F. B. Members In Conntiefi Read 62 The NEWS. MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS "Make Farming A

Business—As Well As An Occupation."

PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP

VOL. II, NO. 12 JUNE 27, 1924 Issued Semi-Monthly

FARMERS GET TAX CUT THROUGH FARM BUREAU'S EFFORTS PLEDGE PARTIES TO

RESTORE FARMERS' BUYING POWER

Platform Makers Assisted by American Farm Bureau

Representatives

FARMER GETS HEARING

National Conventions Adopt Important Planks on

Rural Problems F

It is very significant that both the Republican and Democratic parties at their national conventions gave very careful attention to the agri­cultural planks submitted to them by the American Farm Bureau. The Republican party pledged itself to even more than was asked of it.

Now that farmers have their Farm Bureau organization, local, state and national, a force that was not in ex­istence in 1920—a force that showed its strength in its development of the powerful Farm Bloc in Congress— the leaders of both parf ties have seen the wisdom of heeding the voice of organized agriculture.

Desires of Farm Bureau members and other farmers were presented to both conventions by American Farm Bureau officials. Pres. O. E. Brad-fute and Gray Silver, A. F. B. F. leg­islative representative at Washing­ton, represented the Federation at the Democratic convention at New York. One of the planks they pre­sented asked the Democratic party to pledge itself to "Take whatever steps may be necessary to bring the purchasing power of Agriculture back to normal."

At the Republican National Con­vention at Cleveland the wishes of organized agriculture were presented by S. H. Thompson, president of the Illinois Agricultural Association and member of the A. F. B. F. executive committee, and Edwy B. Reid, assist­ant Washington representative of the Federation. The success of their ef­forts is well indicated by the follow­ing extracts from the Republican platform as finally adopted:

"We pledge the Party to take whatever steps are necessary to bring back a balanced condition between agriculture, industry and labor.

"The crux of the problem from the standpoint of the farmer is the net profit he received after his outlay. The process of bringing the average prices of what he buys and what he sells closer together can be indirectly expedited by reduction in taxes, Hteady employment in industry and stability in business.

Endorse Co-op Marketing "This process can be expedited di­

rectly by lower freight rates, by bet­ter marketing through co-operative effort and a more scientific organiza­tion of the physical and human ma­chinery of distribution of farm prod­ucts.

"We promise every assistance in the reorganization of the marketing system on sounder and more eco­nomic lines, and where diversification is needed, government assistance during the period of transition.

"The Republican Party pledges it­self to the development and enact­ment of measures which will place the agricultural interests of America on a basis of economic equality with other industry, to insure prosperity and success.

"We favor adequate tariff protec­tion to such of our agricultural prod­ucts «as are threatened by foreign competition.

"We favor, without putting the government into business, the e#ab-lishment of a federal system of or­ganization for co-operative market­ing of -farm products." V The latter goes somewhat further in the matter of federal assistance in co-operative marketing than the farmers 'requested, since they con­fined their request to "the active aid of all of the government departments having to do with agricultural pro­duction, particularly the Department of Agriculture which should include a branch devoted to co-operative mar­keting that is in keeping with the needs and importance of this work."

The farmers were assured of the continuance of federal aid in the building of farm-to-market high­ways as provided in the "seven per cent system" enacted in 1921. Like­wise the party pledged itself on the railroad problem in conformance with the Federation's tentative plank. "We favor a careful and scientific readjustment of railroad rate sched­ules," says the platform, "with a view to the encouragement of agri­culture and basic industries, without impairment of railroad service."

Above is the new bean picking plant of the Michelex Storage and Ware­house Company, where Michigan Elevator Exchange beans can be picked, stored and otherwise processed for market. This elevator ,is a choice prop­erty, advantageou'sly situated and completely equipped. The concrete ad­dition to the left of the main elevator is the office. At the right is the plant's rail siding. The other side of the plant faces on the St. Clair river. A 240-foot wharf is part of the Elevator property. The officers of the Michelex Company are: president, H. D. Horton, of the Kinde Co-op Eleva­tor Ass'n; vice-pres. and gen. mgr., C. S. Benton; sec'y-treas., Neil Bass, both of the Michigan Elevator Exchange, Laneing.

STILL TIME FOR SUDAN HAY CROP

GOOD VOLUME OF WOOL IN POOL

Excells Other Emergency Crops For Yield; Gives

Good Pasture

'"As a short season hay crop, sudan grass on the experimental plats at M. A. C. h a s ^ v e n the highest aver­age yields in comparison with soy beans, millet, and a mixture of peas and oats. Su4an grass has about the same feeding value as timothy and is more satisfactory for horses than the millets," says C. F. Barnum, manager of the Farm Bureau Seed Dep't. "It is a warm weather plant and should give good results planted up even as late as July 10. In Southern Michigan it produces con­siderable second growth which af­fords late pasture, or can be ^cut for hay. Broadcast sudan at 20 to 2 5 lbs. per acre.

"Recently sudan grass has been used for summer pasture with excel­lent results. Ordinarily, six or eight weeks after planting, the growth is sufficient so that stock can be turn­ed in. It is best, as a rule, to allow the sudan to get eight or ten inches high before pasturing. There is not much danger of grazing it too close­ly as recovery is made even though cropped very closely.

"The Farm Bureau Seed dep't is In a position to supply members promptly with sudan grass. Your •co-op should have a supply of Farm Bureau sudan grass on hand. If you cannot be supplied locally, you can order direct from the Farm Bureau Seed dep't at Lansing at $10 per hundred weight, f. o. b. Lansing, shipped in 100 lb. sacks, the sacks extra at 40 cents each. We suggest express shipment for prompt ar­rival."

Onekama Bureau to Sell Big Berry Crop

Onekama, June 24.—Raspberry growers of the Onekama and River Road regions will sell their largest raspberry crop through the Onekama Farm Bureau Local. It is estimated the crop will exceed 50,000 crates.

State Closing Date August I For' Counties South of

Saginaw Bay

A much larger volume of wool is coming into the Farm Bureau's 1924 wool pool than was in the 1923 pool at this time. The 1924 pool is in co-operation with the Ohio Wool Growers Ass'n at Columbus, Ohio, as the marketing organization.

Carloads of pooled wool are being shipped right along from various localities. Since the last edition of the News carloads have been shipped from DEXTER, Washtenaw county; GAINES, Genesee county; JACK­SON, Jackson county; HILLSDALE, Hillsdale county; HASTINGS, Barry county; C O L D W A T E R , Branch county; two from LANSING, Ing­ham county, and a third is nearly ready. At the above points it is not unlikely that another car will be shipped, as interest continues to grow in the 1924 marketing, plan. Quite a few stations are assembling wool and will ship when they have a car­load, among them Martin, June 28; Kalamazoo, July 1; Union City, July 2; Mt. Pleasant, July 8; Midland, July 10. Some signers of the 1924 wool pool contract are located at places where a carload of wool is un­likely and they are shipping direct to Columbus, in bags furnished by the Farm Bureau wool dep't and on its directions. Only contracted wool is being accepted. The State closing date for all counties south of Sagi­naw Bay is August 1. After that no wools can be accented from these counties except those under contract.

As stated before, the guaranteed handling charge this year is 2% cents a pound, each man standing his own freight; half cent additional handling charge to non-Farm Bureau members; 75% cash advance at 5% if you want it. Use the Wool Contract application blank at bottom of page 4.

P L HURON PICKING PLANT TO SERVE

ELEVATOR EXCH. Michelex Elevator 6c Ware­

house Co. to Operate Bean Elevator

IS COMPLETELY EQUIPPED

Picking and Storage Service to Mean Much to

Growers

The Michelex Elevator and Ware­house Company of Lansing has al­most completed negotiations for purchase from the Port Huron Grain Company at Port Huron of their large bean and grain elevator, to take possession August 1st.

This elevator is ideally located to handle the surplus beam of the mem­bers of the Michigan Elevator Ex­change. After careful consideration by a committee of the Michigan Ele­vator Exchange, Port Huron was finally decided upon as the most logi­cal place for the location of a termi­nal elevator. The elevator will be op­erated by the Elevator Exchange and will be used for the purpose of pick­ing the surplus picking stock to choice hand picked beans; also for preparing special grades of beans which are desired by various inter­ests. The plant is equipped with centrifugal machinery, a large drier and has a capacity of from 600 to 800 bags of CHP beans per day, as well as two cars of prime or fancy screened beans. It is well situated for railroad and water shipping pur­poses. It has 240 feet of splendid wharf o*n the St. Clair river.

The purchasing of this plant will fill a long felt want of the Michigan bean growers. It will afford every facility for picking, storing and handling of Michigan beans. The Elevator Exchange should b.> con­gratulated in taking this step to help bean producing farmers, and all farmers who own stock in their local elevators should make it a point to take up with their directors and as­certain if they are lined up in such a way as to avail themselves of this terminal elevator and picking plant. It is the plan of the Michelex Eleva­tor and Wholesale Company to sell preferred stock to farmer owned ele­vators and large bean growers in the state. It is only with the hearty co-operation of farmer interests that this elevator can be run to its full capacity.

The same elevator and picking plant was operated by the Elevator Exchange for ninety days last year and proved to be a paying proposi­tion. The day the elevator was open­ed the price of picking stock advanced 25c per hundred, or to equal the basis for the price being paid for CHP. It is conservatively estimated that the opening of this plant at Port Huron in December, 1923, made the farmers of Michigan $25,000. This is just one of the in­stances of what the farmers banding together can accomplish.

FARM, CITY VALUATION INEQUALITIES, PROVED TO SUPERVISORS OF 5 CO'S,

BRINGS EQUALIZATION AIDING FARMS State and County Bureaus* Investigation Boosts

Under-Assessed City Tax Rolls; Farms Cut in Ingham, Calhoun, Washtenaw;

Monroe, Kalamazoo Pending

H. G. Putnam, above, has been engaged by the State Farm Bureau Purchasing dep't to handle its feed sales service, including Milkmaker dairy ration, Farm Bureau poultry feeds, etc. Mr. Putnam has made a study of feeds and knows them. Mr. Putnam was formerly agricultural teacher at the Covert and Charlotte high schools.

W. W. BILLINGS MADE ST. FARM

BUREAU DIRECTOR Genesee County Man Suc­

ceeds L. Whitney Wat-kins, Who Retires

Read the Michigan Milkmaker an­nouncement on page 4.

Bureau Mash Helps Him Get Nearly $1 Each for Broilers

Sour cream does not yield a high­er butterfat test than the same cream sweet.

Allen G. Cummings Has Chick Feeding System

That Works Fine

Battle Creek, Mich., June 25.—By efficient feeding, Allen G. Cum­mings, a farmer near here is getting nearly a dollar each for Barred Rock broilers hatched March 23. Cum­mings has his stakes set at a dollar apiece and does not miss it by very far. •

On May 3, approximately six weeks after hatching. Cummings sold 50 cockerels weighing 100 pounds and at 40 cents a pound they brought $40. On June 12, he sold 25 cock­erels at 35 cents a pound, these brought,, $22.05.

His method of feeding is most in­teresting in view of 'these results. The first feed the chicks get is in the proportion' of two handfuls of bran, two handfuls of rolled oats

BUSINESS MEN AID OGEMAW BUREAU

mixed up with one raw egg, first beaten with an egg beater. "If the eggo are not beaten," said Mr. Cum­mings, "they are sticky and will not mix well with the millfeeds. Beaten up some, it makes a fine mixture. I think the raw eggs supply the vit­amin that is so necessary to rapid early growth."

After about two weeks, Cummings gives these prospective broilers ac­cess to a self-feeder where he encour­ages them to gorge themselves on a dry mash made by mixing 200 pounds of Farm . Bureau Buttermilk Chick Mash with 100 pounds of ground wheat, 100 pounds of ground corn and 100 pounds of ground oats. To each 500 pounds of this mixture, he adds 50 pounds of charcoal.

The birds have access to a pile of marl from which they get a large supply of quickly available shells; they get wheat both morning and evening and, broken ear corn is be­fore thern all the time.

