MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS F. B. Members In "Make Farming A Counties Bead Business—As Well 62 The NEWS. As An Occupation." PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FABM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP VOL. II, No. 20 OCTOBER 31, 1924 Issued Semi-Monthly THE REAPPORTIONMENT AMENDMENT SHOULD RE VOTED DOWN w MONROE & KALAMAZOO FARMERS WILL y ™ oj" STIRRING SCENES Pooler Finds He's CORLISS SCHEME WOULD CONCENTRATE DO WELL AT DETROIT ^ ^ ^ „ $780 To The Good PROFIT MORE THAN $42,500 FROM TAX LEGISLATIVE STRENGTH IN DETROIT BY CHANGES AFTER FARM BUREAU PROBE OF STATE GRANGE Michigan State Farm Bureau, Lansing, Michigan. TAKING IT FROM REST OF THE STATE Gentlemen: Debate on State Income Tax I am pleased with my re- Farm Bureau Investigation Disclosed Farms Were Commands Attention of turns from wool pooled at Col- Strikes at Good Government by Eliminating the umbus, Ohio, through the Assessed Higher Than City Real Estate; All Michigan State Farm Bureau and the Moiety Clause, Which Balances Big City Michigan Wool Growers Co-op- i Facts Given to Supervisors and erative Marketing Ass'n. Ship- And Country Representations; I NEWS GIVES SUMMARY Farm Tax Load Lessened ped 6,000 lbs. The best offer I could get here was 32 cents 36 Counties in Danger Delegates Hear Splendid Talks at time of shearing, June 20. S o m e time ago w e presented figures to s h o w that the farm- On Many Public The wool netted me 45 cents per lb. through the pool or a A threat to all Michigan outside of W a y n e county is the ers of Ingham, Calhoun and W a s h t e n a w counties would pay Problems clear gain of 13 cents per Corliss amendment on reapportionment which you will find $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 less taxes this year than they w o u l d have paid had pound, a total in clear cash of on the ballot Tuesday, November 4. It should be voted Petoskey, Oct. 29.—A great wave $780. Can you beat it? not the State and County Farm Bureaus made investigations of enthusiasm has been sweeping the down. as to assessment conditions and presented their findings to annual convention of the Michigan FRANK KINCH, Huron Co. Farm Bur. member. The Michigan State Farm Bureau Board of Directors on the supervisors at their June equalization meetings. A t that State Grange, which has before it for discussion the,' most important Lakeside Stock Farm, October 10 condemned this amendment because it eliminated time it w a s explained that in Monroe and Kalamazoo coun- taxation and other public questions Grindstone City, Mich., the important moiety clause of our State constitution and be- ties the equalization made by the supervisors had been ap- of the day, already noted by a stir- Oct. 25, 1924. cause it represents an unwise concentration of political power. pealed to the Michigan State T a x Commission and herrce the ring debate on tha state income tax proposition and a stirring discus- The State Farm Bureau calls the attention of the membership benefit to the farmers of these t w o counties could not be an- sion in sight on the Federal child to the following facts: nounced at that time. T h e State T a x Commission made investigations as to labor amendment. This wave of enthusiasm reached a high level to- CLOVER SEED PRICE Adoption of the Corliss amendment will settle reapportion- ment just the way Detroit wants it settled—with Detroit in night at the annual banquet when a assessment conditions in these t w o counties and held hearings at the time of the October supervisors' meetings. T h e final program of addresses, reminiscences, songs, jokes and stunts were blend- IS SWINGING MANY control of the legislature. This amendment gets its name from John Corliss, a Detroit representative in the legislature equalization made by the State Commission will lessen con- siderably the proportion of state and c o u n t y taxes paid by the ed into an evening of fellowship long to be remembered. Debate Summary Given TOWARD ALFALFA who circulated the petitions to put it on the ballot. 36 Counties Would Be Affected farmers in both these counties as compared with last year's A summary of the state income Adoption of the Corliss amendment would probably take equalization. tax between C. H. Bramble, State Short Crop Puts Clover W a y Granger Overseer, who held the af- away from some 36 Michigan counties their separate reprei A s a result of the assessment agitation in Monroe county Up; Alfalfa Invites firmative, and Frank Sparks, asso- sentation in the legislature and combine them into legislative the rural districts will pay $ 3 7 , 1 8 3 . 8 8 less tax than they ciate editor of the Grand Rapids Attention districts with a loss in representation and a loss of identity as w o u l d h a v e paid had the equalization been made on the same Herald, for the negative, is given in this article. The clover market has had every- legislative units. Their loss would be Detroit's gain and prob- basis as a year ago. T h e rural districts will be $ 3 1 , 3 2 8 . 7 0 ably would give Detroit one-third of the entire legislature to Among those who spoke at the body guessing, especially the man better off than they w o u l d have been had the county been banquet tonight was Mrs. Edith Wa- ,who has clover seed to sell. The start, with prospects for nearly half the representation some equalized as assessed last spring. gar of Carleton, Wayne County Po- same holds true of any company day. There would be no limit. Bureau Found Tax Facts * ! mona lecturer. She said, in part: that has to buy clover seed. Re- "We older folks carry the burden ports of short crop of clover all over Because, as pointed out in the October 17 edition of the Jt will be remembered that the Farm Bureau tax assessment in- vestigation in Monroe County re- "WOOL POOL MADE of the future of farm organizations. the country have made a very strong We in the Grange may well be sym- market with almost continually ris- Farm Bureau News, the Corliss amendment eliminates the moiety clause of the constitution, which now assures all citi- pathetic with all other farm organ- ing prices. Lately reports from vealed that the property was very unfairly assessed. Farm property ME $240 PROFIT" izations and agricultural agen- Europe indicate a very short crop cies. Let us overlook any differ- on the other side. zens throughout the state a fair representation. The Corliss amendment also would make a dangerous change in our sys- was being assessed 72%, village ences. Let us all combine our ef- The past six weeks have matured tem of redistricting the state. property 59%, Monroe city prop- E. M. Cadwallader, Kalama- forts in the spirit of usefulness and a good many acres of clover in Mich- erty 47%, small acreage property z o o Member, Pooled service and 'work for the common igan that on the first of September The moiety clause of the constitution provides that each 38% and lake and suburban prop- good of Michigan agriculture. Unit- didn't appear to have a chance. Re- county shall have a separate representative when it has at- erty only 34%. The small acreage 4 , 0 0 0 Pounds ed, we are a great power for the ad ports from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, tained a population equal to a moiety or more than half the property consisted of tracts of Michigan Co-op. Wool Growers Julia McKim I vancement of the rural life of this and the west pretty largely confirm Helen Miller and Julia McKim of! state." the early reports of short crop. It is number of population required for a representative, according from one to twenty acres lying Marketing Ass'n., problematical as to whether the to the legislative ratio then in force. This the Corliss proposal adjacent to the lake and suburban Albion, canning club girls from Cal- Pres. Butteifield's Message Michigan State Farm Bureau, houn county, tied for second