F. B. Members In Counties Read 62 The NEWS. MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS "Make Fanning A

Business—As Well As An Occupation."

PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP

SECOND YEAR, VOL. II. No. 22 NOVEMBER 28, 1924 Issued Semi-Monthly

AGR'L COMMISSION BEGINS STUDIES ON FARMING SITUATION

Farmers Have Freight Rate, Tariff Systems Under

Examination

COOLIDGE OPENS MEET

Asks Farm Leaders' Help in Stabilizing Future of

Agriculture

Saginaw Co. Girl Tells What She Learned In Club Work

Ambitious Youngsters Have*]^ Fun In Creating

Things

What Boys and Girls club work can mean in the life of a boy or a girl in the years to come is brought out in the astonishing report written

Washington, Nov. 18.—The spe­cial Agricultural Commission of night farm leaders, called by Pres. Coolidge to study the farming situa­tion and make recommendations to bring about stability in agriculture, has met with the President and has held its first session. The Commis­sion has laid down its program of procedure and has the various gov­ernment departments at work col­lecting information wanted for the next meeting, probably three weeks hence.

The Commission has decided that its investigations and recommenda­tions would be along three main lines—agricultural legislation, ad­ministration of present laws and education.

President's Interest Keen Before going into session the

Commission met with Pres. Coolidge and went over the situation. Idem-bers .of the committee said that it was very evident that the President had a thorough knowledge of the farming situation and was very sin­cere in his efforts that something should be done to bring about bet­ter conditions in agriculture and a better balance between agriculture and other industries. The President gave the Commission very broad powers.

The Commission including in its membership Pres. O. E. Bradfute of the American Farm Bureau, got un­der way promptly and called in key men from the departments of Agri­culture, Commerce, Interior, Treas­ury and various special bureaus to help them get the facts in various matters. The Commission will make haste to-jtei its recommendations in shape for early consideration by the President and Congress. - Develop­ments at the first meeting were:

Information was requested by the Commmission on all phases of the tariff including protection afforded agriculture under the present law and upon what basis the tariff in each case was determined.

Transportation Problem The whole structure of transpor­

tation, involving highways, water transportation, freight rates and freight service, will be investigated by the Commission in order that def­inite action might be recommended on this important subject. A report has been asked of the Reclamation service as to its general policy with reference to the development of ag­riculture. Attention also will be given to present reclamation pro­jects under process of construction

"and projects yet to be undertaken and approved.

One of the most important studies to be undertaken by the Commission will have to do with foreign compe­tition of American agricultural prod­ucts. This will involve an investiga­tion of the costs of foreign products with which major American products compete and a study of the main ob­stacles with-reference to exporting surplus products from this country.

Co-operative Marketing The Commission also requested a

digest of the large number of agri­cultural bills introduced in the last session of Congress and still pend­ing. In this connection co-operative marketing of agricultural products will come in for special attention.

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Miss Zeta Thomas by Miss Zeta Thomas of Hemlock, Saginaw county. She has had 11 years of club work, starting at the age of ten and is now a local leader and full of enthusiasm for further work along that line. She and the thousands of other farm boys and girls in club work today are train­ing their hands along with their minds—and best of all, they are do­ing it on their own initiative—they are satisfying their ambition to cre­ate something, and they like it.

The Farm Bureau in Michigan has been a strong supporter of club work. In many counties the work

largely financed out of Farm Bu­reau funds. In 1923 and 1924 the Michigan County Farm Bureaus in­vested some $125,000 in various forms of agricultural education— county agents, home demonstration agents and club work in some GO counties. Any Farm Bureau mem­ber reading Miss Thomas' report may take a reasonable pride in his part in placing such educational advan­tages before the boys and girls of Michigan. Following is Miss Thomas' report:

Narrative Report Of My Club Work

BY MISS ZETA THOMAS Hemlock, Michigan

I began my career as club mem­ber at the age of ten. My first work was in canning, with Miss Dengey as local leader. I was young and afraid of hot water, but very eager to get my 30 jars filled. I did not take part in any demonstration teams this year, but sent a few of my jars to the Saginaw County Fair.

My second year found me more efficient, and I was elected secretary and treasurer of the club. Much of our work was done at the Maccabee hall and at the home of our local leader. Our work this year consist­ed of 50 jars and this included 16 glasses of jelly, four quarts of pick­les and an equal amount of vege­table mixture. I took part in a dem­onstration team that fall.

Won Prizes The next summer I again held of­

fice and did my required amount of canning, plus everything else I could find. The team I demonstra­ted with this year received first prize, and I also received prizes on jars I had at the fair.

My last year of canning club work was the most successful one. That year much stress was put on pickles and meats—I even canned my pet sheep. Our demonstration team, of which I was a member, received first prize again. This year I did some canning for our neighbors.

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Ionia Bureau to Carry On Agr'l Agent Work

Ionia, Nov. 24.—The Ionia County Farm Bureau intends to go after more members to help the local Bureau carry on the county agricul­tural work in that county. The coun­ty executive board is convinced that the work is well worth continuing and that it justifies a membership investment on the part of any Ionia county farmer.

DAIRYMEN ASK MAN ON FARM BOARD

Detroit, Nov. 20.—At the annual meeting of the National Co-operative Milk Producers Federation here, Pres. Coolidge was asked to name a dairy representative to his recently appointed commission to study the needs of agriculture. N. P. Hull of Lansing, president of the Michigan Milk Producers Ass'n was elected to the national board of directors. John D. Miller of Susquehanna, Pa., presi­dent, and all other officers were re­elected.

Byron School Boys Visit State Farm Bureau

G. H. Burt, agr'l teacher of the Byron Rural Agricultural High School, Byron, Shiawassee county, and his class of 16 boys drove to State Farm Bureau headquarters at Lansing November 22 and inspected the building and its equipment. They also visited the M. A. C. and points of interest about Lansing.

Home Demonstration Agents Are Doing Wonderful Work

MENOMINEE STRONG FOR F. B. SEEDS

Every Local Has Some Plan For Supplying Its

Members

Menominee, Nov. 25.—The Farm Bureau's second membership cam paign in the county has put renewed ginger into many communities. Around Powers, Whitney and Spaul-ding some 46 members have signed up. The county renewals to date run around 300, all of them close to hustling Farm Bureau co-ops. They use them, too.

At Powers, D. H. Wagner sees to it that members get Farm Bureau seeds, feeds and fertilizer; at Whit ney, R. A. Aldrich takes care of the membership in a similar manner. This year Farm Bureau seeds, sup­plies, etc., for Powers, Whitney, Hermansville and Spaulding will be distributed from the John Boerseh inger warehouse at Spaulding, ac­cording to an arrangement worked out by the Farm Bureau. Stephen son, Daggett and Wallace each have Farm Bureau co-ops. Menominee county expects to use a carload of Farm Bureau seeds next spring.

Mr. Wagner is a Farm Bureau seed enthusiast. He says he'd belong if it were only for the seed. Last spring he sowed 10 acres to Farm Bureau Grimm and put with it 10 bushels of Farm Bureau Wisconsin Certified barley as a nurse crop. He harvested 280 bushels of fine bar­ley and has a splendid blanket of alfalfa.

MENOMINEE CO. MEMBERS HOLD

GREAT SESSION Top Off Membership Drive

With Big Time At Stephenson

STATE LEADERS GUESTS

Story of the Farm Bureau's Growth is Told by

Sec'y Brody

Gas Tax Battle Lines Form For Fight in '25 Legislature

Stephenson, Nov. 25.—Menominee County Farm Bureau members held an all-county meeting at Farm Bu­reau hall here today in connection with the approaching close of their second membership campaign.

Eighty Farm Bureau members and their wives attended. Instances were recorded wherein some of the delegates drove as jfar as 50 miles to attend the meeting. Every Farm Bureau local was Well represented. The meeting was an all-day session, featured by a potluck dinner at noon, and addresses byK'pper Peninsula agricultural leaders and State Farm Bureau men, including C. L. Brody of Lansing, secretary and general manager of the State Farm Bureau.

Mr. Brody spoke to the Menomi­nee members on the history of the Farm Bureau movement in Michigan and its steady growth into an or­ganization of great power. He told of its growing pains at various stages in the maturing process and pointed out that any successful or­ganization must pass through those stages in developing the right kind of experienced leadership and in training men for every task in ac­cordance with the policies of the in-stutition—co-operative service, in the case of the State Farm Bureau.

Mr. Brody also pointed out the position of respect and power that the Farm Bureau has come to enjoy and reviewed the work it is carrying on in organizing all Michigan agri­culture into a harmonious, powerful, organization.

Arthur Edmunds, State Farm Bu­reau solicitor, who has signed up nearly 300 Menominee farmers in the campaign just closing, was another speaker. Mr. Edmunds canvassed Menominee county, using the local co-operative ass'ns as the center of local Farm Bureau units, rather than organizing on a township basis. The result has been a very strong local Farm Bureau organization at all points in the county, with the mem­bership centered on the co-ops and making full use of that co-operative machinery.

Other speakers were E. G. Amos, director of agr'l extension work for the Upper Peninsula, and Karl Knaus, Menominee county agricul­tural agent.

At the Stephenson meeting, Men­ominee County Farm Bureau dele­gates were chosen to the Michigan State Farm Bureau's annual meeting M. A. C. during Farmers Week. D. F. Wagner of Powers, prominent Guernsey breeder and alfalfa grower, is delegate, with Peter Novak as al­ternate.

Monday, Nov. 24, Mr. Brody at­tended a meeting of the Delta Coun­ty Farm Bureau executive committee at Escanaba, where Delta organiza­tion and membership plans were dis­cussed. The Delta county board is strongly interested in further devel­oping the Farm Bureau work in that county. Alex Wilson of Bark River was named Delta delegate to the State Farm Bureau annual meeting.

Cross Figure Puzzle! Figure His Pool Profit

Michigan State Farm Bureau, Wool Pool,

Lansing, Michigan. Gentlemen:

1 wish to advise you that I pool­ed over 5,000 pounds of wool. Eighteen hundred pounds the buy­ers were trying to get at 2 5 cents. This was western. The remainder fine wools. They were offering 30 and 35 rents according to staple. My returns from the pool were an average of 41 cents. I consequently was very well pleased with the re­turns.

Very sincerely, JAMEiS G. PIERCE.

Grass Lake, Mich., Nov. 22, 1924.

REAL FACTS PRINTED IN LAST ISSUE OF THE FARM BUREAU NEWS THROW FOES

OF THIS RIGHTEOUS BILL INTO PANIC

Claim of Opponents That Revenue From Gax Tax Is Not Needed Appears Ridiculous In Face

Of Exhaustion of $50,000,000 Bond Issue; Who Will Foot Bills Then?

MICHIGAN WELL REPRESENTED AT

A. F .B.F. MEETING Railroads Grant Farm Bureau

Members Reduced Fare Privilege

Not Many of Them, But They Are Helping Thousands

Of Farm Women

BY MRS. KDITH >I. VVAGAR Chairman, Farm Bureau Homo and

Community Work I'm very glad that I asked the wo­

men to write to me for explanations of Farm Bureau methods and for corrections of any misunderstand­ings.

For in this stort time I have been approached by several concerning the Farm Bureau connection with the Agr'l Extension Service and Home Demonstration work.

