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Farm N.w.

Vol. XVII, No.4

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SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1940

What about hard seeds in alfalfa,red clover, and sweet clover? asksthe College of Agriculture at theUniversity of Wisconsin in a specialbulletin for 1940.

Hard seeds, says the bulletin, arelive seeds which fail to absorb mois-ture and sprout when kept for theofficial time of 5 or 6 days in alaboratory under good growing con-ditions. They must be reported onthe test tags used for labeling seedsfor sale to farmers. This is a stateand federal regulation. The delay ingermination varies between kinds ofseed, and within the same kind ofseed.

AlfalfaThere is less delay in the germin-

ation of hard seeds in alfalfa, thebulletin said. After sowing in thespring, some may germinate in twoweeks-others in four to six weeks.Usually all will sprout before the endof the growing season.

As much as 30 to 50% of alfalfaseeds may be hard without a re-duction in the final stand of spring orearly summer sown alfalfa, if therate of seed in is above 12 lbs. peracre. In fact, if seed is sown properlyand not too deeply, then the moder-ate delays in germination due to hardseeds may thicken the stand by theend of the season if severe losseshave occurred previously from frost,drought, insects or other hazards.

Hard alfalfa seeds have an insur-ance value, especially with spring andearly summer sown alfalfa . . . It isseldom advisable to scarify alfalfaseed, that is, scratch or break theseed cost by a mechanical scratchingprocess. Scarification breaks downthe seed coats and reduces the hard

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WHAT ABOUTACID TREATMENTFOR SEED?

BehindtheWheel

farm Bureau Believes IdeaMay Cost More Than

It's Worth

With J. F. Yaeger,Director of MembershipRelations

MEETINGMrs. Hazel Plummer, secretary of

the South Battle Creek CommunityFarm Bureau, wrote us:

"We met Tuesday, March 12th, inthe Lakeview school with Mr. andMrs. Floyd Manby as hosts. About90 attended, with much interest andenthusiasm displayed. We are at pres-ent planning two plays, "PolishingHenry" and "The First Day ofSchool". These will be presented atfuture meetings. The last meetingended our membership contest. Bat-tle Creek and Leroy townships de-feated Newton and Emmett townshipsby 7,200 points. The losers are togive us an oyster supper some timethiB month. We ,have a live groupand excellent leaders and you canexpect to hear from us."

That's excellent. How about hear-ing from other groups?

COMMENTToo many farmers fail to realize

the importance of or.ganization amongthose engaged in the agricultural in-dustry. They complain that the busi-

ness of farming isin the dumps, thatagriculture sutrersfrom inadequate in-come, and that the'farmer is the for·gotten man. Thereare too many en-gaged in farmingwho prefer to mopeabout their condi-tion rather than tothink their way outof their ditrculties.

It is fortunate tor this type Off

farmer that there are many otherswho get their living from the soilwho work during the day but thinkand counsel with others during thenight in an attempt to adjust them-selves to the ever changing conditionsthat confront their business.

Recently the members of the Gar-field Community Farm Bureau heldth~ r r~gbJar sinen and socialmeeting and among the SUbjects dis-cussed was, "How Has the FarmBureau Benefitted Me?" This groupcame to the conclusion that theirorganization had been of assistance tothem in many ways. The benefits whichcame to agriculture through theseachievements are enjoyed ,by the justand unjust alike but the members ofthe farm groups which promotedthese various proposals certainly dotake some pride in the knowledge thatthe farm has made some advancementthrough their etrorts.-Fremont 'I'Imes-Indicator.

EXPERIENCE VI. YOUTHIn Muskegon county the Farm Bu-

reau board of directors is wrestlingwith the problem of developing newleadership and reviving ,the countyorganization. As President S. D. Mc-Nitt of Ravenna puts it:

"I'm getting along in years, I haven'tbeen out of the house much all winter,and it's time some of the youngerfolks took over the job of keeping ourCoun ty Farm Bureau going. But I'mnot going to turn a broken down'Wreck over to them. Before that hap-pens, our present board expects torevive the membership, hold an educa-tional campaign to tell folks what theFarm Bureau progra.m is all about,organize some Community Farm .Bu-reaus, etc. T'hen I'm going to callthe membership together, "ask themto name new leadership that will planand work as 'bard as we older folksdid in our day, and give them myblessing."

Replied 20-year.oold Robert Wagoner,also of Ravenna:

"OK, I'll do my part."Several leaders met recently at

Muskegon with County AgriculturalAgent Carl Knopf to plan the pro-gram. Among them were represent-atives of Senior and Junior FarmBureau, ·the A.C.P., the Ravenna Inc.Butter Co., and White ·Lake Market-ing Association and the county schoolsystem. lin fact, County School Com-missioner James Ten Brink acted aschairman of the committee.

COLLAPSEA month or two ago we wrote about

the friendly riv lry between IoniaCounty Farm Bureau leaders, StanleyPowell and ark Westbrook. Howthey razz each other about their reospective cattle breeds! Stanley growsMilking Shorthorns and Mark stickswith Red Polled animals. Now, how-ever, the boy. have forgotten thclrkidding and have their heads togetherto worry about a mutual problem,You see the "roof fell in" the otherday. Both breeds ave been barredfrom showing at the InternaticnalLivestock show at Chicago in the tu-ture. ow Mark and Stanley arewondering what to do. They've hotgood animal. for their respective'breeds and boy want to keepthem betorethe cattle buying public.Without the Ol)portunity of showinga; the big how, its going to be .~problem. But you can' stick turkand Stanley. They'll find a way.'

By ROY W. BENNETTFarm Bureau Seed Se'fvice

Will you have your alfalfa andclover seeds treated with acid, orbrine, or scarified to hasten germina-tion, particularily for those thickercoated and slower germinating seedscalled "hard seed"?

Perhaps you'll want it and perhapsyou won't when you have consideredit.

'Farm Bureau does not treat alfalfa,clover or other seeds with acid, orbrine, or scarify them. The FarmBureau knows that any of theseprocesses breaks down the outsidecoat of seed and allows moisture toenter more readily. The Farm Bureaualso knows that when seed is sotreated and carried in stock for acomparatively short time, it doesn't dothe vitality of the seed any good.

'I'he natural way for seed fromclovers and alfalfa is to ripen onthe plant, fall off and lie on theground and soak up moisture. Whentemperature conditions are right, themoisture soaked seed will sprout.

A Conservative TestThe Farm Bureau delivers alfalfa

and clover seed with nature's life-protecting seed coat intact. We testsuch seed for the rate of germination'by placing it in a specially controlledgerminating chamber, supplying suf-ficient water and heat to hasten thenatural germination period so we canhave a quick test ,based on seven daysin the germinator.

In reading germinations for FarmBureau seed tags, we include only thesprouted seeds that show root hairgrowth. Broken sprouts are notcounted. All seeds that fail to germi-nate in the seven day period are class-ed as soft seeds or hard seeds. Thehard seeds that fail to show anychange during the seven days areclassined as "probably live seed."This is because further germinationtest work has shown that as a rulethey are not dead seeds, but thickcoated seeds and require more time formoisture to penetrate the seed coat.

The constant germination of hardseeds in .the ground has a tendency tothicken stands. The new plants oftenfill in where others have been injuredby cold, drought or insects.

Requirements for Good SeedThe great increase in alfalfa acre-

age in Michigan during the past 20years has been due very largely to thesure shot stands from Michiganadapted alfalfa seeds, first introduced'by the Farm Bureau. The most im-portant quality for alfalfa or cloverseed to have for Michigan farmers isto be northern grown, hardy, Mich-igan adapted seed. Of hardly less im-portance is the requirement that the'seed be from a heavy yielding strainof alfalfa (or be good Michigan clover)of high germination and purity.

HARD .SEEDS INALFALFA & CLO\'ERWisconsin Agricultural Col-

lege Discusses Good andBad Features

1~ CE ERPROVIDES YOUR FAMILY WITH FARM BUREAU MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP SERVICE

11/3 cents won't buy a lead pen-cil. But that sum per day in FarmBureau dues is responsible for aFarm Bureau rural electrificationplan that has brought free electric

electric service to 60,000 farm homes

11/3 cents won't buy a newspaper. Butin terms of daily Farm Bureau dues,that's whyyou no longer pay 3% salestax on seeds, feeds, fertilizers, ma-chinery and farm supplies for agri-cultural production. We convinced thecourts and legislature such purchasesare for resale and should be exempt.

lines and low costsince Jan. 1, 1936.

1 1/3 cents won't buy two sticks of gum,But it has protected Farm Bureau membersand all farmers from being swindled onwinter killing, unadapted foreign cloverand alfalfa seeds. Once such seeds weresold by the milljens of pounds. The FarmBureau got the federal seed staining actin 1926 to stop it.

11/3 cents won't pay the postage ona letter. But it does keep FarmBureau members represented everyday in the legislature and beforeCongress.

11/3 cents won't buy two cigarets. But theonly road tax you pay today is your gastax and license plate. All users of allMichigan roads pay for them that way.Thank the Michigan State Farm Bureaumembership for this program, startedin 1921.

11/3 cents won't buy a bowl of cornflakes. But it is the daily cost permember of building a Farm Bureauthat was important in drafting theSoil Conservation Act and fitting itto Michigan. The Act brings com-pliance payments of nearly $15,000,-000 annually to Michigan fanners.

1 1/3 cents won't buy a half pint ofmotor oil. But I 1/3 cents daily buildsthe Farm Bureau. Michigan is getting1,500 miles of federal farm to marketroads from the general road funds ofthe United States. The Farm Bureauworked for that in Congress.

1 1/3 cents won't buy a child's schooltablet. But for several years your localschool taxes have been a third to a halfless than they were. Why? Farm Bureaumembership at I1/3 cents per day madea strong organization to bee theThatcher-Saur Act for $22,000,000of state aid for schools. It is paid fromthe sales tax.

11/3 cents won't buy a good razor blade. Butyou don't pay tuition any more for rural highschool pupils. A Farm BUTeau plank in theschool aid act requires the State to pay ruralhigh school tuition. It amounts to $2,000,000annually.

1 1/3 cents won't buy a scoop fullof good coal. But it sent the FarmBureau into Congress in 1933 to reoduce the interest rate on FederalLand Bank loans from 5~% to3%%. Michigan farmers have beensaving $461,000 a year.

1 1/3 cents is important money just thesame. It goes far toward buying theitems pictured. As daily Farm Bureaudues it has built a Farm Bureau mer-chandising service that makes andsaves money for members. Use FarmBureau's guaranteed seeds, dairy andpoultry feeds, high quality fertilizers,co-op tractors and machinery, sprays, oils and gasoline, longlife fence, paint, roofing, and low cast insurance.

1 1/3 cents won't buy a cigar. But on thatdaily income per member the Farm Bureauhas worked effectively to increase farmincome from the depression law of 1932.The AAA, sail conservation and revalua-tion of the gold content of the dollar weresupported by the Farm Bureau.

THERE ARE MANY OTHER SERVICESTHESE THINGS ARE YOURS ONLY SO LONG AS YOU FIGHT TO HOLD THEM. ISN'T IT WORTH

I 1/3 CENTS PER DAY TO PROTECT YOUR INDUSTRY?

Reports Good Re ultsWi Ifalfa En ge

.' --.-;.-----~·TJay Chamberlain's Cows, Beef alfalfa for hay and get a better quality

C I Sh H of hay as well as more tisfactoryatt e, eep, orses weather for curing it.

Do Well on It Our grass ensilage equ pment isan ordinary silage cutter with a grav-ity molasses feeding attacnment, andour regular haying equipment. Themore up to date machines fo han-dling grass ensilage are much uper-to- to our equipment.

