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                   THE ACTION                       PUBLICATION                   OF THE MICHIGAN                             FARM Ba
 Vol. 49, No.1                                                            Focused On The Future                                                                  :wry 1, 1970
                   GROUND "BLASTING" SIGNALS
                           START OF CONSTRUCTION
   Officials representing State gov- Farm Bureau Life President Dave ganizations. It will feature a T-      employees," he said. "The build-   ing at 7373 West Saginaw will
ernment and Farm Bureau Life         Morris, Michigan Farm Bureau shaped design, with the longer            ing seemed to be adequate for      be occupied by Farm Bureau In-
Insurance Company set off dyna-      ViCePresident Dean Pridgeon and wing running parallel to Saginaw       any growth in the foreseeable fu-  surance Group personnel. The
mite charges in mid-December         Nile Vermillion, Executive Vice Highway.                               ture; however, we apparently       middle and West sections will be
signalling the start of a major      President, also helped trigger the                                     didn't see far enough. We have     shared by the Michigan Farm
                                                                           Nearly twice as large as the or-
construction project on Lansing's    blasts.                                                                expanded our present structure     Bureau, Farm Bureau Services,
                                                                         ganization's present headquarters
West Side. The $4 million Farm          Heavy equipment was moved near Capital City Airport, the            twice and are now bulging at the   Farmers Petroleum Cooperative,
Bureau complex, slated for com-      in immediately to begin excava- new complex will include 114,000       seams."                            Michigan Agricultural     Coopera-
pletion early in 1971, will be       tion.                                                                                                     tive Marketing Association and
                                                                         square feet of office space. Com-     At present, the organization
erected on a 48-acre site at the                                                                                                               Michigan Agricultural      Services
intersection of \Vest Saginaw           Farm Bureau Life, one of four pany officials indicated expansion    employs 450 persons in the Lan- Association organiza tions, and
Highway and Canal Road.              firms which comprise Farm Bu- during the past 20 years has re-         sing area. Smith attributed the Michigan Association of Farmer
                                     reau Insurance Group, is financ- quired six previous          address  growth to an increasing demand Cooperatives.
   State Representative Dale War-    ing the project. Michigan Farm changes in Lansing.                     for member-customer      services.    Construction    contracts were
ner and Insurance Commissioner       Bureau will direct building man-      President Elton Smith said       Smith noted Farm Bureau had awarded through Frank and Stein
Russel Van Hooser, detonated dy-     agement and maintenance.            ground had been broken just 15     celebrated its golden anniversary Associates, architects for the proj-
namite charges which exploded           The three-story structure will years ago for Farm Bureau's pres-    this year. The organization was ect. Clark construction Company,
a few hundred feet from a crowd      provide state headquarters      for ent office on North Grand River    founded February 4, 1919.          Lansing, has been designated gen-
gathered to witness the event.       Farm Bureau and all affiliate or- Avenue. "At that time we had 265        The East section of the build- eral contractor.
              G~                 l-liglJAgl4n F~                        AFBFA                G~                AKKWe1(.(~                   ~~
                                           DECEMBER 7 -11,1969                                     WASHINGTON,                      D. C.
• President      Richard Nixon surprised         everyone      • Michigan Farm Bureau received a three-star                • State Discussion Meet winner Dave Farley earned
when he made an unscheduled visit to the AFBF                  award at the Recognition and Awards Program.               a runner-up award       at the National      Discussion
Convention.                                                                                                               Meet .
                                                               • M.F.B. Women's chairman Maxine Topliff was a
• Vice-President Spiro Agnew honored the AFBF                  guest of Mrs. Richard Nixon at the White House .
                                                                                                                           • Field Operations Division Manager Charles Bur-
members with his appearance and lively comments .              • Michigan presented Ohio with the          Horses-tail    kett was presented with a gold sweater - recog-
                                                              Trophy at the Ohio-Michigan breakfast.                      nizing the joint state-and-county      efforts to put
• M.F.B. President Elton Smith was           re-elected   to
the AFBF Board of Directors.                                   • AFBF's 1970 Convention will be in Houston, Texas.        Michigan membership goal over the topl
                                                                  Legislative                Pictorial AFBF                    Wo~en's                   Discussion Topic
         ON THE INSIDE:                                             Preview
                                                                    Page 3
                                                                                                Highlights
                                                                                                  Page 4
                                                                                                                               Activities
                                                                                                                                 Page 5
                                                                                                                                                      "School Curriculum"
                                                                                                                                                             Pages 6-7


TWO                                                                                  January 1, 1970                                                                     MICHIGAN         FARM NEWS
EDITORIAL ...                                                                                                                                            PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
                                                            Potato Pro",otion and
 The Lengthened Shadow                                            Far", Bureau Policy                                                                    Who Shall Speak for Farmers ...
                                                       The recent defeat of the National Potato Checkoff Bill in the
   As we enter a new decade we face many                                                                                                                     President Richard M. Nixon, speaking to the
                                                    u. S. House of Representatives has caused supporters of the
challenges ... challenges that must of neces-                                                                                                            more than 6,000 Farm Bureau members as-
                                                    legislation to charge Farm Bureau as being opposed to the pro-
sity be met by all citizens of the nation. Too      motion of advertising of potatoes. This is not true.                                                 sembled in Washington, D. C. for the Golden
often, too many people feel that the responsi-                                                                                                           Anniversary Annual Meeting of American Farm
                                                       Farm Bureau actively opposed the Potato Research and Pro-
bilities given the nation will be taken care of                                                                                                          Bureau said: "} think there is a tendency these
                                                    motion Act, which was passed by the Senate in October but
by others.                                                                                                                                               days to make agriculture the 'whipping boy'
                                                    defeated in the House of Representatives by a vote of 171 to
   A nation is not just some land, a government,                                                                                                         for many of our problems. We hear a lot of
                                                    198 in November. Proponents of the bill, primarily the Na-
and a flag; it is a society made up of individuals.                                                                                                      talk about farm subsidies and parity and all
                                                    tional Potato Council and a few other commodity groups that
The kind of society depends on what kind of                                                                                                              the rest. '.We hear very little talk about how
                                                    hoped the legislation would set a precedence, have since been
people the individuals are. Their nation is al-                                                                                                          it came about; that the reason that farmers
                                                    quite vocal in their criticism of Farm Bureau opposition. A
ways the lengthened shadow of their character,                                                                                                           have the present problems they have is because
                                                    weekly produc~ trade publication that has a substantial number
ideals, and ambitions. The question, "How                                                                                                                they made their investments at the request of
                                                    of grower subscribers openly favored the bill. That publica-
good can a nation be?" is answered by "How                                                                                                               government, and as a result of the initiative of
                                                    tion carries a large amount of advertising by commodity pro-
good are the people?"                               motion groups.                                                                                       government, in order to increase agricultural
   This principle is found throughout nature.                                                                                                            production at 'a certain time."
For instance, a piece of steel is what it is           Farm Bureau was the major opponent of the bill and urged                                              He continued:   <C ••• we look at the great
because its molecules are what they are. To         Congress not to adopt this type of legislation. Farm Bureau                                          agricultural community of this country and
change the nature of steel, it would be neces-      policy firmly supports the principle of commodity promotion                                          what do we find; only five percent actually
sary to change the nature of the molecules.         and advertising to increase consumer demand, therefore the pri-                                      engaged in agriculture, and of course, you know
Similarlv, America is what it is because Ameri-     mary basi~ for opposition to the bill was the Federal government                                     ...     that because you are only five percent
cans ~r~ what they are. To change America, it       involvement in the collection and spending of farmer dollars.                                        that your political influence is not as great as
would be necessary to change the nature of             The present Farm Bureau position on the promotion of agri-                                        it maybe once was. Well, let's look at it an-
Americans.                                          cultural commodities is of several years standing and was de-                                        other way. As I look at that five percent of
                                                    veloped through the sound procedure of county, state and na-                                         America, I find that it produces enough food
                                                    tional delegate review. The policy states "It is important that                                      to feed all of the American people and feed
   For bett~r government in America, the people,    farmers promote the increased sale and consumption of farm                                           them well and in addition to provide the means
as individuals, would have to become better         products without duplication of effort. 'Ve support - and will                                       whereby the United States can aid other coun-
citizens. To get a more moral America, the          continue to seek improvement of - sound, well coordinated pro-                                       tries around the world. Look at what we have
people, as individuals, would have to become        motion programs, including those on an industry-wide basis                                           done since vVorld War II alone; $30 billion in
more moral. To get a more prosperous America,       having adequate producer representation."                                                            food distributed to other countries around the
the people, as individuals, would have to be-          The policy goes on to state "'Ve oppose nationwide check-                                         world. Some gifts, some loans, but nevertheless,
come more industrious and more thrifty. That        off programs for the promotion of agricultural commodities                                           provided out of our surplus. This is a mag-
is an inevitable progression.                       when the Federal government administers, or has veto power                                           nificent achievement, an achievement again
   That is whv it is so useless for us to wait for  over, the program." This position applies to all commodities                                         which is due to the productivity, the efficiency,
some miraculous "mass" action to lift us up to      and was adopted by producers of most all commodities, in-                                            the dynamism, of the American farm commu-
new heights of ease and security.                   cluding potato growers.                                                                              nity. And so I say to you today that I am
   Every nation has much the same pattern.                                                                                                               very proud, as the President of the United
                                                       The real issue is not the promotion of potatoes. Potatoes just
First the individual, then the family, then the                                                                                                          States, to recognize American agriculture for
                                                    happened to be the commodity where an industry group sought
neighborhood, then the town, then the county,                                                                                                            what it has achieved ... for what it means to
                                                    to get legislation patterned after the cotton check-off legisla-
then the state, then the nation. Better states                                                                                                           America. No nation can long be great without
                                                    tion and the wool check-off program. The cotton and wool
make better nations, etc.                           check-off programs were designed to assist agricultural com-                                         a sound, strong agricultural base."
   tvlost Americans, as individuals, have usually                                                                                                            The President summed up in a few short
                                                    modities to compete with non-agricultural synthetic commodities.
worked hard; lived up to their contracts; tried                                                                                                          minutes the vital importance of our agricultural
to be decent, respectable citizens, reaching out       The purpose of the potato check-off program was to collect
                                                    funds from potato growers for use to compete against other                                           industry, but he also let us know that being
a helping hand to their less fortunate neighbors;                                                                                                        only five percent of the total population that
respected the property of others; practiced         foods, such as rice, corn, wheat, sweet potatoes, and other. com-
                                                    modities that vie for items in the consumers' diets. Establish-                                      we were very weak as far as the setting of
enough thrift and self-denial to acquire some                                                                                                            national policy is concerned. This is a fact we
property of their own; and have asked nothing       ing an effective potato advertising and promotion program
                                                    would establish the need for a defensive promotion program by                                        hate to admit, but nevertheless it is a fact.
of their government except maintenance of law,                                                                                                               Twenty years ago at another American Farm
order, and national defense.                        each of the competing commodities. This would be costly to
                                                    those producers and consumers. The net effect would probably                                         Bureau convention, U. S. Senator Clinton P.
