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o u s Agr i cu l t u r e FARM BUREAU NEWS T o u and T o u r Ne ighbor s—Tha t l a T h e F a r m Bureau

P U B L I S H E D BY T H E MICHIGAN STATE F A R M BUREAU F O R ITS M E M B E R S H I P

OURTH YEAR, VOL. IV., No. 14 JULY 9, 1926 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY

EMBERSHIP TOTALS STILL SOARING IN 30 CAMPAIGN COUNTIES

A. P . SANDLES " B E R X I C E ' ' C H I E F ' D. TOMY MRS. H. lZl i l . B . EMMONS

SANILAC CO. RETAINS FIRST PLACE AS COUNTIES RACE TO SEE WHICH WILL

BE FIRST INTO 1 0 0 0 MEMBER CLUB Clinton, Mason, Mecosta, Oceana and Sanilac

Already Passed Old Membership Totals, Haying Hinders Progress, But No

One Is ReaHy To Stop

M'CTl 'S E. WILSON

Speakers And Entertainers Who Will Contribute To The Success Of The Elevator Exchange And Farm Bureau Meetings July 20-21

00 Will Attend Elevator Exchange And Farm Bureau Banquet Program

[CH. CELEBRATES »TH BIRTHDAY AT

LANSING JULY 2 1 liness Program to be Spiced

rith Splendid Speakers And Artists

IGE CROWD EXPECTED

idreds of Exch. and Bureau rorkers Will Banquet

Together

e Sixth Annua l Meeting of the igan E leva to r Exchange will be a t t he Hotel Olds on Wednes-J u l y 2 1 . A r r a n g e m e n t s a re be-ade to make this t h e grea tes t

al mee t i ng which the Exchange ver held. The first session for e legates will be called to o rder :00 a. m. a t the Hote l Olds to to r epor t s of officers and ap-

men t of commit tees . The meet-ill ad jou rn a t 1 2 : 0 0 , noon, to

vene immedia te ly in the ball room of t h e Hpte l Olds, where a ban­quet will be given. This banque t -will be for de lega tes and the i r families a n d fr iends a n d the re will also be present l eade r s from 11 County F a r m Bureaus . Th i s banque t m a r k s the

( o f a two-day F a r m Bureau con-ce, full deta i ls of which a re giv-a n o t h e r ar t ic le in th is issue of

E W S . t e r t he b a n q u e t t h e r e will be a

H r a m of speeches a n d en te r t a in ment . Addresses will be made by Mr. A. P . Sandles of Columbus , Ohio, Mr. L. C. S tone , and Mr. O. L. Smith , Ass is tant A t to rney General of Mich­igan . Mr. "Charles H a y d t n . Lans ing a t to rney , will be toas tmas te rWft l t h e . musical e n t e r t a i n m e n t will be fur­n ished by "Chief" C. D. Tomy, "Ber -n ice" and Mrs. Hazel E m m o n s of

^ l o n WCX, Detroi t F r e e Press . e r n i c e " is known as "The n of t h e Radio P ian i s t s—fa-

s t a r of The Red Apple Club, day n igh t fea ture of the Detroi t P re s s S ta t ion . "

S t rong Speakers r. A. P . Sandles , who is one of head l ine a t t r ac t ions on the Ele-r Exchange ' s a f te rnoon speaking r a m , is ed i tor of t he Macadam ice Magazine, Director of the ra l L,and Bank of Louisville,

^ J t u c k y and candida te for the inat ion of the Democra t ic par ty

[the governor of Ohio, tr. Sand les is an e loquent ora tor , i rsat i le speaker , a compell ing hu-

wav^ipostle of co-operation •viVine phi losopher who com-

r i e t « # - h i t t l n g , two-fisted com-- a T m >Jt> wi th an inspi ra t ional ap-

l C # r a i g h t e r t h i n k i n g and no-» ug. Mr. Sandles is himself a

( roduc t . He has chosen as his G,r 'Uni ted We Boost, Divided We

which r e m i n d s us of the old fug "Un i t ed We Stick, Divided Are S t u c k " and " W e Must hang

Jther, or we' l l all h a n g separa te ­l y J . C. Stone, Is p res iden t and

| e r a l m a n a g e r of t h e Bur ley To-Growers ' Associat ion, which is

)ably the ou t s t and ing success )ng t h e large-scale co-operative na t ions . Mr. Stone ' s address be-t h e Na t iona l Co-operat ive Mar-

}ng Conference held in Washing-D. C , t h i s spr ing was one of the

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veft

Elevator Exchange Has Had Big Year

The Michigan Eleva tor Exchange has j u s t completed a n o t h e r success­ful yea r ' s business . The past year has seen an increase in volume of business hand led and also an in­crease in membersh ip . More t han $8,000j000 wor th of g ra in and beans have been handled du r ing the past twelve mon ths . The farmer-owned e levators in Michigan a re coming to real ize the advan tages of belonging to the Michigan E leva to r Exchange a n d a re jo in ing th i s associa t ion.

The re a re many advan tages which come to a local e levator t h rough be­ing a member of the Exchange . The m e m b e r association is assured of hav ing a ready market* for all of the gra in a n d beans which it ha s to ship and usual ly a t the best prices procur­able in Michigan.

The Michigan Elevator Exchange , d u r i n g the past five years , ha s hand­led be t t e r t h a n $25,000,000 wor th of Michigan gra in and beans and no t one m e m b e r has lost a cent t h rough poor credi t or failure of a buyer to accept a contract . This means a g rea t deal to farmer-owned elevator man­age r s when it is considered tha t t he r e have been fai lures by handlers of Michigan g ra in and beans dur ing the las t t h r e e years of be t t e r than a mill ion and a half dol lars , a large pa r t of which loss was sus ta ined by the sh ippers .

The Michigan Eleva tor Exchange ma in t a in s a* Traffic Depar tment which r ende r s traffic service to its members free of charge . This means a whole lot, especially when the re is a car sho r t age and it is impera t ive to have cars placed at cer ta in t imes to fill c o n t a c t s .

Members of t h e " E leva tor E x change have par t ic ipa ted in stock and cash dividends far in excess of the i r membersh ip fee. One farme e levator has sold all of i ts gra in and beans for five years t h r o u g h the Ele­va tor Exchange and has received in cash dividends $1,800 and in stock dividends, $2,000.

The E leva to r Exchange is owned and control led ent i re ly by Michigan farmer-owned e levators and any profit which may accrue to the Ele­va tor Exchange is pro- ra ted back in dividends to its member s . The Ele­va tor Exchange wi thholds only suffi­cient funds to carry on its business.

The co-operative plan of selling grain and beans as ou t l ined by the Eleva tor Exchange mus t be meet ing with a g rea t a m o u n t of success when one considers the rapid growth 6f the E leva to r Exchange since its or­ganiza t ion some six years ago.

The Exchange has now reached a point where it ha s become qui te a factor in the m a r k e t i n g of Michigan gra in and beans and t he re is no con­t rac t offered which is too big for it to hand le .

The presen t officers of the1 Michi­gan E leva to r Exchange a r e H. D. Hor ton of Kinde, p res iden t ; L. C. K a m l o w s l e of W a s h i n g t o n , vice-pres iden t and Carl Mar t in of Cold-wate r , secre ta ry and t r ea su re r .

The Michigan E leva to r Exchange has its offices in the bui ld ing owned by the Michigan Sta te F a r m Bureau a t 221-227 Nor th Cedar St., Lansing, Mich.

LEADERS FROM 11 COUNTY BUREAUS

MEET JULY 2 0 - 2 1 Will Gather at East Lansing

To Plan Programs For Local Work

SCHEDULE BIG SPEAKERS

Round-Table Discussions and Banquets Will Feature

Conference

Three h u n d r e d F a r m Bureau lead­ers from the following 11 count ies t h a t r enewed the i r member sh ip in 1925 will ga the r a t the Michigan Sta te College, July" 20-21 for a two-day conference: Al legan Ionia Bar ry Ka lamazoo Calhoun ' Macomb Ea ton Muskegon Genesee Shiawassee

Van Buren It is t he purpose of the leaders of

these count ies in call ing th is confer­ence to develop a more act ive and serviceable County F a r m Bureau

p r o g r a m . Addresses , round- table discussions and two banque ts will f ea tu re t h e sessions.

P ionee r s Assert Leadersh ip Dur ing the past few weeks t he r e

has been a large amount of F a r m B u r e a u activity in the 30 count ies t h a t a r e now engaged in the new type of member sh ip campaigns in which the 11 count ies pioneered in 192.1. Now the 11 count ies say tha+ the 30 have played in . the spot- l ight long enough and they propose to show these p r e sumptuous ups ta r t s t ha t t he "old re l iable 1 1 " a re the rea l pace -makers in all progressive F a r m B u r e a u activity.

To m a k e good these claims, the above men t ioned conference has been a r r a n g e d and each of these 11 County F a r m B u r e a u s is selecting one or two lead ing F a r m Bureau w o r k e r s from each i townsh ip to come to Lans ing with thei r wives Ju ly 20-2 1 .

The f irs t session opens a t t he new Peoples church at Eas t Lans ing p rompty a t 1:00 p . m., Tuesday, Ju ly 20.

T H E PROGRAM 1:00 p. m.-—Call to Order—By

Pres iden t M. B. McPhersott". 1 : 1 5 — P u r p o s e of Conference—C.

L. Brody. 1 :30—The Side Road P r o b l e m -

Prof. C. R. Allen, Head of M. S. C. Civil Eng inee r ing Dept.

2 : 0 0 — T h e F a r m Bureau and the Smi th -Hughes Agr ieu l tua r l W o r k —

Prof. E. E. Gallup, Supervisor Smith-Hughes Agr icu l tu ra l Teach'

Ten Minute EteceSfi 2 : 4 0 — A d d r e s s — L u c i u s E. Wilson. 3 :30—Get t i ng and Keeping F a r m

Bureau M e m b e r s — W . W. Bil l ings, Pres . , Genesee Co. Fa rm. Bureau .

4 :00—Open F o r u m : — The Rura l School—Led by E a t o n

County F a r m Bureau . Control of Chicken Thieves—Mus­

kegon County F a r m Bureau . Taxat ion and E q u a l i z a t i o n — B a r r y

County F a r m Bureau . Appoin tment of Commit tee on

F a r m Bureau Work . Ad jou rnmen t .

