MDCHDGAN aRM NE\WS VI SERVING OVER 61,000 FARM BUREAU FAMILIES DECEMBER, 1976 E! I ~/ ,J, Zarh Says ~arter Should Give Ag Energy Top Priority Agriculture has received In response to accusations top energy priority in the that the FEA has not yet Ford administration, and established a firm national Federal Energy energy policy, the energy Administration (FEA) chief outlined a five point director Frank Zarb sees no mandate he feel that the ......,.. reason why the Carter ad- country should operate on. ministration would not "We must continue such a policy. a. use the resources we "Food production is our have the most efficiently we first and foremost concern," can. /- ""T' Zarb pointed out. "The most b. curtail energy imports as important thing is to see that much as possible. Will ad"anced technology pull us out 01 the energy crisis In time '/ The windmill 01 the past and the the farmer is not restricted in c. produce more oil Darrleus wind generator 01 the future outlIne progre .. so far. But energy experts at conlerences his energy usage." domestically. Production held during Nonmber, MIchIgan's "Energy Month", say that alternate energy sources won't be Zarb spoke at a press must rise from the present 8 practIcal until 1985. E"en by the year 2000, wInd energy will prolllde Ie.. than one per cent 01 the conference prior to his million barrels a day to 12 country's total energy supply. ConservatIon seems the only hope. presentation at the Michigan million barrels to reduce State University Energy Alert Seminar November 10-11 in East Lansing . held demand for foreign oil. d. Coal production and c,onsumption must double. Butz M{B Guest; Will .'Presently coal provides only, The nation's top' energy administrator also felt that there really is not much .18 per cent of the nation's total energy supplies. e. Increase the total amount Still Work for Agriculture sentiment for creating of this country's energy Earl Butz may have October 20.MFB officials had billion to less than $500 legislation to make a farmer resigned as Secretary of asked Butz to be their guest million, Butz pointed out. generated by nuclear power operate his machinery in a .from the present 9 per Agriculture, but he has on that date even before his "Most of the savings to more efficient manner. Some continued to make ap- resignation. taxpayers came in the environmentalists have cent to 26 per cent. It's pearances in behalf of sound He also a ttended the reduction of grain storage proposed that such legislation .going to take a long time to farm programs. Saginaw County Farm costs from two million dollars be passed in the near future. .adopt a combined energy One of these appearances Bureau Annual Meeting and a day down to just about the "Farmers have always ,production and conservation was at a Michigan Farm "I plan to continue working vanishing point," Butz em- been extremely conservation- program to reverse this Bureau sponsored press for a free and prosperous phasizes. minded," Zarb pointed out. I cheap oil philosophy." conference in Lansing on agriculture for some time to Another reason for the don't see .any need for the - w":.. !'9: J.. come," Butz pointed out at savings is the I:eduction of federal government to go the Lansing conference. governmental bureaucrats on thumping around in the ~~iil "This agriculture has market the farm, Butz al1ds. farmer's field dictating how orientation, essentially the "Health and Safety he should run his operation." kind of farm program that the Regulations imposed on Zarb reported that Michigan Farm Bureau and farmers have gone entirely voluntary conservation ef- the American Farm Bureau too far, but because of forts throughout the country Federation has been working feedback from the were basically encouraging. for some time." agricultural community, the "Voluntary conservation Butz feels that the coun- federal Occupational Health can be a very effective means try's Farm Bill for the past 5 and Safety Administration is of lessening the demand for years has been an extension starting to back down a lit- energy," Zarb pointed out. of his beliefs. tle," Butz pointed out. "We "However there is still a very "The present Farm Bill will have to find a middle ground serious energy problem in expire in 1977," the former in the regulations that apply this country. It's going to take secretary explained. Since to agricultural chemicals and the right combination of it's been working so well "I equipment on the farm. If we sound energy policies and advocate the continuation of followthe pattern of extreme citizens making buying this pgoram." We have made regulation, we're going to decisions in favor or more tremendous progress in the have a difficult time in energy efficient machinery to past five years. meeting the challenges of get us out of the woods." Since it went into effect in agriculture in the future." Though energy demand has 1969, the present farm bill has Providing enough food for increased tremendously, helped to double net farm the expanding world Zarb does not feel that much Former Secretary 01 Agriculture Earl Butz was a guest 01 the income, has tripled farm population is agriculture's can be accomplished by MIchigan Farm Bureau on October 20. He spolee at a news can- exports and reduced the nwnber one challenge, Butz mandatory energy use lerence while In lansIng, relating how he Intends to leeep worlclng lor governmental costs of emphasized. restraints. agriculture. agriculture from over $4 (Con't. on page 2) PAGE 2 MICHIGAN 'FARM NEWS D'ECEMBER, 1976 Helping Spirit Still Alive Butz Contd. ?IUUH ~e Z'ed 61 Independence, the pioneer farmer's greatest asset Knirk of Quincy. Knirk knew from personal experience "The _real challenge is to double food production in the ------,~~ remains as strong as ever that the second reality could world before the end of the century because the world J' today. But the old tradition of only be met with as much' population is going to in- helping those in need through help as possible. A com crease by 80 per cent in this working "bees" has not been "bee" had helped his family time period. We have to lost either, as the Robert in time of tragedy, and he consider providing enough Smith family of Coldwater quickly worked to organize food so that the world's per recently found out. one to save the Smith crops. capita food intake can in- The Smiths, a member crease as it has in the last family of the Branch County So with five teams of volunteers, one for each of the twenty years." Farm Bureau, were hit by To accomplish this goal, tragedy when Robert and his farms, the harvest volunteers set to the task on a cold, rainy agriculture must be given top sons Douglas and Dean were priority over other elements killed in an airplane crash October 19.When the job was done, over 200 men had in society, the farm September 16. They were on 7~e 1'ltutded their way back from Farm- fest '76 in Lake Crystal, harvested 60,000 bushels of com with 32 combines and spokesman said. "We must give precedence hauled the precious cargo to investments in irrigation Minnesota, when the accident Membership Key occurred. Ruth Smith has lost a husband and two sons. Her safely to storage in wagons, trucks and semi-trailer rigs. projects rather than in a new jwnbo jet, for example," Butz clarified. "If we don't- to Success daughter Diane, wife of 1976 Branch County Farm Bureau Neighbors, friends, workers from. nearby grain adopt this kind of a priority scale, we're going to have I urge Farm News readers to take note of the special president Micheal Pridgeon, elevators and those just real trouble within the next four-page membership section included in this month's had lost a father and two wanting to help out had gotten ten years." edition. Members are urged to pass it on to friends and brothers. together, thanks to Knirk's relatives so that these people will know for sure what Just as real as their loss foresight and Channel 7on the Though his resignation was was the 450 acres of com, Citizen's Band radio network. brought up many times by Farm Bureau has to offer. Extra copies of the insert will media present at the press also be available through respective county Farm spread over five farms, that No one had asked for a cent had to be harvested. for any of the harvesting or conference, Blitz pointed out Bureau offices for any member who is interested in that the matter was a "dead volunteering their time to help increase our roles in As soon as the first reality hauling activities. Mrs. Smith had been faced, 138 volun- had provided fuel for the issue." 1977. "I suppose that if you're in Such help is vital at the county level if Michigan Farm teers attended a coordinating combines, but the truckers meeting chaired by long-time volunteered their gas as weil public life, you don't have any Bureau is to increase its membership for the 10th Smith family friend Blaque private life," Butz said. "1 straight year. A goal of 61,589member families has been as their time. paid a tremendous price for established for 1977. an indiscretion in a private We are hoping that about 800to 1,000present members conversation. But since my will volunteer their time to educate potential new resignation, many farmers members in the advantages of joining the Farm Bureau have indicated that there is a organization. These volunteers are also needed to make tremendous amount of sure that 1976members sign up aga in in 1977. support for me and what 1 The work of such volunteers has already been im- stood for." pressive during the 1977 membership drive. As of Butz plans to return to November 8, 18,727 members have signed up for the Purdue University .in coming year. 17,478 are renewa Is, 1,164 are new -January 1977 to asswne a members and 85 are lifetime members. At this time in position of professor 1975,we had only 16,486sign-ups. 15,790were renewals, emeritus. He will also con- only 575 were new members and 89 were lifetime tinue to travel for speaking members. It certainly looks like we should be able to engagements on behalf of make membership goal for the tenth straight year. agriculture. Two new programs will provide some spark of in- terest to offer 1977 prospects. The n.ewly incorporated MICHIGAN Safemark tire and ba"ery program, which now has 19 FARM NEWS dealerships in 20 counties, offers high quality products The Michigan FARM NEWS is at a low cost through group purchasing power, publiShed monthly. on the first day. by , the Michigan Farm Bureau Informalion especially in those areas of our State where no Farm Division. Publication and Editorial ,offices at 7373 West Saginaw Highway. Bureau Supply service is available. LanSing. Michigan 48904. Posl Office The Group Blue Cross-Blue Shield Farm Bureau Box 960. Telephone. LanSing 485.8121; Exlension 228. Subscription price. 6S member program now offers two excellent ways to cenls per year. Established January 13. 1923. Second. provide financial security; through its comprehensive class postage paid at LanSing. Mi. and al additional mailing offices. coverage plan and the new low cost econo-plan. Both are EDITORIAL: Charles WeiraUCh. reasons enough to join Farm Bureau. Edilor; Donna Wilber. Associate Edilor; Stall Photographer: Marcia A nearly endless list of advantages of a Farm Bureau Dilchie. membership can be found on the back of the yellow OFFICERS: Michigan Farm Bureau; President. Elton R. Smith. Caledonia. R. membership insert. But the only real way to translate 1; Vice President, Dean Pridgeon. Mrs. Mlcheal Pridgeon, her husband Milt. and Mrs. Ruth Smith talt. this information is through a personal visit. Only you time out to survey the harvest worlt done by over 200 "olunteers. The Montgomery. Director. Roberl R.l; Adminislratlve Braden. Lansing; can determine whether membership will lose or gain "people helping people" pro/ect harvested 450 acres of corn 'eft Treasurer and Chief Financial Ollicer. Max D. Dean; Secrelary. William S. this year. Only you can tell prospective members how after Robert. Douglas. and Dean Smith were Itllled In an airplane Wilkinson. DIRECTORS: District 1. Arthur important it has become to unify in one strong body. crash on September 16. 6ailey. Schoolcraft; Dislricl 2. Dean Governmental regulatory agencies have and will 'ridgeon. Monlgomery. R.]; Districl 3. Andrew Jackson. Howell. R.j; Districl~. continue to try and restrict a farmer's ability to reach Many other legislative baffles have been won for the Elton R. Smilh. Caledonia. R.l; District top production through confusing, unnecessary rules. farmer through the efforts of county, state and the 5. William Spike. Owosso. R.3: District 6. Jack Laurie. Cass Cily. R.3; District 7. Farmers in California were in danger of losing control American Farm Bureau Federation organizations. Robert Rider. Hart. R.l; Districl 8. Larry DeVuyst. Ithaca. R.~; District 9. of their own property rights to anyone claiming to be a They dealt with issues on transportation, tax reform, Donald Nugenl. Frankforl. R.l; Dislricl defender of the farm worker. Legislation that would tie marketing and trade agreements and a host of others. 10. Richard Wieland. Ellsworth. R.l, Dislricl 11. Franklin SChwiderson. a producer to a list of dictates as to how he could use his Such victories would not have been possible if members Daller. DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Walter machinery in the name of energy conservation is had not told of how poor legislative decisions would Frahm. Frankenmulh; James L. Sayre. Belleville; Lowell Eisenmann. currently being considered. affect them and then supported the action their state or Blissfield. One man's voice against this onslaught isn't enough. county organization took. WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU: Mrs. Andrew Jackson. Howell. R.~. The unified voice of the Michigan Farm Bureau has The money saved through successful representation FARM BUREAU YOUNG FAR. MERS: Tom Alherton. Gaines. successfully opposed such rules in the past. of the farmer's voice is invaluable. If the recent MI- Of course, merely striving to defeat all adverse OSHA proposals on farm machinery safety standards POSTMASTER: In using lorm 3579. mail 10: Michigan Farm News. 7373 legislation is shortsighted. Farm Bureau policy in such had passed, Michigan farmers would have lost an Wesl Saginaw Highway. Lansing. MiChigan ~8904. matters has often been the one well voiced by former estimated $650 million in farm equipment value. Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Butz. Please ask your county president what you can do to "We have to find a middle ground on regulation that applies to agricultural chemicals and equipment on the help make Farm Bureau an even more effective, unified force for the benefit of all agricultural producers. He'll FaRmi1 farm," Butz said. "If we follow the pattern of extreme tell you that making sure that your neighbor plus one is BUreaU regulation, we're going to have a' difficult time meeting a Farm Bureau member is the most solid move you can the future challenges of agriculture." make for your organization. DECEMBER, 1976 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS PA<;7E 3 Agriculture. To he hit Hardest by Energy Crunch Agriculture will be affected The problem deepens "Divestiture woUld force a the mQSt of any industry in because agriculture is quite restructuring of' retail the country if urban con- inflexible when it comes to markets by major oil com- sumers don't realize that energy conservation, the panies," Brier says. "Since there is a continuing energy energy specialist explains. rural markets have lower 'supply problem, a top energy "Production costs have margins than urban markets, 'spokesman for farmer always induced the fanner to the rural markets might be cooperatives said recently. be conservation-minded. cut out of the distribution Bill Brier, director of Even relatively new prac- system. Thus legislature energy resources for the tices, such as no-till farming,~ which would hamper major -National Council of Farm really don't reduce the oil companies' supply lines Cooperatives, made his demand for fuels that much in would make it difficult for comments at the Michigan the long run." large segments of rural State University Energy "It would be unrealistic for America to find adequate Alert Seminar held the country to expect reduced fuels for agriculture's November 10-11 in East energy demands for needs." Lansing. - agriculture because it is the Such action would severely 8111Brier, d/redor of energy resources for the National Council of "Once the American:public lifeblood and cornerstone of curtail agricultural Cooperative., told Michigan State University Energy Alert Seminar realizes that energy demands this nation's economy," Srier production because attend.es that dlvestHure of malar 0/' compon/es could lead to will continue to increase at emphasized. "Also, our agriculture is more severe shortages of fue's In rura' arwas. the same time that critical dependence on oil imports vulnerable to fuel shortages fuels continue to decrease, a makes the $22 billion in than any other industry in the national energy policy will be agricultural exports vital to nation. Even regional MSU, MFB, Help' formulated. Farmers already know that there is a con- payments." the country's balance of shortages could drastically affect the production and tinuing energy crunch. But Yet there has been much marketing of a regionally at Energy, Meeting there has been no national sentiment energy policy formulated expressed change energy policies so to' produced commodity. Legislators and the because most of the country that they would adversely American public must also With the help of Michigan Larry Ewing, director of has not been convinced that affect agriculture, the co-op understand that domestic State University and the Information and Public there is a need for one." spokesman pointed out. One crude oil production must be Michigan Farm Bureau, The Relations for Michigan Farm Brier blames the energy is the recent attempt to divest encouraged, Brier said. Energy Administration of the Bureau, was the agriculture industries as well as the major oil companies. "We have the resources to Michigan Department Commerce received practical of workshop moderator. government because the Cooperatives are especially provide enough of our own The workshop suggestions industry has failed to derme concerned about divestiture domestic energy, tt Brier suggestions on how to work were to provide additional energy problems to the because on-farm fuel supplies concluded. All we need is the out an energy policy best funding to energy ~on- satisfaction of the American are only about three per cent commitment to utilize it to- suited to the state's servation and research. people. of the total domestic market. the best advantage." agriculture. "Funding for research at Larry Connor, an MSU the university level has been agricultural economist and cut off drastically at a time Claudine Jackson, Chair- when we need more money man for the Michigan for research on energy Farm Bureau's Women's problems,: "Connor said. Committee, made up the Money is also short for the advisory panel for the reproduction of educational Agriculture workshop materials. segment of the Michigan ,Energy Conservation Pre- A plan for effective land use Hearing Conference held in management was also suggested to be one of the Lansing November 12-13.'!be Conference was designed to most critical for plementation into the state im- The'hoIlday _ provide input for the writing of the state's energy plan. '!be Department of Com- energy plan. "Many farmers are being Is a time to celebrate, merce will be administering the plan once the plan is forced to produce crops on land that is poorer than what reflect ancIlook ahead. After the hustle of harvest-time comes the hustle of holidays. written. Suggestions is used for urban develop- ment, Mrs. Jackson said. Surrounded hy good friends and goocf cheer. this is the logical developed at the conference time to reflect on the good life Americans enjoy. 0 Good workshops are to be con- "Because it takes more food is an imponant part of that good life. And food is still sidered as working tools for energy inputs to produce a hener hargain here than in any other l'Ountry. 0 Produl1ion the development of the state crops on the poor land, we need to reverse this trend." Credit Association people are proud to have helped many energy plan. farmers and ranchers make the most of the past year. PCA people pledge themselves to continued assistance in the months and years ahead. Happy holidays ...from PCA. larry Connor, MSU agricultura' economist, Oaud/ne Jacbon, Chairman of the Mlchlgon Farm Bureau Women', Committee and lalT}' Ewing, d/redor of Information and Public Relation. for MFa, served as the Agriculture workshop panel at the Michigan Energy - Consel"Yat/on Pre-Hear/ng Conference held November 12.13 In lansing. The worlcshops .el"Yed to coordinate recommendations to tit. proposed state ene'Vy plan. MICHIGAN FARfA N*£Wl UbvtiV' CAPITOL REPORT h i.tf. * o 3c per hun- U also ?r:ake> tf DNR. a s s e s s m e n t s upon petition a n d i W t 1 or t h p hpean ^ - 3 " growers- 3rr«A-«r vtorr, acs Association aiong . v. "'.-ru; > SMlZVUK* r e s e a r c h or -LY,,, rkea ;h '>ther w'ere^e •' groups, promo? Icm activities The assessment applies to all a ••single mci ' and d;: bean growers. Bean farmers fnho is as toliows' "A hen tor non-nigh-vay uses such as have complete control of the created under this Act in costs for State Police that program as the Act re-quires favor of the state or a local nave Deer, sent to Detroit tor that a referendum be held at least every five y e a r s . governing body shall be patrol purposes. However, it ; Referendum, also can be held. subordinate to the first hen of > recognized that Michigan during the intervening period a mortgage which is recorded h i g h ^ a v s especially local bv Detition of the growers. in the Office of the Registrar 'oads are m extremely bad Farmland Preservation. P A . ! !6 - AHar months o? affort tc r**c!v» 'Phosphate Ban. H. 6555. ts of Deeds before the recording condition and not only need a problem with ?he f e d s r a / land Son* of Sf. PouJ. o m * « « n g * B J h*fd another environment bill that of the lien of the state or local all m the funds that are af f a r m Swreou C«f>?»r w M oHi<»rs of the Sank gcrarnmarit of- can be of importance to many governing bodv." It is irn- presently coming from ficial* and form Buraav leaden. Seated l»ft to right: Albert Mohr, f a r m e r s , especially dairy poriant to note'that no hen is earmarked saxes but in order President of tha bank: Dean Pridgeon. Vka President. M.F.B.; Kuttal! farmers, it would bar. the use created until the end of the to rrsereh keep up with in- Print. Altcrriay G e n e r a l s ofiice. Stond t*H to right: Hans Sehrens. of detergents containing contract period. : See picture fiaticn at the present rate of Land Bank Credit Manager: Wallace Paarton. Bank legal Coons*!: phesohafes. F a r m Bureau on this page. •• repair need art added S13e Sob Smith Farm Bureau Legislative Counsel Karl Hosferd. Director Transporution issues (.-. Jl Off fee o? land Us». O.N.ff Others attending the day-long masting fHiUion is ret:ogm?ea of annual that revenue. H othei nieim letergents le oast vear there has included Bii) Butt am G o » e m o ' i offiea. Dennis Mali. P.A. Hi Ad- ••jiontaitung phosphates are the ministrator Oa*e Dish!. Farmer and Chairman at the Agricultural s on wnetner tne j..„ ;>s j, iop j s * n a t ^ ^ ?.>r \"ehicie High- i.,, ; ;Jn , if ,.j h , ., s e D a j 'ate Art.-cle fo.- fvr*nf daisUi. equipment on the farm and iMVHF) should be c«, PJ »* nf i n , ™ a*A S,.- i - : e P i r c on tury is over. ...ur.er i n c e r ine new Acs .dso in the proeessiiig plants r;insp*?ria.; a n d j h e Mn ;;gar: Legislature its \jse is essential in order to "._r th it i farmland r e c e i v e s men ::i'.'Pt high health and iood has rerun" d to Lansing to protection than anv r>the rese;r county road v.-;ndup 'h T8'h Legislative r.rferer.t .standards iarke' j !-a;;es'. ser- t%p*- Uina S Farmlar.d Op<'n Space Session [• rxpecwa.4 -that •sons prtvvai n other ginent -.jf the the shert : SS.OH 1 Th' Act also includes a dhvservatior Ac? -P.A 116 S. ix, '.viMgri7 ?ax. ana in trouble and until ncd 11 • •'' (^ rr f the old Trespass lav- JUi ing "VIFB Farm >ei ^^ »i ;-roncr:\ taxes 157? Thf r::;;i;^v »A r>T- !;> r)ft, an.'i T> S X ' i ' l o S l.iM A T I U N MOK.MMJ N'!I!.A f;^:Pi>!-t I HKPOH'!' V\ \K.> .\;irsaa V. i:i \ \ 1 !» »s i n i \i \i.\T \ii>-i.i! t;:-.i.>.\M t:-Vip.M 5 : Jt , - M • _ 4." P M SilSAiW • \\ \ v|«>. Moic i - . « ; / .•> W !1'U PAGE 5 IITIDlll IDTES Albert A. Almy 94th Congress left Much to Be Done I When the 94th Congress introduced. The legislative legislation; convened in January, 1975, record on agricultural issues --Enactment of federal many Washington observers and the role of Farm Bureau estate tax.reform legislation; projected that the large in these legislative record on The net effect of the new January 4, 1977,to begin its Democrat majority would agricultural issues and the -Failure of conferees to law, in the above example, is First Session. All bills that result in quick legislative role of Farm Bureau in these meet on Consumer Protection a doubling of the amount were not acted upon by the action on several issues. issues is one of success. Many Agency legislation; subject to capital gains tax 94th Congress must be However, when the 94th important issues were upon sale by the heir of reintroduced and begin their Congress adJourned on decided consistent with Farm --Enactment of amend- inherited property. However, route through the legislative October 2, 1976,the compiled Bureau policy. These in- ments to the Federal' as long as the heir retains process all over again. The record was far different than cluded: Insecticide,' Fungicide, and title to the property and does administration of President - most had expected. Rodenticide Act, removing not sell it, there will be no Elect Jimmy Carter will For example, many im- -Veto of the Emergency the requirement for states to capital gains tax due. This undoubtedly affect many of portant issues such as estate Farm Act, which was test private applicators of is an ;.mportant factQr for the bills that willl be rein- tax reform, packer bonding, sustained by ColUUess: restricted pesticides; family owned farms. The troduced and will surely capital gains tax provision in and grain inspection did not -Veto of the Common situs -Defeat of federal no - fault the new estate tax law will be result in many new bills of receive final consideration secondary - boycott bill, auto'mobile insurance in~erest to agriculture. - until just before ad- which was sustained by legislation: the subject of, considerable Legislatio~ to replace the journment. President Ford Congress; discussion during the 1976 current farm program, which vetoed 33 bills, but Congress -Enactment of the Beef --Defeat of federal Farm Bureau Policy expires at the end of 1977,is was able to override only 8 Research and Information minimum wage legislation; Development process. expected to be a high priority vetoes. Failure to override Act with valid referendum and The new 95tli Congress is item of both President - Elect vetoes occurred on some provisions; --Enactment of the scheduled to convene on Carter and the 95th Congress. issues strongly supported by -Approval of key amend- Railroad Revitalization and labor groups such as the ments sharply limiting RegulatOry Reform Act. Common situs secondary - coverage of Unemployment boycott bill. The expectation Compensation to agriculture; Of the issues listed above, Here's a List of a veto prevented House- federal estate tax reform -Enactment of grain in- Senate conferees from sen- spection reform without generated the most interest ding a Consumer Protection federalizing the system; and involvement among of Safemark Dealers Agency bill to the Congress Farm Bureau members. COUNTY DEALER ADDRESS AREACODE for final, approval. _ --Enactment of packer Most members understarid & PHONE During the 94th Congress, a bonding legislation to protect the major provisions dealing Calhoun Marshall Farm Bureau Oil 1021 E. Michigan Ave. Wayne Gay, Jr., Manager t,\ushall, MI 49061 616-781-a221 total of 37,820bills - 17,015in producers selling direct to with estate -tax reform, but Chippewa Rike EqUipment Company Route No.1- Box 125 906-635-1241. the First Session'and 20,805in packers; - some, confusion still exists E. Frank Rike Dafter, Mi 49724 -Defeat of federal land use regarding the capital gains Country Copper Daniel Linna Route No.1- Box 42 906-827-3483 the Second Session - were Bruce Crossing, MI 49912 tax provisions. The following Copper Leonard Ollila Route No.1- Box 149 906-482-4487 example of the capital gains Country Houghton, MI 49931 provision may help to clarify Gratiot Gilbert's Farm Service Bruce Gilbert 3440 W. Monroe Rd. Alma, MI 4.. 01 S17-463-5913 the situation: Hiawathaland Farmers Supply Company 717 Stephenson Ave. 906-786-4522 R.S. VanDyke Escanaba, M149129 I Current Law Hiawathaland Fred's Service Main St .. 906-439-5121 Fred Woimanen Chatham, MI 49116 An individual buys losco C & W Equipment Co., Inc. 2120 M-55 517-362"133 property 011 March I, 1977, Tilwas City, MI48763 Iron Range Lori Feed Mill 120 9th Avenue 906-563-3472 for $50,000.Ten years later Joseph Lori Norway. M149170 the property has an ap- Isabella Wiltse's Safemark, 8493 S. lsabellil Rd. 517-828-6677 preciated value of $75,000. Virgil Wiltse Shepherd, MI 48883 The owner dies and the Mac-Luce Clifford McMichilel RR Box 157 906-477-9911 Engadine, MI 49827 property is transferred by 517.365-3644 will to an heir. The $75,000 Monkalm Quisenberry Farms Route No.1 517-365-3619 becomes the basis of the Gary QUisenberry Six Lilkes, MI 4.... 517-365-3054 property in the bands of the Newaygo Grant Safemark Tire Service heir, but five years later he 21 N. Maple - Box 331 616-834-7903 • Harold Portell Grant, MI 49327 sells it for $100,000.In this Oceana West Michigan Power & 3651 M-20 616-861-5009 case, one-hall of the ap- (Muskegon) Equipment, Inc. New Era, MI 49446 preciated value of the Osceola Evart Milling Company 201 E. 7th Street 616-734-2421 property ($25,000 ,divided Loren Gerber Evart, MI 49631 by 2 equals $12,500)'while Osceola Steve's Tire Service 8.. 0 W. County Line Rd. 616-825-2804 INTEREST ON DEBENTURES 5-10-15 year maturity (Missaukee) Steven VanHouten Marion. MI 49"5 in the hands of the heir Presque Isle Kranlo Feed & Farm Supply would be subject to capital 3047 US 23, South 517-734-2083 8" 5 Vear Maturity, $100.00 Minimum Purchase gains tax. Saginaw William Kranlo Hemlock Farmers Rogers City, MI 49779 Co-op, Inc. New Law (Effective 12-31- South Pine Street 517-642-5920 8W~ 10 Vear Maturity $100.00 Minimum Purchase 76) Hemlock, MI 48626 St. Clair Markwart Oil Co., Inc. 120 South Main 313-395-7711 9"- 15 Vear Maturity $100.00 Minimum Purchase An individual buys Capac, MI 48014 property 011 March I, 1977, Sanilac Marlette Oil & Gas Co. 2977 Main 8~" 10 Vear Maturity $1,000.00 Minimum Purchase for $50,000.Ten years later the property has an ap- Shiawassee Steven's Tire Company Jim Fraley Marlette, MI 48453 1301 W. Main St. Owosso, MI 4.. 