~- · MICHIGAN_FARM NEWS THE ACTION PUBLICATION OF THE MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU , VOL 48, NO. 3 -1919-GOlDEN OPPORTUNITIESFOR A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY-1969- MARCH 1, 1969 • • I • • . -- • 20th Daylight Ohio ON THE INSIDE: Washington Consumer Discussion Birthday! Time Defeat \"001 Growers Seminar ~Ieets Producer Topic Page 2 Page 3 Pages 5-6 Page 8 Page 10 Page 14 TWO , \ March 1, 1969 I 'MICttNGANI -FARM NEWS Editorial President's Column URBAN SPRAWL 20th BIRTHDAY Several groups of ~1ichigan dairymen have On the 7th of ~farch u;e celebrate the 20th made recent trips to California to see for them- birthday of the fOllnding of Farm Bureau iHu- selves how the highly concentrated dairy in- Wal insurance. dustry of that bustling state has specialized. Back in 1949, Michigan Farm Bureau leaders There, encroaching city complexes and high went out on a charter drive and sold 3,600 land prices have brought problems which charter policy applications to get the new 1./ ichinan farmers are also beginning to feel. company going. Ora~ge county - in the Los Angeles milk A need for better farm insurance protection shed, is a dramatic example of what happens was recognized almost from the beginning days when people begin contesting with chickens of Farm Bureau, but farmers of that time were and COles (and orange groves) for space. afraid to tackle it on their own. The orange groves were chopped down long Instead, seven years after the :Michigan Farm ago, but because a good supply of fresh milk Bureau got underway in 1919, contractual ar- is important to people - (and at one time, most rangements were made so that our members people recognized this fact) the dairy herds could get farm-tailored coverage with an al- held on after the trees had been removed. It ready established company. was common to see 500 to 1,000 dairy cows At first nobody knew much about insurance. compacted into a few acres of feedlot, serviced And it wasn't long then before Farm. Bureau by some form of mechanized milking parlor, folks began talking about starting their own and just across the road from fine city dwell- insurance companies to build more special fea- ings valued at $50,000 to $75,000. tures into their policies - so they would better The cows lcere there first and for a time most fit farming conditions and needs. zoning ordinances took this into account. All Shortly after that, Farm Bureau "AJutual was was well for the first eight or ten years, then, born. more and more people moved in. They didn't like the noise, they didn't like the smell and How well it was built and how solidly it has UPUNCH BOWL BROKE!" they didn't like the hours that. cows and cow- grown, is best shown by such things as the keepers kept. One day, .they declared the cows third consecutive semi-annual dividend just to be a nuisance. recently paid to auto policyholders of Farm The non-farm old-timers joined the new- Bureau Mutual, and amounting to about comers in voting the cows out of the city. Ban- $300,000 . ished, the bovine population moved 60 to 100 As soon as the success of Farm Bureau Mu- miles away, to the edge of the desert. Soon, it will.be wake-up time for the great out-of-doors tual was assured, a study was made by man- starting at our house with maple syrup making. aaement to find out if i\l ichigan farmers 'Vater u;as a problem and hay was a problem, lack of shade tcas a problem and lack of farm I received a letter from Virginia Smith, chairman of n~eded and could get adequate farm liability labor u;as the u;orst problem of all. the American Farm Bureau Women's Committee, recently. insurance. New wells were drilled and reservoirs were She wrote that at a recent meeting of the American Farm Since only a few commercial companies were filled, and hay was shipped over the mountains. Bureau Women's committee, Mr. Jack Lynn, from AFBF, then offering liability to farmers - it became Feed mills were set up by the farmers who said, "1969 offers the best opportunity in a good many apparent that this area was wide open and a survived by doing much as the desert creatures years for Farm Bureau philosophy to be reflected in legis- real need existed. themselves - adapting because they had to. lation enacted by Congress. To take full advantage of this In January, 1950, Farm Bureau insurance favorable Congressional climate, the interest and active All 'of u;hich is a fascinating story to Mich- was authorized to write general liability, and support of county .Farm Bureaus across the nation is igan farmers, many of whom see the handwrit- in May of that year, the first such policy was essential - active support through letters, telegrams, phone in"b on their own cow-barn walls. ' issued. It could be said that from this point, calls and personal visits from Farm Bureau members at Many Michigan farmers find the city reach- the concept of an over-all Farm Bureau Insur- the (grass roots.''' ing out to their feedlots and the neighbors ance Group - offering a wide package of pro- Virginia said that the A~BW Committee would like each tections, came into being. wrinkling their noses at what the springtime County Chairman to talk to their County President, or winds bring. During the middle of 1951, a Charter Life County Board, offering the services of the women on Sometimes the smell of money is on the wind, insurance drive u;as made and as a result, $20 Policy Execution Committees, National Affairs Commit- and this not all bad; people pressures bring million in life «reservations" were taken. tees, Sentinel Programs - in any and all committee work money pressures, and once largely useless farm The immediate success of these stock and and activities that are a part of your county program and land sometimes ends up as prime subdivision charter drives and the quick growth of the new to help implement Farm Bureau Policy at both state and acreage, providing the best crop that farmer national level. companies, testify to a great farm need and ever had. to how well that need was met. It's time to get those reservations in for our Washington If the land being used is poor and sandy, Legislative Seminar. This is a good way to get to know Such growth of Farm Bureau Insurance that's one thing. If it is some of i\lichigan's your representatives and senators in Washington. For Group, under the excellent management of Nile ]Jrime farminn land, that's another. "There is those of you who want to see American Heritage, we want Vermillion, has led us into many more - in- only so much b land for any purpose, » 0bserves YOll to go with us too, but don't forget those Legislative creasingly important, inslrrance ventures. Some- Bernard Kuhns, beef feeder near Howell in leaders in your county. times we have been forced into such moves, Livingston county, where the tentacles of the Soon it will be planting time down on the farm and I and it is on such occasions that the value of nearby city have begun to reach. thought I'd like to leave the thoughts in this little poem farmers operating their own, flexible insurance But a subdivision is a one-time crop - and services really shows. with YOll for some planting that each of us can do. what if the farmer wants to farm, not sub- Lord, make me an instrument of thy Peace , . , Where For example, after months of hearings and divide? \\That about land-values grossly in- there is hatred, let me sow Love ... Where there is injury, several legislative delays to allow farmers to flated by the very possibility of subdivision- let me sow Pardon. ,', Where there is doubt, let me sow get ready, "agricultural employers" were placed but without buyers of any kind in sight. \\That Faith, , . Where there is despair, let me sow Hope, , , under the state's \Vorkmen's Compensation law kind of farm crops can pay tax assessments \Vhere there is darkness, let me give Light . , . Where in July of 1967. boosted sky-high in anticipation of future there is sadness, let me sow Joy, At this point Farm Bureau Insurance Group values? "built" a special coverage which provided three - ~frs, Jerold (Maxine) Topliff ""Ve recommend legislation that will protect separate programs tailored to fit all kinds of prime agricultural lands and require assessors fann operations. to consider only agricultural factors in assessing \Ve got into the insurance business in the land used for that purpose .. .'1 wrote voting MICHIGAN"'FARM NIEWS first place, back when Fann Bureau was new, delegates to the Michigan Farm Bureau at last THI! ACTION ,.UIILlCATlON O~ THI! MICHIOAN ~ARM BURI!AU because we had to have the newer kinds of fall's annual meeting. The ~nCIIlGAX FARM 1\'EWS is DIRECTORS: District 1. Harry programs to fit farming. The sudden need for Farmers feel that proper tax stnlCture can puhlished monthly. on the fi~t d~y. Xn', St. JO~l'ph. R-l: Oistrid :!. Xich- hy the ~fichil!an Farm Bureau. at Jl~ olas Smith. Addison. H-1; I)i~trid .'3. \\'orkmen's Compensation protection. and the do much to save better farm lands for future puhlication offit.c at 109 X. Lafayettt' ..\ncln'w Jackson, Huwell. H-1: Dis- Insurance Croup's leadership in providing it, ;treet, Greenville. ~fichi~an. food, and future recreation needs, guaranteeing Editorial and I!encral offices at 4000 trict 4. Elton H. Smith. Call'c1onia. H-I; shows that the original concept remains tnlC. North Grand River Avenue. LansinJt. District .'5. David ~Iorris. Grand Led~e. the open spaces which most people require for ~fichigan 48904. Post Office Box 960. H-3; District 6. Jack Laurie. Cass City. Farmers now henefit from all kinds of other a healthful ahnosphere. Tclephone, Lansing 485-8121, Exten- H-3: District 7. Kenneth Bull. Bailey. sion 317. Subscription price, .50~ per R-I: District R. Harvl.'~' Lcucnher!o!cr. special farm coverages, ranging from estate to vear. Fortunately for Michigan's farming future Sa~inw. R-6; District 9. Eugene Rob- retirement planning. . Established January 12. 1923. Sec- ('rh. Lake Cit),. R-l: District 10. there are those in both the House and Senate ond Class Postage paid at Gn'enville. ~fichil(an. Richard Wieland, Ellsworth. R-I: Di~- This is our Golden Anniversary year in Farm of our legislature who realize that the folly of EDITORIAL: Editor, ~Ielvin L. trkt 11. Clayton Ford, Cornell. Bureau, and because the 20th anniversary of unwise land use often becomes apparent only \\'oell: Associah' I-:ditor, Vt'rJI ~1. Bul- DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Walter len; Advrrtising , .• H\~j>r. Carl P. Frahm, Frankenmuth: nl'an Prid~con. Farm Bureau ~1utual falls in ~1arch it has been after it is much too late. Kentner, ~Iolltl!omcry. H-I: Calvin Llltl:. Knll'va, OFFlrr-- .••Ichil(an Farm BIl- especially good to review the be~inning and These far sigh' ',1 people can be counted on reau, t'rl'sident. Elton R. Smith. Cale- WOMEX 'OF FAR:\I nUREAlJ: ~Irs. growth of our famed InSllrance Group. donia. R-l: Vicc President. Dean If'rold Tonliff. Eaton Rapids. H-1 : to introduce f" tJort bills to carr" fl.,t Farm Prideron. ~Ionteomery. R-l; Secretary- 'FAH:\I BUREAU YOU~G FAR:\IERS: ~Ianagcr, Dan E. Reed, Lansing. In the months ahead, I'll review other im- Bureau's pOl. :fisessment for Jarm land Lawn'nn' Kar,It'II. Rogers City. p01'fant service programs that we farmers have based on actual dlstead of ~vll1ebody's idea POSTMASTER: In using form 3579, mail to: Michigan Farm News, AOOO N. Grand River, lansing, Michigon 48904 built to serve us - throuo/z Farm Bureau in of a possible non-farm t' e. 1\1 ichigan. b Second class pOSfage paid at Greenville, Michigan Melvin Woell Elton Smith MICHIGAN 'F1iRM~ NEWS March 1, 1969 'THREE DOUBLE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME DEFEATED-unless fast-time loss is declared official! Newspaper reports have d.eclared it to be official! "Fast Time» has lost in Michigan - again. "Michigan will stay on Eastern Standard Time, April 27, when daylight saving time begins for nearly all other Americans .. ." declared the Detroit Free Press after the State Board of Canvassers certified a recount of votes cast in the November 5th election. It is a nice feeling to think that farmers and Farm Bureau, joined by hundreds of thousands of city folks who also thought fast-time silly, have won - once again, unless ... - Unless, that is, a bill introduced in the state legislature by VICTORY MAP Lansing Representative, Thomas L. Brown (R) to repeal the 1967 law exempting Michigan from DST, were to pass. A two- SHOWING THE PERCENT- thirds favorable vote would be needed to make daylight saving AGE OF MICHIGAN effective this summer. It hardly seems possible that such an VOTERS AGAINST DOU- action of the legislature could come about - but farmers are BLE DAYLIGHT SAVING MONTMO- mindful that within our governmental system, one legislature TIME - in the November R£NC'( (or one Congress) cannot bind the actions of another. What 5th election. 58% 59% the legislature has given, the legisla~re can also take away. In 29 counties, 60 per CRAWFORD OSCODA Right now, passage of such a Daylight Saving Time bill seems cent of the voters op- 63% 56% 57% doubtful- unless. posed Daylight Saving MISSAUKEE ROSCOM' OGEMAW IOseO Michigan will remain on Eastern Standard time - unless the Time. In three counties, MON action by two Grand Rapids law students, who have petitioned 75 per cent of the voters 54% 64% 54% the Court of Appeals to nullify the November vote, somehow opposed DST. The voters lAKE OSCEOlA ClARE GLADWIN of one county (School- causes the Daylight Saving Time issue to once again be placed 63% 65% craft, in the Upper Penin- 58% 53% on the ballot. sula) voted against fast Michigan will NOT go on fast-time this year, unless those time by a full 80 per MECOSTA ISABELLA MIDlAND who support Double Daylight Saving time care so little for the cent! 62% 60% 51% wishes of voters that they will take the whole issue to Wash- A majority of voters in MONTCALM GRATIOT ington for hearings and appeals before officials of the Depart- counties colored RED 61% 55% ment of Transportation, which has authority regarding such voted for fast time. There KENT things as time-zones. were sixteen such coun- IONIA CLINTON Reports the Detroit Free Press: "While the issue was ap- ties. 54% 6ZO,lo 58% parently set at rest for this year and next, fast time backers considered a petition drive to get it back on the ballot in 1970. In the Upper Peninsula BARRY EATON where six counties voted Harry H. Hall, president of the Michigan State Chamber of 64% 61% 55% 47% for fast time, an across- Commerce, said collection of signatures would not start before the - border relationship KALA- CALHOUN JACKSON next fall ... " with Wisconsin and Can- "'&7t'V'\ Meanwhile, County Farm Bureau leaders deserve high com- ada appears to have 54% 51% 4J% mendation for their work during the recent period. Farm been a factor. ST.JOSEPH BRANCH HILLSDALE LENAWEE Bureau folks were impressive! Legislative Counsels Robert 11% 63% 60% 53% Smith and Dale Sherwin say: "No other organization could have done this job ... " - Golden Opportunity THE CROWN CLUB If Michigan County Farm Bureau members have their way, their president, Elton R. Smith, will be receiving one of the coveted "Gold Coats" at the 1969 American Farm Bureau Federation's meeting next fall. President Smith's coat would be in recognition of his state having reached-and (hopefully) passed-their membership goal this year, Michigan Farm Bureau and AFBF's Golden Anniversary year! Michigan Farm Bureau is one big step closer to being a winner in the state-wide membership drive, needing only 1726 members to meet the state-set goal. Charles L. Burkett, Director of Field Operations, reports that "we are 96.78 percent of goal, having 51,981 members. Of this total figure, 2317 are new members and 48,664 re- newals. In 1968 we had 2238 new members and 48,654 renewals. At that time we were aiming for 2944 additional members to make goal" Twenty five counties have made goal. Included in this list are Antrim, Mac-Luce, Chippewa, Charlevoix, Sagi- naw, l\1anistee, Gladwin, ~1uskegon, Arenac, l\10ntcalm and Oceana. Others are \Vashtenaw, Kent, Clare, l\1is- saukee, North-West, Ottawa, Jackson, Benzie, Macomb, Calhoun, Alpena, Iron, Houghton and Kalamazoo. According to Burkett, ~1ichigan and Ohio are continu- ing their exciting membership race. ~1ichigan is more than anxious to pass along the well-known "Tail End" trophy to Ohio by "beating" them. County Farm Bureau officials attending the President's Conference at Camp Kett recently, readily admitted that "a good campaign manager is necessary to direct a goal- AL\V AYS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS of the President's Conference is the handing out of the buster drive and we seem to have the kind that are Gold Crowns to County Farm Bureau Presidents and l\fembership Chairmen, worn in recogni- needed." tion that 'their' county has made its memhership goal. Those attending the Conference and Persistence has paid off, and the increase, both in new 'reporting in' included: seated, I to r., Carl Anderson, Muskegon; Harvey Gosen, Saginaw; and and renewals, proves it. To take a line from a well- Carl Conant, Saginaw. Seated, I to r., second row, "'alter Frahm, Saginaw; Ed Broadworth, known television star: "Keep those memberships coming Arenac; Rudy Rhinebold, Saginaw and Frank Schwiderson; Chippewa. Standing, I to r., Pete in, Folks! \VE READ AND LOVE EVERY ONE OF Lutz, Manistee; Ken Bull, Muskegon; Tom Kop, Arenac; Harvey Leuenberger, Saginaw; Ben THEM!" VeIiquette, Antrim; Alvin Shearer and Jake Wolford, both of Gladwin County. FOUR March 1, 1969 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS I . ~ '/'" /V. 9., 1-1: INVITATION TO . MARCH SEMINARS Heavy attendance has marked the first three of eight Legislative Seminars sponsored by the Public Affairs Di- vision of the Michigan Farm Bureau for county State and National Affairs committees. "Judging from the first three of the series, the Seminars are filling a real need in briefing Farm Bureau leaders on current and expected actions of the legislature, and in bringing them together with their Representatives" re- ports MFB Legislative Counsel, Robert Smith. Every mem- ber of each State Affairs Committee is invited to attend. Smith and co-Counsel, Dale Sherwin, handle the legis- lative briefings at each session, bringing the Farm Bureau leaders up to the minute on current legislative affairs, in- cluding behind-the-scenes position reports on important Farm Bureau issues. A considerable amount of time has been spent on tax matters - an issue of grave concern for most fanners, especially at this time of year. Tax-reform progress is re- ported in detail, along with possible farm labor laws and proposed changes in school .finances. Following the morning briefing sessions, a luncheon is arranged with county committee-members hosting their Representatives. In the first two seminars held this year, a total of 24 House and Senate members shared luncheon with their constituents and each reported the work of their assigned legislative committees. Seminars to be held in March include: March 11: Sag- LEGISLATIVECOUNSElS - Dale Sherwin and Robert Smith, along with MFB Secretary, Dan Reed, inaw Valley Region, counties of Arenac, Bay, Gladwin, pause for pre-luncheon words with Representatives C. P. Ogonowski and T. Guastello. Gratiot, Midland and Saginaw. l\farch 12: Central Region, for ~he counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Ingham, Livingston, Oakland and Shia- wassee. March 19: Northeast, Northwest and Upper Peninsula regions, including these counties: Alcona, Alpena, Che- boygan, Emmet, Iosco, Montmor~ncy, Ogemaw, Otsego, Presque Isle; Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Kalkaska, Man- istee, Missaukee, Northwest and Wexford; Baraga, Chip- pewa, Delta, Houghton, Iron, Mackinac-Luce, Marquette- Alger and Menominee. March 25: Thumb Region: Counties of Huron, Lapeer, Macomb, St. Clair, Sanilac and Tuscola. March 26: \Vest Region: Counties of Allegan, Barry, thoroughly enjoy my work and Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon and Ottawa. 