MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS P. B. .Members In ".Make Farming A Counties Read Business—As Well 62 The NEWS. \> An Occupation." PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU 1 OR ITS MEMBERSHIP VOL. II, NO. 8 APRIL 25, 1924 Issued Semi-Monthly Bureau Collects Loss RED TELLS US Mich. Farm Bureau Officers and Directors On Frozen Cheese MICHIGAN FRUIT GROWERS DECIDE WHAT CONGRESS The Michigan Farm Bureau Traf- TO BUILD OWN SALES SYSTEM; TO fic Dep't has just collected for the HAS UNDER WAY Hopkins Farm Bureau Co-operative Ass'n $192.45 damage to cheese HAVE GENERAL SALES MANAGER frozen in transit in a January ship- McNary-Haugen Bill is About ment, because of being shipped in to be Reported the wrong kind of a car. It was es- Cancel Arrangement With Federated to Develop by House tablished that the railroad was not at fault, but acted on instructions An All Michigan Service; Representatives from the New York agent represent- of 18 Ass'ns Attend Important POSTAL BOOST LOOMS ing the Hopkins Co-op. The cheese was shipped from storage in New Meeting at Muskegon York. The State Farm Bureau work- Muscle Shoals, Immigration ed out the case and the New York Many Club Members Muskegon, April 18. — Directors, and Fabrics Bills agent admitted responsibility and managers and members of local paid the claim in full. The Bureau Are Attending M. A. C. boards of directors of 18 Western Are Discussed does this kind of work for co-operat- Michigan fruit ass'ns who are mem- ing farmers' ass'ns and for its mem- An interesting survey has recent- bers of the Michigan Fruit Growers, BY EDWV B. KEID bers; it also audits freight bills to ly been completed by R. A. Turner, Inc., their joint sales organization, Legislative Dep't., A. E. B. F. detect possible overcharges, etc. State Club Work Leader, to show the held an important meeting here to- (Special to the Farm Bureau News) results of the training, which boys day. A new sales policy was adopt- Washington, D. C , April 24.— and girls receive through their club ed whereby the Michigan Fruit Here is the situation in Congress today on matters that are of interest SUCCESS CROWNS work activities. Mr. Turner was in- Growers will hire its own sales man- terested to find out how many of ager and build its own sales service. them went to M. A. C. to continue The sales contract in effect last to Michigan Farm Bureau members and farmers throughout the nation. Many worthy farm bills are receiving WOOL MARKETING their education. A little investiga- year, that with the Federated Fruit tion on his part disclosed the follow- and Vegetable Growers, has been consideration, some are being sub- jected to delaying tactics by the op- EFFORTS IN OHIO ing facts: After excluding the stu- cancelled. At the meeting here to- dents taking engineering from his day all phases of the united Michi- calculations, 11.80 per cent of the gan sales system were gone into position. Other bills have been put regular four year students were for- forward that are unfair to farming interests. Read this summary, advise Six Years of Good Results mer club members or leaders. Among thoroughly, with each director giv- ing his experience and opinion in the your Congressman of your views; Prove We May Safely the freshmen the percentage was matter. It was unanimously decided word from home is very valuable to even higher, being 14.07. that the Michigan Fruit Growers him. Unite With Them The percentage of short course would not make a sales contract on The McNary-Haugen bill for pro students who were formerly club a per car basis with any sale-: vidiRg a government export corpora- MICHIGAN AND OHIO JOIN members 25.8% is even greater, being agency, but would hire a general for the first year men and sales manager on a salary basis and tion to buy surplus wheat, pork and other products and market them 23.8% for the second year men. proceed immediately to build its own Above is the new State Farm Bureau Board of Directors aftd officers, elected by the Board of Delegates at Tremendous Volume and These figure show plainly that club sales service. Two or more of the abroad will be reported by the House the Annual meeting last February. This photograph was made at their meeting of April 8. Thoy a r e : committee shortly, with amendments Rear row, left to right—John H. O'Mealey, Hudson, director representing the Mich. Live Stock Exch.; Ve'r- Able Management Make work develops a strong interest in very best men available in the fruit satisfactory to farm leaders. These rold F. Gormely, Newberry, Upper Peninsula director; Vice-Pres. M. B. McPherson, Lowell, director-at-large; better farm and home practices which industry are under consideration and leaders are confident that the bill Fred Smith, Elk Rapids, Mich. Potato Growers Exch. director; George Wheeler, Mt. Pleasant, director-at-large. Them Good Partners leads the boys and girls to go to the it is expected that permanent ar- will pass. Second row—left to right—Pres. M. L. Noon, Jackson, Mich. Milk Producers Ass'n director; .Mrs. Edith M. Agricultural College. rangements along this line will be Wagar, Carlton, director-at-large; Clark L. Brody, Lansing, sec'y-treas.-general manager; H. W. Gowdy, Union Due to the fact that Michigan and made within the next two weeks. Truth-In-Fabrics Pier, Mich. Fruit Growers Inc., director. Hearings on Truth-in-Fabrics leg- Ohio have consolidated their wool The question of amalgamation of First row, (insets) left to right—W. E. Phillips, Decatur, Mich. Elevator Exch. director; L. Whitney Wat- pools this year, some inquiries islation continues. Shoddy manufac- kins, Manchester, and Earl C. McCarty, Bad Axe, directors-at-large. turers are objecting to the Capper- among Michigan wool growers have been received as to just how wools ISABELLA BUREAU the Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc., with the Wolverine Fruit and Pro- French bill. Agriculture and the con- duce Exchange was considered, and sumers are yet to be heard from, and the leading clothing manufacturers PRES. BRADFUTE Bureau Is Helping Farmers are to be handled and what the Ohio pool is and how it operates. BUSINESS NEARLY a committee met with Mr. G. E. Pra- ter, manager of the Wolverine, April The Ohio Wool Growers' Associa- are likely to support the bill. The Senate Agricultural Commit- tee continues hearings on the Ford PROTESTS PARCEL Solve Railroad Problems tion was organized in 1918 and has had six years' experience in mar- CARLOAD DAILY 22 at Hartford to discuss the matter. Discuss Bate Problem keting wools. It takes the place of At the Muskegon meeting, Mr. C. Muscle Shoals offer. Delay tactics of the opposition are evident. Other of- POST INCREASE Traffic Dep't Helps Us Work Bulletin Tells How to the eastern dealer, operating in ex- Ships Hay, Handles Supplies; actly the same manner, merchandis- J L. Brody, sec'y-manager of the State i Farm Bureau, addressed the direc- fers of questionable value to the With Roads Intelligently, Organizes New Co-op tors on the problem of Fruit Grower public and government are being dis- Control Field Mice ing wools direct to the mills. Dur- co-operation with the State Farm cussed. Shows Proposed Boost Is On Even Basis Thousands of valuable orchard ing this six years it has had a Elevator Bureau in maintaining its present Congressmen report hearing fre- Uncalled For; Unfair trees are killed by field mice every steady growth, until in 1923 it mar- highly efficient traffic service. The quently and favorably from home re- year. They do great damage to crops. keted four million pounds of wool. to Farmers BY MBS. EDITH M. WAGAR Proper control metlvtis will elimin- It has not confined its activities ex- Mt. Pleasant, April 21.—During fruit growers showed a keen interest garding the McNary-Haugen, Cap- Chairman, Farm Bureau Home & ate them. Farmers' Bulletin No. clusively to Ohio but is handling the past year the Isabella County in this problem as they are expecting per-French Truth-in-Fabrics and headquarters further reductions in freight rates on Ford Muscle Shoals bills. Washington, D. C, April 2 2.— Community Work 1397, Mouse Control in Field and wools for Indiana, western Pennsyl- Farm Bureau, with I find from time to time some of Orchard, tells how to do it. Write vania, parts of West Virginia, and and warehouse here, has made great Pacific coast fruits coming east, Market Service Lost "This is no time to raise parcel post our people who do not understand the U. S. Dep't of Agriculture, Dfv. limited quantities from a few other progress. It shipped out 196 car- which would greatly affect the Michi- An amendment to the Appropria- and fourth class postage rates to the the reason for a department of our loads of products for its members, gan grape, peach and apple industry. tion bill, now Under discussion in farmers by doubling and even trip- state organization that goes under of Publications, Washington, D. C , states. mostly hay sold through the Eleva- The possibility of the Fruit Grow- the House, providing for establish- ling them as is proposed in the two the name of the Traffic Department, for this free bulletin. Controlled by Growers ers joining with the State Farm Bu- It owns its own warehouse located tor Exchange. Shipping members got ing live stock market reporting ser- principal bills on this subject now and again there are a great many reau and the Michigan Potato Grow- vice in five eastern markets lost by under consideration in Congress," that do not as yet appreciate its mer- at Columbus and in addition leases the top going price for their stuff. ers Exchange and the development of a vote Of 56 to 35. Live stock inter- stated Oscar E. Bradfute, President its. ests worked hard for this service. of the American Farm Bureau Fed- LANSING TO SHIP a storage space in Wheeling, West Isabella Bureau has also handled an membership of 500, which is in- a good transportation service for the Virginia, for the Ohio River wools. enormous supplies business for its Fruit Growers was also discussed. We all hear quite frequently that Its board of directors are all sheep Parcel Post Boost Looms The increase in parcel post and eration, today. "Postmaster General Harry S. the reason this or that commodity high in price is on accoifnt of WOOL MAY 16 men and it is thus a farmer owned creasing. These facts were reported and controlled business with the soli- at the recent annual meeting of the The Muskegon meeting was at- tended by numerous presidents, fourth class mail rates as provided New states that, no such increases as Isabella County Farm Bureau. managers and directors of locals. in the Paige-Kelley-Edge bills is still are carried in these bills are war- ssive transportation charges." The Michigan Wool Growers Co- tary exception of its sales