67 517-n3-7178 preciated value of $75,000. 9%" 15 Vear Maturity $5,000.00 Minimum Purchase The owner dies and the Interest paid annually on September 1. The purchaser to be property is transferred by State Annual Group offered the option to receive their interest in quarterly will to an heir. The basis of Purchasing Specia I payments on September 1, December 1, March 1 and June 1. the property in the hands of Interest would start the date of purchase. the heir becomes the value of the property on One time only . This is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy these December 31, 1976,or later securities. The offering is made only by the prospectus. if purchase occurred after this date, which in this ---------------------------. Clip "nd mall this coupon to: example would be the Steel disk blades across at three or four places state for MEMBER pick up March I, 1977 value of 25 blades minimum order Mr. H.R. H"nsbarpr Farm Bure"u Services. I..c. $SO,OOO. Five years later Order at annual or following week. Farmers Petroleum Cooper"tive. Inc. the heir sells the property Order and pi1Iyment deadline December 10, 1976 P.O. Box "0 Lansing. Michigan _ for $100,000.Now, ooe-hall Delivery ~o drop points in mid-March the difference between the 20" plain disk blades 9 gauge at $7,50 each I would iii... " copy of tlM prospectus "nd " c.lI by " ,..Is- t.red saln a,.nt, value of the property when Another chance for members to work together with N"",. _ acquired by the deceased a group purchase for an economic advantage - and the current ap- Road RFO No. _ preciated value ($SO,OOO Clty _ Confad your county Farm Bureau Secretary County _ divided by 2 equals $25,000) wquld be subject to the or Saf.marle Chairman '. "'-------- ~ - --------- .... ~- capi~ gaiDs tall. PAGE 6 DECEMBER, 1976 _Solar Grain Drying -- Practical in Michigan? Solar grain drying may not. collector that traps radient "You need to be able to be practical in Michigan, heat energy from the sun, predict grain drying time says a Michigan State much as a greenhouse does. much more accurately to University agricultural Air blown through the prevent the feedstuff from engineer. collector conducts this heat to molding," Bakker-Arkenia "I'm really not optimistic - a gram drying bin. The said. "The unreliability of about the possibility of using research is funded through a .Michigan weather makes this technique by itself. grant from the Energy accurate grain drying times . because of this state's Research and Development difficult. You must have a unreliable weather during Administration (ERDA). consistant amount of sunlight grain drying season," says Similar tests are being during November through Fredrick Bakker - Arkema. conducted in Ohio, Dlinois, - February to have a solar "Michigan's high humidity Indiana and Minnesota. drying system you can also can cause such high depend on." ~o!st~e cont~nt in corn that "These are really Bakker _Arkema expects to Hearl of the Allison methane dlgestor Is this 77-foot 'o;;g alrllght It IS ImpractIcal and ~ven feasibility studies to see if have his results by spring methane gas colledlon en"elope. Animal waste Is scrapped Into the dangerous to try to ,?r! It by solar grain drying is practicai 1977. He cautions producers pit below the cloth-reinforced plastic and lelt to breale down Into solar energy alone .. in any of these locations, not to be taken in by equip- methane. carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide gases. The gases B.akke~-Arke~a IS ex- Bakker-Arkema pointed out. men t man u f act u r e r s Inflate the en "elope. which can hold about 6.000 cubic fe.t oigfn. llE:nmentm~ WIth a solar "Though the resultS arf: by no claiming that solar grain means final, applications of solar grain drying could be drying is practical until the least successful in reliable research proves this Met~ane -Digestors Could Michigan. Humidity is not as is true. high in the other states, and "It is possible that con- Reduce Natural Gas Demand the lower moisture content of ventionally - powered high the grain grown in the other speed dryers could be used to states could be dried out by Methane gas generated energy recovery, pollution the engine through a pipe solar energy alone' more dry grain down to 24per cent. from animal waste may not control, and nutrient connected with the digestor safely." Then the grain could be dried be practical for cars and recycling. bag. The engine in turn drives to safe levels by the solar tractors, but I!ew legislation "It would not be practical an electrical generator. The moisture content of dryer. I would recommend and res~ch could lead to the right now to construct a "We fullyexpect to meet all corn must be 24 per cent or that anyone who attempts to lower before it can be dry grain by solar energy use gas t;>emg used to power _ digestor with only one or two our farm's electrical needs in such a system. The con- electrIcal generators on the of these functions in mind," this manner," Allison says. properly dried in a solar operation, Bakker-Arkema ventional dryers could also be farm .... Loudon says. "We can't even "This includes all heating in used as a back-up system if The leglslatIo~ IS H.R. recommend that a farmer the farmhouse, electrical explained. Since the amount 15145, the Faml~y Farm utilize a digestor at this point. energy all around 'the farm- of sunlight regulates the for there was not enough sunlight Energy C~nverslOn Act However, some experimental stead, with some gas left over amount of time it takes to dry solar drying." recently mtroduced. by facilities-have shown that the to power the generator for the corn to a safe 12per cent, drying is practical only where "RIght now the cost-of solar Congressman Fred ~I~h- system has a good future." grain drying." drying is prohibitively ex- ":l01.ld (D-N.Y.). It Joms Loudon feels that the Still,thecostofproducinga the process can be ac- SImIlar proposals mtroduced digestor system on Mason kilowatt through the digestor complished in a relatively pensive compared to con- b~ Senat?r Gaylord Nelson of County Farm Bureau system is higher than what short time. Bakker-Arkema ventional means," Bakker- Wlsconsm and Senator member Jim Allison's farm power can be purchased for .estimates- that it would take Arkema the long says. ".However, in run solar drying may George McGovern of South near Custer is the closest of through commercial grids, anywhere from 20 days to Dakota Loudon explains. several months to dry the 105 be the only technique we can . any in the country to "If commercial electrical bushels of corn he has stored use when LP gas becomes too The Energy Conversion Act becoming a practical unit. power would cost" about 31f.z in the test bin. scarce or expensive." calls for a study of anerobic The unit is the product of cents per kilowatt, then it digestors, which convert three years' work by Allison would be worthwhile to use a animal and vegetable waste and Gene Dahl of the Dow digestor system for electrical heat of the internal com- the digestor into the lagoon into methane gas and fer- Chemical Company. The two energy conversion alone," bustion engine, Allison says. has more nitrogen content tilizer. After this study, the have formed the Agricultural the MSU ag engineer points "So far the engine has than raw manure that is just Department of Agriculture's Energy Corporation to out. "Once the Allison system provided enough heat even spread on the soil surface," Soil Conservation Service market the system once it is perfected, the unit would through the winter." Loudon explains." Though no would sponsor pilot becomes feasible to do so. cost about $40,000. Much The methane digestor has a studies have been made of the demonstration projects on . h Allison lagoon water, more than 100 family farms To charge the .. di~estor, more as gone into the more immediate future as a research in other states, has throughout the country. manure fr~m Allison s 350 development of the unit as it odor and solid waste control ' ... beef cattle IS scrapped from is now." unit. Loudon pointed out. shown that the nitrogen The digestor Idea IS. not his feedlot into a 77 foot pit The methane gas produced "As a waste management content in such lagoon water new one. Municipal waste half-filled with water. The pit in the digestor also is not as system and odor control is up to 40 per cent higher treatment facilities use is lined and covered with pure as natural gas, Loudon facility, the system can stand than that of solid manure. methane gas generated in cloth - cloth-reinforced 3~ says. by itself," Loudon explains. Solid manure has a large huge generators to power mill plastic. The. cover . "The gas coming from the "The system can help pay for surface area, Loudon ex- pumps and other assorted provides an airtight seal. generator is about 60per cent itself because producers plains. As it dries out in the machinery. But to date, no Anerobic bacteria present methane," he explains. really should have some sort atmosphere, most of the one has found a way to use the in the waste then break the "Therefore it produces only of waste storage facility. We nitrogen escapes before it can grade of methane gas for- material down into a more about 600BTUs of energy per- wouldn't advise use of be incorporated into the soil. mulated in digestors as a liquified form. cubic foot Natural gas, which digestor for this purpose "The digestor breaks the practical means to propel "In about two or three is comprised of about 99 per alone, though." solid waste down so that there vehicles. weeks, enough methane, cent methane, bas an energy Members of a recent tour to are no large particles in the "The gas must be com- carbon dioxide and hydrogen value of a 1,000 BTUs per the Allison facility could lagoon water to clog pressed to a great pressure sulfide gases have been cubic foot." authenticate claims for the irrigation rigs," Loudon because it has only 60per cent generated to raise the cover Another inherent limiting system's odor control. Since points out. of the energy value of natural to its full height," Allison factor in the system is that most of the gases that cause Proponents of the methane gas, Dr. Ted Loudon, says. "The envelope has a the digestor and the methane noxious odors work out of the digestor system point to Michigan State University storage capacity of about 4 gas must be kept at 95 waste during its decom- succ~ful operating units in agricultural engineer say's. million cubic feet." • degrees or above, Loudon position in the air tight France, India, Korea, "For example, the methane Allisonand Dahl figure that adds. This temperature must digestor, the liquified waste 'Hungary and South Africa. gas needed to fill the reg1,llar the 350 cattle excrete about be maintained because the that flows into a lagoon to the There are also two or three in gasoline tank on a 100 hor- six tons of waste a day. This anerobic- bacteria will not side of the digestor bas only a Wisconsin, Minnesota and sepower tractor would have means that each beef animal become active to break down mild aroma. other states. The advocates to be compressed to 3,000 generates about 15gallons of the wastes below this tem- Allison has plans to use the claim that if the manure of pounds per square inch so gas per day. perature. Also the gas will lagoon water for his own the 9 million cattle now in that the tractor could operate To generate electricity, the condense and moisture will system of "fertigation" . Most feedlots were converted to for one hour," the MSU ag gas is burned as fuel in an form in the fuel lines below95 of the nitrogen from animal methane, this gas supply scientist points out internal combustion engine de2rees. waste is conserved inside the would meet approximately 5 The digestors have a three- just as natural gas would be. 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'- Conducting tartt; imics. a n d rursf-ttrban p r o j e c t s of icgisI;.iUou d u r i n e .,;.••: •:•.• ' ' • ; - • - ' • • ; • ; • y--.-^:.;i--,v.i. -.; •. ••• -. ar.-p '-• '•..-!.• ; e --a.a''.a .•.-. a'"-- r " A " t ' . f e r . : - jsiKtti r u r a l • ur!>an own r n u m r a n o n s . • • • • . • • • > • • • < • • . • . : • • ; • : . . , - \ : Y : Z ' - < • • : . ' < • • •/• < , < ' • : ' . - • • : ; • • ' r • • . < " . i . potato commissions. News r e l e a s e s a r e a car* of helping c r e a t e u « - Safrtv a n d H e a l t h ••••• . a : ••'• a : •• . •- ; ..-;••. .- i;->a^;..... .-•.- -.;••• .. • • , . , - - • . , - Nt".\ ptTjad. prevision? for farm t r u c k s u s e d only u« h a u i First .Vki Kit* and Tratraang ^.o.{n/vir.d?Et»:'S from fields t o s t o r a g e should cut costs for ' h e r e r« c o o o r t u n i t v tc m f c r m c o n s u m e r s of the effects of H a i a n i Ideraifieattoji on f a r m s many f a r m uses. E x e m p t i o n s were a c h i e v e d in legislation ;.in issue ihe t a r m e r the supply of food. Tr.-ieior Safety Lessons for Women r e q u i r i n g the c o v e r i n g of t r a c k s . Oisptavs C a n c e r d e t e c t i o n and other hc-a'P.h projecls M a m . m a n y bills c o n t r a r y to t h e b e s t inSerest of '•'.•:• • ••-.••• ;.-.•• ,• >• • :•• ..a- a.,-: 'a-- - s e- • yr-'ri- -•;;•. ••• Feae Safety P r o g r a m a g n c u i t u r t : -A cry opoos*?d rind udd not p a s s . tei! Ihenti a t o m a g r i c u l t u r e . F a r m B u r e a u h a s c o n d u c t e d Hurai F r i n ; e Preventso't iKSyffS^mv^ m a n y te,aii displ/.ys w h e r e con&umf r s a n d f a r m e r s m e e t M a n y i m p o r t a n t i s s u e s facing f a r m e r s a r e 5oea3 m and discuss issues. s c o p e . F a r n ; B u r e a u now h a s a LocaJ Affairs P r o g r a m Young Farmer Program jitf.jc Hi r e d ;»> p r o v i d e information a n d a s s i s t a n c e to M e n i f y r s s«ed t h e FFf; Michigan S u t e F a i r to taifc to County Farrr, B u r e a u s in their efforts to h e l p solve (oca. tQnsuRiers S o m e 243 »H s mbers m a n n e d the bo»>th in id The pur$>:>«»1 tif the Vcijnj? K a r r t w r oritatsirtt.toR is t o i-ssuesof i.mportor.ce t« nuTriherv This n e w p r c g r a n j h a s s Man;, coftiimiers now know food c o m e s from f a r m s . sd'veiop ;.i«'ritu*tare t'enfiffs-hip is the couiily. s t a t e ^ntf rwiped ™iany cuuiities in their efforts to s o l v e p r o b l e m s (;«• store* e.'ujiKii rtrgaraaati.an througft Fa-rtn, l-aareau. such as iirisjiit r e p l i c s m t ' - n l . n>.ove«uvnt of oversize farn* ysyyl|iBi^ e»3wiprarns. tHirn;!;^ b a n s , zoning r u r a i e n w and m a n y if^'lpine K«»p >I*"mbers fnfwwwi Wtih tcniay s fast c h a n g i n g pace, f a r m e r s must c-e Rept i'-a<(it-;-h;p n»>ed.a aa a a r k u i u t r v today. r ajtormeri < pr«irderas h a v e bsse< *#Mw ".ifySit: v.bset! ivdi affect tnern To hrdp to this a r e a , the Michigan v \;^^^a?^ftipi^^^lf^itffc ssaia**i .'v'4#f'iifplit-#flitd-'§fy : f^ii^ ;'f!$^'1¥lWi^ eaehea-.fiur.:., rri.-.ttc^srftscrit f.;>d'ct;i *•- ^nd g ^ n o r a i ratio-ad pnaarrtms r a a r y eoualv Karn= Bana-uia to pLib-f.sii npwsfotiers- w ei"piiR:a;{!ai.a-.a! t'de'V. 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Marketing is no Farm Bureau Services is an extensive cooperative handling thousnds of items and performing many services Insurance Group longer simple. It's a complex business with ever-changing concepts, new approaches, and new directions. for Farmer Patrons. When Farm Bureau Insurance Group was founded in .1977 Farm Bureau members may ~tilize their $5.00 Farm Bureau members use MACMA services by Purchase Certificates -at participating dealers towards 1949, its cornerstone was Member service. Our com- joining one of the thirteen commodity divisions. MACMA the purchase of Farm Bureau Services' farm supply mitment to Member service today is as strong as ever, is currently providing group action services for and after nearly 27 years, many varied programs have items. _ processing fruit, processing vegetables, feeder pigs, The leadership provided by Farm Bureau Services, been developed .