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Saginaw, Michigan COOPERSVillE CO-OP MARCEllUS FARM BUREAU Coopersville, Michigan Marcellus, Michigan FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Scottville, Michigan FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. FALMOUTH CO-OP COMPANY CLARE COUNTY -- proud of its attendance number, sat together Fremont, MiChigan McBain, Michigan FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Traverse City, Michigan at the West Central Seminar. Warren White, county President, FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. was especially pleased to have Representative Donald E. Hol- FALMOUTH CO-OP COMPANY Hasting, Michigan Merritt, MiChigan brook as luncheon guest. White and Holbrook are at the ex- treme far-left, nearest window. .Jlo'l q/H1 VlA..:':.Ja:::,\\ :.< 1:1." MICI:IIGAN FArfflt- NEWS March 1, 1969 HOW Wool Growers Keep From .... ' .. .. ,... .. Getting "" • "' ~ * delivered hy the grower dirE'ct to thE' ware- hCHlsc" or if distance is too great, he may deliver to one of the Association's many country representatives. The representatives can also take tlw wool on consignment or outright purchase. The Ohio '''001 Crowers feel that grading is an important service to the henefit of producers of good quality wool. All wool is graded, no matter how it's marketed. The Coop feels that wool should he graded and handled in terms of heing to advantage to the grower. Mills are usually interested in only certain types of wool. They choose the kinds which are best for their particular type of fini~hed prodnct. Generally the mills SPACE-SAVER - is this new, heavy-duty wool SPRINGTIME SCENE - when growers deliver will pay the highest prices for graded wool hought direct from baler which compresse the fleece into storable wool to the warehouse. Deliveries range from the Association's warehouse in carload lots. 500-pound bales. one fleece to many thousands. SIX March 1, 1969 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS l Young-Farmer Director price increase means golden fleece. • • Consumption of wool in United States, as well as world-wide, most of them are not yet ready some areas about the same as last showed a healthy increase and the U. S.D. A. and the Wool to start adding to inventories. year, and in Michigan, Ohio and Bureau predict it will continue some increase during the present The high interest rates now fac- Indiana, present prices seem to year of 1969. "'orId production, however, is also increasing a ing the nation, could have a dras- range from 32 to 35st for medium tic effect on the buying policies wool. The price is 4 to 5st higher little and total stocks of wool are reported to be relatively of mills this year. on fine wool. The present ad- large, with resultant slowing of the rise in prices that is vance on consigned wool is 25v. normally expected in case of expanded usage. Many mill customers say they However, if the market strength- The U. S. D. A. estimates a ------------- will probably buy wool this year ens the advance will likely be U. S. wool clip moderately under tion for the available wools. as they need it, rather than carry raised. last year's 176 million pounds Government reports seem to a huge inventory as has been the and the industry looks for a re- indicate a mildly stronger price custom in past years. If the high The 'Vool Act, extended by petition of last year's good busi- tone in 1969. cost of money continues through Congress this past year, continues ness to extend into 1969. It is At the time of this writing, the shearing season, growers may through 1970. The 1969 shorn expected too that there wiII be some 1969 wool has been sold to want to make wider use of stor- wool support price has been set some relief on cloth imports from the mills at slightly higher levels age and marketing facilities at 69 cents, which is 2st above DAVID COOK the Nixon Administration. Thus, than a year ago. The mill buyers, through pooling. Prevailing coun- last year. If the same formula is we can look forward to seeing a however, have been very re- try prices in the fleece wool used for figuring the 1970 price, David L. Cook, former regional reasonable amount of competi- luctant to pay higher prices and states (midwest) are starting in it could be raised to 72st. representative of Michigan Farm Bureau in the "'Thumb" area, has been appointed Director of Young Farmer Activities, according to Larry Ewing, Manager, Field Services Division, Michigan Farm SPRINGTIME SHAPES Bureau. Cook, married and the father of 3 children, served as liasion representative between local Farm THE HARVEST •••• Bureau members and state head- quarters, representing the six counties of Huron, Tuscola, Sani- lac, St. Clair, Lapeer and Macomb for the past year. Cook replaces John A. Deppong who resigned February 1, to be- MACMA come Director of Vocational Edu- cation in Shiawasee county. The Cook family will move to SHAPES the Lansing area from Sandusky as soon as possible. MARKET TO THE EDITOR: SUCCESS In the January edition of your paper there was a poem printed on page 4, which was recited by Harold Sponburg at the Michigan JUST AS IMP~TANT AS Farm Bureau Institute. It was titled "1 am only one" - author unknown. THE JOB OF PRUNING I That author was Nathan Hale, the great American patriot. I believe every American ARE PLANS YOO MAKE should recite this poem every day of his life. Yes, 1 am only one, NON TO SHAPE THIS but 1 do my share to preserve my country. Everyone else should too. How much longer can we al- YEAR '5 MARKET SUCCESS low the Communist to run our Republic (not Democracy)? Cesar Chavez is doing a job with the THROJGH THE RED TART grape boycott (with the help of Walter Reuther) - 1 sure hope the Michigan farmers can be made CHERRY DIVISION OF to see through this brainwashing! Louise Rebandt (Mrs.) MACt-M ... (the Michigan Garden City, Michigan Agri cu Itural Cooperative Thanks for your interesting Marketing Association.) comment concerning both the poem and the grape boycott. See page 15 for a late report in the grape propaganda war. Because we too think Nathan Hale's poem should be recited INCREASE YOUR INCOME frequently, we are reprinting it, suggesting our readers pause at the end to reflect that a OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH member of the Michigan legis- lature would nullify the votes of more than half of Mich- AMEMBERSHIP IN MACMA! igan's citizens who opposed Daylight Savings Time - be- cause, in his opinion, the mar- gin opposing it was not great YO U ARE I N V I TED TO enough J 01 N. I AM ONLY ONE I am only one; But I am one. I cannot do everything But I can do something. What I can do, I ought to do: And what I ought to do, SPRING IS MACMA SIGN-UP TIME! By the grace of God, I will do. Processing Red Tart Cherries, Apples, Vegetables, Asparagus, Grapes __ -Nathan Hale ~\ March 1, 1969 SEVEN • PLANT MANAGER NAMED • More than 15 years of ex- perience in feed-mill operation is the solid background of Paul D. Mullineaux, newly named Plant Manager for Farm Bureau Services new Battle Creek mill. Mr. Mullineaux comes to the new work from Frankfort, Indi- t ana. While awaiting the sched- uled June 1 opening, he is be- coming acquainted with farm- ers and dealers of the area. The million-dollar plant is • being financed by public sale of Farm Bureau Services, Inc. debentures. When completed it will be one of Michigan's • WORKMEN POSITION SHEATHING - on Farm Bureau Services new million dollar feed mill, lo- most up-to-date cated near Battle Creek. Nearly all major exterior construction work has been done. milling and feed formulating centers. PAUL MULLINEAUX HOW MUCH CORN DID YOU Factory PUT AWAY IN 19687 Versus Fatnily -- • • Are "factory" fanns squeezing family farms out of business? \-Villiam H. Scofield, agricul- tural economist, economic re- search service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, says "no." Addressing the recent National • Farm Institute at Des Moines, Scofield said a department survey showed that corporations account for only 1 percent of all commer- cial farms in the nation and nearly 80 percent of these corporations are family or "one man" enter- prises. Scofield pointed out that many family fanns have incorporated because of inheritance taxes and Chester Metz farms 700 acres in the Ida, problems involved in transferring • Michigan, area and the Ida Co-op is his local dealer. To get his yield of 120 bushel ownership of fanns within fam- ilies. per acre, Mr. Metz used certified seed, 300 Another speaker, Neal E. Harl, Ibs. of Farm Bureau Special Corn Starter professor of economics, Iowa State Fertilizer per acre and side dressed with University, voiced an opinion, based on recent studies, that on 130 actual units of nitrogen. ) the basis of size, well-organized, well-financed and well-managed I Chester Metz Put Away family farms can compete success- fully with larger operations us- ing outside capital. Harl also added that in most 120 Bushels Per Acre I instances, the greatest threat to the small farmer is not the very large farm business owned by l Farm Bureau Services PlAN-A-YIElD program is tailor-made for each farmer, farm, field, crop and yield goal. Our trained spe- cialists assist