MICHIGA FaRrrm Bureau FARM NEW "Every Issue on the Issues" VOL. 53 NO. 12 DECEMBER Through Certificate Program M e a t Sales Promoted N e w Blue Cross Plan Proposed New and improved Blue Cross- does not offer such as: Blue Shield coverage is being Prescription Drugs proposed for members now Home and office visits enrolled under the program, as Ambulance Service part of Michigan Farm Bureau's Functional and non-functional policy to provide new and im- prosthetic appliances proved member services. Visiting nurse care at home The new program is known as Physical therapy - anywhere the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Hospital admissions for dental Master Medical program and care, diagnosis, pulmonary would pfovide the following extra tuberculosis benefits: The above represent a few of the benefits available under the plan. A. Extends the basic Blue Cross After the member satisfies a (hospital) benefits to an deductible of $100.00 for one person unlimited number of days of or $200.00 for two or more persons, inpatient hospital care (in- the plan pays 90 percent of all cluding maternity). No expenses for eligible expenses up deductible or co-payment is to $15,000.00 per benefit period. required for this extended Coverage for the membe 65 and benefit. over is the same, except fo£ a mpfe B. Additional benefits will be limited maximum allowance a«d included which the basic plan co-insurance of 20 percent. Elected by Board A POSITIVE APPROACH to livestock producers' current economic problems was announced Wednesday, November 21, at a press conference held at Farm Bureau Center in Lansing. President Elton R. Smith (cen- ter) announced the launching of a "Give Meat for Christmas" campaign to the news media, while Judy Dean's Job Widened The Board of Directors of (Mrs. John) Koster of Ottawa County and Lowell Eisenmann, Lenawee County, attended a training meeting with 70 other livestock producers regarding their participation in the meat promotion. Michigan Farm Bureau, in session On November 21, 1974, Michigan additional supplies of meat, and Consumer will last until Christ- on November 12,1974, elected Max Farm Bureau, in conjunction with focuses attention on the fact that mas. D. Dean as Treasurer and Chief Meijer Thrifty Acres and Giant meat is now a good buy. The Gift Certificates will be Financial Officer of Michigan Super Markets launched a Cooperating County Farm available from the stores either in Farm Bureau and all affiliate Christmas Gift Certificate Bureaus are working directly with the office or customer service companies, including the Farm Program to promote meat. individual stores of both chains in area. Bureau Insurance Group. Livestock and dairy producers setting up displays promoting In the Giant Chain, Giant's He was also appointed to the have been facing economic Christmas Gift Certificates for management has committed a Administrative Boards of the disaster. An oversupply of animals meat. In the meat department of large display area and major companies as well as to the In- for slaughter has depressed meat Meijer stores, Farm Bureau's commitments of advertising space vestment Committee of the In- prices. livestock producers are actively in their newspaper shopping ads surance companies. The promotion of Christmas Gift promoting special gifts of meat. for the Christmas Meat Gift In announcing Dean's ap- Certificates is designed to move The face-to-face contacts with Mrs. Certificate Promotion. pointment, Elton R. Smith, president of Michigan Farm Bureau stated, "We now have reached our goal of having a single financial advisor throughout the USDA Plans Survey Max D. Dean Estimates of cattle, hog, chicken always significant to those making again free to plant for the entire Farm Bureau organization who is responsible to the member of Lansing, Lansing, Michigan. In and sheep numbers, expected pig decisions in agriculture. However, marketplace and were not in- elected boards." May 1952 he was appointed and calf crops, and winter wheat this year the information will carry fluenced by government restric- Mr. Dean was raised at Car- Assistant Credit Manager of Farm plantings will hinge on a nation- added importance because of tions." sonville, Michigan and served in Bureau Services, Inc., became wide survey set for late fall by the concerns surrounding feed grain the United States Navy from Manager of its Credit Department United States Department of supplies and prices plus their Survey results will be available December 1942 until January 1946. in April 1956 and was appointed Agriculture. impact on livestock and poultry through the Michigan Crop He has previously held positions as Assistant Treasurer in 1969. C.A. Hines, Statistician in production. Reporting Service in late Chief Commercial Teller for the Mr. Dean and his wife Ilaine are Charge of the Michigan Crop December for wheat, hogs, and Bank of America, Santa Ana, the parents of a son, Roger and a Reporting Service in Lansing Hines said, "The wheat acreage poultry; a mid-January sheep California and as head of the daughter, Mrs. Diane White. The explained that published estimates estimate also will draw heavy publication and an early February Mortgage Department of the Bank Deans reside in Okemos. from this annual survey are attention because farmers were cattle release. See You In Gran d Rapids Farm Bureau Services Michigan Farm Bureau Farmers Petroleum Annual Meeting Annual Meeting December 1 1 , 12, 13 December 10 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS DECEMBER 1,1974 Know Your Legislators Election 1974 is a part of history now. As free Americans, must work together if such a goal is to be realized. Wisdom we have all had an opportunity to make our wishes known and courage to act on the issue knows no political label. by way of the ballot. It is in this context that Farm Bureau members need to Very