Feeding Program and ResultsWe began feeding grass ensilage

in the fall of 193. We had two siloof it for 15 cows, 30 head of youngcattle, 60 head of sheep, and 6 horses.Our cows were full fed on grass en-silage, receiving a feed of second cut-ting alfalfa at noon. Twenty heifersin the young cattle were beef typeanimals. They got no roughage butwhat they picked from their bedding.With whole oats as a, light grainration, these heifers were fed out thiswinter of 1939-40, receiving practicallyall silage and grain, with just a lightfeed of hay at noon. They made again of 686 Ibs, per head in 17 months.

Our milk production has been sat-isfactory, and we have used a littleless grain. In the fall and winter of1938 our breeding flock of 52 OXfOIdewes received practically no dryroughage until th ee weeks beforelambing. Then they were fed secondcutting alfalfa once a day, with agrain ration of 2 part oats and 1 partcorn, getting also what grass silagethey could clean up.

The 52 ewes dropped 85 lambs andraised 75, making an average of 122lbs. of lamb per ewe in 135 da s.

Our horses and colts were f whatsilage they would clean up, with asmall feed of hay twice a day, andvery little grain. We have followedthe same practice this second winterand have yet to notice anything but

of favorable results.

His ,Idea Worked

By JAY CHAMBERLAINMember of Ionia County Farm Bureau

We have had two years experiencewith grass ensilage on our farm.That experience has been so good thatwe will not return to corn for ensilageagain. We are glad to describe it forthe Michigan Farm News.

Let me say that we began feedinggrass ensilage in the fall of 1938 whenwe were feeding 15 <lOWS, about 30head of young cattle, 60 head of sheep,and 6 head of horses. We have hadno udder trouble in the breedingewes and practically none for thecows. All the stock has been fedgrass ensilage as will be set forth inthis article.

Two AdvantagesWe are picking corn now and plow-

ing under the stalks. This practicecalls for more soil building crops,which works very nicely with our soilbuilding program. Figuring the costof preparing a seed bed, cultivationand the harvesting of corn for en-silage, I think our new way is a dis-tinct advantage for the farmer whowishes to conserve his soil and havea very desirable feed.

We have filled our silos with alfalfa,and grass for two years. We use thefirst cutting alfalfa and some mix-tures. We add about 40 to 60 lbs. ofsugar beet molasses per ton. Advant-ages in using the first cutting ofalfalfa include using the rather coarsegrowth of alfalfa as ensilage, andwe're not alarmed by the catchyweather that makes curing hay arisky business in the early par,t ofthe season.

We save our second cutting

G. J. MECHERLETwenty years ago G. J. Mecherle

was a successful corn belt farmernear Bloomington, Ill., and an officerof a farmers' fire insurance company.His observations of automobile in-surance in those days led him tothink about a co-operative or mutualform of automobile insurance forfarmers. One day, the summer of1922 he sat on the running board ofhis car and wrote policy o. 1 forthe State Farm Iutual AutomobileInsurance Co. Today the Company tsa national affair and has its stakesset for a million policyholders by1944. The Michigan State Farm Bur-eau is state agent for 50,000 StateFarm Mutual policyholders in _Uch-igan.

Sprays Stop FungiOn Raspberries

Whether the planting is for commer-cial marketing or for home use, twosimple sprays can reduce possibledamage from the anthracnose funguswhich plagues red and black raspber-ries.

Anthracnose generally is presenton raspberries but the disease can becontrolled by sprays, it is explainedby Donald Cation, fruit pathologistat Michigan State College. The de-lay dormant spray applied when theleaves are just showing green in thebuds is the most important.

The anthracnose fungus lives over-winter in the spots on the old canes,The fungus produces spores veryearly in the spring and these sporesare carried to young shoots and fruit-ing laterals by rains. Infection isheaviest durmg early spring whenthe buds are unfolding and growthis tender.

The delayed dormant spray ofstrong Ilme-aulphur safely burns outthe fungus overwintering in the oldcanes, says Cation. Use from 10 to11 gallons of commercial liquid lime·

sulphur to each 100. gallons of waterwhen the buds are just showinggreen. This spray also preven tsmuch leaf-spot and kills many redmites.

A second spray of weaker materialbordeaux 4·6-100, should be appliedone week before blooming. Thi pre-vents infections on the young canesand laterals. Further summer spraysare not advised as raspberry foliageis very susceptible to spray injury.

Insurance AgentsMeet at Gd. Rapids

One hundred and sixty attended the3rd annual banquet of State FarmMutual Automobile Insurance Co.District agency o. 4 and agents inGrand Rapids territory at the Mortonhotel. Grand Rapids, the evening ofApril 4. Hiram Andre ot "Jenisonhas been the district agent from thebeginning in Michigan in 1926. Thoseattending were agents and their I the Farm Bur eau, Alfred Bentallwives, other district agents in Hch- state director of insurance for theigan, and members of the Michigan Farm Bureau, Mr. Andre, and others.State Farm Bureau insurance depart- The Michigan Farm Bureau is statement staff. The speakers included agent for the State Farm MutualC. L. Brody, executive secretary of Automobile Insurance Co.

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Berrien, VanBuren and CasLead in Feb. & March mb r. hip

Others to Campaign Durin

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Oceana 29Saginaw 20St. Clair _.....7St. Joseph 1Tuscola. 65Van Buren 98Washtenaw 56

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+---------------limin ted charges to farmer forfarm lines con truclion in return ora monthly revenue of $12.50 p I' mil sof rural line

Other general Farm Bureau rv-ices, said Mr. Bu hman, include Itstate-wide seeds and supplies servic ,an in urance service that s rves 50,000car and truck own 1"S, a I gislativeand tax service, and co-op rationwith 150 Community' Farm Bur aUB.

Th y Joiarnt B re

in Febru ry

ed

ine hundred and si ty-nine families becameof a County Farm Bureau and the Michig nFarm Bureaus during February and March.

This is the largest addition to the member hipmonths. Most of these folk became memb rtations extended by County Farm Bur au inmembership campaigns. In these .•camp igns tFarm Bureaus each named one of their m mber hip uncampaign manager. In some counties there ere doz nor two of volunteer membership workers,-men nd wom n.In others there were 50 or more. At the appointed tim, thworkers went forth as teams of two or more p rson to rrthe program of the Farm Bureau to farmers in their territori-and an invitation to become a member.

Berrien, Van Buren and Cass County F rrn ur autook first, second and third place in a field of 27 County rmBureaus reporting new members during February nd March,as follows:

Barry 40 Huron 23Bay ..43 Ingham ,. 14Berrien _ .143 Ionia _........9Branch 1 Isabella 37Calhoun 43 Kalamazoo 47Cass 81 Lapeer _ 50Clinton _ 51 Lenawee 10Genesee ,,11 Macomb 1Gratiot 21 Midland 3Hillsdale 37 Oakland 24

Branch, Manistee, Mason, Muskegon, Neway 0, North-western Michigan (Benzie, Grand Traverse and Le Ian u),Shiawassee, St. Clair, and Tri-County (Antrim, Charlevoixand Kalkaska) and Ottawa Farm Bureaus have m mb r hipcampaigns during April.

Campaign Manager' StatementDavid Bushman of orunna, m m

b rship chairman for the Shiawa eCounty Farm Bureau, opened theirApril 2 and 3 campaign with a tate-ment that was typical of the spirit ofmembership workers in all counties.

"This campaigu," said Mr. Bush-man, to Shiawas ee county farmers,"is put on by farmers who realize thambition of farmers for a better llv-ing, for better homes, for better

chools, for better loads, and to im-prove farming as a busine . Todaythere are 40 State Farm Bureausand nearly 1,800 County Farm Bu-reaus. ~early 400,000 families areincluded in the Farm Bureau organiza-tion. There must be a reason.

"Farm people will never make theprogress they should in the farmingbusine s until they have an effectiveand wide-spread organization of farmpeople who are active in local, stateand national program affectingschools, highways and government ingeneral. These are all problems thataffect agriculture as a business andas a 'ay of living.

Some National Acccrnpltsnments"Before Congre s today, said Mr.

Bu hman, is a proposal to reduce in-terest rates on federal farm loans andcommissioner's loans to 3%. The FarmBureau has supported that program,and worked effectively for the firstreduction of these rates in 1933.

For 20 years the Farm Bureaushave worked for a national farm pro-gram. The AAA and the soil con-servation program are steps in thatdirection.

Some Work in Michigan"The Farm Bureau has been active

Hamilton Farm Bureau in Michigan public affairs for moreCommunity Meeting than 20 years. It believes that almost

every public question affects the tarm-Two h~ndred and fifty attended er and his business. For example:

the .meetmg of the Hamilton Com- "In the 1920's the larg st tax itemsmunity Farm Bureau meeting at for the farmer were local r ad taxesHamilton the evening of April 4. and school taxes. And they wereAndr:,," Lo~man, . mana~er of the I crushing burdens. The Farm BureauHamilton Far m BUleau, pt estded. The began a campaign to finance statemeeting was very entertaining and county and township roads from theinstructive. Stanley Powell explain- automobile weight tax and gasolineed the value of a farm legi lative taxes. It was accomplished by theprogram, and how the Farm Bureau .lcNitt town hip road act of 1931does it. J. F. Yaeger, membership and the Horton act of 1932.relations dire 'tor, described the lines "A long campaign by the Farmof work of the Farm BUleau and Bureau and Grange and other inter-what they mean to the membership. ests for more state aid to ruralMr. Lohman described the part the schools became a reality in 1935Hamilton Farm Bureau has had in through the T'hacher-Saur act whichs curing sales tax exemption on farm brings some $22,000,000 of additionalsupplies. and how it has enlisted the state aid ' 0 local schools, and whichhelp of the State and J. 'TaUonal Farm provides for payment by the state ofBureaus to protect fanners. hipments high school tuition for rural pupils."of eggs and other produ .ts from •Teither the highway nor the schoollabor rackets. problems has been solved permanent-

ly, Mr. Bushman said. Farmers needFuel efficiency in railroad freight their organizations to hold the im-

service was 35 per cent greater in provements they have gained.1939 than twenty years ago. Active in Many Fields

The Farm Bureau is activo in manyThe average speed of freight trains fields for its member hip, Mr. Bush-

in 1939 was 62 per cent gr ater than man said, pointing to its help within 1920. rural electrification in ichigan. To-

day Michigan is fourth among thetates for rural lectrfficatton, We

ha ve 122,516 farms receiving electricervice from rural po er Unes. M01St

of that constructlon ha been bunsince 1935 wh n the Farm Bureauoffered a rural electrification plan that

e

The Michigan State Farm Bureauelcomed to membership 276 families

during the month of February. Welist the new members and their Coun-ty Farm Bureaus, and their hom B

in this column.BAY COUNTY

Henry Born Bay City R·1Born Bros •............................Bay City R·1Walter Kasemeyer Bay City R-1Alvin Kernstock Bay City R·1Norman Kernstock Bay City R-1Steve Kernstock Bay City R·1Walter Leinberger Bay City R-1Edwin Schindler Bay City R-1Wm. DeWyse Bay City R·2George Meyer Bay City ·3Herber Helmreich Bay City ·4Adam Oswald B y City R·4Adam Schindler Bay City R.4O. H. Schmidt Bay City R·4Erwin G. Wegener Bay City R·4Spyhalski Bros Bay City R·2George Badour E•• exville R·1John DeWyse E•• exville .1Theron Monroe Es.exville R.1Michael Schaefer, Sr •....Essexville R-1Alexander Tacey EssexvlJle R·1James Walraven Essexville R·1John Wazbinski.. ........•.....E•• exville R.1Jas. R. Wilson Essexville R·1Leonard Helmreich, Jr Freeland, ".1