Some are under the impression that this organization controls all extension work within the county and that these agents should work for Farm Bureau members only, while some think they should re­fuse to work with any except peo­ple living on a farm.

Intension Workers' Status While the County Farm Bureaus

in most of the counties throughout the state have really made it possi­ble to have extension work within those counties, as they have paid the local share of the salary, have pro­vided equipment and office help and the agent's expense and many times even the office, yet these same ex­tension workers are in duty bound to serve all of the people within that county.

The federal Smith-Lever appro­priation of 1914 provided Federal funds to be available to counties in states complying with the U. S. re­quirements for local and state funds to match U. S. funds- and for service to the public. Strictly speaking, this was a relief measure intended to as­sist his hard working helpmeet in conserving strength and time, and also to encourage the farm boy and girl to follow the footsteps of his ancestors in the most modern way. Yet the distinction between those agriculturally inclined and those just the reverse has been simmered down to the two distinct classes—

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EL. EXCH BUSINESS $ 9 6 4 , 0 0 0 FOR OCT.

During October, 1924, the Michi­gan Elevator Exchange enjoyed the largest business in its history. It marketed $964,000 worth of grain and beans for farmer members of 150 affiliated co-operative elevator ass'ns.

The Michigan State Farm Bureau will*be represented at the sixth an­nual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation at the Congress hotel, Chicago, Dec. 8-9-10, inclu­sive, by the State Board of Directors, Secretary-Manager Clark L. Brody and delegates sent by various Michi­gan County Farm Bureaus.

All Farm Bureau members are in­vited to attend the national meeting. The railroads have granted reduced rates on the certificate plan at a fare and a half for the round trip. That means on purchasing a ticket to at­tend the Farm Bureau convention, the purchaser musfsecure from his local agent a reduced rate certificate, which is to be presented to the prop­er official at the convention, for validation. It entitles the holder to. a half fare on the return trip, over the same lines and route he came on. The reduced rate on the certificate plan is contingent on 2 50 attending the meeting. The delegate must have that certificate to enjoy the rate. If you can't get a certificate, take a re­ceipt from your agent. Tickets may be bought from- December 3 on, and certificates given.

Hotel reservations should be made well in advance. Single and double rooms with private bath may be had close to the convention hotel at $4 to $6 a day. The Michigan State Farm Bureau will be glad to assist members in making reservations. Michigan headquarters are at the At­lantic Hotel, about five blocks from the convention hotel.

F.B. MEMBERS GET DISCOUNT ON TIRES

Sears-Roebuck Stops Sale Of All Firearms

Chicago, Nov. 15.—As a matter of public protection, in view of increas­ed crime throughout the country, and especially in Chicago, Sears, Roebuck & Co., have discontinued the sale of all forms of firearms.

COOLIDGE NAMES GORE SECY OF AGRICULTURE

Mich. Live Stock Exch. Has A New Salesman

Detroit, Nov. 15.—The Michigan Live Stock Exchange Commission Merchants here announces that Mr. George Baker, formerly hog sales­man of Wood Brothers Commission Company of Union stockyards, Chi­cago, hM taken charge of the Live Stock Exchange hog dep't. During the week ending today, the Live Stock Exchange sold 127 cars at De­troit for co-op shippers.

KAKMKIW ( L I B ANNUAL The Michigan State Association of

Farmers' Clubs will hold its annual meeting in the Senate Chamber, Cap­itol Building, Lansing, Michigan, on December 2-3.

Washington, Nov. 24.—Last week President Coolidge named Mr. H. W. Gore, ass't sec'y of agriculture, as Secretary of the U. S. Dep't of Agri­culture until March 4, succeeding the late Henry C. Wallace. Mr. Gore has been elected governor of West Virginia and will take that office March 4. In the meantime the President will select a permanent Secretary of Agriculture from the list submitted him by the American Farm Bureau and State Farm Bu­reaus. National Grange and other farm organizations at his invitation.

ANSWERED A certain man who may be serious

or otherwise propounds this interest­ing question: "I am asked to join the Farm Bureau, also to subscribe for your paper. I can't do both. Which?" Join. That's one way to get enough money to subscribe.— National Stockman and Farmer.

Menominee, Nov. 22.—Under an arrangement made by the Menom­inee County Farm Bureau, any Me­nominee member, upon presentation of his second membership agreement or an identification card issued by the County Farm Bureau, can get either of two old reliable makes Of tires and tubes at 20 par cent off the regular retail price at LingenJb Brothers store at Mendminee. They can also buy any house or barn paint at 20 per cent off and roofing and nails at 10 per cent off on presenta­tion of evidence of Farm Bureau membership. Many members are taking advantage of this deal. That 20 per cent off helps a lot when a couple of tires are needed.

The Tuscola County Farm Bureau operates a tire shop at Caro in co­operation with R. E. Lawrence. Tuscola members on presention of their identification card get 15 per cent off on a top notch brand of tires.

165 Carloads Detroit, Nov. 20.—For the week

ending today, the Michigan Live­stock Exchange Commission Mer­chants sold 165 carloads of stock for co-operative shippers.

A good character is a father's best gift to his son.

IDAHO SHIPPING CELERY Celery is receiving more attention

in Idaho. Unsatisfactory returns from potatoes have caused some growers to look about for a better paying crop. Results from the cele­ry have been such that, in the opin­ion of many, it will come to a place of commercial importance. The out­put this season will be near 100 cars.

INGHAM CO. SUBSCRIBERS The Ingham County Farm Bureau

has arranged to continue the sub­scription of its membership to the Michigan Farm Bureau News.

The lines of battle are daily being more closely drawn for a big gasoline tax fight which may be an outstanding feature of the 1925 legislative session which will assemble this com­ing January.

The appearance in the last issue of the Michigan Farm Bu­reau News of the facts regarding the number of gas tax sup­porters who have been returned to the Senate and the House has excited the enemies of the gas tax to fever heat. They are making efforts to discredit these facts and to show that the sentiment of the voters of Michigan is not as favorable toward a gasoline tax as it was when this matter was before the legis­lature two years ago.

Truth is Hard to Get Around But it is a hard matter to discredit facts. As one of the re­

elected senators who supported the gas tax two years ago said recently to a State Farm Bureau official: "I read with great interest the article about the gas tax prospects in the last issue of your Farm Bureau paper. It was well put up and really convincing. The facts given were those which appeared in the official Journal of the Legislature and are not matters of opinion but of public record."

If there were any inaccuracies in our article in the last issue it was not that we were too extravagant in our state­ments but that we were too conservative. It will be remem* bered that at that time when referring to the $50,000,000 highway bond issue authorized by the voters about five 'years ago, we said that about $40,000,000 worth of those bonds had been issued. A careful check-up on the facts with the State Highway Department reveals that practically the entire bond issue has been exhausted, leaving only a few thousand dollars yet to come in out of the entire $50,000,000 worth of bonds. We regret that we made this mistake but let it be noted that it was on the side of conservatism rather than of extravagance.

A Supposition and an Analysis Gas tax foes in attempting to destroy the influence of the

Farm Bureau report have called attention to the fact that a few of the representatives whose names were listed among the gas tax supporters in the list compiled by the Farm Bureau, did not vote to pass the gas tax over the Governor's veto. It is well to remember in this connection that there is nothing to show that any of them discontinued their support of the gas tax because they were convinced by the statement in the veto message that Michigan did not need the revenue which the gas tax would provide.

There are few statesmen but what can see that with our $50,000,000 highway bond issue exhausted, with principal and interest charges coming due, and with some $7,000,000 due the counties and townships in back highway rewards, we need not worry about the gas tax yielding too much revenue. In view of the distressing burden made upon our real estate by the general property tax, there are those who feel that any extra funds supplied through a gas tax might well be applied to lessen our confiscatory property taxes.

Fairness of Gas Tax Acknowledged Nor were any of the representatives who originally voted

for the gas tax but who later did not vote to pass it over the Executive veto, apparently much concerned over the argu­ment advanced in the veto message that the big oil companies would not pay the tax directly but would pass it on to the consumers of gasoline. There appears to be no argument but what the gas tax would be paid by the people who use the gasoline in proportion to the amount of gasoline used, which we are beginning to see is not only a measure of the dis­tance driven and the weight of the car, but consequently, an approximate measure of the benefit of improved highways to the auto owners.

There is, therefore, every indication that those who ap­parently changed their stand on this gas tax when it came to voting to uphold or override the Executive veto, did so not be­cause they had changed their minds in the least regarding the principles of the gas tax, but because of the declaration of the Governoj that in his judgment the specific measure which they had passed was not entirely constitutional. Several staunch gas tax supporters declared that however much they might favor a gas tax measure, still they had no desire to be unduly insistent upon a bill which might have technical de­fects. They preferred under the existing unfortunate circum­stances to let the matter drop for a few months until an op­portunity should present itself to present and pass a gas tax which would be perfectly constitutional and entirely work­able.

A Two-Edged Example Among the dispatches appear­

ing soon after the November 14th

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In 1924 Menominee county had 527 boys and girls enrolled in club work as against 218 in 1921.

issue of the Michigan F a r m Bu­reau News was circulated, was an art icle car ry ing a Lansing date­line, purpor t ing to show that one of the representat ives whom we had listed <i- supporter

was weakening in his suppoi th is measure and was in a ti of mind to accept a 'ni.se. An interest ing feature of this dis­patch was that while th sentat ive was said t" ent upon a gas tax than t

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wtfo M I C H I G A N F A R M B U R E A P N E W S NOVEMBER 28, 1024

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

lotte. Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head­quarters, Lansing, Michigan.

VOL. If NOVEMBER 2S, 11)24 No. 22

Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for In Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. C, 1017, authorized January 12, 1923.

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

^^^^^H^^^^^^H^^^^^B B. M POWfXI . Associate Editor

MICHIGAN «J

OFFICERS M. L. NOON, Jackson M. B. MCPHERSON, Loweii

President i lent

Directors at-l.ur«e M. B. MCPHERSON MRS. EDITH M. WAQAR. EARL C. MeCARTY VEROLD F. OORMELY CKuKCii: WHEELER VV. W. BILLINGS

Lowell Carleton

. . . .Had Axe . . . . . Newberry .Mt. Pleasant

Davison Commodity Directors

FRED SMITH, Flk Rapiil.s Michigan Potato Orowers Exchange M. L. NOON, .laekson Michigan Milk I'roducers Association J. II. O'MEALEY. Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange WALDO i:. PHILLIPS, Decatur Michigan Klevator Exchange H. W. GOWDY, Union Pier Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc.

STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION CLARK L. 3RODY Sec^y-Treas.-Gen. Manager S. M. Powell Ass't Secretary

DEPARTMENT HEADS Purchasing L. A. Thomas Seed C. F. Barnum Traffic A. P. Mills Fabrics F. L. Kellner Publicity E. E. Ungren Accounting H. E. Hill Produce Exch. (Detroit) W. O. Steiger Organization Bentall

Michigan Commodi ty Market inj* Associa t ion Affiliated Willi Michigan S ta te F a r m R u r e a u

Michigan potato Growers Exchange Cadillac Michigan Milk Produ oclation 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit Michigan Live Stock Erfcbangta Hudson Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau * Bldg., Lansing Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor

Directors a m i Officers of

MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. H. D. Horton, Pies Kinde L. C. Kamlowske, Vice -1 Tea

Washington Carl Martin, See.-Treas. .Coldwatcr L. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing O. S. Benton, Beans Lansing W. E. Phillips Decatur George McOalla Ypsilantl John Nlcolson Marietta M. it. BhlBler Caledonia F. M. Oehmke Bach O. Ii. Miner Dowagiae

MICH. POTATO CROWE US EXCH.