place Featuring the afternoon program movement will continue upward, would eliminate. property. It was held for plot- Lansing Michigan. in : the recent Michigan State Fair! President hold its own, or decline,—as it has ting purposes. Gentlemen: demonstration at Detroit. They be-l _ b T * ,, / _.. in the past two or three years. In The Present Situation After these findings had been laid In reply to your letter of Septem- long to the Busy Bee Canning C l u b 1 K e n y ° n L - Butterfield of the Michi- these last years we have seen the Afl the legislature lias failed to the state for legislative purposes, and before the Monroe county supervisors ber 20th concerning the advantage of South Albion township, an organ- j San Agricultural College. He was peak prices on clover seed reached redistrict the s t a t e , the ratio of placing that all-important task in the in a convincing manner by F. H. gained by selling my wool through ization of eight girls, most of them editor of the Michigan Grange Vis- just about the time that seed was hands of a three-man commission, doing canning work for the first time. itor 32 years ago. Mr. Butterfield moving from the growers' hands 24,20!) i n h a b i t a n t s to one repre- consisting of the secretary of state, Dexter, Sec'y of the Monroe County the Farm Bureau Wool Pool, will They have a record that they may said: sentative, established by the cen- the attorney general and the lieuten- Farm Bureau and S. M. Powell, Ass't say that I offered my 4,000 pounds well be proud of. Miss McKim, a 10th most freely. Will it repeat this year? sus of L9G0, still s t a n d s . Under "If we are going to preserve the Conditions seem to be somewhat ant governor, this board to redist- Sec'y of the Michigan State Farm of western lamb wool to local buy- grade high school student, is presi- American farmer on a high plane, the moiety clause some 36 coun- rict the state every eight years. Bureau, the supervisors made an ers at 34 cents, but was unable to dent and acts as local leader. Miss there are some things which are es- against seed reaching higher levels. equalization which was somewhat of dispose of it at that price and was Miller, an eighth grade student, is sential. We must get together on a On the present basis clover seed will ties with more t h a n half, or 12,105 The Corliss arrangement for re- a victory for the farmers. However, told by one dealer that 30 cents secretary and treasurer of the club. large general program. We must cost farmers $22 to $25 per bushel inhabitants, but h a v i n g less than districting is an open invitation to some of the rural supervisors did not would be a good price for it. next spring. This raises the ques- 24,20!) can now send their separ- gerrymandering and many other po- think of Michigan not as nearly tion as to how much the use of it ate representatives to the legisla- litical evils. Under the constitution, feel that they had received full jus- tice, so they appealed to the State Tax Commission, with the result that By selling it through the wool pool, it netted "me 40 cents, making a profit of $240 more than the price BEAN ADVERTISING 200,000 farms but as one large farm. will be curtailed and how many All our splendid agricultural agen- farmers will swing from clover to t u r e at Lansing. this work is now done by the legis- lators, who are well acquainted with It' the state were redistricted to- home conditions and are responsible the proportion of the state and county taxes to be paid by the rural I was offered for it at home and found no buyers. PROGRAM STARTS cies and organizations must work to- alfalfa seed. It is also pertinent to gether. Co-operation of farmers in ask how many will turn from clover day u n d e r t h e 1!)20 census, t their local community project is one to alfalfa even though they should be ratio would be 36,684. According three-man board at Lansing would h e to the folks in their districts. A districts of Monroe county has been I am surely very well pleased with of the first essentials for the great- considerably reduced. the transaction. Growers and Elevators Are est success. The local group can get priced at the same level next spring. to the A d r i a n Telegram, even un- be getting the thing a long, long Farmers' Portion Lowered Respectfully yours, There is, according to all reports, der the moiety clause, the follow- ways from the people. This board Contributing Cent Each together, think together and work a good crop of alfalfa seed through- ing counties would probably lose would be responsible to no one and In 1923 the property lying out- E. M. CADWALLADER. together. It is the first requisite. out the northwest. Present indica- t h e i r s e p a r a t e legislative identity whatever dose it gave the state would side the city of Monroe paid 70.36 Kalamazoo County Farm Bureau Per 100 Lbs. "The work of our college is an- tions and prices point toward $15 to and be merged with other coun- stand for eight years, or at least un- per cent of the total tax. On the member. Augusta, Mich, R. 1. other matter which deeply concerns $18 seed to the retail buyers in the t i e s : Alpena, A n t r i m , Charlevoix, til another constitutional amend- basis of the original 1924 assess- The Joint Bean Advertising Com- the agricultural progress of our ment could be put through to remedy ment it would have paid 69.33 per October 20, 1924. mittee, representing Michigan bean state. This work is three fold,— spring. Production of Grimm al- Cheboygan, E m m e t , Livingston, the situation. cent of the tax this year, but after growers and elevators handling teaching students, research and ex- falfa, as usual, is running somewhat Mecosta, M i d l a n d , Newaygo, the State Tax Commission come in beans, has completed its organiza- tension. I am deeply concerned re- behind the demand. According to Oceana, and Osceola. Moiety Clause IK Sound and reviewed the assessments the farmers' share of the total tax will WALLACE HAS LIVE tion. Since October. 1 .it has been col- garding some problems which lecting through local are reports received from producing sec- elevators a arising in connection with our coun- tions, the bulk of crop has been mov- The principle of limiting city rep- B u t , u n d e r the Corliss amend- resentation in legislative bodies bai contribution of one cent per hundred ty agricultural agent work. The ed and the market is very firm with ment there would be no moiety long been recognized to be good gov- be but 63.82 per cent. As the total of the state and coun- ty taxes to be apportioned among the FARMBUR. LOCAL from both growers and local eleva- tors to finance an advertising cam- method of extension is not sacred. prices getting higher. clause a n d every county with less ernment for the reason that the com- 1925 looks like an alfalfa year t h a n 36,684 " r e g i s t e r e d a n d qual- pact cities have so many advantages various townships of Monroe Coun- paign for increasing the home cook- But you can't afford to let this work for Michigan. Alfalfa seedings have ified v o t e r s " (not population) over the country districts in the mat- ty will be $568,560.81 for this com- Menominee County Organiza- ing and consumption of Michigan lapse. It is far too valuable to been obtained easily the past season would lose its s e p a r a t e representa- ter of close organization of industry, ing year, it can readily be seen, by tion is Backed by 90 beans. A. B. Cook, president of the lose." or two, the yields of hay have been tion a n d would be j o i n e d in whole business, politics and other matters, Michigan Bean Growers Ass'n and Mr. Butterfield in his address de- remarkable, and with clover prices multiplying by the percentages above or in p a r t with some other county an amazing concentration of popula- that Monroe county farmers will pay Members Master of the State Grange, repre- veloped the great motto of Horace high and alfalfa prices low, the tion, quick communication, etc., and $37,183.88 Less taxes this year than sents growers as chairman of the Plunkett, "Better farming, better Farm Bureau Seed dep't looks for a to m a k e the required n u m b e r for therefore are more efficient political- a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , t h e r e b y losing ly than the non-urban districts. they would have paid had the assess- Wallace, Oct. 29.