAL MEETINGS Hillsdale October 9 A new, technical training school • Again, the tentative schedule Houghton October 4 aimed at dairy farm workers, is of county Farm Bureau annual Huron October 11 scheduled to open the latter part meetings is printed to help alert Ingham m October 11 of this month, or early in October, members and officers to the date Ionia October 9 according to M. J. Buschlen, oper- of the single most important meet- losco Not Reported ations manager for the Michigan ing held in their county each year. Iron October 9 Agricultural Services Association. Each meeting includes impor- Isabella October 11 An affiliate of the :\lichigan tant membership, financial and Jackson October 3 Farm Bureau, the Association is committee activity reports. At Kalamazoo October 10 designed to recruit, train and these meetings, members select Kalkaska October 7 place farm labor for its members. officers, discuss problems, decide Kent October 2 The school will be operated ROGER BROWN MARVIN ESCH policy and set their organization Lapeer October 12 jointly by ~1ichigan State Univer- on the paths which they select. Lcnawee October ,5 sity and Andrews University at Farm Bureau is a self-serve or- Livingston October 5 Berrien Springs. It will train BROADCAST SERVICES SUPPORTS MARKETING- :\'fackinac-Luce October 2 milkers and herdsmen in two sep- ganization - and members serve DIRECTOR NAMED RIGHTS BILL ~lacomb October .5 arate 16-week sessions at Andrews themselves best through attending ~lanistee October 12 University. The first session will Roger 1/. Brown, associate farm .\f ichigan farmers are pleased their COUllty annllal meeting. :\Iarquette-Alger October 10 be limited to 40 students with director for radio station 'VKAR that Congressman ~farvin Esch Not all dates have been set or the school to begin as soon as ~Iason October 10 in East Lansing, has been named (R-A1l11 Arbor) - a former mem- reported, and meeting details are that many qualified applicants are :\lecosta Not Reported director of broadcast services for her of the Michigan Legislature, lacking in many instances. The received. :\1enominee -- ~ot Reported Michigan Farm Bureau, according has annollnced his sllpport of the , full schedule including place of :\fidland October 16 To qualify, applicants must be to Dan E. Reed, MFB secretary. ".\farketing Rights" bill. meeting, will be printed in the :\'Iissaukee October 9 at least 17% years of age or older. In his new position, Brown will October issue of the F AR~l The Senate has passed the Ag- Monroe October 10 (w(th a top age around 55) and be responsible for broadcast sen'- NE\VS. ricultural Fair Practices Act of ~lontcalm October 11 have the equivalent of a high ices which include a 55-station 1967, which will now be consid- • Alcona Not Reported Montmorency October 3 school education. Husbands and radio network and a continuation ered by the House. Congressman Allegan mOctober 12 ~1uskegon October 3 wives may qualify for the school. of the "Accent Agriculture" tele- Esch is among 45 members of the Alpena Not Reported Newaygo October 17 Subsistence payments of $.35. vision series recently inaugurated I-louse who have introduced it Antrim October 3 Northwest Mich Not Reported per week will be paid to all en- by the ~lichigan Farm Bureau. there. Oakland m October 4 rollees who live more than .35 In addition to his \VKAR back- • Arenac m October 10 Oceana October 18 miles from the school, Buschlen ground, Brown also worked for a The measure is designed to Baraga October 5 Barry October 10 Ogemaw Not Reported reports, and families with children period of time as a radio news protect the producer's right to Bay October 5 Osceola October 12 may qualify for a "family allow- reporter for \VILS radio in Lan- decide, free from improper pres- Benzie mNot Reported Ottawa October 17 ance" over and above the subsis- sing, and while on the :\1SU sures, whether or not he wishes • Berrien October 12 Otsego October 16 tence payments. Information Services staff, served to belong to a marketing or bar- Branch October 9 "The first 16-week session will as host for the "Rural Viewpoint" gaining Association. Presque Isle Not Reported Calhoun October 11 Saginaw m October 11 be a 'milkers' school with training television series formerly broad- Farm Bureau has strongly sup- Cass October 14 Sanilac October 9 in the barn," Buschlen explained, cast over \VJI~'I-TV in Lansing. ported the Marketing Rights bill, Charlevoix October 4 Shiawassee October 9 "and this may be all the training At age 26, he is a graduate of which passed the Senate by a Cheboygan Not Reported some enrollees want". The second Michigan State University with a unanimous vote early in August. St. Clair October 10 Chippewa mOctober 3 16-week session, when completed, degree in radio-television and is St. Joseph m October 9 A number of changes by the Clare Not Reported will qualify the student as a now completing his master's de- Van Buren m October 21 Senate Agriculture Committee Clinton October 10 "herdsman". gree. Tuscola September 26 just prior to passage, tended to Delta September 30 Those interested should contact: Brown is a First Lieutenant in improve the language of the bill Eaton m October 12 \Vashtenaw m .. m.October 11 M. J. Buschlen, Michigan Agri- the U.S. Army Reserves, having from the farmer's viewpoint. Emmet Not Reported \Vayne October 6 cultural Services, 4000 N. Grand served a two-year tour of duty • Genesee Not Reported \Vexford October 5 River, Lansing . with the Army in 'Vashington. The worlds most beautiful sprinter says ... When are we going to get an extension phone? And that's a fair question when you consider that she's doing a lot of running, and doesn't have one medal to show for it. For as little as 95-cents a month she can have an extension phone • where she needs it. Different type phones and vari- YOU ous decorator colors are available. CAN BUY • So, call in your order to Michigan Bell and surprise her now. 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A nominal serr'ice- Available throughout Michigan connection or change comlection or change A nominal service- from charge may be aPPlicable. charge may be aPPlicable. connection or change Farm Bureau Services Dealers Charges quoted for residence Charges quoted for residence charge may be aPPlicable. and extensions do not include tax. extensions do not include tax. Charges quoted for residence FARM BUREAU Your choice of decorator Your choice of decorator extensions do not include tax. colors. colors. Your choice of decorator SERVICES, INC. colors. Lansing, Michigan SIX September 1, 1967 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS THIRD IN A SERIES: MARKET KLINE ON FREEDOM DEVELOPMENT Allan Kline was president of the American Fann Bureau Federation from 1947 to 1954. ~fr. Kline was recognized as "one of the ten great Americans of his day." He believes that no society can be any greater than the intellectual and moral levels of the people. Good Records Mean Tax Money Used The Free Market To Build Union BY: ALLAN B. KLINE Higher Net Income Federal poverty program funds 1wve been tlsed to finance union- ization of farm workers. This fact In previous articles we have been lreatin~ with the elements in the history of mankind which contributed the development of human freedom. One must not omit to By Al Almy was part of the testimony offered the contribution made hy the economics of the free market Marketing Specialist by Farm Bureau officials before to this story. the House Committee on Educa- In 1776, Adam Smith published his "'Vealth of Nations." A recent Farm Bureau service- tion and Labor in a recent \Vash- to-member program, designed to opening the service to all county His thesis was that if everyone follows his own interests Farm Bureaus. ington hearing. help AI ichigan farmers earn higher the public will reap maximum benefits. Marxists do a lot The farm records program for Two examples were cited. One net incomes, involves farm record revealed how the General Ac- of pooh-poohing of this philosophy and take a lot of credit keeping. 