few people awoke the morning after the election to get acquainted with their new representatives, be they find all the candidates and issues they supported victorious. serving in Lansing or Washington. At the individual, That is to be expected in a large diversified state such as community group, county and state levels, Farm Bureau Michigan, with its combination of metropolitan centers, needs to be communicating with these men and women, rural farming areas and timbered wilderness. letting them know that inflation is top priority. People in the city often have different views than people As a dialogue is established with our representatives, we in the country. The factory worker finds his interests don't need to do all we can to see that they attack the causes of always agree with those of the business executive and the our economic woes and not the symptoms. Rising prices farmer sometimes finds he and the commodity buyer fail to and higher wages are only symptoms of the problem. see eye to eye on the value of a farm product. Controls that interfere with the free market don't work and Honest differences have always been a part of the only add to the problem in the long run. We need to get the American scene and, in fact, are a natural occurrence in message across that cutting excessive government spen- any society where free men are permitted to deal with one ding is the greatest single action that could be taken to solve another without compulsion. the root causes of inflation. It is in this area that we all need On the other hand, in times of need or national danger, to be willing to sacrifice. Deficit spending must come to an Americans have always found ways to work together in a end at all levels of government-national, state and local. nonpartisan manner to defeat a foe, be it a foreign enemy, • We will be watching our legislators, expecting actions an economic depression or a natural disaster. that will deal with our economic problems. We will be Today we face perhaps the greatest challenge to this looking for results. However, we will not be looking for nation's continued growth and prosperity in recent history. short-term stop-gap measures that only add to the problem President Ford has labeled inflation as the number one in the long run. We want long-term programs that have a national enemy. This "crudest tax" is hurting agriculture chance to pull inflation out by the roots. severely and has placed the family farm in a dangerous Get to know your legislators. Write to them, talk to them, cost-price squeeze situation. Beating inflation while meet with them. avoiding a serious recession and returning the economy to a We Farm Bureau members must take on the respon- position of growth with price stability is the job facing the sibility as active concerned citizens to work in the non- new legislators and executives when they take office in partisan nature of our organization for the adoption of January. programs which will truly defeat the number one national Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives enemy. DONNA FDA Lowers MICHIGAN Hurricane George Last month, the topic of this may not have actually dumped PBB Levels The Federal Food and Drug Administration has lowered present. The Comparative column was women's lib-so the tea in the bay, but she no tolerance levels are as shown: before anyone yells doubt nagged her husband into tolerance levels for PBB con- The M.D.A. inspectors will be discrimination, let's give a little demonstrating her displeasure tamination from 1.0 ppm to .23 ppm taking new samples from the space to the other side of the over the tax. If the truth were in animal tissue and milk and from suspected herds and flocks. Milk The Michigan FARM NEWS is struggle for sexual equality. known, Paul's wife probably fed .1 ppm to .05 ppm in whole eggs. tests will be based upon a published monthly, on the first day, by The entire concept of his horse before he left on his Tolerance level in feeds remains at representative sample from the the Michigan Farm Bureau Information .3 ppm. Division. Editorial and general offices at masculinity is being ride-and rubbed him down entire herd. Both chickens and 7373 West Saginaw Highway, Lansing. challenged, it seems, as men-in when he got back home. It has been estimated by the eggs will be sampled from each Michigan 48904. Post Office Box 960. Michigan Department of suspected flock. Telephone. Lansing 483-8121. Extension response to the women's The reason for my fruitless 228. Publication office. 109 N. Lafayette liberation m o v e m e n t - a r e search was to locate an ap- Agriculture that approximately 60 The Department of Natural St.. Greenville, Michigan. Subscription taking a second look at propriate name to carry addtional dairy herds will be Resources has been asked to ex- price, 65 cents per year. quarantined because of the lower tend the permit at the Kalkaska Established January 13, 1923. Second traditional "female job." The through the 1975 Farm Bureau Class Postage paid at Greenville, Equal Employment Op- membership campaign. Each standard, 25 for milk con- disposal site so that newly- Michigan. portunity Commission reports year, all of us on the MFB staff tamination and the balance for quartined animals and poultry can EDITORIAL: Editor: Jim Phillips: tissue contamination. The estimate be disposed of over the next four Associate Editor: Donna Wilber: Staff that male charges of sex get assigned to a particular Photographer. Marcia Ditchie. discrimination are increasing. region to help give motiviation, is for additional quarantine of 5,000 months. The original site will be OFFICERS: Michigan Farm Bureau; Some men are stepping into new encouragement and assistance dairy animals and 50,000 layers. closed out in accordance with President. Elton R. Smith. Caledonia, R- D.N.R. regulations; however, a 1; Vice President. Dean Pridgeon. careers, formerly considered to the membership workers in It should be pointed out that, Montgomery. R-l; Administrative female domains, such as nur- that area. Last year, I was a even though the F.D.A. tolerance second area directly adjacent Director. Robert Braden. Lansing. sing, airline stewards, clerical cheerleader for the Chiefs levels have been reduced, Farm should be approved in the next DIRKCTORS: District 1, Arthur Bailey. Schoolcraft: District 2. Dean personnel and telephone football team; this year, I'm Bureau Services had been working several days, which will ac- Pridgeon. Montgomery. R-l; District 3. operators-even homemakers. something-or-other for with lower PPB tolerance levels commodate the additional animals Andrew Jackson. Howell, R-l, District 4, Don't be surprised if your Washington's Warriors. This is for several weeks. Farmers with and poultry. Elton R Smith. Caledonia, R-l; District 5, William Spike. Owosso. R-3; District newspaper someday carries a in keeping with our theme: low levels of contamination had Farm Bureau Services will 6. Jack Laurie. Cass City, R-3: District 7, story deploring the destruction "Project 75-Building Spirit for been offered assistance and the continue to offer assistance to Kenneth Bull. Bailey. R-l; District 8. Larry DeVuyst, Ithaca, R-4: District 9, evoked by FATHER Nature as 76." opportunity to dispose of animals farmers in the disposal of animals, Donald Nugent. Frankfort. R-l; District "Hurricane George" rorared Washington already has a and to file claims if it appeared clean-up of facilities, and 10. Richard Wieland, Ellsworth. R-l: off the Gulf of Mexico. It will very nice Martha-so that's out. PBB-related problems were processing of claims. District 11. Franklin Schwiderson. Before 11/4/74 Dafter. only be men's lib at work. Scratch Betsy Ross, too. About 11/4/74 Before 11/4/74 11/4/74 DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Walter The Search the only use the needle in my FDA FDA FBS FBS Frahm. Frankenmuth; James L. Sayre. house gets is taking slivers out Meat 1.0 ppm 0.3 ppm 0.5 ppm 0.3 ppm Belleville: Gerald FJenbaum. Owen- Searching through my old of thumbs. By the time I got 13 Milk (butterfat) l.Oppm 0.25 ppm 0.25 ppm dale. history books for a woman who 0.3 ppm WOMEN OF FARM BLltEAU. Mrs. stars sewn on a flag, Eggs 0.1 ppm 0.05 ppm 0.10 ppm 0.05 ppm Richard Wieland. Ellsworth. R-l. did something during the Washington would be too old to 0.05 ppm FARM BUREAU YOUNG FARM- Revolutionary War years made Feed 0.3 ppm 0.3 ppm 0.05 ppm ERS: Wayne Wood, Mariette. carry it. me realize we really have come So the search goes on... . At Women's Meeting POSTMASTER: In using form 3579. a long way, baby I don't What was the name of the mail to: Michigan Farm News, 7373 really expect to find a woman's woman who cleaned, oiled and Justice to Speak West Saginaw Highway. Lansing. Michigan 48904. signature in fine print on the loaded the musket that fired the Declaration of Independence, shot heard 'round the world? Second class postage paid at . but thought I might find at least Minutewoman-who else! Greenville. Michigan a footnote about a damsel who Hang on, Washington's A speech by a Michigan Supreme did something besides sew a Warriors! As soon as I find a Court Justice Mary S. Coleman is flag. telephone booth in which to expected to be a highlight of the change, Mighty Minutewoman 1974 Farm Bureau Women's An- None of the books mention the FaRmn fact, but I bet it was a tea- drinking, budget-conscious will zoom to your rescue. You see, everybody here at the of- nual Meeting. Mrs. Coleman will speak on "Women in Today's Bureau housewife who instigated the famous party at Boston. She fice thinks I'm a meek, mild- mannered reporter World" according to Farm Bureau Women leaders. Mrs. Coleman's talk will be a major activity during the Women's Annual Meeting being held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on MOVING? December 11 as part of Farm Bureau's Annual Meetings in Planning to move? Let us know 8 print new address in space Grand Rapids. weeks in advance so you won't provided. Mail to: Michigan Farm miss a single issue of the Michigan News, P.O. Box 960, Lansing, The Women's Meeting will start Farm News. Attach old label and Michigan 48904. off with a hospitality hour at 9:00 a.m. and will include en- Name tertainment by "The Younger Address Generation", the Chairman's City Report presented by Mrs. Richard State Zip Code. Wieland and the recognition of counties by Ms. Helen R. Atwood, County of Membership. Manager, women's activities. Hon. Mary S. Coleman DECEMBER 1, 1974 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS PAGE 3 Young Farmers Keogh Plan Changed, Annual Events Planned Michigan Farm Bureau's more See Your Agent In the current inflation-ridden tributions to a Keogh Plan must than 7,000Young Farmers will find economy, financial security is an actually be paid before the close of Wednesday, December 11 full of increasing concern for Michigan the tax year. Because con- activities especially for them. farmers. Finances must be tributions to the plan qualify for The day should be a long one with planned not only to make ends favored tax treatment, sub- activities getting underway at 9:00 meet today, but also to provide a stantiation must be made by filing a .m. for discussion meet semi- source for retirementincome. And, I.R.S. Form 4848 and Schedule K finals and queen contest judging though Social Security benefits along with other income tax forms. and going right through to 1:00 have increased substantially Farm Bureau Agents can provide a.m. the next morning. The Young during recent years, those benefits any assistance necessary for the Farmer banquet will be at 5:30 alone will not provide the standard proper completion and filing of this p.m. followed by the State Annual of living most people want to enjoy. form. dance from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Understanding this economic At last count, some 2,400 self- In addition to the presentation of squeeze on the farmer, Farm employed Michiganders have discussion meet awards and the Bureau Insurance Group has taken advantage of this program crowning of the 1975 Queen, a provided Keogh Retirement Plans and established their own Keogh highlight of the banquet should be for the self-employed individual Retirement Plan. Many of these the appearance of Dr. Henry since 1966. Now, recent pension persons are members of strong Rogers as the banquet speaker. reform changes ha ve made Koegh farm marketing cooperatives like You won't want to miss hearing Retirement Plans more valuable to Michigan Milk Producers Dr. Rogers. Humorist, world more people. Association (MMPA), Michigan traveler and lecturer. he is one of In 1962, Congress passed the Livestock Exchange (MLSE), Young Farmer Chairman Wayne Wood looks over plans for Young America's great platform Keogh Act (H.R. 10), making tax- Michigan Potato Industry Council Farmer activities to be held December 11 at MFB's annual meeting. speakers. He has been active for qualified retirement plans (MPIC), and Michigan With Wayne is Jesse Taggart, manager of Young Farmer programs. many years in community and available to self-employed persons Agr ic ult u ra 1 Cooper a ti ve business affairs and has a for the first time. On Labor Day, Marketing Association (MACMAL background' for giving a message 1974, President Ford signed into Not only are these farmers ob- AFBF Annual to be of dynamic interest. Rogers topic will be "Get Up and Go or Rust In Peace." la w extensive pension reform legislation that signficantly in- creases the benefits of a Keogh taining immediate income tax advantages through their plans, but they are also providing for a Retirement Plan. Under the new more secure and rewarding Record Breaker Governor at law, effective January 1, 1974, a self-employed person may con- tribute to a personal Keogh Plan retirement. With the close of this tax year rapidly approaching, now is the Attendance at the 56th annual Farm Bureau reaching new higm 15% of net self-employed earnings, time when you should be thinking meeting of the American Farm in membership--prepared to meet Bureau Federation, January 5-9, in New Orleans is expected to be one of the largest on record, an the challenges and problems of 1975. Voting delegates member-state Farm Bureaus will from MFB Annual up to a maximum annual con- tribution of $7,500. Irrespective of the 15% net earnings limitation, a about your retirement program. If you have already established a Keogh Plan, the new law offers the self-employed person may now opportunity to provide yourself estimate based on the number of tackle the main business of the make a minimum contribution with substantially greater benefits. charter flights and special con- convention -- the drafting of equal to $750 or 100% of earned If you haven't established a Keogh vention tours planned by state policies to guide the organization in income, whichever is less. Con- Plan as yet, the new law provides Farm Bureaus. the year ahead. tributions to the plan are a fully even greater incentives to do so. In The new multi-million dollar port Format for the 56th annual deductible business expense. In- any case, contact your local Farm of New Orleans Exhibition Center, meeting will follow patterns of terest earned on the funds Bureau Insurance Representative, The Rivergate, on the Mississippi former years. Vesper Services will dep to oversee the railroad pesticides are not contained in the beef, and veal. ' railroad reorganization, pesticide troversy stems from a report reorganization. The act required act. The only restriction on The Canadian restrictions have regulations, and foreign trade. The released last February by the that USRA issue a preliminary registered pesticides pertain to been imposed in the form of tariffs, following is a brief summary of Department of Transportation system plan for public review on their use by competent ap- a surtax, an outright ban on im- these events. recommending that 51% of the October 29, 1974.Farm Bureau and plicators. portation of animals. or products others interested in railroad The MFB comments noted that from animals that may have been transportation were eagerly an- the purchase of restricted use fed diethy lstilbesterol and most ticipating the October 29 plan that pesticides by an individual who is recently a highly restrictive im- would detail which railroads were not a certified applicator does not port quota system. recommended for continued imply that he will auto~atically These unilateral actions by service and which lines were a~ply them. Many farmers may Canada have reduced imports of recommended for abandonment. WISh to buy restricted pesticides United States cattle from 30 799 Q: Welfare reform was a popular election issue. What are some of well in advance of the growing However, due to delays in ap- head in January, 1971, to 128h~d the facts? season for reasons such as taxation in August, 1974. USDA has pointing a USRA Board of Directors work was delayed in or supply assurance and hire a estimated that during the first 12 A: Reference is usually made to the study that was conducted in certified applicator to make the months that the current quotas will Michigan by the U.S. Office of Health, Education and Welfare. This preparing the preliminary system plan. This resulted in USRA actual application later. For these have been in effect United States study resulted from a request by Governor Millikin over a year ago reasons MFB issued a strong in September, 1973. requesting a 120 day extension experts of livestock to Canada will from Congress in which to submit recommendation that the words be reduced in value by $100million The