West Braneh, June 26.—Ogemaw County business men are helping the Ogemaw Farm Bureau with its sec­ond membership campaign. Realiz­ing the benefits of organization work and the need of a strong farmers' organization in Ogemaw county, the business men of West Branch, Rose City and Prescott are taking an ac tive part in the coming membership campaign. When the campaign opens, teams of business men and Farm Bureau members are going out to gether to line up a strong member­ship for the Ogemaw Bureau. The business men are serving as volun­teers without pay of any kind, in many cases are offering their cars. The campaign organization is about complete. Big evening Farm Bureau meetings, with State Farm Bureau speakers are to be held at West Branch, Monday, July 14; Rose City, Tuesday, July 15; Prescott, Thurs­day, July 17.

W. W. Billings of Davison, promi­nent Genesee County Farm Bureau member and a leader in the Farm Bureau movement in Michigan, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the State Farm Bureau June 18 by the Directors, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of L. Whit­ney Watkins of Manchester, Wash­tenaw county, who was serving his second term as a director.

Sheep men and . live stock men will be pleased to see Mr. Billings go on the Board. He is one of the lead­ing stock and sheep men in the state. Probably nt> Farm Bureau member is as well acquainted with what the other Farm Bureau mem­bers throughout the state are doing and thinking as is Mr. Billings. He was drafted into service at the begin­ning of the Farm Bureau's second membership campaign in the sum­mer of 1922 as leader for the Farm Bureau solicitors and covered the southern half of the State with them.

Since Mr. Watkins was first elect­ed to the State Farm Bureau Board of Directors he has become State Commissioner of Agriculture and is also a member of the State Board of Agriculture in charge of the M. A. C.

In his letter of resignation Mr. Watkins said that the pressure of his official duties and personal respon­sibilities had become such that he was unable to give the time he felt he should to Farm Bureau work, and therefore preferred to tender his resignation, which was accepted.

GIVES RELATION 0 GOV'T TO FARMEI

Hal H. Smith Endorses Fa Bur. and Co-op M'k't 'g

Before Bankers

BACKS AGR'L EDUCATH

Declares Farmer Has as Gc Right to Auto and Radic

as Ci^y Dweller

Detroit Live Stock For the week ending June 19, the

Michigan Live Stock Exch. Co-op. Commission Merchants at Detroit sold 70 cars of stock for their mem­bers, nearly half the market's re­ceipts.

Grand Haven, June 17.—"Hen our own state the Farm Bureai steadily pushing its organization is accomplishing extraordinary suits for all branches of agricullu: declared Hal H. Smith, prominent torney of Detroit, in speaking on topic "The Farmer and the Govi, ment" before the Michigan Bank Association meeting here today. Smith paid a glowing tribute to \ achievements of co-operative m keting and told what legislation cc do and could not do for the farn

In view of the fact that Mr. Sn is counsel for the Michigan Ma facturers' Association and the M igan Bankers' Association, it is tremely interesting to note that declared:

"In spite of all we have done; manufacturing and general busin farming still remains the most portant business of the United Stj of America. One quarter of Wealth is tied up in this busin and one quarter of our populatiol at work in it. The capital thai employed in it is twice that emplo in manufacturing. It is the sou of all our food supply, and it is \ greatest source of the real wealtH the Nation, its men and won] Machinery may come and go, tract can plough the fields, concrete ro can connect up the remotest hamli automobiles can scurry about o the country, but the business | growing food crops and food caj will never be unnecessary, and | farm will always be the best pl| where you can get health and hai ness. When that is no longer tr we will all be in serious difficult

Analyses Farm Problems "Take it by and large, there h

great disparity between the price what the farmer sells and the pr; of what he buys, if you compa those prices with the prices of sin lar articles before the War. I a not going to here try to talk about the reason for that disparity—I am only pointing it out; And the next thing is that the farmer wants to buy these articles. It is all very well to talk about the standard of living being increased, and that the farmer is better off with his radio and his automobile, than he used to be. He has as much right to these things as the city dweller. His wants are just as active. He does want the automo­bile and the radio. They are of more

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Tax assessment reductions on farm property and increases on city prop­erty which will save farmers many thousands of dollars on their taxes this year were made by three county boards of supervisors this week; two more are considering similar action.

This action was taken as a result of investigations regarding the rela­tive assessment rates of farm and city property made by five County Farm Bureaus which took advantage of the State Farm Bureau's plan of securing such information from of­ficial sources. The general method employed in making these investiga­tions has been explained in detail in previous issues of the News.

As this article is written the equal­ization has been completed in Wash­tenaw, Ingham and Calhoun and is pending in Monroe and Kalamazoo counties. The following is the situa­tion by counties:

CALHOUN < o i X T Y In Calhoun county the Farm Bu­

reau found that there was a gross in­equality between rural and urban assessments. While rural property was assessed at 85% of its cash value, Battle Creek city property averaged 5 1 % , Albion 50%, Mar­shall 49%, Battle Creek suburbs 44% and villages 79% of their aver­age respective cash sales values as checked by actual sales over a period of months. These findings were pre­sented to the supervisors by Mr. Harry Sherrard, chairman of the Cal-

S. M. POWELL Ass't Sec'y of the State Farm Bu­

reau, who has been directing State and County Farm Bureau tax investi­gation work, with splendid results.

What Should Your County Farm Bureau Do for You?

Who Wouldn't Be? From 1900 to 1912 the wealth of

Massachusetts increased 46 per cent while the wealth of Iowa increased 228 per cent. From 1912 to 1922 the wealth of Massachusetts increas­ed 203 per cent while the wealth of Iowa increased only 37 per cent. No wonder the East is satisfied with things as they are.—Prairie Fanner.

Sanitation is the greatest factor in producing , wholesome milk and cream.

Read the Michigan Milkmaker an­nouncement on page 4.

Read What Mrs. Wagar Has to Say About Service

and Opportunities

By MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Chairman, Farm Bureau Home

and Community Work I have been consulted so many

times of late about different matters concerning the County Farm Bureau official board that I have decided to make it my subject this time.

When we consider the fact that only seven persons out of every 100 in all organized forces are termed leaders then we face the situation as being somewhat handicapped from the start. Then there are so many qualities that are either essential or undesirable for the right kind of leadership for various kinds of work, so that, all in all, we must be patient and forbearing if mistakes are made and progress is slow.

The first great essential to good leadership is that every part of the

membership be absolutely loyal to the organization it represents.

The Ideal Board My ideal County Farm Bureau

assistant secretary of the Michigan State Farm Bureau.

Despite the fact that the investi­gations showed clearly that the farms were being assessed considerably higher than city property, still there was a disposition on the part of the city supervisors to make no adequate equalization.

The debate waxed hot and the fate of the farmers hung in the balance. Just as a motion to make a flat 10 per cent cut in rural assessments was finally about to be put to a vote, Mr. Powell arrived.

"Here's our man from Lansing," cried a Farm Bureau member.

"We don't want to hear him; we want to eat," shouted some of the city supervisors.

However, when a motion was put to allow Mr. Powell to speak, it car­ried Without a dissenting vote. Af­ter Mr. Powell's half hour argument the matter was brought immediately Board would be made up of the best

all-around farm people within the to a vote and the, 10 per cent farm county—those strictly up-to-date in thought and endeavor, those who can assist others in the lifting up process, not only by every day home example but by ready co-operation with others. *

Altogether too often do we find "weak spots" in an official capacity which tends to hinder that particular organization in doing all that its members think should be done; these same "weak spots" may be of the harmless sort yet in an indirect way they are harmful.

I wish there was some definite reason for choosing everyone who is chosen as a member of our county boards; that he or she is really fitted for that certain niche and that every member was a real work­ing factor. It is far better to have a real board of five than an indiffer

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cut passed by a narrow margin. Two of the city supervisors voted with the farmers.

The mayor of Battle Creek was quite angered at the turn affairs had taken and left promptly in his high-powered car, declaring that he would bring in the State Tax Commission for an assessment of all Calhoun county property. Of course, no one takes any such remark seriously, not while Battle Creek has been aes< at only 51 per cent of its actual cash value.

INCH AM < o r v r v In Ingham County the Farm Bu­

reau investigations disclosed that farm property was actually being as­sessed at more than it -aiue, the assessment ratio being 101.2%. Lansing property was assessed

- ; East Lansing property 6 5 % ; (Continued on page

TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS JUNE 27, 1924

MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS Publ ished twice a m o n t h by the Michigan ^ t a t e F a r m B u r e a u a t Char­

lotte, Michigan . Ed i to r i a l a n d gene ra l offices 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 , L a n s i n g , Michigan .

V O L . I I J U N E 2 7 , 18)121 No. 12

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

Subscription Price 50c Per Year, Included in dues of Farm Bureau Members.

E. 'E. U N G R E N Edi to r B. M. P O W E L L Ass ' t E d i t o r

^ICHIGAN STS%3rAPM BU P E A U

OFFICERS M. %. NOON, J a c k s o n Pres iden t 14. B . M c P I I E R S O N , Lowell Vice -Pres iden t

Directors-at-Large M. P. M r P I I E n S O N Lowell M R S . E D I T H M. W A G A U Car le ton E A R L C. McCARTY Bad Axe V E R O L D F . GORM KLY Newber ry GHSORGfc W H E K L E R Mt. P l e a s a n t \V. W. B I L L I N G S , Davison

Commodity Directors F R E D S M I T H , E lk Rap ids Mich igan Po t a to Growers E x c h a n g e M. L. NOON, J a c k s o n Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r s Associat ion .1. H. O'.MKALKV. Hudson Michigan Dive Stock Exchange W A L D O E . PHILLTI 'S , D e c a t u r Michigan E l e v a t o r E x c h a n g e H . W . GOWDY, Union P i e r Mich igan F r u i t Growers , Inc .

CLARK L . BRODY, L a n s i n g Sec 'y -Treas . -Gen . M a n a g e r

State Farm Bureau Business Departments at Lansing Been" Traff ic , C la ims Service General Offices P u r c h a s i n g Wool Fabr ics Adver t i s ing

A t D e t r o i t Mich igan F a r m B u r e a u P roduce E x c h a n g e 2610-16 Rlopelle St .

At Grand Rapids E . L. E W I N G , S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u Traff ic Counsel M u r r a y Bldg.

M i c h i g a n C o m m o d i t y M a r k e t i n g A s s o c i a t i o n s A f f i l i a t e d W i t h M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r i n B u r e a u

Michigan P o t a t o G r o w e r s E x c h a n g e Cadil lac Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r s Associa t ion 707 Owen Bldg., De t ro i t Michigan L ive Stock E x c h a n g e 425 N. B u t l e r St. , L a n s i n g Michigan E l e v a t o r E x c h a n g e F a r m B u r e a u Bldg., L a n s i n g Michigan F r u i t Growers , Inc Ben ton H a r b o r

Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges MICH. E L E V A T O R E X C H .

W. E. Phil l ips, P r e s D e c a t u r L . C. Ka in lowske , V i c e - P r e s

W a s h i n g t o n Car l Mar t in , S e c . - T r e a s . .Co ldwate r L. E. Osmer , Mgr L a n s i n g C. S. Ben ton , B e a n s L a n s i n g D. P . Sowle, H a y L a n s i n g If. P . l l o r t o n K inde George McCal la Yps i lan t i J o h n Nicolson Mar l e t t e M. R. Shis ler Caledonia F . M. Oehnrke Bach P. Ed jnger Fowle r

MICH. P O T A T O G R O W E R S E X C H .

H e n r y Cur t i s , P r e s Cadi l lac F r e d Smith , V ice -P re s . E l k R a p i d s S. E . Rogers , Sec E a s t J o r d a n O. S. Wood, T r e a s B a r r y t o n .1. I>. Robinson L e v e r i n g J . T. Bussey P r o v e m o n t E r n e s t Snyder L a k e View

MICH. M I L K P R O D U C E R S A S S ' N

N. T. Hul l , PVes L a n s i n g J o h n C. N e a r , Sec F l a t Rock B . F. Beach , A s s ' t Sec De t ro i t IT. W. Nor ton , T r e a s Howel l M. L. Noon J a c k s o n C. R. W a t s o n I m l a y Ci ty L. W . H a r w o o d A d r i a n W . J . T h o m a s Grand R a p i d s R a y P o t t s W a s h i n g t o n F red W. Meyer F a i r H a v e n Dr. W . C. M c K i n n e y D a v i s b u r g J a m e s J. B r a k e n b e r r y Bad Axe E l m e r P o w e r s Clio

MICH. L I V E STOCK E X C H . E . A. B e a m e r , P r e s Blissfield W. J . Pe r ry , V i c e - P r e s

Grand B lanc •I. II. O M e a l e y , Sec Hudson Alex Lindsey , T r e a s Decker Ed ward Dippey P e r r y Chas . Woodruff H a s t i n g s li- V- w » t e t t L a i n g s b u r g C. V.. T r a c y I t h a c a F r a n k Obres t . .