you in your effort to achieve more profit with "less labor. Produced in Saginaw and Kalamazoo, our fertilizer is non-farmers, but the neighbor down the road who is operating at or near the minimum cost point and is rapidly expanding his oper- quality controlled throughout its manufacturing process, to assure ation in an attempt to remain at f the point of minimum cost on the you of getting the most from your money. See your local dealer volume scale. for details or send us a post card and our specialists will show Should non-farm interests be you the whole program. restricted from investing in farms? Harl believes our price-oriented, If you want bulk blend fertilizer at a lower price per ton contact capitalistic economy functions our outlets at Remus, Coldwater, Marcellus, lapeer and Chesaning. best when resources, including capital, are allocated according to expected profits, and this re- quires a free movement of capital. • Another side of the issue dis- cussed at the Institute dealt with tax treatment of fanning "losses" of non-fann interests. * Special Corn Starter Fertilizer t now has 2% zinc guaranteed. Many people believe that there I 4000 N. GRAND RIVER AVENUE LANSING, MICHIGAN is a need to restrict the deduction of farm losses from non-farm in- come. EIGHT March 1, 1969 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS RESERVATIONS REMAIN FOR WASHINGTON TOUR LET A \VINNER LEAD THE \VAY ... and the winner and newly crowned Gratiot County Dairy Coun- cil Queen Patti Robbe accepted her crown from retiring Princess Linda Jean Way at the Council's recent 10th annual dinner. Looking 011 are Gratiot County Fann Bureau President Dale Stoneman and Candy Hubbard. THRilLING SIGHT - to Michigan travellers, will be the Capitol dome, Washington, D. C. The city, and famous building will be visited by Michigan Farm Bureau members and friends, March 17-20. Reservations remain ($127 each) for seats on the jet planes which will carry the Michigan group on the "American Heritage" tour. - Plans have been completed for the A/arch 17-20 1969 "'ashing- ton Seminar ... and annual and outstanding event that is one of the main projects of the Af ichigan Farm Bureau "'omen's com- mittee ... and an occasion for County Farm Bureau Legislative leaders, Farm Bureau members and others to visit our nations capitol in \i\Tashington, D.C. All }"1ichigan guests will be staying at the II otel 1Vashington. The total cost of the trip is $127 per person, which includes air transportation from the Detroit }"1etropolitan Airport, lodging at the Hotel \Vashington (based on two people sharing a twin- Sew Sew bedded room), transfering from air port to the hotel, tips for baggage handling, sightseeing, breakfast and lunch on March 18. Legislative Leaders tcill meet at AJ etm Inn, near the Detroit Follotclllf!, a theme of «Farm Bureau "'omen in Action," the Michigan Farm Bureau airport, Monday, March 17, at 2 p.m. for a briefing. They will iHichigan Farm Bureau "'omen of Districts 1 and 2, have planned \Vomen will have an opportunity then leave Detroit by Northwset Airlines at 5 p.m., arriving in two days of lean1ing and interest for those attending Holiday to display their prize winning vVashington at 6: 10 p.m. The second flight leaves Detroit at Camp at "'esley "loods ~[ethodist Camp A1arch 26 and 27. Needlecraft contest entries at the 2:30, arriving in \Vashington at 4 p.m. Return flights will arrive The guests ... all Farm Bureau "'omen are invited ... will State Annual Meeting in Novem- in Detroit at 6:49 p.m. and 8:17 p.m. Thursday, March 20. see a film, «Time and Tteo "'omen" and hear about "Breast ber, according to a newly named Needlecraft Committee. The Seminar will offer an opportunity for Farm Bureau mem- Self-Examination." This discussion wiII be led by a Calhoun bers to become acquainted with their Senators and Congressmen County Cancer Society representative and a doctor or nurse. Mrs. Ann Campau is chairman. and discuss Farm Bureau policies. The group will also visit the Members of the committee are After the \Vednesday luncheon, LeRoy F. Smith, Assistant Per- \Vhite House, the Bureau of Printinba and EncTravina lVashinaton Mrs. Mary Edith Anderson, Mrs. h. b' h s01l1wl Safety Superintendent, Consumers Poteer Company, Battle Cathedral, the 1\fashington, Lincoln and Jefferson memorials as Florence Carpenter, Mrs. Clau- Creek, wiII discuss «The Pulse of Life." ""'omen Partners in dine Jackson, Mrs. Hattie Lock- well as the Lincoln Theatre. Plans are to witness the Chanaina h h Farm Bureau" wiII be the subject of Helen Atwood's talk, leading hart and Mrs. Maxine Topliff. of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, an afternoon into "Adventures in Collecting," (antiques, no less) as narrated visit to Aft. Vernon, the Smithsonian Institute and the Library of Sewing, embroidery, rug mak- by 1'1rs. Leo ,,'hite. Congress. ing and any type of article done Robelt Smith, Legislative Counsel for Alichigan Farm Bureau, with needles and made in 1969 One of the highlights of the trip will be a Legislative Leaders wiII outline "\Vlwt Legislation "Aleans to Farmers." Another by a Fann Bureau member or a briefing on policies and issues in the American Farm Bureau subject that is receiving a lot of attention lately, narcotics, will member of a Farm Bureau Federation office. be discussed by Detective Allen Pols, Battle Creek Police de- family, will be eligible for entry. . Legislative leaders will have breakfast with Af ichigan Repub- partment. Detective Pols wiII also show a film relative to the One contestant can enter all lzcan Congressman and lunch with AIichigan Democratic subject. categories but will be limited to Congressman. AIrs. J.lary Jane Steartz, a familiar face at Holiday Camp, will one entry per category at county level. give another one of her interesting book reviews and AIrs. Alaxine Topliff, Afichigan Farm Bureau "'omen's Committee Chairman, All decisions will be made at wiII review the two days program. a county or district level and not Reservations must be into "Aliss Atwooas office by "Afarch 13. any prizes will be given at a state level. The only state level ac- The total cost is $7.75 (to be paid at the time of registration) tivity will be the display of win- for four meals, overnight and registration. Individual meals may ning articles at the Annual Meet- he purchased for guests and those wishing to attend part of the ing. two days program. Further information will be An attendance prize will be given to the county having the given in the Michigan Fann most participants in the two day camps. Please use the printed News and will be available from reservations. Committee Members. -------------------------------. HOLIDAY CAMP-l\fARCH 26 and 27, 1969 LOCAL AFFAIRS. Please make reservations for: Name: _ "The strength of Farm Bureau springs first from Address: _ the strength of its local County: _ membership. Much of the Telephone: _ work of Farm Bureau Clip and ~fail to: should be done by these ~1iss Helen Atwood, Coordinator, \Yornen's Activities members, locally" - ~I.ICIIICAN FAH~I BVREAU QUEEN DIANE TRAVEH cnter- ~Iichigan Farm Bureau, Box 960, (from policy statements, tamed guests at tll<' Fann Bureau's Insurance C . } II' , . -. roup s ' All A mencan . Lansing, ~fichigan 48904 Michigan Farm Bureau) conventIon le ( III Craml Hapids l"('t'{'lltl" Sl,. 1- ... I .1 \\'ZZ"f-T\' 1~ F arm Show IIosts wI)' .'k I)' . le.l h so .IPP<'.U ('( on t Ie man R 0d C aszatt. . ere IC' \Ie ards ' left •and ''''mcr'l '-n • MICHIGAN FARM ...NEWS March 1, 1969 NINE SAFETY EMBLEMS OH GOODIE! J'll BET THAT'S MY HUSBAND'S SEED CATALOGS! BEING MISUSED? It's only a small piece of metal ... measures 16 x 14 inches, covered with an orange and red highly reflective covering, but it is designed to save lives. There are rules for the installation of this emblem, known as the Slow Moving Vehicle emblem ... and the disregard of these rules can cost a loss of life the same as when we had no ruling. In 1966 the State Legislature decided that our farm machinery related deaths were going as high in number as they wanted them to. In fact, they were going too high. So they followed the plan as set up in other states throughout the country and passed a law ... House Bill No. 3267, an amendment to Section 688 of No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, regarding (in part) "an act to provide for the registration, titling, sale and transfer and regulation of vehicles upon the public highways of this state, etc." Since many of the accidents involved tractors, slow moving ve- hicles such as trailers, wagons and other farm machinery, the amendment asked for the special insignia "to be used on vehicles that had a maximum potential speed of 25 miles per hour upon the public highways of this state." Said vehicle (an implement of husbandry, farm tractor or special mobile equipment) shall be MEMBERSHIP TEAMWORK - paid off with MICHIGAN WAS ONE of 26 states in attendance identified with a reflective device as follows: goal reached in Kalamazoo county. David Adams, at the A.F.B.F. Young Farmer Leader's Confer- "An equilateral triangle in shape, at least 16 inches wide at the F.B. Insurance agent (Jeft) signed 8 new members ence held at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, base and at least 14 inches in height, with a red border, at least 13/4 and secured 22 renewals. Co. President Arthur Missouri, January 26-29. The conference attend- inches wide of highly reflective material; a center triangle, at least Bailey (right) wrote a total of 11 new members. ance was the largest ever with 248 young farmers 12 % inches on each side of yellow-orange fluorescent material. The Both were congratulated by Roll-Call Manager, - and their wives. device shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle, broad