Dr. Dana \t Banquet Tuesday evening, Ju ly 20, t he re

will be a big compl imen ta ry banque t in the M. S. C. Union Building a t 6 p. m., wi th two na t iona l ly known speake r s : Dr. Malcolm II. Dana of Xew York City, Direc tor of the De­p a r t m e n t of Ru ra l Work of Congre­ga t iona l Extens ion Boards , a n d Duncan Clark, ed i to r of the Chicago 'Evening Post .

J u l y 21 9 :00 a. m . — A n n o u n c e m e n t s and

Dis t r ibut ion of F a r m Bureau t ickets for E leva to r Exchange .Banquet .

9 : 1 5 — R e p o r t of Commit tee on F a r m Bureau P r o g r a m .

Adoption of P rogram—Discuss ion led by W. \V. Bil l ings, L. E. Wilson.

1 1 : 0 0 — A d j o u r n m e n t to E leva to r Exchange Banque t a t Hotel Olds.

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This is the Hotel Olds at Lansing where the sessions of £he Siith Annual Meetipg of the Michigan Elevator Exchange will be held July 21. At noon on that day, local Farm Bureau leaders from the eleven Michigan counties that put on their membership renewal campaigns in L925 will banquet with the Elevator Exchange delegates and enjoy the exceptional speaking and entertainment program explained in the accompanying article.

S i g n lOO!

All of the thirty counties in the campaign territory are in­creasing their sign-up. In the last edition ©f the News we re­ported Sanilac County as having 750. They now have 835. As noted elsewhere, their prize team has signed 100 members and Custer Township has 1 20.

Huron County now reports 727. Tuscola has passed the 500 mark. Berrien has 726. Clinton, 582. These counties as well as the others are still working.

^ Pass Old Membership Totals R e p o r t s t h u s far r e c e i v e d a t

S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u h e a d q u a r t e r s show that the following counties h a v e a l r e a d y e x c e e d e d t h e i r m e m ­b e r s h i p t o t a l s of t h e c a m p a i g n of t h r e e y e a r s a g o ; C l i n t o n , M a s o n , M e c o s t a , O c e a n a a n d S a n i l a c . Sev ­e ra l o t h e r c o u n t i e s a r e h o v e r i n g a r o u n d t h e i r f o r m e r r e c o r d s a n d u n d o u b t e d l y wi l l r a i s e t h e i r o l d f i g u r e s c o n s i d e r a b l y b e f o r e t h e c a m p a i g n is o v e r .

It w i l l be r e m e m b e r e d t h a t B e r r i e n a n d Cass c o u n t i e s w o n t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u s i l v e r L o v i n g C u p s for t h e s o u t h e r n s e r i e s of c o u n t i e s . F o r t h e n o r t h e r n s e r i e s , S a n i l a c w i n s t h e Cl ip for t h e l a r g ­est n u m b e r of m e m b e r s s i g n e d d u r i n g t h e s ign-Up d a y s a n d C l i n t o n c o u n t y for t h e l a r g e s t p e r c e n t a g e of f a r m e r s s i g n e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e 1920 f a r m c e n s u s .

Oceana county has passed i ts old membersh ip m a r k by over 100. Ma­son county has increased its old membersh ip . Lapeer county, which was two weeks late ge t t ing into the campaign lias a l ready signed half of its old membersh ip . Osceola coun­ty is jus t ge t t ing s ta r ted . They had a splendid ra l ly mee t ing at Avondale with 113 presen t . Ano the r ser ies of meet ings is now being a r r anged for tha t county after which a T e a m School will be held.

Race For 1,000 Member Club In many of the count ies hay ing la

so press ing t h a t the workers have had to t ake a recess from member ­ship sol ici tat ion, but th is is on ly ' t empora ry . Repor t s coming in from all of t hem indica te tha t defini te dates a r e being set to resume oper­at ions as soon as the rush of hay ing is over. A very fine spir i t prevai l s everywhere and on every hand the workers a r e saying, " W e a re g o i n g to finish the j o b . " Apparen t ly all the count ies a re going to r epea t their former membersh ips and m a n y will increase them. Elsewhere in th is issue will be found the list of counties contending for the 1,000 member honor and list of townships s t r iv ing equal ly ha rd for t h e 100 membersftip honor rol l .

A t th is s tage of the game last year t he volunteer w o r k e r s in the eleven count ies had signed a l i t t le over 4 0 % of the previous member ­ship. Of course , th i s has been much increased since, bu t In t h e th i r ty count ies th is yea r more than 6 0 % of the previous membersh ip has al­ready been s igned. T h a t is, t a k i n g in the whole t e r r i t o ry .

Membersh ips a r e coming In m u c h more p rompt ly t h a n they did las t year and in be t t e r s h a p e . * F r o m a campaign s t andpo in t t he r e is im­provement all a long t h e l ine.

Several ar t ic les on the p rogress of the campaign in var ious count ies ap ­pear e lsewhere in th is Issue of t h e NEWS. These facts give much cause for encouragemen t .

Phi l O'Connell ( left) and William Mart in ( r i g h t ) Custer township , Sani lac County F a r m Bureau volun­teer membersh ip team are de te rmin­ed tha t no one is going to dethron-3 t h e m from the i r honorab le posit ion as ^Nat iona l Champions in s igning the i r ne ighbors into the F a r m Bu­r eau . A l though h indered by the p res su re of the i r farm work and h a m p e r e d by s ickness , they a re grad­ual ly boost ing the i r records unt i l the to ta l new m e m b e r s credi ted to the i r efforts is now an even 100, bu t they haven ' t s topped.

Candidates For 1,000 Member Co. Club

Lead ing count ies in the race to see which will be first into t h e 1,000 Member Club were coming down the home s t re tch as follows according to the latest a u t h e n t i c repor t s to reach S ta t e F a r m B u r e a u h e a d q u a r t e r s : Sani lac 835 Huron 72G Berr ien 726 Clinton 582 Tuscola 500

The 100 Member Twp. Club

Two townships have a l ready won a place in the 100 Member Club. They a r e : CUSTER, Sani lac 120 S H E L B Y , Oceana 101

Several o ther townships in the 30 count ies now engaged in member ­ship campaigns* on the vo lun tee r worke r basis a r e well on the way to­ward membersh ip in the 100 Mem­

ber Club. A m o n g the leading con­tenders for th is honor a r e : P I P E S T O N E , Ber r ien 90 WESTPHALIA, Clinton 85 BINGHAM, Huron 70 WATERTOWN, Sanilac 75 SPARTA, Ken t 60

Are You Afraid of Fire? Fi re is often a t ragedy on our fa rms . Once it gets a s t a r t

It 's a case of saving wha t we can and le t t ing the res t bu rn . When a fire b reaks out a good fire ex t inguisher may save

you t housands of dol lars . W h a t would you th ink of having your F a r m Bureau Supply

Service m a k e a contract whereby they could furnish you a fire ex t ingu i she r 2 inches in d i ame te r by 20 inches long (usua l price from $3.00 to $4.00) a t the a t t r ac t ive price of 91 .00 to I ' a n n Bureau Members and $3.00 to Non-Fa rm Bureau Members?

Leading insurance companies will give you special r a t e s if you equip your bui ld ings with these ex t ingu ishers .

Would you be in te res ted in th i s p ropos i t ion? We mus t know a t once. The n u m b e r of replies will de t e rmine whe the r OT not We t a k e on this line of fire ex t inguishers .

MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SUPPLY SERVICE Lansing, Michigan

Adv.

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SEVEXTY-FOFR M If H 1 G \ \ I \ R M P. r R E . H ' N E W S JULY ft 1026

MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char­

lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general office* at State Farm Bureau he*A-#u«rten», Lansing, Mlciih-

V O L . IV. J U L Y ft, lft'Jtt N o . I t

Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second claw matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923.

Subscription Price 60c Per Year, included In duei of Farm Bureau Members.

M. B. U N G R E N Editor • . M. POWELL Associate Editor

MICHIGAN STAfjfENR* RUB^AO

OFFICERS If. B. McPHERSON, Lowell President M. L, NOON, Jackson Vice-President

D i r e c t o r s - a t - L a r g e if . B . M C P H E R S O N Lowell MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Carletom KARL C. McCARTT Bad Axe VEROLD P. OOHMELY Newberry J. O. BOYLE • Buchanan W. W. BILLINGS Davlsoa

C o m m o d i t y D i r e c t o r s •TOED J. HARGER, Stanwood Michigan Potato Growers Exchange If. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association J. H. O'MEALEY, Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange GEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsllantl Michigan Elevator Exchange M. D. BUSKIRK, P a w Paw Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc.

8T> Clark L. Brody • . M. Powell .

*TE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION

D E P A R T M E N T HEADS

F. L. Kelner

H. E. Hill

SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN S T A T ! FARM BUREAU

Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service JC. F. Barnura Mich. Farm Bureau Supply Service L. A. Thomas Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange W. O. Steiger Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool C. F. Barnum

Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations Affiliated With Mielilgan State Farm Bureau

Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Cadlll*s Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit Michigan Live Stock Exchange Hudson Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor

D i r e c t o r s a n d O f f i c e r s o f

MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. H. D. Hortort, Prea Kind* L. C. Kamlowske, Vice-Pres .

Washington Carl Martin, Sec . -Treas . Cold water L. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing C. S. Benton, B e a n s Lansing W. E. Phillips Decatur George McCalla Ypsilantl Milton Burkholder Marlette M. R. Bhlsler Caledonia F. M. Oehmke Sebewalng W. J. Hazel wood M t Pleasant

MICH. POTATO GROWERS EXCH.

Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillao J. T. Bussey, Vlce-Pres , Provemont O. EL Hamley, Sec'y Shelby F . J. Harger, Treas Stanwood Geo. Wagar, Sales Mgr Cadillao Leon G. Van Leu w Bellalre George Herman Edmore •3. A. Rasmussen Sheridan

the Commodity Exchanges) MICH MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing R. G. Potts , Vlce-Pres . Washington John C. Near, Sec Flat Rock B. F. Beach, Ass' t Sec Detroit H. W. Norton, Treas Howell M. L. Noon Jackson C. R. Watson Imlay City L. W. Harwood Adrian W. J. Thomas Grand Rapids Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven Dr. W. C. M c K l n n e y . . . .Davlsburg James J. Brakenberry . . . . B a d Axe Elmer Powers Clio

MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. E. A. Beamer, Pres Bllssfield W. J. Perry, Vice-Pres

Grand Blano J. H. O'Mealey, Sec Hudson Nate Patterson Caro Edward Dippey Perry Chas. Woodruff Hast ings Ray D. Harper St. Johns Charles Brown Sunfield Frank Obrest Breckenridg* MICHIGAN F R P I T

M. D. Buskirk, Pres P a w P a w Amos Tucker, 1 V. Pres

South Haven Herbert Nafziger, 2 V. Pres

Millburg 9. L. Bradford, Sec . -Treas

Benton Harbor * F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr

Benton Harbor D. H. Brake Fremont Henry Namitz Bridgman J. F . i l lgbee Benton Harbor Miller Overton Bangor

GROWERS, INC. John Miller Colom* Allan B. Graham Elbert* P. D. Leavenworth . .Grand Rapid* W. J. Schultz Hart L. A. H a w l e y Ludington C. I. Chrestensen Onekam* II. W. Gowdy Union Pier O. R. Gale Shelby John Lang Sodus John Bot tema Spring Lake Bert Gleason Lawrence C. L. Brody Lansing Harry Hogue Sodus

American Farm Bureau Federation • A M H. THOMPSON President G E N E R A L OFFICES A. F. B. F 58 East Washington St., Chicago C H E S T E R H. GRAY Washington Representative LEGISLATIVE H E A D Q U A R T E R S Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C.

STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM

LEGISLATION Passage of the Capper-French Truth- in-Fabric bill; completion and operation of

the U. S. Muscle Shoals Nitrates plant and manufacture of fertilizer; opposition to any form of sales tax or of consump­tion tax; retention of federal Income tax; Passage of Gooding-Ketcham Seed Stain­ing bill.

TAXATION Relief for sorely burdened farm property by enactment of:

• NACTED JAN. 2t , 1924 (a) Two cent gasoline tax for highway g, funds.

(b) State Income Tax in place of State 's general property levy.

( c Law forbidding any more t a x exempt securities.

(d) Kqualization of assessment of farm an« city property in accordance wi th sales values of same.

• NACTED APR. 26, 1926

T A X E S REDUCED M7.350 A N N U A L L Y SINCE 1924

• FFECTIVE S E P T . 10, 1921

(Farm Bureau Investigations brought equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash­tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, eaving farmer taxpayers $67,350 excess taxss annually.)

TRANSPORTATION Immediate application of MicMga» Zone Rate decision to save farmer sh ip­pers iu t>9 counties (500,004 annually.

M A R K E T I N G Extension of sound co-operat ive mar­ket ing program now well under w a y 1* Michigan.

ing- hoii- his aceuniula in the various de­

pa r tmen t s at ili" Parm Bureau sffieea this experience is tabulat­ed, organized, el&ssified—for V o l ' . Whatever your organiza­tion problem, there is a chart and a guide to direct yon. Why be a Columbi I '

V A L U E OF F A R M B U R E A U

We have before us a let ter from ;ing oiH^advice as to wha*t we th ink is the greatest value oi" the Kami b u r e a u to the farmer.

While the Fa rm Bureau du r ing its • ueh for the farmers in many different direct inn t lva lue has

been the organiz ing of -agriculture and the farmers to work collectively instead of individually^ There are other farm organizat ions that have also done much is line.

At this t ime we cannot recall any group or worket t , except the farmers , who have not had their na t iona l organizat ion or union for years , and it plays a most impor tant part in their lives.

When we had a s t r ike in the coal mini; is of the coun­try last winter you will remember r ead ing in the papers how the heads of the miners ' unions mel with the heads of the Opera tors ' organizat ions to t ry to sett le mat ters . There were no self-ap­pointed leaders with no au thor i ty cal l ing conferences, it was the heads of their representa t ive organizat ions tha t debated the ques­tion. The miners have learned to think and net collectively, jus t the same as the opera tors .

The farmers are the least organized of any group in the coun­try and were much worse off than they are now previ$us to the coming of the Parm Bureau. Whether you are a friend or a foe of the Karm Bureau, if you will review wha t has been done for agr icul ture dur ing the last five years you must admit t ha t .some progress has been made through organizat ion. It is a real job to take people who have worked and thought individually for centuries and bring them into an organizat ion to co-operate to­gether, but that is what the Kami Bureau and prher farm organi­zations are accomplishing. True, it may look as though l i t t le has been done to date, but it is the first years of ex stence in ge t t ing such a movement unde r way that are the hardest . Like a stone roll ing down hill, the far ther it goes down the hill the more speed it a t ta ins .

Many mistakes have been made and m a n y m< n> will be made, without a doubt, bu t t h e idea is r i gh t and b o u n d to win success in t ime. Progress is made t h r o u g h organiza t ion and the fa rmers must organize if t hey in tend to make p r o g r e s s — ( E D I T O R I A L KHO.M T H E MICHIGAN BUSINESS PARMER

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W H Y B E A C H R I S T O P H E R COLUMBUS?

On Fr iday , August 3, 14$2, Chris topher Columbus put out from the por t of Palos with a compass, a fair knowledge of the sea and li t t le else. Seventy-one days la ter he made land.

Today you or i might sail from Pales with the same equip­ment and in time might also reach land. Hut our a t t empt would be hailed as foolhardy in the extreme".

Under ordinary circumstances we would take ship, knowing that the ship would proceed along wel l ,char ted lines, that every reel irefully spot ted and mapped. We would

lided by exper ience. Then in solving our Fa rm Bureau problems—why he a Chris­

topher Columbus? The experience pf eighteen hundred County Karm Bureaus of forty odd s ta te federat ions is ready to guide

The sea is char ted and mapped for you.

fhi iwial oi un t amed to act as clear-

Above is one of the four c-silver loving cups, awarded by the State Farm Bureau for outstanding achievements in the :l')-county membership campaign.

As reported in the last issue of the New?. Berrien and Cass County farm Bureaus won tbe two cups offered to tbe 12 counties in the first .scries. Their contest closed June IS.

The contest for the 18 counties in the seconTi series closed at midnight, June 25 with Sanilac and Clinton the victors.

Sanilac, with 7 4!t new member ships reported by that date, won the cup for the largest membership in the second series. Their membership has now climbed to 835 and is in­creasing fast.

Clinton took first honors for the county in the second series which en­rolled the highest percentage of its lit lit) farm census during the "sign­up" days. At the close of the con­test Clinton had J554 members. This total has now been increased to 574 and Clinton is still going strong, with no thought of stopping.

In the first series of counties Ber

rien took the cup for the largest to­tal number of members signed'before June 18. They enrolled ;.610 during the "sign-up" days but have sfnee increased the total to 726 and the figure is growing fast.

In the first series of counties Cass won the cup for signing.the highest

ntage of its farm population. During the contest ' 'i~>2 members

secured and the total has been materially increased since that date

All counties are continuing their 'membership work, as the cup con­test had nothing to do with closing

i t n p a i g n .

SAUGATUCK CHOSEN SCENE OF BUREAU

TRAINING SCHOOL Organization Workers From

Many States to Meet Here For Week

Chicago, July S.—Plans are prac­tically complete for a week's train­ing school and conference, to be sponsored by the Mid-West State Farm Bureaus, and to be held at Saugatuek, Michigan, during the week beginning August 1G. It is ex­pected that between (N) and 100 or­ganization workers from the ' Farm Bureaus of the mid-west will attend this scho/Dl to consider together plans for increasing the membership and power of the Farm . Bureau movement.

Saugatuek was chosen as the place for holding this important gathering, not only because of its natural beauty and attractive sur­roundings, but because all other states look to Michigan as having one of the strongest and most ag­gressive State Farm Bureaus and because' of the success of the volun­teer membership campaigns which have been put on in Michigan.

Invitations have already been ex­tended rb the following officials of the Michigan State Farm Bureau to address this conference: Secretary-Manager C. L. Brody, Director of Organization Alfred Bentall and Publicity Director E. E. Ungren.

The plan of the school is to bring in from outside the organization the best experience obtainable. * Sales­men, publicity workers. public speakers, organization builders from all parts of the country will be brought in to give the value of their counsel and advice to the mid-west Farm Bureau leaders.

This Summer Training School will take the place of the regular mid­summer meeting of the mid-western presidents and secretaries.

Arrangements for the training school are under the direction of a committee consisting of Mrs. Chas. W. Sewell, Field Director, Home and Community Committee, American Farm Bureau Federation; E. P. Tay­lor, Organization Director of the American Farm Bureau; George Fox, secretary of the Illinois Agricultural Association; Murray D. Lincoln, Sec­retary of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation; Mrs. Edith Wagar. Home and Community chairman. Michigan; I. M. Wright, secretary of the Wisconsin Federation; Ray L. Gribben, secretary of the Iowa Fed­eration.

Harry L. Keefe, president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation will act as chairman of the Training School, and Murray D. Lincoln will act as registrar.

Among the interesting subjects on the curriculum of the Training School are: "The Art of Selling," "The Art of Salesmanship Adapted to Farm Bureau Membership Needs," "A Publishing Program and P'olicy for State Farm Bureaus," "What is the Farm Bureau?" "Sim­ple Rules for Public Speaking," "Sound Financing of Farm Bureau Business Services."

HOLLAND CO-OP HEAVY F. BUREAU PURCHASER The Holland Co-op during the past

month has purchased from the Farm Bureau the following materials: bran G tons; middlings 9 tons; poultry feed 39 tons; dairy feed 46 tons; lin­seed meal 20 tons: binder twine 16.-000 lbs. Coopersville purchased 24,-000 lbs. of binder twine. 20 tons of dairv feed and one car of coal. Jamestown purchased 24,000 lb. binder twine and Zeeland 20 tons of dairv feed.

The most successful co-operative organizations in Michigan are the heaviest purchasers of the Farm Bu­reau goods and sell grain through the same organization. The Farm Bureau stands for co-operation all along the line. To purchase from others or to sell through others is to patronize those who would <le-stroy co-operation if possible. — OTTAWA COUNTY FARM BUREAU NEWS.