organiza- Announcement was made that the President M. D. Buskirk of Paw Paw before the Senate postal committee. ranted and he also indicated that it This phrase, in my opinion, is much operative Marketing Ass'n and the tion, Horkhimer Bros., who are ex- These increases double and triple is unwise to increase the postal ex- over worked. We have must always all admit perienced wool merchants having Farm Bureau has about completed presided in his vigorous style. The that the railroads beeni Michigan State Farm Bureau will forty years' experience in selling organization of the Mt. Pleasant Co- meeting was progressive and the di- parcel rates for purpose of increas- penditures next year by $150,000,- a great blessing to the country at ship a carload of l!"24 pooled wool operative Elevator Ass'n, with 176 rectors felt that their time had been ing postal wages. The burden falls 000 when the system is now running large. They have played a most im- May 10, from Lansing Farm Bureau wools of this type. These men enjoy members, which will enable the used to good advantage. on the farmer more than any other benind at the ' rate of $30,000,000 portant part in the development of Headquarters to Columbus, Ohio, for the highest reputation in the trade Farm Bureau organization to handle Who's Who class. A new bill, proposed by Post- annually. The proposal to lay this America as well as other countries, sale with the Ohio Wool Growers both as to sales ability and business beans, grains and other elevator Following are the local fruit asso- master General New, is likely to be additional burden on agriculture— and in all of our relations with them Ass'n, with whom we are co-operat- integrity, and, under the contract products. It will also ship live stock ciations which are affiliated with the introduced. It provides a much more for that is where the bill would we must keep ever fresh in our mem- ing this year. Interested wool grow- with the Association, they guarantee and poultry. Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc., for a reasonable increase in salaries, mak- place it—by applying increases mere- ory the great need we have of them. ers living near Lansing should make all their sale's on the basis of the Officers of the Isabella Bureau central sales service, to promote ing the total $43,000,000, and pro- ly to parcel post and fourth class use of the WOOL GROWERS appli- price arrived at at the warehouse. Deal on Even Terms Low Handling Charge for the coming year are: standard brands, grades and packs of poses to k,*sp three-fourths of this matter, had its origin in the desire lint there is business of many cation blank for contract, printed in President,* G. R. Wheeler, Union. Michigan fruit, to advertise its mer- amount from the parcel post rev- to advance the salaries of the postal kinds that we must perform this issue of the News, Wool will be The handling charges are as low, with Vice-president, P. J. Schumacher, its and thereby boost sales and re- enues. The present bills would re- employes. The bill makes an un- them, and it is not only fitting but accepted on contract only. Delivery if not lower, than any organization Nottawa. in the United States performing a turns, to promote shipping point in- quire $73,000,000 to meet the addi- scientific revision based on no pirJ necessary that we have some agency should be made to State Farm Bu- Directors: H. N. Courtright, spection and certificates of grade, to tional postal wage costs. reau headquarters ;il 221 N. Cedar similar service. We guarantee that ti'-ular system." of our own through which we can these handling charges will not ex- Union; John Watson, Denver; develop good markets for Michigan The bill authorizing the Dep't of The American Farm Bureau is not work with the railroads and do it street, about three blocks from the ceed 2%c per pound which includes Charles D. Brown, Deerfield; Will- fruit, to secure sorely needed ship- Agriculture to make more agricul- opposed to granting the postal em- on an even basis of knowledge of the warehouse used last year. Cash ad- iam Martin, Nottawa; H. D. McMack- ping reforms and freight rate reduc- tural surveys in foreign countries for ployes a salary increase, but insists facts in the case, knowledge of rail- vances will be sent from Columbus sacks, storage, insurance, grading, en, Lincoln; Charles Durnin, Vernon. tions: the benefit of American farmers has that any postal increases shall he road practices, law, e t c upon arrival and grading of the all labor, sales commission, and Sec'y W. J. Hazelwood continues passed the house. It was introduced fairly distributed and not saddled guarantee of sales accounts. In- Grand Rapids Growers Assn. Hence we have created a most wool. dividual grading reports are furnish- as secretary of the Farm Bureau and Fremont Co-op. Produce Co. by Rej). Ketcham of Michigan. Farmers may bring their wool to entirely on one class of mail which worthy Farm Bureau Traffic depart- ed each grower and remittances are is secretary of the newly organized > Immigration Restriction Onekama Farm Bureau Local ment. There have been many in- State Farm Bureau . headquarters made direct from the Association to Elevator Ass'n. He has been with the The immigration question is an- is of great importance to the farm- stances whereby those in char; Shelby Co-op. Marketing Assn. ing population. The Farm Bureau and sign their contract there, any Isabella Bureau several years. Hart Co-op. Marketing Assn. other that the Farm Bureau has (Continued on page two) points out that the Post Office de- it have had to use their utmost re- time up to June 1". the closing date. Grand Traverse Packing Co. taken action upon, asking that the sources to get results, such as acting Benzie Co-op. Fruit & Prod. Assn. percentage of admission be applied partment is trying to determine how Mason Co. Fruit & Prod. Exchange for our people when they were in- to the census of 1890 so as to get a to place itself on a sound, efficient terested in retaining branch more desirable class of immigrants. basis. Last year Congress appropri- railroads in their vicinity. Without line HOW LIVE STOCK SHIPPERS LOSE BY JACKSON CALLING Tri-County Co-op. Marketing Assn. Kibbie Fruit Exchange The matter is now in conference be- ated $500,000 for this job. which this service, those people would be South Haven Fruit Exchange tween the House and Senate, the is within three or four months of be- helpless, for it Is almost impossible main questions being whether the ing completed. "Why not wait for to successfully defend such a cause NOT PROTECTING THEMSELVES UPON MEMBERSHIP Lawrence Co-op. Marketing Assn. Bangor Fruit Exchange Paw Paw Co-op. Assn. quota basis will be the 1890 or 1910 this report and profit by the expen- individually. The fact that livestock shippers are not properly protecting St. Joe Fruit Growers Assn. census, whether it shall be two or diture of this half million dollars?" themselves ami are losing many dollars when ordering cars is 20 Townships Getting To- Lincoln Fruit Growers Assn. asks the American Farm Bureau. Spwial Knowledge Necessary' particularly noticeable when their freight bills are audited. three per cent of the foreign born gether to Strengthen Bridgeman Fruit Growers Assn. Few of us have access to the es- Many of these bills carry the minimum weight for a large car Lake Shore Fruit Growers Assn. population registered by those cen- sential facts and figures that are in cases where the shipments could have been loaded in smaller Their Organization Decatur Co-op. Assn. cuses, and the Japanese exclusion matter. Dobson Finds Potato necessary in most railroad ma cars on which a lower minimum would have applied. Sodus Fruit Growers Assn. Very few of us would have any idea In such cases the shippers invariably had ordered cars without Grand River Fruit Assn. Contract Is Right whatever as to how to go at that specifically stating the length of car wanted; the railroads furnish- Jackson, April 24—Jackson Coun- MANY GET SEED kind of a job qr what would be Kingsley, Mich., April 21.—Fred needed in the way of testimony. But Dobson of the Kingsley marketing when a strong organization such as! ed what was available. If the car was larger than needed, the shipper paid the difference. If the shipper had properly ordered in writing exactly the length of car he needed, the minimum weight ty Farm Bureau members are "rar- in' to go" on their second member- Kalamazoo Bur. Awards ship campaign, which starts May 6. Cups to Dairy Champs AT LANSING STORE association was the first man to sign our State Farm Bureau employs a' one of the new five-year potato mar- competent man trained along those' applicable to the smaller car would have applied even if a larger car bad been furnished. This is a matter which must be handled by the shippers them- Eight members in every one of 20 townships are acting as the local Kalamazoo, April 23.—The Kala- keting contracts at a recent meeting. lines, we know these troubles will be membership committees. These and A great many Farm Bureau mem- He had read the contract and ap- settled on their merits; if we have ai selves; the Farm Bureau Traffic Dep't is powerless to collect excess other interested workers and their mazoo County Farm Bureau recently charges brought on through the fault of the shipper himself. bers, living within driving distance preciated its advantages. righteous grievance we will be'very wives will attend a big organization awarded silver cups to members of of Lansing and without co-operative At the meeting R. A. Wiley show- apt to get justice. Since the Traffic To stop this loss the following is suggested: Ask the Traffic De- partment of the Michigan State Farm Bureau for a supply of car meeting at Jackson the evening of the Kalamazoo County Cow Testing ass'n facilities, are finding the State ed that the Michigan Potato Grow- Department has been in operation, order forms which will be furnished at once at a very nominal cost May 5. President M. L. Noon and Association for the most profitable Farm Bureau's retail seed store at ers' Exchange is stronger now it has handled several such branch 1 of 25 cents a pad. These forms can be used for ordering cars of Mrs. Edith Wagar, State Farm Bu- dairy production. Roy Buckham's State headquarters, 221 North Ce- than ever before and that the new line railroad cases and at all times any description and for the loading of any commodity. reau director, have been speaking at herd of registered Holsteins won the dar street, Lansing, to be the real movement which has just been start- our people were ably represented. In! Use a carbon and make an extra copy of the order, delivering the membership meetings. Influential cup for the most profitable herd pro- thing. er to merely to extend the good