study indicated that as much as $76.7 million of state and "for sale" be deleted from the the preliminary plan. The ex- and that exports of beef and veal feder~l ~xes used for welfare purposes could be saved each year. information that will be required tension has been approved. will be reduced by an additional $13 They claun that nearly 7% of ADC recipients were totally ineligible on restricted pesticide labels. million. and 22% received excessive payments resulting in a waste of nearly It is now expected that USRA will release its preliminary plan As a result of the unilateral trade $60 million: Welfare appropriations in Michigan have gone up more Foreign Trade sometime in late February, 1975. restrictions by Canada, USDA has than 240% 10 the last ten years. About $826million of state tax money Pu blic hearings will then be held Throughout the last several held hearings on proposed has been appropriated for welfare this year. This, together with the months there has been con- on the plan during the month of restrictions by the United States federal funds, totals 'over $1.6 billion spent on welfare in Michigan. March. Following the hearings a siderable attention devoted to against the importation of certain Every 12th person in the state receives some kind of welfare. Every world trade. The importance of livestock am meat items from welfare recipient also automatically qualifies for food stamps. More final system plan will be prepared am submitted to Congress for agricultural exports has been well Canada. The American Farm th~n .$100 million of ~~eral taxes are used for food stamps by documented in terms of benefits to Bureau Federation presented MIchigan welfare reCIpIents. The report in total recommended 31 approval. Because of the delay, it is expected that Congress will not producers and the nation's balance views during the public hearing. reforms in Michigan. act upon the final reorganization of payments. However, at the same the AFBF spdtesman expreseed There has been a continuous effort to strip the welfare rolls of those plan until late 1975. time, there have been many reluctance to recommend not qualifying. The federal. government has removed some USRA is expected to release an suggestions that imports of retaliatory action against Canada, regulatory provisions to allow states some additional flexibility. expanded annual report as a products to the United States but emphasized that foreign trade Much of the problem, however, can be laid at the door of the federal should be sharply limited. authorities for some of the federal dictated regulations and controls. substitute to the October 29 require mutual cooperation. He preliminary system plan. The Current Farm Bureau policy on urged that the United States im- Much of the problem perhaps results from welfare caseworkers who expanded annual report is ex- international trade points out that pose quotas on imports of are dedicated to providing as much assistance as possible to their pected to define the pros and cons mutually advantageous trade Canadian live cattle for slaughter clients and in many cases search out people who could qualify for of major reorganization concepts. cannot be developed and main- and fresh and frozen beef and veal some welfare aid. This will not be a specific 'report tained by one nation alone. In- on a basis that will make such Presently the Michigan Department of Social Welfare reports that 42% of those persons applying for welfare are turned down after' showing exact lines recommended terna tiona I trade is a two-way quotas as comparable as possible for continued service or aban- street. Current policy cites the to the current Canadian restric- investigation is made into their situation. One problem is that some donment. The 120day delay can be possible consequences of a nation tions on United States imports. people may be fully qualified for welfare one month and a short time helpful to railroad users and others imposing unilateral trade barriers. AFBF hopes that such decisive and later, no longer qualify. This is a continuing problem. interested in the reorganization to One of the major consequences is effective action by the United The House of Representatives passed HB 6214and HB 6215. These collect additional data and become to invite retaliation from other States will remind the Canadian bills are presently in the Senate and may be considered during the better organized to influence the nations. government of the benefits of short session in November and December. HB 6214provides for more final plan that will eventually The accuracy of current Farm mutual trade arxl induce it to comprehensive verification programs; considering food stamps as income when determining the size of the cash welfare grant; tighten result. Bureau policy on international remove barriers against imports of up on the requirements to report earnings from employment; Michigan Farm Bureau will trade is being proven by strained United States animals and meat establish comprehensive work and training programs and require provide county Farm Bureaus with trade relations between Canada products. certain ADC recipients to register for employment; require welfare an analysis and copies of the ex- recipients to report every two weeks on efforts to find jobs; establish county work programs. HB 6215 would locate absent parents and, require that they pay child support. ~~~~~~itis~-W--E-W--A-N-T--T-O--H--E- Pesticides It is anticipat~d that the implementation of these bills, if passed, During recent weeks the En- would be expensIve. They would, however tighten the restrictions on welfare and in the long run would save a great deal of the public tax vironmental Protection Agency We Have Loan Funds Available monies, both state and federal. has published several proposed The Michigan State Chamber of Commerce has made a study of rules to implement provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide So That Members Of Michigan welfare reform needs. It also made a study of the HEW report and points out that " ... your share for welfare, 1974-75... is am Rodenticide Act. Among other things the act provides for the Farm Families $453.92 ... " registration of all pesticides Letters to your state senator can be helpful in speeding up welfare reform. shipped in intra-state and inter- May Attend College state commerce. It also provides as a part of registration the Q: Sometime ago USDA announced its intention to require uniform identification of all swine moved interstate. Has a decision classification of pesticide uses for either general or restricted use. Check These Features on this proposal been announced? The latest proposed rules issued A: Michigan producers market about one million swine for by EPA contained general 5 % Interest Rate, Starts 12 Months requirements for information and siaughter annually. Although exact estimates are difficult it is estimated that about 20 percent of the Michigan swine ma;keted directions to be printed on After Graduation pesticide labels. The proposed rule move interstate. USDA Proposal to require uniform identification of contained a provision that would swine that are moved interstate was for the purp~ of disease require labels of restricted use Payments Start 12 Months control and eradication. The proposed identifcation would have pesticides to bear the following made it possible to trace diseased or exposed swine back to their statement: "Restricted use After Graduation herds of origin in order to prevent further spread of swine diseases. pesticide - for sale to and ap- Although swine producers are in favor of disease eradication, the plication only by certified pesticide No Restriction On Type Of Course USDA propOial was not heavily supported. During the time available applicators or by persons under for public comment upon the proposal USDA received over 9,3000 their direct supervision." comments. Approximately 3f4'sof the comments expressed negative Michigan Farm Bureau has You May Attend Any Approved opinions on the prop~al. Much of the oppaiition stemmed from the submitted comments upon the belief that an identification program should also contain provisions. propaied regulation directly to the Michigan Institution for disease eradication and indemnification. The USDA prop~al did EPA. not contain such provisions. As a result of the large number of cOJIlments in opposition to the proposal, USDA announced on September 16 that it was withdrawing MFB Comments WRITE OR CALL the proposal. USDA did note, however, that substantial support was The MFB comments took. strong expressed for swine identification procedures directly related to exception to the use of the words specific swine disease programs. Therefore, the Department will "for sale" being included on the Nyle L. Katz, Executive Director concentrate on improving the existing and developing new iden- labels of restricted use pesticides. Michigan Rural Rehabilitation Corporation tification systems related to specific disease eradication programs. In its review of the pesticide act P.O. Box 188 Regulations to implement such programs can be expected in the MFB stated that it could find Marshall, Michigan future. authority for restricting the sale of Ph. 616-781-4646 registered pesticides. Prohibitions ... .... PAGE 6 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS DECEMBER 1, 1974 It's a What? Country Beefalo Come to Michigan The great state of Michigan, field all the time while the Basolo, 52, in the meat business could breed successfully with beef Group at home of wolverines Michigaooers can now lay claim to and the beefalo as a bona fide resident. Herefords stayed in or around the barn," Darby says. Many of his Herefords came down with winter all his working life, became in- terested in the buffalo's potential more than 20 years ago when he cattle. They founded the present nine families of beefalo stock. Basolo now has a big enough Annual Beefalo, as the name hints, are a dysentery; the beefalo did not. decided "its meat tasted better herd to cull and select for im- Popular country and gospel cross between a beef animal and a More than 8.000beefalo exist now than beef." He assembled a herd of provement. One beefalo hybrid vocalists, The Plainsmen, will be ooffalo, and were developed by am Basolo owns 5,000 of them. 2,600 bison, went into the buffalo reached 1,000 pounds in 8 months featured entertainment at the 1974 D.C. "Bud" Basolo in California. Based on his sales of beefalo semen breeding and meat business at a and 28 days, and Basolo predicts MFB annual meeting December Michigan's first two beefalo to other breeders world-wide, he Wyoming ranch, and over the that within a year one will hit that 10-13 in Grand Rapids .. belong to the children of Marland estimates that the beefalo count years searched through 4,000 bulls weight in 8 months flat, which is his The Plainsmen, Hickory and Carol Gruner of Coldwater, will be half a million in another from which he found a handful that goal. recording artists, are featured on Branch County. The Gruners plan year. .. their own nationally-syndicated on breeding the two animals with The purebred beefalo is three- 7 ~C'~ +:: _!llit nUl radio and television show - "Proud the proc~ going to the children's eights buffalo. Judy Pride, most Country." Recently, they had one education. prized of Basolo's 35 purebred of the top country tunes in the The makeup of the Gruner's bulls, is 38 months old and weigm beefalo is three-eights buffalo, 2,600 pounds. Judy and other ;.ti, nation - "Joplin-Dallas Turn Around." three-eights Charolais and one- purebreds are shaped more like For the past eighteen years, the fourth hereford. beef animals than bison despite the Plainsmen have scored heavily in If anything