.Breckenr idge M I C H I G A N F R U I T G R O W E R S , I N C .

M. D. Bus-klrk, P r e s P a w P a w

A. J . Rogers , 1 V. P r e s Beu l ah

A m o s Tucker , 2 V. P . Sou th H a v e n

F . L . Bradford , S e c . - T r e a s B e n t o n H a r b o r

F . L. Granger , Sa les Mgr Ben ton HarbOi

D. H . B r a k e F r e m o n t H e n r y N a m i t z B r i d g m a n J . F . H igbee B e n t o n H a r b o r Miller Over ton B a n g o r

Allan B . G r a h a m E l b e r t a P . D. L e a v e n w o r t h . .Grand B a p i d s W. J . Schul tz H a r t L . A. H a w l e y L u d i n g t o n H e r b e r t Nafz iger . .Ben ton H a r b o r C. J . Chres te t t sen O n e k a m a i l . W. Gowdy Union P i e r O. R. Gale Shelby J o h n L a n g Sodus John B o t t e m a Spr ing L a k e B e r t Gleason L a w r e n c e

American Farm Bureau Federation O. E . B R A D F U T E P r e s i d e n t J . W. C O V E R P A L E Secre ta ry G E N E R A L O F F I C E S A. F . B . F 58 E a s t W a s h i n g t o n St., Chicago GRAY S I L V E R W a s h i n g t o n Repre sen t a t i ve L E G I S L A T I V E H E A D Q U A R T E R S Munsey Bldg. , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C.

THE STATE FARM BUREAU'S PROGRAM TAXATION— Relief for sorely burdened farm property by

enaction of: (a) Two cent gasoline tax for highway funds. (b) State Income Tax in place of State's gen­

eral property levy. (c) Law forbidding any more tax exempt secur­

ities. TRANSPORTATION—Immediate application of Michigan Zone

Rate decision to save farmer shippers In 69 counties $500,000 annually.

MARKETING— Extension of sound co-operative marketing program now well under way in Michigan.

LEGISLATION— Passage of the McNary-Haugcn bill and the Capper-French TiiitJi-in-Fabric bill, adop­tion of Ford iMusclc Shoals offer, opposition to any form of sales tax or of consumption tax, retention of federal income tax.

Commenting upon the thoroughness with which the Michi­gan State Board of Agr icul ture went about its selection of a president for the Michigan Agr icul tura l College, Mr. Baker said in concluding his a r t i c l e :

" T o every real friend of the college one of tfie most satisfac­tory things connected with the whole si tuation is the admirable diligence with which the S ta te Board of Agr icul ture has sought a new president. Not in my memory has any hoard been so care­ful and thorough. The ent i re membership, Mr. W a t t i n g , Mrs. Stockman, Mr. McColl, Mr. Brody, Mr. McPhcrson and Mr. Gowdy, personally visited several inst i tut ions before they chose a president and investigated tin; records of Butterfield on the ground before electing him. And the i r choice was unanimous and enthusiast ic . But terf ie ld will, therefore, s ta r t his great work with the s t rong suppor t of his t rus tees behind him.

" I t is a l together a si tuation full of promise; and with the proper support of the people of the state and of the personnel of the college, the future is cer ta inly bright . Every t rue friend of the inst i tut ion looks forward with conf idence ."

HOW CALHOUN BUREAU SAVES MEMBERS $50,000

I t ' s E a s i l y F i g u r e d T h r o u g h

17 B i g M a r l P i l e s I t

H a s P r o d u c e d

Marshall. Mich.. June 24.—The Calhoun County Farm Bureau has proved to be a vital factor in the agriculture of this county. One does not have to drive far without seeing one. of the immense piles of marl which the Farm Bureau has been in­strumental in retrieving from the many lakes in the county. There are now 17 big marl piles averaging mote than a thousand yards of marl in each pile. "There are more than 20,000 yards of marl available," said B. B. Adams, county agent, *'and this is equivalent to 5,000 acres of al­falfa."

No -marl is reclaimed that tests loss than 60 per cent calcium car­bonate. Demonstrations here indi­cate that a yard of marl which can be purchased for a dollar is equiva­lent in alfalfa producing ability to a ton of ground limestone which is

costing $8.50 at the very least. Leav­ing out of the calculation the fact that marl is spread with a manure spreader, a tool alredy on most farms, and that with marl there is no demurrage possibility, each thou­sand yard pile of marl means a $2,500 saving to the farmers of Cal­houn County. The 20,000 yards of marl therefore mean a saving of $50,000 to Calhoun county farmers.

The- Farm Bureau does the devel­opment work and makes sure that the marl is pumped out. The direc­tors appreciate that better communi­ties are the goal of all good Farm Bureau work and so to each man who will use marl the Farm Bu­reau advances fifty cents a yard for a year without interest. In reality the Bureau has a revolving fund that benefits the various com-munittes at every turn without dim­inishing the fund.

The marl is largely retrieved by pumping machinery which delivers the marl to dry land and in regular shaped piles in which it can easily be measured.

A S U C C E S S F U L L E A D E R COMES TO U S

When the edi tor of the Detroit 1-Yoe Press wished to give the jtcnple of Michigan a closer acquaintanceship with President­elect Kcnyon I,, l iut terfield of the .Michigan Agr icu l tu ra l Col­lege, he called upon Ray S tannard linker, author , assistant to President Wilson at the Peace Conference at Paris , and one of the Agricul tural College's moat noted gradual*'*, to write such an art icle for the -June 1 edition of the Pree I'

.Mr. Butterfield ami Mr* B i k e r were fellow s tudents at the Michigan Agricul tural College and have known each other M7 years . Both have always been interested in the improvement of rura l life condit ions. .

In securing Mr. Butterf ield. said Mr. Baker, the S ta te Board of Agricul ture has found a man who is " p r o f o u n d l y concerned with the welfare of the man on the farm, the farm community, the country c h u r c h " ajid a s t rong believer in farm organization to improve rural condi t ions ; that Mi'. Butterfield " w i l l work with every man and every movement that is headed r i g h t ; and that in what are called 'college poli t ics ' he will have no p a r t . " As pres ident of the Massachusetts ' Agr icu l tura l College, wrote Mr. Baker , .Mr. But ter f ie ld ' s s t and ing in college, town, and state has been strongly held. Me has never pulled any political s t r ings whatsoever, relying for his suppor t in the legislature and among the people upon the solid reasonableness of his case, and his faith that the people, if shown clearly the good th ing to be done, will suppor t it* accomplishment.

.Mr. Butterfield is one of the three or four most widely known agr icu l tu ra l au thor i t i es in America. At the invitat ion of Presi­den t Koosevelt and President Wilson he served upon the four

; impor tan t nat ional and in ternat ional agr icu l tu ra l eommis-; t w e n t y yea r s .

Farmers Get Tax Cut Through Farm Bureau

(Cont inued from page one) village property, 78%. Copies of these findings were sent to each member of the Ingham county board of supervisors by the Farm Bureau, and the matter presented to the equalization committee by an active Farm Bureau member who was a member of that committee.

When the tax rolls' came in they showed that the rural supervisors in Ingham county had made a 10% re­duction in their assessments, while the supervisors for Lansing and East Lansing had increased their • rolls 10%. The supervisors' committee on equalization ^approved the 10% increase for Lansing, added a second 10% increase to East Lansing prop­erty, and not only accepted the origi­nal 10% cut on farm valuations but made an additional 6% reduction on Ingham county farm valuations. Ingham valuations now stand: Lan­sing !Lr>.6%; East Lansing, 8 5 % ; farm property 85.2%. Gaunty Farm Bureau -Secretary S. A. Bement, who had charge of this work, has com­puted that M( this equalization will mean a saving to Ingham county farmers of more than $6,500 this year.

WASHTENAW ( W X T V The Washtenaw County Farm Bu­

reau after a full investigation found that rural property was assessed at 76% of its actual sale value; small town and village property at 77',' ; Ann Arbor city property at 6 5 % ; Ypsilanti city property at only 47% of the sales value. These findings were presented to the committee on equalization and the board of super­visors by Mr. W. B. Rorabacher. After full debate it was voted to raise the assessment of Ypsilanti

and of Ann Arbor 5%. These increases will automatically effect a considerable reduction in the tax rate on rural property.

MONROE COINTV From the standpoint of inequality

in tax assessment-;, probably nowhere worse conditions disclosed than

in Monroe county. Here the County Farm Bureau investigations revealed that farm property was being assess­ed 72% ; village property 5 9 % ; Mon­roe city property 4 7 % ; small acre­age property 38%, lake and suburb­an property only 34%. The small acreage property consists of tracts of from one to twenty acres lying adjacent to the lake, and suburban Dioperty held for plotting purposes.

On Monday, June 23, Mr. F. PL Dexter, secretary of the Monroe County Farm Bureau, and Stanley Powell, ass't sec'y of the State Farm Bureau, appeared before the commit­tee on equalization and presented their findings and made a plea for an adequate equalization. The com­mittee appeared very much impress­ed with the arguments presented and the board of supervisors set Thurs­day afternoon, June 26, as the date for consideration of the report of the equalization committee and re

quested Mr. Powell to be present and present his arguments to the en­tire board.

KALAMAZOO The analysis in Kalamazoo county

disclosed that while farm property was being assessed 81 .1%, Kalama­zoo city property was being assessed but 65.5 rf. The supervisors realiz­ing this condition to some extent, remedied it somewhat in making their 1924 assessments, the rural supervisors making a 10% cut and the city supervisors increasing their rolls 5 9£.

However, when Mr. Powell appear­ed before the board of supervisors he declared that this 5% increase in Kalamazoo city tax rolls hardly took care of the new wealth which had been added to Kalamazoo city prop­erty in the form of suburbs, new res­idences, industrial enterprises, and various other improvements within the past 12 months period. He im­pressed upon the board that to give full justice an additional cut of at least 15% in rural assessments should be granted. This matter is under consideration of the super­visors.

Mr. Powell declared that if par­tiality were to be shown toward any class it should be toward the farmer rather than against him. However, he stressed the point that the farm­ers were not asking for any special privilege or class legislation but only desired a square deal and to have their property assessed at the same rate as the city property.

County Farm Bureau Secretary Cecil A. Clapp, who had had charge of the Farm Bureau assessment in­vestigations in Kalamazoo County had 'the complete findings printed and sent not only to each supervisor, but to L',500 Kalamazoo county farm­ers as well.

In every county where investiga­tions were made the rural supervisors welcomed the figures presented. They declared that they had known for the past few years that farn/ values were decreasing while city property Was annually becoming-more valuable, but that without such complete and authoritative investiga­tions as were promoted by the sev­eral County Farm Bureaus, they were unable to support their contentions when they sought an equalization at their June meetings.

Results so far secured are only a beginning. These five aggressive County Farm Bureaus have blazed the t rai l arid now that the method is understood and the results which may be expected in Michigan have been so convincingly indicated, many more County Farm Bureaus are planning similar investigation.

As we consider this situation again we realize how much the farmers need their Farm Bureau organization to protect their interests.

Now that the farmer is organized he is at last having his inning and his day in court and is being heard in the councils where his interests are at stake.

would tend to-*inake those counties richer in many ways; Others have much to do along lines of better crops, better. livestock, better farm methods, land clearing projects, health problems, community better­ment, improved highways, etc.

If your county can grow better celery or better grass seed or the kind of potatoes or melons or berries that the market demands that is the thing that a county board sliould know and study and help to develop.

Power of Public Opinion If there is an opportunity for sec­

tions of your county to acquire electricity for home use or a tele­phone line, or a better road or a consolidated school or numerous other public improvements, these are some of the things that could be considered and pushed if proven to be all that is desired. I know of many a country road where the .folks could secure electricity or a tele­phone, but are denied these com­forts because of one or two unpro-gressive people in* their midst. Nothing will will change them unless it is public sentiment put to them strong and often.