Tuscola, Sanilac and St. Clair coun- original order form to the railroad agent and obtaining his farmers are solidly behind the Jack- duction, his cows showing an average The full line of Farm Bureau services of the organization to more ties the Farm Bureau probably per- acknowledgement on the copy if the order is delivered personally son membership campaign. net profit of $193.21 each for 1923. field seeds is to be had at this store potato growers, thus helping to re- manently prevented abandonment of and not mailed. Jackson Farm Bureau has just or- The VanHorn cup, offered by Samuel —clovers, alfalfa, timothy, beans, store the industry to a more profit- the Detroit, Bay City and Western If cars are ordered by telephone or orally, confirm such orders dered another car of Sodatol, the VanHorn for the best profit from one grains, grasses, corn, field peas— able basis. The five-year pooling railroad, the only line serving thou- by mailing the written order and showing thereon "Confirming low priced government war explosive, cow, was won by D. E. Kuhn, whose everything. Members can also get contracts are being offered to safe- sands of farmers in those counties. telephone order of (date)." for its members and those of near- registered Jersey "Bessie" made Milkmaker dairy feed there and it is guard the organization against un- Solving Car Troubles Be careful and order cars of the length needed; the standard by counties. Regarding the car se- $289 net profit for her owner in worth their while to take a little fair competition and to permit or- Then there is the matter of get- length on which the lowest livestock minimum applies is not over cured last fall, R. J. Ivowden of 1923. Competition was close and 36' 7". Order cars as far in advance of loading as possible. there were plenty of runners-up in time and get acquainted with the va- derly marketing. ting cars for shipping perishable Hamilton township, who secured 300 rious business departments of their Twenty-six growers at Kingsley crops. Heretofore, most of us knew With but slight variations the above applies also to the ordering lbs., said, "Boy, the Farm Bureau both classes. State Farm Bureau. of cars for loading many other commodities, the minimum weights and the County Agent don't owe me signed the new contracts. When the no other way other than apply to our of which are dependent upon the length of cars ordered or furnish- roads permit, the whole membership local station agent and many of us ed. a cent." The great bulk of market eggs Am. Farm Bureau radio program will be canvassed and other growers have been terribly disappointed time Jackson county has one of the best used in the East comes from the MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU county Farm Bureaus in the state. Middle-Western States where eggs broadcasted from KYW Chicago invited to join the shipping associa- after time with the results. He per- every Tues. night at 8:20 central tion. There will be no membership haps did his best, but his knowledge Traffic Dep't Lansing, Mich. It has done some very good work are produced mainly as a side line time. (Continued on page two) during the past three years. on general farms. TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS APRIL 25, 1024 LENDS BLASTING MACHINE for the next three m o n t h s or more. Consequently any action Calhoun Bureau Elects MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS t a k e n by Congress at this time in s a d d l i n g t h e cost of increased WALKER TELLS HOW Officers & Directors Karl Knaus, Menominee Agr'I Agent, has an electric blasting ma- salaries on to the parcel post system and t h e f a r m e r is unjusti- chine which he is loaning farmers Published twice a month by the Michigan State F a r m Bureau a t Char- lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- quarters, Lansing, Michigan. fied, for Congress, in a p p r o p r i a t i n g the one-half million dollars, TO TIE OUR WOOL Marshall, April 24.—At the an- who are blasting ditches or stumps nual meeting of the Calhoun County which require more than*bne charge a d m i t t e d that the r a t e s should be adjusted scientifically and not VOL. I I . APRIL 25, 1021 No. 8 blindly. FOR BEST PRICES Farm Bureau April 3, the following simultaneously. officers were elected for the coming Menominee County Farm Bureau F u r t h e r there is n o t h i n g to show t h a t an increase in the parcel year: Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class Pres.—F. B. Garratt, Battle Creek. has been holding dairy and alfalfa matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided post rates would not actually increase the loss in the d e p a r t m e n t Advises Use of Larger Wool for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. Vice-Pres,—E. D. Bushnell, E. Le- meetings to increase,, the acreage of instead of decrease it. Parcel post rates now are so high in some Boxes, Paper Twine to roy. alfalfa and improve dairy stock and Subscription Price 50c Per Year, included in dues of Farm dairy returns. Bureau Members. instances that it is cheaper to use the express c o m p a n i e s ' ser- Avoid Discounts Sec'y-Treas.—E. E. Ball, Albion. vice, and an increase in the parcel post would he quite likely Directors—Vern Vorhees, Albion; E. E. UNGREN Editor Avery Sherman and George Ballen- S. M. POWELL Ass't Editor to build up the express husiness at the expense of the Post That Michigan wool growers are handicapping the value of their wool tin, Homer; Albert Smith, Union Office Department, thereby actually increasing the Post Office flICHlGAN gTAfffiTARM fiUDEAU deficit which, of course, must he made by F e d e r a l t a x a t i o n . Your Congressman cannot be expected to reflect y o u r views by not using larger tie boxes and paper twine, is the opinion of J. F. Walker, Secretary of the Ohio Wool City; L. J. Decker, Marshall. Calhoun County has a live Farm Bureau organization and is doing Say It OFFICERS unless you keep him posted. W e u r g e that y o u write to him im- mediately and tell him what you think of t h e Paige-Kelly- Growers' Association. According to Mr. Walker practically all the grow- ers of Michigan are using a 12-inch some good work for its membership. With Cars M. L. NOON, Jackson President "A man of words and not of M. B. MCPHERSON, Lowell Vice-President E d g e hills. box for tying their wools. This box Home For Sale deeds is like a garden full of was all right in the days of their fa- FOR SALE—Comfortable modern nine weeds," runs the old saying. Directors-at-Largo room home and bath at Allegan, thriving thers when the average fleece ran county seat of same county. Population We judge men by performance, L. WHITNEY WATKINS Manchester E X C U R S I O N S ON F R U I T around four or five pounds, but to 4,000, fine schools. <"This home has large rather than promise. No mat- M. B. MCPHERSON Loweii living room with fireplace, dining room, ter how industriously men may With co-operation of the S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u the Michigan crowd an eight or ten pound fleece kitchen, den, bedroom and 3-pieee bath MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Carleton into a box of this size makes the downstairs, all hardwood floors, and oak boost the principles of co-oper- EARL C. McCARTY Bad Axe F r u i t Growers, Inc., are d e m a n d i n g a genuine commodity r a t e on fleece appear soggy and too heavy finish. Four large bedrooms upstairs. ative marketing, if they don't Large, dry, well-lighted cement base- practice what they preach, VEROLD F. GORM ELY Newberry for its size. Consequently the wools ment; good furnace. Steel roof. Large t h e i r shipments. Instead of t h e 6 p e r cent reduction now *por- garage with stabling for two cows or when they have the opportun- GEORGE WHEELER Mt. Pleasant are discounted as being apparently ('ommodity Directors mitted them on g r a p e s , they seek a consideration similar to that team. City electric light, gas and wa- ity, the public promptly pins too heavy in shrink. ter. Cement sidewalks. Corner lot the tag of insincerity upon FRED SMITH, Elk Rapids Michigan Potato Growers Exchange accorded to California g r o w e r s s h i p p i n g much g r e a t e r distances Stands on acre of ground, part in gardens. Fleeces of this size should have a Street lights, fire hydrant nearby, low in- them. M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association surance. Five minutes to center of town. During the last few years the J. H. O'MEALEV', Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange who get as much as 60 per cent off. (.'i r o w e r s of o t h e r fruits, box with at least a 16-inch bottom A real home at a bargain. Write, 160 and the wools should not be crowded Cora Street, Allegan, Mich. clamor for a system of co-oper- WALDO E. PHILLIPS, Decatur Michigan Elevator Exchange which form an even more important part of the .Michigan farm ative live stock marketing has H. W. GOWDY, Union Pier Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. in too tightly. Necks should be been loud, long and insistent. i n d u s t r y , are d e m a n d i n g extension of the plan to cover their thrown well back to the shoulders, As a result we now have not CLARK L. BRODY, Lansing Sec'y-Treas.-Gen. Manager freight rates as well. the britch should be thrown up to only a net work- of local co- The n a t u r a l conviction is g r o w i n g a m o n g Michigan farmers the hips and the belly pieces thrown operative live stock shipping State F a r m Bureau Business Departments at Lansing to the inside so that the finished associations but also more than Seed Traffic, Claims Service General Offices t h a t the s t a t e ' s p e n i n s u l a r shape and geographical situation has fleece shows nothing but the sides a dozen co-operative commis- Purchasing Wool Advertising been " w o r k e d " too successfully to their d i s a d v a n t a g e . Com- and back, which is the most desirable sion firms on the leading live At Detroit portion of the fleece. stock markets. modity rates are excursion rates for special classes of freight Michigan shippers have two Michigan Farm Bureau Produce Exchange 2610-16 Riopelle St. Twine and Packing Important such markets—the Michigan At Grand Rapids which are moved in q u a n t i t y . If railroads in other p a r t s of the Most of the wools in Michigan are Live Stock Exchange at Detroit E. L. ETWING, State Farm Bureau Traffic Counsel Murray Bldg. c o u n t r y are able profitably to lop off half a n d more of the ordi- tied with heavy unfinished wool and the Producers Co-operative n a r y scale, Michigan h o r t i c u l t u r i s t s are entitled to think they twine. This twine has a tendency to Commission Association at the Michigan C o m m o d i t y M a r k e t i n g A s s o c i a t i o n s leave small particles in the wool. The East Buffalo yards. Their ser- Affiliated W i t h M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u m i g h t reasonably seek at least a share of the same privilege. vice is prompt, efficient and Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Cadillac Editorial in G R A N D R A P I D S P R E S S , March 31, 1924. fibers of jute, hemp or sisal do not Install It Yourself steadily growing, because of take the dye in the manufacturing Michigan Michigan Milk Producers Association Live Stock Exchange 707 Owen Bldg., 425 N. Butler St., Detroit Lansing process and show up in the cloth, And Save $1.50 satisfied patrons. Try them, if yqu haven't already climbed in- Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing thus reducing the value of the goods. It's easy to save $1.50 on our stand- to the co-operative, band wagon. Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor Sentiment For Income Tax It is practically impossible to remove such twine fibers from the wool. They remain-mixed with the wool all ard Edieman spotlight. It throws 150 foot beam of light; handy, easily adjustable, well-made, unscrews easily from bracket for use as trouble lamp. Easy to install. Say it with cars and consign them to the Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. W. E. Phillips, Pres Decatur MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing Amendment Sweeps State during the manufacturing process and finally appear in the finished Just attach one wire to a live battery or coil wire; ground the other to a nut on the machine frame work. Usual price everywhere $3.50. We ship postage pre- Mich. Livestock at Detroit Exch. fabric as a defect and must then be L. C. Kamlowske, Vice-Pres John C. Near, Sec Flat Rock More Than Half the Required sentative from each organization was picked out by hand in order to give paid at $1.99 each. Prod. Co-op. Com. Ass'n Washington B. F. Beach, Ass't Sec Detroit in nearly every polling place on that COLLER & LEE AUTO SUPPLY at East Buffalo a perfect fabric. One mill operat- Carl Martin, Sec.-Treas. .Coldwater H. W. Norton, Treas Howell Number of Signatures day to secure signatures to these ing in Ohio has forty-five girls in 501 South Washington Avenue L. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing M. L. Noon Jackson Lansing, Mich. C. S. Benton, Beans Lansing Already Secured petitions. To date more than 40,000 one department who do nothing but C. R. Watson Imlay City names have been received at the D. P. Sowle, Hay Lansing pick out these particles of twine 1 J. W. Harwood .Adrian central headquarters. H. D. Horton Kinde The absolute necessity for secur- from the cloth. * George McCalla John NIcolson Ypsilantl Marlette W. J. Thomas Ray Pottfl Fred W. Meyer Grand Rapids Washington Fair Haven ing tax relief for overburdened real estate and the justice and desirabil- Michigan farmers have put their hand to the plow and must not turn Paper twine dissolves in the pro- cess of scouring and entirely obviates r -/ price Takeandadvantage get your ofeggs and chicks from a EXCH. MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. tax reform measure. something, but it, takes real stuff to than the coarse single-ply paper poultry farm and hatchery where quality counts Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac E. A. Beamer, Pres Blissfield rather than quantity. Our Barron strain All Michigan farm organizations finish. twine. The Ohio Wool Growers' S. C W. Leghorns are directly from M. A. C. Fred Smith, Vice-Pres. Elk Rapids W. J. Perry, Vice-Pres Association carry four-ply twine in and are from hens that laid up^ to 279 eggs per year. L/ast year we obtained' eggs Grand Blanc have united in support of this pro- Remember, the amendment pro- from M. A. C. from Lady Michigan, Michigan's leading lien and wc are, using S. E. Rogers, Sec East Jordan posal and are working shoulder to vides that the first $4,000 of every stock at all times, furnishing it at cockerels that are directly from M. A. C.'s best special pen. <>. B. Wood, Treas Barryton J. H. O'Mealey, Secy Hudson cost for the convenience of the grow- Our Anconas are directly from C. E. Sheppard and are exceptional good layers. Alex Lindsey, Treas Decker shoulder to secure the enactment- of man's net income shall be exempt Our Barred Rocks are fine sturdy chickens and are unexcelled for marketing pur- J. 1). Robinson Levering this legislation, which they propose from this tax and the revenue which ers. This twine will be delivered in poses and are good layers.. We guarantee safe arrival and prepay all shipments. J. T. Bussey Provemont Edward Dippey Perry two^pound balls in any quantity de*- Send for our catalogue or order direct from this ad. Be sure and get yours. Chas. Woodruff Hastings to get in the form of a constitutional it will raise (about $12,000,000) Ernest Snyder Lake View amendment to be secured by initia- will be deducted from the general sired at 25c per pound. It can be BYRON CENTER POULTRY FARM & H A T C H E R Y L. E. WillettINC Laingsburg MICHIGAN FRUIT GROWERS, tory petitions. The first step is to property tax for state purposes secured by addressing the Michigan G. C. Keizer, Prop., Member Mich. State Farm Bureau. C. V. Tracy Ithaca Byron Center Michigan M. D. Bus-kirk, Pres Paw Paw P. D. Leavenworth. .Grand Rapids obtain at least 60,000 signatures to (which was $16,000,000 this past Stale Farm Bureau, Wool Dept., Lan- Frank Obrest Breckenridge A. J. Rogers, 1 V. Pres Beulah W. J. Schultz Hart such petitions. This will insure the year) and we will thus be given a sing, Michigan. Growers can help the Amos Tucker, 2 V. P. South Haven L. A. Hawley Ludington placing of the proposed amendment very real reduction in our state gen- sales of their wools by making a on the ballot for the regular election eral property tax. large package properly tied and F. L. Bradford, Sec.-Treas Herbert Nafziger. .Benton Harbor next November. there is no legitimate reason why Benton Harbor C. J. Chreste.isen Onekama If you haven't already signed one Michigan wool growers should con- Name Drive Succeeds D. H. Brake Henry Namltz J. F. Higbee Fremont Bridgman Benton Harbor IT. W. Gowdy O. R. Gale John Lang Union Pier Shelby Sodus A big drive for such signatures was made by the State Grange and of these petitions or if your neigh- bors haven't all signed, write to the State Farm Bureau at Lansing for tinue to have their wools discount- ed through inferior methods of pack- ing. "AN INVESTMENT" the State Farm Bureau on "town petition blanks, posters and more in- Miller Overton Allan B. Graham Bangor Elberta John Bottema Bert Gleason Spring Lake Lawrence meeting day," April 7th. A repre- formation. not just a purchase American Farm Bureau Federation Success Crowns Wool When y o u select cloth a n d the style you wish y o u r suit O. E. BRADFUTE President Bureau Helping Farmers importance to us but if we will real- ize that the decision will lower Marketing in Ohio made like, y o u have n o t only bought a new suit but y o u J. W. COVERDALE GENERAL OFFICES A. F. B. F 58 East Washington St., Chicago Secretary Solve Railroad Problems j freight rates on almost every com- (Continued from page 1) the grower. In case a grower desires have m a d e an investment in a necessity t h a t you will look (Continued* from page 1) j modify we buy and sell, the collec- GRAY SILVER Washington Representative of the real condition of affairs might tive result for each of us should be an advance on his wools, approxi- upon a n d w e a r with pride. LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. be but very little more than that of ho small sum. We should get real mately seventy-five per cent of the the one who applied. So we usually satisfaction out of having such a de- current value of his wool will be fur- A n investment t h a t will p a y you,'one h u n d r e d cents for took what we got whenever it was partment in our organization. nished him with interest at five per every dollar invested, in Service, F i t a n d Style. sent our way, regardless of what we It's Up to the Members cent. Last year about half a million THE STATE FARM BUREAU'S PROGRAM wanted and hence we felt ourselves But to retain these benefits we dollars are advanced to the growers W e have on display by far the largest a n d most complete TAXATION— Relief for sorely burdened farm property by abused most of the time. must keep this department and have under this plan. s h o w i n g of Virgin AVoolens in our history, at prices w i t h i n enaction of: From reports of the potato and it under the management of the best The Association in 1923 sold wools to some thirty-five different mills reach of all. (a) Two cent gasoline tax for highway funds. fruit growers, these conditions have traffic expert obtainable—we must (b) State Income Tax in place of State's gen- been greatly helped by the special have our representative just as well located in various wool manufactur- eral property levy. ing states, having a total of upwards S u i t s made to your individual 'measure from $25.00 t o knowledge and facilities of the Farm equipped with knowledge of facts (c) Law forbidding any more tax exempt secur- Bureau Traffic Department. and procedure, as the railroads are. one hundred sales during this period. $45.00. ities. 1923 wools have all been dis- TRANSPORTATION—Immediate application of Michigan Zone Other Important Services Our department appreciates the posed of and the growers had their If it is not convenient for you to call and inspect t h e Rate decision to save farmer shippers in 69 Then there is the matter of get- farmer's condition and needs. There checks by the 15th of March, 1924. counties $500,000 annually. ting needed side tracks, extensions can be no luke warm, half-hearted largest and best assortment of Virgin Woolens t h a t we have Settlement would have been com- MARKETING—- Extension of sound co-operative marketing needed and repairs to fences and cul- effort along these lines if we want pleted earlier but a considerable por- ever had, j u s t drop us a postal card and we will gladly mail program now well under way in Michigan. verts along railroad property, and results. And when we once get re- tion of the fine wools was held for you samples of .MERCHANDISE O F .MERIT FORMLESS. LEGISLATION— Congressional adoption of Ford's Mnscle telegraph stations deemed necessary sults we must be ever on the alert sale during February and January Shoals offer; opposition to sales tax, to sub- and stockyards supplied with water, if we keep them. at the request of the growers. sidies of any kind to any industry. etc.