—Ninety Farm advertising committee. F. B. Drees, business and better living." big swing to the latter. ment and equalization been made on Bureau members, joined up for an- sec'y of the Michigan Bean Jobbers Business sessions, resolutions and Sweet clover is gaining prominence its i d e n t i t y . A c c o r d i n g to t h e In investigating this matter, the last year's basis, or $31,328.70 less other three years, makes Wallace, Ass'n, is acting secretary. F. W. degree work will command attention in Michigan steadily. Probably a T e l e g r a m the counties to suffer Adrian Telegram finds that Philadel- than they would have on the basis of Menominee county, a Farm Bureau Merrick of the Michigan Bean Com- during the closing days of the con- bigger crop is being harvested in this this fate, in a d d i t i o n to the 11 phia with one-fifth of Pennsylvania's this year's original assessment. stronghold for three more years. pany of Saginaw is treasurer. C. S. vention. Friday, Stanley M. Powell, state than ever before and much of n a m e d above, p r o b a b l y would b e : population is limited by the state Kazoo Bureau on Job When the first Farm Bureau cam- Benton of the bean dep't of the assistant secretary of the Michigan this is being used locally in the B a r r y , B r a n c h , Cass, Chippewa, constitution from ever having more The situation in Kalamazoo Coun- paign was put on in Menominee Michigan Elevator Exchange is a (Continued on page 3) vicinity where it is produced. The Clinton, Delta, Dickinson, E a t o n , than one-sixth of the state senators; ty was somewhat simirar to that in county about four years ago, Wallace member of the committee. balance will undoubtedly find a G r a n d Traverse, Hillsdale, Isa- New York is limited to one-half of Monroe County. The analysis of joined with the communities of Ste- With a constantly increasing bean TOP-O'-MICH. POTATO ready market in the state. Price the senators and every New York assessment condition made by the phenson and Daggett in signing up crop and in the face of competitive levels will, according to early re- bella, Lapeer, Manistee, Mason, county gets one assembly man or State Farm Bureau and the Kalama- strong memberships and then, like advertising on the part of organized, SHOW NEXT WEEK ports, run about the same as last Menominee, Montcalm, St. Joseph, representative, regardless of the their neighboring communities, the growers of other foods, it is good! year. Van B u r e u a n d possibly Gratiot, population. In both the above in- zoo County Farm Bureau disclosed Wallace members got busy in their business for the Michigan bean in-J Gaylord, Oct. 28.—Everything is H u r o n , Ionia, Gogebic, Sanilac stances the protection to the rest of that while farm property was being assessed 81.1 per cent of its sales own behalf. They organized the dustry to protect itself by holding j in readiness for the Top O' Michigan AGRICULTURE LOSES a n d Tuscola. the state deprives Philadelphia and value, Kalamazoo county city prop- Wallace Farm Bureau Local with H. and increasing the demand fori Potato show to be held here Novem- An Unhealthy Situation New York of its full representation erty was being assessed but 65.5 per B. Gagnon as manager. Very few Michigan beans through advertising ber 5-6-7. Over 100 entries have A STALWART FRIEND The result would be a Detroit rep- according to population. Practical- cent. The supervisors, realizing this potatoes had ever been shipped out to the housewives. Another meeting been made, which indicates close resentation in the legislature strong ly every state with one or more condition to some extent, remedied of the village by farmers, but the of the advertising committee will be competition for the $800 in cash Farmers suffered a tremendous enough to impose its will on the rest large centers of population has adop- it somewhat In making their 1924 Wallace Local hays shipped out a held at Lansing November 17. prizes. The man who is crowned loss in the death of Henry Wallace, of the state, strong enough to uphold ted this measure of limited urban assessments. The city supervisors great many and it has been very "King of the Spud" will have to show Sec'y of the U. S. Dep't of Agricul- any veto that a Detroit governor representation as a matter of protec- slightly increased their rolls, while worth while to the farmer shippers. a mighty fine article. Grower inter- ture, at Washington, Oct. 25. A might possibly apply to any up-state tion to the state at large. The Cor- the rural supervisors decreased the Now they have their own potato Gratiot Co. Co-op Ships est in Otsego and adjacent counties farmer himself from generations of measure frowned upon by Detroit. In liss amendment would do away with assessment of some descriptions of warehouse. Further than that, they $230,000 in Livestock is very keen and a large attendance farmers, founder and publisher of the famous Wallace's Farmer, Mr. short,—Detroit and Wayne county! this principle in Michigan and con- property. The city supervisors claim- handle seeds, feeds, flour, binder is expected. Wallace was well fitted for his task with one-third of the population centrate the legislative power ii< ed that the rural supervisors had cut twine and other supplies for the Breckrenridge, Mich., Oct. 30.— The program is one of the strong- and proved it in office. Friend and would be in legislative control of the troit, without consideration of the their rolls ten per cent, but an analy- membership and at a savings. This Frank Oberst, manager of the Co- est ever presented to a group of foe knew him as absolutely honest, other 80 counties in the state and best interests of the rest of the state sis of the actual figures show that year Daggett, Stephenson and Wal- operative Livestock Shipping Associa- Michigan potato growers. Headed that he would insist on agriculture two-thirds of the entire population. or the state as a whole. The Corliss the cut Which they made amounted lace expect to handle a carload of tion here at Breckenridge, Gratiot by Mr. Jason Woodman, Michigan's getting its full rights and would As will be pointed out later, this is amendment should be voted down. to but 3.2 per cent. Farm Bureau seeds. county says that he shipped out of veteran potato-grower, and Dr. Wm. fight any invasion of those rights to not good government and all states Read the Amendment the last. He was an ardent advo- The Kalamazoo county supervisors Oct. 13 about 100 Farm Bureau here last year 177 decks of live- Stuart, of the U. S. Dept. of Agricul- cate of co-operative marketing and provide against it. Following is its text and the way finally reached an agreement as to members around Wallace attended a stock with a gross value of $230,000. ture, the program is filled with men farm organization, and gave the The Second Threat it will be found on the bal the equalization at their June meet- meeting there and heard A. M. Ed- This business was handled exclusive- who know the subject and can pre- movement much assistance. The second threat to the Michigan Amendment to Article V of the ing, but the city supervisors were munds of the State Farm Bureau ly by the Michigan Livestock Ex- sent it in an attractive manner. The electorate under the Corliss amend- constitution d into dissatisfied and so called in the State Organization dep't and Stanley War- change. Manager Oberst