Again there might be some sec­tion within the county that could establish a co-operative elevator, a creamery, a live stock shipping as­sociation, a potato local, a milk local or any other group form of market­ing. It is my contention that the county board should know these con­ditions, the needs and possibilities within its supervision and encourage and assist in the organizing of the same. Many a struggling local could be greatly strengthened if given a little missionary attention at the right time.

Tackle Your Tax Problem Then there is the matter of taxa­

tion, so often spoken of these days. No one is better fitted to do the necessary research work required if a proper understanding is to be had of the subject than is this board. Your Board — representing you — should encourage a thorough under­standing of the local tax within the county. In the first place your Board should make a survey of the assessed valuation of the many sec­tions within the county. Does each class of property bear its just por­tion of the tax? The Board should analyze your tax receipts and study for itself as to the proper division of those heavy taxes; Are you gettiifg the improved roads where you want them and are they the kind that you approve? Are you paying too much towards highways and disregarding many other worthy appeals? Then while this home survey is being made and adjustments are being asked for, it seems imperative that the many counties could do the same thing and cause an equal assessed valuation to be placed upon all properties within the state. These are big jobs and require much thought, patience and determination in order to secure proper adjustments. And no one but an organized force such as a County Farm Bureau possessed with facts can bring it about.

L l i m i n a t e s . J e a l o u s i e s Then there is the co-operation that

is necessary between all organiza­tions of like nature. What a force we farm folks have at present if we only would unite our efforts along agricultural lines,—if we would only think of the cause v/e are working for, rather than through which chan­nel it is to be pushed and to whom the credit will be given. This kind of co-operation all lies with those seven leaders out of ever 100 mem­bers, for the crew will usually go where the pilot leads.

These are just a few of the many real problems and opportunities con­fronting our people today. They need careful attention from such a body as the county board should be —the clear thinkers, the thruest co-operators, the most loyal men and women to be found within the mem­bership of the county. I most earn­estly beg for the privilege of some worthy woman on every county board of the state. She will appre­ciate the privilege and there si a possibility that she may be just as well qualified to assist and advise as tlie men. I am certain she would be interested, and that is not always true in the general run of board members.

From my observation too much valuable time is spent by entire boards at their regular meetings in digesting the County Agent's month­ly or quarterly report, as to the amonnt of mileage he has spent, and whether this hehber or that one should be removed from the mailing list, etc. It seems to me that these minor details could be looked after by some small sub-committee and notheing but the big, necessary county-wide problems be considered by the board proper.

BUREAU HAS NEW ACCOUNTING CHIEF

J Lee Morford Retires Because

of Health; H. E. Hill

Succeeds Him

MUSKEGON BUREAU HAS BIG MEETING

What Should County Bureau Do For You?

(Cont inued from p a g e one) ent one of ten. Any section of a county would be far better not rep­resented at all that represented by an indifferent or unprogressive mem­ber. Too often we select some one who is convenient, or because we want to pass it around, or we let our personal interests predominate and possibly pass by one that would be a booster if the chance was given.

So long as the Agricultural Agent

co-operates with the county organi­zations as .at present, it sefems to me at least part of the county board should understand the fundamentals of extension service.

Counties Have Opportunities The state organization is con­

sidered a business organization and the same with tlie local co-ops. but the county organization has within its scope many opportunities for county development and improve­ment. Each county has its own problems; some have moch that can be done along drainage matters ttiat

Among the matters that came he­me Stale Farm Bureau Board

of Directors at its meeting June 18, was the acceptance of the resignation Of Mr. J Lee Morford as ass't treas­urer and auditor of the Farm Bu­reau, effective July 1, 1924. The resignation was accepted with regret: .Mr. Morford had advised the Board as early as last April that his health was making a complete rest impera­tive.

The Board confirmed the appoint­ment of Mr. H. E. Hill as ass't treas­urer and auditor, to succeed Mr Morford. Mr. Hill has been with the State Farm Bureau nearly three years, serving as ass't auditor, giv­ing local co-operative ass'n expert accounting service, and has served in other financial capacities. At one time he was with the accounting di­vision of the Michigan State Tele­phone company. He is well qualified for his new duties.

OPEN FORUM The NEWS welcomes letters

from the membership on questions interesting to the membership. Such letters must be signed and be reasonably short because of our l imited space—500 words is a good l im i t ; they should be temperate in language and offer a constructive answer to the question In hand. Communications are inv i ted.

J Lee Morford Mr. Morford came with the State

Farm Bureau in the fall of 1920 and has directed its accounting work since that time. The State Farm Bureau Directors adopted the fol­lowing resolution of appreciation of Mr. Morford's services:'

RESOLVED: That the Michigan State Farm Bureau Board of Direc­tors accept with regret the resigna­tion of Mr. J Lqe Morford as assist­ant treasurer of the State' Farm Bu­reau.

We take this opportunity to com­mend Mr. Morford's splendid work in behalf of the State Farm Bureau, to thank him for the zeal'with which he has exercised in behalf of the organization during his nearly four years service as auditor and assist­ant treasurer, a personal interest so generously given that his health makes a rest imperative. Mr. Mor­ford has made an important contri­bution to the success of the Farm Bureau movement.

In behalf of the State Farm Bu­reau, the Board of Directors extends best wishes to Mr. Morford for the early and complete recovery of his health and for his continued success in the future.

MICH. STATE FARM BUREAU. Board of Directors,

M. L. NOON, President,

C. L. BRODY, Secretary.

Favors Idea of Farm Bureau Minute Men

Michigan Stat^Farm-Bureau News, Lansing. Michigan. J

To the Editor: I was very much interested in the

last paragraph of your editorial in this week's Farm Bureaii( News, "Farm Bureau Minute Men."

1 believe the men to whom you re­fer represent one of the most potent factors in our organization and are going to prove a most valuable asset in our future organization activities.

These men not only deserve this recognition but should be given credit for a great deal -of -progress that has been made with our second membership drive.

Yours very truly, II. R. ANDRE.

Jenison, Mich. June 15, 1924. (Editor's Note—The editorial re­

ferred to explained plans of the State Farm Bureau for enlisting all • local workers, drivers, etc., in t h e -second membership campaign into Farm^ Bureau Minute Men, six to eight in a township, for helping the State Farm Bureau get local expres­sion quickly an important matters, and to bring local problems to the attention of the State organization— in other words, a means of bringing the member and his organization in closer contact with each other.).

Advocates National Law For Standard Time Only;

Michigan State Farm Bureau News, Lansing, Michigan.

To the Editor: I wish the Farm Bureau would ad­

vocate a national law .for standard time only. That would be a real aid to the farmers.

Very sincerely, R. H. SHERWOOD.

Watervliet, Mich. May 26, 1924. J

BIG GMiNMERGER OFFERED BUREAU

Five Big Chicago Firms Would Sell Their Plants

to Farmers

Today there is one gov't employe for every 11 persons over 16 years of-age; in Lincoun's time the ratio of age; in Lincolns time the ratio was one to See.

Chicago, June 24.—One of the most important developments in co­operative marketing occurred this week when five grain handling firms handling the bulk of shipments into Chicago presented a plan to the American Farm Bureau Federation for consolidating their 40 big ele­vators and elaborate terminal facil­ities with the 5,000 farmers co-oper­ative elevators, into an organization to be owned and controlled by the J growers themselves. The American Farm Bureau empowered Pres. Brad-fute to appoint a suitable committee to study the proposal. The grain firms making the offer are the Arm­our Grain Co., Rosenbaum Grain Corp., Rosenbaum Bros., J. C. Shaf­fer & Co., and Bartlett, Frazier & Co.

FIVE AMENDMENTS Five 'Constitutional amendments

are before Michigan voters this November: the state income tax; the anti-parochial school amendment; Wayne county offers two amend­ments on reapportionment, and the wets are seeking beer and light wines.

What the farmer needs, "said the late Pres. Roosevelt, is a fair chance ^ —unhelped by "special privi lege"* and unhampered by "special privil­ege."

Certified Chicks Prices Slashed on Egg-Bred

J u n e and July delivery. Shipped postpaid, 100 per cent live del ivery g u a r a n ­teed. Barron Improved Eng l i sh t ype a n d Hollywood Amer i can typo of S. C. W h i t e L e g h o r n s . Sheppard ' s s t r a in of S. C. Mott led Anconas direct . D a r k b r o w n S. C. Brown Leg-horns a n d Ba r r ed Rocks . Scientifically ha tched in N e w t o w n i n c u b a t o r s from pure -b red free r ange flocks which have been carefully cul led a n d m a t e d b y e x p e r t s and rated and certified by the Michigan Baby Chick Ass'n. Our b i rds a r e w i n n e r s a t leading shows and egg laying con tes t s . Also h u n d r e d s of e i g h t - w e e k - o l d pul le ts r eady for sh ipment . Special s t a r m a t i n g chicks from flocks of one a n d t w o -year-o ld l i t i s mated to 270-280 s t ra in males. LAST HATCH J U L Y 15. „ „• ., . , ' 100 500 1,000 S. C. W h i t e Leghorns and S. C. Anconas , Special S t a r M a t i n g $12.00 " S. C. W. Leghorns , S. C. Brown Leghorns a n d S. C. Anconas ,

Ex . Selected 10.00 S. C. W. Leghorns , S. C. B r o w n L e g h o r n s a n d S. C. Anconas ,

^ lec j ted m 8.00 B a r r e d Rocks 12.00 Mixed or Broileti <'lacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . 7\00

T e r m s 1 0 % w i t h order, ba lance a week before sh ipment . Reference, Zeeland S t a t e Bank .

T O W N L I N E POULTRY FARM, Dept. Z, Z E E L A N D , M I C H . J . H. Geerlings, Prop. Member Mich. State Farm Bureau

$57.50 $110.00

47.50 90.00

40.00

35.00

75.00 110.00 70.00

Muskegon, June 17.—Sixty Mus-kfegon County Farm Bureau mem­bers and their wives attended a Farm Bureau workers' school and inspira­tional meeting here tonight. Those folks have already signed up 200 others in the second membership in a partial canvass of the county. They expect to bring the total to 500. H. C. Rather of the Mich. Crop Improve­ment Ass'n, by passing good and worthless seeds among the audience during his talk, convinced everyone that a reliable source of seed is most important. Few guessed the seeds' right and most folks admitted they looked alike. S. M. Powell, As-'i Sec'y of the State Farm Bureau, gave a good organization talk. Pres". Blank presided. Refreshments were served and motion pictures were shown.

Quality Service Fairly Priced Whole Hearted Service

There may be other ways of making friends—other ways to make a success—but to our mind no way is so sure,—so universally approved as the giving of real co-operation, which means an unfailing service combined with a square deal. J

As for clothing of quality and price we are in a class by ourselves, with a Wonderful large assortment of the finest virgin woolens to be had.

If it is not convenient for you to call and inspect the larg­est and best assortment of virgin woolens that we have ever

'had, just drop us a postal card and we will gladly mail you samples of MERCHANDISE OF MERIT FOR LESS.

MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU, Fabric Department 221-227 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan

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How Do We Stand After 4 Yr MICHIGAN FARM B F H F 4 F NEWS "THRF1

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LET'S TAKE STOCK OF THESITUATION

Bureau Makes Steady Gains in Legislative, Tax and

Marketing Work

PUT FARMER UP FRONT

Some Gains Come Slow, But Organized, We Can

Stick and Win

FOUR years ago we built the Michigan S ta te Fa rm Bureau. A l i t t le la ter , for na t ional power,

we organized 46 F a r m Bureau s ta tes into the Amer ican F a r m Bureau Fede ra t ion . We knew we needed a s t rong organizat ion to lower sh ip­ping costs, to get better ' ra i l road ser­vice, to improve our Seed and feeds, to get laws to protect the f a rmer s ' bus iness ,—an organizat ion t h a t would provide us with sound co-op­era t ive m a r k e t i n g machinery whe re -by we might be t te r our r e t u r n s .