PRESCRIBE STAIN FOR AFRICAN AND

TURKESTAN SEED Found Unadapted to U. S., So

Alfalfa From There Will Be Stained Red

Washington, D. C , July 8—Since the last issue of the* Michigan Farm Bureau News, the Secretary of Agri culture, has ruled that alfalfa seed grown in Africa and in Chinese and Russian Turkestan is generally tin adapted for planting in the United States and hence under the terms of the recently enacted Gooding-Ketch am bill, will be prohibited entry in to this country after September 25

'l92G, unless at least 10 per cent of the seed in each bag or other con tainer is stained red.

This action was taken as a re suit of the evidence presented at and subsequent to a public hearing held May 27, 1926. At the same hearing evidence was also presented which caused the Secretary to make a simi lar decision June 3, in regard to red clover seed grown in Italy. After September 2, 1926, Italkra clover seed will be barred from the United States unless it carries the warning red stain.

At the hearing held in Washington on May 27, when the evidence against Italian red clover seed and alfalfa seed from Africa and Chinese and Russian Turkestan was presented, John W. Nicholson, former seed ex pert of the Michigan State Farm Bu reau, was one of the most prominent witnesses. The American Farm Bu­reau Federation made a strong state­ment and telegrams*1 were read from several State Parm Bureaus.

Bureau Gives Banquet For 275 Club Champs

Wednesday noon, July 14, 275 or more County Club Champions will be banquet guests of the Michigan State Farm Bureau at the Union Building at the M. S. C. Each one jof these boys and girls will have won first honors in some particular project in his home county.

Last year it so happened that at the time of the Club Champion con­vention at the College, 400 Farm Bureau leaders from the eleven 1925 campaign counties were meeting at the college, so all joined in together in a great banquet and program that neither the club youngsters nor the Farm Bureau boosters present will soon forget.

LEGISLATION WILL BE DISCUSSED BY

GRAY AND POWELL Series of Legislative Rallies

Being Planned by State Farm Bureau

See the wonderful _showing of Virgin Woolens In Fabric De­

partment at Mich. State Farm Bu­reau. Adv.

A great series of legislative rallies to be held late this summer or early next fall is being arranged by the Michigan State Farm Bureau, as a result of action taken at the last meeting of the Board of Directors of the state organization.

Present plans provide for two of these meetings to be held each day for a week or ten days. National leg islation of interest to farmers will be discussed by Chester H. Gray, Washington Representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation State legislative and tax matters will be presented by Stanley M. Powell, Ass't Sec'y and Legislative Represen tative of the State Farm Bureau.

It was the thought of the Board of Directors that such a series ' of ral lies would be very timely, inasmuch as Congress will be in session again early in December and our State Legislature convenes next January. Many matters of vital interest to farmers will come up for settlement both at Washington and Lansing.

At the«e meetings particular em­phasis will be placed upon the im­portance of having a complete quota of Farm Bureau Legislative Minute Men in each county, so that the de­sires of Farm Bureau members may be promptly and effectively made known to our state and national law­makers.

The full details as to the dates and places of these Farm Bureau legisla­tive rallies will be given in future issues of the NEWS.

These are s< Ottawa county l'oiv thev went

•me of the .volunteer ieam workers who have been making Parm Bureau history iii This is the w a y ' t h e y looked a s they met for an al l -day 'school of instruct ion be-

nt the claims of the F a r m iJureau to thei r neighbors .

Americans Eat Three Apples a Week a Man

Although consumption of apples in the United States is less than the proverbial "apple a day," averaging about three apples a week per capi­ta, the American people lead the world as apple eaters, according to the Department of Agriculture which has been making a compre­hensive study of the production and marketing of apples sold in barrels

Estimates lor the British Isles av­erage about 2 apples a week, and in most countries of continental Lu rope the consumption of apples is comparatively light. Three s t a t e s -New York. Michigan and V i rg in i a -produce nearly one-half the average commercial crop of the barrel re­gion.

HUNDREDS ATTEND SAGINAW HAY DAY

SEE NEW METHOD Instruction And Festivities

Blend to Bring Profit And Pleasure

PROTEIN IS IN LEAVES

New System Of Curing Saves Man Labor, Conserves

Feeding Value

Chesaning, Tune 29.—Four in,n_ dred farm, people attended a Hav" Day demonstration held today at the farm of L. H. Conklin, three niiles northeast of Chesaning. A. B. Love Saginaw county agent, had general charge of the preparations and p r o . gram for the day. Free lemonade was furnished by the Chesaning Chamber of Commerce and the Ches- ' aning Rotary Club had a stand which ' dispensed refreshments.

Following the picnic dinner, the gathering was extended a cordial welcome by Judge C. J. Brainerd who spoke on behalf of the Ches­aning Chamber of Commerce. Judge Brainerd called attention to the fact that several farmers were included in the membership of the Chesaning Chamber of Commerce and stressed the need of friendly and harmo­nious co-operation between the farm- 1 ers and town business people. I[e lauded the agriculturists for their ' spirit of progress which led them to come together to study the newest and most efficient methods of mak­ing the best quality hay.

"We are living in the greatest age of progress that the world has ever :

known" declared Stanley M. Pow­ell; Assistant Secretary of the Mich­igan State Farm Bureau. "This prog- j ress has been made possible because i we are profiting by the experience Of those who have gone before. We ' could not hold such a Hay Day dem- I onstration as this had it not been for the pioneers who removed the forests, took out the stumps and stones and made possible these fer­tile, level fields.

Learning From Others "In this present age of remarkable

progress we farmers are not merely learning gradually from the experi­ences of our forefathers and of farm­ers of previous generations, but we are looking about us and are profit­ing by the experiences of other class­es that have bettered their condition through organization. Some time ago many folks thought that agri­cultural production was wholly an individual matter and that if farmers needed to get together at all, it was only for marketing ventures and to protect their common interests in matters of legislation, taxation, freight rates, etc. We are realizing today, however, that even in pro­duction problems we must have the assistance of organization if we are to keep agriculture and farm life on a high plane.

"During the last six years Michi­gan has increased i ts alfalfa acreage from 78,000 acres to more than 500,000. This has come about through the educational program of the College and extension service and through the added fact that

^through the Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service we have had a reliable source of pure, known-origin seed.

"Other business groups and class­es are, of course, interested in high quality farm products and in an ade­quate quantity of food stuffs, but it seems to me that about there our common interest ceases. City people as a whole cannot be expected to get very enthusiastic about high prices for farm products. Bet ter conditions for agriculture will not be brought to us from the outside. We must vyork together to improve the condi­tion of our craft, just as every other industrial class bas done."

Farmers Hear and Watch FoltaWfbfe the speaking program

in the farm yard, the crowd adjourn­ed to a near-by alfalfa field, where the Hay Day demonstration was held. Paul Miller, Extension Spe­cialist from the Farm Crops Depart­ment of the Michigan State College, explained the most modern methods of making alfalfa hay, and two im­plement firms displayed the very la­test in the way of mowers, left-hand • side delivery rakes and loaders.

Mr. Miller called attention to the fact that 60 per cent of the protein in the alfalfa plant is contained in the leaves, while only 40 per cent Is found in the ' s tems. This empha­sizes the importance of curing the hay in such a way as to prevent the leaves from dropping off. Mr. Miller explained that by following the mow­er directly with a left-hand side de­livery rake it rolls most of tgfe leaves into the inside of the wind the stems are left on the oaftf naving the leaves on the ins iu-^eep green longer and the m i f r o m , h * alfalfa plant evapo rapidly through these green let as the wind blows through the lolff^ windrows. As long as the alfalff 'eaves remain greVn they pump o -moisture from the stems, but as sen:: as the leaves have withered, the rate of evaporation is very slow.

Bv curing the hay in loose wind­rows most of the leaves are retain­ed and it is possible to use a hav oader, thus saving 40 per cent of

tne labor necessary to put up hav "» the old way where it was first cocked and then pitched on to the wagon by hand. It was noteworthy tnat a large number of women went with the men and boys down into the field to listen to the explana­tion by Mr. Miller and watched the new method of making hay.

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^ V o, 1020 M I O H I G A \T F A R M_ B U R E A U X E W 9 "~ fWHKi

OSCEOLA CO. HAS F. B. RALLY AND

I TRAINING SCHOOL )dy Tells Of Progress Made By Organized Farmers

In Six Years

|3 AT NOON BANQUET

;al Leaders Lay Plans for Membership Campaign

In Near Future

:vart , J u n e 30 .—One h u n d r e d th i r teen farm people from eight

Inships in Osceola County held an lay F a r m B u r e a u ra l ly and )ol of ins t ruc t ion a t Avondale to-

The school sessions were held in Methodis t church , a n d a t noon F a r m ^ u r e a u boosters banquet -

I together in t h e Gleaners ' Hal l . )utl ining t h e h is tory and present tus of t h e F a r m Bureau move-it in Michigan, C. L. Brody, See'y-

of t he Sta te F a r m B u r e a u de­led: " W e all h a d our d reams six rs ago as to w h a t t h e F a r m Bu-

might accomplish. Any imprac-ll ideas which we migh t have rished have been knocked out of We a re now down to bed rock today the F a r m Bureau is on a solid a n d subs tan t i a l basis. Ev-

inch of t h e progress which we |e m a d e h a s had to be bought by 3d."

teferring to the act ivi ty of the |m Bureau a long legislative lines,

Brody dec la red t h a t t he r e are n u m b e r of measures which the

\m B u r e a u has prevented from \g enacted which , if passed, ild have cost t he members far e t han t h e i r dues, ha t ' s a S t and of Clover W o r t h ? peaking of t h e benefi ts of the ra Bureau Seed Service in mak-avai lable to Michigan f a r m e r ; seeds .of k n o w n origin and de­

niable ge rmina t ion , Mr. Brody ?d his h e a r e r s , " W h a t ' s a clover

or s t and of alfalfa wor th to you [r you have g o n e t h r o u g h al l t h e [ions and have done everyth ing lin your power to m a k e condi-

jis favorable for a good ca tch? [You may have hea rd r u m o r s of

sa lar ies a n d inefficient man-|ment in t h e F a r m Bureau , but let

a s s u r e . you t h a t you can put [r own bus iness up aga ins t any in

country a n d it will compare fa-ibly. The cost of doing business the Seed Service is 6.4 per cent

|the to ta l vo lume hand led , while of the Supply Service is bu t 2.3 cent. These cost3 a re consider-

below those of m a n y of t he k successful old-line bus iness in-

lutions in t h e coun t ry . . [The Michigan F a r m Bureau rs, your own paper , furnishes you

informat ion a n d news t h a t you get in no o the r way a n d th rough other publ ica t ion . One single ght r a t e victory won by the higan S ta t e F a r m Bureau saves eola County f a rmer s enough , jus t the po ta toes shipped ou t of th is nty each year , t o pay the to ta l is of 397 member s . One of t he st basic and va luab le benefi ts of