base down, Newell Dean, who added that unusual coopera- Conferees attended classes devoted to problems not less than three nor more than 5 feet above the ground and as tion by all affiliated-company employees brought facing young farmers and agriculture in general. near the center of the vehicle as possible. The use of this reflective the county to goal. "Farm Bureau Services and The members of the Michigan Farm Bureau Young device is restricted to use on slow moving vehicles, specified in this Farm Bureau Insurance employee-interest made Farmers' Committee came back to Michigan with section, and use of such reflective device on any other type of ve- the difference" President Bailey said. ideas on ways to get young farmers active. hicle or stationary object on the highway is prohibited. On the rear of the vehicle, on each side, red reflectors or reflec- torized material visible from all distances within 500 to 50 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps." what's a Research recently completed proved that 9 out of 10 collisions of vehicles carrying the SMV emblem occured during daylight hours on good roads, free of rain, snow or ice hazards. Two thirds of these accidents occured on state and federal highways; over half of the collisions happened on open, level highways and the SMV was hit from the rear in two thirds of the accidents. Two thirds of the funny fatalities and injuries from moving vehicles and slow moving vehicles accidents occured and involved farmers who had intended to travel less than one mile on the highway. Everyone is prone to stretch a point ... if the law reads 'on a slow moving vehicle' some one is sure to think it's alright to mount it on their barn or mailbox because the law did not read that it cannot be done. This misuse takes away the effectiveness of the emblem ... it is designed for use on a public road or highway as a sign of warning to a motorist who is approaching from the rear and may come up suddenly behind the SMV (slow moving vehicle.) How effective has the SMV emblem been? In 1966 there were 196 car-farm machinery highway accidents compared with 154 in a phone. 1967 ... in other words, 210/0 fewer accidents. There will be less as soon as farmers realize that the emblem is not to be hung upside down ... used on the back of the pick-up truck just going to town for staples ... or hung on their mailbox. Michigan State Police are now preparing the 1968 report ... hoping for a greater decrease in farm machinery-automobile related accidents. That depends on what you think is funny. If rushing in from the barn or back forty to answer a telephone leaves you out of breath, then perhaps an extension telephone is the answer. 0 You can put an extension telephone nearly anyplace you'd like, inside or out. Then instead of interrupting work to rush back to the house, you can do your telephoning from where you are. D Call your Michigan Bell Business Office or ask your telephone man. Y ou can M-Ieh-Igan :a= @All.. have an extension telephone in any p Be, hll · funny old place you I e. 'd 1 0 k art 0 t e Nationwide Bell System .' (... TEN March 1, 1969 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS cessed in our state. of sanitary conditions in all types the Plant Industry division. This CONSUMER ... Divisions within the new Bu- reau of Consumer Protection re- main the same as in the former of food establishments, checking labels for false, misleading and deceptive advertising, seizing includes th....e inspection of nursery stock, seeds, economic poison applicators and even Christmas Regulatory bureau: Animal, violative products to prevent greens. Apiary inspection and meets PRODUCER Health, Dairy, Food Inspection, Laboratory, and Plant Industry. sale of misbranded, adulterated or decomposed foods are among certification of seeds are just two of the division's programs of di- Dr. George \Vhitehead, deputy its responsibilities. rect benefit to Michigan farmers. By: Margaret G. McCall guard Michigan's farmers. The director in charge of the bureau, . This division also checks the Closelv related to all of these dairyman who produces high emphasized that personnel will accuracy of all weighing and activitie; is the work of the Lab- "Consumer ~Ieets Producer," quality, wholesome milk would continue to carry out the regula- measuring devices used in sale oratory division, which provides theme of recent ~lichigan State be adversely affected if impure tory functions of the department. of commodities, to insure that analytical, diagnostic and techni- fairs, typifies some of the prob- milk found its way onto the mar- Animal Health division admin- consumers get fu I I measure. cal services to all Department di- lems and potential solutions cur- ket and caused consumers to stop isters 22 Jaws and 33 regulations. Farmers, in their role as con- visions and to other state rently facing agriculture. ~lany buying dairy products. In addition to state-wide meat sumers, have an equal right to agencies. farmers believe that seldom have Through its consumer protec- inspection which protects con- a full gallon of gasoline at the The Laboratory division tests consumer and producer met to tion services, involving enforce- sumers, other activities include service station, a 50-pound bag seed purity and germination, en- discuss their mutual problems ment of more than 200 laws and control and eradication of live- of seed when that's what they forces laws pertaining to feeds, and develop cooperative assist- purchase .. regulations, the Department as- stock diseases and pests. fertilizers, livestock and poultry ance. Since the ~lichigan Depart- sures ~lichigan housewives that \Vithin the Food Inspection di- Preventing the introduction remedies, and economic poisons. ment of Agriculture plays a dual thev can "buv with confidence" vision, nearly 100 laws and regu- and spread of plant pests and All are necessary if agriculture is role in protecting the interests of the' products' grown and pro- lations are enforced. Inspection diseases is the responsibility of to be well served in Michigan. both consumers and producers, a name-change within the Depart- ment may help to bridge the gap of understanding. The Regula- tory Bureau of the Department has become the Bureau of Con- sumer Protection, to more clearly identify its functions. Agriculture, as Michigan's sec- ond largest industry, has an al- most immeasurable impact upon Volume Discount Sale the state's economic well-being. By joining hands with consumers and working together in a com- mon effort to provide our citizens with plentiful, wholesome food products at reasonable cost, agri- culture can establish a new and effective alliance, resulting in greater strength and increased benefits to both producers and consumers. Farmers need to seek the ad-. vice of the buying public in mer- Save chandizing their products. Con- sumers need to become aware of the vital role agriculture plays On in supplying them with foods. Latest figures indicate food costs the American housewife onlv 18 cents of every dollar. Her ~oun- Oils, terpart in Russia must allocate more than 50 percent of the family income to food purchases. Greases, B. Dale Ball, director of the ~lichigan Department of Agricul- ture, estimates that about 75 t - ... - . ~ l ..-.A .-.._-_, ....IrJ.l....... Filters perf'ent of the Department's work involves a wide range of services ~ 5.( .• , i:: to consumers, while approxi- mately 25 percent deals directly with producers. ~ "----_.~ Historically, those functions of the Department which involve enforcement of laws and regula- tions pertaining to apricultural The More You Order ••• products have been designated as part of the Regulatory Bureau, •••The More You Save! but there has been no public indication of what was being MUL"."U."OS! Take advantage of this Volume Discount Sale on all motor oils, hydrau- fUll-LUll GIUS!. "regulated." \Vith the name change, the Bureau's services to "......... - ... -....... lic oils and gear and transmission oils at your local participating Michigan residents is more ap- Farmers Petroleum dealers and agents. Order now for big savings parent. and take delivery anytime before May 1, 1969. It is almost impossible to separate some direct consumer benefits from those for producers. For example, programs for era- dication of brucellosis are of di- BIG DISCOUNTS ON GREASES, TOO! rect benefit to producers. But We're offering bargain prices now on our complete line of greases. indirectly they are of at least equal value to consumers, since This is the time to get everything ready for the first sign of spring. brucellosis is the source of un- dulant fever in humans. A classic example of such mu- tually beneficial projects is the cattle backtagging program, pro- viding early detection of brucel- losis. Adult female cattle are tagged at time of sale, and a blood sample is collected by the De- partment meat inspector when the animal is slaughtered. Tag and blood sample, enclosed in a plastic bag. accompany the carcass through the entire proc- ess. If blood analvsis indicates FARMERS infection, the back' tag provides immediate identification of the owner and the herd in which the PETROLEUM infected animal originated is tested. Programs which provide pro- * Ask your local Farmers Petroleum man about our farm tire solei 4000 N. GRAND RIVER LANSING, MICHIGAN tection to consumers also safe- ICHIGAN FARM NEWS March 1, 1969 ELEVEN ,11 4-H and FFA WINNERS MARTIN -MAFC GUEST At an unusual luncheon meet- is a practicing dentist in East Lan- I • ing held in Lansing recently, the \ Reported Michigan Association of Fmmer sing, is married and lives in the community. Cooperatives hosted Dr. Blanche Dr. Martin fully realizes and With Pride Martin, newly elected Trustee at Michigan State University. accepts the importance of his new post as a trustee on one of the Dr. Martin shared in the lively country's largest universities and of discussion of farmer-cooperatives the many responsibilities and au- and modern farming, and showed thority governing such a position. Farm Bureau is intensely proud remarkable insight into the Foremost among their duties is f the 27 Michigan young people changes now shaping agriculture. the selection of a new University vho have been honored for their Dr. Martin was named "All president to replace Dr. John American" for two years and in Hannah who recently resigned to MSU TRUSTEE- Dr. Blanche Martin, is greeted by Mich. Asso- chievements in both 4-H and uture Farmers. 1958 was co-captain of the Michi- take a position with the federal ciation of Farmer-Cooperatives President, Eugene Erskine (left) gan State University Spartans. He government. and Farm Bureau President, Elton Smith. Almost without exception, these oungsters are from Farm Bureau omes. Each received an educa- 'onal award trip to Detroit and Ontario, in late February. Selections were made by a com- mittee of the Farmers and Manu- acturers Beet Sugar Association, with guidance from both Mich- igan State University's 4-H pro- gram and the Michigan FF A. Receiving awards were: Kent Houghtaling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Houghtaling, of Reese, Mich.; Jack and Robert Knochel, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Knochel, Kawkawlin, Mich.; Pat Roedel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Roedel, Frankenmuth; Scott Carruthers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Carruthers, Standish, and Thomas Schian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Schian, Sagi- naw. All families are members of Farm Bureau. Other winners include: Lois Schleder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Schleder, Farm Bu- reau members of Ithaca, and John Jessup, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jessup, also of Ithaca. Get in the Field Early Winners from the Caro area in- clude: Daniel Buchinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buchinger, Reese; Judy Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blenford Camp- with EASY-ON ... EASY-OFF bell, Fairgrove; Rickey Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rus- sell, Akron; Stuart Bierlein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Bierlein, all THE SALE IS ON DUAL WHEELS II •• members of the Tuscola county Farm Bureau. PUL-N-GRIP TRACTOR TIRES, Others winners include Bill WAGON ROATAnON TIRES, Your Farmers Petroleum man can show you the easy Palm, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Palm, Reese, Mich., and Edward- AND ALL OTHER FARM TIRESI way to have dual wheels ... in a matter of minutes Dankers, son of Mr. and Mrs. you can snap the wheel on when you need it ... Edward Dankers, Bridgeport. Ann Marie Hetzner, daughter snap it off when you don't. of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hetzner, Saginaw; and Susanne Simons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Get On-the-Farm Service! Simons, Saginaw. Both families are members of the Saginaw Farm Bureau. Others on the list of 27 winners are: Harold Blaine, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Blaine, Farm This means that after you buy the tires, we'll deliver Bureau members from St. Charles, Mich.; Fred Gottschalk, son of them and even mount them on your tractor, if you so Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gottschalk, desire! Do it now before the big rush starts and save Farm Bureau members of Filion; Richard Klee, son of Mr. and Mrs. money. Frank Klee, Sr., Farm Bureau Full Field Hazard Guarantee! members of Minden City; Luther Markwart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Markwart, Farm Bureau members of Yale. Yes, with Unico tires you get a full guarantee against Receiving awards also were: Kathy Miller, daughter of Mr. and field hazards, and WE PUT IT IN WRITING! Mrs. Joe Miller, Yale; Duane Steu- ver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al FARMERS Steuver, Capac. Awards in the Sebewaing area include Leslyn Harrington, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clare Harring- PETROLEUM ton, Akron; Tim Leipprandt, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leip- * prandt, Pigeon, Howard Riebig, Sebewaing, and William Herford, Ask your local Farmers son of Mr. and Mrs. Well and Her- ford, Elkton. Petroleum man about our All families are members of big oil and grease sale! 4000 N. GRAND RIVER LANSING, MICHIGAN the Huron county Farm Bureau. TWELVE March 1, 1969 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS HOUSE "CONSUMERS AND AGRICU LTURE COMMITTEE" THEY DO MEET EARLY IN THE MORNING ... not like their first 5 a.m. meeting but at 8:30 a.m. each Tuesday. A committee of eleven House of Representative members comprise the House Commit- tee on Consumers and Agriculture. Chairman (seated, center) is Frank V. \Vierzbicki. Also seated, 1. to r., Stanley M. Powell and Josephine D. Hunsinger. Standing, 1. to r., Edson V. Root Jr., Quincy Hoffman, Casmer P. Ogonowski, \Vayne B. Sackett and Richard Allen. Not in the picture are Com- mittee Members Thomas Guastello and Edward E. Mahalak. AGRICULTURE IN ACTION - - PICTORIAL REPORT OZARK OlDTIMER - taps out a tune on the musical saw as he \\BLUE PLANS" SALUTE FARM BU.REAU'S 50TH ~ sits beside his outdoor forge and anvil. Blacksmith Shad Heller will be heard as part of a springtime Ozark festival the first four weekends in May, -at Silver Dollar City, Mo. Such scenes remind Michigan farmers of how it used to be - and serve to under- score Farm Bureau's coming Golden Anniversary in November. PICKING TOPICS M\t"\Gn~ f~RM QU~£AU M\t"\Gn~9lUl tRUSS HARD AT WORK - separating seven top topics from among more than 1,000 submitted by Farm Bureau Community Groups, M\t"\6n~ 9lUl SQ\ltU the 11-member State Discussion Topic committee makes final selections. At the blackboard is chairman levi Van Tuyle, Jr. prominent Cass county farm leader. April topic? Pollution and Pesticides, a springtime problem. StM\~nQ Qtu\Sla,'\UI FFA MEMBER HONORED FIRST IN LINE- at the recent county Farm Bureau office-secretary's Blue Cross and Blue Shield Seminar in Detroit, is Michigan Farm Bureau President, Elton Smith. Pinning on his name-tag is Mrs. Jenny Opper. The two-day conference dealt with advances in the health-care service fields. TALKING ABOUT HOW IT USED TO BE- is MFB President, Elton Smith, flanked by Mich. Blue Kevyn Godley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Godley, Breckenridge, Cross president, Wm. McNary (left) and Direct-Bill Group manager, Edward Shadduck (right). Also received double honors at the recent Gratiot County Dairy dinner seated to the right are Farm Bureau Secretary, Dan Reed and Mich. Blue Shield president, John from Dale Stoneman, County Farm Bureau president and Dennis McCabe. Earlier, the health officials saluted Farm Bureau's Golden Anniversary. LaFleur, president of the Gratiot County Bankers Association. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS March 1, 1969 )., THIRTEEN . ~ .,/ , FARMERS GAIN A.S FACILITIES EXPAND W. N. Guthrie, Executive Vice Farmers have an annual produc- President of Farm Bureau Serv- tion capacity of 1,000,000 tons ices and director-representative of concentrated phosphate fer- of Central Farmers Fertilizer tilizer. The complex will be company announced the acquisi- called The Bartow Phosphate tion of International Mineral and Works. Chemical. Corporation's phos- "Completion of negotiations phate complex in Bartow, for this major manufacturing fa- HUGE FERTILIZER COMPLEX - near Bartow, Florida, has been acquired by Central Farmers Florida. In a joint statement with cility marks a significant step Fertilizer company - owned by Farm Bureau Services of Michigan and 19 other cooperatives Guthrie, Services' President, El- towards securing the future of in the U.S. and Canada. ton R. Smith, mentioned that the farmer cooperatives in the fer- agreement with International tilizer industry, and assures co- "Atinerals calls for a wholly owned operative patrons in North subsidiary of Central Farmers- America of a long term economic. C. F. Chemicals, Inc. to assume source of quality products," Ken- operating responsibility for the neth W. Lundberg, President of Florida complex and its per- Central Farmers, observed in a sonnel. joint statement with Elton R. In addition to this latest ac- Smith, Services' President. "This quisition, Central Farmers ope- plant, together with other coop- rates a number of manufacturing erative owned phosphate facili- plants and has a substantial in- ties, makes cooperatives virtually vestment in marine terminals and self-sufficient in the production of other fertilizer distribution facili- this vital plant food ingredient," ties. All of these are owned by Smith said. Farm Bureau Services and 19 Lundberg noted that, con- other cooperatives in the United sistent with the market needs of States and Canada. its members, it is planned to "The transaction includes the make a number of modifications phosphate fertilizer units and to existent facilities, principal sulfuric acid plants at the 2800 among these will be alterations to Member, National Wool Marketing Corp. acre site west of Bartow," said the granular triple superphos- Guthrie. One of the largest phos- phate facilities, and a substantial CONSISTENT, DEPENDABLE SERVICE phate chemical complexes, the increase in all site storage ca- Join the thousands of Ohio and Michigan farmers now selling their wool through facilities acquired by Central pacities. their own organization - now in their 52nd years of marketing experience. 