Adolph Walter Freeland R·1Andrew Rueger Freelartd R·1Otto Schlicker Freeland R.1John Kelpinski.. Linwood R·1John P. Nowak L.inwood R.1Walter Schultz Kawkawll nErnest Benson K.wkawlin R.1George Eisenman Kawkawlin R·1Emil Leonard Kawkawlin R·1Walter Moeller ...........••...Kawkawlin R·1Herbert Ott Kawkawlln R·1Louis Ott Kawkawlln R·1Raymond Rasmer Kawkawlin R·1Byron Ruhstorfer Kawkawlin R.1Leonard Schwab Kawkawlin R.1George J. Wegen r.....•Kawkawlin R·1Peter Whyte Kawkawlin R·1

BERRIEN COUNTYTice &. Sprague Dowagiac R."Fred Seel ....................••.............•Eau ClairFrank Grow Eau Clair.Orville Welbaum ..........................•...GaJl nHerman Epple...................... Wat.rvllt.C. Kniebes ..............................•...Wat.rvlletO. R. Van Draaek W.t.rvli.tJonathon Warren •....•.............•W.t.rvli.t

BRANCH COUNTYRay Lockwood .....•...•.....•..Coidwat... R·2

CALHOUN COUNTYLouis Palmiter Batti. Creek "·1L. O. Powers .•........•.Batti. Cr. k .2L. E. Mastin E•• t LeRoy .1

GEN ESSEE COUNTYPerry Gale .•..••.......•..•...••.......•......•..••...A ,.Wm. Clapsaddl •................O.vi.onM. T. Cooney Q.ln •Geo. &. John Gill •• ple .•.....•G.ln •Joe Myer •.•...........••.....••...•.GrandFrederick Dieck Sw.rtz Cr.Frank Beckm.n 8wartz Cr kElmer Gt ndry wartJ: Cr.Corwin Claxton .•......Sw tz CDieck Bros.... ... .. . w. Cr

HILLSDAL. COU TVFred Clark... . ...• , H.1l1dFrank Lemunyon .. Hillld

KALAMAZOO COUFred A, Barber ugGeo M. Eb nger. CllmMaurice Burns.. u nWill'. m.th.. "n

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o SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1940

Vol. No.'4

oreThe istorical city of Baltimore, Maryland, will be the

scene of the 21 st annual meeting of the American FarmBureau deration Decemb r 9- J 2, 1940. Directors ofth American Farm Bureau settled that last month.

or a number of years it has been the custom of thnational Farm Bureau to hold its convention in alternateyears at Chicago, which is the nation' farm capital, andth h dquarters of the American Farm Bureau. Inother y ar the East, South or West Farm Bureau Statesent rtain the annual meting. Such conventions ha ebe n h 18 at Atlanta, ashville and New Orleans, Bos-ton, and Pasad na, California.

The regional conventions are largely attended. earlyall th State Farm Bur aus arrange tours. It's not un-usu 1 for del gation from several states to become partof tH same train en route to the convention. The num-ber in each group assures Farm Bureau folks of the low-est round trip rates and savings in other travel accornmo-

A tractive routes are selected for the goingan turn trips, with short stop-offs at points of interest.A lot of arm ureau people will be interested in a con ..vention at Baltimore.

Gomg In 94Nationally, 0 r Farm Bureau leaders are rightly inter-

pr ting the most pressing need of the hour to be that ofsecuring a balance between the su ply of and demandfor farm products, so that the farn r may receive parityprices. In view of the great and growing surpluses inmany staple farm crops and a possible production in-crease during a war boom period, we further stress theneed for this program not as an application of the U eco-nomics of scarcity," but as one of intelligent balance be-tween supply and demand. We pledge our continuedsupport to the American Farm Bureau Federation in itsefforts to preserve and improve a national farm programthat will restor and maintain parity prices and parityincome for me ican gricu ture.

We feel that there may be a tendency in the adminis-tration of soil conservation associations for the develop ..ment of a bureaucratic organization unless the farmerswho are recipients of the benefits of this. program evi-dence more interest in the affairs of their local organiza-tions and particularly unless they attend and participatein the annual elections which are held in each township.We regret any move that might tend to divide whatshould be a mutual interest between extension and agri-cultural adjustment. Further simplification of the pro-gram would aid in its administration.

This is the policy of the Michigan State Farm Bureaumembersjiip.

hr e er .Cent F r Lo nThere is strong support in and out of Congress for

the Jones bill, H.R. 8450, which proposes, among otherthings, to reduce the rate of interest on Farm Credit Ad-ministration federal farm loan mortgages and on landban commissioner's loans to three per cent, and tomake that three per cent a ermanent policy.

t present the interest rate is 3th % on lana bankmortgage loans, and 4~' on commissioners loans. Theserat s re temporary and Have been in existence since193 der emergency legislation, renewed by Congressat t 0 year intervals. The basic rate of interest onF d r I f rm loans is 5 ~ .

In the earl days of the depression when money begant be 1 eaper in other field of finance, the Farm Bureauonened a stron campaign for a reduction in federal farm10 inter t rate s, Congress granted the eduction in19 3. In a fe ear the Farm Credit Administrationh a mor than fourth of all farm mortgages, and is tobe cr dit d with the r financing of many more on bettert to the Horro ere

merican Farm Bureau has pledged support top r tu I r duction of federal farm loan inter st rates

until such time a the money marke calls for and justifiesre f interest rates.

e Jones bill to thei t e on a riculture. He also told Con-

fa ored th Jones b'll provision whichment that borrow rs must take(ederal farm loan stock.to us the recall of 0 tstandingo ght by the public as invest ..

in tl ighborhood of 5 0 •ntere t.r pia ed by bonds t lower rates of inter-t t tio al trea ur is subsidizing the

for h cliff en bet ve n 3Jh (~ and 5 %

The country town of yes erday, a tiny simple place,Lay Just as chance had spilled it where two roads met.A quiet honest village where a quiet honest raceLived lives of honest quietude, with little to regret.

There was a church: a blacksmith shop with wagons at the door;A cobbler's shop where cabinet wor-k was pone, and harness made(The cobbler was a barber too) and then there wa the storeWhere general merchandise was sold-and checkers played.

V/here general merchandise was sold, with all that that implied,From curling irons to garden seeds; from snuff to kerosene.Few of the simple wants of men bllt there might be supplied,Felt boo 5, straw hats, blue overalls, a harvesting machine.

A w gon jack, a pair of socks, a plow· point or a stamp,A bottle of Castoria, bright pink mosquito bar,Tobacco in a dozen forms, a lantern or a lamp,The store had almost everything from Jewelry to tar.

And as in memory I view that goodly stock.in.tradeI see again the merchant too, who had it all in hand:His stout blue ticking apron and the picture that he madeWith his hand upon the counter and his smile urbane and bland.

Some thought he was a stingy man. They said he sold his thumb:That rather than give overweight he'd break a peanut twice,But I recall his kindness to a lad ho stammered someAnd in my memory he lives as someone mighty nice.

As one who made at Christmas time great store of popcorn balls,And on the Eve, in galloway coat, with sleigh bells jingling smartWas wont to stamp on farmhouse steps on hasty saintly callsLeaving a ball for every Child, and faith in every heart.

The country store of yesterday is out of date maybeBut there was much of merit there that well might carryon,And as I tread fond memory's path it all comes back to me-

I wonder Where the General Store of Yesterday has gone.

Dividing h.

i I P y IWhen the last legislature set $39,000,000 as the

amount of state aid to Michigan' s schools instead of45,000,000 that they expected, it became inevitable

that cuts would have to be taken.The large city' districts demanded that the reduction

should be applied in the same percentage to all state aidfor local schools. The small town and rural districtsinsisted that payment by the state of high school tuitionfor rural pupils is required by law to be made in full.The large districts read the law differently. It affectssome 50,000 children attending rural high schools, andinvolves about $3,500,000 a year. The Farm Bureausupported the smaller districts in their interpretation ofthe law. That was understood when we supported itbefore the legislature.

However, both sides have agreed to a compromise,which we understand was developed with the aid of Dr.Eugene B. Elliott, state superintendent of p blic instruc-tion.

Tlie rural nigh school tuition monies will be paid infull. That question is settled for two years, and per-haps permanently. Both: large and small districts haveagreed to a J 7 /0 reduction in all other state aid. About

2,000,000 will become available to the schools thissummer. It has been agreed that it shall be paid to thedistricte on a school census basis and to offset partiallythe 17 per cent reduction.

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La-wrence Corrrrrurrrity GroupWrites Our U. S. Senators

FIRST EXPERIENCEIN DISCUSSION GROUP

At the Bad Axe Thumb DistrictFarm Bureau rally several of thewomen di cu e producer and con-sumer relations. Only two of themhad notice that they were to !be memobel'S of a discussion panel. All didremarkably well.

Mrs. James T. Hoover said shefound the discussion very interestingbecause or the good points broughtout by members of the panel. 11'. andIrs. Hoover live near Ubly and op-

erate a milk route in the town. She iss cretary of the local Gleaner Arborand leader of an extension group.

Mrs. Howard ugen t was anothermember of this discusston group. Herhusband is speaker of the House otRepresentatives at Lansing. The u-gents farm neal Bad Axe and have a11 I'd of 1 igh grade Holstein'. Thirty-four are milking. Mrs. ugent isacti ve in community affairs. She is amember of two women's clubs, is anextension leader, and recreation lead-er for the Bingham Community FarmBureau.

...II'. 1eu11 Wakefield of Kindethinks su h dlscusstons are good forimproving our elves. Mr. and ~Irs.\' "akefi ld moved to their farm fromDetroit recently. he leads singing intheir Communitv Farm Bureau group.

Irs. Fred Ostrom of Lapeer coun-ty, a member of the discussion groupIs keenly inter ted in a better under-standing between farm produ er andconsumers in the cities.

Mr. lfred Sturm of Turner Oom-munity Farm Bureau of Huron coun-ty speaks highly of the sound motionpicture of th December 1939 Amerl-can FaI m Bureau convention at Chi-cago.THIRD TERM NOT NEWIN BARRY CO. FARM BUREAlJ

irs. Claude Hoffman i now serv-li g her third term a pre ideut of theDarry ounty Farm Bureau. She hahelped organize the four Community.Farm Bureaus there. r Irs. Hoffman

works hard at her job of County FarmBureau presidellt,-in the membershipcampaign, wah committees, and Inmeetings.ATTENDS SCHOOL FORFARM BUREAU LEADERS

Irs. Alvin Kersten, Irs. Irvin Gray-biel, and ...Irs. Fred Cook of the St.Clair County Far Bureau represent-ed their Community Farm Bureaus atthe recent trainl g school tor FarmBureau secretaries, Community groupchairmen and discussion leaders.HURON ADDS SIXTHCOMMUNITY FARM BUREAU

Mrs. 1 al Conkey, ecretary <>f theHuron County Farm Bureau, reportsa sixth Community Farm Bureau groupthere. It was or anlzed March 27 atthe home of MI', and Irs. WllliamSchramke. Mrs. Conkey believes thefutur of the Ii arm Bureau lies in tliecom nity groups and the JuniorBureau.