—Farm Bureau service—service We know that we assist everyone, of that kind has been given many of both the members and the The wools of Ohio and Michigan Michigan State Farm Bureau, Fabric Dep't. fellow are quite similar in type and char- .our folks, wherever it has been ap- that stays on the outside, when we acter. Many of the best grades of 221-227 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan FARMERS OBJECT TO INCREASED PARCEL POST RATES plied for. establish this service, but the na- Michigan wools have been sold on There are also many claims for ture of the s e r v i c e r s such that it the market as Ohio and theVe is no Ffcrniers are objecting strenuously to tlie proposals carried in overcharges that perhaps would have cannot be for any picked group. To question but that the consolidating the Paige-Kelly-Edge l)ills now before Congress. These hills been endured as a matter of simply keep up this service as well as that of these states will have a strength- would increase the parcel post r a t e s t h r e e times and also raise making the best of it and the count- of the other departments of this big ening effect on the marketing of this less claims for goods damaged while organization means support, loyalty type of wool, peculiar in the fact that the rates on fourth class m a t t e r . These hills will give an increase on the way, or long delays, or ship- and members. it is the strongest fibre wool grown of $150,000,000 to the postal employees a n d this increase would ments lost, or careless handling, etc., Don't be afraid to tell your needs in the world. An increased volume be paid primarily by the farmers because it is proposed to secure and livestock killed through neglect to the State Farm Bureau; perhaps of business will not only mean an of proper fencing or cattle guards. there is the assistance you have been Profits the money for these higher salaries t h r o u g h a d v a n c i n g the rates increased advantage in marketing Claims of the foregoing natures looking for. Don't be afraid to tell but increased economy in operation. on parcel post ami fourth class m a t t e r only. The parcel post hfeve been collected for a-great num- your neighbor, if he is a member; Under the new plan Michigan will business represents only a small p r o p o r t i o n of the t o t a l business ber of our members. perhaps you can help him too. If have representation on the Ohio F a n n e r ' s First R a t e Victory your neighbor is not one of us, tell of the Tost Office D e p a r t m e n t and yet the increase is to he paid board, will develop its own State - The Zone Rate Case rcducticon him what he should be helping to Wool Growers' Organization and t h r o u g h the parcel post and by the people whose p u r c h a s i n g power is the lowest of all,—the farmers. T h i s is r a n k injustice. The farmers know that some of the postal employees m a y not that was ordered some time ago by support in order to protect himself the Interstate Commerce Commis- and his calling. Remember here is a sion was won largely through the railroad rate, claims, and general eventually we hope the volume of business will increase to such an ex- tent as to require an eastern termi- in the use of Farm Bureau's part in the case, its service that is yours if you need it. nal in which the wools of eastern get as high pay as they should and they are also a p p r e c i a t i v e of co-operation with other shipping in- the high grade service which the d e p a r t m e n t renders. theless the farmers cannot see the equity in Requiring them to hear the entire burden or even any considerable proportion of Never- terests. This case involves perhaps the farthest reaching rate decision BUREAU SENDS SEED that Michigan shippers have ever enjoyed. It certainly is Michigan AFAR AS FAME GROWS Pennsylvania, New York, and other mid-west states can all be concentrat- ed undjer a central sales organiza- tion. LIMESTONE farmers' first victory in a rate case. "We received the clover seed in Two tons of Solvay per acre brings results the the increase in salaries. first season and for three or four years there- Our organization made their partici- good shape and are very well satis- Farm Biyeau Service There is no argument as to who p a y s the parcel post c h a r g e s as pation possible. Every shipper in fied with it," writes A. E. Andrew of after. Quick profits and lasting profits follow far as the farmer is concerned, for the money which he gets for lower Michigan will benefit by this Dayton, Ohio, Route 16, in a note to Made $15 For Him the use of Solvay. decision, so will every consumer. the Seed Dep't regarding his pur- Farm Bureau Produce Exch., his p r o d u c t s which he m a r k e t s t h r o u g h the parcel post is the chase of Michigan Farm Bureau After Hming with SOLVAY, one farmer rea- As far reaching as this case is— Brand Seed. Many Indiana, Illinois Detroit, Michigan. city price minus the cost of g e t t i n g the produce to the city. Gentlemen: p e d 84.3% average crop increase; another it's likely to take $1,500,000 excess and Ohio, Virginia, New York, Likewise when he orders goods from t h e city he has to pay the rates from the railroads annually— Pennsylvania and New England In reply to yours of February 29th boolL 5? l n v e s t m e n t Write for FREE will say that the last coop of chick- booklet and learn what SOLVAY can do for you. cost of b r i n g i n g the goods to his door. Since he is by far the it's not surprising that they have ap- Farm Bureau members have learned ens I sent you had 11 hens and 9 largest p a r c e l post user there is no doubt hut what he would pealed the case and are fighting of the high quality seeds put out by springers as I wrote you, but when desparately to overturn the decision. the Michigan Farm Bureau and a delivered to Express Company I had Guaranteed 95% Carbonates have to p a y practically the entire increase in postal salaries un- This means that the Farm Bureau great many orders come from those to take out 2 hens to bring the gross SOLVAY brings quick, lasting d e r this a r r a n g e m e n t . Congress has a vast a m o u n t of data re- Traffic Dep't must now defend what states. weight to 150 p6unds. results because it^is ground to has been won and insist that it be Your count and weight were cor- g a r d i n g t h e c a r r y i n g of all classes of mail ami the c h a r g e s for rect as stated. We were pleased with made effective at once. That means money o r d e r s , registered letters, special deliveries a n d insured too that the Farm Bureau organiza- FARM GREATEST FACTORY the returns both from this shipment tion rank and file must stand firm equals Live stock produced annually and the one before. They netted us - But it has not had o p p o r t u n i t y to s t u d y the figures in value yearly output of more than $15.00 over what we which it has obtained from a n u m b e r of sources and it will not be in position to make r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s based u p o n these facts behind their organization. We, as individual farmers, may plus $350,000,000. think this Rate Case is of no great cyclopedia. automobiles and farm implements Compton's En- could have done in our local market. Respectfully yours. H. W. Hart, UMESTON E APRIL 25, 1924 MICHIGAN" FARM BUREAU NEWS THREE iSlRowii' GROWERS TO SET CO-OP IS BUILDING What Your Leaders Say You Want RASPBERRY PRICE If You Can't Get Grimm or WORLD^ MARKET (From The FARM JOURNAL) out as needed to complete 1921 road program; urges Congress to spend Husby Shows Growers Onekama-Mich Farm Bureau Utah Alfalfa, Here's Has Sales Organizations In All Parts of the W THOUT wishing to suggest that perhaps the leaders of the farming industry do not always represent correctly the de- necessary money for flood control in the Mississippi Valley. Education Where They Profited Sutton's Bay, Mich., April 2 1 . — Will Merchandise Its Berry Crop Your Answer— Globe sires of the rank and file of farm- ers, as they say they do, it neverthe- Grange: A somewhat lengthy es- Members of the Sutton's Bay Co-op- erative Association are much pleas- Onekama, April 24.—The Oneka- Farm Bureau Ontario Variegated Alfalfa say on schools, suggesting that the less seems desirable to examine what consolidated "school question is a ed with the results they have ob- ma, Mich. Farm Bureau Local of Manistee county, already known as Domestic supplies of Grimm, Utah and other Northwestern Fresno, Cal., April 22.—Three these leaders are saying, from time local one; also that the local control tained from potato sold for them this winter by the Michigan one of the strongest and best operat- American grown Alfalfa seed have been very low this year. t new associations have been created to time, so that each individual farm- of local schools, must be preserved; to handle the marketing problems of er may see whether what is said calls for teaching of agriculture in Potato Growers' Exchange according ed co-operative concerns in the state, You may not be able to get these seeds later on. In case you the Sun-Maid raisin growers. These agrees with his own views. schools. to John O. Husby, the association the folks who established what is can't— are, the Sun-Maid Raisin Growers of The Big Three among farm organ- Farmers' Union: Objects to in- manager. now the well-known Onekama-Mich. We strongly recommend our Ontario Variegated Alfalfa California, The Sun-Maid Raisin izations held their annual meetings creased costs of schools, whereas ef- "The difference above cash buyer brand fruits, have decided to go one as a good buy and a satisfactory substitute for the foregoing Growers of Delaware, and the Sun- early in the winter; the Farmers' ficiency has increased little if any; prices," said Mr. Husby, "on nine better by fixing in advance the price seeds. land Sales Association. Fresno, Union at Omaha and the National demands that marketing be taught. cars which our members pooled and of their raspberry crop, said price to shipped through the Exchange vari- be based on the cost of production The word "variegated" in the above name refers to the Calif., is to be the headquarters for Grange at Pittsburgh in November, F. B. Federation: Wants co-oper- all three associations. and the Farm Bureau Federation at ed from 7 to 18 cents a hundred. and a satisfactory and reasonable blossom characteristics, meaning "many colors of blossoms"— ative marketing and cost accounting The first-named company is a Cali- Chicago in December. Each of these taught in schools. The average gain on these cars was profit. a characteristic common to Grimm Alfalfa. This seed is grown fornia corporation composed ex- gatherings attracted large numbers Marketing Systems approximately 10 cents a hundred. This action was taken at a recent under conditions similar to Michigan and quite possibly con- clusively of growers. Its functions of accredited delegates