•. GUARANTEED AUTO INSURANCE: Extended I feeder cattle, and retail farm markets. "Member to member" high quality food products are through 1981, this program guarantees that any ,~BI~ 'distributed through county Farm Bureaus both as a named insureds or spouse having a personal auto polley 10 farmer - owned and controlled, plays an important role in stabilizing priced and maintaining the .quality of farm supplies in Michigan. service to member program and as a marketing program i . , _ force for 55 days and maintaining current MFB mem- to expand the sales of Michigangrown products. , . Farm Supply: feeds, fertilizers, chemicals, seeds aDO bership will not have their auto insurance cancell~. Since MACMA is one of the largest multi-commodity hardware. auto insurance was first offered to MFB members In 1949, marketing associations in the nation. Its unique approac~ . Statewide retail dealers with one-stop service. the competitive structure of auto rates has offered i to unify commodity marketing activities and its affiliation . Grain and bean 'marketing; striking proof that a rural oriented insurance company can best serve the farm community. I with the Michigan Farm Bureau has many advantages . Sound financial assistance. : which work to the benefit of MACMA members. CHARTER LIFE AND DIVIDENDS: The support of MACMAconsists of commodity - divisions geared to the those members who helped create Farm Bureau Life in 1951 has been well rewarded by strong investment needs of particular commodities. Each division has a marketing or operations committee, elected from the Farmers Petroleum returns. Charter Life policies, purchased for mem~r, membership, with the responsibility of planning and In 1920 and 1921, The Supply Services Department of their children and grandchildren, today pay a SpecIal carrying out their particular commodity division Michigan Farm Bureau mentioned "handling some oil." Charter Life dividend of 60 percent. Combined Special programs. Each division conducts a specialized By 1929, Farm Bureau Services was distributing ~me Charter Life and regular dividends in most cases exceed marketing service, but every division provides members motor oils. But it was in 1949that the petroleum busmess the insured's annual premium. The handshake and promise of 1951has been especially significant for the 3000 with timely information through newsletters and really got started. That was the year FARMERS meetings. PETROCEUM COOPERATIVE, INC., became a Farm Bureau Members who purchased these original Charter Life policies. Twenty-five. years after Farm The organizational philosophy of the Michigan Farm separate corporation. Bureau Life's start nearly 80,000 life policies for FBIG Bureau is deeply rooted in .the basic principles democracy, and democracy is successful only when there Objective of the new petroleum cooperative was, "To insureds are in force, with total benefits already paid is knowledge and participation. That is the principal upon assure a source of quality petroleum supplies whose since 1951 exceeding $50 million. specifications surpass the rugged needs of agriculture and FARM BUREAU MEMBER LIFE: Introduced in 1974 which based .. the Community Farm Bureau Group Program is to do this job for the cooperative's stockholder - patrons at for the exclusive benefit of Farm Bureau members and Throughout the state, in every county, groups of the lowest cost, thus adding to their economic betterme~t. their families, this low cost insurance plan - $23 annually - families meet informally in one another's home to discuss This objective is still the major goal of Farmers - now protects over 7,BOOfamilies, ~th 190~laims already Petroleum Cooperative. issues and recommend action or take action which will paid now totalling over $202,000 10 benefits. Ov~r 5,BOO lead to their solution. Every meeting is an opportunity for Member Life policyholders already have receIved. an. Crude Oil Production. One of the compelling reasons for automatic 10 per cent. increase in member protection Farm Bureau members to suggest to Farm Bureau what , the incorporation of FPC was the need to. secure basic following the plan's favorable results in the first year. they think should be done to meet the common problems sources of supply. With this in mind, the first crude oil of farm people at the county, state, national or in- ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT: : wells were acquired in 1949in Gladwin County, Michigan. ternational levels. Farming remains one of the most hazardous professi?ns. To become a part of a program dedicated to analyzing : • At the present time, FPC has interests in many oil wells Updated in'I975, this nine year old program provIdes problems, formulating action, educational improvement, located in Michigan and illinois. Production from these member death benefits due to accident of $2,000 and dignity of the individual and preserving our heritage wells supplies approximately 12percent of the daily liquid provides $1,000in death benefits on ~e Member's spouse contact your cOUI:Ity Farm Bureau secretary. fuels sales requirements for the cooperative. and $500 in death benefits for chIldren. Benefits for dismemberment range from $1,000 to $250 for members . - MASA The crude oil is basically exchanged for finished fuels and spouse depending on the severity 'of injury. which is refined to the cooperative's specifications. The ESTATE 'PLANNING: Farm estate planning has long MASA was incorporated in 1956. The purpose of the additional fuel required to meet sales demands is pur- been a specialized service offered by'FBIG. Wi~ four full organization is to provide service and assistance to chased using the same rigid quality standards. time Estate Planning Specialists and Home OffIce ba~k- members of the association and to render all types of During 1976 Farmers Petroleum Cooperative, Inc., up FBIG's estate planning service is a team effort 10- service required by members employing farm laborers. Labor Management joined with eight other interregional cooperatives to voiving the farmer and his family, lawyers, In;tst officers Today's farm employer must not only compete for the purchase a refinery at East Chicago, Winois called CF and highly train~d insurance agents. ~Ith ~eath, Petroleum. Inc. disabling injury and other unforseen contingencIes. to available labor supply, he is faced with a complex set of guard against, estate planning is instrumental in keepmg laws, regulations, and practices which define how he will FarmerS Petroleum Cooperative serves Michigan the farm in the family. compete in hiring and retaining the type of employee he farmers with a complete "top".quality line of petroleum MEMBER REWARD PROGRAM: Every Farm Bureau needs. Wage and hour laws, Social Security, Workman's supplies and services available throughout the state from member prominently displaying a Member Reward sign Compensation, hazardous occupations, child labor, their 47 service centers. on his premises is eligible for this program. A $200reward Occupational Safety and Health Act, housing standards, is offered for information leading to the arrest and con- unionization, liability insurance, strikes, boycotts, labor . Quality liquid fuels: Power Balanced gasolines, Custom viction of persons commiting theft, arson or vandalism to contract negotiations, farm labor records, and anti- Diesel fuels and Flame Balanced fuel oils. Member premises or to Member automobiles and trucks . discrimination laws are all part of today's farm labor . Top quality lube oils and accessories. Over 1,000 Farm Bureau members are part of this crime management. . Performance proven CO-OP tires. deterrent program .. Consulting Service Available . Statewide retail dealers with one-stop services. AG WORK COMP SAFETY DIVIDEND: Dividend Just as he has turned for assistance and guidance to . Special services: farm and field tire service, oil burner checks totalling more than $162,000were mailed out in specialists in production,' finance, and mark~ting. t~e repair and maintenance, financial assistance .. November to more than 2,000 Farm Bureau members manager of today's farm business needs assistance 10 participating in FBIG's Agricultural ~o:ker's Co.m- 'avoiding labor problems where possible, and preparing to Farmers Petroleum is a farmer _-owned and controlled pensation Safety Group program. The diVidend, WhICh meet and deal with problems when they arise. This type of co - operative organized to stabilize prices and maintain equalled 15 per cent of each policyholder's annual assistance can best be provided by farmers pooling their the quality of petroleum supplies in Michigan. premium, was the result of the Safety Group's excelle!1t resources. Only then can agricultural employers ef- safety record' arid low Worker's Compensation losses 10 fectively deal with the problems on an industry-wide Farmers Petroleum, through its participating dealers the July '75 to June '76 period. Available only to Farm basis. MASA provides a consulting service for members are accepting the 1977 Farm Bureau Member $5.00 Bureau members employing agricultural workers, four concerning labor managemerit problems. Purchase' Certificate. dividends totalling more than $343,000have been declared Several years ago, farmers balanced the scales by forming mutual insurance companies to meet their needs. since the program's inception five years ago. Based on the actual safety experience of all participating members, They pooled their resources to spread the risk and un- Group Purchasing Inc. dividends can range from-5 per cent to 45 per cent. derwrite the costs. This is what MASA is designed to do GUARANTEED ARREST BOND CERTIFICATE: The with today's labor situation. The newest member of the Farm Bureau Affiliate back of each Farm Bureau membership card contains a Companies is the Michigan Farm Bureau Group Pur- guaranteed arrest bond certificate which guarantees bail Farm Bureau Services chasing, Inc., which was incorporated on February 23, for any member when arrested for specifie~ violations ?f 1976. This new company provides economic service to any motor vehicle or traffic law ordmance. ThlS Farm Bureau Services, Inc., originated in 1920 with a members only through the sale of top quality tires and guarantee applies to violations throughout the United 'Seed and Supply Department of Michigan Farm Bureau. batteries at the lowest possible cost with a cash - only States. The Supply Service Department of Michigan Farm program through local dealers who are selected by the Bureau was separately incorporated in 1929 as Farm County Farm Bureau. MACMA Bureau Services, Inc. The Michigan Elevator Exchange was organized as a separate cooperative by local co-op This committee of the County Farm B~eau works ~th The Michigan Agricultural CooperatIve lUarll:eung elevators and became a division of Farm Bureau Services the local dealer and the local membership by promoting Association, lcn. (MACMA) provides group marketing in November 1962. and advertising the pro~ram. They also counsel their and related services to Farm Bureau members. MACMA I Farm Bure~u Services, Inc. is a federated cooperative 1 local dealers on the kind of inventory that is needed by the is designed to increase the bargaining power of farmers ! organization owned by Michigan Farm Bureau, 96 af- I local membership. through 'group action in the market place. MACMA is a voluntary membership organization, . filiated farmers' cooperative associations and 14,750 B the third month of operation, 21 safemark dealers farmers ,y . d t k' ti operating under the Federal Capper-Volsted Act and . A deaier organization of over 125.po!nts , including its ha~e::7tn ~pprrved~y 19;o~t~ a~re;a~ I~ur:a~ Michigan laws as a bargaining and marketing own 22 branch stores throughout Michigan, a wholesale an a enes or e us . II th f II . cooperative. warehouse and store in Jenison, a supply center at m~mbers. The p~ogram ~tresses baslca.y e 0 owmg MACMA marketing services have the objective of Carrollton and a number of local elevators under pomts: top quahty of tIres and batten~, the lowest obtaining the full market value for commodities that management contracts, provide service to an estimated possible cosf, a cash-only program and available to Farm members produce. Marketinl/; used to be simple. The 75,000 farmers .. Bureau members only. :PAGE 14 MICHIGAN F A R M NEWS D E C E M B E R , 1976 Farm Bureau Membership enefits Farm Families ACCIDENTAL DEATH A N D PURCHASE Cf.RT ! F i C AT£ DISMEMBERMENT PROGRAM .•* Csrvl-ca*? v.0r>b t v ; >:: : (v- *o«'.a-; •'"^ p ^ - r a s s :Y *: i( y ac--o^ 9 L U £ CSOSS-SI.UE SHIELD GROUP S£N£Fi?S L A S O R */iANAGiJWfcNT SfcRViCS Your chctce of 2 pfcns, <_omprenensive or a low cost tcono-pmn. , , , . , f ^ r ? T * q COO** MEMSER L;?£ INSURANCE .•—-V,- r.cJe " ::;-;--•.:.:-.-::; A U ^ O SNSU3ANCF M U T U A t AUTO s ? 0 0 RPVVAR0 L-? ".j'-s?:-i '.:•" ::•-;•' :-. :;y--5e::- - ' .:-^r: ji.,-..••..••• a- rats-; .. , . - . *-, WORKMEN S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. SAFETV GROUP -,^ve> Designed for aoriculture emofoyer - emoioyee liability protection. ;: Blue Cross Blue Shield £.l;:X ' K.,, • -.•,- HO^^^?H,*?£l ^ C ^ ' H " - , ^ftf?!^* f ~*?V^*i v l k s-^ * * • i y V > - . - . . * <.