Henry Curtis, Pies Cadillac Fred Smith, Vice-Pies, Elk Uapids S. E. Rogers, Sec Fast Jordan O. S. Wood, Treas Barryton Geo. Wagar, Sales Mgr.. .< 'adillac J. D. Robinson Levering J. T. Bussey Provemont K. A. Rasmussen Sheridan

(he Commodi ty E x c h a n g e s

MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing John C. Near, Sec Flat Hock l:. i<\ Beach, Ass't Sec Detroit H. AY. Norton, Treas Howell M. L. Noon Jackson C. R. Watson Imlay City L. AY. llarwood Adrian W. J. Thomas Grand Kapids Ray Potts Washington Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven Dr. \v. C. McKlnney Davisburg .Limes .1. Hrakenberry.. ..Bad Axe Elmer Powers Clio

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

Grand Blanc J. H. O'Mealey, Sec Hudson Alex Lindsey, Treas Decker I'M ward Dippey Perry Chas. Woodruff Hastings 1.. B. V\'illett Laingsburg «'. A'. Tracy Itliaca Frank Obrest Breckenridge M. D. Buskirk,

A. J. Rogers, Amos Tucker, 2 F. L. Bradford

F. L Granger,

D. 1L Brake . Henry Namitz J. F . Higbee . Miller Overton

MICHIGAN FRUIT Pres Paw Paw

1 V. Pres.. .Beulah V. P. South Haven

Sec.-Treas . . . Benton Harbor

Sales Mgr . . . . I teuton Harbor

Fremont Bridgman

....Benton Harbor Bangor

GROWERS, INC. Allan B. Graham Elberta P. D. Leavenworth. .Grand Rapids W. J. Schultz Hart L. A. Hawley Ludington Herbert Naifziger. .Benton Harbor C. J. Chrestensen Onekama H. W. Cowdy Union Pier O. R. Gale Shelby John Lang Sodus John Bottema Spring Lake Bert Glcason Lawrence

American Farm Kiircau Federation O. E. BRADFUTF President GENERAL OFFICIOS A. F. B. F 58 East Washington St., Chicago EDWY P.. REID Washington Representative LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Munscy Bldg., Washington, 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. (d) Equalization of assessment of farm and city

property in accordance with sales values of same.

TRANSPORTATION'—Immediate application of Michigan Zoae Rate decision to save farmer shippers in 09 counties 9500,000 annually.

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

LEGISLATION— Passage of the Capper-French Truth-in-Fabric bill, completion and Operation of the V. S. Muscle Shoals Nitrates plant and manufacture of fertilizer; opposition to any form of sales tax or of consumption tax, re­tention of federal income tax.

AN AMAZING TURN IN HIGHWAY AFFAIRS Almost unbelievable developments in the state highway financ­

ing problem for the future have taken place In the last few days, leaking forward to the convening of the Legislature in January, when it is hoped that a fair highway financing problem will he adopted.

Jn 1!)2.'> a two cent gasoline tax for highway financing pur­poses was passed by the Legislature but vetoed on the grounds thai it would raise too much money, that the tax would be pass-ed on to the user of the gasoline and that it might be unconsti­tu t ional . At that t ime the opponents of the measure declared that the gas tax would raise $7,000,000 annual ly and that the State d idn ' t need tha t much money—i( was too much—twice too much, in fact. Today we hear that talk, and from the same sources. In the meant ime, the $50,000,000 in road bonds have been exhausted and we have them to pay off, together with in­terest , ami no money in the highway fund for cont inuing the road program. Then this h a p p e n s :

OB November 25, liMM, the S ta te Adminis t ra t ive Board ordered the issuance of l!)'J."> auto license plates delayed from Decem­ber 1, 1934, to February 1, l!>2o, pending early enactment of a h ighway financing measure by the Legislature. This seems to be a hint that the Adminis t ra t ion expects to see changes in the lieei and we are informed that the Governor has in mind

a weight tax plan that will raise $16,000,000! Some est imators place it at $20,000,000.

The Governor is now quoted as believing that the State high­way department will require at least $20,000,000 from motor­

ists in 1925 and is going after it, favoring a weight tax in place of the present license system, which he est imates would br ing in

JIOO.OOO at 70 cents per hundred pounds. The present license ra tes figure out about 70 cents per cWt. on small cars. Large cars and t rucks now average far below that and would pay more under a 70 cent weight tax .

T h a t ' s the way things stack up now. Two years ago a 2 cent gas tax producing $7,000,000 annual revenue was declared unnecessary. Today the State feels the need of at least $20,000,000 annual ly for highway purposes. Such a change in viewpoint almost takes one 's breath away. Looks as though the nas lax foes will have to take, that " t o o much m o n e y " argument against ;i gas tax out and bury it.

The Legislature will get all the facts on the highway finance situation early in the session. It may find it advisable to enact a combination weight and gasoline tax and make other modifica­tions on the 1923 proposal. It is assured tha t a gasoline tax will be insisted upon as a fair measure of the benefits that motorists get from good roads as at tested by their mileage, the weight of their cars and their corresponding gasoline consumption. It also would catch several hiuidred thousand tour is ts who should con­t r ibute to the .Michigan roads they enjoy, but pay no th ing to­day and can not be reached under any other system than a Lrasoline tax .

SUMMING U P 1924 F A R M I N G O P E R A T I O N S The crops arc made and the season pract ical ly ended. Grain

is threshed and silos are filled. The early movement of grain to market has been heavy. .Many growers a re s t ruggl ing wi th a problem of soft corn. Potatoes, one of the Last ' s chief money crops, turned out large yields but they are meet ing a very dis­appoint ing market . This comes discouragingly on top of the depression in the eastern da i ry industry .

The wheat s i tuat ion represents an almost spectacular com­bination of circumstances. We alone have a good wheat crop while the consuming world is short of bread grains. Our pro­ducers have reacted to higher prices in a very human w a y -acreage planted to winter wheat is said to be from 5 to 10 per cent larger than last season. Hut to r ega rd ihis yea r ' s situa­tion as represent ing any lasting alignment of supply and de­mand is to mis-measure the forces on both sides. It is one of those lucky accidents that sometimes * happen once. Europe will bend every effort to avoid repea t ing the heavy purchases of wheat she must make in this country this season.

The forward prospect in hogs appears somewhat more defini te . J u d g i n g from this season's pig crop, the probable fall pig crop, and from the present a t t i tude of producers &s to breeding for next .spring, there are apparen t ly fewer hogs ' i n sight for nex t year than any t ime since 1920. Moreover, the corn s i tuat ion spells l ighter weight hogs. The t rend of hog production in Europe is about the same as here. All of which seems to mean more than an even chance for higher hog prices.

A drop in hog product ion might play some part in the beef catt le s i tuat ion. The count ry is appa ren t ly .still ' " l o n g " of cat­tle. The run of beef stock to marke t is heavier than last fall and it is going to s laughte r r a the r than to feed lots—-real l iquida­tion, in o ther words . Catt le raisers are now in probably the most distressed posit ion of any major g roup of producers .

On the whole, however, the season is evidence of p re t ty good adjus tment in agr icu l tu ra l product ion. Were this a year back id ' pre-war 'Times'":it wo\iM 'rfrtfK as a fair, average season for agr icu l ture . Bttt it is not. The farm's immediate background is four years of black depression, and against tha t background the si tuat ion must be sized up. He has pu t his product ive house in order and has achieved the payment of considerable debt . That is about the s tory of 1!)24.

Such are the observat ions of the 1*. S. depa r tmen t of Agri­cul ture for the year now d r a w i n g to a (dose. On the whole, not a bad year .

DODGING GAS TAX B R I N G S L I C E N S E MIX-UP At the meet ing of the State Adminis t ra t ive Board, Novem­

ber 25th, it was decided to hold up the issuance of automobile license plates unt i l February 1st or later . The plan had been to place them on dis t r ibut ion the 1st of December in order tha t Michigan motoris ts might have time to purchase them and have them ready for use .January 1st. It is not plain what those peo­ple who purchase new cars dur ing J a n u a r y will do. They can­not get new plates and they cannot run without licenses.

Even if the Legislature should pass highway financing legis­lation du r ing the first 30 days of its session, it would seem al­most like ex-post-facto legislation to make any such bills re t ro­active and have them take effect from the beginning of the cal­endar year .

If there is at present a crisis in the mat te r of h ighway f inancing it is not tht' fault of those senators and representa t ives who stood for gas t ax in 1923. Even when tha t measure was vetoed there was plenty of time for the enactment of a h ighway financ­ing program du r ing the special session if the Governor had granted the law-makers permission to take up such mat ters dur­ing the special session.

Two years ago the Farm Bureau warned that the $.">0,000,000 highway bond issue would soon expire and si one new system of f inancing our roads would then be required. These warn ings went unheeded until now all of the bonds have been issued and a large portion of the revenue spent . This condition is as regret-able as it is unnecessary. The best way out of the si tuation to­day appears to be to rectify any injustices which may exist in the present license law and then to enact an adequa te gasoline t ax as a permanent basis of h ighway finance.

Home Demonstration ; Agts. Doing Fine Work

(Continued from page otic) the commercial city dweller on one side and the rest of the people on the other. And at that, we have nuny problems in common.

To be sure, the agricultural agent finds the greater share of his work coming from The distinct rural dis­tricts, while a home demonstration agent finds the home problems of all housewives very similar wherever they are.

I am certain that all of the helps going out from M. A. C. in the line of heme extension service ere open to rural groups anywhere, if they would only make application for them. The sorry part of it is that quite often the groups or classes are made up of mostly town women for the reason that it had seemed im­possible to interest enough women from the country.

Local Leaders Need', d We find this has been a banner

year for extension work among Michigan women; there has never been such interest before or such good co-operation. It has been some task to find local leaders who would be willing to learn and again willing to take this knowledge back to their home groups. But a careful survey of any neighborhood usually results in finding one or two women won­derfully fitted for this work.

If they can be conscripted to as­sist, they not only render valuable assistance to these busy extension workers but they are doing a great missionary work in their community and also getting the practice that they need to keep them efficient themselves. Last week I heard a local leader of a clothing club say that she was glad to have,a chance to work with her neighbors, "for one was never so good at any of these home jobs that you couldn't be bet­

ter." The number of specialists for this

extension work is very limited; they have the whole state* of 83 counties to cover so they have no time to waste or energy to lose. So if we ask for this service, we should be in dead earnest about it, no! pastime but because we really want to know the latest methods and more in every way about the different line-, of work that they are u-uined in. And there we must know that there are others near us thai want it too. for it rs given only to groups. It is just like a school; we could not afford a teacher for each individual scholar, but we prefer one teacher for just as many scholars as She can <are lor and do them justice.

A Minor Difficulty One woman spoke to me about

one of the specialists objecting to children accompanying the mothers. Now 1 do not know just how far this point is enforced, but you know it would be a hard matter to teach any of our ordinary schools'if all of the little folks of the district went along with the othern. Furthermore, you know tfcrat there are some moth­ers who are thoughtless about allow­ing a child to interrupt or interfere with meetings of this kind. These trained leaders have their work as­signed them and they are expected to cover just so much during a term, which is four lessons, one each month for four months. I am cer­tain all of such little differences can be ironed out if we understand the other's position.

As yet each county can have but two days' service from the extension specialist, and so only two groups of women in each county can get this training, because the leaders are lim­ited and they are worked to full ca­pacity. Of course, in counties where a Home Demonstration Agent is em­ployed, the local needs govern the line of work taken up and the man­ner in which it is extended. It is to be expected that in those counties the women are getting assistance along many lines not to be expected in others not so fortunate.

These specialists at present de­vote their energies to three distinct subjects:

rf How It Is Done In the subject of clothing they de­

sire groups of from 10 to 12 and they give instructions in the use and care of the sewing machine—what the attachments are for and how to use them; how to make pockets; how to use patterns and how to al­ter them; how to make a dres§ form; how to choose goods; how to combine colors; how to choose shoes and stockings and underwear. After we attend these schools, the one thought is,-—how little we really know about these every-day duties of home and what a blessing they would be to the housewife if she could get this training in the begin­ning. What tears could be avoided and what time and money could be saved!

There are seven counties or four­teen groups working on the clothing project this year which means that 168 families are coming in direct contact with this clothing specialist These women are asked to pass it on to from 5 to 10 others and so one can see that the effort is far reach­ing, for approximately 2,000 fami­lies have been assisted in this line of work in four months.

Then there is the Home Manage­ment project where household helps and conveniences are explained,' where we are shown ways of sav­ing steps and strength and time, where we are shown many ways of self-helps in every day duties, and taught the durability of materials, furniture and furnishings and how to care, repair and replace the nu­merous articles and appliances re­quired in the average home. There's no home that can run always on a schedule but in the majority of homes some changes of system can be made that will make the work just a little more efficient. There are just about as many receiving in­structions along this line as in the clothing project.

4,000 Studying Xutrition Then there is the nutrition work.

There are eight counties at present interested in this project with 400 women belonging to the classes, who in turn have pledged themselves to pass it on to some 4,000 others, be­sides much along this line is being done through the rural schools.

We have heard for years about a balanced ration, for the dairy cow. During the days of the old time farmers' institute we expected that subject to be the chief topic of dis­cussion and although we sometimes wearied of it, we knew it would take many repetitions of that story to make the desired impression and that one would have to be suffering and patient before its practice would become general. Today we can see the results at every turn and just so will be the outcome of this study of nutrition—not only for the grow­ing child, but for the matured adult, although the latter seems to be the hardest problem to work upon.

We arc all too apt to eat the things that we like and scoff at the wisdom of eating what is best for

Hut nevertheless it has become a» interesting study when taught by these specialists in the common sense way that they have. And we welcome the advice and caution we receive that will bring about health­ier bodies for our families and hence happier homes.

When we hear of these many helps that are within the call of the young homemaker today, we older ones who have passed through the struggling days of the beginner, al­most wish we might turn back at the beginning and avoid-the tnany mis­takes as the result of guess work, when our husbands were veritable experiment stations while we learn­

ed the rules of batters and pastry besides the hours we labored over

•sk of making his shirts. Bureau .Aids h'xtetisioa Work

N'ow, returning to the connection of rhi:s extension service to our Farm Bureau organization, I trust you can all see that while we encourage and assist in many ways this splendid work, yet we in no way control it nor is it our purpose and aim to go out and form these groups among the farm women, but rather we have only wished to keep growing the sentiment and demand for it.

In Michigan, the Farm Bureau is a real business organization and its

BOB tor existence is to bet­ter the business delations of the farmer. We are proud of the la it that, we have been able to serve so many people of the state by foster­ing all forms of extension work and we hope always io give the encour­agement necessary to keep it active.

Tn some of the states the Farm Bureau and the Extension Service

to be almost one and the same, bat the same service is given to th<> Farm Bureau member and

Pftl public alike. In those .states there were no other farm organiza­tions in the field until the Farm Bu­reau came into being. The Exten­sion Service needs an organization to work through and there the work is done almost exclusively through the Farm Bureau. In Michigan the Extension Service has worked through all the farm organizations. In the other states mentioned above, the Farm Bureau does not serve its members as a business organization, as does the Michigan State Farm Bu­reau.

Altogether we are well pleased with the close co-operation of our organization with other organiza­tions and the department of agri­culture and M. A. C. If we farmers would take an inventory of our pos­sibilities under this combination we would acknowledge that we are a power among ourselves for the up­building and broadening of our com­mon cause. It is indeed gratifying to know that all of the agencies now look upon each other as an ally rather than as a competitor.

Agricultural Commission Studies Farm Situation

(Continued from page l) The present laws bearing upon co­operative marketing will be closely studied and the co-operative bills now pending in Congress will be con­sidered.

Other phases of agriculture to come under the scope of the Com­mission as announced after its pre­liminary sessions include: Public land policies as they affect American agriculture, including forestry, con­servation of resources, and grazing; water power as ft affects agricultur­al development; standardization of agricultural products and the- scope of present laws governing standard­ization; Federal aid to agricultural education and research, and regula­tory legislation.

The Commission early determined to arrive at some immediate recom­mendation looking to the stabiliza­tion of cattle industry.

Finance and Farming Among other things the Commis­

sion has asked for information on the government structure of finance as it relates to agriculture, par­ticularly from the Federal Farm Loan Board, the Federal Reserve Board, and the War Finance Cor-poration. Close study also will be made of government statistics, in­cluding those collected for agricul­ture, what purposes are served in each case and what government de­partment is responsible for the col­lection and dissemination of the dif­ferent classes of statistics.

Seven members of the Commission attended the first meeting. C. S. Barrett of Oklahoma, chairman of the National Board of Farm Organ­izations, was unable to be present. Those present were: Chairman R. D.

Carey, former governor of Wyo­ming; O.-E. Eradfute, President of the American Farm Bureau Federa­tion; L. .1. Tnber. Master of the Nat­ional Grange, Ralph P. Merritt, President of the Sun-Maid Raisin Growers; U. \\'. Thatcher, Director of the New York Experiment Sta­tion; W. C. Coffey, Dean of the Col-

of Agriculture and Director of (Experiment Station, University of

Minnesota; Fred H. Bixby, President of the American National Livestock Association; Win. M. Jardine, Presi­dent of the Kansas State Agricultural College.

RUBBER HEELSHAND HIDE MARKET BUMP

Rubber heels haye cost the leather industry $;{<),000,000 during the past few years. It is said rubber out­wears leather and its use has become thoroughly established. About 90 per cent of men's shoes and 20 per cent of women's shoes are factory equipped with rubber heels in this country. On 351,000,000 pairs made in 1923 this represents a quantity of sole leather for which some other market must be sought.

The pear crop represents 67 per cent of a full crop for Michigan, a somewhat greater production than indicated earlier in the season. The quality is rated at 8 6 per cent, or two per cent below the average.

Michigan's grape crop proved to be 75 per cent of a full one, and had a quality of 74 per cent. Frost dam­aged a portion tn commercial dis­tricts because of the lateness in ma­turing.

Something for

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just what it says. W e want to send you three booklets absolutely free: " A H u n ­dred and One Farm Use9 of Concrete," "Permanent Repairs on the Farm," and "Plans for Concrete Build­ings."

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The booklets are well illustrated wi th samples of blue prints. They give you p r a c t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n about Concrete silos, dairy barns, barn floors, feeding floors, hog houses, milk houses, and many other forms of Concrete con­struction. They also give simple direction^ for pro­portioning and mixing the materials, so you will be sure to get the greatest value out of every sack of cement you buy.

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wheels. Snatched Dolly away from her mother.

Dolly's Guardian, 41 N. McCamly St.,

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WHO W W T S TO ADOPT HER? But the Christmas Fairies soon found

her, And sheltered the lovely lost Dolly. And now those same Christmas

Fairies, Are flitting about o'er the country, To find he*- a. home and a mother. In a way known only to fairies, They found Baby Dolly a guardian. Who will carefully love and protect

her. Till some little j;irl mother adopts her.

THE CHRISTMAS FAIRY MESSAGE

So now to our little girl readers We send from the good Xraas Fair5', This Yuletide message and greeting. "If your home has sweetness and sun­

shine, And playtime and laughter and kind­

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NOVEMBER 28, 1024 M I C H I G A N F A R M B U R E A U N E W S THREE

y

PRESIDENT SAYS FARM FUTURE IS

IN COOPERATION Coolidge Asks Agr'l Colleges

To Emphasize Co-op Marketing

SHOWS THE NECESSITY

Believes Farm Sales Problem Can Be Solved Through

Organization

Washington, Nov, 25.—President Coolidge. speaking at the recent an­nual meeting of the association of the agricultural colleges of the Unit­ed States, urged the educators and farm leaders to give everything at their command to the development of farm co-operative marketing.

"The agricultural problem of to­day," the President insisted," is not on the side of production, but on the side of distribution. Too little thought has been given to this phase," he added.

The Problems The immediate problem, the Presi­

dent said, Is to bridge over the dif­ficulties resulting from war-stimu­lated surpluses. To this end he promised that the government would do everything to prevent a recur­rence of recent agricultural misfor­tunes, and in this connection he re­cently called a conference of agri­cultural leaders to make legislative recommendations to Congress. The President also insisted that the farmer must be willing to readjust his methods of production and dis­tribution in accordance with the facts which his agricultural colleges and organizations work out.

President Coolidge predicted the not far distant time when the Unit­ed States will become one of the greatest of the agricultural buying nations.

A Xcw Condition "Up to the present time," Mr.

Coolidge said, "the main emphasis of our agricultural education has been placed upon production. I be­lieve that was right, because unless there is economy and efficiency in production there is no need for thought in any other direction. But our experience of the last few years has demonstrated that it is by no means enough. The farmer is not only a producer, he is likewise a mer­chant."

The farmers must face the prob­lem of the future, coming possibly in a generation, Mr. Coolidge de­clared, when this nation will be pre­ponderantly commercial and indus­trial.

A Look Ahead "In a very few years," he said,

"the natural increase of population and the inevitable tendency to in­dustrialization, will place us among the nations producing a deficit, rath­er than a surplus of agricultural staples. We were fairly on the verge of that condition when the World War gave a temporary and artificial stimulation to agriculture, which ultimately brought disastrous consequences. Even today if in making up our balance sheet we in­cluded our requirements of coffee, tea, sugar and wool, we already have a considerable agricultural deficit. It may not be generally known, but even now we consume more calories of food in this country than we pro­duce. The main reason is that we do not raise near enough sugar. Our only agricultural exports of conse­quence are cotton, meat products, and wheat; and as to the two latter, it must be plain that the scales will shortly turn against us. We shall be not only an agricultural export­ing natioji but in the lives of many who are now among us, we are like­ly to be one of the greatest of agri­cultural buying nations.

"In this lies the assurance to the American farmer that his own fu­ture is secure enough. But he must readjust his methods of production and marketing until he comes with­in sight of the new day.

We must look forward to a long-continuing increase of population. We must realize that our relation­ships with the outside world, already enormously important, will increase in number, complexity and import­ance in their influence on our social structure.

Faith in Organization "We cannot begin too soon to pre­

pare for this future. It may seem contradictory to suggest that in a time when we are embarrassed with surpluses for which markets are not easily to be found. We must begin to plan for exactly opposite condi­tions. But it is not really a contra­diction. The organizations and meth­ods which look to economics and ef­ficiencies in producing and distribu­tion will be equally useful, equally necessary, in either set of circum­stances. To fail in establishing these instruments will commit us to that most inexcusable of economic sins, a deliberate policy of sheer wasteful­ness. And wastefulness, whether in disposing of a surplus or permitting a deficiency, in the end can only re­sult in calamity.

"Finally, you will remember that America has but one great staple product. We till the soil, we op­erate our industries, we develop transportation, we engage in com­merce, we encourage the arts and sciences, but these are only means to an end. They are all carried on in order that America may produce men and women worthy of our standards of citizenship. We want to see them endowed with ability

SUCCESS OF CO^OP BUYING DEPENDENT

ON LARGE VOLUME Real Service Can Be Given If

Farmers Give Co-op All Their Business

In reducing production costs it is just as important that the farmer know how to buy well, as that he know how to produce well, H. B. Babcock, general manager of the Grange League Federation Exchange, told extension men at Ithaca, New York, recently. "Farmers are pay­ing for a tremendous unnecessary overhead simply because they spread their buying power over so many or­ganizations," Mr. Babcock declared.

Mr. Babcock continued discussing the work of the G. L. F., (the New York Farm Bureau,) as follows:

"A co-operative buying organiza­tion such as the G. L. F., can get supplies for farmers at a saving: First, if farmers give it a continuous volume of business so that the in­evitable overhead costs may be spread over a larger tonnage and so plant operations may be contin­uous and therefore economical; sec­ond, if farmers will order volunta­rily, thus reducing order-getting costs; and, third, if they will pool their requirements so their organiza­tion can buy on the market to advan­tage."

Volume Determines Profit Mr. Babcock declared that the suc­

cess of co-operative buying depends on volume and he pointed out that the farmers themselves control this volume. In support of this state­ment he read from the report of the certified public accountant on G. L. F. operations last year, which show­ed that with a $6,000,000 volume of business the Exchange was able to accumulate a surplus of $67,000 and at the same time give its patrons one cent's worth more for every dollar they spent through the Exchange than it had the previous year when it handled only $3,000,000 worth of supplies and finished the year with a deficit.

What Mr. Babcock has to say about the Grange League Federation Exchange business is equally appli­cable to co-operafcve business in Michigan. As Mr. Brody pointed out in his open letter to the membership printed in a recent issue of the Mich­igan Farm Bureau News, our Farm Bureau business departments are es­tablished to render a large volume of service to the members, and the ex­tent to which the members avail themselves of this service is in real­ity the only limiting factor in Farm Bureau service. An increased volume of business done through any of the Farm Bureau business depart­ments or co-operative exchanges means better service and more at­tractive prices. The moral is obvi­ous—Use Your Farm Bureau. If you want Farm Bureau feeds, seeds and other supplies, insist on them when you buy.

Ottawa Co. Member Writes The Secretary

for due

Mr. C. L. Brody, Secy., Michigan State Farm Bureau,

Lansing, Mich. Dear Mr. Brody:

Enclosed please find check $10 for payment of my note November 15, 1924.

I have enjoyed the Michigan Farm Bureau News and hope to be able to do my part in supporting the one real farmers' organization.

I know of some short-sighted farmers that knock their own busi­ness. Hope that they will soon learn the difference between » progressive and a backslider or quitter.

Sincerely, John H. Dreffein.

Orchard Knoll, Spring Lake, Mich., R. 2, Box 106.

The average cost of transporting and marketing a bushel of wheat from Central Canada to Liverpool has been determined at 40 cents a bushel.

and character, with patriotism and religious devotion. We want to see them truly American, while ready and eager to contribute a generous share to world welfare. We want to Bee them honest, industrious and independent, possessed cf all those virtues which arise from an adequate moral and intellectual training, join ed to experience which comes from the open country.*'

Family Orchestra Is Result of Mother's Tireless Work

Lansing's newest orchestra rather hits the top notch in records with its personnel of six people ranging in age from 6 to 16 and all members of one family.

The Clark L. Brody orchestra, named after its paternal sponsor and financial backer and directed by Mrs. Clark L. Brody, recently launched it­self on a very promising looking ca­reer and is being received with the most appreciative kind of attention and delight.

The organization is composed of four daughters and two sons: Viola, 10, who plays the cornet and viola; Marjorie, 15, cello; Beatrice, 14, piano; Carol, 12, violin; Clark, Jr., 10, drums, and Jimmy, 6, cymbals.

Play "Heavy" Numbers One might think Jimmy didn't

count so much because he's such a little fellow, but all doubts vanish when one hears the "Turkish March" from "Ruins of Athens," by Beeth­oven, played by the orchestra. Jimmy just brings the Turks marching right into Athens with a vigor and strength that belies his size, with it all a keen sense of the dramatic element, work­ing up the instruments to portray the rapid approach of the hordes.

La Boheme and William Tell are among the best known "heavy" num­bers the orchestra plays and the young players master the difficult bars with amazing sensitiveness and ability.

The members of the Brody family weren't just gifted with musical tal­ent. Each has had to work and work

. * wm hard to overcome inabilities; to adapt herself and himself to the playing of the different instruments in har­mony and rythm with the others.

Granted all mothers take an in­terest in their children, yet few mothers have the far-seeing vision, persuasive ability and patience to work with their children, especially a whole family of them, drilling and developing each that he may have the fundamentals of art that these children have.

Mother Had Motive Mrs. ( la rk Brody has done this—

not alone because she wanted them to become musicians, and without the slightest idea of ever producing a family orchestra, but with the one big aim to keep her children—"busy, busy, busy," she says, "so busy with something they like to do, so happy to be doing it that they want to do it almost all the time, and so interest­ed in the nicer things of life that they won't have time for mischief."

Every member of the family was first taught to play the piano, then, as their tendency toward various kinds of music became evident, each one was given the instrument he pre­ferred. Mrs. Brody plays the violin and assists her children in their pub­lic work.

Asked what part Mr. Brody played, the director explained that he is fi­nancial backer for the organization. Mr. Brody is manager of the Michi­gan State Farm Bureau.—From the LANSING CAPITAL NEWS.

Saginaw Co. Girl Tells Club Work Experiences

(Cont inued from page 1) Later a Sewing Club was organ­

ized at school. I became a member and during my first year I made a sewing bag and two fudge aprons.

Work in Sewing The second year of my sewing I

was elected secretary of the club. This year we kept notebooks and learned how to clean and press vel­vet and the correct size needles and thread to use. This year I made a blue voile dress, a kimona and a princess slip. Some of my sewing was exhibited at the county !fair and awarded prizes. This year our notebooks were kept, in very good order. We had the different kinds of cotton, wool and silk cloth, the width, prices, and a sample of each kind we could obtain pasted in our notebooks. We also put in patches, darns, seams, hems, correct ways of sewing on buttons, hooks and eyes, and clasps. That year my work was exhibited at Achievement Day at school and at the County Fair.

The fourth year we took up the planning, lighting, interior decorat­ing and furnishing of the home. Each of us drew the plans of our own home, mentioning any improve­ments that would make the home more modern and convenient. For sewing, I made a library scarf, pil­low slips, buffet set, and a pillow. I think club work sewing is my favor­ite. I make all my own clothes and am planning to make my graduation dresses this spring.

In my first year cooking we stud­ied cereals, fruits, vegetables, eggs, milk, beverages and frozen dishes. We performed experiments on starch. At the close of this year's work I was a member of the team that went to the State Fair, to dem­onstrate the making of cottage cheese and various ways of serving it. First place was awarded us.

Helping Other Girls The summer I took my second

year cooking work I was local lead­er for the first year club. I had twelve girls who completed their work on a meal. Much attention was given the menu, arrangement of the table, and the serving of the meal. We also had some very good times. We had a trip to Pine River and a very enjoyable meeting at Watson's grove.

While during my third year work I was again chosen leader; this time my club numbered six. That year we studied meat substitutes, quick breads, cakes with and without fat. cookies and puddings. We also had some very good times this year and finished our season's work with a meal. We made several experiments to find the most suitable methods of preparing tough and tender meat cuts and we made several new kinds of bread. Miss Bullis demonstrated the making of buns and breads and we all learned many variations. This fall I chaperoned two of my club members to the State Fair. They demonstrated the making of baking powder biscuits and peach shortcake, and received first prize.

They also demonstrated at the coun­ty fair and each girl exhibited buns and bread she had made and some prizes were awarded. The girls have completed their work and handed in their notebooks and stories this month. I have enjoyed cooking very much and I have almost decided to take a Home Economics course next year.

I have had eleven years of club work from Avhich I have derived much benefit and have taken two trips to the State Fair and attended Club Week at Lansing. Through my success and enthusiasm, I have been able to interest many of my friends, both boys and girls, in club work.

Kipling Poem Lauds His Michigan "Sons"

Not every state has a railroad sta­tion embalmed in poetry by Rudyard Kipling, Britain's great poet and novelist. Michigan has two of them.

When F. D. Underwood, now head of the Erie, was general manager of the Soo line—short for Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie—he named two little stations in the Up­per Peninsula, Rudyard and Kipling, and sent the famous Englishman word of his Michigan namesakes. Kipling responded with these lines: "Wise is the child who knows his

sire," The ancient proverb ran.

But wiser far the man who knows How, where and when his offspring

grows, For who the mischief would suppose

I've sons in Michigan?

Yet, am I saved from midnight ills That warp the soul of man;

They do not make me walk the floor, Nor hammer at the doctor's door. They deal in wheat and iron ore,

My sons in Michigan.

Oh! Tourist in the Pullman car (By Cook's or Raymond's plan),

Forgive a parent's partial view, But maybe you have children, too, fo let me Introduce to you

My sonsj in Michigan.

Kent Supervisors Solid For Agr'l Education

Grand Rapids, Nov. 10.—The Kent County Board of Supervisors at their annual fall session appropriated $3,-000.00 towards the expense and maintainance of the Kent county agr'l extension work, for the year 1925.

County Agent K. K. Vining gave the supervisors a complete review of the outstanding pieces of work. Forty-one supervisors were present and the vote was unanimous.

PLAN POULTRY SCHOOL A two day poultry school is plan­

ned for Stephenson, Menominee county, probably the first week in December. M. A. C. experts will con­duct the sessions, from 10 a. m., to 3.30 p. m.

POUND OF PORK EVERY 7 MINUTES

International Exhibit Shows Astounding Record of

Illinois Farm

Chicago. Nov. 2 6.—A pound of pork every seven minutes is the rec­ord of a quarter-section Corn Belt hog farm on which actual figures were kept for a year by the United States Department of Agriculture in co-operation with the University of Illinois. The operations on this farm and the plans of cropping and feed­ing have been used as the basis for an exhibit which is being shown at the International Livestock Exposi­tion at Chicago, November 29 to De­cember 7.

The principal crops grown on the farm were corn, oats and soybeans, very little feed being purchased and much of the oats being marketed as grain. During the year 78,700 pounds of hogs were marketed, which was a little more than a pound of pork produced every seven minutes during the entire year. The outstanding reasons for the success of this farmer, who did most of the work himself, are given as follows: Convenient arrangement, enabling the owner to care for the pigs with little labor; well balanced rations producing gains withous waste; and continuous use of fresh pasture pro­viding cheap feed and keeping the hogs in excellent condition.