./.Irs. E. T. Leipprandt is secretary.of the J. [orthwest Huron ommunityFarm Bureau. r. and Irs. Leip-prandt liave also attended the TurnerCommunity Farm Bureau the pastwinter. The Turner group is com-posed largely of young people. Theyhave plenty of pep. They answer rollcall with an item of interest from heFarm TeWS. ~!Jr8. Letpprandt aysshe read the Associated Women col-umn first, so let' keep it interesting.FARM BUREAU WOMEN'SSPEAKING CONTEST

Producer-Consumer Relations is thesubject for the national F I'm Bureauwomen's speaking contest, which con-cludes with the state Farm Bur aufinals at h annual meerlng tn ovem-ber. The winner will represent us atth na tional finals before the ssoci-ated \Vomen of the American FarmBureau at the national cony ntion atBaltimore in early December. Iater-ial is available from irs. Char\,9

e ell. r dmint stra ive director of the~ belated Women of the Am rican

Farm ureau, 5 East Washtngtonstr et, hicago .

• •Pari ;The La wrence group is also IIIanty unanimous agreement in support of

and the Farm Credit Bill S-3480, intro-duced in the Senate by Senators GU-lette of Iowa, Mead of New York,Truman of Missouri, Hatch of NewMexico and Miller of Arkansas.

(Editor's note: The 'purpose ofS·3840 is to restore the Farm CreditAdministration to an independent'status under the administration of abi-partisan ·board.)

We also request that the Michigandelegation lend their support toamendments to the wages and hoursact as are embodied in the Bardenbill, HR 7133, to protect agriculturaland farmers' co-operative organiza-tions from impractical and costlyregulation of labor employed by farm-ers' organizations.

Trusting that the above bills andamendments will receive your con-sideration and support.

Respectfully yours,Lawrence County Farm Bureau Group

Norman L. Boyer, Chairman,Thor A. Hagberg, Discussiqn Leader

Expresses Views onPrices, Farm Credit,

Labor Bills

The greater part of Michi an's soilswere not derived from the under-lying rock but were brought here byglaciers tens of thous nds of yearsago.

In the first six months of 1939,26.75 per cent of all shipments han-dled in the refrigerator container ser-vice by the Ratl Expre s Ag ieywere serums and :vaccines.

March 14 the Lawrence CommunityFarm Bureau of Van Buren countyauthorized its officers to write SenatorArthur Vandenberg and Senator Pren-tiss Brown, as follows:pear Sena tor:

The Lawrence, Michigan, Commun-ity Farm Bureau group at their regu-lar meeting March 14 upheld and en·dorsed the following stand taken 'bythe Michigan State Farm Bureauboard of delegates at their annualmeeting Nov. 8·9, 1939, in regard HIthe Agricultural Adjustment Act, andrequests support tr{)m the Michigandelegation in Congress for the federalfarm program in its purpose to se.cure parity prices for agriculture:

"We emphatically oppose a greaterreduction in approprtactons to carryout this program than shall be takenby any other group or industry."

NOTSP~N.G 3¢IS COSTLY

neglecting the inexpensivetask of keeping oyster shellin '~oppers: is,l~c~stly~a topspeed laTing hen will eatonly abou~3¢ worth of pilotbz:and oyster- shell in awhole ~y&ar.~"'

M. S. C. Hands Out ~I783,957 Bulletins

A total of 783,957 ,Michigan StateCOllege bulletins, of which 83 andone-third per cent were sent out to fillrequests of those desiring them, in.dicates for a year's time the scopeof one service the college is provid-ing Michigan agriculture.

The total is sufficient to have pro-vided every .Michigan farmer with anaverage of four bulletins during theyear, reports Mrs. Lois Knowlton,bulletin clerk.

What ate the most popular bulle-tins? First in demand poultry bulle. ------------------:-----,.-:--:-:---:;::-=:-~-:.;..o;__-----tins, next are those pertaining tolandscaping and shrubs and flowers.In close order are three other popularsubjects, dairying, gardening andfruit production.

The average of more than 15,000 aweek issued by the bulletin officecould have been slightly larger. Notthat any excess business is sought.But if those writing for bulletinssometimes wonder Why no responseis received, perhaps it is because noname or address was placed on therequest mailed in to the college.

Wood TiesStill Lead

Foresters in the United States ser-vice say that although more than 2,500patents have been issued in the last50 years for SUbstitute products forrailroad tie materials, wood ties stillare most widely used. Nearly a bil-lion wooden ties are in service, it isestimated. An annual renewal of 100ties to the mile is considered average,although some railroads have yearlyreplacements of but 50 to 75 ties tothe mile. 'I'hree-fourths of me 50million used annually are treated be-tore they are laid in roadbeds.

If YOUR Car IS SIOLENYou get real help • • • real lIerYlee. Ii

you have a State Farm Mutual' Aut.omo-bile Insurance poliCT. Ask allT 01. tile600,000 State Farm Polic:rh~ldeJ:lL·

Let me expl~iD our llta~d, tan· eerY-erage policy. It fite the average maa·.pocketbook. No obligatioti. ·01 oouneJ_ .

SEE OU R LOCAL AG·ENT .For Further Information, Write

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THO E of u who remembercan rural life at the turn of the

century appreciate most the chang sthat recent year have brought.

Iiarm life "\ra con. iderably re ti-lctedthen. Iany road: were unimproved,trau: portation and communication lim-it d, and other pr nt-day conven-i nee undr arned.

1:oday, hard- urfaced highway andimproved ounty roads pa. . the za te .or alrnor t every )Iic}ligan farm, pro-

ities.

lounty agents; working in co-op rationwith Iichiean tate Coll ge, Ii Ipfarmer. adopt new and more produc-tive farmine method.

The telephone bring neighbor andfri mds do tor and veterinarj-, withineasy rea h of thousands of farm fam-'lie' an 1 provides a profitablu busine: stool for the farm r.

LL T LEI-

APRIL 8, 1940

When a Wo d from the Far

Farm Bureau Asks ApprovalBy Several Cabinet

Secretaries

In the Tuscola County Farm Bur-eau membership campaign in March,64 members were secured. The firstseven among the volunteer member-ship orkers for new members gainedwere: Henry Lane, Henry Roller,Besse Montei, Otto Montei, Jesse Trei-ber, Rube Harrington, John Horst.Fifty attended the membership work-ra potluck supper at the close of the

campAign.

Memben MeetI bella Junior and Senior Farm

Bur~au8 entertained 125 at their pot-luck upper and meeting at Mt. Pleas-nt arch 12. President Clarence

Reid ot the t nn Bureau asthe speaker. rof. George Wheeler ofthe tate Teachers college was toast-mast r, There was a splendid pro-gram of mu Ie and entertainment.

Calhoun Farm BureauAnnual Meeting

At the annual meeting of the Cal-houn County Farm Bureau at Mar-shall in March. Frank McDermidwas re-elected president; A. M. John-son of Battle Creek was elected vice-president. and L. J. Decker of Mar-shall, secretary and treasurer. Otherselected directors were: Robert J.Sackett of Marshall, Mrs. LillianCrandall, V. B. Greenman and RayFlanders of Battle Creek. In Calhouncounty one director is elected fromeach quarter of the county, one iselected a t large, and one is electedfrom the Battle Creek Farm BureauAss'n, and another from the FarmBureau Oil Company at :\1aI'8ha11. 'I'heCalhoun annual meeting was well at-tended and an interesting programwas presented

MICHIGAN FARM NEWS

AAA CommitteemanBarred from Campaign

130,000 farmer member of localAi. committees have b n notifiedby the U. S. Dep't of riculturethat they are subject to the Hatchact, and may not take part in thepresidential, tate, congressional, andlocal political campaigns. They maynot run for office, or serve a' of-ficers or employes of political organ-ization. Those who do will be ub-Iect to automatic di harge from theAAA po t, according to an announce-ment from , ashmgton.

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In accordance with resolutlonsadopted by the American Farm Bu-reau, the Michigan State Farm Bu-reau and other Farm Bureaus at an-Dual meetings last winter, the Ameri-can Farm Bureau has been trying toamend the reciprocal trade agree-mente act in Congress to afford moreprotectton to farm interests.

lte Fann Bureau has insisted thatIn any trading between nations underthe rectnrocat trade agreements, the BUSKIRK SPEAKSeffect of certain trades upon agricul-

turea.nd industry in the Unit~d States FOR FRUIT MENShould be given equal consideration'With the factors of statecraft and,diploinatic advantages to be obtained.To this end the Farm Bureau offeredamendmente asking that no tradeagreement be consumated hereafterexcept that it has the approval ofthe Secretaries of State, Commerceand Agriculture. The amendment wasrejected in the House. The FarmButeau's effort was renewed in thesenate. but without success so far,

Other Amendments Failumerous amendments along this

lin. ·!Jave !been offered to the reciprocaltrade agreements act in this sessionof ~Congress, but none have beenaddtted. The Farm Bureau wouldhavt considered either of the follow-ing an improvement upon the act:Senator Pittman offered an amend-ment to require ratitlcation of anytrade agreement by the Senate by atwo-thirds vote; Senator O'Mahoney'samendment would have required ap-pro~al of any trade agreement by amajority vote of both houses in Con-gre~s.

The American Farm Bureau studyof the -beneftts and losses to agricul-ture under the reciprocal trade agree-merits' program indicates that whileno . spectacular results have beenachieved, the net result of the agree-ments has ,been helpful rather thanhurtful dn stimulating business for.agrtculture and for the nation.

It appears that the administrationand the Department of State is con-vinced that the only way to negotiatetrade agreements is to do it through-the u; S. Dep't of State and a similaroffiee for the interested foreign na-tion. !In this country the proposedttade agreements are subject to publichearings. Changes have been madeas theresult of information presented,by business and farm groups. Butthere i'8 no desire to go before theSenate or House or any cabinet of-.fleer tor a.pproval of' a trade agree-meat. \ The price of such approvalmt,ht be the- :right to amend. That isprecisely the kind of protection thatagtlculture thinks it needs.

Michigan Farm Bureau's PositionAt ita 1939 annual meeting the

Michigan State Farm Bureau spokeits 'fears that farmers would be askedto m,ake the real concessions for U. S.tnterests in pending trade agreements.TJie- Farm Bureau resolution said:

nA restoration of rural purchasing'power is essential to industrial recov-el"t· and permanent prosperity. Wedemand that in the negotiation ofrecj{)r-ocal trade agreements withforefln· nations the welfare of agricul-ture be given greater consideration.

"lli the interest of peace betweennaUons, we endorse the principle ofreciprOCity in trade, but oppose anyap,Pllc$Uon on a 'basis that would r~duce farm prices below parity. Weur~ -the American Farm Bureau Fed-eration to continue to scrutinize allreciprocal trade agreements, so thatthe Interests of American agriculturewitl be as adequately protected as isinft1ietry."We b.pplaud the efforts of the Ameri-can Farm Bureau Federation in co-operation with the Economics Depart-ment of the Iowa State College intheir present project of securing acomplete and impartial analysis of theelect of the reciprocal trade agree-ment program.• .1 pecifically we protest certain tradeagreements now pending between theUnited States and South Americancountries, ratification of which would10 er the tariff and increase the im-portation of agricultural products onan already depressed market. Itshould be borne in mind that the

- ne,ottation of a trade agreement withone nation automatically extends itscoI1ee slons to all other countrieswith Which we have treaties con-tai the "favored nation clause."We stst that no such agreements&boJ,ll be negotiated without fUll pub.lie 'h aringa,"

Carl Buskirk, Van Buren CountyFarm Bureau leader and fruit grower, more he was impressed by the stand-represented Michigan fruit growers ing of President O'Neal and Mr. Oggat Washlngton April 2 and 3 before of the Farm Bureau's Washingtonthe Senate Committee on Agriculture .r office with members of the SenateAs Michigan member of the Ameri- and House and the heads and staffcan Farm Bureau's fruit and vege- men of Washington departments. Ourtable committee he participated in men are well informed on farm pro-discussions with the Farm Credit Ad- blems before Co gress. What theyministration and officials of the U. S. have to say gets respectful attention.Dep't of Agriculture on fruit market-ing' matters.