-«-\.v _. . - DECEMBER, 1976 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS PAGE 15 _New Regional Reps for Reorganized Region"s ~ , Ray Woodhas been named Charles Buchholz has been - John VanderMolen has Patrick Lause has been Jim Shiflett has been -as the - new Regional- -named as the new Regional been named -as the new named as the-new Regional named- as the Regional Representative for the Representative for the new Regional Representative for Representative for the Representative for the reorganized North region. He Southeast Region. He is a the reorganized Southwest reorganized West Central Northeast Region under the was formerly employed by graduate of Northwood Region. He had been em- Region. He was formerly new region reorganization the City of Sault Sainte Marie Institute with a B.S. degree in ployed by Farm Bureau employed by Farm Bureau plan. He is a graduate of as a tax assessor. Wood is a Business Admiriistration and Services in the Kalamazoo Services in Bay City as a Olivet College and holds a graduate of Lake Superior an Associate Degree in Branch as a sales sales representative. He B.A. degree from that in- State Collegeand holds a B.A. Banking and Finance. representative. VanderMolen holds a B.A. degree in stitution. degree "in Social Science. Buchholz was formerly the is an honors graduate from Agricultural Education from Western Michigan University Michigan -State University. executive vice-president of with a degree in Agricultural New State Ag Labor the Farmers and Manufac- turers Beet SUgarAssociatio~. Distribution. Regions Rules Defined The MIchigan Commission on Agricultural Labor has" announced a clarification of FaRm~ the state's construction code act as it relates to seasonal ~rea.u farm labor housing. SOUTtr./tST JOItIl YAllDERKllEN A commission Don Currey has been Jerry Nyberg is new to spokeswoman said, "Seasonal farm labor housing named manager for the Young Farmer Department I Michigan Farm Bureau. He is assigned to the Market ~!i SOIITHtAST DOIIALD RIJIt.I G CHARlES BUOlt«l WEST JAMES WESTBROOK which is licensed under the and Training Coordinator for Development Division as a Agricultural Licensing Act is the Michigan Farm Bureau. Horticulture and Marketing WEST CEIITRAL PATRICK LAIJS£ exempt from requirements Currey has both a B.A. and I'specialist. Nyberg was most C£NTRAl BERNIE BISHOP for building permits and code M.A. in Vocational -currently a County Extension SAGIIlAW VALLEY IWOY REINBOlD compliance. " Agriculture from Michigan Agent in Washington State. ~ IC[YIN K1RX "However," she said, "the State University, plus Prior to this appointment, he !!QRlli RAY WOOD Bureau of Construction Codes specialty training from served in a similar capacity I!Q!!!:!!!lli LEDIl BIGELOW wants it clear that this Central Michigan University in Michigan. He holds both a exemption applies only when ~ JAl€S SHIfLETT and the University of I B.S. and M.S. degree in UPPER PEIIINSlI.A HUOO KIYl building structures are Michigan. I horticulture. utilized solely for seasonal N-OW! farm labor housing." If the housing is used for other purposes, the state's construction code act must be followed. , For .example, if the seasonal farm labor housing is rented out in the off season, Freddie Computer the Construction Code Act reQuirements apply. This structure would then require a certificate of oc- can help you cupancy prior to use. Another special case in- volves the use of mobile save Time and Money homes for migrant housing. Any mobile home purchased after December 6, 1974, requires a smoke detector ,~ At the Tax Office-At the and fIre extinguisher. Currently under the -- Bank-On the Farnt-At HOllle Agricultural Camp Licensing Good Farm Records ~ake tax repor- Stop by and H. us at the Fl'eddle Farm R.cords Act, seasonal farm labor ting a lot easier - and save you both tax Display Booth during the product show at the Annual housing is inspected by the dollars and time. Farm Bureau Meeting at Grand Rapids Nov. 30 • Dec. Michigan Department of 2. Public Health. Good Farm Records help you get the loans you need, keep interest costs MASA Open down, and help you make more money Interested in signing up for Freddie Computer? Then Send for an enrollment application. Fill out the House at Annual on your operation. following form and Send to: Gerald Nyberg, Michigan The Michian Agricultural What is your return per dollar in- Farm Bureau P.OBox 30960 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Services Association (MASA) cordially invites Annual Meeting delegates and their vested? What enterprise best fits your situation? How Can you improve your ---------------------- : Name friends to a hospitality hour net farm income? Thursday, December 2 in the I Address Continental Room of. the Save time with Freddie Computer - I Pantlind Hotel. Represen- Just write down your income and ex- I tatives of MASA will be penses and send them in. Also - if you I present from 4:00 to 5:30p.m. want - get complete family records too. I Refreshments will be served. PAGE 16 MICHIGAN. FARM NEWS UECEMBER, 1976 in Michigan. It's even worse and the processing apple Michigan Marketing Outlook with close to a 9 percent in- crease and approximately 14 market picture continue to be optimistic and bright, ac- percent /increase in cording to Fred Burrows, Grain Dealers Act Impact ~~~~onsin, just across the Executive Vice President, International Apple On August 1st, IfJ16 the The commodities covered had known and grown ac- Last month milk cows Institute. The U.S. Grain Dealers Act of IfJ16 under the provisions of the customed to. Under the IfJ16 increased 12,000 head Department of Agriculture became effective. The 1976 Grain Dealers Act include 1 l' ff' nationwide over the previous (USDA) October 1 estimate • egis atIon, anyone 0 enng a month. This represents the placed the national crop at legislation was virtually a any or all 0 f the f011owmg' . 1t ag ment' . prIce a er ree IS first increase in cow numbers 146.4million bushels a slight complete rewrite and update Dry edible beans required to do one of the of Act No. 141of the Public Soybeans Grass seeds f1 over the preceeding month reduction from its August 1 Acts of 1939.Under the 1939 Small grams . Le gume s eeds 0 lowing: Pr .t t sm'ce December of In1'74. OIl estimate. According to in-. a. ocure a commi men With lower feed costs and formation received by the law the commissioner of Cereal grains Corn for a future selling price for agriculture was given the Perhaps one of the most the amount of the farm low values for cull cows the USDA, Michigan's crop is authority to regulate, license sweeping changes was the product. results are fairly predictable; below the 11.9 bushel and inspect storage and redefining of what constitutes b. Keep the farm produce, you simply keep more cows estimate, due to the adverse warehouse facilities in a grain dealer. A grain dealer or fungible farm produce, on around that probably should impact of the drought on fruit Michigan. The Grain Dealers now includes any person in hand as his own property. be sold and you feed them all size. Act of IfJ16 however, broadens the business of receiving, c. Have farm produce a little better thus increasing Also,there is some slippage the authority and respon- buying, exchanging, selling certificates representing production. in tonage in the appalachia sibility to include such or storing farm produce with equal amounts in valUp. of The next step in the chain of region not fully reflected in ' marketing tools as price later the exception of: farm produce, as approved events is also fairly predic- the USDA's estimate. Fur- agreements. The act also a. A grower or producer. by the Director of Agrculture. table, with increase ther, in the light crop areas in broadens the licensing selling farm produce he d. Have an irrevocable produc~ion. co~es some the east and midwest (due to requirements to include actually produces. letter of credit or money in depressIOn m prIce a.s ?ur low temperatures in the nearly anyone who buys or b. A person buying farm escrow to cover not less than . daIryme~ are now begmnmg spring) frost and misshapen sells grain on a commercial produce for his own feeding 30percent of the value of the tq expenence .. fDIit, plus the difficulty in basis. The title from the purposes. farm produce. The only real brI~t spot getting light crops picked, Grain Dealers Act demon- c. Or, a retailer who makes In other words the grain that probably most daIrymen will reduce the marketable strates the expanded powers: incidental sales of farm dealer must buy futures, forget is that with feed costs fresh tonage.Fresh market "An act to permit the produce. Thus, under the new store the commodity, have a be.low year ~go levels and Lo.b. prices are substantially Director of Agriculture to Grain Dealers Act, more certificate like a warehouse milk production above year above last year and stable. regulate the storage, people must be licensed and receipt or 'have th credit or ago levels, your milk feed And, for the long pull, the warehousing, buying and inspected allowing the state money to pay (up to 30 per- price ratio should improve picture is optimistic. selling of farm produce to place tighter control over cent) of the value which is enough to offset-any short Processors continue to be within this state; to provide grain trading in Michigan. similar to warehouse receipt ~erm lower price ad- active cross the country in for the licensing, regulation The Grain Dealers Act also bonding. Justments. search of raw products. In the and bonding of grain dealers; provides adequate protection Failure to uphold the Tom.. Reed, Marketing east and midwest, the sup- to provide for warehouse for the users of price later provisions of the Grain SpecIalIst plies of juice apples don't receipts and price later agreements. Many farmers Dealers Act can lead to a fine- Market Development meet the demand and prices agreements; to provide for complained that a price later of $10,000 and-or im- Division have increased. Some fruit the establishment of an in- agreement offered little or no prisonment for not more than Apples for processing has moved spection service and per- protection for the farmer 5 years. from the northwest to the east sonnel for licensed grain selling his grain to an Dr. Paul E. Kindinger, The fresh market picture and midwest. dealers; and to. provide elevator. It was different Director penalties for the violation of this act." from the standard warehouse receipt which most producers Market Division Development mfrn The Pork projected prices improve. Tom Reed,' hog Specialist how much corn vs. wheat vs. Marketing soybean meal but also to what weight will their cattle and farmers of slaughter for February is 18 Market percent over last year. This Division coupled with the latest Development Corn hogs be fed. Similarly, no one really can firm up a ,set of figures for the week QUALITY FARMING OPERATIONS AGRICULTURAL/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT U.S.D.A. projections of Amid news of a record U.S. what is likely to happen in the farmer intentions showing a corn harvest, record Soviet export market. The Soviet ") possible 16 percent increase grain production, and general Unionhas experienced a good in farrowings during this uncertainity in grain harvest and there are nations quarter and 9 percent during markets, corn prices have like Canada, Brazil and DeC.-Feb. quarter paints a dipped to their lowest levels Australia with grain to sell. A pretty rough picture for the 'sinceJune IfJ13. Prices (at the remaining question con- next few months. time of this writing) are 10to cerning exports is just how On the brighter side of the 15cents per bushel below the much some of the Western picture there are at least two $2.00 mark at most local European countries and points to consider: elevators. Many farmers countries like Japan will take Duane H. Fair Pete Short ld ... 1. C0 storage mventones 1 SImpyare re fusmg . to se II offWhere the market. does all this leave 274 acre Branch 200 acre Gladwin of pork are down 3 percent corn at those prices. Such County dairy farmer . County dairy farmer . District Vice Pres iden t coun ty from a year ago, which is not prices barely cover average the farmer? It seems to be President DHIA Farm Bureau very significant in light of all direct or out-of-pocket costs. leaving many farmers Board - past member townShip trustee . the access pork that is According to a recent lookingfor a place to store all advisory council of member and former P.C.A. - member secretary.treasurer . predicted to come to market V.S.D.A. study, production or part OfhthdeirIfJ1 6 harvest. Pleasant Hill Artificial Breeders but it's much better than costs (not including land) Aplaceto i eunt il estorm th Missionary Church. Association. having our cold storage full at were in the range of $1.60 to clears. Throw in a change in the onset of this cycle. $1.70per bushel for Michigan. government com~ January 2. Whenyou lookat the total The November corn crop an~ the ~utco~e m terms ~f picture, we _ should-be-estimatewas 3 percent higher_P...rIC~I~_shl.1 -.!.l!yb9~Y_ s. reminded that an excess of than the October 1st figure, gu~ss. The hIg~er prIces pork or'poultry products is no placing this year's crop at WhICh seem lIkely for where near as serious in total 6,093 million bushels. Even soybeans and soy~ meal volume of product to consume the private forecasters raised ~ay help p.ullcorn pnces up a as the excess beef s:y that their estimates from the bIt. But WIth large stocks ~f --, ~ we Just went thro . The preVIOUS month. The market wheat ~ Paul Vasold Carlton Hewi" estimated total production of is still searching for its looks lIke the da~k clou~ 448 acre Midland 275acre Cass County grain farmer beef and pork for IfJ16 is 37,111 proper level. may be around a lIttle while County cash crop and beef farmer. member member Cass County million pounds. Of this, 25,234 A facto.r In---1h~ _gl1ljJl~o~ger. _ __ of _ advisory board .ot_ Farm Bureau Board. Vi"ce- Cllalrman- Of - million comes from the beef markets are the questions Farm Bureau Ser- side. still being asked as to just Dairy vices . President of F.B. Community County Agriculture .Stabllization & Con- what is taking place in the The U.S.D.A. milk Group . Chairman of servation Committee. I am predicting that pork cattle and hog industries. production report will not be Deacons Lutheran Church. producers will react and Cattle numbers seem to be on good news for most reduce the intended the decline while hog num- dairymen. sponsored by The report farrowings for next quarter bers are increasing. This still estimates October production MIC~IGAN FARM RADIO NETWORK and begin the liquidation leaves the question of feeding at 9,685 million pounds, 5.6 AND FARM BUREAU INSURANCE GROUP TM phase that has to come before intentions, however. Not only percent about a year earlier DECEMBER, 1976 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS PAGE 17 250 outcast Hindus in India, irrigation wells. They were -CROP Helps Nations Help Themselves provides a good example of how the food-for program operates, work Bower paid for their work with CROP corn and wheat for their work. Now the village is Perhaps this is the time of self-sufficient," says David Sparta fund - raising project says. growing 45 acres of sorghmn the year to be thankful for Bower, director of the was sent to the Cape Verde "These people are isolated as its staple crop, with eight being a minority. Perhaps Michigan Chapter of CROP. Islands, which lie off the west from all governmental help," acres of sugar cane for cash. some farmers feel disad- Then we help coordinate the coast of Africa," Bower Bower emphasizes. Drought- Enough food is grown to vantaged because only four funding project. A com- points out. "It is one of 25 bred malnutrition had hit the support the village, to have a per cent of United States munity that has requested used to pump water so that community so hard that trade commodity and to have citizens are involved in help may have to wait six hundreds of acres of land children were too weak to the resources to expand their agricultural production. months until the needed thought useless. for walk to the next town to beg food production.' , They should consider some quipment arrives. agricultural production now for food.'" Many CROP aided villages underdeveloped countries, One such project was help poor communities Since CROP helped the are ,able to sell their cash / like Indonesia, India, completed by the people of become capable of providing town organize five work-for- produce to buy cattle, fer- Bangledesh and others. Here Sparta, a rural community of enough food for their own food projects, it's a changed tilizers, health care facilities, over 80 per cent of the 3,100 in Southwest Michigan. people." village with hope for the school books for children and population must work to "Operation Windmill," Funds raised through the future, Bower says. In two many other self-help tools produce food or starve. coordinated by Kent County CROP organization are also year's time the village they would otherwise have to In these counties Farm Bureau members' Pat used to purchase percolation residents had dug five do without. agriculture is labor-intensive, and Robert Bradford and Gail tanks, water pumps, hand instead of capital - intensive, and Leroy Klein first started tools such as shovels and hoes as it is in the United States. off as an auction of donated and other equipment used in It's unthinkable to buy a $20,000 tractor and go till 500 merchandise. Money raised agricultural