Cull Peaches Marketed By Packing For Bakers

Considerable quantities of peaches in Niagara county, N. Y., are used for barreling with sugar. The stock is of second quality, not very suit­able for regular market. The peach­es are stoned, peeled by ax strong caustic solution, put up in about one-fourth their weight in sugar, and sold by the barrel, mostly to bakers. One plant in Lockport puts up about 10,000 pounds per day, using chiefly culls that in most seasons would go to waste.

A Valuable Discovery for Peach Growers

"The Hale peach has become very popular as a com­mercial variety, because of its good size, appearance, qual­ity and ability to stand shipment. It has proven very popular in many sections of the country, but in Michigan it had the habit of producing a lot of small fruit which never matured.

"This was a problem, until this year, when Professor Gardner, of M. A. C , tried out some tests, including prun­ing and cross-pollination. The work on cross-pollination is what proved to be the solution of the problem. It is shown very convincingly on the Hale tree on the J. «L Barden place near SOUTH HAVEN that that variety is self-sterile. In some cases, clusters of over 150 buds were sacked so they would have to fertilize themselves, and not in one instance did fruit develop. But where the blossoms were pollenizert by pollen from the Elbert*, Kalamazoo or SOUTH HAVEN, the results were very satisfactory. The pollen from these three varieties gave better results than that from other varieties.

"As the Kalamazoo is not as good a market peach as the Elberta, it need not be included in the list. But this exper­iment seems to indicate that the ideal combinaion for the commercial peach grower are alternate rows of Elberta, Hale and SOUTH HAVEN peaches. These three varieties ar unexcelled for market purposes, and with Elbertas or SOUTH HAVENS set close to the Hales, good fertilization of that variety is assured.

"The results of this experiment are so evident that If one has had the trouble referred to with the Hale peach, he can feel sure that the interplanting of the other varieties will solve the problem."—From the MICHIGAN FARMER, Issue of August 23, 1924.

Note portions above which are emphasized We are the introducers and sole propagators of the SOUTH HAVEN peach. The genuine can only be secured from us. Drop us a card, for history and valuable information about this hardiest of all commercial sorts.

THE GREENING NURSERY COMPANY Monroe, Michigan

Born 1850 - : - Still Growing Vi

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OUR CLEANING PRICES Cartage _ 3c per bu. ('leaning seed free from buekhorn 80c per bu. Cleaning seed containing buckborn 80c per bu. (leaning over Centrifugal Mill for removal of thistle,

pigeon grass or mustard 80 per bu. Cleaning, scarifying and rccleaning alfalfa and hulled

sweet clover 40c per bu. Cleaning and scarifying unhulled sweet clover

40c per bu. plus actual time required for bulling at $1.25 per hour.

We are in the market for seed and will be glad to make you an offer. We also offer a consignment ser­vice, selling the seed whenever the owner indicates. Re­turns will be prompt. All seed in the Farm Bureau warehouse is fully covered by insurance and watchman protection. Write us.

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TRUE ECONOMY IS REFLECTED

In Buying Good Clothes Quality Service Fairly Priced

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

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.

* Let us tailor your next suit to your individual measure and you will be convinced that we are showing you Merchandise of Merit for Less.

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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.

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FOT'R M T C H I f i . W F \ R M B F B E \ V X E W S NOVEMBER 2 8 , 1924

MICHIGAN CROP REPORTS SHOW

UPS AND DOWNS Potato Yield Is Tremendous;

Clover Seed Lightest In Years

Producers Man Analyzes ! Eastern Lamb Market

* Shows East Is Doing Better

By Shippers Than Chicago

MOST CROPS DID WELL

Cold Season and Frost Was Rough on Fruit

Growers

Rf YKHNK H. CHURCH I . s . Crops Es t imator , Lans ing, Mich

The growing season of 19 24 ter­minated for t he g r e a t e r part of the Sta te , on October 21-23, when the first general ki l l ing frost occurred. No twi ths tand ing the backwardness of the season and s lowness in matur ­ing, all main crops except corn, clo­ver seed and sugar beets are above the average in yield per acre. Frui t g rowers suffered more general ly than grain fa rmers this year as ap­ples, peaches and pears were only par t ia l crops.

Torn crop cor responden ts repor t an ave rage yield of 27 bu. per acre , or a total crop of 4."),981,000 bush­els as compared with a yield of 34.5 bushels per acre and a total produc­tion of 88.L67.000 bushels last year . For ty- two per cent of the crop th is year is repor ted to be of merchan t ­able quali ty as compared with 73 per cent last year. Only about 50 pet* cent of the crop is being husked .

The nat ional crop was more than one-half billion bushels less than was produced last year .

Po ta toes Al though Michigan growers p lant ­

ed about 12 per cent less acreage than the average of the last ten years , t he produc t ion indicated a m o u n t s to 38,227,000 bushels . This crop has only been exceeded twice, in 1909 and in 1914. The large pro­duct ion is due to the h igh average yield of 127 bushels per acre . The qual i ty is ra ted a t 91 per cent, being four per cent above the average . It is es t imated tha t 61 per cent of the crop will be shipped out of the coun­ties where grown. The na t ional crop is 454,119,000 bushels . This is the largest crop on record, al­though less than a mill ion bushels over the bumper crop of 1922.

Ilea ns Eighty-four per cent of the total

ac reage of beans in Michigan this year was planted to smal l whi tes , 4 per cent to large whites , 10 per cent to red kidneys, and 2 per cent to soys, l imas and o thers .

Clover Seed Much of the clover seed crop av­

erages l ight. The ac reage is esti­mated at 85,000 as compared with 105,000 last year a n d 150,000 two years ago. The indicated yield is 1.2 bushels per acre , giving a to ta l product ion of 102,000 bushels as aga ins t 147,000 in 1923 and 240,-000 in 1922. The qual i ty is ra ted at 86 per cent.

The tota l crop of t h e United Sta tes is es t imated at 817,000 bushels , be­ing genera l ly l ight t h r o u g h o u t the count ry . Last yea r ' s crop was I , . 233,000 and that of 1922, 1,887,000 bushels .

Test weight of g r a i n s : The aver ­age weight per measu red bushel of win te r wheat th is year is found to bo 59.5 pounds ; sp r ing wheat , 58.0 pounds ; oats , 33.8 pounds , and bar­ley, 48.4 pounds , all be ing decidedly above the average .

Sugar Beets T h e condi t ion of t h e suga r beet

crop on November 1 was 83 per cent as compared with 90 per cent one year ago. The beets a re averag ing smal le r in size than usual but possess a good suga r content . The tota l pro­duct ion is es t imated at 7,157,000 tons.

F r u i t s The harves t ing of t he apple crop

has been completed and is e s t ima ted at 7,333,000 bushels , o r 44 per cent of a full crop. The qua l i ty is ra ted a t 67 per cent, 12 per cent below last y e a r a n d 10 per cent below t h e ten-year average .

I i \ JAMES F. ROBERTS s h e e p Salesman, Buffalo Producers

Co-op Comm. Ass'n Buffalo, Nov. 17. The quest ion is

being asked again this y e a r — w h a t is the ma t t e r with I he eas tern lamb m a r k e t ? Why has their top been genera l l j a round $13.50 with Chi­cago and western points general ly a round $14? This is a n a t u r a l ques­tion for i ue producer .

In the first place, the ave rage man lays ent i re ly too little s t ress on the word " t o p ' ' and what it implies. On the eas tern m a r k e t s the tops of a given bulk of lambs is not the same type, weight, quali ty and yieid-

! ing lambs, especially in the fall, as the so-called western top lambs.

Sal ' sinan Help Growers Eas tern lambs especially this year,

with a very large percentage of the eas te rn country having an unusual ly good grass and roifghage crop, have run with an except ional ly long, over­weight end. This the average sales­man on the E a s t e r n marke t has re ­fused to recognize, whereas the pack­er who kills and sells these l ambs is i 'oned to recognize it. Therefore , the packer mus t , of necessity, buy t h e genera l r u n of eas te rn m a r k e t lambs which car ry at least some overweight l ambs a t a price which will sa t is factor i ly compete wi th t h e western lamb, which does not ca r ry this heavy end in the i r tops.

A Paper Top Of course, if the eas tern sa lesmen

would sort out these overweight lambs and sell them at a lower price, then the packer would be in a posi­tion to pay a price which would look in line for the so-called " t o p " lambs . So it can be readi ly seen tha t had the eas t e rn sa lesmen, pa r ­t icular ly this year , sor ted in such a m a n n e r as to ma in t a in a top price which would appea r on paper to be in line with t h e western m a r k e t , they would have h a d to sort so se­verely t h a t the p roducer in tha coun­try would not have net ted riear as much for his l ambs th is season as he has by the m a r k e t , which has ap­peared to be out of l ine on a paper basis. This h a s been especial ly borne out by t h e fact t h a t most of the eas te rn m a r k e t s have had per i ­ods of ex t r eme depress ions on no t overly heavy rece ip ts for t he s im­ple reason t h a t the packer would r a t h e r buy uni form, h a n d y l ambs a t a h igher price in the west, also pay­ing the increase in freight t han to purchase the eas te rn lambs, as sor t ­ed, even at the lower price. A na t ­ura l p roceeding for any p a c k e r — purely a m a t t e r of dol lars and cents .

East Has Averaged Bet ter This packe r s ' movement of pass­

ing up the eas te rn m a r k e t l amb this fall and going to the west for the i r supply even in spi te of the dif­ference in price, coupled with the big demand for wes tern feeding lambs has t h rown all the advan tage toward the wes t e rn m a r k e t s . Even so it bea r s out t h a t the quest ion " W h a t is the m a t t e r with the eas tern m a r ­

kets th is fa l l" is an e r ror , and tha ' the eas te rn lambs , weight and qua l ­ity considered, have been br ing ing the eas te rn producer more money than the wes tern producer ha s re ­ceived for h is ; and it mus t be t rue or the packer would not al low the eas te rn lambs to accumula t e on the marke t when sel l ing a r o u n d $13.50 and go west and purchase lambs at $14.00. This a d v a n t a g e to the east ­ern producer , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the difference in top price, ha s been g rea t e r th is year than in a n u m b e r of years pas t .

least 's T u r n is Coming This br ings to mind t h e posit ion

which the eas te rn lamb feeder faces this year . Apparen t ly he is facing a very bad condit ion when it looks as if he must buy his feeders in the west on a $14 top m a r k e t and sell them on a $13.50 marke t . This has been t rue up to the p resen t t ime , due to no o the r reason than tha t fin­ished, r ight weight and good fed lambs have not yet s t a r t ed to come to the eas te rn m a r k e t s . While t he r e have been some fed l ambs marke t ed they have been disposed of too soon and have not been the kind or flesh l ambs tha t would br ing a sa t is fac­tory price unde r any condi t ion. This l a t t e r condit ion cannot possibly con­t inue when the wes te rn fed lambs oegin to come finished, fat and r ight , for t he s imple reason t h a t no packer can pass by t h e eas t e rn mar ­ke ts and go into the wes te rn m a r ­ke t and buy even a t t he s a m e price, t h e s a m e qual i ty and kind l amb, t h a t he could pu rchase in the Eas t because he could not on the eas te rn dressed m a r k e t compete wi th the m a n who is ge t t ing the eas t e rn l ambs on ac­count of sh r ink , f re ight r a t e , etc. , and it is necessary t h a t every packer buy his l ambs a t a price a t which he can sell them and compete with every o ther packer or he must , of necessi ty, fail.

The heavy or overweight l amb is genera l ly a misunders tood factor in t h e count ry . A good m a n y produc­ers feel t h a t it is an over e s t ima ted form of p ressure used by the packer to reduce t h e i r costs . The re is a l ­ways a demand for some few heavy, dressed l ambs on the eas te rn m a r ­ke t s but th is is l imited largely to hote ls , r e s t a u r a n t s , etc. When , as th is fall, so m a n y heavy l a m b s a r e marke t ed , a b roade r out le t m u s t be] created and only price reduct ion will t empt t h e a v e r a g e consumer This , I know from my own personal experience on the New York dressed m a r k e t .

In shor t , t he eas te rn l amb m a r k e t only appea r s to be out of l ine. It is not, and it cannot be out of l ine over any period of t ime on the same kind, qual i ty and weight l ambs .

FARM PRODUCTS STANDARDIZATION

IS COMING FAST Federal Grades and Inspection

Service Wins Favor With Growers

Washing ton , Nov. 2 6 . — S t a n d a r d ­ization of farm products is rapidly a t t a i n i n g na t iona l and in t e rna t iona l impor tance , declares the U. S. Dep't of Agr i cu l tu re . Federa l g r a d e s a re now ava i lab le for 30 k inds of fruits and vegetables , one or more of which g r a d e s have been adop ted by 25 s ta tes for use in i n t r a s t a t e as well as i n t e r s t a t e commerce .

The U. S. cert if icate as to g r ade is t h e g rower ' s protect ion aga ins t his sh ipment beint; th rown down on the o ther end on the whim of t h e buyer as "no t up to g r a d e . " T h e U. S. cert i f icate is evidence of t he first impor t ance in any cour t . I t holds the buyer to his cont rac t . T h e buy­er may secure an inspect ion a t des­t ina t ion by U. S. men . If t h e first inspection is upheld, the buyer must pay for t h e inspection. Should the inspect ion show the goods below the g r ade cert if ied, the cont rac t is off, but t he g rower has s o m e t h i n g to work on in checking back on the hand l ing of his product .

EDITOR'S N O T E — I t is in t e res t ­ing to observe t h a t the Buffalo P r o -producers Co-operat ive Commission Ass'n sheep and l amb rece ip ts for the past few weeks have been 4 5 per cent of t h e to ta l sheep receipts on tha t m a r k e t . Mr. Rober t s , in hand l i ng more sheep than any o the r m a n in Buffalo, ought to be in a p re t ty good posi t ion to k n o w the facts on the m a r k e t .

Market Conditions As Reported by the Michigan Elevator Exchange

W H E A T - - W i t h t h e approach of Dec. which .Usually is a very dul l mon th , f a rmers as a ru le a r e se l l ing w h e a t to meet Chr i s tmas and tax money. The t r a d e r s a lso consider De­cember to be one of the la rges t de­livery m o n t h s of cont rac t whea t , t he r e being over ninety-five million bushels in the visible supply as of December 1st. The t rend of t h e m a r k e t for th is mon th will depend largely upon how well the t r ade will t ake th i s whea t . After December is out of the way we expect to see bet­ter prices t han we have had in t h e past . We will not be surpr i sed to see May wheat sell in Chicago from $1.75 to $1.80.

R Y E — T h i s g ra in h a s h a d a sen­sat ional advance in the past six

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months . The fu ture prices a r e all governed by the a m o u n t of bus iness t h a t is done with the expor t e r s , as our mil lers in the United S ta te s do not consume a n y w h e r e near the bulk of this rye. We do not find f a rmer s feeding rye th is yea r as they did last , which adds a l i t t le more to the ac tua l sh ippipg tonnage .

CORN—Corn m a r k e t will p robab­ly be p re t ty dull d u r i n g the mon th of December. We still believe corn will sell a t cons iderable h igher prices after t he t u r n of the year .

OATS—Oats a r e usualy inf luenc­ed by the corn m a r k e t . The demand for cash oats now is very poor and probably will cont inue so t h roughou t th i s mon th . . B E A N S — T h e bean m a r k e t con­t inues with downward t rend , due largely to the fact t h a t t he beans a re such l ight pickers t h a t they a re pu t on the m a r k e t in less t han half t he t ime they a re in o rd ina ry years . According to best in format ion we can get , the re was a l a rge r move­ment of beans in October th is year t han last , in spi te of us hav ing a smal le r crop. F a r m e r s will p rob aby m a r k e t qu i te a few beans in De cember to ge t Chr i s tmas and tax money and December being a na t ura l ly dull m o n t h , we would expect to see beans sell pe rhaps a l i t t le low­er until af ter the t u r n of t h e year , when we should have cons iderable be t te r prices.

Clean Cattle Found To Mean Clean Hogs

Records kep t on 75,000 head of hogs s l augh te red by a pack ing com­pany in Iowa in five yea r s ' t ime , al l of which had been raised a n d hau l ed from within fifteen miles of the p lan t , showed the decline in the n u m b e r of hogs affected with tuber ­culosis to be in propor t ion to the de­cline in the disease a m o n g t h e ca t t le of the same t e r r i to ry . F o r five years , 1919 to 1923 , inclusive, a g r e a t deal of work in e rad ica t ing the d isease from the ca t t le in the t e r r i t o ry w a s conducted, un t i l t h e d isease a m o n g the cat t le has now been reduced a l ­most to the van i sh ing point .

Guaranteed 35°/oCarbonates East mon th 8 unprof i tab le cows were sold from he rds of South Me­nominee cow tes t ing ass 'n .

Gas Tax Battle Lines Forming for 1925 Fight

(Continued from page 1) ho h a d boon v e r y f a v o r a b l e t o a g a s o l i n e t a x l evy b e c a u s e i t g a v e M i c h i g a n s o m e m e t h o d of co l l e c t ­i n g t a x e s f r o m t o u r i s t s w h o u s e OUT r o a d s .

T h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e c o m e s f r o m a c o u n t y w h i c h is in t h e m a i n l ino of t h e h e a v i e s t t o u r i s t t r a f f i c a n d h e is q u o t e d in t h e a r t i c l e r e f e r r e d t o a s s a y i n g t h a t f o u r o u t of e v e r y five a u t o m o b i l e s u s i n g t h e r o a d s of t h a t o o u n i y a r e f r o m o u t s i d e t h e s t a t e a n d t h a t t h e s e m a c h i n e s c a u s e t h e g r e a t e r p a r t of t h e w e a r a n d t e a r o n the r o a d s a n d u n d e r p r e s e n t c o n d i t i o n s p a y n o t h i n g t o w a r d t h e u p k e e p . If t h i s s t a t e ­m e n t of f a c t s ho t r u e , w h y a b a n ­d o n t h e ^ a s t a x for a n y w e i g h t t a x levy w h i c h w o u l d let t h e t o u r i s t s go sco t f r e e a n d f o r c e t h e e n t i r e b u r d e n on t h e M i c h i g a n e a r o w n ­e r s .'

One-Third of t h e T r u t h As an example of t he f ran t ic ef­

forts of gas tax foes to inf luence the public mind in Michigan, it migh t be noted t h a t the Detroit Automobi le Club r ecen t ly issued a bul le t in mak­ing much of t h e fact t h a t in t h e in­dus t r i a l state1 of Massachuse t t s the proposi t ion for a gasoline tax was defeated by t h e voters , Nov. 4. Th i s bul le t in ab.-olutely failed to ment ion t h a t in two o t h e r s ta tes , Minnesota and Missouri , t h e voters a t t h e s a m e election approved cons t i tu t iona l a m e n d m e n t s provid ing for a gaso­line tax for h ighway f inancing pur­poses. Thus , by tel l ing merely one-th i rd of the full facts the gas tax enemies would mislead the Michigan public. The t r u t h is t h a t the gas tax is becoming more and m o r e pop­ular , and the only not iceable change in s t a t e legis lat ion with reference to it is t h a t add i t iona l s t a t e s a r e en­act ing th is type of legis la t ion and those a l r eady having very smal l gas taxes a r e from t ime to t i m e seeing fit to ra ise t he a m o u n t of t h e levy per gallon, t h u s proving t h a t they a r e convinced as to the fa i rness of the system a n d i ts sa t is factory op­era t ion .

It is difficult to answer the in­s is tent d e m a n d s coming in a t S ta te F a r m Bureau h e a d q u a r t e r s a s to what will be the a t t i t ude of t h e Ex­ecutive b ranch of the s t a te govern­ment du r ing t h e coming session. Michigan's Chief Execut ive h a s nev­er gone sled length in his endorse ­men t of a two-cent gasoline tax , but has indicated from t ime to t ime t h a t he migh t approve such a m e a s u r e if he were convinced as to its necessi ty. However, considerable s ignif icance is a t t ached by cer ta in poli t ical ob­servers to the fact tha t one of Lieu-tenant-Governor-e lect Geo. Welsh ' s newspapers t h e " G r a n d Rap ids Chronic le ," dec lares t h a t Michigan requ i res no gas tax because it "does not need the money . "

The Grand Rapids Hera ld in dis­cussing the Chronicle ' s a r t i c le com­men t s :

"Th i s s t a t e m e n t lacks n o t h i n g but the t r u t h to m a k e it highly impor t ­an t . We have now exhaus ted our $50,000,000 road bonds. We mus t have a subs t an t i a l s ink ing fund to amor t i ze them — a fund toward which we scarcely have s t a r t ed . Wi th no bonds to fall back on we m u s t (and should) pay as we go in fu ture cons t ruc t ion—and the re is sti l l a t r emendous cons t ruc t ion p r o g r a m pending. The s t a t e still owes the count ies some seven mil l ions of un­paid dol lars in ' road r ewards . ' If these contempla t ions do not spell a 'need for money ' t hen San ta Claus has been elected Governor . As a m a t t e r of rea l i ty , however, t h e r e is no Chr i s tmas t r ee in the execut ive offices, and we shal l be very much su rpr i sed if Governor Groesbeck himself does no t point out in his th i rd i naugura l message the need for a new system of h ighway f inancing.