says that Wednesday and Thursday afternoon Area of beets planted in 1924, ment is the taking away from the senatorial dis- Tax Commission. Now that the mat- ner of the Seed dep't explain the he was very pleased witli the service programs will be well worth anyone's throughout the United States, covers representatives of the people, the work of the organization. rendered. time. about 917,000 acres. legislature, the duty of redistricting _ (Continued on page four) yy wmKKKKmtKKKtmtmtimKmmnwmmmwmmi^^ TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS OCTOBER 31, 1024 especial benefit, and give them a MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS President Hull MR. H U L L H I T S T H E M A R K of the Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r s said some- SEED DEFT OFFERS taste of | h e i r own medicine. - It is a shame that the people of OHIO FARM BUREAU PittlMhed twl<#> a month by the MichiR.in State Farm Bureau at Char- loHe, iWkhijran. Editorial and general offices at J^tate Farm Bureau head- t h i n g to the d e l e g a t e s at the M i c h i g a n Milk P r o d u c e r s annual m e e t i n g at M. A . C. O c t o b e r 2 1 w h i c h n o f a r m o r g a n i z a t i o n m a n TO MEMBERS SEED the whole state cannot gether for the common good, but so far as I could learn at the last ses- work to- TO SEEK GAS TAX s h o u l d e v e r f o r g e t . Mr. H u l l s a i d : sion the only way it can be done is quarters, LanMaR, Michigan. " T h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n n e e d s e v e r y m a n to f e c i t h a t it is h i s ; CLEANING SERVICE to give W a y n e and the big corpora- Columbus, Ohio, Oct. tions every;hing, and the rest of the Ohio State Farm Bureau has a big 26.—The VOL. II OCTOBER 8 1 , 1 0 2 4 No. 2 0 it c o u r t s y o u r c r i t i c i s m , b u t if y o u must* c r i t i c i s e it, c r i t i c i s e i t State nothing. legislative program this year. It is You may print this or not a s you as y o u r organization,—as y o u would criticise y o u r son. What Also Market and Consign- wish, but I do wish that something going after a gasoline tax sufficient Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class to maintain and reconstruct the do y o u want to do to him? Kill him? N o ! Y o u w a n t to set ments Proposed; Clean- could be done to let the big fellows matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided know that the rest of us were on state roads of Ohio; it w o u l d have for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. h i m r i g h t ! W e w a n t y o u t o f e e l t h a t it is y o u r p a r t t o s e t y o u r earth at least. a law tn reduce the assessment on ing Time is Limited property along the line of improved Subscription Price 50c Per Year, Included In dues of Farm ''organization r i g h t . I f t h i n g s s e e m at f a u l t , g e t i n t o u c h w i t h B. L. CASE. Bureau Members. State Senator, Twenty-fifth District, highways to a maximum of 10 per S o u r officers and l e t ' s get at the facts a n d talk t h i n g s o v e r . " A great many farmers are t a k i n g Ithaca, Mich, Oct. 13, 1924. cent. The Bureau also favors a Mr. Hull w a s right. Delegates in his audience got u p and advantage of the opportunity to have strong program for wiping out bo- R E. UNGRKN Editor their own clover seed cleaned in the S. M. POWELL Associate Editor agreed with him, s a y i n g that in their respective communities Farm Bureau Seed dep't so that it Organize W. Va. Spuds vine tuberculosis and laws for re- forestation. t o r g a n i z a t i o n p r o b l e m s h a d c o m e u p w h e r e t h e l o c a l p o i n t of v i e w will be in first class condition for sowing next spring. When a man Wheeling, W. Va., Oct 2 2 . — T h e a n d t h e S t a t e o r g a n i z a t i o n ' s efforts w e r e n o t h i t c h i n g . The RUBE^y sows his own seed he knows exactly West Virginia Co-operative Potato /ifGMm* 51; l o c a l m e n w e n t d o w n t o S t a t e h e a d q u a r t e r s of t h e M i l k P r o d u c - what he has, provided all of the weed Growers Ass'n is enrolling its mem- Assessments Did Not e r s , sat d o w n w i t h t h e S t a t e o f f i c e r s and e x a m i n e d t h e f a c t s . seeds have been removed. bership under a five year marketing OFFICERS In previous years some have been agreement on the same plan pursu- Drop in Proportion • A l l h a n d s t h e n w o r k e d o u t t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e s o l u t i o n of t h e .situa- M. L. NOON. JacksoO President disappointed because the Seed dep't ed by growers in t h e Michigan Po- il. B. MePRERSON, J.ow.ll Vice-President tion and the thing w a s cleaned up. could not clean their seed for them tato Growers Exchange. Washington, Oct. 2 3 . — F a r m prop- l)ir««(o«-i at-LaiK«- I t is t h e s a m e w i t h a n y f o r w a r d l o o k i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n . The just about the time they were ready erty in this country within the last M. B. McPHERSON .Lowell to sow it. The following schedule County Agent Knaus distributed five years went down from nearly EDITH M. WAGAR -V*" «J™ State F a r m Bureau welcomes communications and visits from of prices has been announced. The 34,400 lbs. of pyrotol to 107 farm- $ 8 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , to less than ? 6 0 , - EARL C. .\|< -('ARTY »«d Axe a n y m e m b e r o r g r o u p of m e m b e r s . F r e q u e n t l y g r o u p s of m e m - Seed dep't is anxious to have the cus- ers at Daggett, Menominee Co., last 000,000,000 according to official vEROi.i> i• >u >RMHLY ;;: • * « , „ ! ! £ bers from various County F a r m B u r e a u s drive to Lansing a n d g e t tom cleaning well out of the way by week. government estimate. Mt GEORGE WHEELER - 2**££; tlie first of the year and t h e spring W. W. BILLINGS Dayton it n e w s p a p e r s h a v e h a d l i t t l e or n o t h i n g t o s a y a b o u t it. that a farmer need not come more Saginaw county sells most of its cars. This would not cost any more for collection than a two cent tax, Finally, it tells y o u e x a c d y fy>w t o m a k e good than four miles to reach a school milk on a flat basis. The majority of R e c e n t l y up-state newspapers;, i n c l u d i n g the M i c h i g a n Farm and would m a k e the heavy trucks C o n c r e t e ; h o w t o proportion a n d m i x t h e ma- and will not need to give more than the cows probably produced an av- and the busses which consume a lot terials, h o w to get t h e greatest v a l u e s o u t of every Bureau News, began to investigate the Corliss amendment. three hours of his time to get the erage butterfat of less than 3 per of gas, pay for the wear on the information which these men have. cent. There are hut few outstand- sack of c e m e n t y o u b u y . W i t h o u t e x c e p t i o n t h e y f i n d it t o be e x c e e d i n g l y b a d medicine roads, and would also get more from This will be a practical course in ing herd sires; scrub bulls are the t h e out-of-state tourists who pay f o r e v e r y b o d y but D e t r o i t . M a n y of t h e s e n e w s p a p e r s a r e g i v i n g which the problems of production of most common. These are the rea- no other taxes here. Y o u s i m p l y cannot afiord to b e w i t h o u t t h i s alfalfa from the standpoint of fer. sons' w h y the county agricultural A man with a Ford or other light practical little book. A n d remember, it i s free. t h e i r r e a d e r s a t h o r o u g h a n a l y s i s of t h e C o r l i s s a m e n d m e n t a n d car would have to burn more than W r i t e for it today. tility, liming, time and rate of seed- agent is having 78 dairy-alfalfa what it m e a n s . October 17 t h e F a r m B u r e a u News exposed ing, t i m e s to cut for hay and seed, schools a s a foundation for a five 300 