1968 will offer two program op- tions. Option I will be for tax counting Office, at the request of for dividing the wealth. But most of the wealth would not Farm records and the informa- information accounting. Option Representative Paul Rogers, in- have been there to divide except for the free market. tion obtained from an analysis of II will be for tax information ac- vestigated the use of Office of Man was freed, in some degree, by the coming of the farm records play a vital role in counting, plus limited enterprise Economic Opportunity funds in age of invention and machines. The steam engine replaced farm management. Technological analysis. Other alternatives will efforts to unionize Florida farm wind and water power, and for the first time civilization and economic changes are occur- be available to supplement Option workers. The Accounting Office could produce its needs without the sweat of slaves. ring at an ever increasing rate in I and II. reported that such funds were so No small credit should go to the invention of the print- agriculture. It is, therefore, vital Subscribers will furnish monthlv used. ing press. Printing made it possible for science, knowled~e to the farm operator to have an coded reports of income and e~- The other example was a re- adequate set of farm records to penses. Subscribers will receive port from Congressman Gubser, and thinking to build on itself and for knowledge to be dis- assist him in his management machine printed reports periodi- revealing an extensive record of seminated easily. decisions. Good farm records are cally throughout the year to assist the "California Center for Com- Particularly what philosophers wrote and taught about a key to good farm management. in the areas of farm income tax, munity Development" in aiding the nature of man caused great dissatisfaction with the ab- Development of a Farm Bureau farm management, and farm unionization of farm workers ... solute monarchies and with the kind of authority which farm records program in Michi- credit. Farm inventory and de- a record leading eventually to a had controlled the thinking of the common man for cen- gan began in 1965. The greatest preciation schedule reports will veto by Governor Reagan of an turies. ~'Ien questioned authority and rebelled against its need for farm records was for tax be included. allocation of OEO funds to this use of power over them. purposes and enterprise analysis. A farmer can tailor this farm agency. After our Revolution in America we had a constitutional The program had to be simplified records system to his own situa- "\Ve submit that it is no part convention. The delegates had a job on their hands. They and reasonable in cost. tion. The amount of information of the function of government to had no central government to speak of. There was just a can be selected by choosing be- aid in planning and financing A farm records program in tween Option I and II and supple- unionization of any group of work- Congress - that was all. It had almost no powers at all. operation by the Iowa Farm Bu- mented by the alternatives avail- ers" - Farm Bureau testified. \\'ho did the folks in America select to man this con- reau, was selected as being best able. ~Iethod of payment for the "'''e urge inclusion in the Act stitutional convention? They picked the most able, the suited to the needs of Farm Bu- service can be tailored to indivi- (extension of the Anti-Povertv most brilliant, the best informed men of their time to sit reau members in Michigan. Dur- dual needs. Also, the program Program) of an amendment t~ in the convention. They didn't get the unsuccessful, they ing 1966, eight Michigan Farm can be discontinued at any time prohibit the use of OEO funds Bureau members were enrolled with a refund in unused payments. to pay salaries or expenses of any didn't choose the masses, they didn't even try to get a in a pilot study using the Iowa cross-section of everybody. They got the best. The need for farm record keep- person engaged in union member- Records of the convention reveal that these men knew Farm Bureau system. In 1967, ing exists. Farmers have come ship drives or associated boycott the pilot study was expanded to to see the need for better records. activities, and to req uire repay- what they w~re talkin~ about. They had read history. include 56 Farm Bureau members. Your Farm Bureau organization ment of any funds so used" - the They -took note of the fact that for most of history man To date, the pilot study has dem- is now able to provide a simplified Farm Bureau leaders testified. had not bee!l free. They faced a tough proposition - to onstrated that the Iowa farm program at a realistic cost for find a system which would establish a workin~ authority records system is adapted to Mich- Farm Bureau members. igan agriculture. If you would like a better set GRAPE under which men could enjoy the maximum of freedom! They sought to establish order, yet to get a more per- The Michigan Farm Bureau of farm records to assist you with Progress Report fect union. They wanted to overcome the tariffs and strife will continue with the Iowa Farm farm income tax, farm manage- Grape growers in southwest between states and develop useful trade. They recognized records system on an expanded ment, and farm credit, contact Michigan heard a report recently that there must be some power to tax - to run the basis for 1968. The number of your county Farm Bureau office on accomplishments of the proc- government. There must be some authority. But to have participants will be increased by for further information. essing grape division of the Amer- liberty the degree of authority must be restrained and ican Agricultural Marketing As- controlled. sociation at the end of its first 01ze Positive Result year of operation. Tom Bennett, AAMA grape division manager, How did they do it? The Congress was made the princi- pal instrument of the national government. It was given Representative W. R. Poage (D. Texas), chairman of the appeared at grower meetings in all the authority to formulate laws. They established an House Agriculture Committee, reported to the House recently Paw Paw and Berrien Springs in executive who was to administer national policy. And that from August 1966 to April 1967, a~riculture prices suffered earlv August to report on the new they set up the court - a national court. their sharpest decline since the late 1920's and early 1930's. division's progress. By this division of power, they sought to avoid any Membership in the grape mar- possible excess of power in anyone. They also diffused the Farm prices, he said, are 