   These individual qualities have made us what                                                                                                          Anderson of New Mexico said in essence the
we are. To keep what we have gained, and            be that the advertising agencies would be sole recipient of ad-
                                                    ditional business.                                                                                   same thing the President told us last week.
to make more progress, we must, as individuals,                                                                                                              Senator Anderson said of the Senate debate
maintain and intensify these qualities.                The program, if enacted by Congress and subsequently
                                                    adopted through a producer referendum, would have been the                                           on the 1949 farm bill: "Probably most active in
   If, as individuals, we become a different kind                                                                                                        their efforts to speak for farmers were their
of people, America will become a different          first time that the Federal government would have become in-
                                                    volved in the collection of money for a program where producers                                      elected Congressmen and U. S. Senators. Al-
kind of nation.                                                                                                                                          though the duly-elected farm organization lead-
                                                    of one specific food commodity compete with producers of
                                                    other food items. If such legislation were enacted, how many                                         ers said one thing, many of the politicians in-
   Abraham Lincoln said, "We have been the          other commodities would be pressured into advertising to pro-                                        sisted that these leaders didn't speak for fann-
recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven.      tect their markets against invasion by promotional programs?                                         ers, but instead, the politicians themselves were
We have been preserved these many years in                                                                                                               the real reflectors of farm thinking.
                                                       Farm Bureau has supported and will continue to support                                                After consultation with the president of a
peace and prosperity. vVe have grown in num-        sound promotion and research programs for potatoes and other
bers, wealth, and power as no other nation has                                                                                                           state Farm Bureau and the Master of a state
                                                    agricultural commodities. However, we believe this can best                                          Grange, Senator Anderson said he told mem-
ever grown - but we have forgotten Godl             be done without the involvement of the Federal government.
   "We have forgotten the gracious hand that                                                                                                             bers of Congress what they had requested
                                                    It is currently being successfully done this way in livestock,
preserved us in peace, and multiplied and en-                                                                                                            whereupon one Congressman said: "They don't
                                                    dairy, poultry, and other commodity areas .
riched, and strengthened us; and we have                                                                                                                .represent the farmers. I represent the p~ople
vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our                                                                       Noel Stuckman                         of my state. They elected me to do that job,
hearts, that all these blessings were produced                                                                     Manager,          Market              and I'm not going to let some fellow who works
by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own.                                                                     Development Division                  for a fann organization tell me what to do."
   "Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have                                                                                                               For the past 50 years Farm Bureau has
become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity                                                  ~.                                                     claimed to be the spokesmen for the majority
of redeeming grace, too proud to- pray to the                 MICHIGAN                               IFARM                     NEWS                      of all farmers belonging to any farm organiza-
God that made us.                                                      THI! ACTlON   ~U.L1CATION    O~ THI! MICHIOAN ~A"M BU"I!AU                        tion.
   "It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves              The MICHIGAN          FARM NEWS is               DIRECTORS:        District     I, Arthur         \Ve have just completed a long hard exercise
                                                       published     monthly. on the first day,
before the offended power, to confess our na-          by the Michilmn Fann Bureau, at its
                                                                                                        Bailey, Schoolcraft;      District 2. Dean       in the policy making processes of Farm Bureau.
                                                                                                        Pridgeon, MontKomery, R-l; District 3,
                                                       publication office at 109 N . Lafayette                                                           Those attending the Michigan FB Annual Meet-
tional sins, and to pray for clemency and for-          5treet. Greenville, Michi~an.                   Andrew     Jackson,    HoweIl. R-l;       Dis-
giveness.                                                  Editorial and lZeneral offices at 4000       trict 4. Elton R. Smith, Caledonia. R-l;
                                                                                                        District 5. David Morris. Grand LedlZe,
                                                                                                                                                         ing in November and the American Farm Bu-
                                                        North Grand River Avenue, Lansinlt,
                                                       Michi~an 48904. Post Office Box 960.             R-3; District 6, Jack Laurie, Cass City,         reau Annual Meeting in December can vouch
                                                       Telephone,      Lansinl( 485-8121.     Exten-    R-3; District 7. Kenneth Bull. Bailey,
                                                       sion 317. Subscription        price, 50t per     R-l; District 8. Harvey Leuenberl!er,
                                                                                                                                                         for the authenticity of the grassroots involve-
                                                       year.
   "1 still have confidence that the Almighty,             Established    January 12. 1923. Sec-
                                                                                                        Saginaw, R-6; District 9, Eugene Rob-            ment in formulating and drafting final policies
                                                                                                        erts. Lake      City, R-l;      District    10.
the Maker of the universe, will, through the           ond Class Postage paid at Greenville,
                                                                                                        Richard Wieland, Ellsworth, R-I; Dis-
                                                                                                                                                         to guide us, as an organization.
                                                       ~fichi~an.
instrumentality of this great and intelligent              EDITORIAL:        Editor. Evan J. Hale;
                                                                                                        trict 11, Franklin Schwiderson, Dafter.              Charles Shuman, president of AFBF told
                                                        Associate Editor. Vern M. BuIlen; Ad-
people, bring us through present difficulties as        vertisinl! Manal!cr,     Carl P. Kentner;
                                                                                                            DIRECTORS
                                                                                                        Frahm. Frankenmuth;
                                                                                                                             AT LARGE:          Walter
                                                                                                                                    James L. Sayre,
                                                                                                                                                         newsmen: "Once policy has been set by the
He has through all the other difficulties of our        Artist. Nonnan CoodlinlZ.                       Bellevi\1c; Calvin Lutz. Kaleva.                 voting delegates it is not the prerogative of my-
                                                           OFFICERS:         Michi~an     Fann Bu-
country."                                              reau; President. Elton R. Smith. Cale-               WOMEr\ OF FARM BUREAU: Mrs.
                                                                                                        Jerold   Topliff.    Eaton     Rapids.   R-I;
                                                                                                                                                         self, staff or any other official of Farm Bureau
                                                       donia,     R-l;    Vice President.      Dean
   President Lincoln's statement could have            Pridl!eon. Montltomerv. R-I; Secretarv-              FARM BUREAU YOUNG                  FARM-     to compromise on that policy. Farm Bureau
                                                       Manaj!er, Dan E. Reed, Lansin${..
been given today with the same validity and                                                             ERS: Carl Howard. Marlette.                      policy is made by the membership. Fanners
force. Few concerned citizens of the country           POSTMASTER: In using form 3579, mail to: Michigan Form News, 4000 N.                              speak for themselves."
would disagree.                                                                 Grand River, Lansing, Michigan 48904
                                                                                                                                                             So be it!
                                        Evan Hale                        Second closs postage     paid at Greenville,     Michigan
                                                                                                                                                                                               Elton Smith


    MICHIGAN           FARM NEWS                                                       January 1, 1970                                                                                   THREE
       Farm Bureau's national        con-                                                                                                                   regarding all farm labor, includ-
   vention celebrating the Golden                                                                                                                           ing migrant problems.
   Anniversary. held in Washington,                                                                                                                             Efforts will be made to bring
    D. C. this year, is reported more                                                                                                                       agriculture under the State Labor
   fully elsewhere in this issue of                                                                                                                         Mediation Act which, in effect,
    the Farm News. However, at least                                                                                                                        provides collective bargaining and
   one portion of President Nixon's                                                                                                                         requires compulsory arbitration.
   remarks to the thousands attend-                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House Ryan (D-
    ing the convention should be re-                                                                                                                        Detroit) has spoken out in favor
   peated here. He said "I think                                                                                                                            of this approach several times.
    there is a tendency these days to                                                                                                                           On the other hand, Governor
   make agriculture the 'whipping                                                                                                                           Milliken's special Task Force
    boy' for many of our problems."                                                                                                                         made up of heads of the various
       The President then went on to                                                                                                                        State Deparbnents and Agencies
   point out that many of the farm                                                                                                                          has said that "existing laws deal-
    problems have resulted from many                                                                                                                        ing with labor organization in
   yem-s of governmental actions. He                                                                                                                        industry are time consuming and
   said that agriculture, during his                                                                                                                        tedious and could not work in
   term. "will have a friend in the                                                                                                                         agriculture." The Task Force also
   White House and a friend in the
   Department of Agriculture."
       For the purpose of this article
                                                          LEGISLATIVE                                      PREVIEW                                          said the "Michigan agriculture
                                                                                                                                                            must be allowed to remain com-
                                                                                                                                                            petitive with other states." The
    on state affairs, it is also possible
   to point out that on many issues
                                                                               by Robert E. Smith                                                           Task Force did make 22 recom-
                                                                                                                                                            mendations on farm labor. These
   agriculture seems to be a "whip-                                                                                                                         were discussed by more than 20
   ping boy." Many writers, even                                                                                                                            Farm Bureau grower-leaders at a
   though they may know better,                 DOUBLE DAYLIGHT                 ment, as previously reported, was     sideration and also that the "exist-
                                                                                                                                                            special meeting on farm labor
   like to point to farmers as being                                             cut by the Senate to 12 mills, with  ing use" must be a major factor
                                                   SAVING TIME                                                        in arriving at the assessment on
                                                                                                                                                            held recently at Farm Bureau
   one reason for increasing costs of                                            an additional possible three mills.                                        Center.
   living. So-called conservationists        Chambers of Commerce and            In each case the three mills would   property. Farm Bureau members
                                          others are spearheading a petition    be worth the same amount of           should keep this in mind and              Workmen's compensation wi]]
   and ecologists point to agricul-
                                          drive to collect 400,000 valid sig-   money per mill throughout the         point this out to the assessor.       be an issue, with strong efforts to
   tnre as being the cause of various
                                          natures in order to pressure the      state.                                                                   '" liberalize it in order to cover more
   fonns of pollution resulting from
                                          Legislature to repeal the act ex-         Other proposals     would limit               EDUCATION                 farm workers - not only under
   insecticides. fertilizers,     animal
                                          empting Michigan from the Fed-        property tax on non-residential                                             the medical benefits, but also
   waste. etc. Many of these same                                                                                        As indicated in the paragraphs
                                          eral mandate of Daylight Saving       property to 20 mills, with even                                             under the full compensation
   people tend to ignore the fact that                                                                                on taxation, many of the other
                                          Time. There is plenty of money        higher rates on industrial       and                                        benefits. The whole issue of
   much of the pollution that may                                                                                     educational reform measures will
                                          behind this drive. If they are un-    commercial property.         Agricul-                                       workmen's compensation is also
   exist from insecticides comes from'                                                                                be carried over into the 1970 ses-
                                          successful, as they have been in      tural land for this purpose would                                           presently     before the federal
   mban areas.                                                                                                        sion. As this is written, the Legis-
                                          the past in pressuring the Legis-     be considered as commercial prop-                                           courts here in Michigan. The
       Farm labor continues to be a                                                                                   lature is making a strong effort
                                          lature, the issue will go on the      erty. Such changes will require                                             cases are based on whether any
   major problem, with some writers                                                                                   to pass a state school aid bill
                                          ballot again in the 1970 elections.   a constitutional amendment. The                                             exemptions to the law can be al-
   in the urban press presenting a                                                                                    before adjournment for the Christ-
                                          Radio and television stations will    present fall session of the Legis-                                          lowed without violating the equal
   completely one-sided view, often                                                                                   mas Holidays. In fact, the school
                                          do as before and fail to give all     lature is not likely to pass any of                                         rights provisions of the U. S. Con-
   misleading the general         public                                                                              aid bill has become known as the
                                          the facts to the public. For in-                                                                                  stitution.
   through omission of facts or lack                                            these taxing measures. They will      "Christmas Tree Bill with-red ink
   of objectivity. Here again, in most    stance, that the rest of the coun-    continue as a part of the session                                               Minimum wage increases will
                                                                                                                      tinsel. "
   cases. they know better.               try is only catching up with Mich-    beginning in January.                                                       again be a major issue. These, of
                                                                                                                         In any event, the school aid
      Even on the issue of Double         igan, as our state has been on            As a practical political fact of                                        course, apply to all Michigan
                                                                                                                      bill will no doubt be over $1 bil-
   Daylight Saving Time, some news-       "fast time" for many years.           life it is unlikely that property                                           workers, including agriculture. If
                                                                                                                      lion, which may be an increase of
   paper writers and radio and tele-         In the 1968 vote, of the 83        taxes for schools could be totally                                          the minimum wage is increased
                                                                                                                      about $125 million over this year's
   vision commentators like to point      counties, only 16 voted for Day-      eliminated.    Districts with high                                          it means that piece work rates
                                                                                                                      school aid outlay. This is at least
   to the "farmers" as being those        light Time - 67, or more than         commer~ial and industrial valua-                                            will probably automatically rise.