gallons of gas to pay more than h e does now, and there are m i g h t y t h e real m e a n i n g of i h e a m e n d m e n t w h e n it c a l l e d a t t e n t i o n t o how to cure and proper methods of year educational program for the de- feeding alfalfa hay will be consider- velopment of the dairy industry in few farmers and workingmen w h o PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION t h e e l i m i n a t i o n of t h e m o i e t y c l a u s e a n d t h e p l a n for a t h r e e - m a n use that much. ed. The practical problems of dairy Saginaw County. This means rapid I owned a car for four years w h i l e D i m e B a n k Building hoard for r e d i s t v i e t i n g t h e s t a t e i n s t e a d of t h e l e g i s l a t u r e . This production will be discussed, par- spread of information regarding cow on the farm and n e v e r used 200 gal- DETROIT, MICH. ticularly the value of cow testing testing, bull rings, feeding methods, lons a year, although I was super- fiting a n a r t i c l e o n p a g e 1 w h i c h e x p l a i n s w h a t associations, the way they work, the care of livestock, and points in pro- visor for three years and the other QA National Organization to Improve and a c a t a s t r o p h e it w o u l d b e if M i c h i g a n w e r e t o s t i c k i t s f o o t i n t o value of herd sires and community duction of alfalfa, such as acidity of year campaigned the whole county as~ candidate for county clerk. I Extend the Uses of Concrete that trap by v o t i n g for the amendment. I t ' s g o i n g to require bull rings, the proper m e t h o d s of the soil, necessity of liming, prepara- feeding, how to balance rations, and tion and time of seeding, care in would like to s e e all the organized d e f e a t the Corliss a m e n d m e n t on reap- other practical points of dairy pro- harvesting and feeding, all of which farmers get together and get a ref- O f f i c e s in 2 9 C i t i e s erendum on some of Wayne's pet • >nt. Digest that article on page 1 ; then vote "NO" duction. are necessary for a higher grade of measures which they are a l w a y s ask- o n i. uiment and get others to do likewise. The special features of these dairy production. ing the Legislature to pass for their OCTOfcEB 3 1 , lfi£=t MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS TfflR*!*! = .- of Michigan can hope to" profit from SOME INTERESTING FACTS BROUGHT '"SE&'igU&nm GO OUT OF BUSINESS Scenes are Enacted any such exodus on the part of money. MICHEEX PLANT 12. This amendment inadvertent- OUT AT MICHIGAN MILK PRODUCERS Washington, Oct. 25.—For 11 years the tJ. S. Dep't of Agriculture at State Grange Canvention ly—but no less fatally—omits to re- tain in the constitution provision for MARKETING BEANS (Continued from page 1) tions on the state income tax, gaso- taxing public service corporations aw has been keeping records on some EIGHTH ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Tot) Michigan co-op ass'ns. It finds that 539 or 72 per cent of them are State Farm Bureau and chairman of line tax, child labor amendment, re- the State Affairs committee at the apportionment, tax exempt bonds, the "average rate." If the amend- ment carries, the state board of as- sessors will cease to have authority It Helps Hold Prices Firmf Two New Brands Are still active, that 72 or 9 per cent are Grange convention, and another bovine tuberculosis campaigns, pri- to tax these railroads, etc., at the listed as out of business and that it speaker, will discuss the proposed mary election laws, Lakes-to-the- "average rate." That is the ruling Announced Wonders Are Accomplished on Lowest Operating lacks definite information on the child labor amendment to the Fed- Sea waterway, Meggison primary of the attorney general and every remaining 140 or 19 per cent. Of eral constitution. school fund bill, forestry program, other recognized lawyer. It spells Charge in U. S.; Milk For Health Campaign the ass'ns out of business, one op- Offer Many Resolutions game and hunting laws. the end of the great tax reform for Port Huron, Oct. 25.—For the which the fight started back in Pin- first 25 days of October, the Miche- Planned For the Cities; M. A. C. to Help; erated for 22 years and sold out to Many important resolutions are State Master Cook's report showed gree's days. It means a reversion to lex Elevator and Warehouse Com- make room for a larger enterprise, hefore the Grange convention, 27 out Michigan to be a banner state in the old system in which railroads, pany, co-operative terminal bean Ass'n Is In Splendid Shape six served their members from peri- of the first 44 introduced referring Grange organization with 37 new etc., were taxed in their local units elevator and bean picking plant for ods of five to 17 years and 22 for to state affairs, among them resolu- Granges during the past year. at a multitude of local rates. It the Michigan Elevator Exchange, not more than 5 years. These fig- DEBATE ON THE STATE INCOME TAX means a reversion to the rotten poli- shipped out 25 carloads of sacked When the Michigan Milk Producers Ass'n sells a ten gallon ures are decided proof tjiat failure Tuesday night Mr. Bramble and Mr. Sparks each spoke one hour and tics of that other day. If means that trade-marked beans to the trade un- can of milk for a member—as it does daily in thousands of in- among farmers' business organiza- 15 minutes before a capacity house for and against the proposed State railroad property will concentrate in der Michelex, Bunker Hill and St. tions is not so large as often stated income tax amendment on the November 4 ballot. Each made a strong low-rate counties. It me#ins that the stances for thousands of members—it not only sells the milk case. The Farm Bureau News presents herewith the summary of each total state revenues from this source Clair brands. The last two brands by hostile interests; in fact, these were adopted recently for second at the best obtainable price, but it guarantees the farmer's re- co-'ops are surviving far better than man's arguments as furnished by him to the Grand Rapids Herald for will be seriously impaired: and there- and third grade beans. The Miche- publication October 29: fore it means that your primary turn, it pays all organization expenses and provides a reserve the general rule for business, which school funds will suffer in propor- lex plant is having a real steadying fund for the protection of its members' financial interests— is that about half the new concerns BRAMBLE'S ARGUMENT tion. If the railroads were propos- effect on the Michigan market and which start fail shortly afterwards, SPARKS' ARGUMENT ing such a reversion to the outrag- is helping to hold Michigan all out of a sales charge of about 1.6 cents per ten gallon can, multiplying by the percentages above' Mr. Bramble summarized his pro- 1. This amendment lacks flexibil- eous methods of two decades ago, the amendment argument under the fol- ity. It is an attempt to inject a prices firm. At times when beans less than a postage stamp. The Milk Producers will sell about lowing headings and points in sup- statute into the constitution. If but Grange would be leading the fight are coming fast, it provides plenty $18,000,000 worth of milk for members this year. against the amendment. Prospective of storage. Quite a remarkable statement, was this, made by President BEAN MARKETING port of each. one of many dangerous fallacies in 1. This amendment will reduce it prove true, the only possible cor- the average man's taxes. It is a rection will be by a vote of the peo- conditions and results are not chang- ed by the fact that the Grange hap- pens, mistakenly, to have sponsored Beginning with Monday of last week it was expected to operate the N. P. Hull of the Michigan Milk Producers, to 150 delegates attending the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Ass'n