F a r m B u r e a u is t h a t it direct? a t ten t ion to th ings which we

lild have missed as ind iv iduals . }lf we a re d isorganized, we will

the wors t of i t in such m a t t e r s taxation, h i g h w a y s and- fac i l i t i e s t mean more to us t h a n money, wever, t h e r e is enough intel l i ce in our r u r a l communi t i e s to

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e our p rob lems if we go a t it in^ organize'd way. The F a r m B u r e a u and our var i -

co-operative associa t ions have |de a good record in marke t i ng ,

we have h a r d l y s t a r t ed . The re Imuch more t h a n we can accom­pli. J u s t as t h e business m a n needs

Chamber of Commerce , so the

truer needs h is F a r m Bureau . We e learned t h a t it is no t t h e di-

personal r e t u r n s t h a t a re the | s t impor t an t . The g rea t e s t bene-

of t he F a r m Bureau will be in form of a s tabi l ized ag r i cu l tu re ,

Inore wor thwhi l e r u r a l life and in re favorable oppor tun i t i e s for our s and gir ls . Arming More T h a n a Bus iness 'The bus iness opera t ions of agr i -ture a re a f t e r all only m e a n s to end. The bus iness side of farm-is no t t h e u l t i m a t e a im of r u r a l

'• The F a r m B u r e a u real izes this 1 is developing a p rog ram which much l a rge r t h a n mere ly produc-» and m a r k e t i n g . Back of all our •k in t h e F a r m B u r e a u is the >ught of t he wel fa re of t h e farm «e. There fore , it is b u t n a t u r a l it you women should be t ak ing ?.h deep in te res t in the fu tu re of

o rganiza t ion . Jm I f t f W n o o the r way to main->r*v

l C l ^ a n i z a t i o n exceP1 t h rough 1N,feer efforts of t he mem-

k e r p e l v e s . No powor can come J top down. In t h e g rea t

• y - ^ i p campa ign which is mak-) sp lendid progress in the

^ / o n t y - n i n e campa ign coun-i'8 is be ing bui l t such a hu-

->rce as we have never known

l e a k i n g a t t he noon-day banque t , Hard C. Cr ibbs of the Extension Partment of t h e Michigan ^ t a t e l l ege, dec la red , " Y o u r F a r m Bu-11 o rganiza t ion has saved the

I a r s . Before the F a r m Bureau Is s tar ted , I used to pay fancy pric-

for alfalfa seed from the nort.h-s t- However , w h e n the F a r m Bu-u got s t a r t ed and sent i ts buying •nts out in to the nor thwes t , it ln<l t h a t four t imes a s . much al-

Attend Osceola Farm Bureau Rally ^

H e r e is t h e b u n c h t h a t met <it Avon.! ; . ] . - . W e d n e s d a y ; . June 3D, for a n a l l - d a y F a r m B u r e a u r a l l y a n d w o r k e r s ' t r a i n i n g s choo l . Osceo la c o u n t y did n o t h a v e a m e m b e r s h i p c a m p a i g n t h r e e y e a r s a g o , hu t t h e r e is c o n s i d e r a b l e i n t e r e s t in t h e F a r m B u r e a u , a s is i n d i c a t e d by t h e s p l e n d i d i r o u p p i c t u r e d a b o v e . . & p

being raised there . In o ther words some nor thwes t growers and deal­ers were buying sou thern and for­eign alfalfa seed, having it shipped to them a n d then re-shipping it out as no r thwes t seed. We were paying fancy prices for seed from th i s re -'gion, but had no assurance as to the real origin of ou r seed. The F a r m Bureau has given us" rea l seed pro­duct ion.

"The new seed s ta in ing law recent­ly enacted t h r o u g h the efforts of the F a r m Bureaus of the United S ta tes , and par t i cu la r ly th rough t h e splen­did work of the Michigan S ta te F a r m Bureau , is wor th all t h a t t he F a r m Bureau movement has ever cost, if it never did a n o t h e r th ing . Today the s ta tus of the F a r m Bureau move­ment is se t t led . Men who join know what they a re doing and so I am sure t h a t the organizat ion is on a very subs tan t i a l basis and is dest in­ed for far g rea t e r fu ture achieve­m e n t s . "

Meet ings a P a i t of F a r m i n g " I t is jus t as impor tan t a pa r t of

your job as a farmer to spend a day at such a mee t ing as this , as it is to cul t ivate corn or po ta toes , " declared Stanley M. Powell , Ass ' t Sec'y of the State F a r m Bureau . " I am inclined to believe t h a t in the long r u n the re is no th ing t h a t you could do so im­por t an t as to spend a day l ike t h i s considering how you can build more iporthwhile communi t ies a n d im­prove the condit ion of agr icu l tu re and ru r a l life. Nothing wor th while comes by chance, but is a lways the product of vision, of se t t ing our goal and t h e n work ing toward tha t goal wi th loyalty, de te rmina t ion and uni ted effort. There is very l i t t le t h a t ough t to he done in th is com­muni ty tha t can ' t be done if you get toge ther . W e mus t s t a r t where we a r e ; realize the power of organiza­tion and build for the f u t u r e . "

Speaking at the af ternoon school session, Alfred B e n t a l b Director of Organizat ion of t h e Michigan Sta te F a r m Bureau , declared, " T h e r e is not much difference be tween a mob and an army, except t h a t the a rmy is organized. We used to hea r it said t h a t t he fa rmers wouldn ' t get to­ge ther and~ t h a t they wouldn ' t stick by the i r organizat ion, but th is grea t membersh ip campaign has demon­s t ra ted t h a t a thousand farmers t aken as you come to them down the road, will do more for thei r com­muni t i es t h a n a thousand business men t h a t you would find in our towns or c i t ies ."

A P e r m a n e n t Business Mr. Benta l l told of t h e develop­

ment of the* F a r m Bureau volunteer membersh ip campaign idea, explain­ed how it was car r ied ou t a year ago in eleven Michigan counties and this summer in th i r ty more counties , and commented on the new type of con­t inuous membersh ip contract with the annua l cancel lat ion privi lege. He said, " W h a t kind of a church or lodge would it be tha t we would join for th ree years? The average life of commercial business in the Unit­ed Sta tes today is only seven years and two mon ths . Agr icu l ture is the only rea l ly pe rmanen t business tha t there is. The bus iness of agr icu l tu re is never going out of date , because folks mus t a lways eat and be cloth-, ed. Therefore , we need a .perma­nen t organiza t ion for pe rmanen t business , and so we have adopted a p e r m a n e n t or cont inuous con t r ac t . "

Other speake r s on the af ternoon program were F . A. Smiley, Agricul­t u r a l t eacher a t Evar t , and L. C. At­kins, Agr icu l tu ra l teacher a t Reed City. These teachers out l ined thei r vision of the agr icu l tu ra l possibili­ties of Osceola County and told of the projects which are being carr ied out by high school s tuden t s unde r the i r direct ion.

Fol lowing t h e school, t h e Board of Directors of the Osceola County F a r m Bureau and o ther local lead­ers met and made a r r a n g e m e n t s for renewing the membersh ip of Osceola county fa rmers .

NEEDIER SUCCEEDS CRANE AS SECY OF

INDIANA F. BUREAU

Equality for Agriculture" Fight Will Be Continued

*-Pres. Sam Thompson Reviews

Legislative Policies Of National Bureau • —

"Disappoin ted b u t no t discourag­e d / ' was the way Sam H. Thompson, pres ident of t he Amer ican F a r m Bu­reau Federa t ion , s u m m e d up the at­t i tude of t ha t o rganiza t ion in a s t a t emen t commen t ing on the fail­ure of the Senate to pass the Mc-Nary- l l augen farm aid bill.

SAM H. THOMPSON

In th is s t a t emen t , Mr. Thompson said: "Since it was c rea ted six years ago the American F a r m B u r e a u Fed­era t ion has cons tant ly sought to b r ing abou t t he es t ab l i shment of a new na t iona l ag r i cu l tu ra l policy. We believe t h a t the adopt ion of a new ag r i cu l tu ra l policy is essent ia l to the cont inued prosper i ty of our coun­t ry .

"As one step t o w a r d the adopt ion of such a policy, it became evident over two years ago tha t it was neces­sary to have cer ta in legislat ive ac-ftofti which would give the fa rming indus t ry t h e same protec t ion a n d as­s is tance t h a t is enjoyed by o ther g r o u p s . , "Recogniz ing existing- condit ions

as they a r e , the farmer , t h r o u g h his organiza t ion , the F a r m Bureau , set about to b r ing • h is indus t ry into l ine p roper ly ad jus ted wi th o ther g roups .

" F o r two years t he F a r m Bureau has sought to secure legislat ive ac­tion based on these principles . In December of las t year , a t t h e g r e a t a n n u a l mee t ing of t he Amer ican F a r m B u r e a u Fede ra t ion , a resolu­tion was adopted summar i z ing the a t t i t ude of the f a rming indus t ry . This reso lu t ion was as follows:

Endorses Principle

" 'We endorse t h e enac tmen t of a federal law based on the pr inciple of a f a r m e r s ' export

" corpora t ion , provid ing for the c rea t ion of an agency with b road powers for t he purpose of so h a n d l i n g the su rp lus of farm crops t h a t the Amer i can produc­er m a y receive an Amer ican price in t h e domest ic m a r k e t and v/e ins t ruc t our officers a n d r ep resen ta t ives to work for t he ear ly e n a c t m e n t of such a law founded on sound economic pol­icy and no t involving govern­m e n t subsidy. '

"Confo rming to t h e manda t e of th is resolu t ion , t h e officials of t h e F a r m B u r e a u went before Congress at the session ju s t d r awing to a clo*e and ea rnes t ly sought passage of leg­islat ion in conformity wi th the p r in ­ciples s t a t ed in t h e reso lu t ion .