Before the Senate Committee onAgriculture Mr. Buskirk gave testi-mony urging a marketing agree-ments section in the Agr'! Adjust-ment Act for fruit and vegetablegrowers. He was called upon to re-butt opposition offered by the pres-ident for the National Canners Ass'n.Mr. Buskirk represented the FarmBureau Fruit Products Co., the ,Mich-igan Cherry Growers Committee,which has a fruit grower membershipfrom Benton Harbor to TraverseCity. Mr. Buskirk also representedthe Michigan State Farm Bureau'sinterest in the fruit marketing 1>1'0-blem.

Others Have The Agreement

~~llik~~lli~~S9~~=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;=~committee write into the act a mar- rketing agrement for fruits and vege-tables to enable producers to dealwith the problems of surplus in thesame manner the producers of corn,'cotton, rice, tobacco are empoweredto do under marketing agreements'lIf two-thirds of the growers of a com-modity vote there is a surplus, the Sec- ,retary ot Agriculture and the grow-ers are authorized to invoke theprovisions of the marketing agree-ment for orderly marketing of thesurplus by withholding from market,or other processes that suits thecrop

Mr. Buskirk told Senator S<I1wel-lenbach and other members of thecommittee that, Congress has hadsome success in raising the priceof basic farm commodities throughthe AAA. Fruit people want the sameopportunity. Only 7 ProductionCredit Ass'n banks have failed andthey're all in the fruit or vegetableproduction sections said Mr. Buskirkin' illustrating the need for actionfor fruit interests. Mr. Buskirk wasconsidered a special representativeof the cherry producing interests.

Canners ObjectThe president of the National Can-

ners Ass'n asked the Senate com-mittee to provide that marketingagreements, shall not be effective forfruit or vegetable unless 50% of thecanning industry as calculated on atonnage basis, in favor of invokingthe marketing agreement. This, Mr.Buskirk told the committee wouldpermit a very small group of cannersto block marketing agreement any-time. Representatives of the Ameri-can Farm Bureau and the U. S. deptof Agriculture developed a line ofquestioning that exposed the weak-ness of much of the canners' objec-tion. The principal objection appear-ed to be against the growers havinganything to say about stiffeningprices under conditions of surplus.

Individual members of the Senatecommittee appeared to be veryfriendly to the idea of a marketingagreement for fruits and vegetables,Mr. Buskirk said. The American FarmBureau was represented by PresidentO'Neal and Mr. Ogg of the Washing-ton office. The Farm Bureau willfollow through with briefs and otherwork to help the fruit growers.

As a member of the Farm Bureau'sFruit and Vegetable Committee of7, Mr. Buskirk discussed with FarmCredit Administration chiefs betterhelp to fruit growers, and especiallyto those dealing through fruit co-operatives.

The committee met with researchmen of the U. S. Dep't of Agricultureto suggest study of new uses forfruit and vegetables, especially pro-motion for apple juice and new veg-etable juices.

The committee asked the Depart-ment to do everything It can toabolish trade barriers between statesand restore the free movement offruit. It asked also that terminalfruit marke facilities at large citiesbe required to make improvementsthat will eliminate expensive unload-ing practices.

Mr. Buskirk said that he expectedto find Farm Bureau legislative menat Washington who knew their wayaround, but the more he observed the

AT WASHINGTONAsks Marketing Agreement

For Fruit & VegetableGrowers

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It is estimated peat forms at thrate of one foot in 300 y aI'S, and 20feet of peat are required to make onefoot of good bituminou coal. 10 tcommercial coal seams of .•.Iichiganare about thre feet thick. ichigan Po a 0 r

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Their PaintWas Free

The fishing village of Vermilion inChippewa county, on the Lake Super-ior shore, takes its name from thebright colored deposits of iron oxidethere which were once hauled awayby the wagon load, mixed with waterand used for paint on barns.

Wool Gro""erTa e Advancale 01 thePool Marketing Plan!

•'hearing season is u rually the mo t un-favorable time of the year to s 11 • 'ourwool. By constgn lng to the .1il'higanCo-op ',"001 .1arketing • .soclatton Poolyou can s cur immediat Iy :!OC perlb. on medium wool, 1 ¢ per lb. onfine wool and 1t¢ per lb. on fed lamhwool. Ther will be a .econd advanceaft I' grading and you still retain ourequity and when the "no1 hi sold youwill receive all that it nets 1 s the re ad-vances. For sacks and shtpping t, gs orfurther information wri te to thfMICHIGAN CO-OP WOOL MKTG. ASS'N221 N. Cedar Lansing, Michigan

Five-sixths of the railway mileagein North and South America is pri-vately owned.

Lard adds tlavor and savor to friedfoods.

5THE PROBLEM of keeping market-garden and truck soilssupplied with enough humus to produce profitabl yieldshas been solved.BABY CHICKS double their birch weight

in 10 or 11 days, To make chis rapidgrowth, they need adequate VitaminsA & O. "I 'opco X.· .• Fortified Cod LiverOil provides an easy, economical "ay tosupply both vitamins in accurate, measuredamounts. .

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Save all crop wastes, and grow green-manure cropswhen the land is not occupied by cash crops. Plow th smaterials down with RANULA 'AE 0' CYANYour soil will become rich in humus.

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• For years every farmer has demandeda light weight, powerful crawler tractorequal in price to a whoel tractor of com-parable horsepower.

Cletrac aolved the problem and CletracModel Hin your choice of two tread widths-42" or 6S"-is the answer.

ID Cletrac Model H you qet a two plow,2 row cultivatinq and plantinq tractor with•••short turning •••balanced construction •••pullinq power on both tracks at all times••• complete visibility for the operator •••

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With Cletrac Model H you can plow ontime, plant on time, cultivate on time anddo lhose countless odd jobs around yourfarm that take a mobile power unit.

By all means try Cletrac Model H your-self in your own field before :youbuy anytractor. Put it throuqh Us paces underyour own most difficult conditions. Learnfirst and all of the advantages a Cletraccrawler tractor can qive you.

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Farm Bureau membership campaigns;18 are insurance agents for the annBureau; 23 have helped organize Com-munity Farm Bureaus. any havebeen attendi the adult meetingsregularly, and 75% ot the CountyFarm Bureau boards have a Juniordirector.

Mr. Hennink has been spending timefurther exploring the possibilities ota Junior Farm Bureau camp in Mus-kegon county, and is making a driveto get actual committments on paperso that the possibilities may be moredefinitely understood.

M etings Are Well Attended;Intere t Good in All

Activities

J. F. Yaeger, director of member-hlp relations tor the Michigan state

Farm Bureau, made the following re-port to C. L. Brody, executive secre-tar" tor the months of March:

r. C. L. Brody:Meetings--Attached you will find a

su mary of meeting attended duringthe month. You will note that, ex-elu ive of Saturday and Sunday, Iaveraged a meeting per day. Thesewere as far away as Charlevoix on thenorth, Eau Clair and Coldwater onthe outh, Muskegon on the w st, andPort Huron on the ast. All togethera lather thorough covering of allsections of the state. You will alsonote that the meetings varied frommall committee meting to largen

one from 300 to 800.Every place I went I found much

praise of the Farm Bureau programwith leaders very optimistic andlated at the tin attitude of the rank

and tile farmers toward the organiza-tion.

Membership-We have paid-up atthis time 38% of our AFBF member-ship quota of 10,000. This with but33% of the time elapsed in the Dec. I,1939 to Dec. 1, 1940 ye r, which isthe membership year of the AFBF.You will note that the above percent-ages are based on a 2,000 increaseover last year. If we were to baseour percentages on the arne total aslast year, we would, in one-third of.the time, hav secured approximately50% of our y ar's quota.

Practically every County Farm Bu-reau either already has or is conduct-ing a memb rship campaign thisspring. This they are doing "on theirown" which should make them wellprepared for taking the work overcompletely ,before the next year'sactivities start.

Informed Employes' Meetings-Thissecond series of meetings for gettingemployes better informed as to theFarm Bureau set-up and program 'andthe co-operative movement wasespecially well attended by the em-ployes of the stores and management-contract points. The employes seemvery much interested, some driving80 miles to attend the meetings near-est them. They participated in thediscussions and were much betterposted than in earlier meetings. Aquiz is to complete the project thisyear.

Community Farm Bureau-The Com-munity Farm Bureau leader met at 10points with Mr. Tanner to discusstheir work. The average number at

a h m etlng wa 20. They werekeenly interested in their leadershipresponsibilities, which is an excellentsign for future progress. Mr. Ulreyand Mr. Nash of the College co-op-rated in this project.Junior Farm Bureau- report from

Mr. Hennink shows 23 of the olderJunior Farm Bureau leaders have ac-cepted leadership respon ibilities ineither the County or State Farm Bu-reau in either volunteer or employecapacities. Forty-five of these youngpeople have participated in County

Crow Has SomeGood Points

After perhaps the most completestudy ever made of the food habitof the crow, E. R. Kalmbach of theU. S. Dep't of Agriculture, says thatit is not as had as it is painted. Thecrow does a lot of harm, and is aworse actor in some regions than inothers, but it does do some good.Kalmbach looked into thou ands ofcrow stomachs and nests from allthe states and from Canada. Hethinks that the appetite it has forgrasshoppers is the greatest serviceit renders man. The crow consumesmany May beetles and other destruc-tive insects at a time when theirdestruction results in the greatestgood. It is a robber of corn fieldsand is destructive to bird life, andshould be curbed when necessary,but at other times the crow shouldbe permitted to render the good ser-vices of which it is capable. Mr.Kalmbach believes that the extermi-nation of the crow would result inmore harm than it would do good.

"L" ShapedWindbreaks Best

What makes the best windbreak?Recommendations by W. Ira Bull, ex-tension forester at Michigan StateCollege, are divided into two phases.If the protection is for the farm home,an "L"-shaper planting three treeswide on the north and west sides ofthe buildings will be most suitable.The trees should be planted in rows75 to 100 feet from the nearest build-ing. For a field or orchard, the wind-break need be but two rows, plantedon the west side. Spacing in eithertype windbreak should not be lessthan 10 feet between trees in the rowsand the rows at least eight feet apart.Wider spacing is suggested whenwhite or red pines are planted.

Million FarmGrow Wheat

On more than a million mericanfarms, wheat is an important sourceof cash income. These growers haveparticipated in recent production'which has enabled the governmentever-normal granary plan to place 300million bushels in reserve above do-mestic requirements.

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chlcks now. Big, hueky chicks that havehigh livab1l1t·, e. cellent productive abil-ity, and are sure to aUsty. Vhite Leg-horns, Mottled Anconas, Barred Rocks,Whit Rocks, R. I. Reds, White JerseyOiants, Legorcas, Leg-Rocks, MammothBronze Tur e)'s, White Pekin Ducks.Sexed chicks or stral ht chicks. Bigdiscount on early booked orders. C. O.D. hlpment if d sired. Send for cata-log and prices at once. SHv r WardHatchery, Bo 100, Zeeland, Mich.

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Prompt shipment, safe arrival, satisfac-tion guaranteed. Catalog tree. UnionPlant Company, Texarkana, Arkansas.