Fou r y~oars have passed. Le t us t ake s to rk :

A t N t h e opening of the fifth yea r the F a r m B u r e a u is the ou t s t and ing fa rmers ' organiza t ion in t h e Uni ted Sta tes ; in Michigan, the S ta te F a r m Bureau is an organizat ion of power­ful Legislat ive, Seed, Supplies, T ranspor t a t ion , Produce Exchange , Wool and Publ icat ion depa r tmen t s , t h e last publ ishing the Michigan F a r m Bureau News.

Mi lkmaker l>airy Ration is Popular The F a r m Bureau Purchas ing or

Supplies D e p a r t m e n t gave us Milk-maker , our 2 4 per cent protein dairy ra t ion . I t is t he first public formula "J feed which lists the ingredients on the t ag pound for pound—an hones t feed, a lways t h e same, no filler. No wonder it boosts product ion and is popular . Members contracted !!<>,-000 tons for last winter . You can get Mi lkmaker at 260 co-ops; F a r m Bureau public formula poul t ry feeds a re now avai lable . With Ohio and Ind iana we have ' contracted the out­put of a modern ferti l izer p l a n t a t favorable t e rms . The depa r tmen t handles o ther f a rm supplies .

Market for Pou l t ry , Eggs , Veal The F a r m Bureau Produce Ex

change at 2610 Riopelle St., '"Detroit, offers Detroit 's ' best marke t for poul try, eggs and dressed veal. !Hun-, dreds of members have improved" the i r r e t u r n s there . Service open to all m e m b e r s ; best of sales service, r e t u r n s p rompt .

Wool Sales Service T h e Wool Pool affords members

| the opportuni ty" of m a r k e t i n g wool by grade and ge t t ing the full r e tu rn there f rom.

This year t he State F a r m Bureau wool dep ' t is co-operat ing with the Ohio Wool Growers Ass'n at Col­umbus , O., in the sale of Michigan wool, which is to be shipped there . At the same t ime we are organiz ing in Michigan the Michigan Wool Growers ' Co-operat ive Marke t ing Ass 'n. Every member pooling in 10 24 becomes a member of the Marke t ing Ass 'n. 1924 hand l ing and sales charges a re gua ran teed not to be more t han 2 and th ree- four ths cents per pound and the freight, made- possible by the g rea t volume

This is the spirit of Michigan State Farm Bureau members. This article is a summary of the choice fruits of their organization work. Worth while, isn't it?

On Dec. 26, 1923, the Sta te F a r m ' Bureau and its affiliated Michigan Milk, Po t a to , Live Stock, E leva to r and F ru i t Exchanges won a two yea r s ' fight to compel Michigan ra i l ­roads to reduce freight charges ' by ge t t ing rid of a "zon ing sys tem." Through th is "zone sys t em" the ra i l ­roads were collecting annua l ly $500,000 ext ra freight from farmer shippers and $1,000,000 more from o the r shippers . The F a r m Bureau c0-op6rate"d with the Michigan Traf­fic League in th is victory. Shippers Benefi t $2 to $10 Pe r Car

This decision wiped out "zone r a t e s " affecting pa r t s or al l of 32 count ies south of a l ine from Mus­kegon and Bay City arid lowered r a t e s in count ies fa r ther no r th . These reduct ions save fa rmer ship­pers $2 to $10 f r e i g h t ' p e r car of produce and suppl ies ; out-of-state sh ipments of hay from t h e T h u m b a r e to be $1 per ton cheaper . We mus t main ta in "an Organization to keep w h a t we have won. The ra i l ­roads a re a l ready t ry ing to upset it.

Natura l ly , wi th so much at s t ake , t he ra i l roads could be expected to fight to the last ditch to hold the Zone Rate advan tage . They have succeeded in re-opening the case for a r ehea r ing J u n e 2 6, a t Wash ing ton , the reby delaying effectiveness of the r a t e cut. The F a r m Bureau will be represented by the same man who won the case for the shippers . With a s t rong , p e r m a n e n t organiaz t ion , we are able to protect our gains af-[.extra " f re igh t ter we have won them. M ^

H a s Kept T ra ins Hunninu. The Michigan F a r m Bureau by

legal means has prevented cer ta in! ra i l roads from abandoning a n u m ­ber of b ranch l ines, to the h u r t of fa rmers living thereon. An im­por t an t recent ins tance is the De­troit , Bay City and Western Ry., the j only road serv ing thousands of f a rmers in St. Clair, Sanilac a n d Tuscola count ies . Wi thout it many communi t ies would be s t r anded miles from a shipping point.

(Jot 2,<HX> Refr igera tor Cars Las t November , in t ime of crisis

for apple and pota to shippers , the Bureau induced ra i l roads to br ing 2.0(H) re f r igera tor cars in to Michi­gan. This was done th rough pres­sure b rought to bear on the Michi­gan roads by the In t e r s t a t e Com­merce Commission and the Amer i ­can Rai lway Association at the ac­tion of the F a r m Bureau . F a r m Bureau membersh ips provide all the above services.

F a r m Bureau Seed Service Your F a r m Bureau Seed Depar t ­

ment is probably the only seed house to g u a r a n t e e origin and fit­ness of i ts seed for Michigan condi­t ions in addi t ion to gua ran t ee ing the pur i ty and germina t ion . This is a real protect ion and service. F a r m Bureau Brand seeds go direct to the farmer in sealed. t r ade -marked bushel bags—no question about them. The Seed Depar tment offers you the best m a r k e t for your seed and a squa re dea l ; it supplies 12 o the r F a r m Bureau s ta tes wi th seed. A grea t out le t for our surp lus . We h a n d l e only Michigan-adapted , do­mes t ic seed.

of the Ohio pool, a l ready more t han 3,000,000 pounds . The Ohio Ass'n has had six big, successful pools. Non-Farm Bureau members a re re-

f quired to pay an ext ra half cent a pound for service. The 1924 Ohio-Michigan wool pool will make cash advances on wool pooled, and has set closing da tes for accept ing wool, the la tes t of these da tes r u n n i n g a round J u n e 15.

F a r m B u r e a u Clo th ing At t h e Michigan F a r m Bureau

Clothing Depa r tmen t a t Lans ing members can get virgin wool su i t s and overcoats a t reasonable p'rices. Stop when in Lans ing and let us m e a s u r e you. W e will file your meas ­u remen t s . Then you can order a F a r m Bureau sui t or overcoat any t ime by merely having us send sam­ples for yoxir choice.

Legis la t ive Successes The B u r e a u ' s legislative depar t ­

ment a t the 1923 session caused en­ac tmen t of the following laws: ( 1 I an t i -d i sc r imina t ion law, protect ing f a rmer s ' co-ops agains t unfair com­peti t ion by old-l ine dea lers ; (2 ) bill forbidding manufac tu re of canned mflk where in vegetab le oil is sub­s t i tu ted for bu t t e r f a t , an industry tha t was g rowing by leaps and bounds ; (3 ) a legislat ive resolut ion to abolish " P i t t s b u r g h Plus-," the steel mil ls ' t r ick of adding the freight from P i t t sbu rgh to the price

\ of all s teel , no ma t t e r where made. This" m e a n s ' t h e fa rmer pays $1.15

j n B l mowing ma­chine and needless toll on every

of steel he buys. The F a r m Bureau is f ight ing " P i t t s b u r g h P lus . " The B u r e a u fought for t he gas tax and is still leading t h a t fight.

F inances Handled Right Fa rm Bureau funds arc handled

r ight , with str ict accounting. Kep-! u la r audi ts a re made by public- ac­countan ts . The Bureau expends its-funds on a business- l ike budget j sys tem. A financial s t a t ement of all depa r tmen t s , inc luding invento­r ies , is made to the S ta te Board of Directors month ly . The books a re open to any member . ' F o r legislat ive, t r anspor ta t ion , taxation and o ther m a t t e r s of gen :

eral in teres t to Michigan farmers , the State F a r m Bureau has affiliat­ed with it the Michigan Milk Pro­ducers ' Association, t he Michigan Eleva tor Exchange, the Michigan Live Stock Kxchange, Michigan Po­ta to Growers ' Exchange and the Michigan Fru i t Growers , Inc.

This mobilizing of Michigan farm­ers ' power wi thout duplicat ion of ef­fort or friction is the product of the last th ree years ' Fa rm Bureau or­ganizat ion work. It won the Michi­gan " Z o n e " freight r a t e case for Michigan fa rmers .

AMERICAN FARM B l l i F W WINS IN CONGRESS

The American Fa rm Bureau Fed­era t ion has won more" beneficial farm legislat ion in Congress in four years than Che nat ion has known since i ts b i r th , as follows:

The Co-operat ive Marke t ing Act legalizes f a rmer s ' co-operative asso­c ia t ions ; g roups of co-ops, like the

Aaifc | Michigan Live Stock Exchange of

233 associa t ions , may now have or­ganized sales agencies in t e rmina l ma rke t s w i thou t danger of v io la t ing an t i - t rus t laws.

Packe r s a n d Stockyards Regula ted Meat packers and s tockyards have

been placed unde r regula t ion of U. S. Secretary of Agr icu l ture , r e su l t i ng in correct ion of many unfa i r p rac ­tices and pu t t i ng an end to boycot­t ing co-operat ive concerns. Co-ops now lead all o the r s in sales a t 14 big t e rmina l live stock marke t s .

The big g r a i n exchanges a r e now compelled by law to admit to t r a d i n g privileges the co-operative associa­t ions they formerly barred .

Killed Two Vicious Measures The F a r m Bureau in 1920 ki l led

the Rals ton-Nolan land tax bill to impose on all farms valued a t $10,-000 or m o r e a federal land tax of 1 % ; th is would have added $100 taxee pe r year to a 100-acre farm with land valued at $100 per acre .

The Bureau led in p r e v e n t i n g en­ac tmen t of a federal sales tax, which would have been paid by t h e f a rmer on his sales and would have been passed to him in his pu rchases for a total of $100 to $160 yearly, tax ex­pe r t s says .

Got F a r m e r s Long-Term Credi ts The F a r m Bureau ' s suppor t a ided

g rea t ly in the enac tment of t he In­t e rmedia te F a r m Credit Law, which offers f a rmer s loans of six m o n t h s to th ree yea r s ; f a rmers may secure th is service t h r o u g h local b a n k s or may organize the i r own associat ion for t h a t purpose . The Bureau also helped place a f a rmer on the Fede ra l Reserve Board; the na t ion ' s center of financial policy. He is E. H. Cun­n ingham, former pres ident of . the Iowa F a r m Bureau .

Ra i l road Services Very Helpful The Bureau led the fight in 1920

I to cut r a i l road valuat ion for r a t e mak ing purposes $1,750,000,000, t h u s saving indiv idual f a rmer ship­pers abou t $10 annua l ly . J a n . 1, 1922, Presidfeht Howard of the American, F a r m Bureau secured a fa rm produc ts , m a d e p e r m a n e n t Ju ly 1, 1922. The Bureau has saved ship­pers $3 to $5 a car by a new r u l i n g secured on mixed cars of live s tock.

The Amer ican F a r m B u r e a u secured such favorable tariff laws for American f a rmer s as a 4 cents per pound impor t duty on clover and alfalfa seed a s t rong impor t duty of about 15 cents a pound on wool ; th i s boomed American m a r k e t s . The Bureau got a lower impor t du ty on potash and an 8 cents per pound im­port duty on bu t t e r ; this last is im­por tan t as we impor t more b u t t e r than we export .

If ever a movement needed or deserved your membersh ip a n d sup­port it is the Michigan Sta te F a r m Bureau . The first membersh ips have b rough t r e su l t s ; they must be renew­ed and o the r s mus t jo in the i r s t r eng th so t h a t we may go forward with the t a sks a t hand a n d hold the advan tages we have gained. We will a lways have to l igh t ' t o hold our own and to m a k e progress . Jo in wi th u s !

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MILKMAKER FED, HERD HEADS ASS'N

BY 5,000 POUNDS Williams of North Kent Has

Herd of 7 Cows Making

That Average

By I . J . Mathews

Cedar Springs, Mich., J u n e 24 .— The Holsfein herd owned by H a r r y Wil l iams of t h i s place was high herd in the North Ken t County Cow Test­ing Ass'n for the year end ing las t March. Wi l l iams also owned six of the highest ten cows in the a s s ' n having but seven cows en te red , one a two y e a r old. This phenomena l record for the h u d of 12,469.4 pounds of milk and 146.5 pounds of but te r fa t with an average fat test of 3.57 was trihde using Michigan —

Farm Bureau Mi lkmaker as t he con­cen t r a t e feed.