2 per cent lower than 19 years ago, keting committee stands at 300 in but retail prices paid by consumers increased 40 per cent in the Michigan, with over 900 in the powers among the states and the localities. They reserved same 19 year period. four-state eastern "grape-belt." to the states and to the people a lot of powers they didn't One positive result: Government officials are making far fewer Bennett listed the rapid growth grant to the central government at all. extravagant claims of increased income resulting from federal and dedication of the membership The ai'guments pursued in doing these things show a fann programs. as responsible for an increase in great depth of understanding, a depth of feeling and a grape prices in 1966. "Through clarity of logic not readily duplicated by any nm of the the cooperation of the Michigan mine group - then or now. - Farm Bureau legislative staff, leg- NORTHERN MICHIGAN islation was passed to raise the The ninth and tenth amendments are part of this prop- osition of restraining the central government. The ninth FEEDERCATTLE SALES-1967 minimum price of wine grapes from $85 to $100," he reported. says that the mention of any rights of the people in the Other accomplishments includ- constitution is not to be taken away nor to weaken any 11,000 HEAD ed a grape newsletter, "recognized other rights of the people. The tenth amendment says All Sales ... 12:00 Noon as a fachIal sheet valued by grow- that those powers not delegated by the Constitution to ers and processors alike;" a model the United States and not forbidden by it to the states are Oct. 5-GAYLORD uu. ... _Yearlings only ._. .._1,000 contract developed for use in the reserved to the states respectively or to the people. Oct. 9-BRUCE CROSSING Yeariings and calves .1 ,200 ,grape belt; a shIdv of the industrv \Ve have some members of the Supreme Court who Oct. 1D--RAPID RIVER.. u __ u Yeariings and calves 1,000 in South Carolin~, Arkansas, and should read that again. It's still the Constitution of the Oct. l2-GA YLORD .... ... __Calves only u •• 2,600 \Vashington, and a visitation pro- United States and it's fairly clear English written by people Oct. l3-BALDWIN u __ uuu __uuYeariings and calves._ .. 1,500 gram of all processors in the belt. who knew the language. Oct. l8-ALPENA uu. uYearlings and calves .1 ,200 Plans for the coming year in- Oct. 19-WEST BRANCH. uuMostly calves . .. 2,600 clude the determination of a sug- We don't have to apologize for what these people did. gested minimum price for grapes Lord Acton, the British historian, said it made possible For Brochure with description of cattle in each sale write: to be announced early in Septem- the most prosperous nation in the world, the most power- Michigan Feeder CaHle Producers Council ber. Standardization of contracts ful, with the most intelligent and the most free people Gaylord, Mich. 49735 over the grape belt is another goal in the world. for the coming year. • MICHIGAN FARM NEWS September 1, 1967 SEVEN planning for personal financial security pubIic~ral~~~,ia:~:;e~;~:~:~~~eGroup . ~_l~"}.lfif -~-:.;~~~~ . When Al Harold died, his 300 acre farm was worth but Al left neither will nor Family Financial Plan. $200,000 -1,--,. ~I "Ml""~,~,".," ~~i-=- ~~, ~_ _"1 Ud _\.l.~r ~~. __ ~ ~~ .... ~.' ~ Y'A' t~ _, a~e~:~:~ :;~~:;"rT$50,000; the estate,almost :;;:~s~i~~g~~In;::::;~~ No provision was made for bur- ------------- minor loss. -- -:l~>~.~_' but the $50,000 was a~::e~,;~:~a~f ,. "_= ---- ~_ ", )~~~~ •.e~- -:r - '__j1~"'t:II~.~ ~t;~~l' u_ --" - ..~~: -4t~';.~ ~ ~ ~ i. #--..... •• _: ial expenses or for estate debts cost to die and how to \ '. J; • - ~,.-... 'f"'" • w h ich b ecome d ue w h en an owner dies. What should be considered pay these costs within 15 months? .... 'f' . • :"- f 35 ~') .• ... a' J a fair share of the farm for Har- 7. Have you made a list of ' .~~' old's one daughter and two sons? your assets and liabilities, .... Al Jr. had stayed on to operate so that your executor can the farm. Should his share of the deal with them readily? Is "~ • estate be more or the same as the this inventory known and (tI shares of his brother and sister? handy to your executor? How should the remaining mort- 8. Have you named a capable gage payments be handled? and reliable executor of Al Harold's death had followed your estate? Have you con- his wife's death by two years. His sidered the advantages of a farm died just as quickly. Brother- corporate executor? sister bickering led to additional 9. If you have minor children, court and lawyer fees. Debts, last have you named a proper expenses, and mortgage payments guardian ... young enough drained the farm's operating cap- and capable of caring for ital. First the administrator sold the children until they come the farm machinery to meet the of age? Do you have an age debts. Then the dairy herd was equalization clause? sold to pay taxes and court costs. If your answer to any of these Today summer breezes blow questions is "no", you should take across weed-choked fields where needed action to protect your only two years ago cattle grazed farm, if you want it to stay in and corn, beans and wheat thrived. the family. A WORKING TEAM - Duane, Ferd and Jake Seibt own and operate a"7 50 acre farm in Isabella County, near Clare. They established a buy and sell partnership agreement funded with life The Harold children, .still involved A good example of such fore- in bitter legal litigation, meet only sighted action is the buy and sell insurance, in 1960. in court. The story of Harold's agreement between Isabella Coun- farm is an example of what can ty's Jake, Ferd and Duane Seibt. Seibts met with Bob Acker, Rusty occur when Family Financial Plan- Jake, former Director of the ~10ore, Farm Bureau Family Fi- ning for any estate is overlooked, Michigan Livestock Association nancial Planning Consultant, and or worse, disregarded. and his brother, Ferd, present the family lawyer. You can avoid the Harold's farm Michigan Cattle Feeders Associa- Every possible contingency in- disaster, but first you must have a tion Director, have been Farm cluding the death, disability or sound inheritance program which .Bureau members since the organ- retirement of a partner was .ex- protects both vour estate and vour ization's inception. Their nephew, amined. heirs.' . Duane, has become an important The farm share of the deceased, 1. Have you drafted a proper and integral partner of their cattle disabled or retired partner will be will with the counsel of a feeding operation. scrupulously handled and guard- competent lawyer? The Seibt farm has steadily ed. This is ~specially important 2. \ViII your farm remain as a grown since the first parcel of to Duane, a father of five. profitable unit for the son land was purchased in 1926. To- The Seibt Fami'ly Financial or sons remaining on the day the Seibts' operation boasts Plan has been working effectively farm and still provide an over 40 acres of wheat and 370 since October, 1960. equitable inheritance value acres of corn with a cattle feed- \Vhat is the tangible asset of for the other children? ing capacity of 1,000 head. sllch thorollgh estate planning? 