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SEEDSBIG HUSKY CHICKS-MICHIGAN- SPECIAL MUCK LAND SEEDS. RAIS-

. S. Approv d. "' 'hite Leghorn Ch lcks, ed and used by us. Yellow Dent Corn,100% blood tested for Pullorum di ease. Muoksoy Beans, Muckland Barley. .Large typ stock for larger profits. .d. 'l'odd Co., Mentha, Mich, ( -2t-22b)It. O. P. males. Barred and hite Rocksand R. I. R ds, Pullets and s ed hicksif deslred, end for descriptive price list.

lnstrom Hatchery, Zeelan<l, Box B-7, REGISTERED HAMPSHIRE GIL To SMichigan. (3-U-47b) and boars. Hooks Acre, Brighton,JANSSEN'S "NEW STRAIN" CHICKS Mich. (3-.2t-9p)lay more big eggs, live longer. They REGISTERED GUERNSEY B U L Lt" I. e . Ier and devel p into large bod- Calves. Hooks Acres, Brighton, ~1ich.I d, profitable pullets, On December 5, (3-2t- p)

rt chi Her reported, "Le s than 3%tl ck mortality and 7 .3% production."1'1 nty gg! Big eggs! Low mortality!.• 11 stock 100% l, S. approv d andB.\ .D. tested. R.O.P. Bred. SexedPull ts 95% guarantee. Don't watt:\ Trite for fr fold I' and pric • "GoldenHal" Improved Leghor-ns, Barred Rocks,wnn Rock, or Rhode I land Redchick f01' Iarg r cash profits. Iernber•.tat l' arm Bure u, .Iaus en" RuralPoultr • arm, Box 10, Zeeland, .lichi-g n. (3-:?t-91-p)

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FIRST TIME oi IJu4 LOW PRICE!

MICHIGA

PIRITSATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1940

ers have given the consumer thebe t food in the world. However, forthe past ten year we have subsidiz-ed the nation to the amount of manybillions of dollar by producing thisarne food for which we have not re-

ceived our measure of the nation's in-come.

They tell us nothing stands still,there must be a change. ,V 11, webope if conditions for the farmerchange, that they'll be for the better.

Hamilton Bure AddTo its Property

Hamilton Farm Bureau has pur-chased the Kolvoord mlll at Hamil-ton.

The Farm Bureau wlll discontinuethe flour milling business, but 1\'111make use of the storage capacity ofthe mill, which is 12.000 bushels. TheFarm Bureau is scheduled to takepossession of the Mill June 1.

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A State Farm full eoveraee Automo-ltu. IJuilll'anC41 polfey fa not near'" ••upenlive •• most people think. Actual-ly onl,. • few cent. more per monthmay prevent YOll from payfq • JarPrep&lr ltill.

Let me aplaln our tun ClOftI'aPpoliey-planned to fit tbi aver ••• __ '.POCketbook.

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Problem of LowPrices Not Solve

electric light bills, the receipts forfarm machinery purchased or anyother expenditure of the farm orfarm home and invariably they areinterested and are willing to co-oper-ate to a degree.

They don't know until you tellthem that every time they buy a lardsubstitute they are doing the Mich-igan farmer an injury. They don'tknow they hurt some Michigan farm-ers when ever they buyout stateapples or beans or potatoes or canesugar or eggs or butter. Some timesit's hard for me to defend our Mich-igan farm products when we are soslack in our grading laws and in ourwide range of varieties.

Returning to our friend's story, I'llsay if there's to be no high standardof farm life, the sooner we knowit the better for we would aim tomake plumbers or electricians or gar-age men or auto workers or mostanything out of our boys and let theproduction of food go as it has inother countries-down grade

But we don't want it that way. Wepride ourselves that American farm-

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.----"------~-----:--to tions for farmers.Some Reasons Why

A representative of the FarmCredit Administration told a group oflivestock producers that his depart-ment had been making an analysisof the deplorable lard situa ion andhe had determined to find out ifeveryone whom he t ought should bepreaching the use of lard was actu-ally doing it. So he made a survey inIowa, the. hog producing state of theUnion. e approached the HomeEconomics people who were out dem-onstrating cooking and found that100% of those contacted were notusing lard for shortening in theirdemonstrations but were using someof the compounds now found on themarkets. Their reason or excuse forso doing was that the compoundmanufacturers gave them their sup-ply if they would use it.

Last year I attended a large groupmeeting, mostly farm women. Theywere addressed by two representa-tives of Michigan State College. Dur-ing the meeting a college man repre-senting a livestock co-operative wasgranted a few minutes to make a pleato Michigan folks to use Michiganfarm products. He stressed the useof lard for shortening. The audiencewas keenly intere ted but the twospecialists were in U'ferent.

The Goal is ParityNow, my good friend asked me

what I see in the future for thefarmer. I'm frank in saying that I seeno marked change until everyoneconnected with any farm agency orany farm organization realizes in ,fullmeasure that the farmer is in amess. He's in distress that doesn'tleave him. It's growing. He's outhere on every last farm begging fora let up on low prices for what hesells and high prices for what hemust buy.

It seems to me that we have enoughfarm organization, agricultural col-leges, departments of agriculture, ex-periment stations, investigating com-mittees, research institutions andwhat not, that if they all had fortheir immediate goal "parity" for thefarmer, we'd soon get it. And if theycannot or will not work for that goal,there's no need for their existence .

Consumers Will ListenI feel another weak spot in the fact

that we haven't told our story to theconsumer as the other fellow tellshis. The "Story of the Milk We se"sponsored by the Michigan Milk Pro-ducers and told over the radio sixdays a week i doing far more goodthan we realize in getting the sym-pathetic understanding of the con-sumer.

I have been attending some con-sumer group meetings and I find thezreat majority of those in attendanceare eager to know our problemsand willing to co-operate. I usuallytake our monthly milk statement, oursale slips for livestock and poultryand eggs, or wheat or any other state-ment howing what the farmer act-ually receives. Then I show them our

It's the No. 1 ObstacleA Real Recovery for

AgricultureBy MRS. EDITH J1. WAGAR

The other day I had a question putto me which I'm wondering is notju t the que tion that might well bedebated by farm folks everywhere.

A friend said to me during an earn-est conversation, "Mrs. Wagar, I'veheard you demand many a time 'AnAmerican standard of living for thefarmer.' ow, please tell me how arewe going to live as other Americanslive under existing prices for farmcrops? I don't know how to do it."

He is a splendid farmer. He has afine farm, keeps good stock, has pro-

gressive ideas, hasa n outstandingfamily, some ofthem in the teenage. He wan t sthem to be and tohave all that theymight have if theirfather was the ele-vator man or anauto salesman orthe barber or theplumber. He's nota plodder, butrather he's up anddoing, taking ad-

MRS, Wt"J~ vantage of every-thing as it comes along, but not aman taking on every flashy schemewhich usually requires more moneyinvested than ever comes back. Hesaid he wanted to help this childrenget started right in life, but if hehelped one to any special training,the rest of the family had to bedenied almost all of the extra thingsin life.

The Problem Isn't SolvedHe remarked, "You've preached the

value of organization and told us allthat's been accomplished thru or-ganized effort. With me it has beenthe Grange and the Farm Bureau andthe Milk Producers and the SugarBeet Association and the local co-op.They all take some money and allwant some time, and still with themall, my nose is on the 'grindstonemost of the time and I sometimesthink times wouldn't be any worseif we gave them all up."

"How long is this going to keepon? Do yOU see anything ahead of us?For ten years I'v just beenhanging on. I've made no headwayand in some ways I've slipped back alittle further each year. These tenyears should have be n the bestproductive years of my life. I've hadmy health and if farmers had had

ny chance at all, I could give mykids a few dollars once in a whilewithout having it hurt as it does,"

Thi man's story is no ditterentthan we are exp rtencing on ourown farm and the ame as our neigh-bors are going thru. But he threw outa challenge to me and to all farmlead 1'8. I truly believe he spoke theentim nt· of the majority of farm-

er when he intimated that organiza-tion i sn't solving the problem as hehad once hoped it WOUld.

ow where have we been weak?I heard a tory a short time ago

that pointed out very definitely oneof th dr 'back to be tel' condt-

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(Continued from pag 1.)~aIP~ Ralston KalamUOQvi E' Cat~....•.......•.......Kalamazoo R.1L' . Racine•..............Kalamazoo R.1D'are' WSherwood.....•..........Kalamazoo R·1U ebster Kalamazoo R 1walc S. Aiken K~lamazoo R:4

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elgh G. &. ArnoldC C·EIMcMur~ay Kalamazoo R·4R~ ~er M.•ller Kalamazoo R·4W y . Smlth Kalamazoo R.4C • EE. Balch Kalamazoo R·BC· . Shepard Kalamazoo R·Baarl C. Kendall... Kalamazoo R-BSeorge O. Drake Kalamazoo R.9~mue6 J .. Ekema ..•.....Kalamazoo R.9Er'::est • H~lld~a Kalamazoo R'9CI k D eyes Kalamazoo R'9M:~rice . M~:,son: .......•..•Kalamazoo R-9Edward Peter artln Kalamazoo R·9L . J son Kalamazoo R'9Lew~s . Stevenson Kalamazoo R·9

• • Stratton Kalamazoo R.9~d J. dCr~m Richland

war cNamara Richland R.1Earl E. DickJ C E ..·· · SchoolcraftJ" • Jtes SchoOICraftCa~s allinger Schoolcraft R.1L' . Edward Schoolcraft R 1Aester Horn.. Schoolcraft R: 1H' bE. Schumann Schoolcraft R-1Ale~ ert Tefts Schoolcraft R-1H vrn Forsyth Schoolcraft R-2

erbert Porter Schoolcraft R.2~~ S·WNusba~m SCott8Bridley' ~~I~h.~ ;; ScottsP t Ehl p 0 ScottsMe er ers. Scotts R.1L onroe Knauss SCotts R·1

eonard F. Simon SCotts R-1Donald C. Richardson Vicksburg R-2Forrest S. Weihberg Vicksberg R-2

MACOMB COUNTYHarry J. Lefurgey New Haven

OAKLAND COUNTYHerbert Baynes Clarkston R-2~. C. B~ard8Iey OrionW O. Riggle....................................Orion

alter R. Cook Orion R.1Peters Bros•..............................Orion R.1Earl J. Waite Orion R.2C. W. Ries Oxford R.1Theodore Mersino Oxford R.2

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TOC TO U TProducers Co-op Ass 'n

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G owe s' aFleeces, Higher Pric

•James Coon Shows How vantageous time of the year and to

C M keti W I remove all poss ble toll between theo-op ar etmg of 00 growers and ure woolen mills. He

Raises Prices emphasized that the present spreadbetween prices received by the grow-ers and these paid by the mills i onlyfrom % to ~~ of what it was before thedevelopment of co-operative wool mar-keting in the United States. ~Ianygrowers fail to r alize what preadthey formerly paid or why marketingcost have been reduced.

By TA DEY JI. POW ELDMichigan Co-operatioe Wool

:Mal'keting A.~.fnAlthough it has frequently been

said that wool is the Michigan farmproduct regarding which producersknow the least and which they marketin the most careless manner, the at-tendance and interest at the annualmeeting of the Michigan Co-operativeWool Marketing Association held atLansing on _larch 6. 1940, indicatedthat there is a very definite trend to-ward the improvement of this situa-tion.

The number of growers present ex-ceeded the attendance for otherrecent annual meetings. Throughoutthe day the growers evidenced a greatdeal of enthusiasm in learning how toproduce better wool and market itmore advantageously.

College Staff HelpsMuch helpful information on flock

management was given by ProfessoI"sC. L. Cole and E. L. Benton of theM. S. C. animal husbandry depart-ment. The addresses of these menwere very practical and timely, andgave the assembled wool growers thebenefit of a short-course of instructionon feeding, management, parasite con-trol and the handling of their wool tomake the most attractive and salablefleeces.