inspires skepticism scaled down but distinctive humps both the country and gospel fields. about the beefalo, it's that it seems above their shoulders. In the western music field, they too good to be true. Apparently it That humps disappear in the wrote and recorded the theme to combines only the best of its recent next step, the Basolo Hybrid the John Wayne movie, "North to ancestors. Beefalo, a half-and-half mix of Alaska." Beefalo thrive on grass; in fact purebred beefalo wi th beef. But the In the gospel field, they've they require the roughage, sa ving hybrid has a large, round meat turned out such hits as "Cowboy the high costs of feed grains. The rump. "Everything just seems to Camp Meeting," "Wonderful Time animals can grow to more than work out," says Basolo. IIp There," "Gloryland," "How 1,000 pounds in a year. Herefords It is only a matter of time until Great Thou Art," "This Little take 18 to 24 months to reach that the curre,nt hybrid becomes a self- Light of Mine," and "This Ole_ weight. Beefalo appear to be perpetuating purebred strain it- House." healthier am hardier than other self, says Basolo, but at this stage The Plainsmen have traveled breeds, strong like the buffalo yet the greatest numbers can be extensively with ev~ry major docile as a beef animal. Their produced by inseminating beef Grand Ole Opry personality, doing fertility am survival rates are cows with the purebred, three- One of the first two beefalo in Michigan. Both are on the Branch auditorium and fair dates. In higher. With its high hair density, eights beefalo. County farm of Marland and Carol Gruner. The buffalo/beef cross may addition, they have performed with the beefalo stands cold weather An ampule of beefalo semen be the miracle animal of the future. Roy Clark in Las Vegas and Reno. well and yet lives comfortably in c~ts $10. A Canadian investor-'has the heat of the San Joaquin Valley. asked for 2000,000ampules. Other Beefalo meat is 18 to 20 percent protein, choice beef is 10 to 12 percent. "In time, the beefalo will take orders have come from Panama, Pakistan, Denmark, Guyana, am Nigeria. Venezuela, The reason no one raised this Plan for Hawaii and Spain over," predicts James Darby, a Spooner, Wis., cattleman. Darby will switch his operation from Herefords to beefalo. He bought his sensible animal before is that Basolo's beefalo are the first that are fertile and thriving. He still doesn't know how he found the I Hawaii Tour I ISee Sunny Spainl Enjoy the sights and sounds 01 Spain's La Costa del Sol tcoast 01 first animals from Basolo last right combination. He is building a sunshine) in March, 1975 La Costa del Sol is the only part 01 Spain's coastline that faces south winter as a northern Wisconsin new laboratory at his ranch onto the Mediterranean. obtaining the highest benefit from the sun. 1be cold snap brought temperatures headquarters and hopes that mountains to the north fonn protewon from northern winds while southern wims bring warmth from ac:ro&Sthe Sahara desert. dawn to 30 and 40 degrees below research there "will tell us what Dozens of beaches are washed by the eternally blue Mediterranean .. ater and beautiful valleys, backed by rugged mountains, form a zero. The beefaIo "were out in the went on with the chromosomes." natural setting fOf"fishing villages and beautiful rJowers. plants and gardens. Visitors will stay at Malago, along the seacoast. Lots 01 restaurants, ,hops am special points 01 inlerest are within walking distance 01 the hotel. SOU:Ol'U:O TRIP ACTI\'ITn-:s Sunday. March 2 - Late afternoon departure onTWA charter jet nying noo-stop from Detroit to Malaga. Spain. Slip away from the winler snow. ice and cold winds tn a tropical Monday. March 3- Arrive Malaga, transfer to hotel. paradise where the warm surf. colorful flowers. and SlImmer breezes March 4-9 - Included in toor (based on two people sharing twin bedded ~t all visitors. Tour dates are February Illlhrough 26. 1915. room for seven nights): breakfast and dinner daily, transfers and tips Beginning .. ith the traditional lei greeting. Michigan Fann Bureau for baggage handling. City sightseeing tour 01 Malaga. Full day of members will thrill to the interesting and educational tours, go on agricultural sightseeing tOUT. shoppIng sprees. dine on exotic meals, and (ill their minds and hearts Monday, March 10 - Depart Malaga approximately noon, arriving ... ith memories to last fOf"many YeJ\I'S. Detroit Late aflernoon. Homefront IIAILYITISERARY One-day optional trips will be available at additional costs: Tuesday ~'eb Ill. Morning departure from Grand Rapids, on charter ('OST OF SPAIS TOllR DC R jet. 3:25 pm arrive in Honolulu. "The group will be met and given CllISt01 the tour package will be $392.62 per person from Detroit. This the traditional lei greeting before transferring to the Outrigger West is based on two people sharing twin bedded room (or seven nights. Also Hotel. No plall'l fOf"balance 01 day. - included are breakfast and dinner daily. Transfers for baggage hand. Wednesday Feb. 19- Tour 01 the city 01 Honolulu. Polt.Tantalus. Punch lilllt, a city sightseeing toor 01 Malaga, and an agricultural tour. C06t is Bowl Cemetery, etc. A(ternoon at leisure. based on prorata share Of aIrcraft ClllSt 01 S2ll6.02 per person from Thursday ~'eb 20. All day circle island tour 01 Oalal. Indianapolis am S2l5O.111 per person from Detroit. Should less than 175 people join the group. this aircraft C06t must be reprorated so that each The Friendly Few, Eaton County. started the new Fann Bureau year Friday Feb 21 . Morning (or shoppmg or etc. Afternoon cruise to Pearl Harbor. tour member pays an equal share. This C06t does Include U.5. departure tax and Spanish tax. with a barbeque and a potluck supper. The meal was so delicious that Saturday Feb. 22 - Transfer to the Honolulu airport for short flight to WUO L<;QUALIHEO TO GO the island 