3. Does your family have 'Vith sllch a valliableinvest- "Confidence," says lake. "We've agreements for Social Se- ment ... valuable not only to confidence in knowing that the curity qualification? the family, but also to Michigan farm operation will continue no ... planning and protection for matter what happens to any of 4. Have you agreed on part- the farm's secure future was a us." nership business continua- necessity. The idea of Family Harold's farm and the Seibt op- tion agreements in event of Financial Planning was first sug- eration; two divergent examples death, disability or retire- gested to the Seibts by their Farm of what can happen to a family ment of a partner? Blireall Insurance Group Agent, farm. They represent the differ- CONFIDENCE - that the farm operation will continue no mat- .5. Have you conducted an es- Bob Acker. Bob outlined the in- ence between failure and pride- ter what happens - is the result of careful planning. Jake tate analysis for Federal Es- hcrent dangers lurking in the fll- ful success to both family and Seibt (left) and Farm Bureau Insurance Group representative tate Tax, Michigan Inherit- ture of an llnplanned farm busi- community. Only time, planning Bob Acker discuss Family Financial Planning for the Seibts. ance Tax and probate and ness. "Then," says lake Seibt, "we and qualified counsel will bring transfer costs? knew that some action was nec- a farmer the confidence he de- 6. Have you estimated the essary." "number of acres" it will " serves in the future of his farm For almost eight weeks the and his heirs. Accident Payments .. Eleven claim payments have been made to Farm Bureau CHARTER-liFE DIVIDEND INCREASED! families through the Accidental Death and Dismember- ment insurance program initiated earlier this year. The coverage, provided at no cost to members) is underwritten by Community Service Insurance Company, an affiliate An increased special dividend of 25 percent will be oaid to of the Farm Bureau Insurance Group. Farm Bureau Charter Life Insurance policyholders, effective Excellent investment returns, Payments have been made to the families of seven mem- September 20, accordin~ to N. L. Vermillion, Executive Vice low operating costs, and favorable bers killed in auto accidents. These deaths included two President of Farm Bureau Insurance Group. underwriting results were cited as in Berrien county and one each in Charlevoix, Genesee, reasons for the charter dividend On May 24, the firm's Board surance, premiums were reduced' increase. Farm Bureau Life In- Kalamazoo, Kalkaska and Sanilac counties. of Directors voted to increase the five years after policy issuance. wrance Company, an affiliate of Other claims were paid as a result of death due to drown- special dividends from 20 to 25 However, the special dividends, Farm Bureau Insurance Group, ing, death due to fractured skull sustained in a fall; right percent. The dividend rate has now 25 percent, are based on the has experienced tremendous thumb crushed by a press, and a left hand injured in a been raised eight times since the greater, original premiums ... an growth since 1951. By mid 1967, bnlsh chopper. policies were issued. obvious policyholder benefit. the firm had surpassed the $253 The Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage Regular dividends are received The combined dividends now million mark of total life insurance hecame effective on April 1, 1967. One group policy was by all Farm Bureau Life policy- return approximately one-half of in force. issued to each county Farm Bureau - with a certificate holders. However, the special divi- the annual premium on each The first special dividends of of insurance provided each member. dend is paid onlv to individuals policy. "\Ve feel this dividend five percent were paid by Farm who invested in Charter Life In- return exemplifies the Company's Bureau Life in 1954. Since then, To date, all but five counties (Clinton, Ingham, Ottawa, surance Policies. strong financial development," the dividend rate has grown stead- Hillsdale and St. Clair), are participating in the program. These policies were issued to Vermillion said. "Providing maxi- ily through the years, to the pres- Under it, each individual in whose name a membership members and their children and mum policyholder benefits and ent 25 percent. At year's end, has been issued is insured against death and specified in- grandchildren - the found"ers of services has alwavs been and will approximately $558,000 will have juries resulting from accidents. ~faximurn benefits are Farm Bureau Life. Due to the continue to be ~ur prime objec- been paid in special charter divi- $1,000. special nature of Charter Life In- tive:' dends. EIGHT September 1, 1967 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Counties Contribute County Farm Bureaus and \Vomen's Committees are cur- MARGE KARKER rently in the process of raising funds for the Marge Karker Farm FARM BUREAU Bureau Scholarship. The scholar- SCHOLARSHIP ship is named in honor of the woman who served as coordinator THERMOMETER of women's activities from 1944- working, not waiting . 1964, in recognition of her many $13,000 .1 ~~ ~~ "'~~~', ~. • - ~ ~_ 4tWat'~~~:-' ~ ~~II' , ~:£ ~-=- ~~r-..--rl~ -.I _~!-- "':''{)~rl-' - r- . . i contributions to the organization. Since amount and number of $12,500 - ~ r-<.. .:" ~~:-. ,lfl ~~'\ ___ -=- =>- ~ar:li~ ". -- --_=.~__~ - ~"~'~-=--~ ~ ,"111 .. \ .;.;;: ....~ ~7 JI ~1f11. scholarships awarded will be de- termined by the funds raised, the scholarship committee is suggest- $12,000 $11,500 ing a goal of 25t per Farm Bu- reau member, which would bring $11,000 the total to approximately $13,- $10,500 000. Investment of the initial fund is planned with accumulated $10,000 interest furnishing sufficient amounts for the scholarships, $ 9,500 which will be a continuing project. $ 9,000 The scholarship will be avail- able to students enrolled at Mich- $ 8,500 igan State University, beginning Minimum $ 8,000 their sophomore year, who show Goal financial need. Recipients must $ 7,500 be from a Farm Bureau family, $ 7,000 and enrolled in areas of agricul- ture or related fields of food $ 6,500 science, food marketing, leader- $ 6,000 ship training, agricultural journal- ism, food packaging or horticul- $ 5,500 DISTRICT DIRECTOR- Frank Smith, Jr., host for WAITING FOR DINNER ~ at the 4-H Building in a tour of his vegetable farm by Michigan and Monroe, are part of the 100 Michigan and Ohio ture; veterinary medicine, medical $ 5,000 Ohio Farm Bureau Women, shows off some of Farm Bureau Women who spent the day touring technology, nursing or teaching. his prize crops ready for market. Smith's farm the area and exchanging program ideas. The The fund now stands at $2,- $ 4,500 was one of the stops on the all-day "exchange". Ohio ladies were guests of District 3 Women. 1.38.7,5 including individual con- $ 4,000 tributions and the following county Farm Bureaus: Branch, $ 3,500 Livingston, Monroe, Genesee, $ 3,000 Shiawllssee, Huron, Sanilac, St. District 3 Farm Bureau Women had company on August 16 ordinator, Helen Atwood, and Clair, Mecosta, Midland, North- $ 2,500 - "neighbors" from Ohio paying a return call on their counter- Ohio \Vomen's coordinator, Jean west Michigan, Antrim, Chippewa parts in Livingston, Oakland, 'Macomb, 'V'ashtenaw and Monroe $ 2,000 \Verts, also spoke to the group. and Iron. counties. The 30 guests, who had risen early and driven many The Ohio \Vomen extended an Those wishing to contribute to $ 1,500 miles for this visit, were treated to an agenda which made the invitation to Michigan Farm Bu- the fund may do so by sending a long trip worthwhile. reau \Vomen to attend their an- check, payable to the Michigan $ 1,000 Their hostesses were the Mon- Company in Monroe welcomed nual "rally" scheduled for October roe County Farm Bureau 'Vomen, the group to their facilities and 19 at the University in Bowling Farm Bureau, to: ~Iarge Karker $ 500 under the direction of chairman prior to a tour of their showrooms Green. Farm Bureau Scholarship, 4000 Mrs. Merrill Smith, and women served coffee and cookies along One Ohio visitor summed up N. Grand River Ave., Lansing from District 3 counties. Last with a helping of history of the the day: "Although we enjoyed 48904. Those interested in apply- summer, ~fichigan women were company. Always a topic of in- the tours and gained much inter- ing for the scholarship may re- guests of the Ohio Farm Bureau terest to women - furniture, esting information and valuable ceive applications at the same 'Vomen. draperies, rugs and home decor- Goal: 25(l per member program ideas, it's the fellowship address. The group of nearly 100 met ating accessories were on display we will remember most. During at the Enrico Fermi atomic power with experienced guides to answer this day, strangers became ac- plant near Monroe on the shore of such questions as, "Is wool car- quaintances, Lake Erie. They were given a peting a better investment than became friends. It's ~ood to be briefing and guided tour of the nylon or acrylic?" and acquaintances friends with your neighbors." COUNTY-DISTRICT EVENTS only investor-owned atomic plant A dinner at the 4-H building of Representation from the five Eaton County Farm Bureau Second prize went to the Wat- of its ty!?e in the United States, the Monroe Fairgrounds featured ~liehigan counties totaled 70- \Vomen held their annual "garden son Grollp for its red miniature and the largest in the world. The good food, fellowship, and a pro- livingston county leading atten- party" August 1 in Charlotte. Site glads and white candles striped "fast breeder reactor" plant, nam- gram idea exchange. The pro- dance figures with 19 women. of the event was the spacious lawn with blue. ed for an Italian American physi- gram, chaired bv district chair- of ~Ir. and Mrs. Guy \Valters, The garden party planning cist, is capable of not only pro- man, Marv Edith Anderson, long-time active Farm Bureau committee members were: ~lrs. ducing steam for the production highlighted the important projects of electricity, but at the same undertaken bv Farm Bureau \Vo- COUNTRY WOMEN'S members. Dessie DeGroot, chairman; Helen Vierk at)d Helen Kieser. Special gllests of the Eaton time produces additional atomic men in the p;st year, giving both fuel which will exceed the amount states possible ideas to take back COUNCIL MEETS 'Vornen were past county chair- of fuel used. to their counties. The annual meeting of the men Mrs. old Benedict, Harold Nye, Mrs. Har- Mrs. Amos Haigh, FAll DISTRICT DATES A luncheon at the Holv Ghost The importance of a "'omen's Country \Vomen's Council (C\VC) Mrs. Vaughn Van Sickle, Mrs. Ada Dates for Farm Bmeau \Vom- Lutheran Church was next on the Committee to the cotInn' Farm is scheduled for Lansing, Septem- Sutherland and Mrs. L. H. Rhodes; en's fan district meetings have agenda, with a special welcome Bureau was discussed bv Mrs. ber 27-29, and will be attended current district chairman Mrs. been announced, according to bv ~Ionroe Countv Farm Bureau Herbert Barrett, trustee .of the by representatives of the Michi- Jeannette Babbitt; the first county ~liss Helen Atwood, women's p~esident, Charles' Burke. Ohio Farm Bureau \Vomen. gan Farm Bureau \Vomen's Com- Farm Bureau queen, Mrs. Tarry activities coordinator, who urges District Director Frank Smith, Using the wife and farmer hus- mittee. Edington, and the 1967 queen attendance at these important Jr., was host and tour guide to band relationship parallel, Mrs. Ir~cluded will be planning ses- Mrs. Sandra Schilz. ~ferritt said, "Behind every good sions for the 1968 Associated meetings. the group at his highly-specialized ~lrs. \Vayne \Villiams, Lansing, Each district plans a full and "bulky" vegetable operation on county Farm Bureau is a good Country "'omen of the \Vorld tri- profitable day, combining facts, the 400 acre family farm near "'omen's Committee. As a farmer ennial meeting. ~lichigan Farm the former Deloris Baird, recipient husband calls upon his wife for Bureau \Vomen, with Extension of the first Eaton Farm Bureau fun and food to make it a worth- Carleton. while experience for all attending Smith, who serves on the Mich- errands or to complete a job, so and Farm and Garden Club wom- "'omen's scholarship, was the does the county Farm Bureau call en, will host this event to be held speaker. She gave an account, women. Agendas will include an igan Farm Bureau board of di- As a farmer's on the campus of ~lichigan State illustrated with slides, of her ex- outstanding speaker on a topic of rectors representing District 3, upon the '''omen. interest to Farm Bureau "'omen, gave a complete run-down from family helps him run a successful University, September 3-14, 1968. periences as a teacher in Turkey. county reports, and entertainment. planting to shipment of the vege- operation, so does the 'Vomen's The AC\V\V represents six mil- A highlight of this annual af- table crops. The women watched Committee help their county lion country women and home- fair is a contest between groups District Date as melons and squash were put Farm Bureau. makers of nearly 80 countries on for the best table decorations. 1 October 27 through a mechanized washing "The same cooperation which five continents. Seventeen Community Groups 2 October 10 and waxing operation, ready to must exist benveen a successfu I Representing the Farm Bureau were represented, each setting a 3 October 12 be packed for shipment to market. husband and wife team must also \Vomen at the C\VC annual meet- table for their members in a patri- 4 October 5 Visits to the irrigated fields were exist between the \Vomen's Com- ing will be the state executive otic theme. The Loyal Sllbllrban- 5 October 16 also included on this farm tour mittee and the county Farm Bu- committee - "A-frs.'Vm. Scramlin He Group received first prize for October 17-18 6 which seemed of great interest t~ reau if it is to have a well-rounded Oakland; Mrs. Clare Carpenter: the "most beautiful" table fea- 7 October 4 both Michigan and Ohio women, and successful program," she con- Tuscola; and Mrs. Eugene De- tu.ring a red and white bO~lquet 8 October 11 as evidenced by the many ques- cluded. "Alatio, Ogemaw; plus Mrs. Francis WIth crystal place settings and a 9 October 3 tions asked of their host. Michigan's state chairman, Mrs. Campau, Kent, and Mrs. Mary blue miniature corsilge at each 10-E October 26 The huge Floral City Furniture \Villiam Scramlin; Women's co- Edith Anderson, Livingston. place. 10-\V October 25 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS September 1, 1967 NINE Michigan Elevator Exchange invites you to "THE BIGGEST DUMP" in the State! After spending all summer trying to raise a good crop, it only makes sense to take your harvest to the State's largest handler of beans and grain, the Michigan Elevator Exchange terminals at Zilwaukee and Ottawa Lake. Our facility accommodates ocean-going vessels and gives you a gateway to the world as we accumulate grain and beans for marine shipment. From the bird's eye view in the photo above you can see the truck dump available for fast handling of farm grains, beans and ear corn. This competitive cash market has storage (govern- ment and regular) and Farm Bureau Services loan service available. Market where you share in the market! MICHIGAN ELEVATOR EXCHANGE DIVISION OF FA~m * Our Farm Bureau Supply Center makes it profit- able to bring a load and take home a load of farm supplies! 10[. 4000 N. GRAND RIVER LANSING, MICHIGAN TEN September 1, 1967 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS "Discussion Topics" on issues of prime importance to nearly 1200 Farm Bureau Community Groups each month, have been selected by a state-wide committee for the next six-month period. Meeting at Farm Bureau Center in Lansing, the committee studied recommendations from the various community groups across the state and Chairman Herbert Schmidt listed the fol- lowing topics as the final committee recommendations: (1) What Price Education - increasing school costs and some of the choices before taxpayers. (2) Role of Fanner Cooperatives - both supply cooperatives which provide products for members and marketing cooperatives that help members sell their produce. (3) Fann Labor Legislation - its implications and problems. (4) Understanding Each Other - other farm organizations, how they compare and how they may work together. ---~-, ~ I (5) Taxation of Fann Land - some problems and some pos- 1 .... sible solutions. TOPIC COMMITTEE - representing all districts of Michigan, selects issues considered of prime im- (6) Changing Role of Local Government - in light of some portance for monthly discussions by Farm Bureau Community Groups. The issues are winnowed specific problems. from a long list submitted by the groups, and are picked on the basis of timeliness and group appeal. ABOUT THE TOPIC COMMITTEE Members of the State Discus- Be the "Toast of the Town" sion Topic Committee include: Herbert Schmidt, Bay City, Dis- trict 8 - committee chairman; Mrs. Louise Smith, Climax, Dis- trict 2; William Bamber, Howell, Distric.:t 3; \Vayne Pennock, Nash- and solve all your ville, Distric.:t 4; Russell Rowe, Mason, Distri<.:t 5; \Vayne Sturm, Pigeon, Distri<.:t 6; Mrs. Mary Winter Comfort Main, Six Lakes, District 7; Mrs. Ardith Wieland, Charlevoix, Dis- and budget problems tri<.:t 10; and Gus McFadden, Gladstone, Distri<.:t II. Jan Vosberg of District 1 and with one Harold Vanderheide of Distric.:t 9 were unable to attend the most heating plan I recent meeting of the c.:ommittee. which gathers in Fmm Bureau Center. Lansing, on a six-month hasis to select topics for the next half-year. 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Neomycin at 250 grams per ton pro- vides the most effective prevention of scours in calves. The "More in 24" program shows you step-by-step how to raise bigger, better, healthier calves and, remember, while the animal is growing you can build a deep body, not pfter it is grown. FREE SAMPLE r----------------------- 1 FARM BUREAU SERVICES. INC. 4000 N. GRAND RIVER, LANSING I Just send in this coupon and PLEASE DELIVER TO ME A FREE SAMPLE OF : your Farm Bureau Services NEW FARM BUREAU PRIMER ALONG WITH fieldman will bring you a FREE INFORMATION ABOUTTHE NEW fARM BUREAU : "MORE IN 24" PROGRAM. I sample of new Farm Bureau I PRIMER and show you every- NAME _ I thing you get in this proven ADDRESS _ I "More in 24" program. Send I CITY STATE ZIP _ I it now! I ______ INDICATE BREED OF CATTLE I _____ .NUMBER OF DAIRY COWS : I --------------- J * Market your beans and grain thru Michigan Elevator Exchange 4000 N. GRAND RIVER LANSING, MICHIGAN TWELVE September 1, 1967 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SAGINAW BUILDS AGRICULTURE IN ACTIOI PICTORIAL REPORT MICHIGAN PICKLE DAY A NEW HOME - for the Saginaw County Farm Bureau Credit Union, the county Farm Bureau, and Insurance Services, is this attractive new building which will be ready for occupancy by the end of November. The well-planned construction features a drive-in window for credit union members, and a basement with kitchen and large meeting room. ARREST BOND CERTIFICATE MECHANICAL PICKLE PICKER- at work on the Dale Fisher farm near Shepherd, attracts an in- terested crowd during Michigan Pickle Day in early August. Devouring vines and all, the ma- chine separates the pickling cucumbers from trash. The machine is locally produced. ABOUT BEANS REFRESHING DRINK BOND CERTIFICATE PRESENTED- Dan Reed, Michigan Farm Bureau Secretary (right), and N. L. Vermillion, Executive Vice President of the Farm Bureau In- surance Group, examine a sample of the 1968 membership card. This coming year, each card will include a "Guaranteed Arrest Bond Certificate" which can be utilized in lieu of a bail bond for up to $50. The certificate, imprinted on the reverse side of the card, is another membership benefit being initiated through the cooperation of Michigan Farm Bureau and Farm Bureau Insurance Group. It will be valid throughout the United States and can be utilized in COOPERATIVE MARKETING - of Michigan's DAIRY PRINCESS - Miss Judy Jenema, Missau- conjunction with arrest for violation of any motor vehicle or traffic law or short crop of dry edible beans, is the conversa- kee county, passes out milk to youngsters after ordinance (except driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, leaving tion topic between Lyle Sherwood (left), Presi- an exciting ride on a steam locomotive. The the scene of an accident and any felony). This new service is provided to members at no cost and can prove invaluable in those instances where is dent of the Michigan Bean Grower's Marketing occasion was a Rural-Urban day, sponsored by would be impossible or inconvenient to pay a traffic fine or obtain a bail bond. Cooperative, St. louis, and Michigan Farm Bu- the Missaukee County Farm Bureau and the Farm Bureau Mutual guarantees payment of fines or forfeitures on behalf of the reau President, Elton Smith. lake City Railroad. individual. The member then reimburses the Company for costs incurred. MIDSUMMER FUN AT DELTA FARM BUREAU VICTORY PARTY f I "BANANA BELT" FUN - in the Upper Peninsula took place at Delta County's OLDER "YOUNGSTERS" - Elmer Johnson Herman Bittner, Ed Maranger, Harold Victory party and picnic where 150 members celebrated a successful member- Woodwa.rd, Vincent Rappette and Henr; Hughes - compete in a three-legged ship year. Shown are a group of youngsters enjoying a banana snack- race. With back to camera is district director Clayton Ford, who seems to be blindfolded to complicate matters a bit. going in the wrong direction. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS September 1, 1967 THIRTEEN Michigan farmers give of self in India! volunteer "trouble-shooter" CHANDIGARH, India - When Basil and Marian Acker Shiawassee county Farm Bureau members of Laingsburg, Mich.: joined the Peace Corps 'nearly two years ago, it didn't come as much of a surprise to their friends. The Ackers, who are in their early fifties, had done unusual things before. Only a year earlier they had charted their eldest son's home- made 26-foot sailboat down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. Then, continuing up the Intracoastal Waterway, the craft capsized in a violent squall nine miles out in the Gulf of Mexico off Pascagoula, Mississippi. For nearly seven hours the Ackers' clung to their boat awaiting Coast Guard rescue while eight- foot waves washed over them.' Today as they approach their 30th wedding anniversary, the Ackers are completing a 21-month Peace Corps tour in India. At 54, Basil is a sell-styled Volunteer trouble shooter for the His first job at the plant was government-owned Punjab Poul- to redesign the concentrate and PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER - Basil Acker from Laingsburg, discusses the operation of the Punjab try Corporation. Marian, 56, is feed mixing operations. The cor- Poultry Corporation with an Indian officio\. Acker and his wife, Marian, former Shiawassee an advisor and evaluator of teach- poration at the time was bagging County Farm Bureau members, joined the Corps two years ago, when their children were grown. er training programs for the Pun- only 25 quintals (5,000 pounds) They will soon complete a 21-month tour of India. jab Institute of Education. of ready-to-feed layer mash a day. "Although the system was fan- the problems and try and correct Acker would also like to tie market the surplus we ceased to "Our three children were raised, tastically inefficient," Acker said, the~, without anyone 4.3804 - Alpena Ex. PULLET GROWING CAGE SYSTEM- Self propelled, self unloading. Literature HEREFORD BULLS-pure bred herd (Alpena County) (9-lt-25p) 20 Featuring transportable cages, automatic WANTED: Allis Chalmers Round Baler. free. Write: Ottawa-Hitch FN321, Hol- sires. Ready for service. Also, restistered feedin~, Hart cups. Write: Ottawa-Hitch, Price &: Description. Alfred Roeder, Sen- land, Michigan 49423. (9-3t-I6h) 8 heifers and calfs. ElO'Pt Valley Hereford S.P:F. BOARS-GILTS OPEN AND BRED. FN32I, Holland, Michigan 49423. eca, Kansas 66538. (7-4t-11p) 34 Fann, 6611 Knapp St., Ada. Michigan. Hamp, Duroc and York boars. Purebred (9-3t-17b) 26 Phone OR 6-1090. (Kent County) (1l-tf-25b) 20 Rnd crossbred gilts; free of Rhinitis and 36 MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Virus Pneumonia. feed conversion and KLAGER'S DEKALB PROFIT PULLETS certification records. Priced to sell. J. R. - Order your started pullets that have Rinehart, Flora, Indiana. Phone: Office, ''ZIPCODE DIRECfORY" - (All 35.000 been raised on a proven growing program. Postoffices): $1.00 MAILMART, Carroll- 120 ACRE FRUIT FARM: 6600 sweets, Flora - 967-3911. Res., Burlinltton- LEAN PORK PRODUCING SYSTEM- The growing birds are inspected weekly ton 72, Kentucky 41008. (3-tf-llb) 14 sours, prunes, apricots - age 3-12 years. 566-3318. ( 3-tf-41 b) 20 40 acres of strawberry rotation, irrigation. Featuring controlled environment, auto- by trained staff, vaccinated, debeaked and Completely equipped, labor housing. New matic feeding, special pens. Write: Ot- delivered by us in clean crates. If you THE OLD McGUFFEY READERS are ranch style home ( optional). Manistee tawa-Hitch, FN321, Holland, Michigan 22 NURSERY STOCK keep records. you will keep KLAGER DE- KALBS. KLAGER HATCHERIES, Bridlte- now available. For prices and infonna- County, Michigan. Phone: Elwon Hoff- 49423. (9-3t-17b) 20 tion write to Rev. E. Bedford Spear, Dept. STARK BRO.S ALL NEW 1968 CATA- water, Michigan. Telephones: 313 429- MF, 227 'Vest Circle Avenue, Washington man - Onekama 889-5732. (Manistee County) (7-3t-35b) 10 LOG FREE! Spectacular full-color display 7087 and 313 428-3034. Court House. Ohio 43160. of Giant-size Apples. Peaches, Nectarines (Washtenaw County) (9-tf-50b) 26 (9-2t-25p) 36 FOR SALE: 25 LARGE HOLSTEIN (Fuzzless Peaches), Pears. Cherries, Apri- FOR SALE: 1000 Owosso Apple Crates. HEIFERS, due base months; vaccinated, cots, Plums and DWARF. Semi-Dwarf, IMPROVED CAGE LAYING SYSTEM- FREE CORNING WARE, KODAK CAM- Some new. 20~ each. Edward Detgen, from good herd. Will trade for open Standard Size Trees. Ornamentals, Roses. Automatic Feeding, Hart Cups. Cross ERA, OTHER'i with your order. Free 2367 Van Dyke, Bad Axe, Michigan 48413. heifers. Telephone MO 9-9226. Ed Tanis, etc. GUARANTEED. Stark. Department Auger-pit cleaner. \Vrite: Ottawa-Hitch, color catalog (137). 200 gifts. Rural Place, R#I, Jenison, Michigan 49428. 30598, Louisiana, Missouri 63353. FN32I, Holland, Michigan 49423. Callicoon, New York 12723. Phone 269-7059. {Huron CountyY- (7-3t-39b) 22 (9-3t-18b) 26 (9-2t-20p) 36 {9-lt-25p 14 (Ottawa County) (5-2t-25b) 20 FOURTEEN September 1, 1967 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS EDUCATION? n School costs are going up, up, up. School Total instructional cost, including teacher Operational costs, which include administra- . enrollments are going up, up, up. Public en- salaries, is about 63 per cent of the total ex- tion, transportation, attendance and health thusiasm for paying the bills is going down, penditure, with an additional 22 per cent for services, also would logically increase. Opera- n down, down. other operational expenses including transpor- Michigan is not alone in this problem and tation, administration, attendance, health serv- there is evidence all around the country that ices, operation and maintenance of the school tion and maintenance of the physical plant probably would be increased by something less than the 25 per cent. -1 voters are developing an attitude of rejection physical plant and other fixed costs. The major saving would be in the area of to plans for schools or any other publicly- Capital outlay for building construction and capital outlay for buildings and sites, an area financed service or facility which carries with site acquisition, all paid through local bonding, which uses about 15 per cent of the total school it the immediate penalty of higher taxes. accounts for about 15 per cent of the total expenditure. And of course, not all of this This is causing public-minded citizens a lot monies spent annually on public education. $175 to $200 milli?n dolla~ .a~nual expenditure of head-scratching as they look for alternatives Since increasing costs are tied to three basic ~ould be saved ~mce faCIlItIes are constantly 0 which help to hold the line on rising school causes - increasing enrollments, inflation In ~eed of ,updatmg an,d replacement. QD. costs but at the same time allow educational (higher salaries and other costs); and improved ~ot conSIdered here IS the tremendo~ls pro?- . programs to be improved, or at least not or additional programs - these must be con- lem that would be faced by educators m devIs- reduced. ' sidered in looking for ways to solve the high- ing methods of scheduling that would provide O ne 0 f th e most 0 ft en d Iscusse a ema Ives cost problem. . d It t. maximum use of facilities and at the same time 'd b k' , f 'I .,. b h . n . t k ff.. t f t h lOne of the most obvious, but also one of the avOl rea mg mto amI y actIVItIes y avmg IS 0 ma e more e IClen use 0 presen sc 00 .I.t. th rou gh" year-roun d" schit faCIlIes 00 s, or a least desirable alternatives in the eyes of most } 'ld . h I d'ff c 11 ren gomg to sc 00 at I erent tllnes. ' , At- /'), Q . th h f d. th people, is to stop adding new programs or even tempts bv school systems to estabhsh such , ) Ieast Ieng th emng ,.... :"'. regu Iar schit 00 erms. e ours 0 use urmg e reduce some areas of the total educational pro- schedules , ", m the past have , faIled due to parental () l: L I~ •• , ••• gram. Since public pressure continues to build Co~t of publIc edu<:atIon In ~Ichlgan IS for more and better programs, this alternative zoomIng. Total operatmg expend~tu:es for gets little or no consideration. dIsapproval of proposed schedules. Satisfactory programs to obtain maximum use of facilities have been obtained by many , elementary and se~ondary ~chools wIll.mcrease The problem of inflation, as it affects salaries school systems, however, by using extra hours . 0 ! ,I ~y 64 per cent ~unng the flve-ye~r penod from for teachers and all other school system em- for adult and special education programs in- ~" \rl. 'j fiscal 1963 to f.lscal 1968, accordmg to present ployees, is one which is difficult to handle at cluding such things as "Head Start," summer I~ 'f' trends~ .... this level, and as in the case of new programs, schools, and other .special education programs. "Il \ Combmmg.state-Iocal expenditures for publIc is an area where pressure continues to build on One new factor, which many in Michigan are I~\ school.o~er~ting purposes are expe~ted to reach the side of increasing rather than decreasing reluctant to consider but are hopeful that it is 'I,I $1.2 bIllIon m 1967-68,plus approxImately $200 costs. And since some three-quarters of the total indeed a possibility, are studies which indicate ! million more in local bonding for sites and for educational cost is in salaries, this severely that public school enrollments in the state might 0", building construction! Pupil costs, during the same 1963-1968period, plished. limits the area where savings can be accom- soon stabilize or even begin to decrease. Birth and migration studies show that since 1957, r:J will increase by 41.5 per cent to an estimated Increasing enrollment creates pressures for there has been an absolute decline in the num- high of $576 per pupil. increased costs in all areas. More students call ber of births in Michigan. This is expected to Increasing enrollments (averaging about for more teachers, more transportation, more result in stabilization of public school enroll- 50,000 students per year) and inflation have administrative and clerical work, more health ment in about th~ 1969-70 school year. been two of the bigger factors in increasing services, and of course, more physical facilities \Vhile stabilized enrollment might be ex- operational costs of public education, along to handle their educational needs. pected to stabilize expenditures, other factors with improved and additional school services "Year-round" schools or longer school hours almost guarantee continued increases. The and programs. For example: operating expendi- have been proposed to make more use of pres- pressure for higher teacher salaries will con- tures increased $380 million from 1963 through ent facilities and solve the problem of increas- tinue and expansion of educational programs . 1967. Of this, increased enrollment accounted ing enrollment. This could also relieve some can be expected to continue their upward move- for about $97 million; inflation or the decline of the pressures brought on the physical plant ment. in the purchasing power of the dollar accounted due to new and I or expansion of existing pro- for about $125 million; leaving about $158 mil- grams. lion available to improve school services and Merely extending the school day, or extend- programs. ing the school year, however, will not solve the Well over half of the state budget goes for problems, unless the total amount of training public education when the state school aid fund time for each student is not increased, but in- and the general fund supplement to the school stead, the total number of students, getting a aid funds are considered. (For sources of edu- given amount of training, is increased. cational funds and appropriations by the 1967 Let's assume that we establish a 12-month Legislature, see page four.) school as opposed to the present 9-month pro- ~. Salaries, of all types, account for some 75 gram, and arrange it so that 25 per cent more per cent of the total state and local expendi- students can be handled. How will this affect tures for public education. About 60 per cent costs? of the total education budget is for teacher School costs are tied to three basic areas- r1 salaries with 15 per cent going for salaries in instnlction, operation, and capital outlay for administration, transportation, plant operation facilities. Since teacher workload is already and maintenance, and other areas. supposed to be at or near the maximum, a 25 ---- Current trends in wage rates, plus new per cent increase in students would automat- U teacher contra~ts this fall, will ca~se this portion ically call for at or near a 25 per cent increase NEXT MONTH: ~~ ~~~~~o e~~er. t~eaCh~otheri~nal C~~~ The!~mer~opera'ives • MICHIGAN FARM NEWS September 1, 1967 FIFTEEN Farm Bureau Services Guarantees You Fast Starts, Early Maturity If you want more profit with less labor, turn to Farm Bureau Special Wheat Starter Fertilizer, specifically formulated for your wheat fields. Spe- cial Wheat Starter flows freely, thus eliminating problems in the field. Produced in our own plants, it's quality controlled throughout the manufacturing process to assure you of getting the most for your money. RAYMOND FOX Route #1, Mt. Pleasant says: IISpecial Wheat Starter Proved Itself Again/II III have used Farm Bureau's Special Wheat Starter for three years and find that yields have improved and the wheat stands better. Wheat Starter gets the plants off to a faster start providing better winter hardiness." Mr. Fox'just completed harvest- ing 18 acres of Genessee wheat with an estimated ..yield of 56 bushels per acre. The perfect profit partner for Farm Bureau Special Wheat Starter is Michigan Certified Seed Wheat. Plant the best, fertilize with the best and you'll harvest the bestl * Market your beans and grain thru Michigan Elevator Exchange 4000 N. GRAND RIVER LANSING, MICHIGAN SIXTEEN September 1, 1967 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS ;' 1 WILL YOUR FARM STAY IN THE FAMILY? It has taken a lifetime, perhaps longer, to build your farm. It is a major investment of dollars and sweat. But what will happen tomorrow? Will the farm remain in your family? Or will it be split-up to meet immediate financial obligations which arise from a death or disability? You can guarantee the future for your family and farm - through Farm Bureau Life's Family FinancIal Planning service. Here is what it can do for you: Ijl Your Family Farm - Provide ideas r;;) Social Security - Provide ideas to U for keeping your farm in the family eJ help you qualify for Social Security - and creating an equitable inheri- benefits when you elect to receive tance for children who do not stay them. on the farm. Estate Transfer - Provide ideas to Partnership - Provide ideas for hel p you reduce the high cost of partnership continuation agree- transferring your estate to family ments - to protect your operation members, including reduction or in case of a partner's retirement, elimination of Federal Estate Tax, death or disability. Michigan Inheritance Tax and Probate and Transfer costs. Contact your local Farm Bureau Agent. 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