Clark L. Brody, executive secretaryof the Michigan State Farm Bureau,gave a thought-provoking speech inwhich he mentioned that new problemsin production and marketing are con-stantly arising. He complimentedthe growers upon their interest andattendance. He emphasized that farm-ers must control the marketing of atleast a minor portion of each com-modity in order to have anything tosay about price levels. Unless thisIs done the man who will sell thecheapest actually sets the price forthe commodity. Mr. Brody warnedthe growers that they would pay forthe cost of maintaining the Associa-tion 100 times over it they didn'thave one.

Objects of Grower ProgramReviewing the developments of co-

operative wool marketing in the UnitedStates, Mr. James M. Coon of theFarm Credit Administration, Wash-ington, D. C., stressed that amongthe objects of the co-operative woolmarketing program was to make pos-sible the sale of wool at the most ad-

Clarence Stapish ChelseaW. K. Wilson DexterW. C. Wylie ...............................•....DexterGrover Colby, Jr., Dexter R-1Emil A. Ruhlig Dexter R-1Earl Doletzky Dexter R·2Walter J. Rawson Manchester R.3Clyde Sweet Northville R-2g~nac"aUnelLamba.rth Sal!ne R·1

A. Roblnson Saline R-1Oscar Weber Saline R-1Dan Hertler : Saline R-2R?b.ert Lambarth $aline R-2FinIS Noble Saline R-2Chas. J. Schultz Saline R-2Lawrence Weber Saline R·2Edward Wild Saline R-2John Bakhaus South Lyon R-2N: J. Bender SOuth Lyon R.2Richard H. Roome South Lyon R.2Clarence O'Conner

................................Whitmore Lake R·1Glen Bird Ypsilanti R.3Max W. ROss Ypsilanti R-3Fred Meyer Yp.i1anti R.2

A Community FarmBureau News Letter

Following are extracts from a newsletter circulated among members ofthe Henrietta·Waterloo Twp. Com-munity Farm Bureau in Jacksoncounty. Lbwden Farms Hatchery.Farm Bureau members, paid the costof the letter.

Do you know that your CommunityFarm Bureau is making a surveythis month to find out what you will10 to help, what you think should belone to help, What you think can belone to help our business of farmingin Henrietta and Waterloo Town-thips. When we have all these ideasve will work out plans to do thehings that need doing

We hammered ~or four years on~etting a better M-106. There is no}lay to tell whether it helped or not.-\.nyhow we will have one of the best'oads in the State S0011.

The individual hammers and cus-ses, hollers and discusses alone, butvhen we get together to do thesehlngs we get results.

The State Farm Bureau took theead In lowering school taxes, elimtn-rting local road tax and the low.ax on farm trucks. The County3'arm Bureaus make up the State Or-ganization. The local Farm Bureausmake up the County Farm Bureau.30 we go from bottom to top clearinto national legislation.

So it goes with Lowdens chix.From bottom to top care, expertne s,intelligence and every method isused to produce the best for day oldbirds that can be had. We are proudto have one of he very best, probab-ly the best, producers as a memberwith us. Lowden Farms pay for thisletter about the Farm Bureau. Weappreciate this. We in turn say allwe can to boost this member's bus.Iness. He believes in us. We believein him.

At the April meeting to be in thee ening we will make 4·H club workthe subject. Agnes Moeckel will havecharge of the program. The sum-mary of the survey we make will alsobe made.

Railroads handle approximately 125uillion separate freight shipments an-nually.

More than three-tourths 0 the tax-e paid by the railroads go to stateand local governments.

:A GOOD I='AIZ/'VI F'i.-OC/<.,. IS' A .lv'fONE:.Y MAJ<E:R..J~r. Coon presented charts of wool tall of Lan ing, who had a ked to

price trends showtng that In three relieved of these duties b caus eout of four years prices declined seri- the pres ure of his other workously during the shearing season, and Consignments to the 1940 P~OI arethen strengthened gradually during being received daily at the A socia-the latter part of the year. He ex- tion warehou e at 728 East hiawas-plained that this ,;as because manu- see street, Lansing, and a substantialfact~~er~ ~~~? n:lth~: the finances cash advance i paid upon delivery.nor e aCI 1 l~S 0 absorb a season's Information regarding this methodwool .clip d~rmg the three months of wool marketing may be obtained bshearmg period. If the ':001 pools writing the Association at Lan in ywere taken out of the picturo the Michigan g,growers would be at the mercy ofthis situation. C B

Poolers can receive a substantial orn orer Here,advance when their consignment is But Under Controldeliv red and still retain an equity Wh tin their fleeces so that they are in a a 's happ ned to the European

corn borer? He' still her .pcsttion to profit by better wool prices Twhich usually occur later in the sen- here are infestations of the borerson. He presented figures to show known in 31 southern and centralthat consistent consignors have l.Iichigan counties. Comparing 1939averaged more than 3c a pound higher with 193, there were definite in-prices for their wool than those who creases in \Vashtenaw and S1. Clairsold locally at shearing time. counties, a decrease in Lenawee

Resolutions county and no change in acomb,The report of the Resolutions com. Wayne and Monroe counties.

mittee consisting of Colin P. Camp- Mice, skunks and the downy wood-bell, Caledonia; Francis Gunder, Riga; pecker have found the borers makeand Tracy Crandall, Howell, made good eating. Farmers and gardenerrecommendations regarding the con- take precautions whenever an infe taotrol of predatory animals and dogs in tion appears heavy and the followingorder to reduce flock losses from these year the borers usually are Ie s num-sources. The resolutions favored erous in that spot. Corn goes intoprompt enactment of the federal the silo and garden trash is clean-Truth-in-Fabrics legislation, express- ed up and burned. These proces esed appreciation of the services rend- and dry summers help control theered by the M. S. C. and extension pest. Huron county's summ I' showersworkers and commended the ational are the exception, resulting in recentWool Marketing Corporation for theirincreases for several

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Here's why we're sure bethanized fencewill be 'way ahead of other wire fence.

Bethanized fence fights rust 4 separateways. The zinc in a bethanized coating is99.9 + per cent pure, through and through.The coating will not crack off or peelwhen the fence is stretched and twisted-or when heavy farm animals crowdagainst it.

The bethanized zinc coating is abso-lutely even, inch-by-inch, over the entirefence. There's not a chink in the zinc to

give rust a tarting porn •All bethanized fence is made of rue

copper-bearing teet. This steel is a powerful rust-fighter in its 0 n right.

Bethanized fence is wov n of heavyfull-gage wire, woven with the tned-and-proved hinge-Joint construction. Th reare no weak joints or undersized wir tocut down weather r si tance,

You can get a d sign of bethanizedfence to handle every farm job. Try rolland prove its extra value to yourself.

Hard Seeds inAlfalfa & Clover

(Continued [rom page 1.)seed content, but seed so treateddoes not keep well after One year ofstorage.

Red CloverHard seeds in red clover are hard-

er and slower to sprout. They ac-cumulate in the soil and a eserve ofthem often helps to thicke standsthinned by adverse conditions. Vol-unteer stands are due to hard seeds.

When 30 to 40% of red clover seedis hard, an increase in the rate ofsowing may be nece sary. If the rateof seeding is more than 8 lbs. peracre and the seeds are not sown toodeeply, no increase is needed.

Sweet CloverHard seeds in sweet clover are

very hard. They may live in the soilfor several years without sprouting.They are undesirable when in lateryears they produce volunteer plantsof sweet clover in fields of alfalfaand red clover grown for seed, orwhen such plants occur In hay fieldsand small grains where they inter-fere with harvest and reduce thequality.

Hard seeds may be very desirablein permanent pastures where the vol-unteer plants benefit the soil and thepasturage. In unhulled sweet cloverIf one-fourth or more of hard seed issown in permanent pastures in latefall or early winter, a high percent-age of hard seeds is very desirable.

Scarification is usually needed toreduce the hard seeds of spring andearly summer sown sweet clover.present in sweet clover, ordinaryrates of seeding may need to beincreased.

Hard Seeds & Seeding RatesIf all the seeds of alfalfa, red clov-

er, or sweet clover could be sown atexactly the proper depth, and if con-ditions were so ideal that each seedwould produce a strong healthyplant, only two pounds of seed peracre would be needed, the Wis~consin College of Agriculture said inits bulletin.

Such a low rate is impractical forbroadcast seedings, it continued. Thefield losses from natural hazards areso great as to require an increase offrom 3 to 6 times the theoretical seed-ing requirement. Hard seeds do notordinarily affect practical rates ofseeding for alfalfa and red clover,but may necessitate increase in therate of sowing sweet clover.

Hard seeds are variously delayedin germination though soil conditionsare very favorable for sprouting.Hard seeds. said the Wisconsin Col-lege of grtculture, are not bad seedsin the sense that they are diseased01' weak. They appear to be a pro-vision of nature to safeguard the SUl-

vival of plants by keeping a reserveof live seeds in the soil.

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Stings and entries are cut down to a new l1zinimum.

THE R~ASO N? "Astringent's" rapid toxic action means quickdeath to the codling moth larvae. In addition, "Astringent's" improved flake-likeparticles, which tend to overlap, form a more uniform, more clo ely knit coveton the fruit.

ORCHARD* BRA D lINTOX* (Lead Free) The excIusi e Basic Zinc Arsenate.An effective apple, pear and grape spray material for controlling codling moth and berrymoth.

ORCHARD BR NO SPRAYCOP* ... A copper fungicide that is high in activecopper content . • . has exceptionally high control efficiency per unit of copper with a

wide safety margin. Fits ideally into the apple sprayschedule where a copper fungicide is required; intothe grape schedule for control of black rot; into thecherry schedule for leaf spot; and for other crops totake the place of Bordeaux Mixture.

--- --ORCHARD BRAND APPLE DRITOMIC*S U LF U R ..• Expressly for apple scab control.Has a maximum of scab control properties amongdry sulfur compounds, due to patented sodiumthiosulfate feature.

ORCHARD BRAND DRITOMIC* SULFUFOR PEACHES •.• Contains 95% exception-ally fine sulfur. Has an unmatched record for highefficiency in brown rot control, and consistent u eby successful peach growers for many years.

Orchard Brand and Fann Bureau Spray aterialsDIstributed by:

. BUR'A EFAR221-227 orth Cedar Street

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Experience keeps a dear school,yet 001 will learn ill no other.-Benjamin Franklin.

Rejoice not over th greatest en-emy being dead.-Apocrypha.

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COMMUNITY GROUP LEADERS PRESENT BACK-GROUND MATERIAL ON METHODS FOR DISCUSSION

By KEITH . 7'A ...ER in order to make their meetings moreM muer hip Relations & Education interesting and to establish conditions

complementary to a friendly atmos-phere among their members.

Just to summarize a few of the ex-periences exchanged at these meetingsand to pass the material along to youfor your con lderation, so you mayanalyze it and use those portions thatmay help you in your group, the fol-lowing report is .being presented:

A spirit of fl'iendline s in a home-like atmosphere was agreed as beingv ryes ntial in getting people towork and think together. The philoso-phy of mental and physical participa-tion, the xchange of idea, freedomof expression, and learning to giveand. take was the goal outlined bymost of the discussion groups.

Breaking the IceIn order to dev lOR the spirit of

frleudllne s and the philosoplly of co-operation, people must be wellacquainted and feel free to expressthemselves. The techniques used bymost of the group to acquire thisdesired atmosphere was e pressed as"breaking the ice". They listed suchitems as:

1. Action games at the time sched-uled to begin meeting.

2. Opening songs at the beginningof the meeting.

3. a. Roll call: answered with acurrent event: allow thre min-utes to explain the topic and onefor discussion,b. Answered with benefit youhave derived from the Farm Bu-reau.c. Answer with article read inthe Farm ews.d. Answer with an agriculturaltopic you would like to discuss.e. Answer with sugg stlon a tohow the meeting might b im-proved.

4. True and false questions on arti-cles read in the Farm Tews.

5. A completion test:.-(statementwith blank to be filled in) on arti-cles in Farm ews.

6. Multiple choice test (a statementand several answers, the correctanswer to be selected) on articlesfound in the Farm ews.

7. Getting people to have somethingin their hands to make them feelphysically active; pencil andpaper, shears and paper, etc.

8. A suitable moving picture with aplanned discusslon to follow.

9. Reception committee to greet allguests and to introduce newmembers and make them teel athome.

10. Change the general philosophy sothat each one feels that he is com-ing to the meeting to give some-thing to the group, rather thanto just sit and listen.

The above suggestions can also helpto get members to come to meetingson time. Many of the groups feltthat getting people to be on time wasa problem of the group itself Theyhad not been in the habit of startingmeetings a s scheduled so people keptcoming a little later each time, know-ing the meeting would not start untilall were present. Let's discuss themeeting hour with our groups andhave them decide as to the time thenlet's try to start on time.

The Discussion GroupThe greater portion of the conver-

sation at these meetings centeredaround the discussion group. Mostof the ideas exchanged might be classi-fied under the following headings: 1.The discussion leader. 2. "We thePeople" who enter into discussion.3. Subject material. 4. Environmentalfactors and arrangements.

The Discussion LeaderIt was conceded by the leaders at

these series of meetings that the sue-cess of a discussion is dependent uponthe proper use of certain simple pro-cedures, methods or techniques. Thesedevices should not only be practicedby the leader but each member of thegroup should strive to see that theyare put in use. The first thing con-

CREDITS ON PURCHASES sidered was to get people acquainted,to make them feel they have a great

Help Pay Farm Bureau Dues! deal in common and are on the samelevel, and to know one another's in-terests. To accomplish this, thegroup went back to the items listedunder "breaking the ice".

The group suggested many otherduties for the discussion leaders, suchas seeing that the members introducethemselves to the group; introducinginteresting questions of value to thegroup which will motivate the mem-bers to think; ask questions withmore than one answer, avoid "yes"and "no" questions; get the discus-sion to pass from member to memberrather than from leader to member toleader-his main duty being to infro-duce the topic and direct the conver-·ation.

The leader does not necessarilyICHIG N TATE F RM BUREAU have to be au e. pert on the subject

Lansing, Michigan in order to lead the di cussion but itwas felt -he should be generally versedon the topic and he should know dis-

'ARM BUR'U-PORK MAKER

FOREWORD: "The Work of thearm Bu au" i the discu ion topic

o the ommunity Farm Bureaugroups, The Form Bur au i a memob rship organization you ale theFarm Bureau) hich i "founded onthe principle that th ecurity of farm-ers is d pend nt upon th ir ability tomaintain an 01' antzation in whichthey can as em bl and analyze thefacts relating to their own problems-write their own program and makeit trective through the ·tr ngth ofthat organization."

The success and 1ll'OKrss of theFarm Bureau is det rmined by theactivity and progres of its members,just as the pow l' from a gear is de-pend nt UVOIl the str ngth of each ofit cogs. 'I'he limitation as well astil scop 'Of th Farm Bur au lies

ithin th vision of each co-operatingm mber--e-What is your vision for thefutur of agriculture?

The community group is a mediumthrough hich the Stat office learnsof the thinking, de ir s and vision ofits member. Th s group. should beso conducted by its member that theindividual (who is in reality the FarmBur au) can a. s mble materials andanalyze the fanners' problems, makeconclusions, and get a summary ofhe exchange of ideas through to the

c ntral office.Now 1 t's consider the discussion

group as a medium for assemblingand analyzing this material.

Suggestions FromDi cussion Group Members

Over two hundred Community FarmBureau 1 ad rs met in ten <litterent10 'uliU es to discuss the relativem rita of a discussion group and thet chuiques involved, as well as theduties and reeponslbllttles of theirresp tive offices. Meetings wereheld in Imlay City, Saginaw, CassCity, Lansing, Dowagiac, Ann Arbor,Coldwater, Battle Creek, Traverse

ity and Hart.Professor O. Ulrey i)f the agricul-

ture economics department of theMichigan State College and ClaudeNa h, extensi 11 specialist of theame department, who are very inter-sted in the discussion method and in

agricultural problems, led the dtscus-sions,

DurIng the series of meetings withCommunity Farm Bureau leaders, itwa very gratifying to learn of themany practices that are being em-ployed hy ounty Farm Bureau groups

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NOTICE TO MEMBERS: Purchasesof Farm Bureau Brand dairy and

oultry f ed , seeds, fertilizers, fence,binder twine, oils and gasoline, farmrnachfner y, sprays and Insectlcldes,harness, paint. tractors, roofing anaelectrical appliances fr m Farm Bu-reau dealer are eligible to member-IIhip credits when declared.

MAIL YOUR DEALER SALESLIPS to th • Jichigan State Farmureau, ~ embership D p't, 221 orthdill' Street, Lansing, about every

three months.BE URE Farm Bureau brand

fI: od ar ent r ,Ion slip as "Farmur au lfalfa"," llkmaker," " leI'-

rna h", etc.$10 annual due mature lif mem-rahlp ; $5 annu 1 due do not, but

pal ticipate in .•temb r hlp Credits,hleh r u the amount of dues pay-

able.I.if members I' cetve their em-

b 1 hlp 'redits in ca h once a year.

TOIl don't haft to haft • bact aeeident toIItl7 out • Jot of money. PuWDg • »ermaD-eDt wave in the tender of another fellow'.Cadil1ae miabt eoet $200. LaJnp J)C*" areworth $90. State Farm propeJ1;r ••••••UabUit7 insurance • !lot ezpensive • • mueb

thaD • minor traffic aeeident .~t COlt)Ou. 'nere are lDaDy actnn.. •• ••••Fara iDIIuraDce.

EE OUR LOCAL AGE Tr rrther Information.

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cu ion methods. People hould be in-vited rather than commanded to partl-cipate in the discussion, especially themore timid one. Everyone i con-sidered on the same level in a discus-sion group; as the leader remains seat-ed while talking. Speaking slowly so allmembers can think along with theleader was stressed by the group aswell as making a summary in order tokeep the members progressing uni-formly. He should avoid talking toomuch and making positive statements.

We the People Who EnterInto Discussion

A great deal of responsibility wasplaced on the shoulders of the in-dividuals participating in the discus-ion because of the home like and

informal nature of the group. Themembers speak when no one else istalking and do not have to be recog-nized by the leader. They remaineated while speaking and should be

careful not to monopolize the discus-sion or talk too long at anyone time.One group stated that each memberof a discussion group should considerhimsel a potential discussion leader.He should see that all sides of a ques-tion are considered, should ask chal-lenging questions as well as presenthis own idea to the group. to encour-age friendly understanding.

Subject MaterialMost of the groups during the series

of meetings expressed the desire tordiscussing local topics along with Statetopics formulated by Community Lead-ers last fall. Challenging local sub-jects seem to hold the interest of thegroup when they have many of thefacts at th lr command. It was alsoconsidered by the leaders that moreof the members should read the back-ground material pres en ted in theFarm ews in order to get a morecompl te picture of the subject to bediscus ed.

Environmental Factors andArrangements I

The conclusion of the groups on Iarrangements and environmental fac-tors was quite general, because ofthe different types of places in whichthe Community Farm Bureau meet-ings are being held. They like tohave all the people in one room, sit-ting around a table if possible, sothe members are facing one another.If tables are not accessible they sug-gest sitting in a large circle. Oneshould strive to have as friendly andhome-like an atmosphere as possible.

(Suggesttons for Discussion GroupMembers from U. S. D. A.' publication)

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TREAT ALL CEREAL SEED WITH

CERESAN TREAT WITH QUICK, EASY

SEMESAN BELDIP FOR LARGER POTATO CROPS

SEMESAN, Jr.Protects Seed Corn

HYBRID SEEDCORN WARNINGFull Information on Hybrid

Corn Most ImportantTo Grower

The Farm Bureau seed service hascalled the following information tothe attention of farmers before andwishes to do so again:

1. IMany varieties of hybrid cornare being offered to farmers at awide range of prices. It behooveseach dealer to use extreme care inchoosing the hybrid corn to be soldto his farmers.

2. A number of varieties of Wis-consin hybrid corns being offered toand through Michigan dealers do notbear a tag showing the growersname. Be careful! Hybrld seed cornis no better than the man who growsit and the reputation behind it. Let'snot have I Ilchigan a dumping groundfor undesirable hybrid corn.

The Farm Bureau seed servicesays that each lot of the Michigangrown hybrid corn it offers showsthe name of the grower.

Farm Co-ops Need Helpon Wage-Hour Act

March 14 Secretary Brody of theFarm Bureau asked all Farm Bureaulegislative minute men to study theBarden amendments, HR7133 to thewages and hours bill, and write Mich-igan Senators and Congressmen reogarding the need for protecting farminterests and farmer' eo-operattvesfrom impractical and costly regula-tion of labor employed by farm co-ops.

The Barden Bill, (a) modify thehour restrictions in certain agricul-tural trades and industries; (b) clari-fy the area of production problemthat has arisen from the restricteddefinition promulgated by the Wageand Hour Administrator; (c) put astatute of limitations period of sixmonths upon the time in which actionto recover time and a half overtimecan be maintained. This is designedto prevent the unwarranted accumula-tion of overtime with the resultantpossibility of complete ruination ofbusiness for any technical violationof the Act; (d) exempt under certainconditions employees working underhigher salary brackets.

Dairy ProductCon umption Moves Up

Consumption of dairy products inthe United States during 1939 wasthe largest for 40 years in which rec-ords have been kept by the U. S.Dept of Agriculture. The consump-tion per person of butter, cheese,concentrated milks, and ice cream)

the larie t In 16 year ••

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CLOVERSFarm Bureau has plenty of A.1Michigan grown June, Alsike andMammoth clover seed. All nure. ,high germinating seed, and thevery best for Michigan farms.Farm Bureau brand clover andalfalfa. seeds come to you insealed bushel bags .

ALFALFAOPPORTUNITY

Seldom can you plant certified Hardiga.n. or Grimm alfalfa as cheaply as this spring.

No superior for yield" quality of hay, orfor seed. We have Michigan Variegated,Montana. Grimm, Montana & Kansas Com-mon. This is the spring to get into alfalfa!

OATS & BARLEYWe recommend certified WorthyOa.ts for heavy soils. Great yields.Resist lodging. Oertified Wol-verine oats for lighter soils. Werecommend Spartan and Wiscon-sin No. 38 barleys. We offeralso stocks of uncertified seed.

uslcins & Ensilase CornSpeak to your Farm Bureau dealer now for Farm Bur-eau seed corn. The best seed corn is a low cost in.vestment per acre and pays big. HUSKING CORNS-We offer certified M. A. C., Polar Dent, Duncan, GoldenGlow, Picketts, Ferden's Yellow Dent. ENSILAGECORN-We offer corn of the best varieties for the sev-eral corn growing zones in Michigan. Also, Michiganhybrid 561 for ensilage.

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Atlas iorIOIf you must cut your corn acre-age, you can sow Atlas SorGofor ensilage. Seed is certifted.

HARVESTSPROVIt Pays toTreat Seeds

POR GREATER YIELDS

5 Per Tonor More

A M BUREAUOnce more Farm Bureau has reduced

prices. Order from your Farm Bureau fertilizer95% ·water soluble STARTING NITROGEN

Co pared to fall 1939.fertilizerdealer now.makes our fertilizers best for early or late plantedWell begun is half done when you're after Yield

crops.and Quality!

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