"A bill draf ted with the grea tes t ca re a n d suppor ted by ag r i cu l tu re was even tua l ly evolved. T h e defeat of th is bill in t he Senate, was a dis­appo in tmen t , but the Fafrm Bureau is no t d iscouraged. W e full well rea l ­ize t h a t adopt ion of a new agr icu l ­tu ra l policy is not a thitfg t h a t can be done over night . In our effort to secure passage of t h i s legislat ion, many new groups were b rough t into a full r e a l i z a t i o n of the ' ; impor tance and vi ta l necessity of ag r icu l tu re be­ing placed on ani equa l par i ty wi th o ther g roups .

Admi t t ed By Alt " T h e need of a sound policy for

ag r i cu l t u r e is admi t t ed by all . Such a policy d e m a n d s a wholesome, s t r a igh t - fo rward provision which will enab le ag r i cu l tu ra l producers to stabil ize t he i r indus t ry so t h a t they receive the benefit of the Amer ican pro tec t ive system to a degree and on the same level t h a t it has secured s tabi l i ty and independence f6r Amer i can labor and American in­dus t ry .

" T o th is , t he Amer ican F a r m Bu­reau is commi t t ed . Nor will the in­f luence of t h e Amer ican F a r m Bu­reau F e d e r a t i o n , however earnes t ly besought , ever be used in t h e sup­por t of fa rm bills in tended as politi­cal pal l ia t ives f ramed by pol i t ic ians for vote secur ing reasons .

" T h e Amer ican F a r m Bureau Fed­e ra t ion will use its inf luence and its t h o u g h t a n d power, in the direct ion of secur ing construct ive agr icu l tu ra l legis la t ion. It is not our purpose nor can we afford to fr i t tpr away our s t r eng th in opposi t ion to pure ly po­li t ical p roposa l s ; bu t the Amer ican F a r m B u r e a u Federa t ion mus t op­pose any measu re which will act as a block in the fu ture in secur ing proper fa rm legis la t ion.

II

Indianapol is . In*.; Ju ly 8 .—Per ry Crane, who for the past five

years has served as secre ta ry- t reas ­ure r of t he Ind iana F a r m Bureau Federa t ion , has resigned to become director of ru ra l sales for t he Auto­mat ic F i re Ext inguisher Co.

Mr. Crane ' s res ignat ion was re­luctant ly accepted by t h e b o a r d of di rectors and L. L. Needier, a mem­ber of t he board and pres ident of the

s eed was being shipped out o f . C r a n t County F a r m Bureau, =tion of t he count ry as was j chosen to succeed Mr. Crane I

The Last Time This sp r ing and s u m m e r m a n y F a r m Bureau members

in 30 centra l Michigan County F a r m B u r e a u s did the i r neigh­bors a good tu rn . These member s subscr ibed for t he Michigan F a r m Bureau News for several farm famil ies i-n the i r respective count ies . The period wag for e ight edi t ions .

The F a r m B u r e a u folks wanted to give t he i r ne ighbors a pic­t u r e of wha t the i r o rganiza t ion is doing and is reaching out to do for the improvement of fa rm life. Some in te res t ing th ings have been- told. The Gooding-Ketcham seed s ta in ing bill, the finish of the four yea rs f ight in the Michigan R a t e Case, t he gas tax to pu t the road burden on road users in propor t ion to t he i r use of the h ighways ins tead of s add l ing all of it on to p roper ty owner.s,— m a r k e t i n g s teps such as t h e Michigan Eleva tor Ex­change ,—seed and feed re forms such as worked out by the F a r m Bureau Seed and Supply Services.

We have been told by many of these ne ighbors tha t they ap ­preciated get t ing this informat ion, apprec ia ted ge t t ing a broad and connected day to day story of wha t t he Michigan fa rmer is doing for himself t h r o u g h organiza t ion . They approve of t h e F a r m Bureau ' s p rog ram for the fu ture . In the F a r m B u r e a u membersh ip campaign ju s t closing in these count ies , a g rea t many of these ne ighbors have come in to help .

This is the e ighth and las t n u m b e r of t h e F a r m Bureau News unde r the above special subscr ip t ions . The r egu la r twice-a-m o n t h edi t ions hereaf te r can go only to the F a r m Bureau m e m ­b r a in those c.ounties. The News is the F a r m Bureau m e m b e r ' s newspaper on his organiza t ion affa i rs , t h e p rogress of co-opera­tive marke t ing , farm and o ther legis la t ion, t r anspor t a t ion , tax­a t ion and o ther i tems affecting his bus iness .

To fur ther acquaint Michigan f a rmer s with what is being done and t h e possibili t ies in organiza t ion , t he F a r m Bureau News will accept non-member subscr ip t ions a t t h e r e g u l a r subscr ip t ion r a t e of 50 cents per year . Address the Michigan F a r m Bureau News, S t a t e V a r m Bureau h e a d q u a r t e r s , Lans ing , Michigan.

Harvest Time Suggests The Need of a Vacation

fort is m a d e much needed res t .

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We Should Not Pass Up Any Opportunity For

Recreation

by MRS. E D I T H M. WAGAR

W e a re pass ing t h r o u g h tha t pa r t of t h e year t h a t tes ts t he vi ta l i ty of t he f a rmer a n d his e n t i r e family.

Hay ing and ha rves t and t h r e sh ing means one s teady gr ind of several w e e k s ; it means ea r ly and la te h o u r s , it means everybody on the job doing his pa r t i cu la r p a r t ; and it a lso m e a n s the difference between added comfor t and a slice t a k e n off any o u t s t a n d i n g debts , or it means grea t d i s appo in tmen t s and d i scouragement .

Ha rves t t ime real ly tel ls the s tory of a* year ' s work . I t is evidence of m a n doing al l in his power to pro­duce t h e best crop possible or jus t as s t r o n g evidence of care less p lann ing and indifference. Of course , the ele­men t s do en te r in the growing of any crop, bu t m a n m u s t do h is pa r t and an al l-wise Crea tor will t ru ly co-oper­a te .

Th rough the hot wea ry days many a soul has become d iscouraged and qu i te often b i t t e r because his lot ha s been so full of h a r d work and so lack ing in p leasures and res t . I k n o w how d i shea r t ened one some­t imes feels when one hea rs of the m a n y vaca t ions for o the r s , of t he l eng thy moto r t r ips , of t he camping t imes , of the tou r s and the visi ts t h a t a r e a n n u a l occurrences for some city folks or town w o r k e r s or even re -,tired fa rmers , bu t in t h e major i ty of cases t h e r e is real ly no need of envy.

A d v a n t a g e s W h i c h W o H a v e We still have the a d v a n t a g e over

any of our city f r iends for enjoying t h e quie t count ry life. In m a n y in­s tances we could mix a bit of pleas­u r e a n d change wi th o u r ha rves t work t h a t would t end to relieve the s t r e n u o u s tension w i t h o u t any ap­p a r e n t neglect of our rea l job. We could so p lan our work t h a t we could " k n o c k off" an h o u r or so ear l ie r once in a while and h a v e a picnic supper wi th some of our congenial ne ighbors a t the p a r k or a t t he lake .

In th is au tomobi le age one can get some l i t t le d is tance from home in an h o u r — s o much so t h a t one could complete ly forget t he h o m e with its chores a n d cares .

Or if we should find a few hour s of a p p a r e n t le isure it does wor lds of good jus t to c rank up t h e flivver and drive t h r o u g h the c o u n t r y and see how t h e o ther fellow is coming. Nine t imes ou t of ten we will see so many w o r k i n g aga ins t g r e a t e r odds and with less prospects for fu tu re r e t u r n s t h a t we can come h o m e be t t e r sat is­fied wi th our lot and wi th new cour­age to t ake up t h e w o r k where we left off.

Whi le we p ic ture t h e long tour as a chance to t r ave l a n d enjoy life, free_ from all care or responsibi l i ty yet but few can afford the t ime, even those not engaged in f a rming . And when we hear all of t he s tory , we soon learn t h a t t h e r e a r e d rawbacks t o any of these types of vacat ion, and again when we h e a r of some of t he daily experiences of city workers , we a r e more wil l ing to g r a n t them the pr ivi lege of a change .

Drawbacks of. City Life A m a n doing bus iness in an office

in one of our l a rge ci t ies told me a few days ago t h a t he spends 72 eight hour days every year going back and forth be tween h is work and his h o m e . He said k was necessary for h im to have his office down town •and in o rder to have a home tha t was a real house and not a n a p a r t m e n t he had to go out in the suburbs .

We count ry people have no real : reason to feel a n y t h i n g bu t kindly toward any city worker , for we mus t have the cities and the people living the re if we prosper to any degree. T h e y a r e j u s t as necessary to us as we a re to them.

Bu t I am hop ing t h a t every farm family can find some l i t t le t ime for p leasure as they go a long . I wish Dad and Mother could d rop cares for a day or so or even one n igh t and m a k e t h e long-looked-for t r i p to the old home or to t h e favori te s is ters . I l ike the idea of bo th sha r ing the vacat ion toge ther , bo th have t ry ing t imes d u r i n g a ha rves t season. The success of t he season depends j u s t as much on the pa r t p layed by Mother in providing t h e punc tua l meal and doing t h e l i t t le yet necessary chores of house keeping as does t h e ac tua l field work engineered by Dad. And life is j u s t as wear ing on one as the o ther if each one has done his pa r t .

I often th ink how much easier farm life could be made for so many of our folks, if we were more though t fu l of each o the r . We so of­ten find fa rm women rebel l ing aga ins t the cons tant p ressure of s u m m e r work and occasionally we find some who a r e wil l ing t o leave a n d often neglect home in the midst of a busy season, so a s to satisfy a selfish desire to do as some o thers do. We see some men so engrossed in every day h o m e life t h a t they deny the i r families any chance by min­gl ing wit ih o the r s . H o w often do we find women ea t ing t he i r hea r t s out because ' U o h n will po t go any­w h e r e . "

, The m a n who is so wedded to h is job t h a t he cannot p lan or see any necessi ty of ever ge t t i ng loose from it should have chosen a city job and a city woman , for city people do not sha re the i r job a s fa rm folks do ; ne i the r do t h e women depend on the men to t ake t h e m abou t as they mus t in t h e count ry .

