MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS F. B. Members In "Make Farming A Counties Read Business—As WVM 62 The NEWS As An Occupation" PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP VOL. n , No. 5 MARCH 14, 1924 Issued Semi-Monthly HIGH AUTHORITIES AGR'L COLLEGE SOON TO POTATO GROWERS, WATCH YOUR STEP! Making Their Neighbors Members GET DELAYED FUNDS CERTAIN OLD LINE INTERESTS TRYING HEARTILY APPROVE The Michigan Agricultural College should soon receive its $150,000 leg- STATE INCOME TAX islative appropriation, held up tnore than eight months by the State Ad- TO BAIT COOP MEMBERS INTO TRAP ministrative Board in its attempt to infringe on the duties of the State State T a x Commission Says Board of Agriculture in the latter's constitutional direction of the Agri- Through Irregular Practices They Seek to "Buy" Income Levy Offers Real Estate Relief cultural College. The Supreme Court Farmers to Desert Their Co-ops; Plan Feb. 1, declared the Administrative Board's action illegal and ordered it to Weaken, Then Wreck Farmers' to turn over the money. The Admin- FARMERS GETTING BUSY istrative Board has let the 40 days Marketing Ass'ns appeal from decision period by Proposed Tax Also Move to without an appeal. Auditor General There appears to be no limit to Help Keep Down Local Fuller announced March 12 that he NOTICE the tactics which certain old-line dealers will employ in their effort to is ready to remit the money to the Expenditures Above are the Monroe County the early spring of 1923. Difficult ting many new memberships. College on order of the Governor TO MEMBERS! make co-operative marketing or- roads and bad weather made it im- Farm Bureau folks will be inter- and State Attorney General. organizations seem to fail in their Farm Bureau members — several That the Michigan Produce efforts to secure better prices for Michigan farmers and farm or- from every township in the county—• possible to thoroughly canvass the ested to know that the lady in this Exchange at 1809 West Jeffer- ganizations who are now uniting in county at that time. Now the Monroe picture is Mrs. EJdlth M. Wagar, farm products. One of the common- son Ave., Detroit, is not in any an effort to secure a state income who have taken it upon themselves county members are going to finish tax to raise sufficient revenue to re- to call on their neighbors and bring the job. Similar groups of members Monroe county member, who writes the Farm Bureau Home and Com- FIVE YEAR POTATO way connected with the Michi- gan State Farm Bureau and est and most obvious methods of undermining the confidence of far- in Saginaw, Berrien, Branch, Ionia mers in their own organizations is move the necessity for a general them into the Farm Bureau. property tax for state purposes do Monroe County Farm Bureau held counties are out these days at the not stand alone in their belief that its second membership campaign in same kind of work. They are get- munity articles for the Farm Bureau News and is in charge of that work in Michigan. CONTRACT FAVORED that the Farm Bureau is not responsible for the Michigan Produce Exchange. the practice of a certain few old- line dealers, whether live stock buy- this is the most logical step toward the solution of our present taxation AT CADILLAC MEET The Farm Bureau Produce Exchange at 2610-16 Riopelle ers or fruit or potato men, to offer more than the market justifies. difficulties. The Board of State Tax Commis- sioners in their last printed report Michigan Wool Growers Arrange Growers and Co-op Managers St., Detroit, is a department of the Michigan State Farm Bu- reau and the Farm Bureau is make They seem especially inclined to such attractive offers to in- fluential farmers and to men who Protest Tax Enforcement are on the Board of Directors of came out with a hearty endorsement of this proposal. They said in part: "This Board has been on record for To Co-operate With Ohio in 1924 of Grading Rules solely responsible for it. To avoid confusion, mem- bers shipping to our organiza- local Then co-operative they like to go organizations. out and tell that "so and so is selling to them several years as favoring the adop- tion should be careful to ad- tion of an income tax law for the Cadillac, March 12.—Hearty en- although he pretends to be a co-op State of Michigan, believing that general property could be relieved Report of Committee Which Visited Columbus, GRAND TRAVERSE doresment of a five year potato marketing was given at a contract for dress the shipment to the Farm Bureau Produce Exch. booster". When they fail to "buy out" the Ohio, Received With Favor; Like Idea of meeting held here today attended by Ship only poultry, eggs or local leaders then they resort to of its present burden more equitably and more satisfactorily by an income tax than by any other method. Fixed Handling Charge and About IS T. 6VFREE AREA about 50 managers of co-operative elevators, leading potato growers dressed veal to the reau Produce Exchange. Farm Bu- boosting their prices temporarily, even going so far as to pay more and county agents in the potato To Relieve Real Estate 75 Per Cent Cash Advance Five of 26 Such Counties in area. than they could sell the product for. Sometimes they make this back "We believe that the entire tax While the advisibility of the con- throu operations at some other buy- should be collected and retained by the State, and no effort made to dis- Michigan wool growers will market their tribute the receipts to the various 4,000,000 pounds of Ohio wool and a large amount from Indiana, 1924 clip with about the U. S. Are in Michigan tract system and the nature of the contract to be adopted occupied a PRODUCE EXCHANGE ing point where they have no co- operative competition. At other large portion of the time of the con- taxing districts from which it was collected. Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin Our reason for this unqestionably the largest co-operative wool marketing organization to form what will be Washington, March 11. — Grand ference, many other phases of potato Traverse County, Michigan, has join- marketing were also discussed. GETS THERESULTS times they plan on making losses good after they have starved out the co-op. their method is that we believe it will be in the United States. There was a keen interest shown in possible, from the receipts from an This announcement comes as a result of negotiations which have ed high dairy society circles by ac- Now Try New Tricks many proposals to improve the qual- Newaygo Members Tell Us income tax and from such specific been under way for several weeks and which reached their climax at tion of the U. S. Dep't of Agriculture ity and reputation of Michigan po- However, these time-worn tactics taxes as a r e provided by law, to a meeting of about 25 representatives from leading Michigan wool in today making Grand Traverse tatoes and to insure their more or- About Returns They are now becoming rather out of pay the entire expense of state gov- growing counties held at State Farm Bureau headquarters, Tuesday, County a modified accredited area derly and efficient marketing. Have Had date. New tricks are being tried. ernment. If this result can be ob- because it has so nearly cleaned out For instance, in the heart of t h e tained, the general property of the March 11th. bovine tuberculosis. Today there are The delegates united in pro- Michigan potato district we find State will be entirely relieved of all At this meeting the proposal was heartily and unanimously en- 26 counties in the United States test against the lack of enforcement Fremont, March 13.—D. W. Gron- that a certain few dealers a r e not with the privileges and benefits of of the compulsory potato grading so, Newaygo county member, of Day- State taxes and every taxpayer will dorsed after it had been explained by a committee of wool growers modified accredited areas and five of laws in Michigan. After discussing ton twp., on Feb. 26 shipped two fighting the local co-op on a price be directly benefitted to the extent and Farm Bureau officials who visited Columbus, Ohio, last week to them a r e in Michigan—Hillsdale, the proposition, they unanimously crates of White Minorca chickens to basis, but they are going out to the that he has heretofore been required personally look into the matter and inspect the systems and facilities Charlevoix, Antrim, Emmett and adopted the following forceful reso- the Farm Bureau Produce Exchange farmers and offering to take their to contribute for State purposes. The of the Ohio Wool Growers Co-operative Association. ungraded potatoes at the same price Grand Traverse. These counties en- lution: at Detroit. They weighed 215 pounds. that the co-op is paying for graded fears of the general public, that the It was evident from the reports joy better prices tot their dairy cat- "Whereas, on account of repeated He was returned five cents more per I income tax would be considered made that the Michigan delegation tle and will receive from packers violation of the potato grading rules, pound than the local price and after potatoes. We are sorry to report merely as an additional tax, we be- returned from Columbus very optim- that this offer is tooling a large pro- lieve might be well founded should istic and enthusiastic about the pros- Men In Charge Of premiums of ten cents per cwt. on therefore hogs and 25 cents per cwt. on cat- allowing for eight pounds shrinkage, "Be It Resolyed, that we request he netted $8.96 better on the ship- portion of the local farmers. Is it the proceeds be distributed to local pects for disposing of the Michigan Wool Marketing tle, heretofore deducted by the pack- the State Department of Agriculture ment through a service that his not true that in the long run such districts. clip through the proposed arrange- ers for protection against worthless to enforce these grades in the potato State Farm Bureau established for practices cannot help but result in Would Locate Responsibility ment. One of these men, Mr. F . C. Below is the wool growers' tubercular carcasses. Hillsdale farm- shipping area and bring prosecution him. He had his settlement within lower prices for the output of Michi- "The elimination of the State tax Tirrell of Charlotte, said, "The Ohio advisory committee which will ers are now getting this premium when necessary." gan potato fields? four days of date of shipment, time would have another distinct benefit plan looks very strong and it is plain work with Farm Bureau of- on hogs. The first seven months it Another resolution passed at the for it to get there and the mail to Michigan farmers' organizations in that there would then be no oc- that they have made a success of ficials in carrying out the plan amounted to $1,200. Modified ac- meeting was, "Resolved that we ask get back. This is the second time have always stood solidly for grad- casion for a State equalization, their previous wool pools. The pro- to market Michigan wool with credited area means that the cattle for federal licensing of produce deal- the Produce Exchange has brought ing systems and for every effort to which for many years has been a posed plan looks feasible to me. I that from Ohio, Indiana, and in that area show no more than one- ers and shippers." This action is sim- Mr. Gronso extra returns. Dec. 26, better the quality of Michigan farm very hard problem and has caused have always been against a wool con- several othei* states. Repre- half of one per cent tuberculosis re- ilar to that taken at the recent meet- 1923 the Exchange netted him seven products, especially potatoes. They the greater portion of the expense i s - tract but now I have changed my sentatives from other counties actors. ing of the State Farm Bureau Board cents per pound over local prices. realize that the reason why potatoes curred by this Board. With the mind. I am in favor of a contract. may be chosen later to com- of Delegates. It is aimed at the de- Needless to say Mr. Gronso is well from this state have been consist- State tax entirely eliminated from I believe too in a definite closing plete the committee. Below tection of unreliable and irrespon- satisfied with the service and recom- ently selling several cents a bushel the general tax rolls, State equaliza- date for accepting contracts. If I are the men and the counties under potatoes from neighboring tion would be unnecessary and the had any wool in Michigan and wasn't property owner, when confronted going to pool I surely would plan to they represent: -> BEAMER HEADS sible commission men and appears to mends it. be a very logical and desirable step Harry Brower, poultryman of this states is that our potatoes have for the protection of Michigan po- place, whose White Leghorns are come into the big markets In a poor- with a large tax bill, would know sell before the closing date. One of that the responsibility rested entire- the big advantages of the proposed Barry Eli Lindsay Calhoun....H. S. Houseman LIVE STOCK EXCH. tato shippers. producing 14 to 15 dozen eggs ly graded condition and have not The principal speakers at the daily, has been shipping all his eggs been of as high and dependable qual- ly within the limits of the county in pool is that the handling charges Clinton Geo. Bateman meeting were Henry Curtis of Cadil- to the Produce Exchange and re- ity as the product marketed by com- which his property is located. In- will be fixed in advance. It looks to Eaton F . C. Tirrell E. A. Beamer of Blissfield was re- lac, President of the Michigan Pota- ports that his average returns have peting states. stead of immediately pointing to- me like a mighty good proposition." elected President of the Michigan to Growers Exchange, Hale Tennant, exceeded the local market by about Grading Boosts Prices ward the State government as the Competition or Co-operation Genessee M. T. Cooney Live Stock Exchange at the first Gifford Patch, Jr., and Professor six cents a dozen. With the present high freight principal cause for high taxes, H. E. Powell, preident of the Ionia Ionia....Herbert E. Powell meeting of the new Board of Direc- Horner of the Markets department rates it is worse than useless to send he would immediately begin to in- County Farm Bureau and prominent Jackson Lloyd M. Gee tors held at Lansing March 8th, fol- of the Michigan Agricultural College a poor potato to some distant point. vestigate conditions at home and we wool grower, who was another mem- believe woujd awaken to a greater ber of the committee that visited Lenawee Livingston John Hawkins F . S. Weis lowing the sixth annual meeting of and Clark L. Brody, Secertary and the Live Stock Exchange. W. J. Per- General Manager of the State Farm TUNE IN M. A. C It not only is unfit for human con- sumption but it creates dissatisfac- sense of personal responsibility for Columbus, endorsed the idea from a ry of Grand Blanc was re-elected Bureau. tion with the purchaser and lessens the amount of his annual tax con- different standpoint. He declared, tribution. "The thing that impressed me at Shiawassee Washtenaw C. M. Urch Jay Smith vice-president and J. H. O'Mealey of Pittsford was re-elected secretary. Hear Market Men Hale Tennant explained the es- ON YOUR RADIO the demand for Michigan potatoes. In the long run we would get more (Continued on page 3) Columbus was that while we, as Alex Lindsey of Decker was elected sentials of sound co-operative mar- for one bushel of high quality pro- treasurer. The next meeting of the keting. Clark Brody gave a timely Each Wednesday night at 8:20, farmers here in Michigan, have been duct than for a bushel and a half of selling our wool co-operatively and Live Stock Exchango Board of Direc- and appropriate talk on the im- Central Standard time, the Michigan inferior and ungraded stock. Be it FRUIT GROWERS IN while the same thing has been done ALFALFA MAY BECOME by several other states, still we have A GREAT CASH CROP Detroit tors will be held March 14, at their portance of good management for Commission house when successful co-operative Agricultural ty talks, College's etc., is program broadcasted of from remembered that inferior marketing music, entertainment features, facul- brings no repeat orders. High qual- stock business policies for the forthcoming ventures. Gifford Patch , Jr., ex- ANNUAL SESSION continued to work against each other as states. For instance, the buyers Recently the Hay dep't of the Ele- year will be worked out. have been trying to play the wool vator Exchange sold to the Pennsyl- (Contlnued on page 4) WKAR, 280 meter wave length. ity farm products are really the Saturday, March 15, 8 p. m., play goose that lays the golden egg for by play story of M. A. C. Varsity- the farmer. They mean better pools of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio vania Farm Bureau 12 cars of Mich- Alumni basketball game. prices and repeat orders. First Session Will be Held against each other. at Benton Harbor igan members alfalfa hay at $24 to The definiteness of the expense $25 net to the growers. It could sell Many Women Will Agree Beginning March 17 and through Facts have proved that this Is March 28th, except Saturday and true. Since the compulsory grading March 19-20 under the proposed plan also appeal- a great deal more alfalfa hay if it ed to Mr. Powell. Persons not Farm were to be had which brings to mind Bureau members are charged one- that alfalfa offers possibilities for With Mrs. Wagarfs Article Sunday, from 7 to 7:30 cent, stand, law went into effect In Michigan it time, each evening a special series of has been noticeable that the spread "Spring Farm Pointers", informa- or discrepancy between the average Benton Harbor, March 1 3 . — T h e half cent more per pound for mar- one of the best paying cash crops we first annual meeting of the Michi- keting service. where near anticipated. Only the tional matter by college authorities. price paid for Michigan potatoes have. The average production for Cites Need For Community other day the future needs of what Two 15 minute talks each evening. and that paid for potatoes from gan Fruit Growers Inc., Michigan's new commodity marketing exchange, Mr. Powell declared that at first the state is 2 V2 tons per acre, good Hospitals for Mothers will some day be termed Greater Write the college if you like these other states has closed up at the he was not very much in favor of the yields run 3 to 4 tons to the acre. Detroit was made public when ex- programs. Popular support will de- terminal markets. This is a direct is to be held here March 19 and 20. The gfrowing cost probably averages and Children The sessions open the 19 th with a idea because he feared that the around $10 or $12 per ton. At the perts in charge outlined a web of termine the development of the col- benefit to every Michigan potato 204'feet wide highways radiating in lege's radio work. grower. dinner. C. L. Brody, secretary and freight would be prohibitive but that sales prices noted above alfalfa general manager, and E. L. Ewing, he had found to his great surprise BY MBS. EDITH M. WAGAR every direction from the city limits When buyers violate the law in could rank high as a cash crop. The traffic counsel for the Michigan that in many cases the rreight from present supply of alfalfa hay is far Chairman F a r m Bureau Coroinun- through entire adjoining counties. Onekama F. B. Local order to break down their co-opera- State Farm Bureau, and either Wal- Michigan points to Columbus and from meeting the demand. ify Work Twice in the past generation has tive competition they are trying to ton Peteet or Aaron Sapiro, national thence to the Eastern markets such It is to the leader of wide vision it become necessary and to the one with the foresight widen the Livingstone Channel of to deepen and Does Big Business undo all the good which has been co-operative marketing leaders, will as Philadelphia and Boston was act- Manistee, March 13—At the re- done. While by such tactics they be the speakers. The Michigan ually lower than the froight from Mich. Co-ops Among that we turn to when planning im- the Detroit river so that navigation cent annual meeting of the Onekama might possibly "sink" a local co-op Fruit Growers includes 23 of the these same points to Lansing and provements, not to the person that might keep up with^ the pace prog- Farm Bureau Local, the members here and there they are at the same leading Western Michigan fruit as- from there to the big Eastern mar- The National Leaders only has thought for present condi- ress has set. tions and requirements. heard that the year's business had time shaking the confidence of Now again the channel finds itself been $137,000, conducted at a cost wholesale potato buyers in Michigan sociations. They will be represented kets. by their delegates. It was organized Points Out Advantages We are all enjoying privileges inadequate to the demand. of 7 per cent, the lowest cost of op- potatoes and are the direct cause Washington, Mar. 10.—Of 25 every day just because some one had last year and is affiliated with the Secretary-Manager Clark L. Brody Auto a Luxury 20 Years Ago eration reported for any association of lower quotations to every Michi- Michigan State Farm Bureau. told the wool growers that the idea farmer controlled live stock market- the foresight to anticipate our needs Only twenty years ago the auto in Michigan. Important actions tak- gan potato grower. These few un- of co-operating with Ohio and In- ing agencies which sold ten million long before the general public had was almost unheard of and was sup- en at the meeting were adoption of a scrupulous dealers must be taking diana looked very good to him. He head of live stock in terminal mar- even a suspicion that time would posed to be a luxury for the extreme- credit policy, new business policies, a loss on the low quality and off- "No Guess Work About said that the offer made to the Mich- kets stand in 1923, two Michigan concerns make them necessary. Some of us ly rich. Today it is simply another high. The Buffalo Producers can look back not so many years and necessary piece of equipment in election of officers. grade stuff which they are now ship- igan delegation by the Ohio people ping out, but they probably think Milkmaker,"—Rowley was just about what they had been Co-operative Commission Ass'n remember the ridicule and contempt every avenue of business and we find erates to benefit its members, it was that it is worth it if by so doing they As the Onekama Farm Bureau op- March 5, 1924. looking for, in that the Michigan stands seventh for volume, having that was expressed everywhere when ourselves wholly unprepared to decided that hereafter no credit will can perhaps break down the morale Michigan State Farm Bureau, farmers would know exactly what handled 654,348 head of stock; the Horatio Earle first talked "good avoid the congestion in numerous be extended to non-members and of the co-operative shippers. Lansing, Mich. the handling charges would be (2 Buffalo house serves Ohio, Indiana roads" for Michigan. We know ways due to its popularity. that credit privileges of members Grading Law Violated Gentlemen:— and three-fourths cents a pound for and Michigan Live Stock Exchanges. that his genial personality was all We are looking ahead hoping to should be limited to 30 days without The practices now being employed I have been using your Milkmaker grading, handling, selling), that the The Detroit co-op commission house that saved him from much embar- solve to some degree the transpor- of the Michigan Live Stock Ex- interest. in certain potato districts are not with splendid success. I use ground freight would be no more and prob- rassment and disappointment. tation problem. When we consider oats and Milkmaker, half and half, ably less, that Farm Bureau mem- change, serving only Michigan, The Onekama Local elected Its only detrimental to the best interests Another Surprise the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Deep Board of Delegates as follows: Ar- of the potato raisers, but they are and my cows have never done as bers would get a definite service in stands tenth with 376,356 head of The first concrete road was Waterway to the sea, we as a nation well as they have this winter. I that their marketing costs would be stock, leading the co-operative thought by many to be an extrava- are undecided on just which is the cadia township, Fred Bradford; One- a violation of the compulsory grad- ing law. It is reported that this un- think your public formula is fine; a half cent per pound less than those houses at such great centers as gant waste of material—there was best course to take. Shall it be an kama township, William Kline; Bear graded stuff, which is being pur- it tells the farmer just what he is of non-members, and, finally, ar- Sioux City, S. St. Paul, Fort Worth, no need of it being nearly so thick— international route through the St. Lake township, Wm. Greve; Brown chased at the same price wbich the township, Walter Dietz; Manistee feeding, while in other feeds he has rangements had been perfected Tex., and Peoria. but even with the future well Lawrence or should we look ahead township, John Gould; Delegates-at- co-ops pay for its graded product, to guess at it. whereby the organization could ad- thought of at the time, we have all and keep independent of foreign re- large, O. H. Miller, Jesse Miller, W. is not being marketed as "ungrad- W. L. ROWLEY, vance about 75 per cent of the value With patience sour grapes will be- too soon realized that the future lations and choose the wholly Ameri- F. Wagoner; Secretary-Treasurer, E. ed" but is being sent out tagged and Richmond, Mich. (Continued on page four) come sweet.—Boston Transcript. traffic requirements were not any- (Continued on page two) J. Baker. (Continued on page two) MARCH 14, 1024 TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS who ship stock, especially those who o r c h a r d i s t s is to raise t h e i r s t a n d a r d of g r a d i n g , p a c k i n g a n d Many Women Agree Ind. Farmer Pleased have been shipping to old line com. MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS m a r k e t i n g to those of t h e i r competitors, or above t h e m . With Buffalo Returns panies. — , 7 P u b l i s h e d twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau a t Char- 1—. I t is t h e same s t o r y w i t h onions a n d w i t h other g a r d e n t r u c k , With Edith Wagar Yours truly, (Continued from page one) » Clarence Bucher. lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- g r e a t q u a n t i t i e s of which are p r o d u c e d in t h e county, yet n o t Kendalville, Ind., quarters, Lansing, Michigan. can route through the State of New n e a r l y e n o u g h to s u p p l y the d e m a n d . The r e m e d y is b e t t e r or- York? March 5, 1924. MARCH 14, 1024 No. 5 ganization. T h e r e is no other. All the hiws t h a t could be p u t on Nature's Gifts for All Producers Association Company, VOL. I I We are demanding greater conser- East Buffalo, New York. the s t a t u t e books would m a k e no difference. Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Sec. 1103, Act <>f Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. I t is a hopeful sign t h a t a county-wide association in the E a s t should be a t t a c k i n g so intelligently and courageously t h e p r o b - vation of our forests and mining in- terests and a halt* to individual ac- quisition of water power so that Gentlemen: — I received my bill and check from you for my lambs and will say I am For Reliable Subscription Price 60c Per Year, included in dues of Farm these natural blessings may be re- highly pleased with the sale of these Bureau Members. lem of a f a r m e r s ' s u r p l u s a n d a c o n s u m e r s ' lack. The boy w h o finds his fish hook c a u g h t in t h e seat of his t r o u s e r s a n d cuts it served for the common good of all. Our state has a long list of public lambs., 1 wish to thank Mr. Roberts for the sale and the yard men for Red Clover E. K. vno Editor o u t himself will get to fishing a good deal sooner t h a n t h e boy parks for the pleasure and comfort the care they gave as the shirnkage S. M. POWELL .Ass't Editor of all that care to make use of them, was very light. I am sure happy to who merely sits d 6 w n a n d s h o u t s for h e l p . — T I I E Y O U T H ' S The 1923 crop of domestic, and with a view of the near future recorqmend you to my neighbors COMPANION. that just such places are day by day adapted red clover seed Is the / I ^ C m G A N ^rAt^ABM j}UJ3EAU growing more necessary for a recre- shortest in the year. What to do ation spot for the city dweller. for reliable seed? Consider this M. L. NOON, Jackson OFFICERS President Farmers Have Real Reason A Q u e s t i o n for F a r m e r s And then When we come a little closer home to our own business of SWEET CLOVER? —That Michigan Farm Bureau Brand No. 1 genuine, Michigan ?rown, disease-resistant Red Clov- M. B. McPHEHSON, Lowell Direetors-nt-Large Vice-President To Oppose Pittsburg Plus farming, we see the future idea working in every progressive move- FARM BUREAU BRAND NO. 1 Our sealed sacks of Sweet er should produce a crop far sur- passing anything possible from any imported, blended or other L. WHITNEY WATKINS Manchester ment. We all know that to keep our Clover are carefully scarified "bargain" seed available. M. B. MCPHERSON Lowell Farm Bureau is Fighting to American Farm Bureau Federation herds free from tuberculosis, our and recleaned White Blossom Most imported seed or seed of MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Carleton the farmers of the country pay be- flocks rid of the boarders, our crops Sweet Clover from Michigan, unknown origin is very likely to EARL C. McCARTY Bad \Axe Abolish Unearned Freight tween $25,000,000 and $30,000,000 free from pests, our equipment up- Utah, Canada or North Dakota, become diseased, resulting in a as stated on the analysis tag. VEROLD F. GORMELY Newberry Totalling Millions each year to the pockets of the steel to-date and our buildings well re- Farm Bureau Brand No. 1 short first crop and often a com- GEORGE WHEELER Mt. Pleasant mills in the form of unearned prof- p a i d and painted will all tend to Sweet Clover is produced in plete failure of the second cut- Commodity Directors It will be remembered that one* of its. That's an amount worth sav- make future farming easier and mustard-free sections or has ting. FRED SMITH, Elk Rapids Michigan Potato Growers Exchange the resolutions adopted by the Mich- ing. more profitable. been specially cleaned for re- IS THERE A SAVINGS IN BUY- M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association igan State Farm Bureau Board of Also, according to figures gather- But with all these epoch making moval of mustard. We believe it to be free of this weed. ING CHEAP SEED? J. H. O'MEALEY, JPiUsl'onl Michigan Live Stock Exchange Delegates at their recent annual ed by the Department of Transporta- state wide and even home im- WALDO E. PHILLIPS, Decatur Michigan Elevator Exchange Our Sweet Clover is SCARI- You can figure out your situa- meeting reaffirmed their position tion of the American Farm Bureau provements for the future have FIED so that the hard seed H. W. GOWDY, Union Pier Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. taken at the 1923 annual Farm Bu- Federation, the increased cost of we not been found guilty of com- tion, based on the cost of Farm coats are scratched through, Bureau Brand seed, other seed, CLARK L. BRODY, Lansing Sec'y-Treas.-Gen. Manager reau meeting expressing strenuous hard roads because of "Pittsburgh pletely ignoring the crying need of permitting moisture to enter value of the hay, etc. If Farm opposition to the practice known as Plus" for ten states alone, for the assistance to mothers of future citi- quickly after sowing so the Bureau seed should cost you $2 "Pittsburgh Plus." And this brings four years following 1921, was $1,- zens? plants can get an early start. more per bushel than some other State F a r m Bureau Business Departments at Lansing 912, 850. Steel is used for reinforc- I heard a comment a few days This seed gives results. us to the question, "Why is the farm- seed available and you sow one Seed Traffic, Claims Service General Offices ing1 bars, bridges and culverts in ago made by an attendant at an asy- Order now from your co-op. bushel on 6 acres, your extra cost er more than anybody else interested Purchasing Wool Advertising road building, and is used in enor- lum that has given me much con- If you have no co-op, write us. is only 33c per acre. At Detroit in 'Pittsburgh Plus'?" No doubt the answer is, briefly, that the farmer is, mous quantities. This additional cern. She said that a large per- MICHIGAN STATE FARM If hay is worth $13 per ton (it Michigan Farm Bureau Produce Exchange 2610-18 Rlopelle S t as a class, the greatest consumer of amount is reflected in the farmer's centage of insanity among women BUREAU is selling as high as $20 per ton At Grand Rapids rolled steel in the country. taxes. The increased cost of public was caused partly by lack of proper Seed Dep't. Lansing, Mich. in Michigan today) and the aver- E. L. EWING, S*tate Vurm Bureau Traffic Counsel Murray Bldg. buildings is also reflected in the care during confinement, and I per- age yield in your section is 2 tons Since "Pittsburgh Plus"—the add- Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations ing of an unearned freight to the farmer's taxes. sonally know of many homes just per acre in 2 cuttings a scarcely price of all steel, that is, "freight Besides, "Pittsburgh Plus," which now where mothers about to give noticeable loss of only 1 0 % of the Affiliated W i t h M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u stand, due to the use of unadapted Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Cadillac from Pittsburgh" on steel made centers the steel industry in and birth do not know which way to turn seed, would be a loss of $2.40 per Michigan Milk Producers Association .^07 Owen Bldg., Detroit somewhere else—causes much high- about Pittsburgh, prevents the diffu- for help at the time that she cannot acre, not figuring any losses er prices for all steel commodities, sion of industry and thus prevents care for the little ones that she al- Michigan Michigan Michigan Live Stock Exchange Elevator Exchange Fruit Growers, Inc 425 N. Butler St., Farm Bureau Bldg., .Benton Lansing Lansing Harbor it ip easily seen that the farmer is primarily interested because of his farmers throughout the great farm- ready has, much less go down all ing sections from enjoying the ad- too close to heaven's gate to bring Pickett's chargeable to labor, soil fertility, etc. Think what your losses would be on a 50% stand due to Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges pocket-book. "Pittsburgh makes all the steel he buys cost him more than it should. Plus" vantages of flourishing nearby home us another one. markets. seems to be more serious in the The case is now pending before country districts than in the cities This condition Yellow Dent the use of poor seed! If your farm can bo expected to give results with clover, F a r m Bu- MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N Sorted and tested seed corn W. E. Phillips, Pres Decatur James R. Howard, former presi- the Federal Trade Commission to where there are so often maternity reau Brand, Michigan grown, N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing from Washtenaw County. vigorous red clover seed will give L. C. Kamlowske, Vice-Pres John C. Near, Sec Flat Rock dent of the American Farm Bureau abolish the "Pittsburgh Plus" sys- hospitals supplied with doctors and Federation, testified in the case now tem entirely. Organization of farm- nurses to care for the mother and Several of our members are it the best chance to make good. Washington B. F. Beach, Ass't. Sec Detroit offering for sale some of this Carl Martin, Sec.-Treas...Coldwater pending before the Federal Trade ers into the Farm Bureau enables babe and there are relief aid Why take a chance on ordinary If. W. Norton, Treas». Howell early maturing corn. This seed seed when your co-op can supply L. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing M. L. Noon Jackson Commission, having for its purpose them to bring their combined influ- societies where care can be found has been tested by us for germ- you with genuine Michigan grown C. S. Benton, Beans Lansing C. R. Watson' Imlay City the abolition of "Pittsburgh Plus," ence to bear in cases of this kind in for the other little ones, and restau- ination and will be carefully seed, direct from the Farm Bu- D. P. Sowle, Hay Lansing L. W. Harwood Adrian that the average farmer uses over a such a way as to be most effective. rants and bake shops accessable to selected before it is shelled. reau to you in sealed sacks, James Nicol -..South Haven W. J. Thomas Grand Rapids ton of steel each year. Without organization the individual the adults of the home. We offer corn with a germ- bushel, half-bushel or peck lots? H. D. Horton Kinde Bay Potts Washington According to Mr. Howard's esti- farmer is helpless to protect him- But in the country we find doc- ination of 94% or better at See your Co-op today, or write us George McCalla YpsilantI mate—based upon figures supplied self against such unfair and vicious tors few and far between, busy and $2.50, f. o. b. Ypsilanti, Mich. if you haven't one. Fred W. Meyer . . . . . . . . F a i r Haven Supply not large. Order John Nicolson Marletto Dr. W. C. McKinney ....Davisburg by the statistical department of the practices. overworked; we fail to find nurses M. R. Shislcr Caledonia or help of any description that can now. MICHIGAN STATE FARM James J. Brackenberry... .Bad Axe YPSILANTI FARM BUREAU/ BUREAU F. M. Oehrake Bach Elmer Powers Clio be had, and in the many, many cases MICH. POTATO GROWERS Henry Curtis, Pres EXCH. Cadillac MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. E. A. Be*ner. Pres Bllssfleld EDMORE ASS'N CORRECTION we find no money to pay for the ser- vice when it could be found. Ypsilanti, Mich. Seed Dep't. Lansing, Mich. During the struggle in the 1923 Fred Smith, Vice-Pres. Elk Rapids S. E. Rogers, Sec East Jordan W. J. Perry, Vice-Pres J. H. O'Mealey, Secy Grand Blanc Pittsford FINANCES ITSELF In our edition of January 11, 1924, through misunderstand- ing of fact a statement was legislature to bring our state under the requirements of participation in O. S. Wood, Treas Barryton the Sheppard-Towner Act, we Alex Llndsey, Treas Decker J. D. Robinson J. T. Bussey Levering Provemont Edward Dippey Perry U. S. Dep't of Agriculture made that is unfair to the De- troit United Railway Company. learned of at least one county in TO BOYS' AND GIRLS' Chas. Woodruff Hastings Nprthern Michigan, without even DUROC CLUBS OF MICHIGAN Ernest Snyder Lake View Reviews W o r k of In an article concerning col- one doctor, and yet from that place L. E. Willett Laingsburg lection by the State Farm Bu- MICHIGAN FRUIT Mich. Ass'n. there was great opposition to the I have a very wonderful boar pig that some club should C. V. Tracy Ithaca rea Traffic Dep't for W. N. James Nicol, Pres South Haven idea of spending just a pittance to- own. Talk to your club leader about this and, if as a club Frank Obcrst Breckenridge Clarkson of Imlay City, Lapeer M. D. Buskirk, V. Pres...Paw Paw ward defraying the expense of send- you are interested, write me. F. L. Bradford, Sec.-Treas GROWERS, INC. In "Agricultural Co-operation" county member, of $110.28 Benton Harbor P. D. Leaven w o r t h . . . Grand Rapids the marketing publication of the U. freight claim for loss of a ing printed information to those mothers-to-be, whereby they might S. L. Wing, „ S. Dep't of Agriculture, the follow- Miller Overton J. F. Hlgbee Benton Harbor Bangor W. J. Schultz L. A. Hawley Hart Ludington ing comment was made recently on shipment of alfalfa, it was er- roneously stated in this article give themselves some pre-natal as KOPE-KON FARMS, Coldwater, Mich. A. J. Rogers Beulah the Edmore Potato Growers Ass'n sistance. The law was passed. Herbert Nafziger Benton Harbor that this claim had been re- W. E. Phillips Decatur which is affiliated with the Michi- Community Hospitals Needed C. J. Chrestensen Onekama fused by the railroad. The W. S. Seymour Bridgman H. W. Gowdy Union Pier gan Potato Growers Exchange: statement was made ^through Now don't you think that with all Allan B. Graham Elberta "Forty-four Michigan farmers a misunderstanding, and the of our views to the> future, with all GUARANTEED CHICKS O. R. Gale Shelby A. L. Burt Fremont .lolin Lang Sodus joined forces in the fall of 1921 and NEWS is pleased to make this of our appropriations for wider and American F a r m Bureau John Federation Bottema Spring Lake formed the Edmore Potato Growers' correction. Mr. Clarkson's more attractive boulevards and larg- RURAL Bert Gleason Lawrence Association, with headquarters at claim was filed by the Bureau er and more beautiful state parks, O. E. BRADFUTE President TO OUR FELLOW FARM BUREAU MEMBERS: We offer Edmore. They rented an old potato in June, its validity was ac- for quicker and heavier transporta- you this year, direct, our Certified 260-290 Egg Pedigreed J. W. COVERDALE Secretary tion, facilities and for the thousand Hollywood and Barron English White Leghorns, Rural 9. C. GENERAL OFFICES A. F. B. F 58 East Washington St., Chicago cellar for a storehouse and shipped knowledged „ by the Detroit Brown Leghorns, Anconas and Barred Rocks. Our flocks are their crop through the Michigan Railway Company and pay- and one other ways and means we de- all thoroughly culled and _ certified by the Michigan Baby GRAY SILVER "Washington Representative Chick Association and are^ recognized as exceptionally good Potato Growers' Exchange, shipping ment was made in December, mand for a better and greater state LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Munsey Bldg., "Washington, D. C. layers. Our large illustrated catalog showing pictures of our 86 carloads the first season and 128 1923. and nation, that we have most birds, breeding establishment, etc., will gladly be senf you cars the second. This season they shamefully neglected our greatest FREE upon request. Write for a copy. have already shipped 150 cars and asset,—the mothers of our future RURAL POULTRY FARM, Dept. I l l , R. 1, ZEELAND, MICH. THE STATE FARM BUREAU'S PROGRAM expect to have 100 more. statesmen and defenders of our "It is claimed that the jmccess °* Potato Growers, country? J . Janssen, Prop., Member Mich. State Farm Bureau TAXATION— Relief for s o r e l y b u r d e n e d f a r m p r o p e r t y by e n a c t i o n of: this local association is due to three Watch Your Step! Cannot we devise some way where- things: loyal potato-growing mem- by our mothers may have better ( a ) T w o c e n t g a s o l i n e t a x for h i g h w a y f u n d s . ( b ) S t a t e I n c o m e T a x in p l a c e of S t a t e ' s g e n - e r a l p r o p e r t y levy. bers, sufficient capital for ordinary needs, and businesslike management. (Continued from page one) labeled a% U. S. Grade No. 1, and care at that most difficult and sen- that friends of the grading system 'sitive time in her life? Why Is the Produce Exch. ( c ) L a w 1'qrbidding a n y m o r e t a x e x e m p t s e c u r - Each member upon joining the as- Cannot we have more community ities. T R A N S P O R T A T I O N — I m m e d i a t e a p p l i c a t i o n of M i c h i g a n Z o n e sociation signs a note for $100 which is used as collateral. He also signs have taken the numbers of cars loaded with such unlawfully labeled maternity hospitals? potatoes. spare a little of our road money or Cannot we Your Best Poultry B a t e decision to s a v e f a n n e r s h i p p e r s i n 6 9 a crop contract with a penalty clause We have a compulsory potato our re-forestation money — or our MA It KKTI N O — c o u n t i e s .15500,OOO a n n u a l l y . Kxiension of s o u n d c o - o p e r a t i v e m a r k e t i n g UfOgram n o w well u n d e r w a y i n M i c h i g a n . of 5c per cwt. in case of breach of contract. The contracts are rigidly grading law in Michigan and it is fish hatchery money—or fish pro- high lime that it was being en- tection money, or even a dip out of Market? enforced. No great amount of capital forced. As several of Michigan's the fund for penal institutions and LEGISLATION- i ' o n g r e s s i o n a l a d o p t i o n of F o r d ' s M u s c l e is required as the association owns leading potato growers have recent- render a little assistance to this most Answer—Wc have the best poultry, dressed veal S h o a l s offer; opposition t o .sales t a x , t o s u b - s i d i e s of a n y k i n d t o a n y i n d u s t r y . no property except potato graders ly said, "We want strict and impar- worthy and deserving cause? Let's alia1 egg trade in Detroit, the folks who want the and trucks. It has never been neces- tial inspectors". think about it. bestr They prefer choice Michigan poultry. W c sary to borrow money frpm the local It seems strange that almost Sheppard-Towner Ait Helps bank as the members themselves every time an inspector from the Expectant mothers may secure the handle nothing else. They pay the highest market HELPING OURSELVES—NOT SHOUTING FOE HELP lend the association two or three State Dep't of Agriculture visits following help provisions of under price. I t is pleasant in these times, when il is so fashionable to r e g a r d thousand dollars each fall to start certain loading stations he finds that the Sheppard-Towner Act by writing the business. Seven per cent in- certain warehouses are closed up the Bureau of Child Hygiene and Poultry that comes to Detroit from far away; legislation as {lie only w.ay to d e a l with social a n d economic terest is paid on these loans which and pad-locked. It is reported that Public Health Nursing, State Dep't states is often roupy. problems, to find a g r o u p ol' farmers who are t r y i n g i n t e l l i g e n t l y run only a short time but are repaid he is no sooner safely out of the of Health, Lansing, Mich.: io cure their own ills !>y first finding out w h a t causes t h e m . as soon as possible after shipping station than everything is opened up Information and booklets on In- Because of superior returns and service to our begins. Only $2,000 was borrowed and business is thriving again. fant Care and Child Care and Cure of shippers our business is double that of one year T h a t seems to be e x a c t l y -what t h e H a m p d e n C o u n t y I m p r o v e - last tall and this has been repaid and Why They Fight Us Expectant Mothers. The Bureau m e n t League of M a s s a c h u s e t t s is d o i n g . With a t r a i n e d m a r k e t a fund of $4,000 has accumulated will also send a series of ten letters ago. Our shipments arrive in good shape. O u r l'rom undivided excess handling The whole situation is not with- to expectant mothers on pre-natal man in c h a r g e of the w o r k , it, h a s set a b o u t t h e business of out its moral for members of. co- care of themselves and their babies. customers are satisfied. Shippers write us that charges. l e a r n i n g w h a t Food p r o d u c t s the c o u n t y raises, and how much operative marketing organizations, they get more through the Farm Bureau Produce "The plan of handling the busi- Pre-natal care of mothers is most of them, a n d w h a t a m o u n t if consumes, a n d how efficiently it ness is interesting. Payment is whether potato growers or not. When you throw a club into a pack important if we are to save the Exch ange than anywhere else. We remit their m a r k e t s w h a t it raises. # i made upon delivery of potatoes of of dogs and one of them yelps you babies. The State Dep't of Health money and send their crates back promptly. A l r e a d y it has l e a r n e d some r a t h e r s u r p r i s i n g t h i n g s . Local about 7 5 % of the daily pool price can be sure tha£ he was hit. So says that 52 per cent of all the p o u l t r y men complain t h a t t h e local r e t a i l m a r k e t fails to ab- as reported from the central office when certain dealers are leaving no babies that die under one year of TIMELY MARKET NEWS of the Michigan Potato Growers' Ex- stones unturned to defeat their co- age die in the first month and that sorb all t h e i r eggs at the h e i g h t of the s p r i n g l a y i n g season, at change. The balance is retained by operative competition by fair means their" deaths are due largely to pre- POULTRY—Prospects are a steady market on poul- a satisfactory p r i c e ; yet i n v e s t i g a t i o n by the L e a g u e shows t h a t the association until all expenses are or foul, we may be assured that the natal causes. try and eggs. paid, when any excess is pro-rated to co-ops are really doing something. instead of h a v i n g a large s u r p l u s , as t h e y h a d supposed, the poul- the members. This season the ad- t r y r a i s e r s of H a m p d e n C o u n t y a r e p r o d u c i n g only half as m a n y vances have practically equalled the Sportsmen say that a duck that Menominee Farmers VEAL— The veal market is steady. cash buyers' prices and a surplus squawks the loudest makes the best eggs as they p r o d u c e d ten y e a r s ago, a n d only one n i n t h of t h e fund of about $4,000 has accumulat- decoy. Some of these fellows who Improving Poultry How To Ship To Us eggs consumed in the c o u n t y . The t r o u b l e is t h a t those in the ed. All profits are divided at the go around preaching so loudly against farmers' co-operation must Menominee, March 10. — Five back t o w n s have no direct c o n t a c t w i t h tiie most profitable mar- end of the season and the next year Write us today for shipping tags. Tell what you the association begins with a clean have their own ax to grind. They Menominee county farmers and the ket, and t h a t d i s t r i b u t i o n t h r o u g h t h e local t r a d e s m a n or the slate. unwittingly are often about the Agr'l School are working with the want to send. Send the best for best returns. Ev- p e d d l e r b r e a k s down when the d e m a n d slackens. I n consequence cheapest kind of advertising that County Farm Bureau and the Agri- erything is graded carefully and you get the benefit "A small supply, business is con- the co-op can get. If they fear our cultural College in keeping track of a p o u l t r y - m a r k e t i n g pool is n o w in process of o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t ducted, amounting to not more than organizations and even go so far as six farm poultry flocks of different of the quality you send. will d e v o t e itself chiefly to establishing a s t a n d a r d p a c k a g e $3,000 annually. Coal, flour, feed, to resort to open violation of law in breeds this year for cost of feeding a n d label, will candle its own eggs and select the c u s t o m e r s , seed, and auto tires are handled, en- their attempts to embarrass us, sure- and the sales returns from eggs and (Note New Street Address Below) who can a b s o r b the s p r i n g s u r p l u s . tirely on a cash basis. No potatoes ly we must he getting somewhere in live poultry. The college will help are shipped for non-members and our efforts to secure more orderly with culling this summer and with An a p p l e - m a r k e t i n g association in t h e c o u n t y will h a n d l e t h i s sales of supplies are limited to the and efficient marketing of farm breeding selections in the winter. y e a r a b o u t one t h i r d of all t h e a p p l e s g r o w n w i t h i n the c o u n t y limits. T h e members, who at first t h o u g h t t h e y could s u p p l y membership except sometimes coal. Shipping stations are operated also products in Michigan. Out of it Menominee will get some sources of breeding stock for high TARMBUREAT at Wyman and Cedar Lake and producers. The co-operating farm- all t h e a p p l e s the c o u n t y needed, have discovered t h a t t h e i r warehouses are maintained at both "Control of Potato-Tuber Dis- ers are: Mrs. Theo Hansen, Wilson; points." eases" is the subject.of a new far- Mrs. Dan Spencer, Daggett, Her- whole c r o p is only one sixth of w h a t the city of Springfield alone mers' bulletin No. 13C7 U. S. Dep't man Kroska, Stephenson; R. P. consumes. T h e rest vf the d e m a n d m u s t be supplied by W e s t e r n t Cheats never starve in an avari- of Agriculture, Washington.' It is Sleeper, Bagley; Wm. Kimpel and Detroit, Michigan or o t h e r o u t s i d e apples, so t h e t a s k of t h e H a m p d e n C o u n t y < cious country.—Boston Transcript. free for the asking. the Agr'l School at Menominee. 2610-16 Riopelle St. 'Phone Cadillac 2 2 7 0 MARCH 14, 1024 TURKIC MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS A. F. B. F. SOUNDS WHY MY DAD BELONGS KALKASKA BUREAU Mathews Plays Safe Genuine Mammoth MARKETING POLICY TO THE FARM BUREAU] BLOCKS SALE OF Michigan State Farm Bureau, Lansing, Michigan. Dear Sirs: Clover Scarce* Would like to have you quote me Michigan H a s In Operation Eigth Grade Ohio School Girl member, if they know something about the organization to which they DANGEROUS SEED a price on about 150 lbs. of Grimm Alfalfa seed also your price on Red FARM 1U T.l U llRAXD NO. 1 Is carefully cleaned, high- est quality, genuine Michigan Plan Suggested By Writes Prize Winning belong, what it stands for, its his- Cob silo corn. tory, its relationships with other or- Analysis Shows Condemned We have no co-op here to handle | frown M a in m o t h Clover. Nat'l Body Essay ganizations, and its relation to the these seeds and as I have used Farm 'here's none better. We ship Stuff Loaded With Bureau seeds before I don't wish to (Set up) it in sealed sacks, bushels, half- big economic, educational and so- Chicago, March 12—At the recent meeting of the executive committee (FoJIowing Is the first prize essay in cial changes which are the Fulton County (Ohio) Farm Bu- in the world all the time. The farm- taking place Trouble take chances on any "just as good" kind. A New Tool bushels or pecks. NOTE THIS: The 1023 crop of the American Farm Bureau Fed- eration a sub-committee on co-op- reau's essay contest for the school er today who is not convinced of the children on why tUeir fathers were Farm Bureau members.) benefits of co-operative marketing is Kalkaska, Mich., March 10.—The C£igned) Clarence Mathews, Manton, Michigan. Grinder FOR F A R M E R S , C A R P E N T E R S A N D of genuine Mammoth Clover seed did not exceed 10% of normal. Unless you use what erative marketing, consisting of Most of the farmers' problems ean hopelessly behind the time. Kajkaska County Farm Bureau has you know is genuine Michigan President O. E. Bradfute, A. C.be solved right in their own com- just stopped distribution of 1,245 Bleaching a crow woil't change its MECHANICS Program I s Broad grown Mammoth this year, we Hardison of California, George M. munities, if they all co-operate to- pounds of seed mixtures of low vital- caw.—Boston Transcript. It get* Its power by pulley friction with When the farmers in California rear wheel auto tire. With your foot on believe you r u n grave danger Putnam of Vermont and C. E. Hearst gether and belong to the Farm Bu- started in on co-operative marketing, ity and containing large quantities pedal you start and stop it at will. Runs of getting Medium or a mixture of Iowa, drew up a declaration of the reau. If the producer expects to getthey thought their aim was price, but of noxious weeds. These seeds -were| You will never get me to support too big or too small. It folds up and is fast and smooth, grinds easy. No jobs of Medium and Mammoth. You Federation's marketing policy. - the best price for his products he with ironclad contracts and thorough of unknown origin and history and a measure which I believe to be portable. USE I T A N Y W H E R E ON cannot distinguish these var- The statement of policy favors the must make an effort himself to do organization they went straight from when you look over the state seed wrong, although by doing so I may Tit.H E F A R M , where and when you need ieties by the appearance of the seed. ijreation of efficient local co-opera- those things that help make the mar- the dollar to a better standard of liv- analyst's report below you will agree accomplish that which I believe to G U A R A N T E E D , will last a life time. B v e units and their gradual associa- ket good . He cannot leave it to his ing which that the Kalkaska County Farm Bu- be right.—A. Lincoln.. Nothing to go wrong. Just the thing for Our Mammoth seed is bought meant better roads, plow points, plow coulters, cultivator at local production points. Wit- tion and combination into larger neighbor to keep market conditions schools, churches and the facilities reau has given a great service to a teeth, etc. High grade 1x7 carborundum grinding wheel. YOU'LL F I N D NO nessed statements a r e secured 'units to such an extent as may be right and then do just as he pleases for a better community life. Now, number of its members and to the VALUE LIKE THIS ANYWHERE. If from growers and assemblers [necessary. himself. after all, it is not these things we county's agriculture by being on the this grinder is not known in your local- that the seed is genuine, first job to stop distribution of this low ity, get in now on special introduction This is the Michigan plan of opera- This attitude is probably one ofare aiming for primarily. This Alsike Safe— price of $15, F R E I G H T P R E P A I D . If cutting Mammoth Clover seed. tion as shown by the development of the greatest faults the farmer has In order that the farmer can bring grade seed. Note that it runs from interested as distributor, advise us. We That and our sealed sack ship- the Michigan Elevator Exchange of had. Other industries spend time and enough of the price home, so that 18 to 30% trash. No Weed Seeds can please you and your customers. ments protect you. See your 150 locals, the Potato Growers Ex- money to find out how best to adjust their families may enjoy a better Samples of the several mixtures AUTO POWER FOLDING TOOL co-op a t once for Farm Bureau change of 112 locals, the Live Stock themselves to market conditions. The standard of living, we must have a came to the attention of County FARM BUREAU BRAND NO. 1 GRINDER CO. Brand Mammoth. If you have Marion Springs, P. O., Brant, Mich. no co-op, write today t o the Exchange o f 223 locals, the Milk farmer is no exception to the rule. marketing system that does not letAgent E. S. Bird who, because of- Is carefully cleaned high Producers Ass'n of 120 locals and But let all co-operate and keep the all the prices leak out. California their suspicious character, sent them quality alsike, distributed by MICHIGAN STATE FARM the Michigan Fruit Growers, with 23 market where it ought to be. The co-operative marketing has done just to the State Dep't. of Agriculture Farm Bureau in sealed, trade- 40 pet. of all tubercular children BUREAU ass'ns. All are working together aim of co-operative marketing is to that for the producers. The closer Seed Laboratory at Lansing. The •'marked bushel, half bushel or under 5 years contracted the disease Seed Dep't. Lansing, Mich. through their affiliation with the stop the dumping of crops and towe stick to the fundamental princi- report was an iron-clad argument peck sacks. from milk from tuberculous cows. State Farm Bureau and are enjoying substitute for dumping the merchan- ples of co-operative marketing the for buying only seed of known Little alsike shows the free- general services given by the Farm dising of crops. more it will fulfill the same mission origin, adapted to Michigan condi- dom from weeds, high quality, Bureau. Shirk Their Duty here in the middle western co-opera- tions and of guaranteed high purity appearance and purity of our As to the relationship of the Farm Some of the farmers are just like tive sales area. Every farmer wants and germination. Charles A. Stahl, Farm Bureau Brand Alsike. P R I I I T T R P P Q Plant Dependable, Home Grown Stock. Bureau to the marketing work the the cuckoo bird, /it does not build a better price for his products and State seed analyst, reported on the As a rule, we believe more statement says: its own nest, or hatch its own eggs. he should have all that the market Kalkaska samples as follows: weed seeds are spread in al- rAUll m E E j xhis m e a n s b i g profits for the Fruit Sample No. 728 sike than in other varieties of "We regard it as the business of Instead it takes the eggs in its bill can afford, but he cannot get it seed sown in this section. You the American Farm Bureau, in co-and sneaks them into some smarter alone. He can only get it through Grower. Increase your income. Improve the appearance and TIMOTHY AND RED CLOVER— play safe in selecting Farm Bu- operation with the several state or- bird's nest to hatch and rear. his producers' organization. reau brand No. 1. I t ' s clean value of your property. Plant trees backed by 77 years of 69.08% pure seed. and good. ganizations, to render direct service Farmers all over the country have The real aim then is to stay by to their constituents whenever called their nests in which they are trying your organization first, last and all 14.90% inert matter. Order from your co-op. If growing experience. Write for FREE Catalog today. upon, in connection with the creat- to hatch out a just wage in thethe time. Price is one of the details 16.02% foreign seed. you have no co-op, write us. The pure seed contained 39.18% MICHIGAN STATE FARM ing and fostering of all co-operative shape of fair prices for their prod- that will adjust itself after you a r e timothy with a germination of 3 2 % , groups so far as' is consistent with ucts. The accepted procedure is in a position to talk price. The in- and 29.90% red clover with a germ- BUREAU 7. E. ILGENFRITZ' SONS CO., the resources of the Bureau; but we along the lines of co-operative mar- dividual farmer cannot get in that ination of 36.5%. Seed Dep't. Lansing, Mich. do not regard it as good policy for keting organizations. The farmers position as an individual, he can only This mixtur^tiad in it 26 kinds of THE MONROE NURSERY the bureau to assume any direct fi- comprising these organizations are get there in co-operation with his foreign seed with Canada thistle 1 708 E . Front St., Monroe, Mich. nancial obligations whatsoever for or ; the same men who have borne the fellow producers. in 3,500 seeds and wild carrot 1 in 90 seeds. in behalf of any such organizations." brunt of the battle for better laws Right now is the one time in the Ease Predominates affecting agriculture and better mar- history of farm progress and organ- TIMOTHY,Sample No. 720 ALFALFA, RED MENOMINEE LIKES ALFALFA keting conditions. Now comes the ization work that t h e Individual CLOVER— IN OUR NEW SPRING Menominee County expects a great cuckoo farmer. He does not join farmer should learn to think for 74.32% pure seed. STYLES increase in alfalfa acreage this year. a farmers' organization. He is a non- himself and to act in co-operation 13.38% inert matter. The County Farm Bureau urges the co-operator. He takes no part in with his neighbor. 12.30% foreign seed. There never has been a time use of the best Grimm alfalfa, warn- the battles for rights. His market is There is no longer any excuse for The pure seed consisted of when men's clothes were more ing that all alfalfa seed should be made soft for him by others. He re- anyone to be ignorant on the sub- 31.51% timothy with a germination sensible than they are for inoculated if the field has not pre- ceives a better price for his products, | ject of co-operative marketing. There of 40%, and 32.5,4% red clover with Spring 1924. The new styles viously grown alfalfa. the result of the sweat of other men's is no longer any doubt as to the suc- a germination of 40% and 10.27% fit easily. brows. He assumes no responsibiltiy. cess of this method. Co-operative alfalfa with germination 5.5%. Like the cuckoo, he has deposited his marketing is not an experiment. This mixture had in it 29 kinds These Facts are worth telling OHIO LIKES IT eggs in his neighbor's nest. He al- The Farm Bureau is a fine organ- of foreign seed with wild carrot 1 and worth reading Mr. A. E. Anderson, manager of lows him to hatch them and rear in 69 seeds and Canada thistle 1 in the Ohio Farm Bureau seed dep't his young while he goes his way, ization and a great help to the farm- 3,500 seeds. The whole idea is relaxation: says that their members report Mich- whistling and singing. er, and should help make it a better Sample No. 730 the coat looks relaxed, not igan State Farm Bureau seeds have organization. — Rachel Schaechter- TIMOTHY, RED CLOVER, stiff nor snug. It feels relax- All farmers can soon learn how to le, Eighth Grade, Elton School, Ful- ALFALFA— ed. The trousers a r e wider MOSTsoilsneed limestone. Itbinds sandy soil, given splendid results. opens clay soil, corrects acid soil, increases be a good Farm Bureau or Grange ton County, Ohio. 72.49% pure seed. and more comfortable. the efficiency of fertilizer, manure; hastens 14.13% inert matter. Men look better in such the decay of vegetable matter, and conserves 13.38% foreign seed. clothes because they a r e com- soil moisture. SOLVAY, pul- The pure seed contained 26.17% verized to powdery fineness, High Authorities Give pletely a t ease. The clothes This is What Income Tax Approval M. A. C. TO HAVE timothy with a germination of 3 1 % , and 40.94% red clover with germin- ation 3 6 % , and 5.38% alfalfa with wear better because there isn't so much strain on them. brings results the first harvest., Non-caustic, furnace dried, easy to spread, economical. Be sure Dairymen (Continued from page 1) "The claim made by some that the income tax is proposed solely to 3,000 STUDENTS germination 1%. This mixture had in 'it 30 kinds of foreign seed with dodder 1 in Visit our display room and see the new shades and pat- t o read our booklet on lime- stone and how to use it—sent' FREE on request. Write! terns in Merchandise of Merit benefit the owners of farms is ex- East Lansing, March 11.—Definite 3,500 seeds and wild carrot 1 in 61 for Less Money, made to your THE SOLVAY PROCESS CO. ploded by the fact that under our plans for increasing the enrollment seeds. Say,— proposal the benefit would apply to at the Michigan Agricultural Col- TIMOTHY AND ALSIKE the owner of city property and to lege from 1,600 to 3,000 four year CLOVER— Sample No. 731 individual measure and a per- fect fit guaranteed. Detroit, Michigan If it is not convenient for the manufacturer as well as to thestudents will soon be announced by 81.43% pure seed. you to call a postal card ad- farmer, because all would be r e -Dr. R. S. Shaw, Acting President of 6.04% inert matter. dressed to us* will bring sam- lieved of any contribution toward the College. In addition to very 12.53% foreign seed. the State expense through general Strong Agricultural, Home Econom- 22 kinds of foreign seed in this ples to you. Guaranteed property taxes. There are so many ics, Engineering, Forestry, and Vet- ination. mixture. Timothy shows 7 1 % germ- people who are now enjoying large erinary courses now given by t h e Consider what one wild carrot .MICHIGAN STATE BUREAU FARM Carbonates ?ULVERIZEb incomes, but who own no taxable College, there have been established seed in 61 means. There are about property, who would under the pro r an applied science division, also a 250,000 clover seeds to the pound. posed law be required to contribute liberal art's course, the latter lead- At the 1 to 61 rate that means 4,100 Clothing Dep't. 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Mich. LIMESTONE toward the expense of State govern- ing to an A. B. degree. These new wild carrot seed to the pound. If ment that there would be genuine courses are expected to attract many such seed were sown eight pounds to relief to all owners of property now students. The Agricultural College's the acre, 32,800 wild carrot seeds subject to taxation." technical courses offer students op- would go into the ground. portunities to specialize in scores of Anyone who would get the above Shipped in 100 lb. Petitions Being Circulated important fields of work. kind of seed would lose money if he Sacks Endorsement of this kind coming from such a high authority as the GET MORE MILK from one Board of State Tax Commissioners is IONIA COUNTY BOY IS had been paid for taking it. He would get not only failure, but trou- ble. Nothing can beat Michigan Form Bureau Crop Mixtures For "I dollar's worth of Milkmak- indeed encouraging. Michigan far- er than I do from any other feed. The cows like it and mers, it will be remembered, are PIG CLUB CHAMPION tion grown, genuine red clover or alsike, 99% or better pure, high germina- test and guaranteed in all these The Best Forage never get off their*feed. They now united in an effort to secure respects. That is the kind of seed are sleek and healthy. Fed with 60,000 or more signatures to initia- Ionia, March 10—Monie Shafer, your State Farm Bureau puts out. alfalfa h a y and corn silage it tory petition to place a constitutional 12 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. It is the Farm Bureau's answer to MICHIGAN ADAPTED. CARRY FARM BUREAU'S makes the best ration I have ever amendment on the ballot at the C. R. Shafer of Portland township, the kind of seed what Kalkaska fed," says Alger Chapman of Mt. coming fall election. The proposed has been declared state champion in County Farm Bureau found was be- PROTECTING GUARANTEE Clemens, Route 2, Macomb Coun- amendment provides for a graduated the first year pig clubs. ing offered its farmers. While ty, in a Milkmaker letter to the you're a t it, just look over the state- Every year there is produced a certain amount of seed which grows as personal income tax, with an exemp- Some time ago he won the Ionia ments made in this paper about a natural crop mixture and cannot be separated—mammoth clover with State -Farm Bureau. tion of $4,000 from all incomes, and county championship and at the re-Farm Bureau Brand seeds and Farm some alsike, sweet clover with a trace of alfalfa, etc. "I fed Milkmaker one year definitely specifies that the revenue ccut Farmers' week program at the Bureau Brand Crop Mixtures and mixed with home-grown grains, M. A. O, he was titled the king of all note what a high standard of service Our mixtures of this kind, with from 1 to 3% other crop seeds are cottonseed meal, oil meal and so secured will be deducted from youthful pig breeders in the state^ has been set for Farm Bureau mem- bran in different proportions. the amount appropriated by the bers. known as Farm Bureau Brands No. 1-B. Otherwise, they have all the Last Fall I tried Milkmaker alone Legislature to be raised througb the He won h'is honors on four points: high qualifications of Farm Bureau Brand No. 1, which is the standard and find it to be cheaper than any general property tax. Such an in-For appearance of pig at the Ionia Portland Bureau Adds for seed production. No. 1-B is fully as good for hay and forage as the other mixture I have ever used, come tax will thus afford real relief Free Fair last fall, for total gain in considering the results I have ob- in the reduction in the present load weight, for economy of gain, and for Second Cream Station Farm Bureau No. 1 and costs less. tained," said Mr. Chapman. on overburdened real estate in Mich- his story and report of last summer's When you buy natural crop mixtures from your State Farm Bureau "LAST FALL I BOUGHT 30 igan. work. Portland, March 3—At a meeting under its iron clad guarantee you save money without risking your crop. tons of Milkmaker for my herd Young Shafer wins the honor from of the Portland Farm Bureau Cream No. 1-B Brands sell for less than No. 1 only because the presence of of 36 cows," writes William Cook a class of entrants from 54 other Station directors, held recently, H. other crop seeds brings them below Qd% purity. They are as free from of Atkins (St. Clair County). counties and will be given a week's L. Laing, of Detroit, representing the "My standard is 1 lb. of Milk- Live Stock Firm Saves trip, with expenses paid, to East Beatrice Creamery Co., conferred weeds as Farm Bureau Brand No. 1. They are of known origin, Michi- maker to every 4 lbs. of milk Big Sum For Patrons Lansing at the time of the boys' and with that board and arrangements gan adapted. each cow is producing. My new were made for a merger of their girls' club week in summer of 1924. milch cows give from 40 lbs. to 60 lbs. per day and those that East St. Louis, Mar. 12.—During Portland business with that of the Ask Your Co-op For These F. B. Brand Natural Crop Farin Bureau. have been milking since last 1923 the Producers Live Stock Com- spring are doing well. In fact, I mission Ass'n here "saved about POWER AND FERTILIZER Th Beatrice Creamery Co. will Mixtures have never had them do better. $100,000 for members of 450 ship- close its' station in Portland, and in My cows are all in healthy condi- TRUSTS FIGHTING FORD the future all their Portland busi- No. I B Alfalfa, contains pbout l'", of sweet clover and sells $1 p e r bushel Jess tion, no udder trouble and every- ping ass'ns patronizing it. The larg- ness will be handled through the t h a n NQ._>1. thing going fine. I think the feed est item was $80,000 refunded on Washington, March 6.—Congress- Farm Bureau. Mr. Beebe, formerly No. I B Sweet Clover, contains 1 to 3 % of alfalfa, sells 40c p e r bushel less t h a n is rightly named Milkmaker." commissions. The purchase of 598 | man W. Frank. James, Michigan manager of the Beatrice station, will No. 1. These are two of scores of good cars of stockers and feeders without member of t h e Military Affairs to- be the new manager of the combined No. I B Alsike, contains t r a c e of timothy a n d white clover a n d sells 50c p e r letters Farm Bureau members charge for the service saved another day, told the House March 5, that stations. He will be assisted by Her- have sent us about Milkmaker $10,000 to the farmers. Last Octo- the real fight over Henry Ford's of- bert Shafer, who will also act in the bushel less t h a n No. 1. dairy Nation. Mirkmaker is t h e ber commissions were reduced 2 0 % . fer to lease and operate Muscle capacity of bookkeeper. Both con- Farm Bureau's 24% protein pub- The St. Louis Producers was the first OTHER GOOD VALUE FARM BUREAU MIXTURES lic formula dairy ration. The of the 14 Producers Ass'ns now oper- Shoals is between the power trust cerns feel that by this arrangement twelve choice milk making in- and fertilizer trust on one hand and the best interests of Portland com- R e d Clover 7 0 % , Alsike 3 0 % , quoted U per bushel u n d e r F . B. B r a n d No. 1 Al- gredients a r e listed on the tag, ating at main terminal markets. those believing in cheap fertilizer munity at large will be served. falfa and $1 above No. 1 Sweet Clover. pound lor pound. You know ex- Michigan like stock men are getting for the farmer in time of peace and actly what you are feeding. I t ' s similar service from the Producers air nitrates for national defense in R e d Clover 6 0 % , Alsike 2 0 % , T i m o t h y 2 0 ' / — a m i x t u r e m a n y people m a k e - always the same—fresh, clean, at East Buffalo, one of the last to time of war. He defended the Ford Manistee Plans Dairy sold a t n e a r l y $4 p e r bushel less t h a n F . B . No. 1 Bed Clover. very palatable, and all Milkmaker get under way. Recently it pro- offer as the only offer that guaran- Improvement Work —no filler. rated $10,000 in savings back to : tees fertilizer production for far- Sweet Clover 70%, Alfalfa 30%, sells lor $] above F. B. No. 1 g Clover 206 Michigan co-op ass'ns Michigan shippers. mers and to keep the plant in readi- and $8.50 per bushel u n d e r F . B. X.i. 1 Alfalfa. handle Milkmaker, also Farm Bu- Manistee, ilareh lit — Manistee reau public formula poultry j ness for national defense. farmers and business men are work- While these F a r m B u r e a u JBrand Crop5 All above crop m i x t u r e s p u t u p iu F a r m ing on a dairy improvement campaign feeds, including scratch feeds and chick mashes—a full line of them. Agr'l Agent Pleases for 1924, to start with the purchase m i x t u r e s last, they furnish some u n u s u a l B u r e a u branded sealed bushel, half bushel Ask your co-op for Farm Bureau RADIO CARDS of several head of registered cattle seed values where t h e crop is used f o r hay and peck sacks. A s k y o u r co-op for them. Milkmaker and poultry feeds. If Manistee, .March 13—The Agricul- this spring. Bankers have endorsed or forage purposes. you can't get them, write us. tural Committee of* the Maui.stee Kadio applause cards for ac- the plan and have promised financial County Board of Supervisors and the knowledging Fajm Bureau programs aid. The County and local Farm Bu- Michigan State Farm Bureau Manistee Farm Bureau County Ageht broadcasted from Westinghouse Sta- roaug are behind it. Potter feeding MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU PURCHASING DEP'T, LANSING, Committee havo endorsed the work tion KYW, Chicago, Tuesday nights | methods, growing of more legumin- Seed Dep't. .MICHIGAN done by their County Agricultural at .s:2tt may bo obtained free by ous roughage and more use of marl Agent and have retained Harold i writing the Michigan Farm Bureau will be advised as desirable farm Lansing, Michigan Vaughn as county agent for 1!':M. j News. practices. I I III It MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS MARCH 14, 1924 rHOW ARE THESE EGG SECOND BIG ANNUAL K e n t C i t y L o c a l i s W e l l AND POULTRY PRICES? Five Year Contract Favored at Cadillac Do Your Pigs Do It? FARMERS' DAY IS Pleased with 1923 Report F o l l o w i n g a r e t h e p r i c e s o b t a i n e d for m e m b e r s s h i p p i n g p o u l t r y a n d e g g s to (Continued from page one) plained the proposed five year con- tract and Prof. Horner outlined STAGED AT IONIA Kent City, March 4.—Total sales aggregating $52,045.99 were made point of Farm Bureau seeds and 2610 Riopelle St., D e t r o i t on M a r c h 12-13: Milkmaker. This practice is not Cnpons, fancy the F a r m Bureau Produce Exchange a t ::L'-:::>C many of the fundamental factors af- fecting the marketing of the Michi- \ BEFORE^ by the Kent City Farm Bureau local alone prompted by loyalty to their Capons, ordinary Broilers, colored, L'VJ lbs. a n d u n d e r 30-31c 40c gan potato crop and exploded many <*1 m Business Men Co-operate By (Kent county) at a net profit of own organization but through years S p r i n g e r s , No. 1 27-28 visionary ideas afloat regarding the $1,747.74 during 1923, according to of experience which indicate that S p r i n g e r s , m e d i u m and s t a g s potato marketing situation. Prof. Giving Banquet and Prizes reports made today at the annual Farm Bureau products give satisfac- L e g h o r n s , 25c 23c Horner has been doing extensive re- ^£*gi& Feeding tion to the users and help build up H e n s , No. 1, fat, 5 lbs. a n d up To Local Farmers meeting of the association. Hens, medium 26-27c search work along this line and it Detroit Star Brand Digester Tankage When they heard the auditor's re- a permanent business. H e n s , small a n d L e g h o r n s 23-24c was evident that he spoke with real port showing that the total resources M. B. McPherson of Lowell, a TUrkeys, y o u n g , 8 lbs. a n d u p authority. His address was a notable (Guaranteed 5 0 % Protein) Ionia, Fob. 26.—Showing their 30-32c typical community co-operation, now amount to $25,557.15, with un- member of the State Board of < Ag- Old T o m s , culls 2S-25c contribution to the success of the A v e r a g e D a i l y G a i n i n M . A . C. H o g F e e d i n g E x p e r i m e n t s was farmera and business men of divided profits totaling $2,166.7G, riculture and one of the directors of C O N S U M P T I V E S, A L ASICK, BLE ETC., NOT meeting. B a r l e y & T a n k a g e 1.S01 lbs. torn & Tankage 1.47- IDS. the Michigan State Farm Bureau, Geese In accordance with the sentiment Corn, Rye, Barley and T a n k a g e 1.391 lbs. Ionia county met here today the 125 farmers who were present 21-22c pickers, NTED as soon as possible. The chief speaker of the day was organization. Directors for 1924 were elected n r i l l C fs P'eridid quality at $3 bushel, as follows: Chas. Montgomery, F. u u n n u K r A l l . l - °- b. Decker, bags free. Bar- Prof. Perry G. Holden of the Inter- Bureau Products Satisfy gain. Order quick. national Harvester Co. Prof. O. E. An outstanding feature of the N. Church, Eli, Roberts, Nels Ander- D E C K E R F A R M B U R E A U . Decker, Mich. Heed of the M. A. C. Dairy Dep't, A. policy of the Kent City local is that son, Berl Hawkinson, A. A. Fick Your Co-op Is B. Cook of Owosso, master of the State Grange, County Agricultural Agent R. L. Helm and several local speakers completed the program. it handles Farm Bureau products and Victor Peterson. Mr. Guy Cur- almost entirely and makes a big tis continues as manager. BABY CHICKS Remarkable for S T R E N G T H . R e a s o n a b l y Priced. SIZE and Your Friend Fruit Growers Must Consider "Michigan's Harry Lauder," appear- ing in Scottish costume, sang and re- Mich, and Ohio Will BUSINESS NEWS LIOGHORNS. A X C O N A S , R E D S , ROCKS, WYANDOTTES, ORCA S, O R P I N G T O N S , S P A N I S H MIN- Since the co-ops were organ- Hardier Varities to cited to the delight of all. This was Market Wool Together 3c a w o r d p e r i n s e r t i o n for 3 or and B R A H M A S . ized things are different in the livestock marketing game. The Make Peach Growing a Safer Industry m o r e i n s e r t i o n s ; 3 ^ o a w o r d for TYRONE POULTRY FARM the second annual Farmers' Day (Continued from page one) e a c h of 2 I n s e r t i o n s ; 4 c e n t s a w o r d Fenton, Michigan old-line buyers weren't so wor- staged by the Agricultural depart- for one i n s e r t i o n . Count each ried until the farmers got to- The Greening Nursery Co., of the wool as soon as it was received word, a b b r e v i a t i o n a n d figure, i n - gether and organized their own Monroe, Michigan. South Haven, Mich. ment of the High School, with the c l u d i n g w o r d s in s i g n a t u r e , as co-operation of the County Agricul- at Columbus. Five per cent interest words. Cash must accompany ; > v rrPAYS TO BUY PURE BRED SHEE? OF commission firms at the De- February 2nd, 1924. tural Agent and County Farm Bu- will be charged on such advances up o r d e r . Mich. F a r m Bureau N e w a . T'WS^ PARSONS " M B E 9 troit and East Buffalo yards to Gentlemen: until the time of final settlement. ? V I S " / ' ? * ' • eh«-»»»". Wnto for club offer and prife list. furnish their own- outlet for In response to your recent letter, I have visited reau. W&tj&'tin Oxfor.ia. Shropihirea and Po11ed-D»!ainn. Michigan livestock. After hearing these and various HELP WANTED L'.'J&yjibfl» PAKSON9.GrandLedge.Mich. R.9 the orchard of A. G. Spencer and made careful ob- One of the interesting features of This is proving the ideal ar- servations as to the comparative damage of peach the day was the annual Farmers' other reports from the committee rangement. Farmer shippers W A N T E D — E X P E R I E N C E D SINGLE buds of the Elberta and South Haven varieties, due Day County Corn Contest. District that visited Columbus, the wool m a n for f a r m w o r k . S t a t e w a g e s . Mrs. are getting better service. They to the winter freezing. and county-wide classes were offered growers present indulged in a full C, M a s o n , Avoca, Mich. 4-11-24 get all that their stock brings, Will make the following report from Elberta for single ear and 10 and 20 ear discussion of wool marketing condi- For Memorial Day less the low handling charges, trees set 1917 and South Haven from adjoining rows tions and the prospects for 1924. LIVE STOCK Whatever profits are made by set 1918. A limb was taken from the south side samples, with liberal cash prizes giv- They were all very much in favor At Special Prices these co-operative commission of fine Elberta trees and one from the south side en by the banks of the county. The DUAL P U R P O S E SHORTHORNS. firms are distributed back to grand sweep-stakes prize offered by of accepting the recommendations of Good i n d i v i d u a l s . Good m i l k i n g i n h e r i t - the local shipping associations. o£ the South Haven trees next to them and all fruit HIP National Bank of Ionia was won the committee and getting in on the Fa nu cl lee. r , BR.o t hNo.sexes. All a g e s . Geo. T. 10, B a t t l e Creek, Mich. Last year the savings returned buds carefully examined with these results. Elbertas proposition at once. They endorsed 3-28-24 to Michigan livestock shippers bad 27 live buds and 174 dead ones with 13.4% of by Denard Caswell of Lake Odessa. live buds. South Haven had 148 live buds and 135 a marketing agreement between the G U E R N S E Y B U L L S . A D V A N C E R E G - ass'ns totalled over $17,000. dead buds with 52.3% of live buds. Agriculture Is F u n d a m e n t a l grower and the State Farm Bureau ister b r e e d i n g . P r i c e d r e a s o n a b l e . F e d e r - Our old-line friends realize The addresses given by Prof. Hol- and a contract between the Michigan al a c c r e d i t e d h e r d . N o . 48,301. Glenn that they are outclassed. In Limbs cut from the original South Haven tree den were full of sound sense and State Farm Bureau and the Ohio Clark, E a u Claire, Mich. 3-14-24 some localities they have gone show 48% of live buds and a check tree of Elberta solid advice, yet so filled with spice Wool Growers' .Co-operative Ass'n FOR SALE — P U R E B R E D DUROC out of business. In others they shows only 7.5% of live buds. that there was not a dull minute. for handling the 1924 clip. Plans Jprice. ersey Pigs. Pathfinder, a t farmer's are making a desperate effort His topics hinged upon community were laid for the organization of a M. L. W h i t e , H e r m a n s v i l l e . M ' P V to survive. Some of them are I am glad to make tliis report as it verifies past 3-28-24 making attractive offers to the years' records and furnishes added proof for the development and the betterment of Michigan Wool Growers' Association co-operative farmers. What POULTRY hardiness of the South Haven peach. If there is no the relations between farmers and to handle the 1925 clip as one of the are their motives in doing so at further loss these South Havens will have to be townspeople. He advocated specific- commodity marketing groups of the CHICKS—BARRED ROCKS, W H I T E this particular time? How thinned this year. ally the co-operation of the business Farm Bureau. Rocks from t r a p n e s t e d , b r e d - t o - l a y h e a v y would they be acting if you Yours truly, l a y i n g stock. T h e b r e e d i n g back of a had no co-op? Consider this men with the farmers, the county chick is w h a t m a k e s or loses you money. (Signed) ROY GIBSON. agent and the agricultural college. Enlarge Wool Committee Can h a n d l e a few m o r e chick o r d e r s . .1. and then ship through your He advised business men to aid in Upon recommendation of the wool V. S h e a p , Owosso, Mich. 4-24-24 We are making special prices on all local co-op to either one of the R e p o r t s w e are g e t t i n g on a s u r v e y we a r e m a k i n g of growers present, the growers' com- monuments and markers for early spring following: campaigns to prevent tuberculosis S I N G L E COMB W H I T E L E G H O R N S . erection or before Memorial Day. Beau- several s u r r o u n d i n g S t a t e s show t h a t common v a r i e t i e s among cattle, to build silos, and to mittee of three, which has been act- for Trap-nested, Pedigreed. Taking orders M a y a n d .Tune h a t c h i n g e g g s and d a y t i f u l , toeverlasting Vermont granite. Be Mich. Livestock Exch. either a r e a t o t a l loss o r n e a r l y so in t h e g r e a t p e a c h hold alfalfa and other farm crops ing in an advisory capacity to the old c h i c k s . W r i t e for c i r c u l a r a n d prices. sure our prices get illustrations of our w o r k and before making a decision. For a t Detroit g r o w i n g districts. I n t h e L a k e E r i e p e a c h belt in n o r t h - meetings. He made plain that the Farm Bureau officials in making the W . C. E c k a r d , P a w P a w , Mich. 3-28-4 this information, write today to 1924 wool marketing arrangements, e r n Ohio E l b e r t a s a n d o t h e r common varieties a r e p r a c - city is dependent upon the country I F YOU W A N T B E T T E R C H I C K S BUY R . W . C A R R G R A N I T E C O M P A N Y Prod. Co-op. Com. Ass'n tically a t o t a l loss—South H a v e n s 1 0 0 % alive. and declared that the city can build was enlarged by the addition of one pC.r o dEumc t i oLna.y chicks. B r e d for w i n t e r e g g Blue r i b b o n w i n n e r s . Win- 1 0 7 South A v e , Battle Creek, Mich. at East Buffalo itself up only as agriculture is built member from each of eight other n i n g eleven o u t of a possible fourteen up. leading wool growing counties that prizes a t M u s k e g o n ' s S h o w . F l o c k culled • • • • • » • • > • • • • • • » • • • • • • • • • • • The South Haven Peach were represented at the meeting. It b y M i c h i g a n A g r i c u l t u r a l College e x p e r t . Prof. O. E. Reed, of the M. A. C. is probable that this committee will F a r m u n d e r S t a t e s u p e r v i s i o n . 50 c h i c k s , T h e H a r d i e s t Of All W o r t h W h i l e Commercial V a r i e t i e s $8.00; 100, $15.00; 500, $70.00. P a r c e l P o s t Dairy Dep't., talked upon the ques- be increased by the addition of mem- delivered. C. E m . L a y E g g F a r m , F r a n c i s c a n only be h a d from u s . T h e n , t o o ; t h e i r q u a l i t y , size, tion of whether or not there would bers from two or three more heavy M. K e n t , R. 4, M u s k e g o n , M i c h . 3-28-24 be a slump in the dairy business. He wool producing counties. The names SELECTED STOCK color a n d time of r i p e n i n g ( a p p r o x i m a t e l y 18 d a y s before E l b e r t a ) m a k e s t h e m t h e most desirable a n d m o s t p r o f i t - BARRED ROCK COCKERELS OF pointed out that while many agri- and counties of the wool committee q u a l i t y , size a n d b e s t b r e e d i n g , $3, $4, Are You a Successful Poultrymau? able of all peaches. W r i t e u s t o d a y for its h i s t o r y a n d cultural pursuits had failed, the appear in the accompanying boxed aUnpd S$5 each. At F a r m e r s ' Week Round- dairy cow was more in demand than article on page one. h o w w e won 1st, 2nd a n d 4th cooker- A r e you doing b u s i n e s s y e a r a f t e r y e a r a t a profit o r a t a prices. els on t h r e e e n t r i e s , in a s h o w of a b o u t loss ? ever before. He quoted Herbert 75 B a r r e d R o c k s . A few e q u a l l y good Growers present declared that the pullets a t $2.50. I I . E . P O W E L L & SON, T r y select c h i c k s a n d e g g s from t h e B y r o n C e n t e r P o u l t r y Hoover that, "No other food can take proposed plan appeared to them to IONIA, M I C H . the place of milk," and declared that be the only sound foundation for the future of Michigan as a dairying successful wool marketing. 3-13-24 F a r m a n d H a t c h e r y a n d w e a s s u r e you t h a t t h e n y o u will be W I I I T T A K E R ' S R H O D E I S L A N D R E D d o i n g b u s i n e s s a t a profit. W e receive r e p o r t s from o u r c u s t o m e r s t h a t t h e y g o t They C h i c k s a n d e g g s for h a t c h i n g . center is unlimited in its possibil- endorsed the contract idea and fa- c o m b s . M i c h i g a n ' s G r e a t e s t Color a n d B o t h from 6 0 % t o 7 0 % p r o d u c t i o n for t h e w i n t e r m o n t h s . O u r f o u n d a t i o n s t o c k is from M. A. C. O u r A n c o n a s a r e d i r e c t l y from C. E . Greening's Big Nurseries ities. Professor Reed suggested that vored a definite closing date to be t i o n s of w i n t e r l a y e r s . C a t a l o g free. e Ir na -- S h e p p a r d . W e a l s o h a t c h B a r r e d Rocks. T h e s e ai-e e x c e p t i o n a l l y good l a y e r s a n d E g g S t r a i n . Bred from fourteen g e n Monroe, Michigan the industrial centers of Michigan fixed some time during the month of t e r l a c e s F a r m , B o x B, L a w r e n c e , Mich. y e a runexcelled a r e for m a r k e t i n g p u r p o s e s . W e s h i p t h o u s a n d s of e g g s a n d c h i c k s e v e r y a n d g u a r a n t e e safe a r r i v a l a n d p r e p a y all s h i p m e n t s . W r i t e for o u r c a t a l o g are making ready markets for this May for signing contracts for future 4-10-24 a n d p r i c e list. Born 1850—Still Growing food. He said that other states are delivery for wool to be delivered at FOR SALE — LIMITED SUPPLY OF BYRON C E N T E R P O U L T R Y F A R M A N D H A T C H E R Y shipping butter into Michigan and a reasonable time after shearing. p u r e brod W h i t e P l y m o u t h Rock e g g s for G. C. Keiser, Prop., Member M i c h . State F a r m Bureau asked why Michigan should not pro- They pointed out that under our ahna dt c heignggs . ( F10c i s h e l ' s S t r a i n ) , b r e d for m e a t Michigan e a c h , $9.00 p e r 100. O r d e r Byron Center duce enough for her own supply? Mr. previous methods we have never in a d v a n c e . P h o n e 2l8-F-:>-l. M a r y E . Reed pictured the boomerang which known how much wool to expect, nor B r o s n a n , R. 2, Box 104, D o w a g i a c , Mich. farmers were throwing into their where it would be coming from. FARMS TO RENT own business by using "oleo." In accordance with the sentiment F I N E F A R M T O R E N T , ^«» He urged first, co-operation be- expressed at the meeting, Farm Bu- from t o w n . 240 a c r e s , 60 is p a s t u r e land tween farmers and urban people; reau officials have already signed an good b a r n s a n d t e n a n t h o u s e for g e n e r a l second, by all means the cattle tuber- agreement with the Ohio people to fcaartm i n g , no d a i r y i n g , m o s t l y s h e e p a n d t l e r a i s i n g . Good s e t of f a r m tools. culosis test; third, pure bred sires take care of the 1924 clip. This Sold r e a s o n a b l e to a p p l i c a n t , also half used in community group. With this agreement is for but one year, as it ipnl ti ce ar enst t minu s100 good s h e e p if d e s i r e d . A p - t furnish r e f e r e n c e . J o h n C. We Want a Few More Farm Bureau I Men to Represent Us accomplishment he said that the fi- is hoped that by next season there L i n n , W i l l i a m s t o n , I n g h a m Co., M i c h i g a n . N e a r M. A. C. nal step would be to create a better will be a Michigan Wool Growers' market by producing clean products. Ass'n organized to handle the wool SEEDS Outline Local Program on a commodity basis. County Agent R. L. Helm outlined C H O I C E R E C L E A . N E D I T O SAN SOY Among those present at the meet- B e a n s , $3.00 bu. O r d e r e a r l y . K. C. H a r - a program to be carried out during ing were: riss, A l l e g a n , M i c h i g a n . 3-13-24 One of our member representatives in Southwestern Michigan has sold 18 carloads of the coming season. Under the head M. L. Noon Jackson C E R T I F I E D W O R T H Y OATS, CER- fertilizer for car door delivery this spring. Some of it has been delivered. T h e mechanical of livestock, he suggested breeders' M. B. McPherson tified D u n c a n corn. G. P . Phillips, A u c - Lowell tioneer, tours, better sires, tuberculosis eradi- C. M. Urch Durand B e l e v u e , Mich. 4-25-24 requirements were for very fine, perfectly prepared stuff. He advised us that it was "ab- cation, ton litter contests. Under R. W. Tenny Charlotte PLANTS solutely satisfactory." All our 1924 fertilizer will be absolutely satisfactory. W e stand dairying: Cow testing associations, bull associations, home grown ra- Lloyd M. Gee Stockbridge FRUIT TREES—BERRY P L A N T S , behind it. Our proposition to member representatives is worth while. tions, alfalfa. Under soils: Soil test- F. C. Tirrell Charlotte gCraat pa leo g Fv ri ne ee s. , L asnhdr ua b' sb eNr yu,r s e r ipeesr, e nDn ei apl'st .. ing, liming. Under poultry: Culling R. E. Decker Jackson F. B., St. J o s e p h , Mich. 3-28-24 W e want you to help bring Farm Bureau Fertilizers to neighbor members in communities demonstrations. For boys and girls: Henry Cash Brooklyn S T R A W B E R R Y , R A S P B E R R Y , A s - where there is no Co-operative Ass'n or authorized dealer handling them. O u r proposition Pig clubs, calf clubs, canning clubs, W. S. Wood Rives Junction p a r a g u s p l a n t s . T h a y e r ' s i m p r o v e d Gold- is a good one. Our fertilizer service merits every member's consideration. en H e a r t C a n t a l o u p e seed. Every plant garment making, handicraft. H. S. Houseman Albion a good p l a n t , t r u e t o n a m e , h i g h q u a l i t y . Mr. Helm pointed out how agricul- H. V. Kittle B e s t v a r i e t i e s . O u r p l a n t s , a s u r e w a y to St. Johns good If interested in acting as our representative, write us for particulars, stating your quali- crops. W r i t e t o d a y for b a r g a i n ture, through community organiza- H. P. Doty Eagle prices. C a t a l o g u e free. C h a s . D. T h a y e r tion during the last 10 years, has Geo. Bateman . . . .Grand Ledge, R 3 Co., T h r e e R i v e r s , Mich. 3-13-24 • fications. Give us your experience in this line if any. Read below our 1924 fertilizer accomplished marketing, legislative C. F. Openlander .Grand Ledge, R 3 E L D O R A D O B L A C K B E R R Y P L A N T S . service to the Farm Bureau membership: and other improvements, that under R. L. Helm Ionia T h e m o s t p r o f i t a b l e m a r k e t b l a c k b e r r y g r o w n . Good shipper, fine q u a l i t y , p r o - individual treatment, had failed to Herbert E. Powell .Ionia, R 1 d u c t i v e a n d h a r d y . R i p e n i n g s e a s o n fol- REAL SERVICE ON FERTILIZER B u r e a u will be t h o r o u g h l y c u r e d a n d seasoned. A f t e r come about. Mr. Helm stated that M. T. Cooney Gaines lows c h e r r i e s . D i s e a s e free. State in- b e i n g p r o p e r l y aged, it will b e r e - g r o u n d . I t will n o t through cow testing, certified seed Eli Lindsay s p e c t e d , n o r t h e r n g r o w n s t o c k a t 125.00 Howell p e r M.; 600 s a m e r a t e ; $3.50 p e r h u n d . , T h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u s of Michigan, Ohio a n d I n d i a n a cake a n d get h a r d . This m e a n s t h a t y o u c a n s p r e a d it on and alfalfa, Ionia would fast become C. L. Bolander Howell p o s t p a i d . H . L . K e e l e r , E l b e r t a , Mich. h a v e combined t h e i r b u y i n g p o w e r a n d h a v e c o n t r a c t e d a leading dairying center. He touch- 3-28-24 y o u r l a n d more evenly a n d w i t h less fuss a n d b o t h e r . Carl Martin Coldwater the e n t i r e o u t p u t of a n e w m o d e r n l y e q u i p p e d fertilizer ed upon co-operative marketing and GLADIOLIA, ONE BLOSSOMING A N A L Y S I S ; There is a l a r g e v a r i e t y of analysis of stated that this system was not in- W. E. Phillips Decatur size, b u l b s of fifteen different v a r i e t i e s . One Dollar p o s t p a i d . A l b e r t KJages, f a c t o r y . This f a c t o r y has e v e r y t h i n g k n o w n to m o d e r n m i x e d goods, also 16, 18 a n d 20 p e r c e n t A c i d P h o s p h a t e . tended to put others out of business, F. M. Oehmke Sebewaing R o m u l u s , Mich. science i n t h e way, of m a c h i n e r y to p r o d u c e fertilizer of but by marketing collectively and H. S. Osier Ann Arbor a h i g h g r a d e at m i n i m u m cost. G U A R A N T E E D : A n d r e m e m b e r also t h a t t h e a n a l y s i s MISCELLANEOUS carefully grading their products, bet- C. L. Coffeen Adrian is s t a m p e d on every b a g a n d g u a r a n t e e d to be as r e p r e - tor returns could be secured by the JayFive Smithhundred tests ofAnncertified Arbor W A N T E D — F A R M E R S T O A S K F O R B y p u r c h a s i n g this entire o u t p u t , t h e F a r m B u r e a u s of sented. You are fully p r o t e c t e d . producers, without raising the price seed potatoes Tests show Prove t h a t Itthey pro- folder d e s c r i b i n g L i t t l e G i a n t T r a c t o r a n d free trial offer on y o u r f a r m . K. J . these t h r e e states have secured a v e r y favorable c o n t r a c t . to the consumers. duce an average of 45 bushels more T u r n e r , A g e n t , S a r a n a c , M i c h . 3-28-24 The benefits of which c a n be passed on to members w h o D E L I V E R Y : M a n y t h o u s a n d s of tons of goods a r e n o w Herbert Powell, president of the to the acre than uncertified seed SILVER FOXES FOR SALE. PROVEN act n o w a n d o r d e r e a r l y . on h a n d r e a d y to be shipped. This fact, coupled w i t h di- Ionia County Farm Bureau and and that the marketable stock per b r e e d e r s a n d 1924 p u p s a t b a r g a i n p r i c e s . rect line r a i l w a y service to J a c k s o n , Mich., insures p r o m p t prominent pure bred sheep breeder, acre from certified averages 67 Q uality guaranteed. Address McCombs R e m e m b e r the following t h i n g s a b o u t t h i s fertilizer delivery. N o congested t e r m i n a l s such as Toledo t o con- Silver F o x R a n c h , R e m u s , Mich., R. 2. was one of the local speakers. His bushels greater than from potatoes 3-13-24 which t h e F a r m B u r e a u h a s to offer: tend w i t h . Y o u r F a r m B u r e a u Traffic d e p ' t can de- talk on "Sheep Feeding," treated raised from uncertified seed, says Q U A L I T Y : The F l o r i d a pebble r o c k p h o s p h a t e w h i c h t e r m i n e a t once j u s t w h e r e a n y c a r is a n d hustle it a l o n g along the line of a balanced ration, the Agricultural College. is used exclusively in t h i s fertilizer is h i g h e r i n phosphoric if need be. F a r m B u r e a u fertilizer can be shipped i n the address clearly demonstrated Mr. # Powell's long experience and study BREEDERS' DIRECTORY acid a n a l y s i s t h a n t h e o r d i n a r y Tennessee p h o s p h a t e . All mixed c a r s of fifteen tons or more. o t h e r i n g r e d i e n t s a r e of s u p e r i o r q u a l i t y a n d excel in which has taught him many lessons good market for their fruit, Ionia M E M B E R S : W h e r e you h a v e Co-ops, go to y o u r Co-op that are of value to the public. county, being close to prosperous t h e i r availability as p l a n t food. m a n a g e r a t once a n d tell him w h a t you w a n t a n d u r g e That apples can be raised in Mich- and populous industrial centers, H E R E F O R.D 5 CONDITION: On S e p t e m b e r first t h e C o m p a n y s t a r t e d him to g e t his o r d e r in to u s a t t h e earliest possible igan cheaper than they can be ship- might well become one of the largest i n Y o u n g Cows with calves by side consist- g of blood from A m e r i c a ' s f o r e m o s t to b a s e a n d p r e p a r e Acid P h o s p h a t e a n d m i x e d goods for m o m e n t . * ped in from Washington or Oregon apple producing centers in Michigan. h e r d s a t p r i c e s t h a t e n a b l e t h e m u n d e r was proved by Luther Hull when he Mr. Hall also stated that land which E a r l i r i p e H e r e f o r d Beef P l a n t o p a y for S p r i n g , 1924. This fertilizer secured t h r o u g h t h e F a r m F o r f u r t h e r information w r i t e d i r e c t to t h e m s e l v e s w i t h i n a y e a r t o 18 m o n t h s . pictured the idle land in Michigan is used in growing trees and fruit is Bulls i n c l u d i n g prize w i n n e r s a t t h e l a r g - that could now be set out to apples better soil in 60 years that virgin e r shows a t practical prices. Herd head- profitably, by choosing the variety to land. suit the needs of the community, ed b y S t r a i g h t E d g e 1169786, o n e of t w o s o n s of P e r f e c t i o n F a i r f a x o u t of a d a u g h - The enthusiasm and fellow feeling t e r of t h e F a m o u s D i s t u r b e r . T. F . B . S o t h a m & S o n s ( H e r e f o r d s since 1839) MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU finding out what variety the women developed by this meeting show well St. Clair, M i c h . want, and not trying to tell them what may be accomplished by a com- Purchasing Department Lansing, Mich. •w hat they need. Then when Michi- munity when the farmers and busi- MeadowBrookHerefordsf p ^S rb p e r r ic ye a 0 r- gan fruit growers carefully e l i m i n a t e | n e s s m e n set together for their mu- lori n g p hh eoinfee r s .E a rBl u lC. l s for s a l e . Call, w r i t e McCarty, Bad Axe, tbe undesirable grades, creating a l t u a l benefit. ^^ _ Mich., H u r o n c o u n t y .