production. from the sale was the first of Village leaders must work FB Women H-elp CROP, acres in an underdeveloped the community's goal of with CROP personnel Michigan Farm Bureau programs." country. Not only would it be $3,000. overseas to see that all the County Women's Committees Miss Atwood is a member difficult to raise the capital, "The project was started donated equipment is used will be devoting much time of the CROP executive but a producer would risk through a church group, but ,properly. and effort to help the CROP committee. Michigan Farm putting many people out of soon became one strongly Approximately $95,000 of organization raise funds in Bureau is a member or- work who have not other skill supported by farmers and in Michigan produced split 1977 says Helen Atwood, ganization of the Michigan than cultivating soil for the community as well," beans have been shipped manager of Michigan Farm CROP board. Several other handfuls of beans as Bower says. "It was looked overseas through donations to Bureau's Women's Activities. agricultural organizations payment. Officials of CROP, upon as an opportunity not CROP. Another $8,000 in "Farm Bureau women and a number of church an organization that helps only to help disadvantaged Michigan produced dry milk have been active in sup- groups are also organization countries increase their food people but also as a tool to is donated by Michigan dairy porting this organization members. production through projects help overcome sme of the cooperatives to be used in the since its inception in 1947," best suited to a nation's adverse publicity farmers organization's nutrition Miss Atwood explains. "The Any member who wants to economic structure, are quite have received from the urban programs. first projects were the help CROP, particularly mindful of the differences. press." / "CROP started off as a food collection of funds through during tJ1is holiday season, "Instead of just raising Within a short time, the donation program, but now coin folders. We know that should contact their county money and shipping food and necessary funds were raised. we use the food as a way to Farm Bureau members have Farm Bureau Women's agricultural implements to Several local media picked up encourage disadvantaged also helped CROP through Committee or Miss Atwood at any country that asks for on the story in a positive light. village members to work for their church groups. Projects the Michigan Farm Bureau help, we work to determine Two goals were ac- the benefit of their com- to assist CROP are a part of Center in Lansing. Her just what kind of project will complished. munities," Bower points out. the 1977 Farm Bureau telephone number is (517) help a certain villaJlte become "Tha windmill paid for the Merelegowan, a village of Women's activities 485-8121,extension 200. your Sign-up now for your 1977 Farm Bureau membership and we'll give you a $5 certific'ate good toward the purchase of Farm BUreau $50 worth of merchandise at either a Farm Bureau Services or Farmers Petroleum dealer. memBerSHIP This $5 certificate is one more way your Farm Bureau membership's worth even more today. Stop at your Farm Bureau IS WorTH office and sign-up. $5 more • :1 :z=-= ~.-_ '._ •• , _ FIVE$5 DIlURS .............. -.- - M. -- '" " -- -_- .. " •• -_ -. • - _--- ...-~_. .. -.-",- ... -. -.-.~ -..... - . ASK THE FARM IJIJREALJ PEOPLE 563 PAGE 18 MICHIGAN- FARM NEWS DECEMBER, 1976 Three years ago the voting delegates at the brought into Michigan. They labored long and The third recommendation involved the Michigan Form Bureau annual meeting asked hard in their attempts to have Michigan Farm administration of the program. ,They for a study to assure the continued growth Bureau affiliates offer on alternate program recommended that it be operated through the and viability of their farm organization. They that would provide comparable benefits to Michigan Form Bureau Field Operations asked for a review of existing programs and members only. They were unable to present a Division, using existing stoff, until volume recommendations for adjustments, on proposal which was judged equal or superior, justifies necessary expansion. analysis of membership make-up, and the. so it was decided that initioting a group The Boord accepted all three recom- development of a financial plan which would purchasing program in Michigan was in mendations and work began to work out the assure a strong, viable Form Bureau in the keeping with Form Bureau's philosophy of necessary details to implement the program. future. good competition and should be, in their Thus, after much research and serious con- The delegates were concerned. As formers, words, pursued vigorously. sideration, Michigan Form Bureau's newest they were beginning to feel the effect of a It was the concensus of the committee that, affiliate company - Michigan Form Bureau steadily spiraling inflation on their own although the existing services of Farm Bureau Group' Purchasing Company -. became a forms. They realized their county and state were of considerable value to formers, they ~ reality. Form Bureaus would also be affected by the were not specific enough, state wide in HOW IT OPERATES culprit •. inflation. They wanted their form availability, or readily recognized by many Each County Form Bureau Boord decides organization to be financially strong in order members, and that the Safemark program whether or not the county will participate in to serve the future needs of Michigan for- could fill this economic void .. the Group Purchasing Program. If they decide mers. DelEGATES SPEAK in the affirmative on agreement is signed STATESTUDYCOMMITTEE between the County Farm Bureau and the- On June 28, 1975 at the Special Delegate Group Purchasing Company. The County Form In accordance with the adopted policy, Session of the Michigan Form Bureau, the - Bureau then appoints a Group Purchasing President Smith appointed fifteen operating State Study Committee recommended that the Committee which has specific duties and formers. representing a cross .section of Michigan Farm Bureau Board examine ~the responsibilities for operating the program commodity interests and geographic areas, to Safemark Program and give it top priority within their county. a State Study Committee. These formers were consideration. This recommendation was The duties and responsibilities of the recognized as leaders in agriculture and in accepted by the voting delegates. county Group Purchasing Committee includes their home communities. And, most important In line with this adopted policy, the contracting prospective Safemark dealers and they cored about the future of Form Bureau .. Michigan F-arm Bureau Board appointed a recommending to the County Boord a specific It was a dedicated group of formers who committee of three board members and a dealer or dealers for their county. The County searched for the right future course for their ~taff assistant to examine the Safemark Form Bureau Board approves the committee's organization. It was a rather overwhelming Program. In carrying out its charges, the selection and recommends to the Company assignment with which they were charged. Research and Development Committee met that the dealership be awarded to their They knew the decisions they. mode could with personnel from the AFBF Service choice. effect not only the future of their farm Company, with representatives of Formers The Company thoroughly examines the organization, but the future of agriculture in Petroleum Cooperative, surveyed county credit limitations and background information Michigan. They realized that in a labor- Form Bureaus regarding potential support of of the prospective dealer. When this is oriented state, Form Bureau membership a group purchasing program, gouged the completed and approved the dealership is growth was vital. Without membership gain, interest at the President's Conference and open for business and he is shipped on in- Michigan Farm Bureau, the voice of other meetings throughout the state, took a ventory of tires and batteries in the sizes he agriculture in our state, would lose its tour of North Carolina and Kentucky Form requests. The dealer pays for all items upon political strength, and its image would suffer Bureaus to study the program at the state and receipt and Form Bureau members pay cosh with members, potential members and the county levels and interviewed local deqlers to the dealer for merchandise purchaseCi. pu~lic .. involved in the program, and once again met The prices members pay for Safemark tires So from the very beginning of their with personnel from Michigan Form Bureau and batteries are established by the Com- assignment, the committee was dedicated to affi Iia tes. pany. These prices are the some throughout surfacing a strong, attractive, members-only Also, to obtain and indication as to the the state regardless of where they are program_ which would be a clear demon- interest and potential support of a group purchased. stration to members and potential members purchase program in Michigan, the committee Dealers are able to operate on a low that Farm Bureau was on organization worthy surveyed members at the 1975 county Form margin of profit as the responsibility for of their continued support. Bureau annual meetings, Young Farmer advertising rests with the County Group meetings and County Farm Bureau' Boards. THESEARCH Purchasing Committee. This is not an overall The results were ninety-one percent for the advertising program, but rather is directed to In their concerted search for eco'nomic program. In the N~rtheast region of the state, .Farm Bureau members through county Farm services which would attract and maintain one hundred percent of those surveyed said Bureau publications and by word of mouth. membership, they were impressed with the they would be interested in the progra~. Another reason the cost of the top quality "members only" benefits of the Safe mark products is low is because the dealers usually COMMITTEEREPORTS group purchasin~ program. They studied the are in some other business which relates program with American Form Bureau On February 12, 1976 the committee favorably with the Group Purchasing Federation personnel and with other state presented three recommendations to the Program. Thus the cost of operating that Farm Bureaus which hod realized tremendous Michigan Form Bureau Board of Directors. business' is shored with other sources of membership growth since initiation of the First, based on the findings of both the State income. program. During their tour of other states, Study Committee and the Research and they visited Iowa because of its similarities to Development Committee, that the key to THEFUTURE Michigan. Iowa had initiated, and still have, membership growth is to offer members a The Group Purchasing Program is a service two member services which are in com- service they cannot get through any other which will provide a real economic value to petition with their own affiliate companies - organization, and that the group purchase members and will result in membership Safemark and Blue Cross-Blue Shield. It is program fills a need for a tangible economic strength for our organization. In its less than their philosophy that if their affiliate com. service for members only, they recommended four months of operation it has already panies cannot, or will not, offer competitive that a group purchasing program be adopted caused many members to say: "We can services, products or prices to members, then for Michigan Form Bureau members only. achieve economic gains because we belong to the parent company will offer "outside" The second recommendation was that the Farm Bureau." As the program spreads to services. group purchase program be Safemark, and more counties in the state and more items of The State Study Committee was well aware that a separate corporation be established, to merchandise are offered many more people - of the competitive factors involved in start with tires, batteries, and accessories, will realize that it pays to belong to Form recommending the Safemark program be with other items on an order basis only. Bureau. UECEMBER,1976 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS P.AGE 19 FBS Feed Lab to Open in Battle Creek A new quality control final feed product. laboratory will provide on- . "We won't have to ability to the-spot analyses of feed and check for hydrocarbon feed ingriedents at the Farm contamination, . though," Bureau Services feed Wastell points out. "nus kind processing plant in Battle of exainination must be done Creek. with a gas chromatograph. Construction on the new The presence of laboratory began November hydrocarbons would indicate 5. The structure is scheduled contamination by a PBB-like to be completed in April Hm. substance. Present quality It will be operated by the control methods of sending Technical Services Section of feed ingredients to in- FBS' Farm Supply Division. dependent labs to check for "Presently our quality such contamination and the control system consists of careful scrutiny of all sending feed and feed ingredient shipping records ingredients samples to in- has provided adequate dependent laboratories at the protection against such rate of 30 a week,".says Dr. contamination. " Marvin Wastell, director of However, the laboratory the Technical Services will be built so that additional section. "At times this equipment can be added if the system prevents us from need arises for it, Wastell receiving analyses before the says. ingredients are put into a The new laboratory will Paul Mulleneaux, manager of tlte FIS IJattle Creelefeed Plant and irian Gate., .u;,ervlsor of the final feed mix. With the lab also be able to analyze plant'. quality control d""slon, loole over the plans lor the new FBS quality control laboratory next right at Battle Creek, it will nutrient levels in fertilizers. to the feed plant. The new facility will provide on-the.spot anal,.e. of both feed Ingredients and the be possible to get the analyses This service will be available final feed mixes. much quicker. This will be a for FBS product dealers only: real asset to the whole "However, Farm Bureau operation." members who would like Supply Report Wastell laboratory feels that the will help to provide for a more uniform quick forage and analyses can send samples in to their FBS feed dealers. feed By Greg Sheffield ~~ FEEDS programs and supplies for the for dealer farmer The Nu Pro Dairy Feed coming spring season. Most discussions and line up sales program for high producing pesticides look like they will for winter and this coming animals is taking hold be in good supply. Prices spring. rapidly. Farmers with high appear like they will remain producing herds can gain the same with some im- FUELS hundreds of pounds more _ portant items lower and a few The - inevitable cost prize milk with Farm Bureau's slightly higher. squeeze from high payments new, patented invention, a for crude have pressured result of CRF Cooperative SEEDS another slight rise in prices Research Farms. Inquiries There still remain many for liquid fuels. Fortunately our CF Refinery has been on the startling production economic advantages advantages of NU PRO Dairy farsighted farmers who wish for able to hold these prices to a Every fanner minimum. The availability of Feeds should be made to local to order their com seed for dealers and our Feed spring. Farmers should see fuels at present is not ham- should know Department Fieldman. their dealers, have a planning The Farm Bureau FBS session, and order now. By pered, but a cold winter could make for