01 Maui. Staying at the Royal Lahaina Hotel. In the afternoon they were almost too full to discuss the discussion topic. lhere will be a trip up the slopes 01 Mt. Haleakala, one 01 the largest This charter lour is available only to Michigan and IndiaJlll Farm Bureau members who have been a member for at least 6 months prior to l"xtinct volcanos in the islands. departure 01 the trip and their immediate families - namely spouse. Sunday Feb. 23 - No plall'l this morning so those interested can take •••••••••• local transportalioo into the old town 01 Lahaina attend church and etc. Afternoon (light to the big illand and the second ~rgest city in the l'hildren am/or parenllliving under the same roof. Friends or other relatives are not eligible to participate unless they meet the mem- bership requirements. ISlandS. HIIo. Overnight at Waialtea Village. Monday ~'eb. 24 • Leave by special bus for a trip through the Volcano Oh, Oh. A short intermission occurred in the Maple River groups' National Parle. ConlimJing on the Kana area. Arriving in the late af- meeting in Clinton County. The host's cows got out so all the men went to ternoon. Overnight at the Kona Inn. Tuesday Feb. 25. Leave m mid-rnomil1t by special bus for the Parker round them up. Some time later they returned in their stocking feet. Kanch _here a stop will be made at the museum. ConllmJing on to Hilo and the airpclrt for a 6:30 p.m. United Airlines Charter jet departure. Wednrsday Feb. 26- 10:00 a.m. Arrive in Grand Rapids . •••••••••• 1'~"TIWTOI'R Cost 01 tour ...iII be S49100 per person from Grand Rapids, based on double occupanc:y. Cost is based on a prorate share 01 aircraft cost 01 S3S6.711per perwn. A fuel SIIpplemenl not to exceed. and hopefully. "We discussed the county meeting. It was a first for most of us. We a-cor than SSI.97 per seat, may be charged. Should fewer than 1ft found it very interesting and educational. We urged all members of our peopll! JOIn the group, lhis aircraft cost must be prorated 50 that each lour mcomber pays an equal share. ThIS coat does include U.S. group to make a greater effort to attend this meeting next year." departure tax. Also Incklded are tips. tramfers from airport to your hotel and return. sightseeing as Indicated in itinerary. and baggage (Friendly Farm Bureau, Presque Isle County) handlil1t \\Iltl IS QI',\I.1t'.t:1I TO 1;0 This charter lour is available only to Michigan Farm Bureau mem- •••••••••• hft's .. hohave ~na memberfOf" at least 6 months priOf"todl"parture 01 lhe trip and their Immediatco families. namely 5pouse. children and/or Some community groups have taken on some sizeable worthwhile peren15 hvulIl under the same mol. Friends or other relatives are not projects. The Keene Comments, Ionia County, is one such group. They l"hlib'" to partlClpa\e unles& they meet the membership requirements. Ht:St:R\'.\TIIIS Rt:QI'f:l\"T are working on plans to invite all Farm Bureau members in their Please enter my reservation for the 1975 Fann Bureau Spain tour. ~:nclosed IS mv check made oot to Hoosier Travel Service. Inc., in township to a meeting. lheamount of illlll.UO 782.~. 1Sotf-2Sp) lIIinois'iOl20. 16-1Ot-39p) FOR SALE - "Flying L" horse & stock :\1II.KI~(j SIIOHTIIOHl'\S _ Young BuUs. IIt:nEFmm Hl'I.U.; - pure bred herd sires. trailers. gooseneck & flatbeds in stock. 1'2 mi. yearlings and calves for sale. Write or visit Hea~' fir service. Also. registered heifers and west of Palo. Thcxnas Read. Fenwick. Mich. Stanley M. Powell and Family, Ingleside l'alves. Egypt Valley Hereford Fann. 6611 FOH S.\U: - Gennan Shepherd puppies. KOU.\(,OI.cm FI1.:\1 ()E\,EI.Opt:n. 12 expo 48834. Phone 517-637-4m. llG-tf-2Sp) Fann. RR2. Box 238. Ionia. Mich. 48846. Knapp Sl., Ada. Michigan. Phone OR 6-1090. Beautiful selection. AKC Reg. Krupp's Novelty Holl $1.50. Cavalier Col •• 1265 S. nth. Niles 18-tf-2Sp I IKent County 1 I11-tf-2Spl Shop. Corner M-13 and old M.21. Lennon. Mich. ~lich. (3-121-124» DUTCH WINDMILL now being used as a 11l-4t.19p I wind charger to supplement our electric power, Made of material usually found around fann. Fon SAI.E - Twenty large polled Charolais- nmnllm.\u: SIIE ..:P -Purebred. Breeding Can furnish parts. supervision or complete Cross Cows. with papers. to calve in April: SAUSAGE MAKERS. Great! Recipes. unit. Will furnish photo. specifications and stock fir sale, Papers optional - also Suffock . under $4OQ.. each. Willard McGrew, Paw Paw Purebred. Waldo E. Dieterle. 728S Textile Rd .. Bologna. Frankfurters. Head Oleese. Sum- \\".\~Tt:() - Old autMlobiles. light trucks. drawi~s fer $5.00. which will be refunded on Phme (6161657-4068 «11-2t-22p1 mer. Blood and Pork Sausage. $1,00 Ilwlorcyc1es. any make or condition. l'Ckerville. Mich. Phone: 313-376-4791. (;arfield Hoad, Rl. I. Carson Ci~'. Mich. 018811. months. Ithaca. Mich. Phone 517-875-3731. I Hillsdale, MIch. Phone 517-287-5183. lIawaii. Rental preferred. Reasonable. Kalom. (4-1ot-2Op1 Phone 517.584-3765. «ll-tf-25p) ------------------------------------------------,r ----------------------------------------, 112-11-3)p) ( 1l-4t -2Sp I HI. 1. South Haven 49090. ( IG-4t-2Sp) RESERVATION REQUEST NOTICE Please enter my reservation for the 1975 AFBF National Com,en- tion trip. Enclosed is my check made out to Michigan Farm Bureau, in the amount of $186.00 for each reservation. NAME _ A few days left to make your reservation to attend the ADDRESS _ TELEPHONE _ AFBF Annual Meeting in New Orleans, January 5-9, 1975. COUNTY OF MEMBERSHII' _ Round-trip from Detroit only $ 186.00 per person. Mail reservation request with your check to: Kenneth Wiles, Man- L ager, Member Relations, Michigan Farm Bureau, ~P.O. Box 960, ~ Deadline for reservations: December 16, 1974. Lansing, Michigan 48904 PAGE 12 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS DECEMBER 1, 1974 ~~ JlQuand YOurs... 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