at the ARTICLEUNSOUND tax "the big fellows" cannot "pass ple. on." If it could be "passed on," results, no matter whether rates be then "Big Business" would not op- too high or too low to meet changing No matter how disastrous the something the full menace of which was not anticipated. plant machinery 20 hours daily. The plant was opened September 1. Michigan Agricultural College on October 2 1 . It is more re- It serves all bean producing farmers pose it. economic conditions, nothing can be through their local co-operative ele- markable when we consider that by careful administration the Article on Michigan Situation 2. We need the amendment. Real changed except by constitutional Poultry Meeting Called estate is 3 5 % of the wealth of the amendment. Only 14 in 48 states vators, providing picking service, Milk Producers Ass'n has raised its reserve fund to nearly Does Not Jibe With state of Michigan and pays 80% of have a state income tax and in not At Grand Blanc Nov. 5 storage and a ready market at the $100,000, that its sales charge to its members is two cents a the taxes. A few men own 6 5 % of one of these stakes has an effort ever best market figures. The Facts the wealth and pay only 20% of the been made to put tax details (a leg- Grand Blanc, Oct. 28.—A poultry All choice handpicked beans sold hundred as against 2!> cents and 10 cents, respectively, for a taxes. This special privileged class islative function) into constitutional meeting will be held at the Grand from the Michelex plant are market- great Minnesota producers ass'n and a powerful New York Wide publication was given In is extremely well-satiafied with our law (where only basic principles are Blanc schoolhouse, Wednesday, No- ed under the trade-mark of Miche- Michigan papers last week of an ar- present taxation condition. enunciated.) vember 5, at 8:00 p. at. fast time lex CHP beans. There is a strong producers marketing ass'n. Facts brought out at the Eighth ticle on Michigan bean marketing, 3. The amendment is not class 2. No other state ever proposed so when Dr. Stafseth, M. A. C. poultry demand for high grade beans not Annual Meeting of the Michigan Milk Producers showed the originating in California. The article legislation. It will in a measure cor- high a minimum or maximum rate expert, will speak. The meeting is quite up to the Michelex standard, so organization to be in splendid shape. charged that Michigan growers were rect the existing class favoritism. as is proposed in Michigan. In the not getting a good price for their 4. Only people with net yearly in- name of a protest against "excessive called by the Grand Blanc Poultry the Michelex plant has established a Meeting is Harmonious *— ass'n. Everybody interested in poul- Bunker Hill brand for beans grading beans, that the market is being mani- comes above $4,000 will pay this taxation" the most "excessive tax" try is invited. It is hoped to have a better than fancy screened and a St. The Milk P r o d u c e r s had an all Anderson On Surplus Milk pulated, that co-operative sales or- tax. About 33,000 people in Michi- in history is demanded. day session at the college, m a r k e d . ^ r - A C . Anderson, field special- ganizations were selling short and gan, according to the Federal in- 3. No other state—nor the United half hour radio program to start Clair brand for beans grading better ly i £ f J i. » ist for the Ass n, discussed the sur- come reports for 1920, had net in- States—fixes income tax exemption the meeting. At this meeting some than choice screened. These brands by .-8°0drr±l!el^g al?d fcarmonf °l Plus milk situation, saying that urged Michigan growers to hold comes above $4,000. Their net in- so high as is proposed in Michigan. explanation will probably be given and the extra quality that will be action. Tney h e a r d t h e r e p o r t s oi t h e r e their beans. comes were over $331,000,000 which Wisconsin, for instance, begins her of the Genesee County Farm Bu- associated with them should further their officers a n d field men a n d considered—production were two main factors to and employ- be It since develops that the writer is equivalent to an investment of tax at $800 for single men and $1,200 reau's plan to establish ten poultry increase the business of the Miche- discussed t h e m t h o r o u g h l y . A n ment. He said that for June, July, is a well known California speculator $6,600,000,000 at 5% interest, an for married men. Why does Michi- demonstration farms in the county. lex plant and the locals of the Michi- investigation i n t o t h e family con- August and September of this year in Michigan beans. It also develops amount nearly equal to the total as- gan break all these rules? Because sessed valuation of all the property the proponents of this measure The Genesee Bureau is just complet- gan Elevator Exchange. s u m p t i o n of milk in D e t r o i t by conditions for production were so that a California operator bought ing the establishment of 10 cow test- some 500 cars of beans not long ago in Michigan according to the 1923 frankly confess it is a vote-catching ing ass'ns, believed to be a national Prof. J . T. H o r n e r of the M. A . C, good that milk production was 20,- and certainly would appreciate assessment. They paid 87% of the scheme. In a discussion of this sub- INTERESTS BEE-KEEPERS Economics d e p ' t r e s u l t e d in t h e 27, 28, and 19 per cent higher than Michigan growers staying out of the federal personal income tax in Mich- ject before the joint committees on r e c o r d - * LmM adoption of a resolution authoriz- for the same months last year. Be- igan or $35,300,000. Under this taxation and legislative action of the "Seasonal Management for Com- market so he could clean up his hold- amendment they will pay one-third Grange at Muskegon one year ago, ing t h e Milk P r o d u c e r s A s s ' n to ginning last May city employment ings. as much to Michigan. The state tax Mr. Bramble made this statement, af- CLOVER SEED SCARCE mercial Apiaries" is the title of a bul- began to drop off in the cities and Farmers who harvest a couple of letin just issued by the Mich. Agr'l go ahead w i t h a Milk F o r H e a l t h has been low ever since; some big According to the Michigan Eleva- commissioner's report says: "Not ter I had pointed out some of the campaign to increase t h e con- factories have been operated at only tor Exchange, the Michigan acreage one-half of the wealth of Michigan is fallacies in this proposal: "All that bushels of clover seed- this year will College, East Lansing, Mich. It should interest every bee-keeper. sumption of milk, co-operating 50 per cent of their total capacity, is smaller this year but the yield per on the tax rolls." Mr. Sparks says is true, but this is be well repaid. The crop is short Copies are free. acre is better and of fine quality. 5. This state income tax will raise a vote-catching scheme." and bringing record fall prices. with t h e Mi A . C. H o m e Econom- whereas at the same time last year about $12,000,000. This will take 4. If the theory be accepted that ics division. those same factories were making The total yield probably will be a the place of $12,000,0Q0 now levied this amendment will confine this Prof. O. E. Reed spoke in the in- the largest outputs in their respec- little less than last year, when the terests of cow testing and reducing tive histories. market went down to $4.35. With on 6.real estate, both city* and country. state tax to only 33,000 out of 3,- The few owners of the 6 5 % of 500,000 people, then it is un-Ameri- the marketing working around $5.00 production costs by eliminating un- The Milk Producers re-elected the the wealth of the etate who now pay can and a breeder of class prejudice profitable cows. A forward looking following directors by unanimous the Exchange advises farmers to only 20% of the taxes and who and class hatred and as such ulti- set of resolutions was adopted. ballot for another three year term: keep some beans moving as it is would be obliged to pay under this mately fatal to the life of the Re- A Valuable Discovery When it came to electing four di- H. W. Norton of Howell; Elmer good business to do so. rectors for a three year term, the Powers of Clio; Ray Potts of Wash- The charge of short selling against Amendment about $12,000,000, and public. men with salaries above $4,000, are opposed to the Amendment. 