tightness. Farmers a lei1der who Minerals line has now been doing this they will have a greatly expanded so we now better chance of getting the not on Farmers Petroleum gasoline or fuel oil programs really knows have the broadest line of kernel size and variety they superior minerals available want to plant. The Seed would do well to sign up now before winter demands have fanning. in the state from one supplier. Department and seed an effect on consumption. Bulk textured feeds are salesmen are booking sun- now available at the Battle flower and wild bird feed. TIRES Creek Feed Plant. This in- HARDWARE All tire sizes, with the clu~es Trophy and Manna Winter hardware items are exception of snow tires, are - The cooperative Farm Credit Banks of St. Paul are owned Mate. by all kinds of farmers and ranchers like yourself. And behind showing in better inventories Feeds have been selling in good supply and now them are many, many skilled and dedicated people who know througho u t Fa rmers well from our Battle Creek delivered for the most part to enough about farming, ranching and cooperatives to really dealers across the state. Petroleum dealer loCations. talk your language. Feed Plant. Snow tires are available too, LPS, liquid protein sup- Farmers should check their They also know a lot about ag credit. It's a highly techni- but not in as great quantities. plement, keeps growing in livestock hardware for cal, specialized business ...requiring a lot of experience and adequacy for winter use .. This condition was expected expertise. popularity as more farmers Boots, gloves, snow shovels, as an aftermatth of the find out about its convenience Serving the financial needs of agriculture has been the sale snow blowers, humidifiers, rubber workers' tire strikes. business of the Farm Credit System for nearly 60 years. So and economy. the Farm Credit Banks of St. Paul are in the best position to and salt are all in and ready know the credit needs of farmers, ranchers and cooperatives for sale. WINTER CHECK-UPS FERTILIZER in Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. Farm Building sales have Farmers Petroleum The fertilizer situation been excellent throughout the dealers are now active with That's why every farmer can be glad to be acquainted with looks good .with adequate his Production Credit Association and Federal Land Bank their winter service to far- supplies in prospect and year. Contacting a Farm Association, and every co-op can take pride in the Bank for mers. They - are busy prices having stabilized for Bureau Building Center can Cooperatives. Know the people there ...and you'li know lend- checking out equipment for ers who really know farming. now. Some of the best buys on allow time for planning a winterizing, making sure that fertilizer can often be made in useful building. Fencing, the proper greases and oils the winter months . Farmers steel and aluminum roofing who can take and siding, steel and wooden fertilizers early and have a posts are all in stock now at .are being used, avoiding freeze ups with antifreeze, changing oil filters, checking COOPERA~~~ FAR. place to store them will be in excellent prices. the best position this spring. Talk over your specific RETAIL DIVISION tires, and assisting equipment maintenance for in CIEDIT situation with your Farm ... All stores are now set up for Bureau dealer. winter sales and are ready to assist farmers in total late com harvests . Winter time can cause large drains on weak bat- teries. The new Maintenance IIIKI OF ST. PAUL Federal Intermediate Credit Bank (for your PCA) PESTICIDES planning on all of their en- Federal Land Bank (for your FLBA) Farm Bureau Services has' terprises. The winter months Free or co-op DYNAMIC Bank for Cooperatives (for your cooperatives) been meeting with pestic~de are ideal for this pursuit. batteries are available at 375 Jackson 51., 81. Paul, MN 551 01/Phone: (612) 725-7722 manufacturers to determme Have your farmer patrons in competitive prices. AAiCHiGAN F A R M NEWS DECEMBER, !??«. Rail Groups, Short Lines Ease Abandonments IVAIWMK The Board was responsible nceriiea a t ir preparing a final plan to ^organizing the rail network '-tixrvcie-iiin ^rue Regional s i2 d i ireau nas oee ien-?rai policies wipe L.r> Depanmera 01 ;ation Crimrruitee ine ra!? tuning :ntr pia the Department adopt August 3. 1S76, ertCi",, more abandonment w hnes," the tioverno t:;;;.:t -r. >m;c ;iasis, Airrv- aaas. .vlootr 'rea' economic impact of donirsent would never be • n without She tesiin-.onv Metric Svstem To Be XTE ^ ** Used Soon in Food sent a Marketing, MDA Say ;onsuRiAr& are w su.' nat 126$ PJtysiei . i-.eepij:* p^.ce vvi-.n liiSilijgisMJS, t <>i t>~e r;a;Son. Ht'ffron >aid in suoer- r.t r ? p for :na"ke?5 you'll notice cans Bail said. •jru packages on grocery Land is, Kortt* To respon^ibii :t> to test shelves hst weight or volume Claiidi.it ioeksan. chair/nov for the Michigan form Bursaa Woman's Com.T)'fi,«e. fef«i*es o p/ocjus honoring MieHgon f c r m ccuracv of Hi contents -in both systems. Sovbean Co mm. gtv'ig arid rr.easurina and metric measures are also Surecii Women ce> CJ D/s?,:ns?isd .M/cWfgan S.'c*e linsvtrtity Cooperative f*fsi7»/on S«'vf'e« Coopansfcr. Gans'-jn Gvy«r, di>8Cfo«- L.anr-T^ nv>! - ust-'i U; vtuyinsJ and indicated on nutrition labels. o# M$U f u ' e t i i o n cefgnj'uj'ates Mr*. Jackicr. ail const;iintr corrs- Along s*;ite highways more us i-n •Vsfh.3n.-s s/j?"i :.rp :^nr,»-;iri!-j ••i-iJh FB Women Help a Friend "lfCfTISJUIR ;M:CH!GA.N F*.RM NEWS Railroads Contd JOYS of Holidav Season Outweigh Perils tteL c.\j. friendi and relatives ' ~ ; i Oi and choosing just! the right •..'••v :re» -ost magical about that moment the reaiiy joyful traditions of hitter. :*> for an hour. I Soon, however, the tree was Bureaus Irs any way. Almy -submitted testimony on how a Christmas. stresses. shutdown would achretsely' trudged through rows of cut standing straight and steady f am admittedly a trees. The attendant patiently its the base Over my "The whole rail issue Dt:i i fc;' ?« etrtar nfs abour the trance on sugared stars. That discouraging experiences I My: •c;"i:.« .-.-re renewal s of continue;; ,f , s enchantment, cannot be oan recall. That insufferable Soon mcuiiv) iif:S we nope to denied searchedforforthough we have the perfect tree tree :we times keeled >movertneontnsrc Us side tail, >ugary • f-ar* , nen uon ere a:i beginning to deep ;n our hearts we know the house became an- eel the enchainment, I Ulei 'hat the perfect tree is likely • ommonly silent and the loaned me hov marked ? h ~ r:. ooxed iissemhh andon thereadv shelves for of ouietly onwere children the sittingMy so an verv "•'an i \ ? \ ! . KUUBUC • HiMMAt> (. Hvei'i!!'. 1 the local department tlore. were itching nd red to the unfolded the first t.ssue rand irunx Bui i resist mightily A tree elbows and I «a? close to trapped treasure 'A on see with a trunk as straight as an >Nars when decided, in- "his golden angei." I began Korea as tne most im 'arrow and manufaetur vas "Wei!, when I *2* \er"- Wrfrr. a n H i i v ^ i i -'.mmetrv is cold. Besides 1 going eujhbor. \ ••>•.; r.£. mm like vou . .*' p«*i y u lOO • ' an FBS. FBC Board Nominee F B I G , JCs Look For "77 Outstanding F a n n e r A Javceei ?««« mimomiies. a •ana r e : PAGE 2S MICHIGAN F A R M NEWS DECEMBER, Decline in World Grain Production But Food Supplies Stable Recent reductions in grain -hipped in fiscal 1976. While creases in consumption oi production e s t i m a t e s " for export volume is likely to food grains wiii be in the low W e s t e r n Europe. E a s t e r n decline because of generally income •countries -- par- Europe, and the United States improved crops around the ticularly the developing have not tiously altered world, prices are expected to market economies of Africa: forecasts general easing be stronger for soybeans. i=nd Asia -- but despite in- food supplies natural fibers, and oiimeaj. creases in per capita intake of The quickened pace of growth there, per capita ie Mil •ed tn '.'">• world ccor.omv also '-nd dkeiv lay wlaM*? ..md generally favorable ucec; increas !5io Western East* 'weather are largely responsible for the increase. [urope. Grain co n s u m p t i o n . World trade in meat con- R e v11 a 1 i z a t i o n and however, is expected to grow tinues restricted in the face of Regulatory Act of 1976. In proposal to the State of less rapidly than production rising production in major addition, the following in- Micigan to start a railroad to in 1976-77 due largely to beef exporting countries of formation should be ad- operate on 43 5 miles of track, relatively unfavorable the Southern Hemisphere. dressed with as much detail southeast, n o r t h w e s t , and livestock - feed price ratios in With s l a u g h t e r r a t e s in- as possible. northeast of Vassar. It would many of the developed creasing, herd numbers are service Miliington, Vassar, countries. Only the European either leveling off or 2. Project Description - A Denmark Junction, Riehville. capita levels Community and the Soviet declining there, as in the clear s t a t e m e n t ' of the Reese, Monger, Wahjarnega. U.S. agricultural exports in Union are now expected to United States where a problem and an outline of C'aro. and Coiling The fiscal 19M' are expected to increase feeding sub- cvciical downswing in cattle oruieet puroose decision for approval of the about equal the $22.15 blilion • stantial iv. The bulk of in- tiMfiuim n e s is unaerwav. subsidy contract will be made statAnrtMit r.n November I. io un-. tne Railroads Cont'd !issii).'. diifi rcct-uen mi; pre^tn upport. 1L- then solicited nuickl '•]>;•:> ..up^•n will ::>e !ockhmde!> n\ 'he eor- v a l u a b l - e s p j f.-. !.i;iv:{'-,\thairt!i tf? find t-t-'t.,"iiu'. support tc^ or;Hior,. Nme ••! the dfteen maintain, ei;,:' -jW!; o r . v i i U: .prov-nv oe'tor service ,sn tras route tor •inout halt of hjusiiaic is a community In;... -uppon. plus 5307.000 .Omraii's operating expenses that was able to enlist such in subsidy funds from the r.ai tne on *hi> line " Lapp points out miisuaie sine ami and managed. financial aid to start a short State of Michigan, was more Several agricultural his corporation to expand his line railroad when the former than enough to get the fi Tinung • Indications of shippers such as the plant's production facilities Perm. Central route and railroad started. critical d a t e s for project Michigan Sugar Company. by about 50 percent. The poor surrounding southern aceorn pi i shm en t s. Wicks, Sohigro. and others on Michigan Community was to The railroad now has 6fl service provided by Penn shippers and a promised 5,300 Central prevented this ex- 7. Implementation Process the route, have pledged be taken over by Conrad. But financial support if the state Conrail chose to abandon this carloads of material to be pansion, and forced DC A to - Description of the ex- shipped throughout the first often ship its products by perience of all participants in approves the operations section of track, as it had truck a? a substantial in- proposals. Lapp will be the 7,150 other miles of lightly year of ooeration. the project. crease in cost Southerland is president of this tine, once it traveled track throughout the " T h e key element of also a director of the Hillsdale 8. Limitations - Description goes into operation The country Hillsdale's success is shipper County Railroad. of any factors that could shippers have promised to and community enrollment," adversely affect the project. buy $200,000 in stock, which Lapp points out The shippers Numerous rail authorities ;>. S t a t e m e n t oi i'nder- could help defray some initial founded bv John Marino in nave found that not only is have praised the State of stJinrfir.t? - Of nwri in t :UK ; "our railroad' but that » « l i . Of •-ill'"! 'inr "Like am new business, secretar dus is a r.?ky operation." :uv> .'.nrii ! ire assured sf deoen- pnvat.-'iv w t Jin* ate as radmads Lapp pomts out. However, DECEMBER, -1976 MICHIGAN FARM-NEWS PAGE 23 FBS, FPC Offer $5 Certificate Large Food Supplies in 1977 The "$5 Off" membership Cooperative participating Large food supplies will may average only around 3 now underway in the pork incentive that was introduced store. help hold down food prices percent. industry will help keep down last year by Farmers Both Farmers Petroleum next year, according to total retail food prices. Petroleum Cooperative, Inc. Cooperative and Farm This percentage is minor James Donald of the compared to the increases of In this discussion of food and Farm Bureau Services, Bureau Services are affiliates Department of Agriculture's 14 percent in 1973and 1974, prices, Donald said, the Inc. is again being repeated of Michigan Farm Bureau economic research service. and another 8percent in 1975, department is counting on for all farm people who join and are the major In remarks delivered he said. continued large supplies of Farm Bureau in 1977. All distributors of farm supplies November 16 to the National crops other than livestock. members will receive a $5.00 in the state was well as major Agricultural Outlook Con- Donald pointed out that an Rex Daly, also of the certificate along with their marketers of grain and ference, Donald said that important. factor in the Department of Agriculture's 1977 membership iden- beans. whole retail food price pic- economic research service, tification card. Each cer- This Farm Bureau although increasing con- membership incentive was sumer demand and rising ture is the cattle industry. As said that the department tificate will be good for a $5.00 cattle numbers decline, the expects farmers to plant 4 to 5 first offered in 1975and was marketing costs will keep price reduction on a $50.00or accepted with much en- upward pressure on food price of beef will rise, he said. million more acres of more purchase from either a But the department an- soybeans next year and 1 thusiasm in all areas. The prices, the retail food price Farm Bureau Services or a $5.00 certificates are good rise in the first half of 1977 ticipates that the expansion million more acres of cotton. Farmers Petroleum until May 31, 1977. FARM BUREAU MARKET PLACE :SPECIAI- RArE TO FARM BUREAU MEMBERS: One free 25 word ad per month per memberShip, additional words. 10 cents each. Figures such as 12 or $12.50 count as one word NON- MEMBER advertisers: 15 cents per word one edition. two or more editions. 10 cents per word. Copy deadline: 13th of Month. Mail classified ads to: Michigan Farm News, P. O. Box 960 Lansing Mi. 48904 Publisher reserves right to reject any advertising copy submitted. ' • FARM EQUIPMENT FARM EQUIPMENT LIVESTOCK MISCELLANEOUS . MISCELLANEOUS HARLEY ROCK PICKERS. Rock Win- WANTED. John Deere 0 or GP Tractor. COW TRIMMING makes your cows feel HOMEWORKER'S WANTED! OUT. FOR SALE: SOONew bushel crates 51.00.20. drowers. Picks 1 to 16" dia. The World's For sale: Delaval 210 Gallon Bulk Tank. beller. produce be"er and makes you more STANDING INCOME! INFORMATION bushel apple boxes 520.00. While supply Best. Phone 313.37~791. Earl F. Reinelt. Wheat and Oal Straw. LeRoy Keinath. R No. money. Call Bob Presson. RFD 3. Evarl. MI FOR STAMPED ENVELOPE. LaPoe. 9700 lasts. Phone 616-275.7646. Geo. Barber. .c465 Reinelt. Deckerville. Mich. 40127. (5-If- 4. Vassar. Michigan 517-652.2388. (l1-If.24pl 49631.Phone (616) 734.5051. (101f.14p) Pinehursl. South Gate. Ca Iilornia 90280. (7- Empire. Mich. 49630. 1l0.tt.22p) 23p) 6t.15pl WANTED TO BUY. John Deere GP or 0 CORRI EDALE SHEEP Purebred FARMERS. Multi.manulaclurer distributor SPRAY -TEC insulation lor melal. wOOdand model Traclor. For sale 1938 John Deere A Breeding slock lor sale. Paper optional. PAI~TlNG. Tuck pointing. sand blasling. expanding business Ihroughout Michigan. block bUildings. UL Lab. as Class A building Traclor with extras. LeRoy Keinath. R No. Waldo F. Dieterle. 