Le t ' s Live Normal Lives Of course t h e r e should be reason

a n d modera t ion in t h e demand? made on each o ther , bu t it seems

jus t as u n r e a s o n a b l e a n d foolhardy to live too secluded a n d h u m d r u m as it is to be neglectful \ a n d giddy. T h e r e would be far more ideal farm homes eve rywhere in th is land of ours if some m e a n s of a happier me­d ium a long these l ines could_ be put in to effect. I am cer ta in more coun­t ry boys and gir ls would th ink k ind­l ier of f a rm life if t he r e had been g r e a t e r h a r m o n y be tween Dad and Mother on the score of " g o i n g . "

A f ishing t r ip or a ball game or t h e c i rcus or t he county fair or t h e S u n d a y school picnic all spejl change . They all mean a b reak from e te rna l d i sh -wash ing or field work ; they b r ing abou t a shif t ing of the cu r r en t of t h o u g h t for a l i t t le while and even tua l ly will a d d to the courage a n d p leasure of r enewed effort on the task so recent ly dropped . Therefore they assis t in ge t t ing the job done wi thou t dep le t ing the h u m a n system. Many of these t h ings en t e r in to o t h e r successful en te rp r i ses , why not f a rming?

MENOMINEE MOTHERS MAY HAVE VACATION

Menominee, J u l y 8 .—The a n n u a l " W o m e n s ' C a m p " a t t he Menominee Agr icu l tu ra l School the week of Au-gu ts 2 to 7 is viewed by m a n y of those a t t e n d i n g l a s t . y e a r as a vaca­tion as well a s a chance to learn some of t h e t h ings abou t the i r homes t h a t they have a lways want ­ed to know. Classes in Hea l th , Foods and Clothing m a k e up the ser ious p a r t of t h e p r o g r a m . Music, picnics and re laxa t ion from t h e dut ies of the housewife comprise t h e rec rea ­t ional fea tures .

Those a t t e n d i n g will be housed in the do rmi to ry a t t he Agr icu l tu ra l School . T h e campus is lovely a t t h i s t i m e of t he y e a r a n d every ef-

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LAPEER WORKERS COMPARE RESULTS

PLAN TOR FUTURE Report Farmers Want More

Frequent Meetings And Local Activity

DEEPEST THINKERS JOIN Editor McGuire, Mr. Billings,

A. Bentall Give Advice; Taylor Presides

Lapeer, July 1.—A group of Lapeer .County Farm Bureau boos­ters, consisting of campaign town­ship chairmen and their wives, met here today at t i e Hotel Elaine to review the Farm Bureau membership campaign results so far obtained in Lapeer County and to plan for the completion of the work. Robert L. Taylor, secretary of the County Farm Bureau, presided and H. G. Ratering, Farm Bureau District Manager for Shiawassee, Genesee and Lapeer counties, conducted the conference.

A very fine address was given by Editor McGuire of the Lapeer County Press. Mr. McGuire has given the Farm Bureau work in his county very generous support and surely believes in the movement. He suggested that in presenting the claims of the Farm Bureau to prospective members, this question might well be raised: "What would be the consequence if no one were to support this movement?", and, on the other hand, "What won­derful things could be achieved if ev­eryone joined."

Made Many Friends—No Enemies Mr. R. J. Beattie reported for Ore­

gon Township, stating they already have 25 signed and that the members in his township were very anxious for local Farm Bureau work, for better ways of.getting Farm Bureau com­modities and that they are particu­larly anxious to have a County Agent. He said, "I have had a lot of fun dur­ing the canvassing, made a good many friends and don't think I made any enemies and the experience is worth all it cost."

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Myus report­ed for Elba township. They worked as a team together, as also did one other man and his wife. Only part of Elba township has been covered with 13 members signed. They said that many more members could be obtained if the Farm Bureau would secure the passage of a law to tie up all campers' dogs so as to pro­tect their sheep and another law to do away with the pheasants, as these birds are proving a considerable pest and very destructive. Another thing the farmers of Elba township wanted to know was whether they would be able to pool their beans and still others wanted better connections for buying Farm Bureau seeds and other supplies.

Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Scully re­ported for Almont township. Thir­teen had been signed with over one-third of the territory still to canvass. The chief request there seemed to be for Home Economics Extension work.

Mr. Oliver C. Youngs reported for Attica township. Twenty-two mem­berships were signed with one team's report not available. When making bis report Mr. Youngs said, "We have signed the deepest thinkers and the best and leading class of farmers in onr township. We want a meeting at least once a month to discuss our various farm problems."

Mr. Allen Brown of Burnside town­ship reported the territory only par­tially covered with 27 signed. He said, "I have always been a Farm Bureau member and I always intend to be. We must keep it up because we need it." The chief request from his township was for frequent meet­ings so to get Farm Bureau informa­tion.

Robert Taylor reported for May-field township with 17 signed and territory only partially covered. Mr. Ratering reported for three town­ships whose chairmen were not pres­ent as follows: Rich township 30 members; North Branch township 18; and Burlington 20.

The reports given at the meeting covered only half the townships in the county. Prospects are very good for Lapeer County increasing its for­mer membership.

Mr. W. W. Billings, President of the Genesee County Farm Bureau, told about developments in their Genesee County program, explaining such parts of it as would be helpful in Lapeer county. Alfred Bentall of the State Farm Bureau told of cam­paign results in the other 29 counties now signing members.

The requests for Farm Bureau services as voiced by the reports a^l given above are only just average samples of the desires being express­ed by Farm Bureau members over all the gtate. The Farm Bureau pro­gram must be such as will satisfy the wishes of its membership and for this reason it is a healthy sign when members get together, talk things over and lay their plans. The State Farm Bureau is busily engaged in working out plans so that with the co-operation of the various County Farm Bureaus all possible services may be extended to the membership in every township.

These seven men ought to be proud of their achievements. They are the members of the Board of Directors of the Sanilac County Farm Bureau. Every "one of them played an important part in putting Sanilac co"u"nty into first place in the race for membership in the 1,000 Member Club.

Reading from left to right these men arc: Back row: John Cambell, Peck; William Malloy, Palms; D. T.

Knight, Marietta; John McClellan, New Greenleaf. Front row: Pre*, and Campaign Mgr. Lew Derby, Croswell; V. Pres.,

John Bingle, Carsonville; Sec.-Treas. John \V. Goodwine, Marlette. As noted above each one of these men has taken an active part in

bringing about the success of the campaign in his county. Pres. Lew Derby set the example by becoming County Campaign Manager. He haa been constantly on the job keeping everyone else in the harness.

V. Pres. John Bingle had charge of the meetings and other campaign arrangements in two townships. Sanilac township has enrolled 35 and Forester township 25, which is a third more than they had before.

Sec'y-Treas. John W. Goodwine's township of Elmer signed 41. Mr. Goodwine and his partner secured 13 new members.

John Cambell of Elk and his partner signed 15 out of 16 men whom they saw in one day.

William Malloy has worked hard in Marion and Delaware townships. Thus" far Marion has secured 18 and Delaware 15 new members and there is every indication that these two townships will have a very good mem­bership before they are through.

D. T. Knight and his partner signed 16 in one day. Their township of Marlette has 56 new members.

John McClellan had charge of the campaign in three townships. Thus far Argyle has 38, Greenleaf 48, and Evergreen 3S.

Here are the nine team workers who have put Custer township, Sani­lac county, on the map with the highest Farm Bureau membership of any township in the state. Reports thus far received at State Farm Bureau; headquarters show that they have 120 new members.

- Reading from left to right they are: Back row—Mark Wilkins, W. F. O'Connell, Alva Graves, Robert Mi-

chol, E. S. Hulslander. Front row—John Davis, Phil O'Connell, Wm. Martin, Walter Scott, W. F. O'Connell and Robert Michol working as a team signed 7. Phil

O'Connell and Win. Martin signed a total of 90, 83 in Custer township, 3 in Bridgehampton, 3 in Watertown, and 1 in Fremont. Mark Wilkins and E. S. Hulslander signed 6. Alva Graves signed 9. Chairman John Davis and Walter Scott secured 6. George Kinney also worked.

These four volunteer team workers from Bridgehampton township, Sanilac county, have established an enviable record—that of signing 52 members and getting cash settlements with 50 of them.

In the back row from left to right we have Lewis Klatz and Frank Trigger. On the front is Chairman William Bettis and Alex Landsbury. These latter two men, working as a team, signed 3 6.

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Exchange Celebrates 6th Birthday July 21 (Continued from page 1)

high lights in that remarkable pro­gram. Michigan farmers and co-op managers are fortunate to be privil-edged to hear a message from such an outstanding authority. Mr. Stone's subject will be "Managing a Big Co-operative."

Another feature attraction on the afternoon program will be O. L. Smith, Assistant Attorney General of the State of Michigan. Mr. Smith won wide recognition for his able handling of the prosecution of the House of David at Benton Harbor and of the Rich-King case for the State. He is given a large share of the credit for putting young Rich be­hind the bars for life.

After the banquet program the delegates will assemble for the busi­ness session when election of officers will take place.

The Michigan Elevator Exchange extends a cordial invitation to all of its members to have managers and directors attend this Sixth Annua) Meeting.

The Elevator Exchange feels that it has arranged a program which will be one of the best ever put on in Michigan and it is hoped that a good attendance will be present. Arrange­ments are being made for at least 500 people at the banquet program.

Leaders From 11 Co. Burs. Meet July 20-21

(Continued from page 1) Then at 12 o'clock on that day a

second big complimentary banquet to Farm Bureau and Elevator Ex­change people will be put on in the new Hotel Olds at Lansing. National­ly known speakers will also address this meeting. There will be plenty of music, entertainment and inspira­tional features at all sessions. More details of the Wednesday noon ban­quet are given elsewhere in this is­sue of the NEWS.

These will be two of the biggest days in Farm Bureau history and County* Farm Bureau leaders are urged to leave no stone unturned to get out their township delegations and report their names and address­es to the State Farm Bureau office at the earliest possible date.

Through the co-operation of the Y. M. C. A; at the Peoples church at East Lansing, rooms for the night of July 20 can be had for $1.00 per person.

Rarely, if ever, have Farm Bu­reau people had the oportunity to hear so much high-class talent as they will be favored with on these two days.