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MacPherson Hatchery, Route KIl'\DS, 7 foot strop of new leather. 30 hells 1 If.:" diameter, heavy nickel plated 51.'5. Open bottom brass bells 2" diameter 7 foot strop $30., postage extra. Alfred First 22 York Boars L. L. Stewart and Son age/200#, 135 days, FB. 1.03 in., loin 5.19 sq. Catalog in. on request 22 Mil ester. Wilfred Malhurg. 172.:; I ::3 Ionia, Michigan. Phone 527-0860'26 Jensen, Little Falls, Minnesota 56345. R.R. #4, Frankfort, Indiana 46041 Dinner available Phone ~6:07ad, Utica, Michi~an 41i087. Phone 612 632-8240. (2-2t-40b) 36 - 201. (3-3t-25p) 1,. • (6-3t-28b) March 1, 1969 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS FOURTEEN MARKETING and BARGAINING -through farm bureau Fanners must be successful in dealing with many forces if they More recently, a highly spe- M.A.C•. A.~ are to handle their own bargaining and marketing programs. They must operate within a complex national political and economic climate. They must never forget the consumer - and cialized egg-marketing program was established by Farm Bu- reau's Market Development Divi- sion, and is now operated by the 111_ her right to buy what she wishes, at a price that is fair and Egg Marketing Division of Farm competitive. Bureau Services. ~10st of all, fanners must learn to accept discipline. First, In 1960, Michigan Farm Bu- the self-imposed discipline which will weld them together into reau members recognized the an effective, hard-core bargaining force, and secondly, the principle that commodity pricing equally stern discipline of the market place. is a science, and that negotiation is an art to be learned. They Where \Ve Are Now: authorized the organization of a new bargaining-marketing co- Farming remains the nation's largest industry, with total operation, named the "Michigan assets of $273 billion. This represents two-thirds of the value Agricultural Cooperative Market- of the current assets of all U. S. Corporations and three-fifths ing Association ... " of the market value of all corporation-stocks on the New York Well-researched and with few Exchange. illusions concerning the size of MACMA STAFF MEMBERS- M. J. Buschlen (left) and Harry Farming is about the only big business left where nearly the job to be done, the new as- Foster, check a grower-agreement in the organization's colorful every operator feels free to go his own way - in competition sociation accepted the objective booth at the annual Horticultur-al Show. Marketing and bar- "to attain the full market price" gaining programs for Michigan farm products were explained (seldom cooperation) with every other operator. and relies for its guidance upon Farm leaders everywhere agree that it is unhealthy, and per- in the exhibit. marketing committees, elected haps even impossible, for farmers to stay divided in this fash- from and by the growers. ion. "Farmers can no longer operate effectively as individual caused many growers to turn to processed, stored, and mer- MACMA - in Action Farm Bureau in asking that a chandised to canners and foreign sellers in tOOay's mass markets," says Robert Hampton of the Few limits were considered in cherry division be added to the buyers. National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. "Farmers must de- outlining the work "MACMA" The Exchange and local co- MACMA program. velop the economic and political strength to allow them to was designed to do. The original operatives work in the interests of In early 1967, a state Farm market as true 'negotiators," he said. concept that the association's Bureau advisory committee com- growers, but market less than a Charles Shuman, President of the American Farm Bureau, marketing services were available posed of producer-members from majority of the state's production predicts that within 10 years, 50 per cent of total U. S. farm to all producer groups, remains cherry growing counties of the in the face of stiff competition production will be under contractual arrangements. "This will unchanged in the seven years it state, recommended that from the several large, inde- further step up the need for organized marketing and bargain- has been in operation. MACMA become involved in pendent bean shipping compa- ing - the key to improved farm income," he said. However, a number of other representing growers. The sug- nies. early ideas have been modified gestion was that MACMA begin Farm Bureau has investigated Political Climate: by actual events. For example, it with a market analysis and news- additional, new bean marketing was originally planned to estab- letter service aimed at providing possibilities. Members who grow Richard Nixon - 37th President of the United States, has said lish a straight bargaining pro- beans and learned of the success growers with "price leadership." that the \Vhite House door will always be open to agriculture. gram in each commodity - a The obvious support and gen- MACMA has had in other com- "I shall encourage farmers to improve their bargaining posi- concept which didn't work out, eral encouragement given modities, now begin to look tion through their cooperatives. 1 shall support policies that in part because of lack of grower MACMA by cherry growers of toward the possibility of bean enlarge the farmer's opportunity to manage his own affairs and support for this new idea. the state has allowed the new price bargaining and information give him a greater voice in shaping his own future ... " The direct approach was first division to progress substantially through MACMA, with a 1965 used in negotiating for improve- - MACMA operations have study revealing substantial ments in price and "other terms broadened and two full time area grower interest. of trade" in processing ~pples. representatives have been added. Farm Bureau leadership de- DISCUSSION After two years of effort (and frustration) the Processing Apple grower-committee revised t his program toward a strong price- leadership through market in- Feeder Pig Program Recently, the Michigan Fann Bureau board of directors en- dorse a MACMA feeder pig cided not to start a MACMA Bean Marketing Program as a new bean marketing cooperative was being established at that time, and only one statewide ..TOPIC formation, followed by individual marketing program, where again marketing association can be ef- m~mber sales. patterns established for other di- fective. This worked, pointing up to visions would apply. An extensive study by Michi- MACMA management that each MACMA will outline and sup- gan Farm Bureau and bean pro- program must be geared to the port quality standards, supply an ducing county Farm Bureaus in particular problems of a par- "assembly point" for collection 1968 again showed considerable ticular commodity. and sorting, provide a market grower interest in marketing. By: Melvin Woell Following the successes of the news letter and in the bargaining Again it was decided to not Processing Apple division, Farm process - become the sole sales start a new Farm Bureau af- Bureau leaders urged the move- agent for the feeders. filiated program, but to review the farmer's voice. •• ment of MACMA into new mar- ket areas. In 1966, a new As lias been the case in each instance, a cautious, sound ap- the position in 1969 and "render a decision on the future actions Processing Vegetable division proach is planned, with working of MFB in bean marketing." Making sure that his voice will bargaining associations by buyers was established and a staff mem- agreements with the Michigan \Vhy have bean marketing or. be heard is a prime concern for of agricultural products; (3) pro- ber hired to work in this area. Livestock Exchange and Farm ganizations been mostly unsuc- most farmers. Farm Journal vide that failure of a buyer to Before the vear was out, the Bureau Services to add support cessful to date? Because growers magazine tested farmer-sentiment negotiate with a recognized bar- Asparagus di~ision had been built to this new project. don't want to give up their right~ toward some form of farm bar- gaining association shall con- into a strong, active. position for to market their own beansr gaining and found strong support stitute an unfair trade practice; '''hy Not Navy Beans? bargaining for a "season-price" Cornering the market and settin~ - but at the same time, most (4) improve and strengthen mar- If bargaining and marketing with processors of that com- the price won't work? Recalls( farmers said they want to run keting rights and the definition through MACMA works for fmit moditv. all growers have not been asked the show thems~lves with little of agriculhlral fair practices. and In 1967, a Processing Grape and vegetables and now, live- (5) re-define and broaden the ° to join? Because Farm Bbreau "help" or interference from division was established, with the stock, why not for dry edible has or has not been involved? \Vashington. rights of bargaining associations beans? new division now in a position of Now, what do you think? But there are those who feel under antitrust law." Through the years there have influence in the grape industry. Discussion of such a bill is ex- that 'Vashington holds at least Also in 1967. a Red Tart been many efforts to organize pected at the ~Iarch meeting of JANUARY TOPIC part of the answer to effective Cherry division was launched and bean growers in ~1ichigan. Price the American Farm Bureau Fed- SUMMARY bargaining programs, particularly last year was instrumental in es- and income problems have stimu- eration board of directors. Wheat-Price Situation in such sensitive areas as anti- tablishing a cherry price through lated the formation of various GROUP REPORTING: 539 trust laws and unfair trade prac- Farm Bureau Marketing: an information and price-leader- growers organizations. eaeh hav- Should we drop