7285 Textile Rd .• Saline. caulkong. registered sleeple.lack. lully in- Need agriculturally experienced associates. material. Gerald Oakley. 1420 M-52 North. 4. Vassar. Michigan 4768. Phone 517.652. Mich. 4176. Phone (313) 429.7874. (1-If.19pl sured. E.R. Wilcox. 3424 E. Beaver Rd .• Bay Work independently. Excellent products . StOCkbridge. Mich. 49285.Phone 517.851-8062. 2388. (8.1f.2Spl MILKING SHORTHORNS Young bulls. City. Phone 517.684.7640. (6.tt.20p) commissions - benpfits. Send name . ad- (S-12t.25p) yearlings and calves lor sale. Write or visit dress. P.E.D .• Box 781. East Lansing. Mich. Stanley M. Powell and Family. Ingleside SURVIVE THE ENERGY CRUNCH Burn (7-6t.25p) GRAIN DRYING AND STORAGE LIVESTOCK Farm. R.R.2. Box 238. Ionia. Mich. 4846. (6. wood. lamous Ashley Thermostatic wOOd EQUIPMENT. Farm Fans Dryers. Brock 1f.25p) burning circulalors available now. Krader PECAN HALVES. Fresh! Gallon 510.75 Bins. Buckel Elevalors. Sales. Installation. Enterprises. RI. No.1. Grand Junction Postpaid. Cane Creek Farm. Box 151.AD. Service. Keith 0"0. K & R EqUipment. Inc .• QUARTER HORSES. Disposition lor 4.H. FOR SALE - YORKSHI RE servlceage boars Mich. 49056. Phone 616.253.4332. 19.41.24P) Cookeville. Tenn. 38501. Guaranteed! (9.4t. Adrian 49221. 517.265.5487. (10.tf.2Sp) ability lor cattle. conlormallon lor show. 14p) 19.41.Up} and open gilts top blOOdlines tested al MSU Reasonable prices. Customer satislaclion a test station. All registered slock. Richard WATCH REPAIR . Any make cleaned FARM BUILDING MAINTENANCE - We priority. Visilors welcome. Walton Farms. Cook. 'h.mile east Mulliken. M-43. Phone 517. ~epaired. inlfrnal parts. cryslals. crowns: AUCTIONEERING & APPRAISALS specialize in painling high buildings & Rosebush. Phone517-433.292S. (3.1f.24p) 649-8988. 13-1f.24p) •ncluded. No case or dial repair. Three.day specializing in Farm Personal. Household & roofing steep rools. Work Irom boom Iruck shop service. Wrist watches SB.OO. pOCkel Antiques. Special rales lor Farm Bureau with 65 ft. reach. For estimate call High- FOR SALE: 2 yr. old heiler . slandard bred FOR SALE: 2 yearling polled Shorlhorn 520.00. No electrlcs. Elgin. trained craft. members. James R. Erskine. Freeland Boy Builders. LanSing 517.882.5869. Herelord . registered 5250.00. Polled heilers. 4.H caliber. Come see them. Ray sman. Mail order repair since 1952. Free Mich. 517.695.9182. (1).tf.20P) Copemish 616.378.2375. Muskegon 616.773- Hereford yearling heiler 5200.00. 4 yr. old Peters. 3 miles S.E. 01 Elsie on Riley Road. mal!er. Hub's Service. 38SS Hopps Road. 2669. (6.61.30b) cow- polled herefordS300.00. Leonard. Mich. (11.3t.22pl Elg,n. 111.60120. (9-6t.44p) Phone 313-628.«38. (12-lt-2Sp) APPLES. CIDER. Blossom Orchards. 2 FOR SALE: Cleveland 140 tiling machine. CHAROLAIS - For sale polled or horned FARMERS - RANCHERS .. Money miles N. of Leslie. 3597 Hull Rd. Closed Can be used lor clay or plastic tile. Herman BEEFALO . Genuine Basolo Pureblood bulls and bred c~ performance tested. R. Available Irom numerous Governmenl Mondays. Phone 517.589.8251. Wholesale •. Engel. Reading. Michigan. phone 517.283. 5emen Irom 57.00 ampule. Beefalo "Wonder J. Eldridge & Sons. 7911Alden Nash Rd .• (M. Loans. Send $3.00 10 Inlo Publications. P.O. Retail. Gift paCkages shipped UPS. 2842. (12.lt.20p) CaNle" bought and sold. Limited Beefalo SO)Allo. Mich. (616) 868.6223. (3-tt-15p) Box 34183. Clermonl. Indiana 46234. (9-36- 110-41.22p) meat. Free Beefalo story and prices. 19b) (9.36. 19b1 HARLEY ROCK PICKER5. Rock WIn- American Beefalo Breeders. 4152 N. Lapeer. WANTED .. Chadalee Farms Horseradish drowers. Picks 1 to 16" dia. The World's Lapeer 21. Michlgan~. m2. Phone (313) 793. 112.lt.33b) MISCELLANEOUS APPLES. CIDER. Blossom Orchards. 2 miles N. of Leslie. 3597 Hull Rd. ClOSed eaters. 100percent pure. Adds zip and flavor Best. Phone 313.376-4791. Earl F. Relnelt. to beef. ham & pork. Look lor Ihe Hot stuff in .c465 Relnelt. Deckerville. Mich. 40127. (5-If. Mondays. Phone 517.589.8151. Wholesale . Grocer's Dairy Case. FOR SALE: Reglslered Jersey Heilers. FOR SALE: 500 Wood Beer Lugs & POlato Retail. Gift packages shipped UPS. (10-4t. 23pl 111.6t.25p) Bred and Open M.A. B.C. Breeding. Priced Crates. $50.00 takes all. slored in dry 22p) (l0.4t.22p) . SPRAY.TEC insulation for metal. wood and right due to barn fire. Phone 517-642.8461. building. Edward F. Heyn. Baroda. 616-422. 1061. (12.1t-19p) FOR SALE: 500 New bushel crates 51.00.20- block buildings. UL Lab. as Class A building Vern Balllen. Hemlock. Mich. (12.1t.22p) WANTED .. Chadalee Farms Horseradish bushel apple boxes 520.00. While supply material. Gerald Oakley. 1420 M.52 Norlh. eaters. 100percent pure. Adds zip and flavor lasts. Phone 616-275.7646. Geo. Barber. 5tockbridge. Mich. 49285. Phone 517.851 . FOR SALE: 4 year old proven reglslered SAUSAGE MAKERS. GREAT! RECIPES. to beef. ham & pork. Look lor the Hot stuff In Empire. Mich. 49630. 8062. 15.12t.250) polled Hereford bull. WIB Roundup breed. BOlogna. Frankfurters. Head Cheese. Grocer's Dairy Case. (11.6t.2Sp) (10-If.22p) Paul DeLuca. 1025Madison. Brighton. Mich. Summer. BlOOd and Pork Sausage. 51.00 4116. (12.1t.20p) Hamlltons. Box 233-131. New UI",. Minn. FREE MUSIC LESSON. "Learn Chord WANTED - John Deere 0 or GP Tractor. FARMERS. Multi.manulacturer distributor For sale: Delaval 210 Gallon Bulk Tank. 56073. (12.lI.20pl Playing". Plano. Organ. Gullar. Simple new REGI5TERED Corriedale Sheep lor sale.' expanding business Ihroughout Michigan. Wheal and Oal Straw. LeRoy Keinath. R No. Rams. Ram lambs. ewes. good bloodlines. system enables anyone 10 learn. Davidsons. FREEZER DOUGHSI Breads. rolls. bunsl 6727MFN Metcalf. Shawnee Mission. Kansas Need agriculturally experienced associates. 4. Vassar. Michigan 517-652.2388. Also Hampshire Rams. Leo Eccles. Mendon Work independently. Excellent products . (11.tf.24p) Make your own! Complete. easy in. 66204. (12.1I-23p) 49072.Phone616-496.76S0. (71t.21p) commissions . benefits. Send name ad. strucflons. FACTORY SECRET RECIPESI 51.00 Hamlltons. Box 233.131. New Ulm. dress. P.E.D .• Box 781. East Lansing. Mich. WANTED TO BUY. John Deere GP or 0 FOR 5ALE • New Zealand White Rabbits, •SAU5AGE MAKERS, pr~mixed spices. (7.6t.2Sp' model Tractor. For sale 1938John Deere A Minn. 56073. (12.1I.20p) bred lor top meat producllon. "Rabbits are cures lor ham. bacon. poultry. game. 40 Tractor with exlras. LeRoy Keinath. R No. our only business." Dellmers Bunny Palch. recipes. casings. stuffers. smoker_Ideas. 4. Vassar. Michigan 4768. Phone 517.652. FOR SALE: 1,000 Bushel Crates lor potatoes Calalog. National Home Products. Box 4397. PECAN- HALVES. Fresh! Gallon 510.is Phone 517.584.3765. Caron City. Mich. or apples al 51.00 each. George Barber. 2388. (7.1f.24p) 17. Las Vegas. Nevada 89106. (4.9t.2Spl Postpaid. Cane Creek Farm. Box 151.AD. (8.1f.2Spl Empire. Mich. Phone 616-27S-7646.(l2.1f.17p) Cookeville. Tenn. 38501. Guaranteed! QUARTER HORSE5 • Disposition lor 4.H. (9.4t.14pl "Calf Buggy" Something new. Individual FOR SALE: Mixed alfalfa and grass hay. AFRICAN VIOLETS .. Slarl plants Irom ability lor callie. conlormatlon lor show. LAND CLEARING and Bulldozing. By the pens lor newborn calves. Wrlle lor pam. Also 1959 Chevrolet Viking SO truck. V.8 leaves, over 80 varieties. Descriptive price Reasonable prices. Customer satislaction a hour or by the iob. Tom Tank. Eagle. phlet. Alvin Frahm. 10320Holland Road (M. engine 4 and 2 speed. Phone 616-758.3880. lisl35c. Gall's Violets. R No.4. St. Johns. priority. Visitors welcome. Walton Farms. Michigan 4822. PhoneSI7.626.6677. (5.11.18p) 46) Frankenmuth 4734. Phone 517.652-6692. Nashville. Mich. (12.1t.24pl Mich. 48879. (6.t1.20pl Rosebush. Phone 517.433.2925. (3.1f.24p) (12. tf.23p) CHAROLAI5 - For sale polled or homed BOOK .. WEIGHT! A BETTER WAY TO bulls and bred cows. perlormance tesled. R. L05E (Bible Formula) 128 pages. 51.SOplus HOMEWORKER'S WANTEDI OUT- AUCTIONEERI NG & APPRAI5ALS FOR SALE: 13" hammermlll with '/2 ton specializing In Farm Personal. Household & mixer & bagger. Montell Harrington. 7915 J. Eldridge & Sons. 7911Alden Nash Rd .• (M- 2Sc postage. From: R. Campbell. P.O. Box STANDING INCOME! INFORMATION SO) Alto. Mich. (616) 868.6223. ~. Waterford. Mich. 4095. (l2.1f.24p) FOR STAMPED ENVELOPE. LaPoe. 9700 Anliques. Special rales lor Farm Bureau Bunkerhlll Rd .• Jackson. Mich. Phone 769. members. James R. Erskine. Freeland 2785. ask lor Jerry Walker. (12.1t.22p) (3-1f-25pl. Pinehurst. South Gale. California 90280. Mich. 517.695.9182.• FOR SALE: 40" Phllco Electric Range - 565. 17.61.15p) COW TRIMMING makes your cows leel Excellent condition. Two ovens. 11ftlop for 111.1f.20pl Boy Builders. Lansing 517.882.5869. beller. produce beller and makes you more easy cleaning. Call 517.42.1877 .. 414 N. PAINTING. Tuck pointing. sand blasting. Copemish 616-378.2375. Muskegon 616-773. money. Call Bob Presson. RFD 3. Evart. MI Creyts Rd .• LanSing ol8917.evenings. (12.1t. caulking. registered steeple. jack. lully in. 2669. (6-61.30b) 49631. Phone (6161 734.5051. (101f.14pl 24p) sured. E. R. Wilcox. 3424 E. Beaver City. Phone 517.684.7640. Rd.• Bay (6.t1.20p) REAL ESTATE ROUND BALE FEEDER5 lor 1500 lb. rOUnd CORRIEDALE 5HEEP. Purebred Breeding WARM MORNING & SHENANDOAH & bales. Heavy duty I" square tubing. Only stock lor sale. Paper optional. Waldo F. WOODMASTER Wood Heaters. Ther. S86.95. RectangUlar leeders also available. Dieterle. 7285 Textile Rd.• Saline. Mich. mostaflcally controlled. Fire brick & cast 5URVIVE THE ENERGY CRUNCH Burn FOR SALE: Large house. 2 acres. 2 lakes. Free IIleralure. Dealerships available. Starr 48176. Phone (313) 429.7874. (l.1f.19pl lined 5170 to 5378. PANGBORN'S PAIN. wood. lamous Ashley Thermostatic wood Also land zoned Irailers water 3 sides. National. 219 Main. Colchester. illinois TING. StanwOOd. Mich. 49346. Phone 616.823. burning circulators available now. Krader Consider mini. motor home part payment. 62326. (12.1t.29pl MILKING 5HORTHORN5 . Young bulls. 2215. 112.1t.22p) Enterprises. Rt. No.1. Grand Junction. near Hastings. Mich. Call 616.267.S688.112.3t. yearlings and calves for sale. Write or visit Mich. 49056. Phone 616.253-4332. 24p) FARROWING STALLS. Complete S86.SO Slanley M. Powell and Family. Ingleside FOR SALE: Ashley Wood Burning Heaters; (9.41.24p) I" tubular steel construcllon. Dealerships Farm. R.R. 2. Box 238. Ionia. Mich. 4846. Wood Klichen Range; Antique Kitchen WILL TRADE commercial property in available. Free literature. STARR ( 6.t1.25p) Cabinets; Anlique Organ; Hand or Eleclrlc Thumb Area lor land or home in Kalamazoo NATlONAL. 219 Main. Colchester. illinois FOR 5ALE. YORK5HIRE serviceage boars Prinllng Press; Varllyper Headliner; WATCH ~EPAIR • Any make cleaned. Area. write P.O. Box 297. Unionville. or call 62326. (12.1t.19p) and open gilts top bloodlines teSled at MSU Portable typewriter; Three piece Living repaired. onternal parts. cryslals. crowns 517.674-2311. lest stalion. All registered stock. Richard Room Set; Round Oak Tables; Beds; Gas included. No case or dial repair. Three.da~ FOR SALE: DeLavel Magnellc milk Cook. 'I' mile east Mulliken. M.43. Phone 517. clothes dryer; Electric mangle; Pop Corn Dispenser; 5nowmoblles; Snowmobile shop service. Wrist watches SB.OO. pOCket maChine; 3 unil pump wllh 2 complele 40 lb. 649.8988. 13.t1.24p) 520.00. No electrlcs. Elgin. trained craft. FOR SALE: 140 acres. can be divided. 9 buckets. Phone517.652.2301. Vassar. Mich. Sleds; Sno-Camper; plus misc. Adams sman. Mail order repair since 1952. Free miles to MSU. 11 miles to Lansing. Be"er (12.1t-19p) FOR 5ALE: 2 yearling Polled 5horthorn Enlerprlses. phone616.964.32S4. (l2.1t.SOp) mai!er. Hub's Service. 38SS Hopps Road. than average buildings. high productivity. hellers. 4-H caliber. Come see them. Ray Elg.n. III. 60120. Reason lor selling .. death in lamily. For FOR SALE: Choreboy leed bin. holds 7-'h. Peters. 3 miles S.E. of Elsie on Riley Road. AVOID THE MIDDLEMEN and save. Cedar (9.61.44pl appointment call 517-6-11.6206evenings. 112. (l1.3t.22pl lence posts. Rustic rail or board lences; 2t.30p) Ions. never used. 10' discharge auger. non. bridging bollom. Reasonable. Don Clark. Ivan Malnar. WHOLESALE CEDAR POST Lake Odessa. Phone 616-693-2369. (12.1t.15p) YARD. Rte. 3. Rapid River 49878. 906-474. A5PARAGU5 ROOTS 1 . 2- 3 year old DOGS 5204. (12.1t.15p) Martha Washinglon. Rhurwid Divisions. FOR SALE: 90 acres 5andy Loam Farm. Fall or Spring Planting. Harry H. Zepik. R Missaukee County. 7.room house. basement. FOR SALE: Cleaning equlpmenl lor 400 5AUSAGE MAKERS. premixed spices. No.2. Box 766. Watervliet. Mich. 49098. 616. barn. machine shed. all in nic~ shape on FOR SALE: Purebred English Shepherd black lop road. 70 acres larm land with chickens. also 6 stanchons wooden lining. cures lor ham. bacon. poultry. game. 40 46).3393. puppies; lusl weaned. Also. Reg. Holslein wooded hill. excellent building sifas around 2 like new. drinking cups. and sail trays. Kass. recipes. casings. sluffers. smoker ideas. (l1.8t.25p) bulls. service age. Records to 21.OS2M & silles. six miles Irom Cadillac. Phone 616- Phone517.S92-2704. Brooklyn. (12.1t.2Ip) Catalog. Nallonal Home Products. Box 4397. 8301". George Robb. Fowlerville. Phone 517. 775.5933. 112.2t.4Op) 17. Las Vegas. Nevada 89106. (4.9t.2Sp) 223.9462. 112.1t.22pl WANTED TO BUY: Allis Chalmers 780 or FARMERS - RANCHERS n Money 782 Forage Harvesler with one row corn FOR 5ALE: Keeshond Puppies . A.K.C. AFRICAN VIOLETS .. 5tart plants lrom Available From Numerous Governmenl WILL TRADE commercial property In head in gOOd condition. Edward Mikowskl. registered. Also callie lor sale. 1280Crandall leaves. ov~r 80 varieties. Descriptive price Loans. Send $3.00 to Info Publications. P.O. Thumb Area lor land or home in Kalamazoo Box 94. Cedar. Mich. 49621. Phone 616-228. Road. Litchfield. Phone517.S42.3127. 112.1t. Iisl3Sc. Gall's Violets. R NO.4. St. Johns. Box 34183. Clermont. Indiana 46234. Area. write P.O. Box 297. Unionville. or call 5567. (12.1t.2Sp) 16p) MIch. 4879. (6-If.20p) (9.36-19b) 517.674.2311. (10.4t.22pl PAGE 24 M I C H I G A N F A R M NEWS D E C E M B E R , 1976 162,000 "Safety Group" worker's Compensation insurance Dividend For the fourth time in five years, another dividend. This time, $162,000 . . . 1 5 % of annual premiums returned to "Safety Group" Worker's Compensation policyholders. These dividends were earned through good safety experience between July 1, 1975 and June 30, 1976. We're proud of our "Safety Group" policy- holders. They've achieved strong safety levels despite spiralling inflation and the greatly liberalized Worker's Compensation Law. The "Safety Group" program was developed to reward agricultural worker safety while protecting the farmer. It's accomplished that purpose. And any Michigan farmer can become a "Safety Group" member by holding a Farm Bureau Mem- bership; actually joining the "Safety Group"; by agreeing to a common July 1 effective date for the Worker's Compensation insurance policy; and by having the majority of farm payroll going to agricultural employees. This dividend-oriented program is designed to provide the lowest net cost Worker's Compensation coverage for Michigan farmers. It's a special service for Farm Bureau Members. Safety Group" Worker's Compensation . . . another agricultural insurance innovation that works . . . from Farm Bureau Mutual. FARM BUREAU INSURANCE GROUP. Farm Bureau Mutual • Farm Bureau Life • Community Service Insurance