" W h e n the Governor m a k e s his r ecommenda t ions , we shal l l is ten wi th respect because Mr. Groesbeck has a super la t ive ly efficient g rasp upon Michigan 's genera l h ighway problem, but we shal l be d i sappoin t ­ed if h e exclusively emphas izes a 'weight tax ' in the subs t i tu ted h igh­way p rog ram which is inevi table . As a basic e l emen t in equ i ty—even if

dismissed a s a souree of new! funds—the 'gas tax ' (va l ida ted by '

M" Fien< e of B) should I have cons ide ra t ion . "

Other polit ical observers a r e at- ; t empt ing to a t tach probable undue signif icance to the r e m a r k s of Mich­igan ' s governor at the conference of governors recent ly held in Jackson­ville, F lo r ida . A press d ispatch com­ment ing on Governor Groesbeck 's r e m a r k s at t ha t mee t ing , dec la red :

"Governor Groesbeck of Michigan believed it was not so much a mat­ter of forms of taxat ion t h a t inter­e s t e d - t h e people of t he var ious s ta tes . On the con t ra ry , they had ju s t a b o u t concluded t h a t ' t h e more forms of taxat ion, t he m o r e money will be spent . ' The more impor t an t problem facing s t a te officials, the Michigan governor t hough t , w a s to ' s tabi l ize gove rnmen t expendi tu res . Keep expenses within r eason and if th is is done I do not believe we will have much t rouble with t h e k ind of taxat ion to be levied. ' "

It is h a r d to say w h e t h e r or not Governor Groesbeck had t h e gas tax in mind when mak ing th is s t a t emen t . It is i n t e r e s t ing to observe t h a t it was a t t h i s mee t ing t h a t Governor Henry L. Whitfield of Mississippi pleaded, " P l a c e the tax burden where it can best be b o r n e . "

It is qu i te evident t ha t t he m a t t e r of h ighway f inance will be one of the o u t s t a n d i n g problems confront­ing Michigan l a w m a k e r s when they assemble for t h e 1925 session. It is common knowledge t h a t the last of the funds from the sale of the $50,-000,000 h ighway bond issue will be requi red to complete the road build­ing p rog ram a l r eady au thor ized by the Sta te Admin i s t r a t i ve Board .

While th is p r o g r a m was all a u t h ­orized for 1924, it is qu i t e apparen t t h a t all of the cons t ruc t ion work in th is p rogram cannot be completed th is year . However , t h e fact re ­mains t h a t all of t he bond money will be requi red to comple te the road bui ld ing p rog ram a l r eady au tho r i z ­ed, and the h ighway d e p a r t m e n t is ho ld ing its fu ture p lans and pro­g r a m s in abeyance unt i l t h e legisla­t u r e meets and decides upon the m a t t e r of a p e r m a n e n t policy in h ighway f inancing for t he s ta te . In view of th is fact, the a r g u m e n t of in­te res t s opposed to the gas tax tha t we do no t need the money, cer ta in­ly is g round less .

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LIVESTOCK

GUERNSEY BULLS, ADVANCE REG-ister Breeding. Tuberculin tested. Pric­ed reasonable. Glenn Clark, Eau Claire, Mich. 12-26-24

HOLSTEI.V HEIFERS FOR SALE. One and two years old. Registered, and T. B. tested. Dams four years in cow test association. Price, from $50 to $100 each. G. W. Wheeler & Son, Parma, Mich. 12-11-24

QUALITV DUROC BOARvS AND GILTS. Best blood lines. Reasonable price. Write U. Wells, Pokagon, Mich., Cass Co.

12-11-21

P O U L T R Y

WHITTAKER'S RHODE ISLAND RED COCKERELS, Michigan's Greatest Col­or and Egg Strain, bred from fifteen gen­erations of Winter Layers, will increase your Color and Production. Both Combs. Catalog free. Interlakes Farm, Box B, Lawrence, Mich. 11-28-24.

MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALE—CEDAR - FENCE POSTS, poles, lath, vineyard stakes. Albert Schmidt, Hillman. Mich., R-l. 2-28-25

BREEDERS' DIRECTORY

UanfnrAo Re&- Cows with Calves by side neiClUniSf o r s a ] e V\ar\ C XlnOartv TlaA Axe, Huron Co.

Earl C. McCarty, Bad 8-15-25

Shropshire Rams of the Wooly Type Registered and Priced Right

Dan Booher. Evart, Mich.. R-4

Why Your Stock Should Go the Co-op W a y -

The f a r m e r s ' own co-op commission houses a t Detro i t and Eas t Buffalo a r e ge t t ing f a rmer s be t t e r r e t u r n s .

Y o u r own exper ienced and conscient ious sa lesmen sell your stock to t h e best advan ­t a g e a n d you benefi t . More than t h a t , — t h e co-ops a re sav­ing money on low ope ra t i ng costs a n d they p ro - ra te it back to your a s s ' n !

Drovers and old-l ine com­mission men can ' t live on no th ing . They f igure a good l iving out of the i r sh ipp ing prof i ts .

You can real ize t h a t profit yourself, and why n o t ? Your co-op organiza t ion ca r r i e s your stuff c lear to t h e packer ' s h a n d s and you get all it b r ings . Our sa lesmen a r e the best in t h e bus iness . Sh ip your stock to t h e —

Mich. Livestock Exch. at Detroit

Prod. Co-op. Com. AM'D at Eaat Buffalo

Many Will Profit Through Big Dairy ^Alfalfa

Campaign

Coldwater , Nov. 2G. — Branch county is to have a ser ies of 65 dairy and alfalfa meet ings Dec. 4 to 13th, four in each township. They a r e to be held in fa rmers ' barns , each meet­ing so located t h a t no one will have to come more t han four miles to t ake it in. The p rogram is ar ­r anged so tha t several mee t ings will be held each day. Special ists from the M. A. ('. dairy and farm crops dep ' t s will discuss everyday prob­

lems of alfalfa product ion from the s tandpoin t of fert i l i ty, l iming, secd-iug. curing and feeding pract ice. The dairy men will discuss feeding me th ­ods, balancing ra t ions , cow tes t ing ass 'ns and bull a s s ' n s . These mee t ­ings will be especial ly va luable to the farmer mi lk ing from 4 to 14 cows or the fa rmer who is looking for some good, cheap , l eguminous hay. Time and place of the var ious mee t ings will be announced locally. County Agent ('. W. Andrews is m a n a g i n g the meet ings .

HOW HENRY LUMBERS On Henry Ford ' s t imber holdings

no t r e e u n d e r 12 inches in d i ame te r is cu t ; accumula ted brush is burned to prevent forest f i res ; scraps, chips and shavings at h is sawmill a re fed into wood dis t i l la t ion p lan ts and 34 va luable by-produc ts a r e recovered from the 350 tons of sc raps daily.

Ask for N-C Salt You want a salt t h a t won ' t ha rden . N-C

(non-cak ing) Salt never does because i t is made from a n a t u r a l b r ine , not from rock sal t .

Dis t r ibu ted and r ecommended by t h e Michigan Sta te F a r m B u r e a u t h r o u g h local co-operat ive ass 'ns . Ask for it. All g rades .

M' All sizes.

SAGINAW SALT PRODUCTS COMPANY SAGINAW, MICHIGAN

GET MORE EGGS by

Feeding What's In The Egg T h a t ' s sound logic and eggs a re up. No combina t ion of g ra ins

a lone is an economical egg fo rming feed. 100 lbs. o rd ina ry g ra in r a t ions p roduce 224 yolks and only 154 whi tes . Hens need prote in to produce whi tes .

Farm Bureau Poultry Feeds completely meet t h e laying hen ' s r e q u i r e m e n t s by furn ish ing the k inds and a m o u n t s of pro te in hens need to keep egg pro­duct ion up. Our public fo rmula assures you of the i r h igh qual i ty . Ask your co-op for MICHIGAN B U T T E R M I L K

EGG MASH Protein 20%, Fiber 7%

Fat 4% Corn Meal 400 Oat Flour 400 Wheat Bran 400 Wheat Mids. (white) 360 Meat Meal 300 Dried Buttermilk 100 Salt 20 Calcium Carbonate 20

lbs.

MICHIGAN EGG MASH

I'lutein 2 1 % , Fiber 7% Fat 4»4%

Corn Meal 100 lbs. Oat Flour 400 " Wheat Bran 400 ' Wheat Mid. (white) 400 " Meat Meal 360 " Salt 20 " Calcium Carbonate 20 ': 2,000 lbs. 2,0fl0 lbs.

W e offer a full l ine of public formula Michigan Scra tch Feeds and Chick Feeds . Ask your n e a r e s t co-operat ive Ass 'n . In 100 lbs. sacks .

MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU Purchasing Department

Lansing Michigan

Why Farmers Like Michigan Milkmaker

Farmers with milk to sell like Michigan Milkmaker, the Farm Bureau's 24% protein dairy ration.

As feeders they know that good feeds, properly balanced and with the right variety of proteins, will get the milk and produce it economically. Milkmaker does that. It 's public formula, listing the milk making ingredients pound for pound tells why. Its cost is very reasonable. Below is the ingredient formula for Milkmaker and the reason each in­gredient is in the feed:

5 0 0 lbs . Gluten Feed because it is a h igh ly diges t ib le combinat ion milk a n d fat p roduc ing feed.

2 6 0 lbs . 4 3 % Cot tonseed Meal , a very h igh ly diges t ib le pro te in milk p roduc ing feed.

2 4 0 lbs. Old Process Linseed Meal because in add i t ion to being a h igh pro te in mi lk p roduc ing feed, i t keeps t h e cow in good physical condi t ion. It ac ts as a laxat ive , tones t h e digestive sys tem and gives t h e cow a sleek coat of ha i r .

2 0 0 lbs. Corn Dis t i l le rs Gra ins , t he most easi ly d iges ted, pa la tab le , high pro te in milk p roduc ing gra in ob ta inab le . I t is r ich in v i t amines .

2 0 0 lbs. S t a n d a r d W h e a t B r a n , in addi t ion to be ing a good source of p ro te in , it adds bulk to the ra t ion and helps to keep the cow in good physical condi t ion.

140 lbs. Yellow Hominy, an appet iz ing , f a t t en ing feed which keeps t h e cow in good flesh. It s to res a n i m a l fat in the cow's sys tem which will be conver ted in to bu t t e r fat.

100 lbs. S t a n d a r d W h e a t Midds, an economical source of prote in a n d has a d v a n t a g e s s imi la r to those of b r an .

100 lbs. Cane Molasses, because it helps m a k e Milk­m a k e r pa la tab le , s t imu la t e s t he flow of digest ive ju ices a n d keeps the cow's d iges t ive sys tem in perfect o rde r .

100 lbs. Ground Oats , because it is a dependab le and economical feed which adds bulk to the ra t ion a n d gives vigor to the cow.

100 lbs . 4 0 % P e a n u t Meal, because it con ta ins necessary pro te ins lacking in some o the r ing red ien t s , a lso for i ts ve ry p leasant tas te a n d high digest ibi l i ty .

2 0 lbs. Salt , because it seasons the ra t ion, a ids in bui ld­ing up s t rong bones, is an appe t izer and p r o m o t e s a n d assis ts the act ion of the digest ive fluids.

20 lbs. Calcium Carbona te , because it is posi t ively need­ed in milk. W i t h o u t it in t h e feed t h e cow mus t d r a w on her own skeleton for l ime sal ts . Calcium c a r b o n a t e bui lds the cow's f rame work , a n d enables her to p roduce a s t r o n g hea l thy calf.

2 0 lbs. of Steanied Bonemeal , the best source of phos­phorous for developing s t rong bone in both cow a n d calf. Phosphorous is an i m p o r t a n t e l ement in milk . I t s p resence in the feed m a k e s t h e pro te ins more digest ible .

Michigan Milkmaker, fed half and half with ground oats, is a perfectly balanced ration. This ration fed at the rate of one pound to 4 lbs. of milk furnishes ample protein to produce S^% milk. With higher test milk, increase the Milkmaker.

260 Michigan co-ops handle Milkmaker. Ask your man­ager to supply you.

Purchasing Department

MICIICAN STATE FARM BUREAU, Lansing, Michigan

MICHIGAN

Milkmaker