all form trade tices. Thev say that before truly Presently, 31 different com- ship program. ing the goal of controlling and barriers with others if they also effective ;1at-k~ting and bargai,;- modities aOrebeing marketpd by The expansion of ~IAC~IA marketing a high per cent of the agree to this: YES: 86 NO: 426 ing programs can be built by one or more of the state Farm continues - most recently. (Jan- heans grown in the state. Pooling Shoulrf the Dept. of State ex. farmers, there is need for a sound. Bureau marketing associations. uarv) the Farm Bureau and and price bargaining have heen chonge no U.S. tariffs on cars if the Common Market drops vari. national legal framework. Included are broilers, lambs, MAC~IA boards approved a new the two major approaches to or- able-import fees? YES: 86 swine, feeder cattle, grapes, tart Feeder Pig marketing program. ganized marketing. NO: 336 Farm Bureau Says: cherries, tomatoes and peaches, From its heginnin~ it was ap- To date, no organization has We should have import re- "'Ve shall de"elop and support sweet com and other processing parent that "starter" monies ad- gained the support of enough strictions on: Wheat: (415) an Agricultural ~farketing and vegetables, soybeans and timber, Feeds Grains: (396) Fruits: (373) vanced hy Farm Bureau could be growers to represent a majority Mille Products: (487) Meats: (483) Bargaining Act of 1969 to define and Maple Products. repaid within a few years time of the state's production. Would your group prefer: high and clarify the rights and limita- The ~Iichigan Farm Bureau throu~h a system of memhership Farm Bureau is interested and price supports and reduced acre- tions of bargaining associations has been a leader among states in fees and a set marketing service involved in dry edible hean mar- age (100) or: low supports and ... " states a portion of Farm organizing successful bargaining- fee based on a per cent of actual keting. As noted earlier. Farm no restrictions (47) or no sup- ports and no allotments: (337) Bureau policy dealing with mar- marketing programs. Early Farm products sold through MACMA. Bureau established the Michigan keting programs. Bureau actions led to the forma- Cherry Division, an example of Elevator Exchange. which is now "Provisions of this legislation tion of the Michigan Livestock how a division is fonned. a division of Farm Bureau Serv- NEXT MONTH: should: (1) define an agricultural Exchange, the Michigan Elevator The failure, after years of re- ices. The Exchange purchases lative success, of the Great Lakes beans from local, grower-owned Pesticides and pollution bargaintng association; (2) pro- Exchange, and Farm Bureau .vide standards for recognition of Services, Inc • Cherry Producers cooperative, cooperative elevators. They are -0 new look. .MICHIGAN FARM~EWS March 1, 1969 ~IFTEEN BUREAU BOARD visits MICHIGAN MILK GLENN LAKE- President of the Michigan Milk Producers Association reports progress to members . It pays dividends for farmers and farm groups to get together. of the combined MMPA and Michigan Farm Bureau boards at a recent joint meeting. Policy That mutual benefits comes from mutual understanding result- positions of the two groups were examined and compared in a question-and-answer discussion. ing from such contacts, has been a theme for several recent joint A number of such self-review meetings have been held in past years, more are planned for the future ... meetings between the board of directors of the :Michigan Farm Bureau and the boards of other important Michigan farm groups - the Michigan Milk Producers and the Michigan Livestock Exchange among them. In welcoming the Farm Bureau directors, MMPA President Glenn Lake stressed the importance of agricultural strength through agricultural unanimity. "'Ve need to know each other better as persons" he said in introducing the group "and we need to know each other better as organizations". In responding, Elton Smith spoke for the Farm Bureau board, and said that there had been times in the past when agriculture was severely divided "both in Michigan and nationally". He indicated that some groups, organizational officials "and even some members of Congress like to see farmers fighting among themselves. "Th~re are those who think they even encourage it, because when farmers become occupied elsewhere, they can operate with a free hand and iust shrug off their -responsibilities to- ENJOYING THEIR CHAT - are Farm Bureau EXPLAINING THE LAYOUT- is MMPA General ward argriculture. board member Richard Wieland (left) and Manager, Jack Barnes (right) as Farm Bureau Later, the groups spent an hour going over individual policy MMPA Vice President, Harold Blaylock, as they Dairy Specialist, AI Almy (left) and Mich. Farm matters of importance to Michigan dairy farmers. lead a group on tour of Mich. Milk's offices. Bureau President, Elton Smith, look on . .grape boycott propaganda vvar continues Now, Supermarket Harassment Michigan's "non-violent" grape boycott effort has now turned In a Grand Rapids Press news to open harassment with touches of violence. No longer is it story by Pete DeMaagd, these simply a propaganda war being waged against California grape losses were coincidental with the appearance in the area of a grape workers and growers. boycott leader, who has appar- Lansing residents were witness, recently, to the change that ently aimed harassment pressure can come over a "non-violent" boycott movement when it does at the supermarket chain. not gain broad public support. Jose :Mendoza, a California DeMaagd reports that accord- vineyard worker and head of the farm workers Freedom to ing to a store executive: "\Vould- t "Vork Committee, scheduled to speak to the delegates at the " be customers pick busy shopping annual meeting of the Great Lakes Vegetable Growers Con- times like Friday nights and -Sat- ference was shoved, pushed, kicked and slapped as he made his urday to loud up shopping carts, way through the line of grape boycott picketers. then leave them in the aisle and walk out. Such harassment is a common part of the union promoted activity in California where coercion and fear have been a «Or they go through the check- major tactic used since the opening days of the effort by the out lane to 'discover' they don't AFL-CIO to organize vineyard workers. According to ~1en- have their wallets and have an employee shove the cart to one doza, there has heen every reason for fear. "They had windows side with the idea they'll retum broken, busted up radiators, flat tires, burned busses and trucks. for the goods. They never do. These people were calling the workers at all hours of the night «On a busy night, by the time and all hours of the morning telling them not to go to work or unclaimed groceries are found, else ... " Mendoza's group,'" the Freedom to \\lork Committee, ice cream, frozen foods and per- is composed of vineyard workers who are opposed to the union ishables are spoiled and must be effort. tossed out. "Vhen Mendoza spoke to the convention crowd, he made "As for those carts which don't these points: (1) There is no true strike of workers employ~d get wheeled through checkout, ?y California fanners; (2) The United Farm 'Vorkers Orgamz- when they are unpacked it is m~ Committee does NOT represent table grape workers; (3) discovered that sacks of flour have The union's effort to sign up table grape workers has failed; been placed on loaves of bread, (4) Faced with failure, the UF\\lOC is seeking to use food trade crushing the bread. Or potato unions in the major cities to pressure retail food stores and pr~- chips are smashed in the bag. duce wholesalers into a boycott of California grapes .. ThIs !\leat packages are slit, and flour boycott is a lever to force farmers to sign closed shop contracts or salt or seasonings dumped in." !\Ieanwhile it is reported that so they can regain their markets. IMPLIEDTHREAT? - \\Mendoza, you are on our list" declares the the supermarket chain will con- Underscoring the statements made by ~1endoza to the vege- Spanish wording on the center sign carried by a boycott sup- tinue to offer California grapes porter. The \\pickets" attempted to interfere with the Lansing table growers have been a series of in-store harassments that for sale to its customers. Civic Center appearance of Jose Mendoza, vineyard worker and have hit major Michigan food stores in recent weeks. The inci- "\ Vhether customers want to head of the workers \\Freedom to Work" committee. Mendoza dents are caused by persons apparently sympathetic to the buy them or not, is up to the spoke before the annual meeting of the Michigan Vegetable union-inspired California grape hoycott. One store has reported customer ... Each customer has Growers and explained the false issues of the boycott. He said severe losses from damaged and spoiled food plus countle~s his right to this freedom of that there were no migrants involved in the California dispute, hours lost in replacing stock on the shelves that was left III choice" a supermarket official is that 90 per cent of the vineyard workers are permanent resi- abandoned grocery carts or sitting at random about the huge quoted in the Grand Rapids Press dents of the area in which they are employed. \\This is a labor- store by "shoppers." story. union contrived hoax" Mendoza said of the boycott issue. SIXTEEN March 1, 1969 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS nat: bad far B aD-yeer-ald .•. Farm Bureau Insurance Group was born on March And the future? Innovation remains the byword. 7, 1949 ... 20 years ago. Next to 50-year-old Michigan's first Farmowners policy was introduced Michigan Farm Bureau, the insurance operation is by Farm Bureau Insurance Group. Michigan's first a toddler. 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