from many Grange: Presents a very ambit- On one car loaded at Keswick on full-house meeting of the Local. The tains some Grimm blood. We offer it at a price that makes it are those of maintaining the contacts states, and each of them brought up ious scheme for a Federal Marketing February 8th, when » the buying growers are going to say what their an unusual value. Ask your Co-op Ass'n for Ontario Varie- and relationships with the growers, and passed in due course a long list Board, with District and Local Mar- price was 65 to 67 cents a hundred, product is worth. Curiously enough, gated Alfalfa, or write us. securing contracts and deliveries of of pronouncements, usually in the keting Associations for financing the growers netted 90 cents, or a it is understood that their principal raisins, arranging for and making form of resolutions, on agricultural and selling farm products; funds to gain of 25 cents a hundred." markets have agreed with them. advances to the growers, receiving problems and affairs in general. be raised by the issue#of paper money Onekama-Mich packs a very high Michigan State Farm Bureau the net proceeds of sales, pro-rating For the convenience and informa- called Federal Crop Notes; the Mar- grade product and there is no doubt Seed Department Lansing, Michigan but what the Farm Bureau folks these proceeds to the growers, and, tion of Our Folks we summarize the finally, supervising the economical views of these organizations, as in- and efficient fulfillment of* the con- dicated by their resolutions, on most keting Board and Associations to regulate the acreage of specific SEVEN COUNTIES there can make their price stick. Other communities are beginning to crops, and to enforce "supplement- tract between this organization and of the important questions before ary measures of control." SET WOOL DATES investigate the idea. C* C D D C n Certified the Sun-Maid Raisin Growers of farmers. In a *few cases we have Delaware, the common stock of taken the liberty of making com- which is held by the California cor- ments, serious and otherwise, which poration. The Delaware corporation was we trust may not be taken amiss. Fixing Prices of Farm Products Farmers' Union: No recommenda- tions. F. B. Federation: Endorses co- operative marketing as the most W o o l M'k't'g Ass'n Contracts Must Be Returned By HOME MADE LIME SPREADER If interested in a good home made lime spreader, write the M. A. C. Farm Mechanics dep't, East Lansing, E VJ l j D K L U Chicks Why not buy your chicks from a fellow member and pet a square deal plus practicable means of stabilizing agri- Mich., for Circular Bulletin, No. 67, high quality chicks? We hatch the Hollywood American and the Improved created as a service organization to Grange: "The principle of price culture; directs state and county That T i m e Barron English Strain of S. C. White Leghorns, Sheppard's Strain of S. C. An- perform various purely commercial fixing, except in emergency, is un- with description and drawings of the conas. and also S. C. Brown Leghorns and Barred Rocks. Our flocks have been Farm Bureaus to assist marketing Simplex Lime Spreader. carefully culled, and rated and Certified by the Michigan Baby Chick Ass'n., under functions for the membership organ- economic and unsound." organizations wherever possible, as a plan approved by M. A. C. ization,, such as processing, storing Farmers' Union: Asks Congress Farm Bureau members and others The yearly corn and wheat crops 10,000 Strong, Sturdv, Newton hatched chicks each week at the following low a "service organization." developing the Michigan Wool and packing the annual crops. Ap- to stabilize the price of wheat and equal in value total yearly earnings prices. Extra Selected—100, $14; 500, $65. Selected, 100, $12; 600, $55. Barred proximately $2,500,000 has been cotton, temporarily, by law. (Hope Reclamation, Conservation, Growers' Co-operative Marketing of America's railroads, plus $750,- Rocks, 100, $18; 500, $85. Forestry Ass'n, which is operating the 1924 000,000. Compton's Encyclopedia. Shipped Postpaid. 100% live delivery guaranteed. Catalogue describing our contributed to its capital and bonds Congress won't do it.—Editor.) stock and breeding farm sent Free. Order direct from this ad or write for Cata- to an equal amount have been is- Grange: Opposes development of wool pool, are beginning to an- logue. Send only 10% with order. TOWNLINE POULTRY FARM, Zeeland, F. B. Federation: Price fixing is Tin is worth $1,000 a ton as Mich., Dept "¥., J. H. Geerlings, Prop. sued. This corporation has been or- unsound and in the past has failed further large areas of land in com- nounce closing dates for accepting ganized into four major divisions: to produce the results intended. petition with farms already cleared; wool growers marketing contracts. against $600 a few years ago. operation, merchandising, public re- opposes sale by the Government of Seven county ass'ns of wool growers The Railroad Question lations, and office management and water-power sites and other natural have announced the closing dates, as Grange: Railroad transportation resources; asks for five-year mora- accounting. follows: S. C. White Leghorn Eggs should be adequate and efficient, and torium and extension of payments The Sunland Sales Association is rates should be only high enough to being organized as a subsidiary of secure this, and pay a fair return on the Delaware corporation to take reasonable valuation of the roads; over the activities connected with the Government should consider de- for distressed farmers on reclama- tion projects. Farmers' Union: No recommenda- Eaton Barry Calhoun Branch May 15 from carefully selected two-year old hens, June 1 mated w i t h pedigreed males from Michi- June 1 June 1 gan A g r ' l College. A. W . T O R R A N T Fruit Growers Must Consider the marketing of Sun-Maid raisins. pressed prices of farm products in Its charter is broad enough to in- fixing rates thereon. tions. F. B. Federation: Wants reclam- Hillsdale ." June 1 Parma, Mich. Hardier Varieties to ation projects under way completed Jackson June 5 clude every power necessary for Farmers' Union: Declares for re- maintaining a world-wide selling peal or substantial amendment of the before others are started; urges com- Ionia June 15 Make Peach Growing a Safer Industry agency. pletion of Colorado River plan and Other counties will announce clos- The Greening Nursery Co., Esch-Cummins Act; wants freight- ratification of the "Seven-States ing dates later. After these closing BABY CHICKS For sales purposes the United rates reduced; demands government Monroe, Michigan. South Haven, Mich. States has been divided into fifteen ownership and operation of rail- Treaty." dates the 1924 pool will not accept Remarkable for SIZE and February 2nd, 1924. Muscle Shoals the contracts or wool from any grow- STRENGTH. Reasonably Priced. districts, Canada into four, the Unit- roads. LEGHORNS, ANCONAS, REDS, Gentlemen: ed Kingdom into five, China into Grange: Wants Muscle Shoals sold ers in those counties. Those who ROCKS, WYANDOTTES, MIN- In response to your recent letter, I have visited F. B. Federation: Wants lower or leased to the highest bidder on the have signed will be instructed later ORCAS, ORPINGTONS, SPANISH the ,orchard of A. G. Spencer and made careful ob- three, and India into five. There freight-rates on farm products on and BRAHMAS. are also salesmen in Belgium, Hol- which prices are depressed; asks best terms, or to be operated by the on the assembling and shipping of TYRONE POULTRY FARM servations as to the comparative damage of peach Government. their wool to Columbus, O., where Fenton, Michigan buds of the Elberta and South Haven varieties, due land, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Congress to make another general in- to the winter freezing. Sales headquarters are maintained vestigation of the railroads; thinks Farmers' Union: Wants Ford offer the Michigan State Farm Bureau and at Singapore and Calcutta, and the Class A roads should be electrified. accepted at once. the Michigan Wool Growers Co-op Will make the following report from Elberta F. B. Federation: For once agrees Marketing Ass'n, now being organiz- trees set 1917 and South Haven from adjoining rows growers are represented in Central set 1918. A limb was taken from the south side and South America, in Africa, Japan, Taxation entirely with Farmers' Union. ed by the Farm Bureau in connec- tion with the 1924 pool, are co-oper- of fine Elberta trees and one from the south side New Zealand and Australia. Grange: Opposes so-called Mellon "Truth in Fabrics" of the South Haven trees next to them and all fruit plan of income tax reduction, and Grange: Wants a. law passed. ating with the very successful Ohio buds carefully examined with these results. Elbertas asks that Treasury surplus be used Farmers' Union: No recommenda- Wool Growers Ass'n in the sale of bad 27 live buds and 174 dead ones with 13.4% of WARNS ALL TO to reduce national debt; opposes sales tax; favors repeal of tax on tion. F. B. Federation: Wants a law the 19 24 wool. Other articles in this edition of. the News describe the Ohio Ass'n live buds. South Haven had 148 live buds and 13b dead buds with 52.3% of live buds. telephone messages and imposing a passed. TEST SEED CORN tax on gasoline; calls for lower taxes and governmental economy. Interesting as is the comparative study above, showing the differing and its work. It guarantees a fixed handling charge of 2.75 cents, half Limbs cut from the original South Haven tree show 48% of live buds and a check tree of Elberta shows only 7.5% of live buds. cent more to non-Farm Bureau Grand Rapids, April 22.—Mich- Farmers' Union: Wants excess characteristics of the three organiza- members; and a cash advance at "B-E-C-A-U-S-E" I am glad to make this report as it verifies past igan is faced with a serious seed corn profits taxes restored and higher tions in considering these big na- time of pooling, probably 75 per cent. It's Cheaper years' records and furnishes added proof for the situation this year, advises K. K. brackets of income tax maintained; tional problems, we find equally so a Interested wool growers should hardiness of the South Haven peach. If there is no Vining of the Kent County Farm.Bu- urges inheritance and gift tax to con- brief tabulation of other resolutions make use of the wool growers' ap- 100 Pounds of further loss these South Havens will have to be reau. Due to high moisture content fiscate all of estate over $1,000,000. which can not be conveniently group- plication for a pooling contract, thinned this year. of the corn last fall and low tempera- (Going some!