5. There can be no subsequent ex- emptions provided by the legislature. for Peach Growers retiring directors were returned by ington; Fred W. Meyer of Fair Ha- the co-ops is simply an attack. In 7. The state legislature will en- The legislature is bound by the unanimous vote, in each instance on ven. the case of the Elevator Exchange the books are open to all members force this Amendment. They will language of the amendment. The "The Hale peach has become very popular as a com- the motion of the man nominated to Resolutions Adopted pass all necessary laws defining net courts h61d—Mr. Bramble to the con- mercial variety, because of its good size, appearance, qual- oppose the present directors for re- and they are invited to satisfy them- v The following resolutions were selves at any time that the charge is income, provide penalties for eva- trary notwithstanding — that any ity and ability to stand shipment. It has proven very election. adopted by unanimous vote: sion, and for the enforcement of the thing in the constitution is final. popular in many sections of the country, but in Michigan without foundation. Amendment. Therefore it will be impossible for it had the habit of producing a lot of small fruit which Mr. Horner's^ Results Important • WHEREAS, The boarder cows in- Mr, H o r n e t s investigations" cov- crease dairy losses, therefore be it 8. It is not a corporation tax. It the legislature to differentiate be- never matured. ered some 1,456 families in Detroit, RESOLVED, That we commend The Reapportionment taxes citizens and inhabitants only. tween the tax to be paid by the bach- "This was a problem, until this year, when Professor The petitions on file with the sec- elor and by the man and woman with Gardner, of M. A. C , tried out some tests, including prun- classified according to income and the activities of the Dairy dep't of the number of persons in each fam- the Michigan Agricultural College in Amendment Should an amendment "to provide for a duction of interest on mortgages or retary of state say we petition for five children; or to permit the de- ing and cross-pollination. The work on cross-pollination ily including the number of children organizing cow testing associations. Be Voted Down graduated personal income tax law." notes or the deduction of other tax is what proved to be the solution of the, problem. It is of various ages. He found a sur- * * * shown very convincingly on the Hale tree on the J. J. (Continued from page 1) 9. It is a substitute tax. The last payments— as is the case in every Barden place near SOUTH HAVEN that that variety is prising under-consumption of milk WHEREAS, Some surplus milk is Section 2. The Senate shall con- paragraph states it must take the other income tax law ever written. self-sterile. In some cases, clusters of over 150 buds were among both children and adults, a being sold in the Detroit market at sist of thirty-two members elected place of a state property tax. The Neither will it be possible to differ- sacked so they would have to fertilize themselves, and not situation well warranting a Milk for less than its value on the farm, for two years and by single districts. voters will force the legislation to entiate between earned and unearned in one instance did fruit develop. But where the blossoms Health campaign with a view to in- therefore be it carry it out. income. were pollcnized by pollen from the Elberta, Kalamazoo or Such districts shall be numbered 10. The primary school fund is 6. This amendment will tax vast- creasing that consumption through RESOLVED, That every milk pro- from one to thirty-two inclusive, each not cut off. The attorney general, ly more ^ h a n just 33,000 people. SOUTH HAVEN, the results were very satisfactory. The educational measures. Such an in- ducer is urged to reduce his produc- of which shall choose one senator. pollen from these tliree varieties gave better results than after quoting Sec. I, Art. X of the That figure is taken from federal re- t h a t from other varieties. crease in consumption would also be tion by the elimination of unprofit- The House of Representatives Constitution, says: "All taxes paid ports. But federal income taxes per- a splendid thing for the surplus able cows and by keeping his sur- shall consist of one hundred mem- by Public Utilities will continue to mit many exemptions which cannot "As the Kalamazoo is not as good a market peach as the milk situation. Mrs. Campbell of plus milk at home whenever he can bers elected for two years and by go into the Primary School fund." be permitted under this law. There- Elberta, it need not be included in the list. But this exper- the M. A. C. Home Economics dep't profitably do so. ^ ^ single districts. Such districts shall 11. Opponents are unfair. If they fore the group will be much larger. iment seems to indicate that the ideal combinnion for the commercial peach grower are alternate rows of Elberta, is interested in the campaign and be numbered from one to one hun- were fair they would publish a state- It will include many a farmer who Hale and SOUTH HAVEN peaches. These three varieties will have an important part in car- ment that there will be an exemption escapes the $4,000 bracket in the rying out the campaign in Detroit WHEREAS, It appears that milk dred inclusive, each of which shall of $4,000 from all incomes, meaning federal income tax law. It will re- ar unexcelled for market purposes, and with Klbertas or consumption in the city of Detroit choose one representative. no tax on the first $4,000 of income. quire him to take account of any in- SOUTH HAVENS set close to the Hales, good fertilization and elsewhere in the state. Section 3. The secretary of state, of that variety i s assured. is below proper nutrition require- 12. Last year we asked relief for come "from whatever source de- Pleads for Organization Loyalty ments, therefore be it the attorney general, and the lieu- property taxes and instead the sen- rived." It will tax him on everything "The results of this experiment are so evident that if President Hull in his address at RESOLVED, That we recommend tenant governor, acting as a board of ate reduced corporation taxes from he uses for his own living. It will one has had the trouble referred to with the Hale peach, he the afternoon session stressed the that the Board of Directors arrange review, shall on or before the first 3 % mills to 2 % mills, notwithstand- tax his profits on the sale of a corn- can feel sure that the interplanting of the other varieties need for loyalty to the organization for a Milk for Health Campaign day of April, 1925, and every eighth ing they were paying $15.50 per er of his farm. It will tax the pro- will solve the problem."