                                                                                                                      835 million or more higher than
   who have stopped "progress" as         80%, voted NO. Five of the coun-       tions are opposed to any such                                              The present minimum wage in
                                                                                                                      Governor Milliken's recommenda-
   they call it. Here again, they fail    ties voting YES border the State      move. Many other areas are op-                                               Michigan is $1.25, but latest sta-
                                                                                                                      tion.
   to point out that most .of the         of Wisconsin. It is a fact that 17    posed due to the fact that a high                                            tistics show that farm workers
                                                                                                                         One new item in the school aid
   major cities in Michigan voted         of the most populous cities voted     percentage      of properties     are                                       employed by the hour average
                                                                                                                      bill that is fully in line with Farm
   against Double Time.                   NO, including Grand Rapids,           owned by non-residents.                                                     $1.65. Those working on piece
                                                                                                                      Bureau's policy is that for the
      On the whole taxation issue         Flint, Lansing, etc., etc. Even in        The Legislature would balk at                                           rates average over 50% higher.
                                                                                                                      first time some monies would be
   many people believe that some-         the City of Detroit the vote was      passing the necessary income tax      made available to assist local            Other legislation would pro-
   how farmers get out of paying          almost a standoff.                    to replace the lost monies besides    school districts in building new      vide matching state funds for
   many taxes that they have to pay          County Farm Bureaus can take       the additional      monies that are   facilities. This new section of the   farmers building or improving mi-
   - and many voice this belief. The      the credit, however, for helping      needed. There is presently before     bill is based on a proposal intro-    grant labor housing and would
   recent issue before the Legislature    to win the issue by manning the       the House a measure to increase       duced by Rep. Spencer (R-Attica)      also exempt such housing from
   on the agricultural sales tax ex-      challenging teams during the re-      the income tax from 2.6% to 3%        and 41 other co-sponsors. If this     property taxation. Farm Bureau
   emption is but only one of dozens      count.                                on individuals, with similar in-      stays in the bill it will be a major  policy supports both these meas-
   of examples.                                                                 creases on industry and financial     breakthrough and can contribute       ures in view of the fact that many
      Yes, farmers are often used as                 TAXATION                   institutions. It is estimated that    toward the relief of property taxes   migrant problems are in reality
   a "whipping boy" but, on the              The two bills, S. 969 and S.       this would increase revenues by       presently used for bonding and        the problems of society as a whole.
   other hand, we must recognize          971, which would have removed         $173 million.                         building purposes.                        Meat inspection will again be
   that the members of the Michigan       nearly all of the agricultural sales      Assessment practices will be an      One highly controversial item      an issue, as further legislation is
   Legislature, even though there are     tax exemption, have finally been      important issue in the 1970 ses-      is in both the Senate and House       needed in order to comply with
'J very few who have any agricul-         sent back to. the Senate Taxation     sion. Numerous bills are already      versions of the state aid act - is    federal meat inspection deadlines
   tural background, have listened        Committee, which means they are       alive or will .be introduced to cre-  money for non-public school aid.      presently expected to expire by
   to our problems and, for the most      dead, at least for this year.         ate county assessors' offices. There  Farm Bureau has no position on        December, 1970. It is necessarY
   part, have discounted much of                                                are those who support assessments     this particular issue. It has been    to provide for full-time inspectio~
                                             The other two bills, S. 1092
   the propaganda that has been                                                 by state authorities.                 the type of issue that overlies       of the processing plant and the
                                          and S. 1093, that included some
   circulated.                                                                                                        everything else. There will be        processed meat products. This is
                                          provisions removing       a portion       Legislation will be introduced
      As a year ends and the decade                                                                                   efforts made to put this issue on      also a federal issue, as it is neces-
                                          of the agricultural sales tax ex-     to eliminate part of the present
   of the sixties becomes history, and                                                                                the ballot and let the voters make    sary to provide that meat in-
                                          emption have been successfully        power of the State Tax Commis-
   as a new year begins and the                                                                                       the final decision as to whether      spected under qualifying state
                                          amended to leave the law the          sion. Presently, the Commission
   challenges of the seventies loom                                                                                   private schools should receive        programs should be permitted for
                                          same as it has been.                  has the authority to issue regula-
   before us, it would be a good time                                                                                 public monies.                        interstate shipment the same as
                                             Farm Bureau is also involved       tions and interpretations of the
  to~ Farm Bureau members to                                                                                                                                federally inspected meats.
                                          in another sales tax issue, regard-   law on the one hand and then sets        Legislation is nearly passed to
  write a note to their State Legis-
                                          ing the taxation of certain potato    in judgment of its own decisions      provide for a minimum school              Agricultural research is another
   lators and to their Congressmen
                                          harvesting equipment. This has        when listening to appeals from        day. H. 3876 (Rep. Loren Ander-       kev issue - not onlv to continue
   in \Vashington and thank them
                                          been hanging fire for nearly a        taxpayers. A special type of tax      son) would require that a day of      th~ present research' programs on
   for the consideration that thev
                                          year and has incl uded several        court will be one of the proposals    school instruction must consist of    a broad variety of agricultural
   have given to Farm Bureau poi-
                                          hearings before the Department        introduced to solve this obvious      six instructional hours not count-    products, but also Farm Bureau
   icies and point out that these pol-
                                          of Revenue and is now before the      conflict of interest.                 ing recess or lunch time. Other       will support a new research pro-
   icies are determined by a very
                                          Tax Appeals Board. One hearing,           The legislature that narrowly     bills on this subject were intro-     gram designed to work on the
   thorough policy development pro-
                                          lasting into the second day, was      passed the House last year pro-       duced by Sen. Gray and Sen.           very serious problems in the bean
   cedure, beginning right at the
                                          held before this appellate group      viding for cutting zoned farm         Kuhn.                                 industry created by blight and
   local level.
                                          early in December. The Board          land assessments in haH and with         All bills dealing with reorgani-   root rot. Programs set up for this
  STATE AND LOCAL ISSUES has requested further information                      a 3 year roll-back in the case of     zation of school districts and        purpose would also be used for
      \Vhen the 1970 session of and the case has been carried                   sale on change of zoning, is alive    intermediate      districts probably  further research in sugar beets,
  the State Legislature begins on over. This case is a precedent-               in the Senate Taxation Commit-        will receive attention in the com-    com and other crops used in rota-
  \Vednesday, January 14 there will setting case and may have to go             tee. However, it will require a       ing session.                          tion by bean farmers.
  be many issues to face - most of into the regular courts.                     great deal of amending.                                                         In addition to issues before the
                                             The major item in ta.xation is         The annual assessing job is now              FARM LABOR                 Legislature, there will continue to
  them pretty much the same old
  issues, but with new directions. involved with the whole issue of             underway by local assessors. The         The whole area of farm labor       be issues from time to time before
  As always, what is a major issue education and the means of fi-              Farm Bureau-supported legislation      will be the No. 1 issue as far as     various State Departments         and
  to some areas of the state and to nancing education. The Gover-               passed in the 1969 session should     many farmers are concerned. It        Administrative Agencies. Farm
  some segments of the agricultural nor's program limiting property             be helpful in obtaining more real-    affects all farmers whether they      Bureau often appears at hearings
  economy is considered a minor taxes for school operation to not               istic assessments on farm land.       realize it or not. Literally dozens   having to do \vith the regulations.
  issue by others. Some of the prob- more than 16 mills, with an addi-         The law now states clearly that        of bills are still alive, with more   rules and interpretations resulting
  able issues are:                        tional three mills for local enrich-  "zoning" must be taken into con-      that will no doubt be introduced      from legislation.


   FOUR                                                                             January l.~,~1?--.97~O~                            ------------
                                                                                                                                                    MICHIGAN FARM NEWS
  PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON appeared              briefly before the 6,000 Farm Bureau            MFB'S PRESIDENT ...     Elton Smith was one of the gold-coated        presidents on
  members in Washington,        D. C. to pay tribute 10 Farm Bureau for 50 years of             stage at the AFBF's annual convention to hear President Shuman's      main address.
  outstanding   contributions to American agriculture.
 VICE-PRESIDENT SPIRO AGNEW ...               made a 10
 minute speaking appearance        before the AFBF con-
 vention - and used some of his "sparkling             de-
 scriptive phrases" in his address.
 SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE ...            Clifford Hardin      MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU'S ...             Golden Banner was      AFBF PRESIDENT CHARLES SHUMAN ...               greeted
 (right) was featured speaker at one of the general           carried by MFB vice-president        Dean Pridgeon in the     all the dignitaries at the Convention.    Secretary of
 sessions. Greeting the Secretary was Calvin (Pete)           Parade of Flags at the Organization        Meeting held in    Agriculture Hardin received       his usual friendly
 lutz, Director-at-Large,    Michigan Farm Bureau.            Washington's      famed Constitution Hall.                    welcome from Shuman and the conventioners.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS ... from AFBF were presented by President                        MICHIGAN'S CHARLES BURKm {Field Operations Division Manager} received
Shuman to retired Associated Press newsman Ovid Martin (center, seated) and
                                                                                              honors and a gold sweater at the annual Organization            Conference at AFBF
A. V. Smoot, Utah farm leader. Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Smoot look on.
                                                                                              Annual Meeting for helping guide Michigan over the 1969 membership quota.
                                                                                                                                           ,
MORE THAN 300 MICHIGAN ... and Ohio Farm Bureau members attended their annual breakfast at the AFBF convent"
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    d h p 1easure 0 f glvmg         t e orsetal trop y to
                                                                          I
                                                                        10 s   resl ent 0        ummers an      Michigan accepted the Victors tro h               Two Regional
Representatives       (that prefer to remain unnamed)              trotted around the dining room in a fabric-horse-suit"                                 p y.


M__IC_H_IG~A_N~~_R_M~N_~~S~~~~~~~~~~Janua~1,19ro                                                                                                                                    FIVE
 rrWoman Power" 1970 Theme
     "Woman Power" is the theme        mendations. Others are activities
of the 1970 program of work for        related to respect for law, surfac-
 Farm Bureau women adopted by          ing and solving local issues, and
the women's voting delegates at        political education and action.
their recent national Farm Bu-             Nominated for a two-year term
reau annual meeting in Washing-        on the American Farm Bureau
ton, D. C.                             Women's Committee are Mrs. J.
     Involving and harnessing the      S. Van Wert of Hampton, Iowa,
woman power of all the 1,865,854       representing the midwest region,
Farm Bureau families in the            and Mrs. Chester Smith of Anip-
American Farm Bureau is the aim        aho, Oklahoma, representing the
of these women's leaders. Recom-       southern region.
                                                                                                     ~
 mendations for doing this include        Also on the national women's                                       working, not waiting                                            .
working with the men folks of the      committee are Mrs. Haven Smith
 member families on analyzing and      of Chappell, Nebraska, chairman;
solving their problems, and also        Mrs. \,yilliam \VilIkie of Widener,
promoting action projects of par-      Arkansas, vice chairman;         Mrs.    ACTIVE HOMEMAKER
 ticular interest to women.            J ames Bigelow, Chestertown,                  HOSTS WEEKLY
      Better consumer understanding     Maryland, representing the North-
 of the farm business and issues of    east region; and Mrs. Albert \Vil-
                                                                                        TV SHOW
concern to farmers and ranchers
is one of these program recom-
                                       son, Emmett, Idaho, representing
                                       the western region.