—Editor.) ed. printed elsewhere in this edition. No DETROIT Yours truly, tures of the past winter, crib corn F. B. Federation: Opposes reduc- The National Grange, old, con- (Signed) ROY GIBSON. wool will be handled except that has been made almost useless for tion of income taxes and wants sur- plus used to reduce debt; opposes servative and yet with wide human interests, approves resolutions up- which the growers contract them- "Star Brand" Reports we are getting on a survey we are making of seed purposes. selves. At the same time they sign Digester Tankage several surrounding States show that common varieties sales tax; asks for several minor holding the enforcement of the pro- "Ears moderately discolored, high changes in present revenue laws. the marketing contract, the growers either are a total loss or nearly so in the great peach in moisture, showing dark or blis- hibition laws; opposing free seeds; Costs $3.00 Immigration asking for national legislation join, without any charge, the Michi- growing districts. In the Lake Erie peach belt in north- tered germs, or which are discolored gan Wool Growers Co-operating Grange: Wants immigration re- against Daylight Saving; asking in- and Equals ern Ohio Elbertas and other common varieties are prac- or moldy at the butt should be dis- Marketing Ass'n and thereafter have carded," says Prof. J. F. Cox of the stricted and basis of entry changed ternational limitation of narcotic tically a total loss—South Havens 100 % alive. M. A. C. Farm Crops dep't. from year 1910 to 1890; favor im- production; favoring plants for mak- a voice in the organized marketing of wool in Michigan by their own Com- 500 lbs. Corn-$7.00 ing industrial alcohol; establishing In Protein The South Haven Peach For testing select firm, dry ears migration laws that will make for modity Exchange. of typical variety, free from discol- more loyal Americanism and better traveling libraries; •opposing old-age pensions etc.; calling for cleaner The Hardiest Of All Worth While Commercial Varieties oration and having bright, healthy citizenship. The Flesh Builder germs. These should be tested with some well known germination test, tion. Farmers' Union: No recommenda- movies; and many more. The Farmers' Union, which hovers MUCH INTEREST IN Finish Yonr Hogs can only be had from us. Then, too; their quality, size, color and time of ripening (approximately 18 days before F. B. • Federation: Favors present perpetually on the edge of Socialism, Elberta) makes them the most desirable and most profit- such as the rag doll or the saw dust or earth box. The time to test is now. restriction, and shifting of basis to Pick out your seed and make sure of 1890 or earlier; wants immigrants declares against the receipt of wealth by any citizen in any year in excess TRUTH-IN FABRICS 2 Months Sooner and Cure Your able of all peaches. AVrite us today for its history and prices. it. examined and approved before they of his pro rata share of all wealth sail. produced; in other words, all earn- Public W a n t s Its Clothing Pig Eating Sows WISCONSIN BUREAU Tariff Grange: No recommendation, ex- cept the tariff of 30 cents should be ings to be divided equally among us all each year. They also declare that holders of the public utility secur- ities are not entitled to interest while Sold on Merits; S o m e Interests Opposed Write for FREE Booklet Greening's Big Nurseries restored on foreign wheat "milled in WORKINGON TAXES transit." Farmers' Union: Wants tariff on agriculture is in "its present econo- mic distress." Washington, D. C , April 21—More Detroit Packing Co. "Farmer Owned and Controlled" Monroe, Michigan The Farm Bureau Federation, tak- than 125 organizations, including wheat raised to 50 cents, and to in- DETROIT, MICHIGAN Suggests Gas T a x for Roads clude foreign wheat milled in transit. ing still another slant, calls for fur- chambers of commerce, civic organ- Born 1850—Still Growing ther studies and laws on grading and izations, advertising clubs, national Levy Relief; Farms Are F. B. Federation: Nothing of im- housewives' leagues, general federa- portance. standards; for increased support for Over-taxed the International Institute of Agri- tions of woman's clubs, merchant Tax-Free Securities tailors' associations, state bankers' Grange: Favors constitutional culture at Rome; for more Federal Madison, April 22.—A referendum amendment to- prohibit money for research work in the State associations and the three largest tax-free farmers' organizations—the Farm on the question of the means in rais- bonds. Experiment Stations; for Federal ing funds for county highway pur- poses is being conducted by the Wis- Farmers' Union: Same as above. F. B. Federation: Wants issuing of consin Farm Bureau Federation to tax-free bonds "stopped." licensing of commission men; for further investigation of crop insur- ance; for truth-in-seeds laws; and Bureau, Grange and Farmers' Union —have definitely gone on record for truth-in-fabric legislation, making it These Crop Mixtures Popular— compulsory to identify substitutes. find if a tax on the traffic is favored, by farmers instead of a real estate tax. Farm Credit Problems Grange: No recommendations. Farmers' Union: Declares that for the maintenance and enforce- ment of the Grain Futures and Pack- ers and Stockyards Acts. The list will be presented week by the American Farm Bureau Federation to the Interstate and this Better Order Now According to Judge Rosa, of the Each of the organizations, true to Wisconsin Tax Commission, the sum farm credit is a temporary-relief, not Biblical promise, bringeth forth fruit Foreign Commerce Committee of the They are Farm Bureau Brand Seeds, natural crop mixtures, of $22,191,090 was expended by a remedy; asks Congress to separate after its kind. Probably the resolu- House now holding hearings on the Wisconsin counties for highway pur- Intermediate Credit departments tions produced by the big conven- Capper-French Truth-in-Fabric and Michigan adapted and carry the Farm Bureau's protecting guar- poses during the year 1922. A large from the Federal Land Banks and tions are not very far from the be- other branding bills. antee. Ask for them at your co-op. portion of these funds was collected wants paper money issued against liefs and desires of the membership, Rep. Burton L. French. Idaho, by a tax on real estate. staple farm commodities in ware- at least as far as they have bother- author of the bill, spent much of last No. IB Alsike, contains trace of timothy and white clover and The Wisconsin Farm Bureau has houses, etc. (The old "soft money" ed to determine their own beliefs and week outlining the Capper-French sells 50c per bushel less than No. 1 Alsike. taken a definite stand for a reduc- inflation scheme in a little differ- desires. It is no doubt true, on the bill which proposes to make it neces- » * tion in the real estate tax and wishes ent form; a device to encourage deb- other hand, that some members are sary for manufacturers of woolen ! ' « & « « « • • ' OTHER GOOD VALUE FARM BUREAU MIXTURES to secure a reaction of the voters on tors to steal from creditors.—Edi- inclined to wait until their organiza- goods to label them to show the this question. It is the contention of tor.) tions have declared themselves, be- amount of virgin wool, shoddy, Red Glover 70';, Alsike 3 0 ' , , quoted at $2.50 per bushel under the Wisconsin Farm Bureau ^that F. B. Federation: Wants limit of fore making up their own minds, one munge, muck, cotton, silk and other Farm Bureau Brand No. 1 Red Clover. real estate, especially farm lands, is intermediate credit loans reduced to way or another, on any given subject. fibers which they contain. For more often being taxed entirely out of pro- four months; asks that total spread However, this may be, the com- than 22 years consumers and pro- Red Clover 60', , Alsike 20', . Timothy 20%—a mixture many portion to other available taxable of interest rate between individual posite views of the Big Three organ- ducers have petitioned Congress for people make—quoted at $3.50 per bushel less than Farm Bureau sources. A gasoline tax on the peo- borrower and rediscount at Federal izations are rather commonly accept- this kind 67 legislation. Also attend- ple who use the roads is suggested Reserve Bank be limited to 2 per ing the hearings is a formidable ar- Brand No. 1 Red Clover. ed as the true voice of agriculture; by the Wisconsin Bureau. cent. it is up to the individual farmer to ray of manufacturers and other in- terests that object to labeling their 50-50 Alfalfa, Sweet Clover Mixture, sells at $3 per bushel under F. B. No. 1 Alfalfa Highways and Waterways read and decide whether or not his FARM GREATEST FACTORY Orange: Gives a long essay on views and needs are properly under- goods so the public can understand and only 75c per bushel under F. B. No. 1 Sweet Clover. Farmers annual production of ap- principles of road construction, main- stood and presented.—THE FARM what they are buying. ples, oranges and peaches equals in tenance, financing, and regulation of Ask your co-op for these high value crop mixtures. We pack them in sealed, bushel, JOURNAL. Congressman Carl E. Mapes of value annual production of iron ore. traffic; favors compulsory retire- Michigan is a member of the com- half-bushel and peck sacks. If you can't get them locally write, plus $200,000,000. Compton'a En- ment of road bonds beginning as mittee now hearing the bills. Nine cyclopedia. FARM GREATEST FACTORY soon as issued. out of fifteen Michigan Senators and Farms' annual output of oats, po- It is good business to ship your Farmers 1 Union: Opposes federal tatoes, buckwheat, rye. hay, barley, Representatives have informed the MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU poultry, eggs and dressed real to t!it> aid for road purposes; asks im- sugar beets, peanuts and rice equals State Farm Bureau that they favor Kami Bureau Produce Bxcb. at Its mediate construction of Mississippi in value America's yearly production the bill. Two others. Mr. Mapes and Seed Dep't. Lansing, Michigan new address, 2«1<>-1« Kioprlie St., and St. Lawrence waterway projects. of coal and all other minerals ex- Senator Ferris, have not committed Detroit, for the best and prompt re- F. B, Federation: Asks that feder- cepting oil and iron. Compton's themselves to defjnite support of the i urns. al aid funds be appropriated and paid Encyclopedia. measure. I or r: MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU MAYS A P R I L 2 5 , 1W24 FARM GREATEST FACTOR* THESE POULTRY What Is Behind Wholesale American farms' annual output of poultry, eggs, honey equals in value RUSSET SEED POTATOES FOR CO-OPS all American oil production plus SALES TIPS ARE Docking of Heavy Lambs? pedia. $2.