Dur ing the winter , Mr. Wi l l i ams fed Mi lkmaker s t r a igh t bu t in the s u m m e r he l ightened it a l i t t le by mixing in oats . He fed a pound of the concen t ra te for each four pounds of milk given by each indiv idual cow. One can get the significance of these figures when he learns t h a t t he aver­age product ion per cow for all cows in th is associat ion was 7,546.8 pounds of milk with an a v e r a g e "of, 303.66 pounds of bu t t e r fa t . To' be specific, the Wil l iams herd a v e r a g e d 5,000 pounds more milk a n d -143 pounds more but te r fa t t han the aver­age of the 175 cows in the a s s ' n .

Piney Grove Segis Elzevere , a five-yoar-old cow owned by Mr. Wi l l i ams , was the highest p roduc ing cow in the whole associat ion and p roduced 17 , -477 pounds of milk which conta ined 719 pounds of bu t t e r fa t . He r ave r ­age tes t was 4 .11 . Wi l l i ams sells the bulk of his milk whole to t h e ,con-densary at Spar ta and purchased his F a r m Bureau Mi lkmaker from the Co-operat ive Association a t Cedar Springs. '

AN OPPORTUNITY ON MILKMAKER

For 3rd Year Bureau Offers Winter Supply on

Contract Plan

With this issue of the F a r m Bu­reau News announcement is made on page 4 by the F a r m Bureau Purchas ­ing dep' t that between the da tes ot Monday, Ju ly 7, and Sa tu rday Augus t 9, members may contract Michigan Mi lkmaker for a six mon ths ' t e r m to cover the i r fall and winter feeding opera t ion — Sept . 1, 1924, t h r o u g h Feb . 28, 1925.

The Mi lkmaker is cont rac ted th rough the local represen ta t ive of the F a r m Bureau Purchas ing dep ' t , —which is -the local co-op or a local F a r m Bureau member . The feed is to be paid for as it is del ivered, in six equal month ly ins ta l lments .

We cannot too s t rongly advise any member wan t ing Mi lkmaker under this plan to get busy at once and >ee: his local agent . Time will be shor t at the best. Positively no cont rac ts can be accepted after the closing da te . After t ha t members must buy on the m a r k e t . The contrac t plan gives member s a chance to get the benefit of buying together in large volume wha t they know they ' l l need. For two years this has proved to be very sa t is factory. Last year the ton­nage contrac ted was double t h a t of the first year .

The F a r m Bureau has long held tha t a h igh class da i ry feed, buil t

oripmical product ion and every­th ing laid r ight out in the open—aj public formula tel l ing pound for pound wha t a man is buying, would be very popula r with keen farmers who want to know those th ings and apprecia te the facts when they have them. J u s t about every man buying Mi lkmaker comes back for more . For a two year old dairy ra t ion , Mi lkmaker is some youngs te r . Again, make your a r r a n g e m e n t s early.

S T O P E<;<; I . o s s i s

Development of fert i le eggs causes t r emendous losses and lowers egg prices every s u m m e r . Separa te your male b i rds and have jus t a s m a n y and be t t e r eggs .

Attorney Gives Relation of Gov't to Farmers

(Continued from p;if,re one) . impor tance to him*than to the citizen of the town. He is fur ther away from his fellows, and he needs to t ravel to t h e m , and hear from them, and there is no reason why he should not have every one of these new luxuries t h a t a re fast becoming necessit ies to every one of u s .

"Wi th this picture before us , we can u n d e r s t a n d a little be t t e r what the f a rmer wan t s , and why he wan t s it. He w a n t s , first of al l , be t te r prices for his products . I don ' t think he wan t s t h a t directly from the Government . He realizes t h a t legis­lation cannot change prices much . Ho has heard about the law of sup­ply and demand ever since his plough first broke the sOd. He doesn ' t th ink yon can pass a law and p lant a crop with it, o r - t h a t a new piece of legis­lation will fertilize a ba r ren field. There may be some who preach this , but the i r day h a s gone by.

Laws and Prices "Bu t w h a t he does feel is t h a t

legislation can affect t he genera l prosperi ty of t he country, and It can par t icu lar ly affect the d i s t r ibu t ion of his p roduc t s . He has seen the l a w | in the shape of a Tariff Law, m a t e ­rially change the prices of manufac­tured ar t ic les , a n d the prices of agr i ­cul tura l p roduc t s , and the last couple of years , if he has watched, he has seen the tariff on wool s t imu la t e the price of wool so thtit our sheep have gained a mill ion in number in the past year , a n d Wool has a h igher purchas ing power than any other agr icu l tu ra l commodity. He has seen Canadian wh ,it shut out , a n d ] knows t h a t the tariff on beef mus t head off a g rea t ( iuanti ty of r a t t l e from the Argent ine , which o therwise have come into the count ry . He knows t h a t legislation can do some good, and he wants legislat ion tha t will affect prices.

" H e h a s found ou t one t h i n g re ­cently, and tha t is t h a t the one t h i n s tha t p revents him from real izing on an upward t rend of genera l pros­peri ty as quickly as does a manufac­tu re r , is t h a t he has much less con­t ro l over t he marke t i ng produc ts than any o ther kind of business . His whea t must go th rough ware­houses and commission men and rai l ­roads before i t < an get to the con­sumer . His cat t le mus t t rave l long distances and then be processed by the packer before they find the i r ul t i ­mate sale, and all of these middle­men and p rocess s and all this t rans­por ta t ion is something over which he has l i t t le or no control . He has tried to remedy this by co-operatlVe marke t ing , and it h a s a l r eady done wonders .

Tel ls of Tax Load "Then too, the fa rmer wan t s lower

taxes. He is Hot any different than the rest of us in this respect . Of all the unpopula r indiv iduals , the t ax-ga there r still holds the palm. Taxes have been the cause of most of the wars and difficulties of the world, e i the r dinx-tly or indirect ly . They may have helped to do some good when they provoked the Revo­lution and gave bi r th to tlie United States of America, but t h a t is prob­ably the only t ime in the his tory of the h u m a n race, that any real bene­fit could ever be traded to the assess­ment roll. T)uy a re the bl ight on all business , and they will a lways cons t i tu te a debt, which while we know we mus t pay, we never can realize tha t we ourselves contrac ted , never can count up wha t we got with it, and So will always protes t aga ins t its paymen t .

"They operate haTder on the farm­er t han they do on ahy o the r in­dividual . All that he has is spread out before t h us . He reads about tax-exempt secur i t ies and hid­den asse ts , but nobody can hide his field of wheat , or keep quiet the calf in the pen or the hog at the t rough. Then as his financial opera t ions a re limited th is expense s tands out all the more prominent ly , and to cap the climax, it general ly h a s to be paid a t exactly tHe wrong t ime of the year. No wonder if the average business ryati is Continually protest­ing aga ins t the ex t raord inary increase of his tax bill, tha t the farmer should want to see his taxes adjus ted .

"Of course , it is ha rd to lower tax­es so long as we keep on spending money. T h a t is a very s imple th ing to say, and its t r u th is of course un-j deniable , but no one ever really t h inks about it. We go on mult iply­ing our Government employes and our Government expendi tu res with­out reckoning at all how the bill is going to be paid.

a t t a c k s Tax-Free Bonds " T h e r e does one th ing occur to

me, however , t h a t we al l should

want , the farmer as well as the city dwe l l e r—we should w a n t every dol­lar of p roper ty on the t ax rol ls . We should t ry to get t h e tax-exempt secur i t ies abolished as soon as possi­ble. If by abol ishing t h e m , we should h inder the munic ipa l i t ies bor rowing money for new expendi tu res , we then have enough reason in t h a t one th ing to just i fy abol ishing t h e m , for t he ease wi th which money can be 'bor­rowed for ex t ravagance fs one of t he g r e a t e s t causes of t h a t very ex­t r avagance .

"Then when you r e m e m b e r tha t all this enormous va lume of wealth that is in tax-exempt securi t ies in tu rn pays no tax for the suppor t of the Government , you real ize t h a t t he re is an in jus t ice the re too se r ious to be longer countenanced. And if there be any amongs t you who will th ink the re is a just i f icat ion for those in­ves tments , somebody should point out to h im t h a t the existence of tax-exempt securi t ies furnishes a refuge where those Who have g r e a t incomes can put thei r wealth and not only avoid taxes , btit w i t h d r a w it from product ive indus t ry , so tha t the m a n u f a c t u r e r and the f a r m e r have jus t tha t much less money with wmich to opera te their bus iness ,—to the l imi ta t ion of indust ry , a n d of wages , and of bui lding, and of crop-grow­ing.

" T h e n t h e r e are o the r t h ings the fa rmer w a n t s : He wan t s educat ion — I mean educat ion in somewha t of a new sense. For years he has had he re in Michigan a lmost the perfec­tion of agr icu l tu ra l educat ion , in our g rea t Agr icu l tura l College. He w a n t s that developed and spread out . He wants i ts work carr ied out to every farm. He wants the Agr icu l tu ra l College extended t h r o u g h i ts exten­sion work to the boys and gir ls in every farm in every par t of the s t a t e . He wan t s th is not only because it puts more intel l igence in to the fa rm­ing bus iness , but because as th is

[knowledge is d i s t r ibu ted , t he fa rm popula t ion is improved, a n d t h e whole ci t izenship is lifted to a h ighe r level. He has a lways known, a n d has a l ­ways insisted tha t all our assets . , educat ion is the g r ea t e s t . "

GKA1N \ \ t » PASTURE Feed your good! cows grain while

on pas tu re if you want them to keep the i r condition and main ta in their high milk flow. It costs more to b r ing them back ma in ta in them.

BABY CHICKS Remarkable for SIZE and

STRENGTH. Reasonably Priced. LEGHORNS, ANCONAS, REDS,

ROCKS, WVANPOTTES, MIN­ORCA S. ORPINGTONS, SPANISH and BRAHMAS.

TYRONE POULTRY FARM Fenton, Michigan

Picture This Home In Your Mind

FOR SAI-E—-Comfortable modern nine room home and bath at Allegan, thrivinR

than it does to K ° ' m t > n£?urLty' p ° P u l * U o n

• J-*,0flft, fine schoots. This home has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitehen, den, bedroom and 3-piece bath downstair*, all hardwood floors, and oak finish. Four large bedrooms upstairs. Large, dry, Vell-.lighted ceWnt base­ment; good furnace. Steel roof. Large garage with stablhig for two cows or team. City electric light, gas and wa­ter. Cement sidewalks. Corner lot. Stands on'acre of ground,.part in gardens,

lights, fire hydrant nearby, low In­surance. Five minutes to center of town. A real home, firictfd very reasonably, T*nns. Can't be Interested in trade. Write, 16D Cork Street, Allegan. Mien.

•—" " - J . L . < " . 1 1 . - — " • I '">

CHICKS 8c iitt your Barron's strain s. Q. W. Leghorns

from Michigan's greatest layers at a greatly reduced price. Those will make pro lit abb ers for rtejet winter when eggs are high. Our sto<k is all from trap nested stonk with high

• I s . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Our male birds we are 'usitiR are from a special pen with exceptionally high .pecprds. Our hens are lame with big lopping combs. You will bo proud to own a flock of these hen tch the Park's Strain Barred Plymouth Rocks, which also are noted for hi omictfon'. Our hatches tome every Tuesday and our last hatch July 15th, so oriTcr While they last.