                                                                                       f1
                                                                                        \   j
                                                                                            I
                             LOCAL     ISSUES
      Plans are already underway         for the MFB Worn ens' first
 sponsored program. March 16 through 19, 1970 has been chosen
 as the dates for the Legislative Seminar.             The group leaving                  ~
 from Lansing to \Vashington will travel by plane. "Legislative
 Leaders" are to be selected by the state and county Farm Bu-
 reaus on the basis of their responsibilities          in helping to carry
 out Farm Bureau policies. Plans will be developed for their
 Legislative Leaders to meet their Michigan Congressmen while                1
 in Washington       to discuss key issues before Congress and the
 Farm Bureau policies relative to these issues.                                 '...
                                                                                   S3
      In addition to the Legislative Leaders, others and all Farm                "The Hostess with the Mostest"
 Bureau members are invited to be a part of the American Heri-               is an appropriate title for Mrs.
 tage group. These travelers will have conducted tours of \Vash-             Bruce 'Deni' Hooper, Old Mission
                                                                             Peninsula,       Northwest   Region
 ington and its many historical sites and surrounding areas.
                                                                             Farm Bureau in Grand Traverse
      Further details will be given by Farm Bureau \Vomen's Com-             County.
 mittee through letters and the Michigan Farm News.                              Deni Hooper has appeared over
                                                                             \VPBN-TV, Paul Bunyan net-
                 HOLIDAY      CAMP-APRIL             1 AND 2                 work, Channel 7 'more times than          One of the highlights of the American Farm Bureau annual
                                                                             she can remember' at 6:45 each        meeting just held in \Vashington,        D. C. was the opportunity
      Farm Bureau Women in Districts 1 and 2 are finalizing plans
                                                                             \Vednesday        morning    on the   for all state Farm Bureau \\'omen's committee chairmen to be
 for the Wesley \Voods Holiday Camp on April 1 and 2 at the                  Northwest Regional Farm Bureau
 Wesley Woods Methodist Camp near Dowling. All Farm Bu-                                                            the guests of ~1rs. ~ichard Nixon at a tea in the "'bite House.
                                                                             TV program, "Accent on Agri-
 reau women are invited and encouraged                to attend and bring    culture." Deni, a mother of five          Michigan's own Maxine Topliff was one of these 58 fann
 along non-Farm Bureau members to better acquaint them with                  children, four boys and a girl, is    women who were personally greeted by Mrs. l\:ixon in the Blue
 the important aspects of being a Farm Bureau \Voman.                        active in her church, school and      Room for this special event.
      Again, further details by letter and in Michigan Farm News.            4-H club, plus helps her husband,         In a report of this event in the 'Vashington Post, it was stated
                                                                             Bruce, with 110 acres of fruit.       "although     the members are both Democrat          and Republican,
                          LADIES AUXILIARY,                                  They also have 12 riding horses.      the women consider themselves 'friends' of Mr. Nixon. National
                                                                                 This January the show will be     women's chainnan       Mrs. Haven Smith of Chappell, Nebraska,
              MICHIGAN       HORTICULTURAL              SOCIETY
                                                                             celebrating its second birthday ...   said that Mr. Nixon remarked when he appeared at the Farm
      Early in December, new officers of the Michigan Historical             having been aired every \Vednes-
                                                                                                                   Bureau convention the day previously, 'We know you are our
  Society were elected at their annual meeting held in Grand                  day (live) for 15 minutes on time
                                                                              that is donated by the Paul Bun-     friends: and she added, 'and we certainly are.'''
  Rapids.
                                                                              yan network. This is a public            \Vhile Mrs. Nixon signed autographs at the tea table, many
      Farm Bureau men head the organization              and Farm Bureau                                           of the fanners' wives talked about how they are not immune
                                                                              service feature and the nine coun-
  women head the auxiliary.                                                   ties that make up the Northwest      to the growing co~t-of-living problems.
       Mrs. J. W. Erwin, South Lyon, was elected president.             Mrs.  district chip in for incidential ex-
  James Robinette,      Grand Rapids, vice-president,            Mrs. John    penses that occur.                   "Accent on Agriculture" origin-      Washington, D. C. by MFB Pres-
  Schaefer, Sparta, secretary and Mrs. H. James Fitch, Scottsville,               The sho~ was started by a        ates is on M-72 west of Traverse     ident Elton Smith.
  treasurer.                                                                  former Farm Bureau Regional          City ...     a 17 mile trek across      The blond, blue-eyed       MSU
                                                                              Representative, John Willsie of      Traverse City for Deni. Deni         freshman received a warm recep-
       So - the gauntlet has been dropped - and Michigan Farm
                                                                              Acme, was continued by Norman        laughingly says "We all work to-     tion and was ultimately chosen
  Bureau Women - have their sights set on lofty areas. The year               Veliquette and is now carried on     gether on this project. I have a     as one of four state queens to help
  1969 was an outstanding        one for them and by team power               by present regional representative                                        escort state FB presidents and
                                                                                                                   good committee and many of them
  (coupled with Women Power) 1970 will offer somethirig for                   David Mead of Beulah.                drive farther than I do to get to    other dignitaries during the or-
  everyone.                                                                       Keeping the TV show going        the studios."                        ganizational conference at Consti-
                                                                              continuously for the more than 85                                         tution Hall.
                                                                                                                       Other committee members are
                                                                              weeks has been more than just a                                              Radio and TV interviews were
                 Happy New Year!                                              'weekly must' for Deni. She and
                                                                              her committee thoroughly enjoy
                                                                                                                   Mrs. Tom Wieland, Charlevoix
                                                                                                                   county; Mrs. Robert Hubbell, An-
                                                                                                                                                        made during her Washington visit
                                                                                                                                                        and will be heard on Michigan
       Christmas is over, the decorations put away, the school doors                                               trim; Mrs. Russell Smeltzer, Ben-
                                                                              the challenge of finding new ma-
                                                                                                                   zie; Mrs. Ray Anderson, Manistee; stations in the near future.
  are swinging and winter is with us for a while. That blanket                terial for airing and more than
                                                                                                                   Mrs. Louis Smith, Wexford; Mrs.
  of snow outside the window may be hazardous, so take it easy                that, it gives her an opportunity
                                                                                                                    Gordon Dunlap, Kalkaska and DAVID FARLEY
  as you drive.                                                               to use the training she has ac-
                                                                                                                   Mrs. Edwin Benthem, Missaukee.
       \Vith New Years' comes new hopes, new ideas, new projects              quired in radio and television                                             RUNNER-UP AT
                                                                              from Northwestern Michigan Col-          The coffee cup and the check- AFBF MEETING
  and programs, a ~me to look back on the year just past. One
                                                                               lege.                               ered tablecloth are Deni's trade-
  of the pleasant events of the past year for me was the recent                   Deni Hooper is a graduate of      marks ... and these two signals         David C. Farley, Michigan
  AFBF convention in Washington,            D. C. Not only was it the         Traverse City High School and         along with the happy conversa- Farm Bureau's Discussion Meet
  50th anniversary, but just to be present and hear the President,             had been active in the Flint Com-    tion have made "Accent on Agri- winner received high honors at the
  Vice President and Secretary of Agriculture of our United States             munity Players before coming to      culture" a successful show in the American Farm Bureau Annual
  made you proud to be a part of an organization                  worthy of    the Traverse Citv area. \Vhile       Northwest Region of Michigan ...     Meeting in Washington where he
  the presence of these men. There were two other priviliges I                 her children were" in Old Mission    not only for Farm Bureau mem- was named 1st runner-up.
                                                                               school she helped in the library     bers but for others in the area         Twenty-one state Farm Bureaus
  enjoyed very much. Mrs. Nixon invited the chainnen                  of the                                                                            competed on a national level.
                                                                               there and was active in the Old      as well.
  State Fann Bureau \Vomens Committees to have tea with her                                                                                                 While in \Vashington,     Dave
                                                                               Mission PT A. She is now a board
  in the \Vhite House ... 58 of us went to this tea and met our very           member of the Trav.erse City                                              and his wife Susan were given
   friendly "First Lady." She is a gracious hostess, and the tea               Junior high PTA and helps with       QUEEN JANE ROSS                      the added opportunity of escort-
  was a highlight for us.                                                      a 4-H club. She also sings in the                                         ing the Michigan Flag at the
                                                                               church choir and teaches a Sun-      AT AFBF MEETING                      AFBF organizational conference
       It was my privilege too to serve as a voting delegate at the
  convention,     having been elected to represent           the women of      day school class at the Ogdens-          Michigan Farm Bureau Queen at Constitution Hall.
   the Midwest Region. I enjoyed being a delegate very much.                   burg Methodist Church.               Miss Jane Ross was introduced to        ~lichigan radio and TV sta-
                                                                                  The Hoopers live on Kroupa        over 6,000 Farm Bureau members tions will carry interviews David
                                          Happy New Year!                      road on the Old Mission Penn in-     in attendance at the American made while visiting in the na-
                                          Mrs. Jerold ( Maxine) Topliff        sula. The TV studios from which      Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in tion's capitol.


  SIX                                                                                   January     1, 1970                                      MICHIGAN           FARM NEWS
          DISCUSSION
            . TOPIC.
                                                                                                                                                     I.
  By Gary A. Kleinhenn, Director, Education and Research
                                                    UEducation is controlled
      When making 1970 new year's
  resolutions, why not include some-                  by the few parents
  thing for our schools ... they're
  failing you know. Failing to                        who take the trouble
  prepare the majority of our young-
  sters for the future.                               to have a voice
      Michigan's Senate Education
 Subcommittee Chairman Senator                        i1z the system."
 James D. Gray said of the state's
 education system, "A look at
  Michigan's high school Class of
 '68 reveals that, of its 115,114                     "Our education system is 100
 graduates, only 33,820 who re-                    years out of date," said James A.
 ceived some occupational prepar-                  Rhodes, Ohio governor, pushing
                                                   for state educational reform. "We
 ation, and the 17,000 expected to
 be graduated from colleges, will                  have answered the challenge of
 enter the labor market with some-                 education by making it more dif-
                                                   ficult, not more relevant."
 thing saleable. The rest of the
 young people from the 'Class of                      Dr. William F. Pierce, Mich-
 '68' are dumped on the job mar-                   igan Director of the Division of
 ket with nothing to sell.                        Vocational Education, said, "In
     "The sad part of this story is                Michigan more than 60 per cent
 that our society and its educa-                   of our students do not continue
 tional system has been hoodwink-                  their education after high school;
                                                  and one-half of the students that                   H IG H S C H0 0 lOA    YS
 ing these young people into be-
 lieving that they were getting the               do go on to college never grad-                   Furthermore the National Ad-
 best possible preparation for their              uate.                                          visory Council reports the future
life ahead.                                           The pressure is on our high                is more than promising for trained
     'The frightening part is that                schools to provide occupational                students. Trained persons, the
 they become adults within a few                  training for these young men and               report said, often times make
years, and they are not likely to                 women.                                         more money than many school
 forget the 'snow job' they got in                    Making education meaningful                superintendents and college pres-
 their school," he said.                          to this type of student (which is              idents. (This study was conducted
     A recent article on "Potential               the majority) is where the action              in three selected towns in Penn-
 of Vocational Education" (in the                 in eaucation has to be directed,               sylvania.)
 National Secondary School Prin-                  and where vocational education                    Because education has been so     educational reform. He said that
 cipals Bulletin) reports that the                can make its greatest contribution.            lacking in this area it cost the     education is controlled by the
 large proportion of students to                   It has the opportunity for making             taxpayer more money for post         few parents who take the trouble
whom school is presently boring                   the school experience relevant for             high school training programs.       to have a voice'in the system.
and frustrating stems from the                    students who are presently wast-               For example remedial training           "The result is that control rests
 inability of the school to reach                 ing their school years.                        programs for adults cost as high     in the hands of a few academically
them. These shldents are not the                                                                 as $12,000 per person before be-     oriented parents who only see
disadvantaged, but shldents from                      A review of data in one vo-ed
                                                  study shows the value of our                   ing placed on a job. In addition,    'good" in preparation of students
stable homes who can't see the                                                                   those unemployed and eligible
                                                  present vocational       programs,                                                 to enter college." He says, "The
relevance of school to the rele-                                                                 for the welfare payroll will draw
                                                  which emphasizes the need for                                                       same group of parents comprises
vance of the work world.                                                                         $4,000 or more, per person, from
                                                  program expansion. The study,                                                       the majority of school boards,
     The National Advisory Council                                                               the pockets of all taxpayers.
                                                  "Potential of Vocation-Education,"                                                  and thus, set the policy of educa-
on Vocational Education (ACVE)
                                                  states that vocational graduates                  "In Michigan," Dr. Pierce said,   tion for school administrators and
concurs with Senator Gray's eval-
                                                  were better off than untrained                 "As many as 100,000 persons each     faculty. The same group of par-
uation in its annual report to the
                                                  graduates.                                    year are enrolled in remedial pro-   ents also support       the bulging
Department of Health, Education
                                                                                                grams in addition to welfare re-      welfare rolls that contain the vic-
and Welfare. The report states                        Vo-graduates experienced less
                                                                                                cipients."                            tims of a one-sided educational
that nationally three quarters of                 unemployment, had more rapid                                                        policy."
a million students drop out of                    increases in earnings, and re-
school each year and in addition                  ceived, on the average, higher                WHY ISN'T IT RELEVANT?
many of those that do graduate                    monthly incomes. Despite higher                                                        A PROPOSAL TO HELP
                                                                                                    Dr. Pierce said, "Education for
still remain unskilled. The .result               cost of vocational training, it still         most students in our educational         SCHOOLS - NEED FOR
- underemployment, with a slim                    yielded a higher return than other            systems has not been rele~ant be-              INVOLVEMENT
forcast for success.                              training.                                     cause our values are all 'warped'        "To me the leading problem in
                                                                                                on how we spend our money."          education today is the need to
                                                                                                    He labels the misguidance of      create a demand for the kind and
           SURVEY SUMMARY OF                                                                    schools not teaching work skills
                                                                                                to our youth as "intellectual snob-
                                                                                                                                     quality of education which is
                                                                                                                                      relevant to the future of today's
                                                                                                bery."                               youth," says Edward T. Breathett
                DISCUSSION TOPIC:                                                                   He said the snob appeal is       in his article "Creating A De-
                                                                                                centered around the mvth that        mand For Education In Rural
            November's      topic results show 635 discussion groups                                                                 Areas," published in the National
                                                                                                everyone should go to' college,
         meeting to discuss the Farm Labor Issue: Unionization.                                                                      Association of Secondarv School
                                                                                                that if one doesn't he is a failure.
         Results of the questionnaire      indicate that 421 groups be-                         He indicates that people are tak-    Principals Bulletin. He' suggests
         lieve FB's position to unionization should be to develop leg-                          ing too seriously those television   two areas which must be resolved
         islation specifically designed fot agriculture to establish the                       programs that focus on unreal         to enhance the future of students:
         rules under which agricultural         workers could organize,                        successes of professional people.     (1) A general background com-
         while 113 groups oppose any and all legislation dealing                                                                     mitment by the community to
                                                                                                   Pierce said the attitude even     the educational process. He' says
         with the subject.       Only 25 groups voted to remove the                            affects government spending. For      efforts must go beyond PT A and
         current agricultural exemption to the N. L. R. Act. Referring                         example the federal government        school open houses. (2) An agree-
         to the November issue of MFN, of the five major ag pro-                               invests $14 in the nation's uni-      ment upon the specific mission
        posals now in Congress - proposal number two led with                                  versities to every $1 it distributes  and goals of the educational sys-
        354 group votes; proposal number five received 68 votes                                to vocational education programs.     tem in the community.          "Few
        and proposal number three balloted 59 votes. Proposals                                     The attitude is easily detected   communities have actually de-
        one and four took five and one votes respectively.              There                  in secondary schools, because of      fined their educatiunal goals," he
        was an overwhelming        vote of the groups to promote better                        their usual heavy emphasis on         said, "and those that have, only
        relations   between      employee    and employer        to promote                    college preparatory work.             agree on generalities."
        worker independence.         Suggestions     included - pay them                           Another point of view comes
        as much as possible; profit sharing; incentives, good hous-                            from Governor Rhodes of Ohio                    GALLUP POLL
        ing, increase benefits if able.                                                        in his book, "Alternative To a De-
                                                                                                                                         The reason most public school
                                                                                               cadent Society," in an appeal for     systems agree in "only generali-


   MICHIGAN       FARM NEWS                                              January 1, 1970                                                                      ,SEVEN
                                                                                       SCHOOLS AND THEIR PROBLEMS
                                                                                       UEducation has not been
                                                                                                                                     ever in most instances obstacles
                                                                                          relevant because our                       must be overcome before the pro-
                                                                                                                                     gram is accepted by school dis-
                                                                                         values are all warped                       tricts."
                                                                                              on how we spend                           One thing that has slowed up
                                                                                                                                     this program, and in some cases
                                                                                                         our money."                 defeated it, is the provincial at-
                                                                                                                                     titude, "we want it IF we can
                                                                                                                                     have it in our town." Dr. Pierce
                                                                                                                                     reported that many people are
                                                                                            to the needs of the community,           voting against such programs
                                                                                           _but with the high mobility of            without really knowing what the
                                                                                            people today and the changing            programs are. "The parents do
                                                                                            demand of the labor market this          know that the schools are not cur-
                                                                                            report says, "a more feasible ap-        rently producing the results their
                                                                                            proach would be to broaden the           children need. When we have an
                                                                                            training program so that young           opportunity to show them the
                                                                                            people are prepared to enter a           scope of the entire program they
                                                                                            variety of occupations." In the          usually pass the necessary mill-
                                                                                            end the curriculum must meet the         age," he said.
                                                                                            needs and interests of students
                                                                                            if we are to educate them.                  A boost to Michigan's educa-
                                                                                               However one school cannot af-         tion system, according to Dr.
                                                                                            ford the costs of instituting a          Pierce, is Governor Milliken's
                                                                                            broad vocational course. A solu-         educational reform proposal for
                                                 students.    For instance, most                                                     vocational education. The Gov-
                                                 schools emphasize office type              tion to this problem, Dr. Pierce
                                                                                            said, is to operate a regional voca-     em or's proposals deal with needed
                                                 training. Thus, in many cases                                                       administrative centers to maintain
                                                 more girls enroll in vo-ed pro-            tional center for a group of
                                                                                            schools.                                 the relevancy of vocational pro-
                                                 grams than boys. However, an                                                        grams to the needs of the indus-
                                                 exception is in the success of                He stressed that these centers
                                                                                            would only be extensions of vo-          trial world.
                                                 vocational-agricultural education
                                                 courses offered in the state.              cational programs already being             The governor said, "Clearly,
                                                     "Of the 465 school districts in        conducted in the various schools.        the impetus for a more relevant
                                                 Michigan, 119 districts offer only         Students would spend two or              approach to preparing young
           ties" is explained in a recent Gal-   one occupational training course           three hours of the day at the            people for the world of work best
           lup opinion poll investigating        opportunity, 93 districts offer only       center and return to continue            resides with the proposed regional
           adult public opinion and know-        home economics, and another 77             other classes at the parent school.      education centers. The regional
           ledge of public schools.              districts don't offer any vo-ed               Transportation should be no           centers in conjunction with local
                                                 training whatsoever," Dr. Pierce           problem. According to Dr. Pierce,        school districts and community
               The survey reports, "the public                                              students from cooperating schools        colleges can marshall the required
           was so uninformed about educa-        said. According to Dr. Pierce
                                                 this leaves a total" of 196 districts      should never have to travel more         expertise and resources for voca-
           tional innovation and so lacking                                                 than 25 miles, and he added, that        tional education from both the
           in objective ways of judging          of the total districts in the state
                                                 which do not offer more than on~           schools could provide transporta-        public and private sector. If the
           school achievement that little, if                                               tion.                                    revitalized vocational education
           any, pressure is exerted by them      occupational course.
                                                    One study also reports present             "Another real advantage to            program in Michigan is to suc-
           to make improvement or is likely                                                 regional centers," he said, "is the      ceed, there must be a correlation
           to be exerted until they are more    industrial arts programs offered
                                                are not thorough enough, and are            wide tax base that would be made         between students' skills and oc-
           knowledgeable in this area." Ac-                                                 available for financing such pro-        cupational needs. To assist in
           cording to the survey the public     on the junior high school level.
                                                These programs lack flexibilitv             grams."                                  achieving this goal, I am propos-
r.         was least informed about the kind
                                                and fail to integrate with oth~r               Instead of one district having        ing a vocational assessment and
           of knowledge that has to do with                                                 to pay a great deal of additional        computer counseling system."
           curriculum and goals of educa-       courses in the curriculum.
                                                                                            millage to support a varied pro-            "This system will provide cur-
           tion.                                                                            gram, cooperation of many dis-
                                                       NEW APPROACHES                                                                rent information about students'
                                                                                            tricts would keep costs at a
                  CURRENT YO-ED                     Dr. Pierce, a former vocational         minimum.
                                                                                                                                     skills and interests and will relate
             PROGRAM: STRENGTHS                 agriculture teacher, said that this                                                  this data to projected needs in
                                                                                               The first regional vocational         the state. Equally as important,
                 AND WEAKNESSES                 is the first time he could remem-           center in Michigan is in the Gen-
                                                ber such a promising outlook for                                                     this system will provide informa-
              It is argued that the strength                                                esee Intermediate School District        tion to educators about the rele-
                                                education in Michigan.                      which now includes 21 constitu-
           of vo-ed is in the specific training     "There are some beginnings,                                                      vance of their occupational train-
          of marketable skills and the po-                                                  ent school districts and 33,000          ing efforts and will indicate
                                                stirrings, in legislation and educa-        high school students.
          tential of these programs to en-      tion. There is more 'smoke' now                                                      directions for reforms in obsolete
          hance the meaningfulness of high      than ever, but we don't have                   Dr. Pierce said, "This is an          programs," the governor con-
          school experiences to the large       another dollar in our budget yet            example of what we can do. How-          cluded.
          proportion of students to whom        - we're still dissatisfied - but
          school is presently boring and        we have hope. Without new ap-
          frustrating.                          proaches we will continue to short
              Dr. Pierce contends that teach-
           ing students the concept of work
                                                change our kids," Dr. Pierce said.
                                                    New approaches are being
                                                                                                            Far.m Bureau Policy
          at an early age is most beneficial
          in students learning good atti-
                                                made. In the legislature the Sen-
                                                ate Education Subcommittee was
                                                                                                    SCHOOL CURRICULUM
          tudes towards work. He said that      assigned to assess occupational                       Many parents are concerned about the subjects being
          it should start in the earliest       education in Michigan schools,
          grades of elementary education, in    and to make recommendations.
                                                                                                  taught (sex education, etc), the material used in teaching
          terms that children can under-                                                          and some of the suggested reading lists in our schools.
                                                    The committee said in its re-
          stand, so they can better make        port, "There is no question in our                   The school curriculum is primarily the responsibility of
          the transition from school to full-   minds that we must make a major                   the local school board. However, parents should be inter-
          time employment later.                effort to re-align our priorities so              ested in what is being taught and should work with local
              "The lack of vocational educa-    that schools can offer everyone                   school board members in developing curriculum that up-
          tion courses and inadequate           in Michigan a better chance for a                 grades moral training in our schools: This can be done by:
          equipment in secondary education      meaningful, productive and com-
          also results in a failure to attract  plete life.                                       - Reviewing present curriculum.
          large numbers of male students,"          "We need occupational educa-                  - Volunteering to serve on any review committees.
          he said.                              tion opportunities in Michigan
              One reason being the failure of   more than anything else ... "                     - Helping to elect the best qualified people to serve
          many vo-ed programs to gear               In the past the philosophy for                    on local school boards.
         themselves to the interests of male    vo-ed c::ourseswas to gear them


    EIGHT                                                                                       January 1, 1970                                                    MICHIGAN FARM NEWS
      NOTES FROM AllOVER . • •                                                           MICHIGAN YOUTH AT 4-H CONGRESS
        "Gold Star Awards" were presented to 44 State Farm Bu-                                                                                          ~I
    reaus last week during the recognition                and awards program
    of the Amcrican Farm Bureau Federation's
    annual meeting in 'Vashington,
                                                              golden anniversary
                                                 D. C. Two states receivcd
    five-star awards, the first time in the history of the AFBF
    gold star awards that any state has won more than four.
                                                                                                                                                                I
        ~fichigan Fann Bureau president Elton Smith accepted                         a
   three-star award from AFBF president Charles Shuman at the
   Tuesday night Awards and Recognition Program.                        Michigan's
   three stars were earned in ~'1embership, Commodity Activities
   and ~farketing.
        State Farm Bureaus were required to show a gain in member-
   ship over the previous year in order to qualify for the gold star
    recognition       program.       Gold stars were then awarded                  for
                                                                                         JOHN C. VERMEESCH, 4-H WINNER FROM YALE (left) ...                    re-   MARY BRANCHEAU,              NORTHPORT        ...
   achie\'ing 1969 membership quotas. and for having an outstand-                        ceived the education trip to the National 4-H Congress in Chi-              received    a $600 scholarship       in the Food-
   ing program in designated              Farm Bureau activities including                                                                                           Nutrition    program      at the 48th Notional
                                                                                         cago.     A special guest at the Congress was Miss Deborah                  4-H Congress       recently   completed    in Chi-
   natural resources, national legislative affairs, commoditv                      ac-   Patton, Miss Teenage America (center). R. H. leet, American                 cago.     Mary is the daughter        of Mr. and
   ti\"ities, information, young far;ller and rancher activities, 'Farm                  Oil Foundation representative,      (right) donor of the trip, visited      Mrs. Floyd       Brancheau.
   Bureau "'omen's          activities, local affairs, marketing, and policy             with the two teenagers.
   de\'elopnl('nt.
       In making the gold star awards for outstanding work in the                           Three 4-H members from Mich-       Achievement programs. He has          helping interest volunteers in Ex-
   various Farm Bureau programs,                  State Farm Bureaus wcre                igan, all children of ~Iichigan       bcen a junior leader, m('mhcr of      tension's Expanded Nutrition pro-
   classified according to memhership numbers. The four classifi-                        Farm Bureau members, were hon-        the school's student council and     gram.
   cations were: Group I - under 5.000 members; Group II-                                ored at the National 4-1-1Congress    active in his church.                     Michigan's delegation watc.hed
                                                                                         recently completed in Chicago.           Mary Jane Brancheau, 18, is        the National 4-H Dress Hevue
   5.000 to 19,999 members; Group II I - 20,000 to 59,999; and
                                                                                            A St. Clair county youth, John     the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.         staged by the Simplicity Pattem
   Group IY - 60,000 members and over.                                                   Vermeesch, 18, the son of Mr.         Floyd J. Brancheau, Farm Bureau       Co., Inc. Miss Susan Nottingham,
                                                                                        and Mrs. Paul Vermeesch, 6566          members in Monroe count~r, New-       18, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
       \Villiam "Bill" Byrum has rejoined the ~lichigan Farm Bu-                        Emmett Rd., Yale, won the educa-       port, was presented with a 8600      Alvin Nottingham of Stockbridge,
   reau ~farket Development               Division as Livestock ~'farketing              tional trip to Chicago as the guest   Educational Scholarship award b\'    modeled her state-prize-winning
   Specialist.     In this position, he will conduct marketing explora-                 of the American Oil Foundation,        General Foods Corporation. Mary      ensemble in the Revue. Susan's
  tory research projects, informational              and educational      activities    sponsor of the Petroleum Power         is a freshman at Marygrove Col-      costume was an ankle length coat
  for Farm Bureau livestock producing members and will work                             Program in 47 states. He is a          lege, Detroit, and plans to follow   of pale pink brocade and formal
                                                                                         1969 graduate        of Port Huron    a career in dietetics. She is a
  closely with livestock industry organizations               and governmental                                                                                      gown of rose-and-white bonded
                                                                                        Catholic high school and has been      former president of her 4-H club,
  agencies.                                                                                                                                                         crepe.
                                                                                        a member of the Brockway 4-H           has completed work in clothing,
       Bill has been with the Indianapolis             Stockyards Corporation           club for 8 years. As president of      dress revue, recreation and jun-         Some 1650 delegates attended
  where he was manager of the Bourbon-Etna                       Green, Indiana         the Brockway Club, John was in-        ior leadership. The winner has       the Congress and heard Secretary
  Branch.                                                                               strumental      in developing   4-H    assisted with Michigan 4-H Youth     of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin
                                                                                        window displays          and Spring   \Veek activities and currently is     deliver a challenging address.
      In support of Michigan Farm Bureau's policy on pollution-
  even the United Nations General Assembly is cooperating.                       The
  U.N. will sponsor a world Anti-pollution               conference in 1972-
                                                                                                                                                                    A Repeat
  to seek means of keeping man from making his world unlivable.                                                                                                      Performance
      The resolution was sponsored by Sweden and 53 other nations .
  It is the first time the assembly has dealt with pollution.                    The                                                                                 . . . or Better?
  Swedish Ambassador said "the world conference                       should also
  consider problems of water salinization,                 uncontrolled     use of                                                                                      Membership Campaign                      man-
                                                                                                                                                                    agers from 50 Michigan Counties
  pesticides and the physical and psychological                  effects of slum
                                                                                                                                                                    attended the American Farm Bu-
  conditions on urban dwellers."
                                                                                                                                                                    reau's 50th Annual                   Meeting.
                                                                                                                                                                    These managers, upon their re-
      At a recently held Second Bi-Annual Esch Youth Forum at                                                                                                       turn to Michigan, began their im-
  Eastern      Michigan University,          more than 125 students            from                                                                                 portant work of organizing their
  30 area high schools engaged in lively discussions on today's                                                                                                     County teams for the drive to
  many national priorities.                                                                                                                                         their 1970 membership goal. The
      Congressman         Marvin L. Esch, (R-Michigan, Second District)                                                                                             objective this year is to have all
                                                                                        MICHIGAN WINNER - Runner-up in the 1969 Young Farmers                       71 Counties make goal ... some-
  and El\1U co-sponsored              the conference.      "There was general
                                                                                        and Ranchers Discussion Contest in Washington is David Farley,              thing that has never happened in
  agreement        that more intense effort is needed if the United                                                                                                this state.
  States is to solve the multitude of domestic problems pressing                        30-year-old     nursery farmer from Albion, shown here receiving
                                                                                        congratulations      from U. S. Senator Robert P. Griffin. Farley's             Michigan, with a 2,000 plus
 in on everyone."           According to Congressman Esch, "These stu-                                                                                             membership gain in 1969, con-
                                                                                        wife, Susan, watches approvingly.             Farley, who raises ever-
 dents believe that vital accomplishments                 can be made within                                                                                       tributed significantly to the Amer-
                                                                                        green and shade trees, began preparing for the National Farm
 our social structure.         They do believe that they can be effective               Bureau contest last June, shortly after he learned that a Benton           ican Farm Bureau's growth of
 in government,          that they can make useful changes within our                   Harbor farmer won the national title in 1968.                              over 69,000 Farm and ranch fam-
 system, despite imperfections            it is still the best system devised                                                                                      ilies, giving Farm Bureau an all
 by man," he said. Workshops on environment,                     education, wel-                                                                                   time high in membership of 1,-
 fare, human           needs, housing       and community          .developments
                                                                                        GREAT LAKES VEGETABLE GROWERS TO MEET                                      865,854.
 were held throughout the day.                                                             The grape boycott issue and its effect on consumers will be                  Michigan's            President        Elton
                                                                                       aired at the Great Lakes Vegetable Growers annual convention                Smith, received (on behalf of the
                                                                                       at the Civic Center, Lansing, Mich., Jan. 13-15.                            members of Michigan Farm Bu-
      Senator Ralph T. Smith (R-I1linois) has joined the sponsors
                                                                                                                                                                   reau) a special recognition for be-
 of the Agricultural         Adjustment Act of 1969 (S. 2524). (Senator                    JohI! Giumarra, Jr., of the Giumarra Vineyards Corp., Bakers-
                                                                                                                                                                   ing one of 15 states having every
 Smith was appointed by Governor Ogilvie of Illinois to fill the field, Calif., will speak Thursday, Jan. 15, at 9: 15 a.m. on uThe                                county show growth in member-
 vacancy of Senator Everett M. Dirkson, the first sponsor of Growers' Rights - Our Experience                                        with Efforts to Unionize      ship. So it is with this fine rec-
 the 1969 AAA in the Senate.) Senator Smith is the 21st sponsor                        Farm Labor." Giumarra resisted attempts by labor organizers                 ord of membership achievement
of the 1969 AAA; a bill providing for the type of government                           to unionize his vineyards.                                                  behind them that volunteer work-
farm programs for wheat, feed grain and cotton recommended                                 He will be followed on the program by a panel of three Mich-            ers throughout Michigan, wil~, in
by Farm Bureau.                                                                        igan state senators and an AFL-CIO union organizer. The panel,              January, be calling on all non-
                                                                                       representing      both sides of the grape issue, will comment on its        member farmers and farm em-
                                                                                       effect    on  consumers.                                                    p]c)yees, asking them to join Faml
     Along with helping to curb pollution - comes a contest to                                                                                                     Bureau. By doing this, thev will
Clean-Up,        Paint-Up,      Fix-Up your communities.             Rural areas           Fruit growers are also encouraged to attend these farm labor
                                                                                       sessions.                                                                   help strengthen all member~' eco-
are an important part of our Keeping Michigan Beautiful and                                                                                                        nomic and legislative positions in
"every time and all the time is the right time" to start on these                          Consumers will have their chance to speak out vVednesday                our society.
projects.       Local beautification,       clean-up and anti-litter groups            at   9:30 a.m. when a panel of 10 housewives will tell growers and
                                                                                                                                                                        These workers are all to be
are urged to participate.              A Cleanest Town Contest is spon-                processors     what they think of Michigan's vegetables.        The free-
                                                                                                                                                                   commended for their contribution
sored and trophies will be awarded.                                                    swinging session will be moderated by George Stachwick, direc-              to agriculture.
                                                                                       tor of Michigan State University's extension marketing p~ogram.
                                                                                           The ~onvention will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday when the exhibit
     George Good, until recently the Livestock Marketing                       Spe-
                                                                                       hall opens. Exhibits will include displays of the latest machines
cialist with MFB's ~farket Development                  Division, has accepted
a position with Michigan State University Department                       of Ani-
                                                                                       developed for specialized vegetable production and handling._
                                                                                           Tuesday morning will be devoted to research developments
                                                                                                                                                                                JOi1Z Your
mal Husbandry.            George will have management             responsibilities
                                                                                       in the vegetable industry.
with J\1SU's sheep flock and will be teaching in the Animal
Husbandry         Department.
                                                                                           Another highlight of the Tuesday program will include a                          Farnz Bureau
                                                                                       report from Christopher Lee, Goldsboro, Md., who was named
                                                                                       U. S. Outstanding Young Farmer for 1968. Lee, who grows both
     The Great Lakes Vegetable Growers Annual Convention                           is fresh market and processing crops, will comment on his ap-                                      Now!
scheduled for January 13, 14 and 15 at the Lansing Civic Center.                       proach to vegetable production         and marketing.


jMICHIGAN FARM NEWS                                                           January 1, 1970                                                                                   NINE
    Ionia County Farm Bureau Member                                       New Michigan Apple Queen                                                 FARM BUREAU PRAISED
    New Horticulture Society President                                    Crowned at Horticulture Show                                             FOR FAIR CONSUMER
                                                                           Jr                                                                      RELAliON         PRACTICES
                                                                                                                                                      As consumer habits change, so
                                                                                                                                                   must producer habits change. This
                                                                                                                                                   was the general idea expressed at
                                                                                                                                                   the marketing conference of the
                                                                                                                                                   American Farm Bureau Conven-
                                                                                                                                                   tion.
                                                                                                                                                      "We must always gear produc-
                                                                                                                                                   tion to the market," said Kenneth
                                                                                                                                                   Hood, general manager of the
                                                                                                                                                   American Agricultural Marketing
                                                                                                                                                   Association, in his summary of the
                                                                                                                                                   conference.
                                                                                                                                                      But even with all the built in
   NEW PRESIDENTOF THE MICHIGAN - State Horticulture Society                                                                                       services and conveniences,       the
   is Henry Nelson of Ionia, center, flanked by his vice presidents,                                                                               housewife is buying her food sup-
   J. W. Erwin of South Lyon, left, and Edwin A. Rodewald Jr.                                                                                      ply for less than 17 cents out of
   of Niles.                                                                                                                1ft;. J  ....          each disposable income dollar.
                                                                          NANCY KAY CUTLER, 19 YEAR OLD- daughter of Mr. and                          Congresswoman Catherine ~{ay
      Henry Nelson, Ionia County suggested that «non farmers who Mrs. Leland Cutler, Pentwater, was crowned 1970 Michigan
                                                                                                                                                   of Washington State, addressed
   fruit grower and F ann Bureau own property are getting off too State Apple Queen during the 99th Michigan Horticultural
                                                                                                                                                   the conference with a warning of
   member, was elected president of easy in comparison with the taxes Society Convention held early in December in Grand Rapids.
                                                                                                                                                   too much government protection
   the Michigan State Horticulture paid by farmers." It was suggested As representative of the Michigan Apple Industry, the new queen
                                                                                                                                                   for both the consumer and the
   Society at the organization's an- that a more equitable means of will spend 1970 making personal appearances                    and touring     producer.
   nual business meeting held early taxing would be an income tax parts of America to promote the Michigan crop. The queen
   in December in Grand Rapids. which would more closely reflect contest is annually co-sponsored by the Michigan Horticultural                       "Quite frankly, I would fear
   Two new directors      were also a person's ability to pay. The Society and the Michigan Apple Committee.                                       too much government in the farm
   elected by the growers. Ro4ney growers statement          said further                                                                          bargaining process," said ~lrs.
   Bull, Bailey, succeeded Carroll «that if assessments on agricul-                                                                                ~lay. "Producer protection can
   Chase of Comstock Park and tural land are necessary,              they                                                                          be carried to the point where it
  Jerry Stanek, Traverse City, re- ought to be based on the pro-                                                                                   is no longer protective but harm-
   places Paul Scott of Northport. ductivity of the farm rather than                                                                               ful to the producer and to the
   Both Chase and Scott completed its potential for nonfarming pur-                                                                                free enterprise system."
   two full terms, the maximum al- poses."
   lowed under the Society's rules.      The growers also went on rec-                                                                                ~Irs. :May was lavish in her
   Bull is a Muskegon Co. Farm ord and commended the Mich-                                                                                         praise for the work the American
   Bureau member and Stanek, a igan Department of Agriculture                                                                                      Farm Bureau has done in helping
   W. Mich. Farm Bureau member. for its pesticide work but sug-                                                                                    to establish standards of fair prac-
      Edwin A. Radewald Jr., Niles, gested scientific research in this                                                                             tices required of handlers in their
  an Oakland county Farm Bu- area should be continued and in-                                                                                      dealings with agricultural      pro-
   reau member, a first-term direc- tensified.                                                                                                     ducers. She expressed confidence
   tor, was re-elected. At the suc-                                                                                                                in her Bill, supported by Farm
                                         Other major items that came                                              .....           ~                Bureau, to make it unlawful for
   ceeding directors meeting, Nel-                                              ..:a.;.::                         'Sj   '.        ~
                                      under discussion were the Cal-                                                                            .  a handler to refuse to negotiate
   son, who had been first vice-pres-
                                      ifornia table grape boycott ...     MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU POTATO ADVISORY COMMITTEE-                          prices and other contract terms.
   ident, was elevated fo the pres-
                                      where the growers caJled it «an met December 5 in Lansing to consider possible ways that Farm
   idency being vacated by Scott.
                                      illegal and an unjustifiable en- Bureau could serve the marketing needs of potato producers.                    She emphasized the fact that
  J. W. Erwin, South Lyon, Berrien
                                      croachment on human righ ts;" Committee members attending were, left to right, front row-                    her bill does not interfere with
   County Farm Bureau member,
                                      migrant worker housing ... de- Wilbur Smith, Erie; Chairman Edwin Estelle, Gaylord; Secretary                a handler's right to select his own
   second vice-president, was raised
                                      serves some nonfarm assistance in Noel Stuckman, Lansing; Melvin Johnson, Crystal Falls; back row            suppliers and that it simply would
   to Nelson's office and Radewald
                                      the form of exemption from prop- - Keith Sackett, Stanton; Lloyd Denniston, Shelbyville; Robert              require handlers "to treat all bona-
   was elected to be the new second
                                      erty taxation. This, they said, Johnson, Essexville; William Brown, Copemish; and Harvey                     fide bargaining associations with
   vice-president.
                                      would enable farmers to improve Leuenberger, Saginaw.                                                        dignity and respect."
                                      the quality of seasonal labor
  SEVERAL POSITIVE STANDS             housing.
       TAKEN BY GROWERS
      Michigan Fruit growers voiced
                                         Daylight saving time also came
                                      in for its share of discussion and              go anYWhere in MiChigan
   several ideas geared toward solv-
   ing some of the problems facing
   the fruit growers. The growers
                                      the orchardists said they would
                                      continue to support        Eastern
                                      Standard Time all year around.
                                                                                              lor a nickel.a.minule.
    BLUE CROSS-BLUE                         SHIELD
    HAS MANY ADVANTAGES
      Working from "sun-up" to "sun-down" is about the only
   aspect of farming that hasn't changed drastically in the past
 50 years.
      Working day farmers who meet the challenge of change
  must not only know the latest methods of producing food
  products to feed our growing population, he must know how
   to compete in the market place.
      Ever changing labor and tax laws, for example, require the
   farmer to be well informed at all times. But, it's a tough job
  to do it alone.
      Membership in the Michigan Farm Bureau, the largest, most
 effective farm organization in the state, offers a wide scope of
 :services - farm supplies - petroleum supplies and an assist
 ,in farm-labor problems.
      By joining Farm Bureau you, with your fellow farmers, have
 real strength to speak out - in the Legislature and in Congress.
 i   An additional advantage to Farm Bureau Membership. is the
 opportunity for you to enroll in Blue Cross and Blue Shleld-                      D For a nickel,                                                     calls dialed direct,
                                                                               we'll carry your voice                                              and to operator-handled
  to provide you and your family the best health care plan
                                                                                          a long distance.                                    calls where Direct Distance
 available to group members only ..
                                                                                  D You pay just $2 a month,                              Dialing is not yet available.
 I   Renew your membership in Fann Bureau as the orgamza-
                                                                               and from 10 at night till 7 in the morning,       D Call our Business Office and ask
 ~on "Looks Forward to the Future" in 1970 and make the next
                                                                               you can direct dial calls to anyplace in         for Nickel-a-Minute service. It's a nice
 50 years of fanning as progressive as the past ones.
                                                                                        Michigan. For a Nickel-a-Minute.         way to get out of town in a hurry.
     January 15th is the deadline for eligible Farm Bureau Mem-
                                                                                       D You can call your kids away at
 bers to qualify for Blue Cross-Blue Shield coverage.
                                                                                    school, relatives across the state, or
                                                                                   friends living anywhere in Michigan.
                                                                                    D Nickel-a-Minute service applies
                                                                                                 only to station-ta-station
                                                                                                                                @ Michigan Bell
                  Happy New Year


 TEN                                                                               January 1, 1970                                                             MICHIGAN           FARM NEWS
  GRAPE BOYCOTT TERMED                                                                President                   Shuman at AFBF                                 L A Cheney
  IIRANK COERCIONI                          1
                                                  -   ANGELL                                                                                                     Reports on MAFC
    . The boycott of California table grapes was termed "a political
  boycott - if indeed it is a boycott at all" by Jack Angell, com-
                                                                                                   ~'
                                                                                                       , • A1Jr:i., -' '                                         Annual Meeting
  munications director, farm labor activities, American Farm Bu-
  reau, at the horticultural       conference at the American Farm                               ~
                                                                                                        .........                                                   On November 25, 1969 the
  Bureau annual meeting.                                                                                                                                         Michigan Association of Farmer
      Angell said that "a boycott implies some decision on the part                            ~(~                                                               Cooperatives (MAFC) held its
                                                                                              \
  of the consumer to accept or reject a product; but here we have                                                                                                24th Annual Meeting and State
  a device to force the product off the market before any de-                                                                                                    C<rop Clinic in Lansing. The
  cision can be made at all. This is rank coercion, applied from                                                                                                 directors, managers and guests
                                                                                                                                                                heard David Angevine of the
  a concentration of political power that has deliberately avoided
                                                                                                                                                                FCS in \Vashington, D. C., dis-
  economic issues."                                                                                                                                              cuss several ideas that have been
      Earlier in his talk, Angell quoted labor leader Walter Reuther                                                                                            used by successful cooperatives.
  when he said in Delano, Calif.: "We will see that nobody eats                                                                                                 James Shaffer from MSU outlined
  grapes in America; we will drive grapes off every table in                                                                                                    the changing picture of agricul-
 America."                                                                                                                                                      ture, and Edwin Hill of the St.
      Angell stated that "this is a boycott by fiat in which the con-                                                                                           Paul Bank for Cooperatives gave
  sumer is asked for no decision whatever.                                                                                                                      a presentation of the effect the
      "The largest food chain in the Chicago area announced a                                                                                                    1969 Tax Reform Act would have
 year ago that it was moving table grapes out of its stores be-                                                                                                 on Michigan Cooperatives.
  cause of threats to the safety of its customers and employees.                                                                                                    Smmem~oftheH~eUm-
 This implies the real violence to the m'arket - the muscle and                                                                                                 sumer and Agriculture Commit-
 compulsion that forecloses the rights of retailers to sell what                                                                                                tee attended the luncl1eon pro-
  consumers want to buy.                                                                                                                                        gram. Elton Smith, President of
      "The decision to exclude grapes from his store is not one                                                                                                 Michigan Fann Bureau, presented
  that the retailer makes through friendly persuasion.              Set in                                                                                      certificates of Achievement to
                                                                                Charles B. Shuman, president              rather than fanners - 95 percent
                                                                                                                                                                Jerry Peterson, Richard Simpkins
 motion is a chain of compulsion that ought to thoroughly shake              of the American Farm Bureau                  versus five percent," he said.
                                                                                                                                                                and Kenneth Mitchell from the
  those forces in our nation that describe themselves as liberal.            Federation, said that the organ-                 "I believe that we are on the
                                                                                                                                                                Sand Creek FF A Chapter, and to
 This is a three-way compulsion that forces the food retailer to             ization would "fight with every              verge of developing the capacity
                                                                                                                                                                Bay and Eaton County Farm
 force the grower who supplies his goods to force the work force             resource available" attempts by              for farmers, through their Farm
                                                                                                                                                                Bureaus.
                                                                             supporters of present government             Bureau marketing associations. to
 he employs to join an organization that the work force has
                                                                             farm programs "to add farmers                manage supply," he said.                  B. Dale Ball of the Michigan
 demonstratively rejected," Angell asserted.
                                                                             to the welfare rolls."                          Experience already behind the      Department of Agriculture an~
      He addressed himself to the claim of the so-called "non-                  Shuman, addressing Farm Bu-               organization in the use of con-       nounced the publication of a new
 violent" boycott made by Cesar Chavez, the labor movement                   reau members from 49 states and              tracts, and the rapid expansion       Cooperative Directory. The di-
 leader, and said: "Instead of a 'strike' as billboarded across the          Puerto Rico attending the Golden             of contractual production,       has  rectory <.'Ontains financial statis-
 nation, California table grape workers have picked the crop-               Anniversary annual meeting of the             proved the need for a strong or-      tics and background information
 without interruption - for five years of the dispute. This year's          nation's largest general farm or-             ganization of producers "to ne-       of the various types of cooper-
 crop will be in excess of last year's; instead of an affinity to join      ganization, said that "a perman-              gotiate for price and other ternis    atives in Michigan. A fine talk
 the organization of Cesar Chavez ...             less than three percent    ent extension or revision of the             of sale" with buyers, he said.        concerning the important eco-
 of all grape workers belong - and those were signed over to a              present farm program with its                    "Market power cannot be se-        nomic role of fanner cooperatives
                                                                            welfare-type     payments would               cured by arbitrary or revolution-     play in agriculture was given by
 few wineries under a union shop contract; instead of a migrant
                                                                            mean permanent          poverty for           ary action. It comes gradually as     Larry Boger, Dean of Agricul-
 ill-paid, ill-housed work force ... the grape work force is non-                                                         producers gain better understand-
                                                                            American farmers."                                                                  ture at MSU . To close the
 migrant and stable, and is the highest paid farm work force in                 Direct payment provisions,                ing of the market factors and de-     luncheon session, Kenneth Bull
 North America; and instead of the casual and careless use of                "themselves an admission that the            velop the skills which are required   presented a package of apples
 pesticides in the California vineyards - as charged - super-                net effect of government-man-                to balance the price making pow-      from the Bull Brothers orchards
 vision and care have reduced accidents to a minimum, and                   aged production, pricing and mar-             ers of the buyers.'                   to the House committee and to
 Chavez has yet to present substantive evidence to the contrary.            keting was to reduce the prices                  "Farmers must develop         the  several of the directors and man-
 Proof of the cynicism of this charge is his offer of a 'moratorium'        to farmers," have caused farmers              ability to take their full share of   agers who were present.
 on the pesticide issue in return for a contract."                          to be dependent on Congressional              responsibility in the price making
                                                                            appropriations for much of their             process. In this way, the com-            A Directors Session and Man-
     The American Farm Bureau '\vill work towards legislation                                                                                                   agers Session were held simul-
                                                                            income, Shuman explained.                     petitive market will function more
 that will protect farmers against political boycotts and strikes                                                                                               taneously following the MAFC
                                                                                "Consumers and taxpayers look             effectively and there will be de-
 at harvest time and that will protect farm workers in the selec-                                                         creasing demands for government       business portion of the Annual
                                                                            upon these payments in the same
 tion or rejection of union representation in federally-supervised          light as they look upon welfare               intervention to manage prices,"       Meeting. Directors from four co-
 secret ballot elections," Angell concluded.                                payments to the poverty stricken.             he said.                              operatives participated in a panel
                                                                            This means that limitations on the               In developing "market power,"      discussion regarding operational
                                                                            amount paid to anyone producer                Shuman warned of the temptation       procedures for Boards of Direc-
 Central Farmers Florida                                                    will be imposed and eventually                to seek an easy way by "letting       tors for 1970 Cooperatives.
                                                                                                                          the government do it." Recent ex-
 Phosphate Works Under Way                                                  ASC 'case workers' will supervise
                                                                            the spending of these 'welfare'              periences in other countries has
                                                                                                                                                                   The Managers session featured
                                                                                                                                                                Richard Crable from the Michi-
                                                                            checks," he saiG.                            shown government         marketing
                                                                                                                                                                gan Department of Civil Service
                                                                                The only practical way of "get-          boards and other marketing con-
                                                                                                                                                                who advised on trends and tech-
                                                                            ting unhooked" is "to phase out              trol devices to be ineffective and
                                                                                                                                                                niques for seeking new employees.
                                                                            the government programs over a               unsatisfactory from the farmers
                                                                            period of time and to cushion the            standpoint, he explained.                           L A Cheney, MAFC
                                                                            impact on farmers during the                     Building market power "through                  Sec.-Manager
                                                                            adjustment     period," the farm             voluntary membership in the mar-
                                                       ,  -,0
                                                                            leader said.                                 keting association is a slow proc-
                                                                                                                         ess, but it will prove more effec-
                                                                                Shuman expressed optimism for
                                                                            the future of agriculture, predict-
                                                                                                                         tive than any compulsory market-
                                                                                                                         ing arrangement," he said.
                                                                                                                                                                       FILL IT DUT      )('-.
                                                                            ing that "the next few years will
                                                                            bring a change in direction,. a
                                                                            change in the attitude of people
                                                                                                                             Shuman described attempts to
                                                                                                                         limit access to markets for Cal-
                                                                                                                                                                   ~AIL IT B~CK             ,.
                                                                                                                         ifornia grape growers through the
                                                                            toward government and new hope
                                                                            for farmers as they seek to pro-             grape boycott as a "serious chal-
                                                                            duce for consumer markets rather             lenge" to Farm Bureau's efforts
                                                                            than government storage."                    to organize farmers for bargaining.
                                                                                                                            ."Cesar Chavez and his union
     Improvements in plant effici- production in line with Central              Farmers have found the solu-             and church-financed farm labor
ency, product quality control and Farmers' needs, but also to im- tion to the problem, he said. "The                     organizing committee have been
emission control are the targets prove overall plant efficiencies, challenge that confronts us is to                     attempting to prevent the market-
of a multi-million dollar capital quality control, and to place con- use our resources in such a way                     ing of California grapes. False
improvements program now un- tinued emphasis on the abatement as to capture the initiative - to                          propaganda, threats of bodilv in-
derway at the Bartow (Florida) of water and air pollution," Bax- take the authority for production,                      jury, and other kinds of coe;cion
Phosphate 'Yorks, according to ter stated.                                  pricing, and marketing decisions
                                                                                                                         have been used to intimidate re-
R. R. Baxter, executive vice pres-         A new warehouse is underway away from the federal govern-                     tail food market managers and
ident of Central Farmers Fertil- and is expected to be completed ment and place these responsibil-                       cause them to discontinue offer-
izer Company.                           earlv in 1970. In addition, the ex- ities on the shoulders of farmers.           ing grapes in their stores.
     The 2,800-acre       phosphate     istin'g superphosphate warehouse        "Until farmers themselves or-                "During the past year, manv
chemicals      complex, purchased       will be converted to DAP storage, ganize in such a way as to be                  State and County Farm Bureau's
from International Minerals and giving the plant storage capacity able to adjust supplies to the                         have organized Freedom to Mar-
Chemical Corporation in January, for approximately one month's needs of the market, they will be                         ket Committees with the objec-
 1969, is qperated by a wholly- production.                                 plagued with recurring surpluses             tive of protecting the right of
owned subsidiary         of Central        The Bartow plant has installed and wide price fluctuations.                   farmers to market their products
Fanners, CF Chemicals, Inc.             a new railroad siding and the           "Supply management is a valid            as long as consumers are willing
     "The capital improvements un- necessary equipment to. unload objective but government supply                        to buy. The Freedom to Market
dertaken since our acquisition of and store anhydrous ammonia management has failed miserably                            program is vital to the producers
the Bartow facility were neces- which is used in the manufacture            because the politicians in charge            of all agricultural commodities,"                               r
sary not only to bring the plant's of DAP.                                  always try to please consumers               he said.                                JANUARY                  197C'


MICHIGAN FARM NEWS                                                                                 January 1, 1970                                                                                                ELEVEN
          LOSE 10 LBS.                       pound a day until the lOth day.              yourself on the permitted food
                                              Then you will lose 1Ih pounds               listed in the diet plan, and still
       IN 10 DAYS ON                          every two days until you get down           lose unsightly fat and excess body
                                              to your proper weight. Best of all,         fluids. When the fat and bloat
      GRAPEFRUIT DIET                         there will be no hunger pangs.
                                              Now revised and enlarged, this
                                                                                          are gone you will cease to lose
                                                                                          weight and their weight will re-
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                                              new    diet plan lets you stuff your-
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thousands upon thousands of cop-
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   Word of its success has spread more. And still lose 10 pounds in
                                                                                          have not lost 7 pounds in the first
                                                                                          seven days, and 1Ih pounds every            Freddie The Cotnputer Says
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                                                                                          turn the diet plan and your $2
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                                              the secret behind this new "quick
follow it exactly, you should iose                                                        message as a reminder. Decide               While you read this sentence I can put together all the farm
 10 pounds in 10 days. There                 weight      loss" diet is simple. Fat
                                                                                          now to regain the trim, attractive          income and expenses you have sent me during the year, and
will be no weight loss in the first does not form fat. And the grape-                     figure of your youth, while enjoy-          write complete tax reports for you. Amazing isn't it?
four days. But you will suddenly fruit juice in this new diet acts as                     ing hearty breakfasts, lunches and             Many people don't understand                  me. This is puzzling, be-
drop 5 pounds on the 5th day. a catalyst (the "trigger"), to start                        dinners.
Thereafter        you will lose one the fat burning process. You stuff                                                                cause I operate very much like you do. Really my system is
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TWELVE                                                  January     1, 1970                 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS
       The unanimous choice
       of Michigan agricultural leaders. • •
        . . . tax free retirement plans developed through the facilities of Farm Bureau Insurance
        Group. In little over one year, four major Michigan agricultural organizations have
        adopted membership retirement plans ... Michigan Milk Producers ~ssociation, Michigan
        Live Stock Exchange, Michigan Potato Industry Council and Michigan Agricultural
        Cooperative Marketing Association. It's not surprising that other organizations are ask-
        ing about 0l!r self employed, tax-free retirement plans ... they're coming to the leader.
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