—From the MICHIGAN FARMER, —to any organization if one wants under the direction of the Home year thereafter, divide the territory thousand, and other property p a i i ceeds of insurance policies. It will Issue of August 23, 1924. it to succeed. of the state into thirty-two senator- $28.67. tax every conceivable gain "from Economics Extension Division of the 13. This amendment will not raise whatever source derived" — some- Note portions above which are capitalized. "For years and years farmers Michigan Agricultural College, if in ial districts. Such districts shall have been standing alone," said Mr their opinion such is advisable and consist of convenient and contiguous too much money. Income tax reve- times doubly. Many a man will W e are the introducers and sole propagators of Hull. "With as many of them as we authorize the Board of Directors territory with regular boundaries fol- nue of from $12,000,000 to $15,000,- wake up to find himself included in 000 for state purposes, there are, they cannot hope to ac- to make needed expenditures to car- lowing the county, city, or township erty tax, together with a gas tax, is just as tens of thousands will find and no prop- the direct burden of this scheme— the S O U T H H A V E N peach. The genuine can complish anything without organiza- ry out such a program. lines as nearly as possible and shall not too much so long as the state has themselves suffering indirectly. only be secured from us. Drop us a card, for tion. They can do something for * * * contain, as nearly as may be, an $80,000,000 bonds outstanding and 7. This amendment guarantees no themselves through organization history and valuable information about this WHEREAS, Some milk distribu- equal number of registered and no provision for payment; also an relief whatever from any existing We will market some $18,000,000 tors fail to send a clear statement qualified voters. Provided, that in annual interest charge of $3,500,000 tax. There is no limit on the amount hardiest of all commercial sorts. worth of milk this year; without the together with monthly check, there- the hformation of such districts no and a debt to the counties of $6,- the legislature can appropriate. If organization, it is doubtful whether fore be it township shall be divided thereby. 000,000 with no provision for pay- the history of the corporation tax is the farmers themselves could have Section 4. On,or before the first ment. Property will pay these bills any criterion, the new tax simply THE GREENING NURSERY COMPANY gotten as much as $15,000,000 for RESOLVED, That we commend unless this amendment carries. will be added to the old and the in- day of January, 1925, and every 14. Fire and life insurance — in creased total spent by the legisla- Monroe, Michigan It. the Secretary of the Michigan Milk eighth year thereafter, the clerks of Producers Association for bis activi- either case the loss always is greater ture. "What this organization needs the several counties, cities and town- than the proceeds of t h e . policy. and what every organization needs ties in working on a uniform state- ships shall cause to be filed with the These proceeds never have been tax- this8. amendment The hardest hit persons under Born 1850 - :- Still Growing are the professional is for every man in it to feel that it ment and request that this uniform secretary of state a certified state- ed and never will. It would be men and the men on salaries; the is his. This organization courts statement be adopted if possible. ment of the number of registered and against the public welfare. The aver- worst sufferers would not be the very your criticism, but criticise it as WHEREAS, The business trans- qualified voters resident therein at age life policy in Michigan is less rich at all. your organization—as you would acted at this annual meeting is of the last presidential election. than $2,500." Remembering the 9. The best lawyers in Michigan your boy. What do you want to do to importance to every member of the $4,000 exemption—not many labor- have said that this amendment will him? Kill him? No! You want to Michigan Milk Producers Associa- Neglected Orchard Now ers and farmers would be hit be- tax corporations — and your inten- .B set him right! We want you to feel tion, therefore be it cause few of them carry $4,000 tions to the contrary can't change the A Paying Proposition policies. Profits that it is your part to set your or- RESOLVED, That the proceedings legal situation. Court decisions back of this meeting be printed in full in 15. They say the amendment will as far as 1839 sustain this conten- ganization right, not to sit back and produce chaos. There are 43,000 tion. It taxes the incorporated char- kick it. If you or your community the Milk Messenger. Bad Axe, Oct. 23.—The results of abandoned farms in Michigan—10 ities — churches, hospitals, etc. It find thipgs at fault or seemingly so, * * * fertilizer, pruning and spraying of per cent of farm lands returned taxes co-operative creameries, eleva- get in touch with your officers. Send WHEREAS, The Milk Producers As- fruit trees are apparent in the Hu- yearly for taxes—thousands of homes tors, mutual insurance companies, someone down to headquarters to sociation is outstanding among suc- ron County Farm Bureau demon- of laborers returned for taxes year- fraternal orders. look things over. He will be treat- cessful farm organizations in the stration orchard at Verona. A big ly. Michigan has the highest tax ed right and will find us very glad United States, therefore be it to do anything and everything we can to improve the situation." crop of fine quality fruit has been rate in the Union. Not half of its it either invites the ttfx to be passed RESOLVED, that we commend produced and is being marketed wealth is on the tax the Board of Directors and officers rapidly. Two years ago the Huron farmers are paying their entire net that wages shall be cut—and the lat- rolls. Some 10. When it thus taxes business, on to the consumer or it requires In the use of income in taxes. If this is not chaos^, Reed Tells About Testing Dairy dep't urged dairymen to look honest efforts. of the Michigan Milk Producers As- Bureau took over the old Ludington Prof. O. E. Reed of the M. A. C. sociation for their unselfish upon the cow testing ass'n as the RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE— and orchard of 12 acres which in its last 1 do not know what chaos is. year of private management had pro- 000,000 ter is worse than the former. A Grand Rapids furniture factory or a 16. Of the $12,000,000 raised, $4,- Detroit automobile factory cannot will be lifted off from farm successfully compete with business in duced only $60 worth of fruit. The property and $8,000,000 off fron\city other states if its costs are higher LIMESTONE Two tons of Solvay per acre brings results the best means for finding out the real J. Fred Smith, Byron, Chairman. orchard had had no skilled attention home owners. than its competitors. This tax would first season and for three or four years there- facts concerning the herd and to en- E. L. Cramer, Saline. in 10 years. Today it's a different 17. It will not shut down factories. add a cost in Michigan that exists after. Quick profits and lasting profits follow able men to eliminate non-profit Wesley Reid, Scofield looking place and is producing good, Business threatened to shut down if nowhere else in like measures. It the use ©f Solvay. able stock and check losses due to Irving W. Knapp, Monroe. clean, home grown apples with a fla- government surtaxes were not re- would probably be equalized at the them. Mr. Reed pointed out that W. H. Every, Bridgewater. vor. Huron county fruit growers duced. Instead of shutting down, point of the wage scale—since that After liming with SOLVAY, one farmer rem- today Michigan stands second in cow are benefiting through the experi- they produced the greatest amount is the only flexible point. ! ^ ! d 8 4 3 % a v e r a e e crop increase; another testing with 30,000 cows under test ments and demonstrations under of goods on record. Business is op- 11. It would be more likely, how- posed to this amendment, not be- ever, that business would leave 3nt is equivalent to a produc- corn belt are very disappointing and sold 112 cars of stock for co-op ship- tion of 90,956,000 pounds. the corn market rebounds quickly pers last week. Have the State Farm Bureau clean your seed now. Clean seed pays. Milkmaker.