Leghorn chicks 8c, Anconas 9c, Barred Rocks 11c. We also.have about 400 nine weeks old cockerels which we are selling at $1 each. Send for our free catalogue. We guarantee safe delivery and prepay all shipments. AYe will send C, 0. 1> if you Wish, if you send 10 per cent down oil order. Chicks for July 8th and loth delivery,

BYRON CENTER POULTRY FARM & HATCHERY G. C. Keizer, Member of Mich. State Farm Bureau

Byron Center Michigan

"WHAT I SAW IN EUROPE," BRADFUTE

Chicago, J u n e 2 7 . — " W h a t I Saw-in E u r o p e , " will be told by P res . O. R. IJradfute of the Amer ican F a r m Bureau from radio s t a t ion KYW,

| R e s t i n g house , Chicago, 536 me te r s , on the evening of Ju ly 1 a t 7 :20 o'clock cent ra l s t anda rd t ime . Mr. Bradfu te r e tu rned jus t recent ly from Rome where he represented the Unit­ed S ta tes at the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Ins t i ­tute of Agr icu l tu re , a convent ion where world condi t ions in agr icu l ­tu re a r c reviewed a t a r o u n d table of au tho r i t i e s from the va r ious na­t ions. Mr. Bradfute ' s rad io Talk should be very i n t e r e s t i n g — E u r o p e as seen t h r o u g h t h e eyes of an' ex­per ienced farmer observer ,who knows how to sell if. You h e a r fcim, advise t h e Michigan F a r m Bureau News.

College Prints Fine Insect Control Built.

'Common Pests of t h e F ie ld knd Garden C r o p s " is the t i t le of a .splendid bullet in on insects and the i r control , j u s t put out by the Michi­gan Agr icu l tu ra l College. I t ' s as in­teres t ingly told as a s tory book, wrell i l lus t ra ted and mighty h a n d y . Wr i t e tin- Mich. Agr ' l Col. Bul le t in office, East Lans ing for a free copy_ of spe­cial Bul le t in No. l'-)2, the above t i t le , • i . • • • . . . ,

Attention! Mr. Monument Buyer

r Write us today for our special proposi­

tion on Best Everlasting Vermont Granite I Monuments and Markers. Highest qua

ity; lowest prices.

R. W. CARR MONUMENT CO. 107 South Ave. Battle Creek, Mich.

Broilers in Good Demand for July 4 Trade

Ship Your Live Poultry to Detroit Fancy Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island broilers weigh­

ing from 2 to 2y2 lbs. will be in very good demand in De­troit. Two pound White Leghorn broilers will be wanted also.

Poultry should arrive at the Farm Bureau Produce Ex­change not later than Wednesday for the 4th.

If you are shipping large quantities of poultry, be sure to get in touch with us.

Our commission is 5', for handling and selling.

We can supply you with wire shipping crates at $2.25 each, F. O. B. factory.

Wooden shipping crates at $2.00 each, delivered.

Check or Money Order must be send with your order. ''

Bill your Detroit poultry shipments to

FARM BUREAU PRODUCE EXCHANGE 2610-16 Riopelle St. Detroit, Mich.

AND SEE IF YOU DON'T GET BETTER RESULTS

Ontario Variegated Alfalfa

We strongly recommend Ontario Variegated Alfalfa to our members. This Ontario seed is adapted to Michigan and was grown under conditions similar to Michigan. We rank it next to Grimm, on which we are sold out.

We offer high grade stocks of common Ontario Viariegat-ed; also a limited quantity of inspected and certified On­tario Variegated seed which has been grown in one district for 15 years. Our prices are very attractive.

This alfalfa has many colored blossoms, similar to Grimm. From that fact comes the name "variegated." Ask your co-op for Ontario Variegated, or write us.

MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU Seed Department Lansing, Mich.

FARMERS! Prices Now Ready On

MICHIGAN

MADE

TWINE

Made in YOUR OWN FACTORY at Jackson, Michigan

BUY NOW and SAVE MONEY W e are first to announce Binder Twine prices for

1924 season. The prices are very low considering condition of Yucatan sisal situation, which is serious. Prices may be higher. Don't wait. See the secretary; or proper official of your organization or dealer to­day. They have the prices. Do it today! Tomorrow prices may be higher. Prices direct on request. If you cannot get our twine of them, we will ship you direct. Harry L. Hulburt, Warden

MICHIGAN STATE PRISON, JACKSON, MICH.

MAIL T H I S COUPON F O R F R E E S A M P L E a n d pr ices on Michigan S t a n d a r d B inde r Ttris^e

H a r r y L. H u l b u r t , / * Manage r S ta te Indus t r i e s ,

J a c k s o n , Michigan.

NAME

P . O Michigan.

vtnm MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU XEW8 \ JUXE 27, 1924

STATE INCOME TAX IS DEFENDED BY

GRANGE OFFICER Enemies of Income Tax Are

Challenged by Overseer C. H. Bramble

SHOWS WHO WOULD PAY

Shows the Amendment Would Benefit 99 Pet. of

the People

A vigorous rebuttal of arguments advanced by foes of a state income tax and a strong defense of (he pro­posed state income tax constitutional amendment are contained in a state­ment issued by C. H. Bramble, over­seer of the State Grange and mem­ber of the Farmers' Federated Legis­lative Committee, composed of rep­resentatives of the State Grange and Michigan State Farm Bureau. This is the committee which has already secured we l̂ over 60,000 signatures to the initiatory petitions and has thereby insured the placing of the income tax amendment on the ballot for the November election this fall.

In refuting arguments and criti­cism advanced by the interests hos­tile to the income tax Mr. Bramble says:

"First, I wish to call your atten­tion to the fact that the Grange, the Farm Bureau, Farmers' Clubs, and the Stale Federation of Labor in­dorsed the income tax amendment without one dissenting vote. After studying this matter in all its de­tails for more than a year, you must realize that these organizations and their representatives have a reason­able amount of intelligence and will

not knowingly endorse a vicious measure. They have never asked for special privileges, but have always insisted upon a square deal.

It Meets Object ions

"They recall distinctly that two years ago we had before the people an income tax amendment which was simply an enabling act, which gave the legislature the right to levy a graded income tax with this limi­tation: They could not levy more than 4 per cent tax on any income. At that time certain interests op­posed this amendment because it was too indefinite. 'It left too much to the legislature and the legisla­ture could not be trusted to fix the rates or spend the money, and since it was so indefinite it would simply be an inducement for the legislature to make extravagant appropriations.'

"This, new amendment meets all of those objections. The same papers and people who opposed the former amendment because it was too in­definite now oppose this new amend­ment and attempt to justify their stand by the excuse that it is too definite. And then, too, they abso­lutely ignore one provision of this amendment: that it is a substitute tax for taxes levied upon real estate. This provision reads as follows:

" 'On or before the first day of September of each year, the auditor general shall deduct from the total amount directed by the legislature to be included in the state tax for, that year the amouajtof money re­ceived under the provisions of this amendment and credited to the gen eral fund of the state for the current year and the balance, if any, shall be deemed to constitute the state tax to be apportioned among the various counties of the state in accordance with the provisions of the general tax law.'

"That is as plain and as strong as the English language can make it. We do not claim that this is a pana­cea for all the taxation ills in Michi­gan. The reason for this amend-

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Monday July % From Monday, July 7th, until Saturday, August 9th, fanners may contract with the Michigan State Farm Bureau through their local agent (cooperative association or farmer representa­tive) for fall and winter supplies of Michigan Milkmaker dairy feed. jl

For two years past thousands of farmers have, thus contracted for their winter Milkmaker requirements. This plan has proved ', itself to be the economical way to buy feed. Delivery is made to local agents in six monthly shipments, this year between Septem­ber I, 1924 and February 28, 1925, Contracting farmers pay for the feed on delivery. * i

Milkmaker is 24% protein and manufactured under public for-I mula. Every ingredient is listed o n the tag, pound for pound. '. It is the best dairy concentrate to be had for economical milk

production. Each ingredient is carefully chosen for its high and «fc easy digestibility, its palatability and its efficiency as a milk pro-j ducer. With Milkmaker you know what you are feeding. ^ t

Milkmaker does exactly what you expect of such a feed—it in­creases production, lowers feeding costs, keeps the herd in high condition. Cows like it tremendously. /

Positively no applications for contracting 1924*25 Milkmaker can be accepted after August 9th.

Purchasing Department

MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU, Lansing, Michigan

MICHIGAN

Milkmaker See your local agent N O W <*

•bout contracting for Milkmaker. He

' hit* full information on the plan. Where you have no local Milkmaker agent

I use the coupon. '**

WOOL GROWERS Application for 1024 Wool Marketing Agreement j*J

To Michigan Wool Growers Co-op M'k't'g Ass'n. Michigan State Farm Bureau <"

LANSING, MICHIGAN. DATE -

Gentlemen: Please send me Wool Marketing Agreement and Organization

Agreement of Michigan Wool Growers Co-operative Marketing Ass'n for 1924. Also sacks fer shipping wool at your direction.

I expect to have about lbs. of wool.

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ADDRHSS R. P. D Don't delay filling out and returning this application.

ment is as follows: "First—Real estate, which is only

35 per cent of the property of the state, is paying 80 per cent of all the taxes and 65 per cent of the wealth is paying only 20 per cent of the taxes. This arrangement is ex­ceedingly satisfactory to the owners of the 65 per cent of the wealth, but is heart-breaking and confisca­tory for the 35 per cent.

"This amendment will shift some of the burden from the 35 per cent to the 65 per cent of wealth where it belongs/. We expect, of course, that the few people in Michigan who own the 65 per cent of the wealth will vigorously oppose this amend­ment for selfish reasons. We put an exemption of $4,000 upon all net incomes in order to relieve those with earned incomes from some of the taxes and burdens which they now bear and levy a tax upon the unearned incomes.

Who Will Pay Income Tax "Second — We happen to know

fairly well who will pay the taxes under this income tax amendment. If you will turn to page 93 of the Statistics of Incomes for 192<>, which is the last report issued by the treas­ury department of the United States, you will find that there are" only 33,064 people in Michigan who have net incomes above $4,000.

"These people, who Constitute less than 1 per cent of the people in Michigan, pay 87 per cent of the per­sonal income tax in Michigan paid to the federal government. You will also find that only 305,000 people in Michigan made income tax returns. Therefore the 272,000 people only paid the federal government about $5,000,000. The 33,000 people paid $35,300,000.

"You will also find that these 33,-.000 people had net incomes—accord­ing to their sworn reports—of about $420,000,000.

"A little comparison will show you what that amount of income means. It is more than the value of all the crops raised on the 198,000 farms in Michigan if all sold a t the market value. It is an equivalent to an investment of $7,000,000,000 at 5 per cent per annum. This vast amount of wealth and prosperity is not reflected in the tax rolls of Michigan. These people are all in the cities and the entire assessed valuation of the cities in Michigan other than corporation property is about $2,000,000,000 This income tax amendment was drafted in order to place these men on the tax rolls and compel them to contribute to our state government and to that extent relieve the real estate taxpayer.

"This amendment will raise about $12,000,000 and place it in the gen­eral fund of the state and will re­place $12,000,000 of taxes levied on real estate. We are only asking them to pay the state government about one-third of what they are paying to the federal government. We expect they will use unlimited money to defaet this amend­ment. We do expect, however, that the press will be fair and state the facts to the people and not mis­represent the facts.

"Before criticizing this amend­ment further, I would ask those who are so loud in voicing their objec­tions to explain to the people why men who enjoy the luxury of large incomes should not pay the state government according to the benefits they receive and according to their ability to pay. Also, explain why men with $50,000 incomes who own no property, and there are many such, should not be taxed on their income. As it is today, they are not on the tax rolls and the only tax they pay is reflected in the high rents which they pay for the apart­ments in which they live.

"Third—In 1922, 10 per cent of all the real estate in Michigan could not pay their taxes and at least 20 per cent more borrowed money with which to pay their taxes. Under our present system, nearly the entire net income of the farms in Michigan are absorbed by taxes. The farms today in Michigan are assessed for well up toward their full cash value and a survey in a few counties shows that they are assessed from two to three times more than they sell for.

Does n t y or Country Pay Higher? "City property on the average is

assessed from 75 to 80 per cent of its selling value. Therefore, farm property, being assessed relatively higher than city property, today pays a higher per cent of taxes than city property.

"The above figures are facts, not propaganda, and it is these facts which induced the farm organiza­tions to initiate this amendment.

"This amendment will benefit to some extent 99 per cent of the peo­ple of the state of Michigan and place a proper share of the burden upon the one per cent that, as I have indicated above, are the best able to pay and are now paying but little. I repeat, the only men who oppose this amendment are the few who own the 65 per cent of the wealth of the state and are now paying only 20 per cent of the taxes, and those whb do not know these facts."

