MIC~~AN~FARM NEWS .CTION! PUBLICATION OF THE MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU MAY 1,1968 VOL. 47, No.5 SCHOLARSHIPAWARDED- by Farm Bureau Women. - Page 10 Substantial sign-up contin- ues in new \\MACMA" Cher- ry-Marketing Program. -Page 6 " ; \. 1_" . t ". ~ I . " ..,'. j) .\" ." .. / I I ~~.. ,./tl .:,'-./ ... Michigan dairy farmers con- sider new \\Dairymen's Mar- ket Program". - Page 14 ASPARAGUS - first field- crop har:vest of the year. 1968 Marketing program now underway. -' "age 19 WHEAT MARKETING PRO- GRAM-continues for 1968 crop. - Page 1S Ground-Breaking for new Fa rm 8u rea u Serv ices Feed Mill - near Battle Creek. - Page 13 I__M__ C_H_IG_A_N__ W_E_E_K-=-__ M_A_Y_l_9_-_2_S _I TWO May 1, 1968 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Editorial DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SAID ... LAW AND ORDER UHuman relations are more important than the power of the atom." Allan B. Kline, vener- able former President of the American Farm Bureau Federation made that statement in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently. «"AJ orality, the question of law and order, if not the top issue in this country at the present time, is very close to the top," he said. Who really knows the cost of the wave of violence which has swept our nation? 'Vithout counting last year's riot totals, around 45 million dollars in losses have been tabuwted by property insurance companies since the death of "Afartin Luther King, Jr. Both the cities of Chicago and Washington, D.C., suffered losses topping ten million and over nine million in losses were recorded in Baltimore, Maryland. Add to this the staggering sum of $80 million in property losses in just the two cities of New- ark and Detroit during the riots of last summer - $64 million in Detroit alone. Looting is shown as the greatest single cause of loss, with fires second and vandalism third. Miles of windowless houses along one Chicago thoroughfare in the riot area stand as mute testimony to the vandalism involved. One of the burned buildings was a church, where fire damage is now estimated at nearly $200,000. Property can be replaced and buildings re- built, but what of the damages to people - to their respect for law and order - to their self- respect? What strange new morality grips America- when «society" is blamed for the acts of in- dividuals, when more concern appears to be shown for the criminal than for the victim, when «rights" are trampled in the name of seek- ing them - when wrong is declared right by mob rule? What has happened to respect for law, when. individuals choose which laws they will pub- licly defy, and are allowed to get away with A PERSONAL WORD Tractors are Hummingi it? Who can explain away the "peace marchers" who tried to storm the Chic~go Avenue armory FROM THE WOMEN: II as national guard troops sought desperately to restore order? May flowers! Aren't the roadsides bright with the many Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers And although campaigns may be conducted colors mother nature uses to dress her early flowers? No won- and many cases of this disease are preventable: behind banners of non-violence, public defiance der the colors we humans like at this time of year are so An estimated 105,000 Americans will develop of the ww can only lead to violence, and in the bright, everything comes to life in spring. skin cancer this year- alone, and most of them case of the ftl emphis marches, to the worst sort Tractors are humming their working tunes as farmers and w~llget it because th<:irskins have been exposed of violence - to murder. farmers' families are all busy outside preparing the land for to too many of the sun's ultraviolet rays, for too Murde~ used as a nation-wide excuse for planting. It's a tiring time, but also a happy time on the farm . long a period of time. more defiance of law, for more violence- New little lambs, baby pigs, and calves all enioy the warmth more death. • Skin cancer is also the most curable of all of the sun, along with the protection of their attentive mothers cancers. Yet 5,000 Americans will die of this "Is there reason to be proud in a Nation to keep them from harm. where armed men patrol the streets and turn disease in 1968. \"hy? Because their disease cities into walled arsenals against a revolution The sun is a good friend to us all. We know that without the was not treated in time. born of bitterness, frustration and oppression?" • sun our newly planted fields would fail to show signs of life or Let's add this to our list of safety precautions. - asks Michigan Congressman, Guy Vander growth. \Ve must also remember that too much sun can burn We have many do's and don'ts for safety pro- humans, so as we get used to being outdoors in the sunlight tection on our machinery. Isn't it only good Jagt. early in the year, we should remember to use our' good sense sense to add some for the operator of those • and protect ourselves from too much of it. same machines? So, if you have a sore that does America is founded upon the principle of In a news release from the American Cancer Society, it is stated not heal or any change in a wart, mole or government by law, instead of government by that the sun is known to be the culprit in most skin cancer cases. birthmark, it would be wise to see your physi- men. When men pick and choose which laws cian as soon as possible. Chances are it isn't they will obey, they place themselves outside • skin cancer, but if it should be, early treatment the law. can cure it. Farmers believe that "economic progress and MICHIGAN~FARM NEWS cultural advancement flourish best where men THa ACTION PUeUCATION 01" THS MICHIGAN M.... aUIIIIIAU are free, responsible individuals." • The MICHIGAN FARM NEWS it DIRECTORS: District I, Harry publubed monthly, on the first day, by the Michigan Farm Bureau. at its Nye, St. Joseph, R-l; District 2, Nich- Our spring district meetings are over now Our Farm Bureau resolutions state: "We olas Smith, Addison. R-l; District 3. publication office at 109 N. Lafayette Andrew Jackson, Howell, R-l; Dis. and I have enjoyed very much meeting with condemn the acts of those who incite or par- Street. Greenville. Micbigan. trict 4. Elton R. Smith, Caledonia. R-l; Editorial and general offices at .COOO North Grand River Avenue. Lamillg. District 5, David Morris, Grand LedJ{e, R-3; District 6, Jack Laurie, Cass City, you ladies. Your meetings were enjoyable and ticipate in riots, defile the flag, or burn draft • Michigan 48904. Post Office Box 960. R-3; District 7. Kenneth Bull. Bailey, R-l: District 8, Harvey Leuenberj1;er. I felt a warm welcome from you who were cards. \Ve recognize the right of citizens to there. Sorry I wasn't able to be at all of them, dissent, but protests and demonstrations should Telephone. Lansing 485-8121, Exten- sion 317. Subscription price. 5~ per Saginaw, R-6; District 9, Eugene Rob- but I'll make it some other time. I do want not interfere with the rights of others and must year. erts, Lalce City. R-I; District 10. Established January 12, 1923. Sec- Richard Wieland, Ellsworth. R-I: Dis- ond Clo.ss Postage paid at Greenville, Michigan. trict II, Clayton Ford, Cornell . to get acquainted with all of you. not be permitted to deteriorate into civil dis- • DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Walter order and anarchy .. EDITORIAL: Editor, Melvin L. Woell; Associate Editor, Margaret G. Frahm. Franlcenmuth; Dean Prid~eon, Spring is the time of Hope, and I would like "Each individual should be held liable for his McCall; Staff Photographer, Charles Montgomery. R-l; James Thar, Deca- to share this little verse with you- Bailey; tur, R-2. acts when participating in, or inciting, such OFFICERS: Michigan Farm Bur- eau; President. Elton R. Smith, Cale- WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU: Mrs. "H ope may be a sometime thing, disorders .. ." • donia. R-l: Vice President, Dean Pridgeon, Montj1;omery,R-1. Secretary- Jerold Topliff, Eaton Rapids, R-I; And yet it has a sturdy ring, Perhaps Allan Kline summed it up best when FARM BUREAU YOUNG FARMERS: Manager, Dan E. Reed, Lansing. Michael Satchell, Caro, R-4. Strength to lean on, faith to borrow, he said: "Obviously you cannot solve insurrec- POSTMASTER: In using form 3579, mail to: Michigan Farm News, 4000 N. HOPE - the sunrise of tomorrow." tion with federal trraps. It must be solved Grand River, Lansing, Michigan 48904. within the minds of the involved people ... " • Second dOli postage paid at G,.envila., Michigan Mrs, Jerold (Maxine) Topliff M. W . • MICHIGAN FARM NEWS May 1, 1968 THREE President's Column PLAN NOW Now that Spring has come, most of us will commodity concerns examined... • be pretty busy for the next several weeks try- ing to stay ahead of the weather. While we are making preparations for a big crop harvest next fall, we need to do a little thinking about our Farm Bureau harvest - the policies for board to name study committee Special commodity concerns were high on the Future production would be dli'~g the d~mands of dairy mar- another year. ketmg ... agenda during a recent springtime meeting of largely static, in that producers I realize it's a long time until the first county could buy only enough pullets Some time was spent by board annual meeting and even longer until annual the board of directors of the Michigan Farm each year to fulfill their produc- members in reviewing a resolution meetings of Michigan Farm Bureau and Ameri- Bureau. Livestock, fruit, poultry, dairy, vege- adopted by the membership of the tion quota. These quotas could can Farm Bureau Federation, but we need to be tables, field-crop soft wheat and dry edible be adjusted from year to year and last annual meeting, and which looking toward all of them. beans all were commodities represented by re- prgducers could sell or transfer (alled for the appointment of a Now would be a good time to make plans ports from producer-advisory committees. their quotas if they wished- state Farm Bureau study commit- ,/ for involving all our members in the process A number of the reports carried action- however, without a quota they tee. The resolution states: could not sell eggs. "The growth and success of of policy development. Policies which we make recommendations; for example, the Fruit Ad- The Act as introduced would our Farm Bureau has been due in haste without thorough discussion can cer- visory Committee, with District 1 director, provide enabling legislation, al- to building programs to serve the tainly come back to haunt us later. Harry Nye as Chairman, suggested that the needs of members. Even better lowing these proposals, with the It would he helpful if our counties could Michigan Farm Bureau begin a marketing study programs must be built on this act itself subject to a producer start selecting delegates to the annual meeting on both prunes and pears and consider the referendum. Poultry leaders point sound basis so our organization of the ~1ichigan Farm Bureau now. This would possibility of a new Michigan Agricultural Co- out that the act would lead to a will remain the leading farm or- give these people a chance to spend a little more operative Marketing Association program for ganization. • these important Michigan fruit crops. completely regulated egg industry . In other action, the board re- "Our Farm Bureau is a sound time finding out what county Farm Bureau members want. It also would make sure that viewed the operation of the Farm financial operation. In looking Noting that Michigan orchards now contain Bureau \Vheat Marketing Pro- ahead, we recognize that added our county delegates made an extra effort to 10,000 acres of pears and about 4,000 acres of gram - and endorsed its continu- programs will require additional • attend the resolutions session of the county prunes - with combined values of around ation for 1968 along much the competent staff. Labor and other annual meeting. $5,000,000 annually, the board recommended operating costs will continue to same lines as in the past year. The job of delegate to the annual meeting that the studies be made and progress reports It was pointed out that producers rise as long as we are in this in- is one of the most important in the Farm Bu- be presented to the board. not now in the program have until flationary period. The time to look • reau, because it's here that the direction is The Dry Edible Bean advisory committee re- June 14 to sign an agreement to ahead is before the need of ad- set for the future. The issues presented to the ported meetings with the ~1ichigan Bean Grow- participate. ditional finance has become delegates are many and some are very involved, Farm Bureau policy dealing severe. ers Marketing Cooperative ... and noted that so we just can't afford to make hasty or ill- with the promotion of dairy prod- "\Ve therefore request the a substantial number of growers are interested • informed decisions on any of them. in some form of cooperative marketing effort, ucts was restated - with dairy Michigan Farm Bureau Board of farmers again encouraged to vote Directors to appoint a special Any time a delegate goes to an annual meet- but that lack of agreement is evident concerning in the forthcoming referendum on study committee to study pro- ing with only sketchy knowledge of an issue the best methods to be used in doing this. The grams needed and possible alter- the proposed "~fichigan Dairy- and the position of his county Farm Bureau, board issued a statement tQ the effect that the native methods of finance." men's Market Program." In prior our policy process is in danger of failing. The Michigan Farm Bureau will hot enter into or- sessions, the board had stated The board agreed to set this only way a delegate can have a full understand- ganized bean marketing at this time, and that that it interpreted current policy policy in motion by adopting pro- ing of his county's position is to be at the in one year's time this action would again be resolutions dealing with dairy pro- cedures for appointing the com- county meeting -listening to the discussion of reviewed in light of marketing progress which motion as neither expressing ap- mittee and outlining qualifications the resolutions. He also needs to study the proval or disapproval of the pro- of the members. may have been made in the interim. Michigan and American Farm Bureau policies posed Michigan Dairymen's Mar- ~1eanwhile, the board suggested that county ket Program. At that time, they before this meeting so he dm get points clari- Bean Committees consider county-wide meet- stated that Farm Bureaus should fied for guidance at the annual meeting of o ings to explain marketing possibilities to grow- not testify as an organizational Michigan Farm Bureau. ers. unit during hearings - rather that One of the things we need advice and guid- The board went on record as opposing a such testimony should be given by ance on most is new services for members. \Ve individual dairymen directly af- have an alert, competent staff but we must have federal table-egg Marketing Act ... Under the fected by the legislation. • your help in developing new services. Any Act, now before Congress, a "National Egg A motion was made "that the service which is instituted at state level has to Board" would be appointed from among egg Michigan Farm Bureau Dairy Ad- come down from you if it is to be successful. producers. This board in turn would establish visory Committee take active lead- \Ve need your best thinking in policy develop- a quota of eggs to be produced throughout the ership in the development of • ment because policies finally become programs. United States, with individuals assigned a pro- recommendations regarding new I've heard that some researchers found out duction quota based on their number of layers. products and new ways of han- that only 1 % of the members make most of the decisions in any organization. They say an- • other 9% help make these decisions and another 25% help with the work of execution of the decision, while the other 65% just go along for • the ride . Now, I'm sure that we have more than any 10% of us in the policy process in Farm Bureau but we always must work to get still more mem- bers involved. The best way to get a person involved in Farm Bureau is to send him to the annual meet- ing at Lansing of the AFBF. I hope that this • year every county will make an extra effort to see that their president attends the annual meet- ing of Michigan Farm Bureau. We also would like to have a good group of county presidents • attend the American Farm Bureau meeting in Kansas City, December 9-12. At. the last annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau we had a planeload of county • membership chairmen attending. Without ex. ception, those I have talked with since their return have been most complimentary of the programs they attended . • I have no dOHht that part of our success in membership this year has been a result of the inspiration these membership chairmen got at Chicago in December . • At these AFBF meetings, a person feels proud that he is a part of a mighty big organization and he usually comes home all pepped up and • encouraged to do a better job in his own county . We just can't get too much of this sort of thing, and in my opinion, the more people we get to this Kansas City meeting, the stronger organi- \\WE TRIED THE SOOTHING MUSIC • zation we will have here in Michigan . ROUTINE, BUT IT SORTA GOT OUT OF HAND!" Elton Smith • FOUR May 1, 1968 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS x HAt the present tIme we know of Ix ~x x no subtle effects on humans from the use of pesticides .... " Iy ,)C b~~ xxx x x X X xx )( xx A HELPING HAND ••• Reed Answers Controversial Pesticide Control Proposal The ~1ichigan Farm Bureau has played a sometimes have to control them. Michigan is prominent role in recent testimony in oppo- fortunate that many pests, such as the Japanese sition to a proposal to set up a powerful state beeHe, have not gotten a foothold in our state "committee" to deal with registration and con- due to the constant vigilance of our Depart- trol of pesticide materials. ment of Agriculture and the timely and proper The proposal, House Bill 3911- would also llse of pesticides. , transfer much of the present authority in this There are many different problems, many area from the state Department of Agriculture different conditions, and often alternate treat- to the Conservation Commission. Currently ments that may be d~sirable. Different soils, tabled, the bill would greatly handicap farmers slopes and drainage situations must be met. in their use of a long list of chemicals now approved and recommended by researchers and health authorities. For example, in some extremely localized prob- lem areas, where there is no run-off, treatment AMERICA - HOPE I is needed to control grubs to permit forest Following is the testimony given by Dan E. Reed, Secretary-~1anager of the ~lichigan Farm Bureau, before the House Committee on Con- plantings to establish themselves. certain pesticides- is not warranted Banning of conditions and is a real handicap to good con- in these FOR A HUNGRY WORLD! servation and Recreation, in a hearing called Public opinion polls generally place such things as the servation practices. in early April in the House Chambers, Lansing: Vietnam War, the cost of living, and racial strife at the There is a great deal of difference between head of the list of great issues that concern people the applying chemical to stable soils with no run-off most. I am speaking for the farmer members of and their application to ponds, roofs, pavements, the :Michigan Farm Bureau, and am also author- But one growing problem over-riding all others is that and dumping directly into storm sewers. of worldwide population growth. A U. S. Senator, speak- ized to speak in behalf of the dairy farmer rvluch of the current attack on the use of ing on this problem, called it, "the most challenging crisis members of the Michigan ~1ilk Producers As- chemicals centers on DDT. I have an article for the rest of this century," and he speaks with good sociation, and of the Independent Cooperative here referring to DDT applications as «agri- reason. World population in the year 1887 was 1.3 billion Milk Producers, of Grand Rapids. Many of the cultural pesticides." Little, if any, DDT is used persons. By 1957, just 70. years later, it doubled to 2.6 leaders of these organizations are here today. by farmers, and it hasn't been for some years. billion. By the year 2000, careful projections indicate a The members of these organizations are pro- For instance, DDT recommendations were can- world population of 6 billion people must be provided ducers of the great variety of agricultural, celled for use on dairy cattle nearly 20 years with a minimum diet in order to exist. horticultural and livestock products grown in ago. Certainly, any continuing build-up of In the matter of food production, the United States has ~fichigan, and must compete in the nation's DDT in Great Lakes waters is not due to become the shining hope of the world for the simple reason markets and in world markets with producers agriculture. that it has demonstrated what modern technology can do of other states and other countries. Our com- petitors use the best techniques, methods and The bill on which this hearing is being held to increase the productivity of the land. Free enterprise treabnents available to produce high yields and involves a serious matter, affecting the entire agriculture, coupled with revolutionary advances in the high quality products. H Michigan farmers do economy of this state. Answers must be based development and use of machinery, chemical fertilizers not have available, or are prevented from on sound and considered judgment. Unneces- and pesticides, has produced dramatic results. Take but using, comparable methods, they are placed sarily restrictive and punitive action on the use a few typical crops. at a competitive disadvantage. of chemicals in ~1ichigan is not the answer. Corn production in the 1925-29 period approximated \Ve are also concerned about the processors Michigan is already far ahead of most states - 26 bushels per acre. In 1965, it was estimated at 72 of our products. "Pretty good" isn't good in the control and study of these chemicals. The bushels. \Vheat yield per acre wcnt from about 14 bushels enough when it comes to processed foods. "Only Pesticide Center at ~'1ichigan State University to 27. Cotton production has tripled in the last 30 years. a few cherry maggots" on the label of canned is doing outstanding work in this area. It rvliIk production per cow has nearly douhled in thc same or frozen cherries would ban them from the should be noted that Michigan is only one of period. In the forefront of the list of tools upon which we shelves of our own markets and shut us off the Great Lakes States, and unilateral control must increasingly depend to augment agricultural produc- from the export trade we are trying hard to will not accomplish the result of clearing up tion are pesticide chemicals - the wide variety of insecti- develop. Farmers are experienced in the use contamination in the Great Lakes watershed. cides, fungicides, weed killers, rodent destroyers, and of pesticides and use only the products ap- \Ve believe that the special legislative com- plant growth regulators available for safe use in food proved and recommended by researchers and mittee created by Senate Concurrent Resolution production, processing and marketing. scientists to do the job that must be done. :\0. 146 can be very helpful in providing sound, The United States, among the developed countries, faces Agriculture is one of the major contributors reasonable and workable answers. Any study the challenge of playing a decisive leadcrship role in help- to the plus side of our balance of trade. The should include the total use of these chemicals, ing teach two-thirds of the world's people how to produce products of one acre in five are exported. \Ve whether by agriculture, municipalities, public enough food to feed themselves. Advanced agricultural cannot enter the foreign market without disease- agencies, business, industry or individual home- techniques cannot he applied overnight in countries with free and insect-free products. Other countries owners. vastly differing eating habits, crop requirements and po- don't want our problems and we don't want \Ve urge that the House allow H. B. 3911 to litical systems. theirs, but, like the cereal leaf beetle or the remain on the table, and permit this committee U. S. agricultural progress itself depends upon public Japanese beetle, or Dutch elm disease, we to carry out its assignment . understanding of our economic system of free markets • and private enterprise. This system provides the incentives to create and apply the constant flow of tcchnological de- velopments on which we and thc rest of the world's peoplc dcpe~d for survival. • • MICHIGAN FARM NEWS May 1, 1968 FIVE I FARM BUREAU SECRETARY- Dan E. Reed, appeared on behalf of Michigan AG-COMMISSION CHAIRMAN - Mrs. Rebecca Tompkins, filled a dual role in farmers at the public hearing in the House Chambers in early April. He said her appearance before the Pesticide hearing recently in lansing. Active in the \\Farmers are experienced in their use of pe5'ticides and use only those products operation of a fruit farm north of Traverse City, she spoke as both a concerned approved by research scientists to do the jobs that must be done. " grower and as a representative of the State Department of Agriculture. ~~ ~ ~I ~ ~ . ~/ • 1;~~.~~jff ~ ~ J'~~~ • risk of encephalitis in the United 146. This resolution establishes a One of many farmers who ap- PROPOSED lEGISLATION BRANDED States has been virtually elimin- ated through the use of DDT, 10-member legislative committee representing both houses to study peared, Duane Baldwin, a vege- table grower from Stockbridge .. and millions of lives have been AS "UNWARRANTED-UNNECESSARY" By: Margaret G. McCall saved throughout the world. "There is no margin_of- safety for the effects of pesticide use by agriculture, municipalities, public agencies, industry and individual and president of the Michigan Agricultural conference, said use of chemicals on vegetables, es- food or health protection," Dr. homeowners. Michigan Farm Bu- pecially head lettuce, is absolutely More than 50 persons appeared before the Conservation and Zavon explained. "At the present reau supports this resolution. essential in order to grow it; how- Recreation committee of the Michigan House of Representatives time we know of no subtle effects Expert witnesses emphasized ever, the Food and Dmg Ad- at a public he{ring to testify in regard to proposed pesticide on humans from the use of pesti- again and again that further re- ministration tests the lettuce as it control legislation. Witnesses included many nationally recog- cides, and it would be unwise to search and study are needed to (omes from the field and before nized scientists and researchers. base legislation on such unknown assure the public that proper pro- it is washed. He said that, in future effects." tective measures are being taken eight years of such testing, head The hearing, called by Chairman Raymond Baker, Oakland to control pesticide usage. lettuce producers had not had county Republican, was held Saturday, April 6, in the ~ouse Unnecessary Legislation one single complaint due to chem- chambers. A crowd estimated at about 300 persons filled the ical residues. He expressed sur- Experts Appear gallery. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., the hearing continued through- Witnesses repeatedly empha- prise at hearing that the Depart- out the day, and several people were still waiting to testify sized that pesticides and other Among those testifying were: ment of Conservation has just when it concluded about 6 p.m. chemicals are highly controlled Dr. Harry W. Hayes, director, recently stopped using DDT, and under present federal and state Pesticide Registration division, Two bills had been introduced said, "This chemical is outdated regulations, and declared that the USDA, Washington; Dr. Donald in the legislature this year under withdraw existing registrations; as far as agriculture is concerned." proposed legislation was both un- Spencer, consultant, The Ford the sponsorship of the Depart- and monitoring of pesticide levels Continuing public interest in necessary and unwarranted. They Foundation, New York; George ment of Conservation which and residues in air, water, soil, the use of pesticides, development urged that "emotional and hyster- G. Rohwer, Plant Pest Control would have set up a committee wildlife and man. of new an'd safer chemicals, and ical" action be avoided. division, Agricultural Research with complete control over use of One bill, S. 984, died in the the methods of control is expeeted. B. Dale Ball, director of the Service, PSDA, \Vashington; pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, Senate Conservation committee. The study committe has been Michigan Department of Agricul- Douglas E. Hanson, regional as- fungicides and rodenticides. However, an identical bill intro- instructed to review an aspects of ture, outlined present strict con- sistant commissioner, Food and The proposed committee would duced in the House, H. 3911, was the problem and to report its trols which govern use of pesti- Dmg Administration, Dept. of have been comprised of nine mem- finally reported out of committee findings and recommendations to cides. "Before a pesticide can be HE\V, Chicago; Dr. J. A. Hoefer, bers, including the Director of and laid on the table. the 1969 session of the Michigan put on the market in ~{ichigan, " assistant director, Agricultural Ex- Conservation (designated as chair- Through pressure by various legislature. he said, "it is approved by the periment station, MSU; Dr. Stan- man), the Director of Agriculture, groups opposing use of pesticides USDA and the Michigan Dept. of lev K. Ries, Department of Horti- At that time, interested indi- Director of Public Health, Direc- and other chemicals, a public A~riculture Laboratory division. culture, MSU; Dr. Howard E. viduals and organizations will tor of the Pesticide Research Cen- hearing was scheduled. ~fichigan If it is used in food production, it Johnson, Department of Fisheries have another oppommity to weigh ter of MSU, Dean of the School Farm Bureau and other organiza- also must be cleared by the U. S. and \Vildlife, :MSU; and Dr. James the merits of the pesticide con- of Natural Resources at University tions and individuals then organi- Public Health Service Food and Butcher, Dept. of Entomology, troversy. In the interim, the re- of Michigan, and four members zed and coordinated testimonv to Drug Administration." ~ISU. cent hearing may have served a of the general public to be ap- he presented before the com~it- Ball pointed out that the Mich- ~lrs. Rebecca Tompkins, chair- valuable purpose in exposing the pointed by the governor, subject tee, to truly reflect agriculture's igan Agriculture department relies man of the Michigan Commission issue to public scmtiny, giving to Senate approval. views on the subject. heavilv on research data from the of Agriculhlre, and wife of a people a chance to "speak their Committee Structure Experiment Station and the Pesti- Michigan fmit grower, also spoke piece," and perhaps increasing Farm Bureau Appears cide Research Center at 't\1SU, against the proposed bilI. public knowledge of the subject. Of the appointed members, one would have been from a recog- Among the numerous witnesses which is considered one of the nized state-wide conservation or- were farm leaders representing top research centers in the world. ganization, one from a recognized state-wide agriculhlral organiza- tion, one a medical doctor knowl- every commodity grown in Mich- The director also noted that the . igan. Text of the statement pre- ~tichigan Department of Agricul- sented by Dan Reed, Secretary- ture has not used DDT since 1962. Pesticide Manager of Michigan Farm Bu- He traced the changing use of edgeable concerning pesticides, and one an ecologist from a state university or college. reau, appears on page 4 of this pesticides through the years. dem- issue of Michigan Fann News. onstrating that so-called "soft" Policy Panel Expert witnesses testifying be- nesticides have been repJacin~ the A three-member panel has been appointed by Governor Makeup of the proposed eom- fore the committee included ~tit- "hard" pesticides as rapidlv as mittee, as indicated, would have George Romney to develop a state-wide policy on the included not more than three hav- chen R. Zavon, ~t.D., associate scientific development permits. use of "hard" pe!;ticides. ing any connection with agricul- professor of industrial medicine, Ball emphasized that "probably the Kettering Institute, College of Jess than .50Ci of the pesticides Appointed to serve on the panel were Dr. Gordon ture: only one farmer, plus the director of agriculture, and the ~fedicine, University of Cincin- used are used bv farmers. How- Guyer, chairman of the department of ento'llology, ~Iich- director of MSU's Pesticide Re- nati. ever. effective.' safe pesticides igan State University; Dr. John Bardach, professor of search Center. must be available to farmers, food fisheries and zoology, University of Michigan; and f;ugene "D.D.T. most valuable" processors and others, if we are Kenaga, Dow Chemical compan)', ~lidland. Broad Powers to continue to have adequate, In announcin~ appoinbnent of the committee, Governor Dr. Zavon, who has devoted high-quality food available to con- Broad powers would have been the last 18 years to scientific re- smners at reasonable cost." Romney said, 4 col"ic\~'r trac\", Edward Tanis, Route : 1 water • .\fichigan .. Telephones: Saline HAzel dress. zip code. OXLY ~l. Rmh order to COHI'. Opposite 1'011« ~l.lll' ~ 10; 30 1H'lIs $1). ('olorl'd SpreadN Jc'ni,oll. Michi~an 9-7087, .\1 an c h est e r CArdl'D 8-303 .• (:oldl'n \\'l'st Gifts. Box '529fi. Lone: nt'.ll h. Ll'd~p . .\fi( hig.m. III,t lilt tlt Straps. Alfrt." JellSt'II, Litlll' F.lIls. \finnl'- (Washtenaw County) (tI-46b) 26 Californi,l 90805. (4-::!t-20pl 36 Sola .'56345. (2-J t-24p) (Ottawa County) (2-tf-45b) ()- .-: I " EIGHTEEN May 1, 1968 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS MARCH TOPIC SUMMARY DISCUSSION BY: Charles H. Bailey Director, Education QUESTION: "School added Problems" Preferred school revenues. sources of and Research TOPIC Michigan Farm Bureau 382 336 195 GROUPS REPORTING: Increase Tobacco taxes Earmark racing receipts Add 1-cent state sales tax 695 189 State operated lottery 171 State collect and distribute Skills are valuable, off or on the farm industrial property 158 Added state income taxes taxes ' Other choices were not selected OPPORTUNITIES BECKON by as many as 100 groups Often as we worry over the exodus of our young- sters from the farm, we overlook two very important fads. First, we are IJroducin