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ENDSJOOD YEAR Has Big Volume of Business,

Shows Profit, In Spite Of Handicaps—--

Grand Blanc, June 26.—At the ninth annual meeting of the Grand Blanc Co-operative Elevator Co.. held here tonight, the stockholders reviewed another successful year and listened to several encouraging and inspiring addresses.

The complete financial report pre­sented to each stockholder in a print­ed form showed that the total assets of their co-op now amount to $50,-890.85, and that during the past year a net profit amounting to $1,-937.77 had been made. This was re­garded as a good showing in view of the fact that during .the past year the co-op experienced a rather large fire in which they took quite a loss, owing to the. fact that the insurance did not cover fully the stock on hand at the time of tUp fire; also for three months last fall the main street of Grand Blanc was torn up and it was impossible, for the farm­ers to get to the elevator.

President Ivan Parsons presided at the meeting. Secretary O. G. Ander­son read the minutes of the last an­nual meeting and presented the re­port of the Secretary-Treasurer. Short talks were made by James R. Campbell, new County Agricultural Agent in Genesee County; Herman Ratering, Farm Bureau District Manager for Genesee, Shiawassee, and Lapeer Counties? and W. W. Billings, President of the Genesee County Farm Bureau and Director of the State Farm Bureau.

The principal address of the eve­ning was made by Stanley M. Powell, Assistant Secretary of the, Michigan State Farm Bureau, who discussed the achievement and limitations of co-operative marketing and empha­sized some of the essentials for suc­cessful co-operatftve endeavor. Mr. Powell declared, 'There is q.o par­ticular mystery or magic about co­operative marketing. The word 'co­operative' is'not a talisman to insure success. Conbperation 'af ter all is just a way Of doing business. I be­lieve, and every one of you here to­night believes, that it is a better way of doing business. But, after all, our co-operative institutions can suc­ceed only as', established business principles are applied to their man­agement. Our co-ops should have adequate capital, but not be over-fi­nanced. Therfe must be sufficient and dependable volume and this, in the last analysis, as primarily dependent upon the loyalty of the members. And finally, we must have a capable and trained manager."

Mr. Powell explained how the Farm Bureau Seed Service and Sup­ply Service are aiding the local co­operative associations and told how the Farm Bureau fosters co-opera­tive marketing in Michigan and pro­tects the interest of the farmers in connection with, such great problems as traffic, legislation, taxation, etc.

FARMERCANHAUL PRODUCE IN AUTO.

SAY STATE POLICE Not Necessary to Have More

Costly Commercial Auto License Tag

There has been considerable mis­understanding in the j u r a l districts concerning the use if commercial auto license plates. Some folks have declared that a Strict interpretation of the license law would prohibit a person from transporting any pro­duce or other commodities in a car unless it had a commercial license.

In view of this situation, the fol­lowing statement which has been furnished to the Michigan Farm Bu­reau News by the State Department of Public Safety will be of interest to' all of our readers:

"Act 302 of the /Public Acts of 1915 as amended by the Legislature in 1925, which defines 'commercial vehicle' as all motor vehicles used for the transportation of passengers for hire and those constructed or used for the transportation of good's, wares or merchandise, might be in­terpreted as prohibiting the use of pleasure cars for hauling small amounts of grain or produce to town or the hauling of sample cases, camp equipment! etc.

"However, this Department does not place that interpretation on the law. We believe that a farmer or any other citizen has the right to use his pleasure car fox the hauling of his own produce to town or for hauling other articles of merchandise for himself, without being compelled to purchase a commercial license for the car.

"We believe that the Legislature intended this particular section to apply only to those vehicles used or constructed solely for the purpose of hauling passengers for hire or for hauling freight.

"This Department will not make any arrests fop alleged violations of this section of the law where a pleas­ure vehicle may be used to haul pro­duce or personal goods by the own­er."

Good Reason For St. Lawrence Waterway

*— "Our great farming area is far inland, and since the price •of our

[leading farm products is fixed by the markets of Europe, it is becoming increasingly important that addition­al facilities be provided capable of carrying our farm products to the sea at the least possible cost. Every

Let the Farm Bureau Fabric De­partment show you' Merchandise of Merit for Less. Adv.

BUSINESS NEWS Five centa a word for one Inser­

tion; 4'/2 cents per word for each of two insertions; 4 cents a word per Insertion for each of three inser­tions, and at the 4 cent rate for •ucceeding Insertions. Count each word, abbreviation and figure, in­cluding words in signature at words. Cash must accompany order. Michigan Farm Bureau News.

POULTRY

SPECIAL SALE OF WHITTAKER'S Reds. Bloodtested, Trap-nested, Michi­gan Accredited. Rose Comb Cocks, 2 years old, four for $12. Single Comb Cocks, yearlings, four for $20. Yearling hens, $24 per dozen, either comb. 12 weeks old pullets, $20 per dozen. 12 weeks old cockerels, $20 per dozen. Chicks, Grade A, $20 per 100. Grade B, $14 per 100. These prices are for a short t ime only. Improve your stock with Whjtta-ker's Reds. Interlakes Farm, Box B, Lawrence, Mich. 6-25-77btf

— MISCELLANEOUS W R I T E FOR PRICE ANf> DESCRIP-

tlon of Pyramid poultry shipping coops. Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange, 2610 Rlopelle street. D e t r o i t l - l f - t l

Load With Care

To avoid loss this hot weath­er. During this hot spell un­loading docks at both Buffalo and Detroit markets have shown quite an increase in dead stock, due to. overcrowd­ing the animals, especially hogs.

Sudden changes of tempera­ture may be expected these days. Cool today, blistering hot tomorrow. Be careful. Don't, crowd.

Hogs suffer most. Insist on clean cars. Accumulated man­ure produces heat. Bed car with sand (or cinders) and wet it down. Many shippers find it profitable to hang several bags of ice in car to drip, which keeps car atmosphere cool and floor , beneath the hogs cool. Deliver hogs in time so that they may cool off and rest be­fore loading. Hogs should not be filled before shipment, in warm weather. ' It's better to fill them on the other end. We will give your shipment every help at this end.

MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. CO-OP COMMISSION MCHTS.

Dix Ave., Detroit

PRODUCERS CO-OP COMMIS­SION ASSOCIATION

006 Williams St., E. Buffalo

cent saved in transportation rates not only increases the farmer's re­turn for his product in foreign mar­kets but indirectly influences the price of his whole crop. * * * Cheap­er transportation is one of the farm­er's .greatest needs."—From address of Dwight F. Davis, Secretary cC War, at St. Louis, Mo., June 8.

—At the present time it costs be

tween 40.65 cents and 45.55 per bushel, according to the T**1

to move wheat from Grand T8I Nebr., to Europe. The coming 7 Lawrence waterway will reduce -cost from 7.2 cents to 12.1 centa bushel.

thh Perl

Visit the Farm Bureau Fabric r> rtment and leave your mean ' Dartmen

for future use

June 30th the Farm Bureau Supply Service opened its fourth annual Milkmaker Feed Contract plan to farmers of Michigan. They have until August 9 to cover their needs. Hundreds of Farm Bureau members have already signed up. If our local representative has not been able to call on you yet,.get in touch with him and find out about the plan. He is either your co-op ass'n manager or a Farm Bureau member serving as a car door Milk-maker agent.

MILKMAKER BOOSTS RETURNS When you and your neighbors buy fall and winter sup­

plies of Milkmaker on the Feed Contract Plan4 you assure yourself of a six months supply of the best 24% protein dairy ration made. Delivery is made between September 1 and March 1. The public formula tells you pound for pound what you're feeding. It is the feed for economical and maximum milk production. Your season's order will be delivered as nearly as possible in six equal month­ly installments, at a time fixed by you and your neighbors to suit your convenience. You pay for it as it is de­livered.

Farm Bureau members have found the Milkmaker Feed contract the most satisfactory and economical way to buy winter dairy concentrates. Those who bought their first Milkmaker five years ago are with us on the fourth con­tract. The number of Feed Contract buyers is growing every year.

LET THE COWS PROVE IT Milkmaker increases production, lowers feeding costs,

keeps the herd in high condition. Cows like this highly palatable, nutritious feed. You can increase your dairy returns with Milkmaker.

I Don't forget! See your local agent now. If you have no agent, write us.

Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service Lansing, Michigan

M I C H I G A N

Milkmaker

T E r f T t e M & ' i S S °ite M*1**™*** Afociation will expend

' KS* for *• «-*«pubUc* ««£-M&E£5 Mrebigan Railroad, may jusdy claim more than their modest s loran—

We Serye MuAigan. T h e y have contributed to the upEuUdlL T d « i n d u c e , of the Commonwealth, as perhaps no oAer g Z o o f r a d o n e s *

J America hat done. T w o decades of t r e m e n d m , . I ! J L™i ^ f justified this far-sighted policy of the raihoads , n d » " ™ " expanston

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increased production, the railroads are annuaUv hauIinTf " " " V ™ *

m in other states. T h e track market at I W . 1 ! * • 8 m u I a r I * " * * * . liferent perishable c o m m o d i t i e X m the cfrs d i r ^ ' f 8 ^ ' ^ " ^ *

• single transfer only. T o illustrate: Fres™ tomato,?. a « I ° f * d ^ n ~ * ] grocer, for .even months in the vear th*rZv? 5- ° . u n d * t h e green ,£"zrcaic 2??pumen*a«SeSSodSoldTce"t** states before the Michigan crop has mat»,r^ ^r?c? a Q d five southern list of fruits and vegetafcL. P m a t u w d - This 15 so for the entire

With our present railroad system the average waa* r J / e n j o y s a far wider range of delicacies on his tLkff !k ^ c a m e r o f tod*f f the King, and Nobleslf Europe oU 2 ^ S ^ * £ r o u n d * * » < "

T ^ H E Michigan Railroad Association, then t*W* 1 * «_. • V JJL announcing its program of i m o r o v e m ^ 5 L

J U S t l f i a b l l c Pri<k ** ' / c u r r e n t year which ^ ^ ^ X l ^ T i ^ ^ r ^ ^ *°T * " J even greater importance to the Home i*Zl~<^ustnal advancement, give f 1 towards r a i s m g & . t a n o W ^ u ^ •till n S r c

MICHIGAN RAILROAD ASSOCIATION

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