*)O,000,000. Compton's Encyclo- Carlots of certified "Chief Petoskey" Russet seed potatoes are now rolling. Local co-ops may arrange for whole or stop-over cars NOW for spring delivery. Order early. Write, call or wire for special WORTH MONEY Mr. Walker Shows That it is In Mr. C. A. Kleman's second ar- How B i g is a Mutton (hop? carlot prices. MICH. POTATO GROWERS EXCH., Seed Dep't, CADILLAC, MICH. an Artificial Practice to ticle, he discussed the dressing of the BUSINESS NEWS Some Things Count Big in lambs. He says that a lamb dresses 3c a w o r d per Insertion for 3 o r Boost Dealers' Profits about 50% which is divided into m o r e i n s e r t i o n s ; 3V4c a w o r d for Detroit, Nation's thirds. One-third chuck, one-third e a c h of 2 i n s e r t i o n s ; 4 c e n t s a w o r d Best Market Detroit, April 24.—Do you know of B y K. H . W a l k e r , C o l d w a t e r , M i c h . Cold water, April 21.—The winter 192\ and 1922 has gone down in | I ribs, take and for loin, instance and Let us have another example: an one-third 84 lb. lamb leg. and for o n e I n s e r t i o n . word, words. order. M i c h . F a r m B u r e a u N e w s . Count each a b b r e v i a t i o n a n d figure, i n - c l u d i n g w o r d s in s i g n a t u r e , Cash must accompany as CERTIFIED RURAL CHICKS From thoroughbred stock that has been consistently bred for High that raising and marketing poultry history as witnessing the largest cut j a 96 lb. lamb. They would dress ^~~>> Flock Averages, thoroughly culled by experts, and then certified by » " 1 T the Michigan Baby Chick Association. and poultry products is one of Mich- in the prices of the large finished J 42 and '48 lbs. respectively. When HELP WANTED His Feeding Results Ask for our large free i l l u s t r a t e d c a t a l o g s h o w i n g p i c t u r e s of o u r igan's largest agricultural indus- lambs. It started in the late fall, ! they are put on the block to be cut birds, b l e e d i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t , etc. It also tells you w h a t rigid t e s t s o u r birds w o e p u t to before c e r t i f i c a t i o n . tries? and grew to almost a riot in the win- for the consumer, they are split down m aWn Afor NTED — EXPERIENCED SINGLE farm work. S t a t e w a g e s . Mis. Are Interesting Scores of F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s w e r e h i g h l y p l e a s e d w i t h o f r That it is also one of the most ter. The buyers slashed the prices i the back, and the weight of the C. .Mason, Avoca, M i d i . 4-11-21 stock last y e a r and we a r e r e c e i v i n g l e t t e r s a l m o s t d a i l y r e p o r t i n g right and left regardless of the fin- halves are 21 and 2 4 lbs. each. Then "I have found that F a r m Bu- the gratifying r e s u l t s a n d t h e high egg p r o d u c t i o n e x p e r i e n c e d wi^h profitable industries for all concern- LIVE STOCK our stock d u r i n g the past winter. ed? ish. They set their stake at 90 lbs., they are divided into thirds so the reau Milkmaker is producing You take no chances. We guarantee 100% live arrival of strong healthy chick* Why not take advantage of this and they hewed thoroughly to the chucks would weigh 7 and 8 lbs., R E G I S T E R E D HEREFORDS FOR m o r e m i l k for m e t h a n any and pay all charges to your door. other dairy feed that I have ever S T A I t T N O W with our noted, t e s t e d , a n d tried s t r a i n . It will m e a n m a n y e x t r a large industry by building up your line to the loss and disgust of all and the ribs and loin would y o u n g hulls a t f a r m e r s ' prices. Ralph sale. Cows with calves, also heifers and dollars to you n e x t winter. be seven and eight pounds, and Calhoon, B r o n s o n , Mich. fed and it is keeping the cows We c a n book your order for s h i p m e n t on a n y M o n d a y d u r i n g April o r M a y a t t h e poultry business and increasing your good sheep feeders. 5-23-24 in h o t t e r c o n d i t i o n . It h a s i n - following p r i c e s : Order Early. profits generally? Even the commission men who are the leg 7 and 8 lbs. Now, let FOR S A L E — REU. H O L S T K I N BULL, creased my production so t h a t 1 E n g l i s h S. C. W h i t e L e g h o r n s m a t e d to the f a m o u s Hollywood Price per Your .Market hardened to all injustices that are us go a little further* Let us cut IT m o n t h s old, $1_."T. His d a m m a d e at :: figure then' is no comparison males w h o s e d a m s had r e c o r d s of 260 to 290 e g g s in 100 c h i c k s . . the loins into lamb chops as they years 2tt.l lhs. butter in 7 days. 17 mo. between Milkmaker and other one year $15.00 The Farm Bureau Produce Ex- pulled off in the stock-yards were old heifer, to world's record 2 change at Detroit has an unlimited made to blush with shame. It was are retailed. How many housewives yr. old, $12.".. 20 lb. cow 7 yrs. ol.i. feeds I nave used. E n g l i s h S. C. W h i t e L e g h o r n s , R u r a l M a t e d 13.00 AA A outlet for live poultry at the best carried to such an extent that Mr. could tell after the loin is cut into A r t h u r Sweet. Vpsilanti, Michigan, R-2, "My advice to anyone ill the S. C. B r o w n L e g h o r n s $14.00 per 100 $13.00 p e r 100 price*. Get this,—that the large de- c. \. Kleman, the head sheep sales- 20 pieces whether a chop was cut POULTRY dairy business is to try Milk- S. C. Mottled A n c o n a s 15.00 per 100 14.00 per 1.00 When we read the opinions of such C hFi O can see the demand and the outlet Breeder and Wool Grower republish- Geo. H. Baker, Win, J. Quinn, Chas. D. No. 1, H o m e r , Mich. R SALE, RHODE ISLAND RED c k s from a good laying; s t r a i n a t per h u n d r e d . n t e e d , by parcel post. H. Koons, R. F. Safe delivery g u a r - gredient listed on the tag, pound for pound, to be all he expected and Detroit Needs Live Poultry! 4-24-24 more. Ask your co-op tor this feed. you have through the Farm Bureau ed the articles with other articles and McGonagie, ahd G. B. Thompson, Produce Exchange. We are here to letters from different men in all men who are the managers of dining W h i t e L e g h o r n chicks from our own get you the best returns from your walks of life except the two parties cars, hotels, and restaurants where G flock. E T C. O U E R m R Lay E D U Egg C E D F a r m P , R I F C r E a n S c i s ON M. It is shipped in 100 lb. sacks. The best concentrate for mixing with home grown grains and roughage. How About Those shipment. .Money Making Ideas most interested; namely, the sheep people really do consume mutton, we K e n t , R. 4, M u s k e g o n , Mich. feeder, and the real consumer, al- learn that they and their customers H A T C H I N G EGGS. M A R T I N S R E G A L D o r c a s S t r a i n W h i t e W y a n d o t t e s , $1.50 5-23-24 Read the formula below: MICHIGAN MILKMAKER Broilers? If you will follow the shipping though they tried to have the con- prefer the heavy lamb. This gives p e r s e t t i n g of 15 eggs. M i s . C. W. Small. 24% Protein; 4 5 % Carbohydrates; suggestions we offer below, you sure- sumer represented by the retailer, us ample proof than the 90 to 100 R. R. 2, Box 180, L a w r e n c e , Mich. 4-24-24 5 % Fat; 0% Fibre (Max.) We need lots of broilers. Prices are good. Get ly will avoid occasional losses, you who, in my estimation as a sheep lb. lamb is just as good as the 80 to EGGS F O R HATCHING. ARISTO- MICHIGAN MILKMAKER in touch with us as soon as they are in prime mar- will help make the poultry business feeder, made a very poor substitute. 90 lb. lamb, and the consumers are Bc rraotn zBe a rTr eudr k eRocks, Gold-back M a m m o t h ANALYSIS ket condition. still more profitable. These articles and letters should be not as particular as the retailer ys. Best s t a n d a r d stock, selected, r e a s o n a b l e prices. Also 2 fine Protein (mininimum) 24% Do not overcrowd coops as over- republished in all newspapers in the would like to have us believe. bred T o m s , c h e a p . D a w s o n ' s F a r m , M u s - kegon, Mich. 4-24-24 Fat (minimum) 5% W h y not dispose of your poultry to a better crowding sometimes causes some to larger cities so as to let the real con- I would be willing to wager that Carbohydrates (minimum) 45 % advantage than before ? be smothered. sumers of mutton know what kind of 99 out of every 100 customers that H A T C H I N G EGGS — B A R R E D P L Y - Fiber (maximum) 9% Try to grade your poultry as to scape goats they are being used for. buy mutton, in giving their order, do b r e e d i n g . S e t t i n g of 1.".. $2. H. E. Powell m o u t h Rock eggs from birds (if choice Throw lAght on Tricks not designate the weight of the lamb ^- Son. Ionia, R-l. INGREDIENT FORMULA Also, your veal and eggs? grade, size and age, if possible. For 5 00 lbs. Gluten Feed instance, do not put springs and The same contemptible trick will that their cut is to come from, and You can do this by sending your next and suc- W H I T T A K E R S RHODE ISLAND RED 260 lbs. Cottonseed Meal—43% bens in same coop or small hens and be used this winter of 1924 again they would not know and could not C h i c k s a n d e g g s for h a t c h i n g . Both 240 lbs. O. P. Linseed Oil Meal ceeding shipments to the Farm Bureau Produce large hens together, if it is possible as it worked fine last year on the tell if given a chance. It is just cEogmg b sS.t r a iM i c h i g a n ' s G r e a t e s t Color a n d 200 lbs. Corn Distillers' Grains to keep them separate. feeder, with only a little complaint merely a matter of graft to beat the t i o n s of w i n t e r layers. C a t a l o g free. e Ir na -- n . B r e d from fourteen g e n 200 lbs. Standard Wheat Bran Exchange at Detroit, which has an excellent out- Quality and Appearance Count from the feeder, which does very customer and the feeder the same as t e r l a c e s F a r m , Box B, L a w r e n c e , Mich. 160 lbs. Yellow Hominy let for live poultry. It is in a position to take A coop of all the same kind of little damage to the retail business. with light and heavy chickens. The TURKEYS 100 lbs. Ground Oats care of you at any and all times. birds has much better appearance But if we can interest the big metro- other day I was selling poultry, and 100 lbs. Standard Wheat Middlings 100 lbs. Cane Molasses and will sell more readily at a pre- politan papers in the exposure, it as I drove up to the dealer, the man T U R K E Y EGCS. P U R E BLOOD N A R - W e get top market prices for you. r a g a n s e t t s ">Oc each. Ernest Clement, •100 lbs. Peanut Meal—40% Inium than mixed and ungraded will mean something else to the ahead of me had some Leghorns. Ionia, Mich. 6^-13-24 20 lbs. Salt coops. When they are all mixed we guilty culprits. As Mr. Kleman and They paid him 9 cents per lb. for Returns are sent to you immediately. 20 lbs. Calcium Carbonate have to grade them out before we others are men of authority on all them. When I drove up, they gave SEEDS