WHEAT—Wheat market still con­tinues to advance under the strong "poor crop" and market boosting news that is being circulated at this time. Prospects are for considerable less wheat in the supplies on hand than a year ago as well as the new crop does not show so promising. However, we believe that the Gov­ernment crop report for July will look a little better, but we look for a good year in wheat.

CORN — Corn markets extremely strong. The new crop prospects are reported the poorest in several years. July corn sold yesterday, 95c, Chi­cago, and unless we get better grow­ing weather throughout the corn belt, there will be no let-up in the corn market.

OATS—A good deal the same situ­ation in the oats as prevails in corn, although we feel oats are real­ly selling higher in proportion to corn. Our Michigan crop looks fair­ly good, but that doesn't mean any­thing in the oats market.

RYE—Still continues to be a dull market. Export bids are consider­ably out of line with our idea to price. This commodity will trail along in sympathy with the advance in other grains.

BEANS — Market in a decided slump caused by farmers and ele­vators selling stock prior to July in­ventory. Wholesale grocers will not buy until after July 1st. Can't see any reason for a better market for some time. Price to farmers, $4.

FRUIT GROWERS HOLD IMPORTANT

SALEMMEETING Adopt Schedule for Service

Charges; Working on Master Brand

Charlevoix Gets New County Agr'l Agent

Boyne City, June 26.—Burton C. Mellencamp is just completing his first month's work as Charlevoix County Agricultural Agent. He suc­ceeded B. O. Hagerman who has ac­cepted a position as industrial and agricultural agent of the Pennsyl­vania Railroad.

Mr. Mellencamp's past experience and training in general agriculture and especially in dairy and potato production fits him well,for his new position. Charlevoix county recently put on a dairy and alfalfa campaign and is today noted for its large acre-_ afceof arfatfa.

South Haven. June 13.—Directors of the Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc., the sales organization developed by 18 western Michigan fruit ass'ns, held an important meeting here to­day. Each ass'n is represented by one director and all were present at the meeting today. They worked out an operating budget for the Fruit Growers, and a schedule of ser­vice charges for sales made through the organization and for sales made outside the organization by locals. Last year, their first season, the Fruit Growers handled 2,000 cars, a figure they expect to swell consider­ably this season.

It was agreed that on sales from the locals through the Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc., the sales rates are to be on as near cost basis as possible. On sales made by locals without the assistance of the central office there will be a general infor­mation charge of $5 per car for market information. On all cars handled the locals will contribute $2.50 per car to the central organi­zation to carry on such general and important Services as organization, adjustment of freight rates, legisla­tion, etc.

The Fruit Growers are still work­ing on a master brand or trade mark for all high (lass goods marketed through the central organization. Sunkist oran«es, the master brand of a number^ of orange ass'ns mar­keting through one central co-op sales office, gives' the idea of what the Michigan folks have in mind.

F. L. Granger, sales manager for the Fruit Growers, is on the job, and started off with strawberries and early cherries.

Fruit Crop Situation Following is an analysis of the

Michigan Fruit situation, picked up at the South Haven meeting:

GRAPES — Nearly a full crop; 6,000 to 6,500 cars expected from the grape belt.

CHERRIES—Crop injured in Hart and Shelby sections, but good else­where.

PEACHES — Considerable winter killing south of South Haven, but a good crop north of that. During a bad cold snap last winter it was 14 below at South Haven and only 0 at Hart, farther north. The northern peaches are not damaged.

APPLES—Good crop of early ap­ples; partial crop of late winter va­rieties, due somewhat to heavy yields last season.

PEARS—Big crop of Keiffers ex­pected; fair crop of Bartletts.

PLUMS—Good crop. STRAWBERRIES AND RASP­

BERRIES—Good crop.

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR OUR SHIPPERS

Congress Makes it Possible to Collect Old Freight

Overcharges

The State FJarm Bureau Traffic dep't wishes to call to the attention of all Farm Bureau members, local Farm Bureaus and Co-operative Ass'ns that by an Act of Congress, claims for overcharges in freight which were previously barred by the Statute of Limitations, can now be collected from the railroads if, filed within six months from the date of passage of the Act referred to.

Go through your old files and send all of these claims to the Bureau's Traffic Dep't at Lansing and they will be registered with the Interstate Commerce Commission immediately and therefore protected against the running of the new Statute of Lim­itation.

There is no doubt that there are a great many such claims in the hands of members and local associations. You should not delay taking the necessary action to insure their col­lection.

POSTAL RATES BOOST NEAR

Financial authorities say the U. S. Postal system is operating at an annual loss of about $28,000,000 without any postal wage increase. Rates on registry, money orders, special delivery, parcel post must comenp'sooner or later.

Sudan grass, another good substi­tute crop, may be planted late and produces a hay grading better than timothy.

Daggett Farm Bureau, Menominee Co., sold 2,000 lbs. of Farm Bureau alfalfa seed this spring.

Fennville, Allegan county, fruit growers expect one of the largest fruit crops in years.-

Read the Michigan Millimaker an­nouncement on page 4.

BUSINESS NEWS 3c a word per insertion for S or

more Insertions; 3%o a word for each of 2 Insertions; 4 cents a word for one insertion.- Count each word, abbreviation and figure, in­cluding words in signature, as words. Cash must accompany order. Mich. Farm Bureau New*.

HURON BOOSTERS MEET AT BAD AXE

LIVE STOCK

FOR SALE—YOUNG JERSEY BULLS from high producing dams. At farmers' prices. Clare S. Bloss, Swartz Creek.

6-24-24

IF INTERESTED IN BROWN SWISS rattle, write Michigan Brown Swiss Breeders' Ass'n, Sebewaing, Mich., for sales list. 6-26-24

JERSEY BULL FOR SALE CHEAP; 18 months old; fine individual. Sired by silver medal bull. Dam a 329 lb. yearling. D. A. Seeley, East Lansing, Mich. 6-27-24

FARMS FOR SALE

FOR SALE—LARGE SHEEP RANCH tracts in the wild. Easy to clear. Gently rolling, good air drainage for corn. Sub­soil mostly light to medium clay, the very best of alfalfa land. $10 an acre. $1 an acre down. For the balance and inter­est, will, if desired, depend entirely upon alfalfa, sweet clover and vetch seed crop returns harvested yearly, waiving seed payments until 3rd year, which means that, legume seed and crop returns from a limited acreage is to represent the pay­ments.

Presque Isle county's grass fat lambs can't be beat, nor grown cheaper on the big open range owing to higher average lamb crops and freedom from disease.

The type of buyers I am endeavoring to attract for the purpose of placing Presque Isle County on the map prominently, as it should be, and will be, for the high quality and quantity yield per acre of its legume seed crops, must possess a dome structure capable of visualizing and ex­panding market for northern Michigan grown legume seed, and the sure and permanent reward that must come to the established legume seed growers. They must have no wish bone for a back bone. Their systems must be charged with suf­ficient pep to play the combination of legume seeds, wool and mutten—until the cows oome home. Such buyers and their progeny will have no occasion to cuss the memory of the undersigned for having led them into the promised land. JOHN G. KRAUTH, owner, Millersburg, Mich.

SEEDS

FOR SALE—FOUR BUSHELS HARDI-gan Alfalfa Seed containing 2% medium clover, a t Grimm prices, $29 per bushel f. o. b. Lansing. Sacks free. Michigan State Farm Bureau Seed Dep't, Lansing, Mich.

MISCELLANEOUS

IF YOU GROW OR SELL BEANS you'll gain many dollars a year by keep­ing thoroughly posted on crop and mar­ket conditions. Get these facts, as well as complete information on the bean in­dustry of the country in the Bean Bag & Pea Journal, published monthly, $2 per year. Sample free for the asking. Ad­dress, The Little Publishing Co., Bauch Bldg., Lansing, Mich. 6-27-24

NOTICE TO CREAM PRODUCERS — We want more cream producers to ship us cream. Good references furnished and highest market prices paid. Ship us a can now. Check and can returned at once. Montrose Home Creamery, Montrose, Mich. 7-11-24

The Power of Co-operation

Who would ever have believ­ed that the time would come when the five greatest grain handling firms in Chicago would offer their holdings to the 5,000 farmers elevators in the U. S.? That announcement was made last week.

Who would have dreamed a few years ago that in 1924 farmers' live stock co-opera­tives, through their own com­mission houses, would be dom­inating most of the big termi­nal markets? This has come to pass.

What brought it about? First, dissatisfaction of farm­ers with the old marketing ser­vice; second, satisfaction that with their, own they are on the right track. Proof of these statements lies in the fact that the co-ops are giving their farmers better returns, better service and are making refunds to their locals. Do you ship your live stock co-operatively?

Mich. Livestock Exch. at Detroit

Prod. Co-op. Com. Ass'n at East Buffalo

Bad Axe, June 26.—Huron county Farm Bureau boosters believe that the real way to get things done is to go after them. June 23rd, eighty enthusiastic members gathered at the court house to form plans for putting on the Huron County Farm Bureau follow-up membership cam­paign. Nearly all the townships were represented and 65 of these men are now working in their town­ships to secure other Farm Bureau members.

The State Farm Bureau was rep­resented at this gathering by Carl Barnum of the Seed Dep't, Boyd Rainey of the Purchasing Dep't, and Alfred Bentall of the Organization Dep't. | Earl McCarty, president of the Huron Farm Bureau, presided, and County Agent Twing rendered valuable assistance.

The Huron county people are to be congratulated on the splendid way their people have taken hold of this work.

Williamstoti Ass'n Paid $232.20 in Dividends

In the June 13 edition of the News 8 list of the Michigan Live Stock Exchange Ass'ns receiving more than $200 in the patronage dividend of $10,000 recently paid by the Ex­change's co-operative commission house at Detroit, the Williamston Live Stock Shipping Ass'n was omitted. Williamston stood fifth with a refund of $232.20. The Ex­change also paid back to local ass'ns all the capital advanced to the com­mission house to start the business and still has a substantial surplus on hand for continuing the business. Live Stock Exchange ass'ns pay the regular live stock commissions and the $10,000 refund they received represents a refund of 12% on all commissions paid in.

Special Sale of

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..•»i*WM3£\ Rural White Leghorns 8}£c Hollywood Mated Wh Legh l i e Rural Brown Leghorns 8}£c Rural Anconas 9c Barred Rocks l i e Mixed Broilers 7c fffJJDMIfl'l'"' "'fllllllfl lc per chick discount on 1,000 IBM/I' 'M

lots }£c per chick discount on 500

lots This is our last price cut for the season. Our season closes the middle of

July. These chicks are from thoroughbred Certified Stock and we would suggest placing your order now and arrange for shipment whenever you desire them. June and July chicks are easily raised and develop into great layers. They will give you a handsome profit next winter. TERMS—• 25% with the order, balance C. O. D. We pay all parcel post charges and guarantee 100% live arrival. Write, wire or phone order to

RURAL POULTRY FARM. DEPT 111, R- l , ZEELAND, MICH. ,*» J. Janssen, Prop., Member of Michigan State Farm Bureau.

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Member Michigan State Farm Bureau

From Texas to Minnesota, from California to New York, but more particularity in the great Middle West where lies. the great strength of the Farm Bureau, you see an increasing number of neatly lettered metal signs, proclaiming to the world at large that here is a fellow who believes in Farm Bureau organization and is a member.

The Michigan Farm Bureau has a number of Michigan signs which it would be glad to send to groups of members without charge. They are made of enameled sign metal, white letters on a dark blue background. The signs are 9% by 1 3 % [nchs. They will stand the weather. Always attractive and the sign of a booster. Line up your neighbor members on the subject, then write the Michigan Farm Bureau News about it.

MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU NEWS 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich.

I Don't Buy Hay} If your clover crop failed for any reason, plant one of

these Farm Bureau Brand Short Season Hay Crops and grow your own.

We offer Sudan Grass, Millet and these varieties of Farm Bureau Soy Beans—Manchu, Ito San, Midwest and Black Eyebrow.

These short season hay crops give high yields of nutritious hay and are easy on the land.

Our alfalfa stocks are getting short. Order these seeds now from your co-op. If not obtainable locally, write us.

MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU Seed Dep't

221 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich.