Vol. 37, No. 1 31th Y r J u y I, 1959

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EDITORIAL

At the American Farm Bureau.

CLARK L. BRODYCounsel on Public Affairs for Michigan Farm Bureau

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...When President Charles Shuman called the 40thannual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Fed..eration to order December 9, around 4,000 FarmBureau people were seated in Boston SymphonyHall.

On the 60 foot stage at his right stood a 10 footfigure of a Minuteman. At his left, an imposingstatue of the Goddess of Liberty beckoned us toperpetuate our great heritage.

Boston, the birthplace of American liberty, wasan appropriate setting for the American Farm Bu .reau Federation, an 'outstanding exponent of indi .vidual freedom.

Farm Bureau families comprising this great as"sembly from all of our 48 states constituted ana'"tionwide demonstration of"the influence and powerof the Farm Bureau.

I appreciated this more than ever when the dele...gates unanimously reaffirmed the Farm Bureauphilosophy that:

"America's unparalleled progress is based on thefreedom and dignity of the individual, initiative and ~equal opportunity sustained by our faith in God andour basic moral and ethical values. The true meas ...ure of a nation is found in the kind of people it hasas citizens.

"The full realization of man's dreams as en-visioned 9Y 'our founding fathers can only beachieved if each individual assumes active respon ...sibility for the maintenance and strengthening ofthe principles upon which our Republic was found ...ed, and vigorously 'opposes all programs and pol..icies which erode the very foundation of our Amer ...ican system.

"That the centralization 9£ power and authorityin the Federal Government, the movement to social...ize America, the apathy of the American peopletoward this trend, and the apparent lack of respon ...sibility on the part of individual citizens are amongthe greatest dangers threatening our Republic andour system of competitive enterprise.

"We believe ~ the right of every man· tochoose his own occupation; to be rewarded ac-cording to his productive contribution to so-ciety; and to save, invest, and spend or conveyto his heirs his earnings as he chooses.

"The principles of our competitive enterprise sys .tern derive from and are consistent with our relig .ious values and the highest goals that mankindseeks. Through this system the American peoplehave produced abundant goods and services and pro .vided widespread educational advantages and relig .ious opportunties."

There was no disagreement or wavering on thesefundamentals. It was merely how they could bestated most effectively.

Previous to the AFBF annual meeting the pres ...idents of the 48 State Farm Bureaus review andconsolidate the recommendations from the state or...ganizations into a tentative national program.

Walter Wightman, our State Farm Bureau pres ..ident, served on this committee.

This program is submitted to the annual con.•vention for approval, amendment or rejection. Itthen becomes the official policy of the AFBF untilchanged or replaced' by a later convention.

The discussion of the resolutions by the delegatesfrom all sections of the nation reveal an accuratecross-section of rural opinion and interest. It isthrough debate and give..and-take on the many is..sues that differences are harmonized into a unified,workable program for the AFBF.

Michigan Farm Bureau President Walter Wight ...man, Vice President Robert Smith, and DirectorsWard Hodge, Blaque Knirk, Allen Rush, and Her-bert Fierke served as our voting delegates and par-

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Michigan Was First to Make AWALTER WIGHTMAN (left),~~-----__:_-------------- _

president of Michigan Farm Bu-reau, is shown receiving from Marten GarnPresident Charles Shuman theAmerican Farm Bureau's Awardfor membership gain in 1958.

Michigan was the first state toreach the goal set by AFBF.Thirty of 48 state Farm Bureauspassed their 1958 goals. Thepresentation of awards was atthe national convention at Bostonin December.

Goal in 1958

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Ta Vaccination forAll School Ohildren

Marten Garn of Charlotte was New members on the councilelected chairman of the adminis- are Walter W. Wightman, Fenn-.rative council of the Michiga ville, representing M i chi g anAssociation of Farmer Coopera- Farm Bureau; Ted Bauman,.ives to succeed Arthur Ingold, manager of Remus Cooperativechairman since 1957. Mr. G Creamery, repre enting Mid-Westuas been a member of the COUll- Producers' Creamerie; and AJ-ell since 1954, representing Farm bert Seelye, manager, LapeerBureau Services. County' Cooperative, represent-

Other officers are Adolph Eck- ing the cooperatives in thelund, vice-chairman. He is man- Thumb area.agel' of Producers Cooperativ . .Elevator at Williamston; L The aSSOCIatIOnpromotes edu-Cheney, Williamston, secretary.] cational, public relations, andLeon Monroe, E a s t Lansing: member service programs for thetreasurer; and G. F. Griswolc 133 farmer cooperative member sEast Lansing, a. sistan treasur· f roughout he tate.

Te69The pros and cons of a state

law that would call for compul-sory vaccination of all Michiganschool children against polio-myelitis, diphtheria, smallpoxand tetanus will serve as one of25 discussion topics at the ninthannual state health commission-er's conference at Lansing onFebruary 5, 6 and 7.

Directors of Michigan's 43 city,county and district health depart-ments will discuss local-statehealth problems with Dr. AlbertE. Heustis, state health commis-sioner.

The state now makes vaccinesavailable to private physiciansand local health departments forimmunizing most school childrenagainst polio and the other threediseases, but immunization is notobligatory.

Membership camp ign mana er r m 70 \"'c~urltyFarm Bureaus nd the Michigan rm Burmet at Michigan St t Univer i y mb r 2final preparations for the t 959 m mb hipaign.

The goal for 1959 i 72,387

Roll Call m na ers rep rtedmembership p id in adv nee fis 69% of go I.

Feb. 2 is PurebredDairyme 's Day

lof 5 ,0159.

Monday. Feb. 2" the first dayof Farmers' Week is reservedfor the Michigan Purebred Dairy-men and their friends.

Topics of general interest to allbreeds will be discussed in ajoint meeting with the annualbusiness meetings of the variousdairy breeds conducted in separ-ate meetings. The day will endwith a joint banquet for alldairymen and their friends.

The day will start with a jointmeeting for all breeds in theauditorium of Kellogg Center at10:30 a.m.

Co-operative, will discu s orneof the problems and responsibil-ities of the purebred industry inartificial breeding work. Both ofthese topics are of vital interestto the owners of registered dairycattle.

Starting at 11:30a.m. the breedassociations will go to their as-signed conference rooms forlunch followed "by their annualmeeting.

At 4:30 p.m. the business meet-ing will adjourn and all associa-tions meet in the CentennialRoom for a social hour prior tothe annual banquet. Refresh-ment will be furnished by theAmerican Dairy Association ofMichigan.

. The All Breed Dairy Banquetstarts at 6 :00 p.m. and highlightsthe day s activities. Good food,an out tanding peaker, andrecognition of leaders in thevarious undertakings of the in-du try concludes the day.

Ullyot President ofSt. Paul Co-op Bank

The board of directors of theSt. Paul Bank for Cooperativeshas elected L. L. Ullyot presidentto succeed the late H. M. KnipfeLMr. Ullyot began working forthe bank in 1934 as a businessanalyst. He was elected treas-urer in 1942 and vice-presidentand treasurer in January 1954.

Included are 1,979 new membershipsrenewals of membership by mail.

All County Farm Bureaus will hold kick- fings and dinners January 5. They will b ttby several thousand volunteer worker whowork in membership teams.

Roll Call workers will devote th mitjobs in the campaign:

I-Secure a total of 6,000 0

member. They want to give pervitation to Farm ureau member hip 0

farm family.

2~mplete enew Iofmember hip f 1959.

PromotedELDEN T. SMITH has been

appointed manager of the Per-scnnel Division of Farm BureauServices. He will assist with thepersonnel activities of all .FarmBureau Companies.

The appointment was a n-nounced by Maynard Brownlee,general manager of FBS.

Mr. Smith joined the Farm Bu-reau staff in 1949 as regionalmembership representative in theThumb area. He served there 6%years. May 1, 1954he was promot-ed to coordinator of Farm SupplyRelations for Michigan Farm Bu-reau,

In 1956Mr. Smith was appoint-ed supervisor of employee train-ing for Farm Bureau Services.He will continue to supervise thatprogram.

Jim Cavanaugh, executive sec-retary of the American Jer eyCattle Club and chairman of theProduction Testing Committee ofthe National Purebred DairyCattle Association will discusssome of the proposals beingmade to combine DHIA and HIRinto a single program.

E. A. Wenner, general managerof Michigan Artificial Breeders

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Mrs. Oarl T. eedins Essa, Oonles

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SeedsmanRICHARD w. BROWN has

joined the staff of the Farm Bu-reau Services at Lansing as man-ager of the Seed Department.Mr. Brown came to Farm Bureaufrom Climax where for sevenyears he was manager of LittleBrothers branch elevator. He isa graduate from the School ofAgriculture at Michigan StateUniversity.

Member hip for 1959 mus be id y Jto qualify the member for these services limitedFarm Bureau memb s.

Every Farm Bureau member i urged to m '1dues to his County Farm Bureau Secr tary. Spage 7 of this edition for address.

Why do peo Ie join Fa Bur u? Bee use yreceive information on the Farm Bure u program,-and, most important-because they g t personinvitation from someone to join. Most memberwill tell you th t ey joined bee us someonevited t e .

Iisill crease

Yield of

Legislative•~eau ars

Start Feb. 19

rog amMrs. Carl T. Reed of New Era,

Oceana County Farm Bureau,won the Michigan Farm Bureauessay contest for 1958 on thetopic "What Freedom Means toMe."

County Farm Bureau Legisla-tive Committees will attend re-gional Legislative Seminars inLansing. beginning February 19.

Starting at 10:00 a. m., theseminar offer an opportunity todiscuss legislative issues current-ly before the Congress and theLegislature. Luncheon with themembers of the Michigan Legis-lature representing the countiespresent is a highlight of the sem-inars. This is followed by at-tendance at the sessions of theHouse and Senate in the after-noon.

Scheduled dates for the sem-inars are as follows:

Mrs. Reed's award was a tripto the American Farm Bureauconvention at Boston December'7 to 11.

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Many Michigan farmers arenot planting enough corn peracre to get the top yield saysStuart C. Hildebrand. He is ex-tension farm crops specialist atMichigan State University.

He says generally corn popula-tions per acre are too low, andmakes these uggestions for get-ting top yields:

I-High quality, well gradedseed.

Feb. 19-5outheast Region.Feb. 24-Northeast and North-

west Regions.Feb. 25-Thumb Region.Mar. 3-Southwest Region.Mar. 4-East Central Region. T i Editio 72,023Mar. 5-Central R gion.Mar. ll-West Central and Up- copies of the Michigan Fann

per Peninsul Regions. N ws w r mailed to subscribers.

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\ "Farm Bureau is intere ted in e pi g t producehigh, net pendable income for f rmorganized for constructive purpo 8.

of the valu of rm r u farmersnual, volunt ry embership

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DIRECTORS AT LARGEHerbert Ii i rke ..............•·ug-inaw, R-6} obert B .• ·mith b-,m I rvflle, R-2W'alt 'I' \\·i ••.htman F nn ill , H-l

Editor 1 PI' erit lnrrWOMEN OF FARM BUREAU

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FARM BUREAU YOUNG PEOPL~Harry Fos r 'il s, R-3

•'lIh ription: 40 c nts a year.

J .•IIl1!tc tl to Farm Irurea u • Iemb r ..

The purpose of this Associa-tion shall be the advancementof our members' Interests edu-cationally, legislatively andeeonom lea Ily.Vol. 37 January 1, 1959 No. 1

JERRY CORDREYCoordi ator of Organiza ion for Michigan Farm Bureau

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The ive i 0 for 19 9 member. Over 69 roof th 1959 goal of 72,387 has been achieved with

t tal of 50,013 r ported of hich 1,979 are new.got 0 to a good star at state-wide kick-off

oll all managers and their wiv s at the Mich ...rgan Stat niversity Union Ballroom December29.

Farm ureau Young Peoplewill hold dis rict meetings, andthe Women's State AdvisoryCouncil will meet.

ichigan Livestock Exchangewill be in its annual series ofdistrict m etings in January.

early a I 0 I C I anagers Were present atthi meeting where an up-to-date report was made.Awards were presented to 1958 goal getters.

Awards for 1959 were announced, challenges is-sued, and an inspiring message was presented by

. C. Peters n, 'Midwest Area Director for the Amer-ican Farm Bur au Federation.

County kick-offs are scheduled I tion to exceed the 1958 Amer-for January 5. A phone r port jean Farm Bureau Federationon the Roll Call is due January membership quota.8. Report meetings are sched- 2. Having the top winner inul d for January 13. the ational "Food Comes First"

Poster Contest. This was PatDb dink of Genesee county.

3. Farm Bureau Young Peo-ple won second plac in two pro-grams. These were Health andCommunity beautification.

4. Midland County receivedan award for outstanding Citi-zenship program,

Harold M. Dancer, Farm Bu-reau m mber of Jackson countyand sec'y of the Michigan Guern-sey Bre ders Ass'n, announcesthese win er meetings:

Jan. 12 at 10 a.m., SouthwestParish, Daily church, Cassapolis,dinner.

Jan. 13, at 11 a.m., Grand Rap-ids, Michigan, Guernsey Parish,Silver Lakes' Grange Hall, Rock-ford. Dinner free to paid-upmembers and friends.

Jan. 14, Northwest MichiganGuernsey Parish, Bower's Res-taurant, Big Rapids, meeting 11a.m., dinner noon.

Jan. 14, Montcalm CountyGuernsey meeting at 8 p.m. atDay township hall, McBrides.Potluck lunch after meeting.

Jan. 15, Saginaw Valley Guern-sey Parish meeting, 12 noon din-ner. 1.0.0.. hall at Hemlock.Business meeting follows.

Jan. 16, 10:30 a.m., ThumbGuernsey Parish meeting at PureOil restaurant, intersection ofM-31 and 33. Imlay City. Din-ner noon.

Jan. 17, Southeast MichiganGuernsey Parish meeting. 12:30lunch at' Arlington hotel, Cold-water. Business meeting follows.

January 15 is th d adline datfor members to be signed in ord-

l' to be eligible for many ofthe s rvice programs.

A you can s e, the next twowe ks may well d termine FarmBureau effectiveness in 1959.

"Michigan Farm Bureau Insti-:tute h Id December 1 and 2 wasvery succ ssful. Over 250 County We can be proud of our 01.'-

Farm Bur au leaders attended. ganization, and its accomplish-The two-day Conference was ments.sp nt discussing. the jobs .of a January will see the openingcounty board, dir~tor, officers, Iof the 1959 session of the Legis-and orne comnutte~. Those lature January 14. Congress willpre nt a r ed that thi type ! co v ne arly in January.training would be of consider-able help to them in buildingstrong and more eft ctiveCounty Farm Bur aus.

The American Farm BureauFederation Convention at BostonDecemb r 7-12 attracted 123Michi an people. Nearly all erehoused in the Coply SquareHot 1. .chigan Farm Bureau

as honored several times du -ing the convention. Honors werebe towed as a ult of:

1. The first state In the a-

A National Program kick-offmeeting will be held January 8and 9 in Chicago. This meeting

ill be the start of the policyexecution program for 1959.

This will be followed by twomeetings in Michigan on nationalpolicy. The first will be held inLansing on January 21, and thesecond will be in Gaylord onJanuary 23.

Invited to the meetings will becounty legislative committees,county presidents, and citizenship

PubicationsThe United States has 1,806

daily newspapers, 9,000 weekliesand 8,000 periodicals.

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.l1 1I. Ia 1 1.1 .11 ee o II e 11 cr bThe great eric an Farm ureau is hanism

through which 1,575,5 1 farm famili s protecttheir indu tries and serve the ation. The soul ofthe Farm Bureau lies in the h art and minds ofits members.

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All" plan of United Fund andCommunity Ch sts. e urgeagenci s that are presently con-ducting separate co tly and time-consuming fu d drives to revi wthe de irability of becoming partof the United family."

r iP r Contest

Miss Patricia Oberlink, 17, of1150 North Belsay Road, Flint,won first place in the AmericanFarm Bureau's national teen-age"Food Comes First" poster con-test.

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Manufacturing, farming, the retail business - allhave one thing in common: each needs transporta-tion facilities.And, since the motor truck provides fast, flexible.direct service unequalled by any other form .of tr~:m~-portation, more tonnage is shipped by truck In MIchI-gan each year. (Nationally trucks haul more than 3times as much tonnage as all other systems com-bined!)Every truck you see on the road is working~work.ing to help keep Michigan's economy humminq, tohelp keep omployme and sales high '. There isn't acorner of the State that isn't served doily by trucks.And Ioctories and shopping centers can ~e loca~edanywh re and be assured of efficient truck serviceso lonq as they're on a road.You see how vitcl trucks are to Michigan.

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1 soria like the wintertime, for various different reasons,Although it's not my favorite among the several seasons.It has a kind of spa kle, When the sun is on :the snow,That makes you squint, but still and all I like to see it so.

And of the joys of wintertime I want to mention oneThat draws its charm directly from the glitt ring inter sun.I refer to that aroma so delicate and :thinFrom arfhy's laundry bask t when she takes :the washing in.

When :the winter sun, on Monday, indicates the backyard line,When the underfoot is sno y but the overhead is fine,Marthy likes to h g our cloih'ng where it gets a chance to freezeTill if dries by sublimation in :t e sunshine and the breeze. '

And the smell of my clean n' gh shirt and the pillow slips and sheetsWh n she brings them in at choretime is one of v inter's treats,Marthy shakes them out and hangs them around the stove to warmAnd their homely cleanly fragrance just carries me by storm.

The iron would drive the odor out, so Marthy makes the bedcommittee chairmen. National With linens freshly perfumed by :the heavens overhead.policies and po ible i sues vill And when that night I clamber in to rest my weary bonesbe discussed. I sigh a sigh of sweet content and snore in swe ter :tones.

Insurance Committees will - Poor Richard may have sensed as well the joy I here professceive training during January. That time he wrote that "Clea 'ness is next 10 Godliness."Many countie will work on safe- How right he was, and as my so I :to gentle slumber yieldsty surveys. I breathe, indeed, a heavenly smell as from Elysian fields.

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ticipated in determining Farm Bureau policies.

Mrs. Alex Kennedy, rs. Robert Weisberger,Mrs. Oliver Tompkins, Mrs. George Crisenbery,Mrs. Allyn Gordon, and rs. Celestine Young rep-resented Michigan at the meeting of the Farm Bu-reau Women.

Policies adopted by American Farm Bureauincluded statements on Farm Bureau Philosophyof Government; Citizenship; States Rights and Re-sponsibilities the Supreme Court; Support and Ad-justment Programs; P oduction Payments; SurplusDisposal and Market Expansion; Soil Bank; Dairyand Sugar Programs; Monetary and Tax Policies;and a long list of other subjects having to do withthe great ariety of member interests over the na-tion. See the Nation's griculture for January.

The four-day meeting began on December 8 witha series of twelve conf rences on Organization;Land and Water Us; I r~; Fruit and Vegeta-bles; Field Crops; Livestock.; Dairy; Insurance;School Needs; Rural Health and Farm Safety;AFBF Women ; Farm Bureau Young People.

There was an impressive pageant depicting FarmBureau progress and achievement, and inspiring ad-dresses by Senators Holland of Florida and Gold .water of Arizona, and by former Farm Bureau Pres .ident Allan Kline. The annual address of PresidentShuman and the report of Secretary Fleming werehigh points in the big meeting.

I was impre ed by .., determined attitude ofthe delegates and Farm Bureau members, as wellas by the statements in their resolutions. It wascommonly recognized that the trend toward cen-tralized gover ment, paternalism, and socialism isaway from self-reliance and freedom.

Farm Bureau people firmly resolved "to pursuewith vigor the basic responsibilities of citizenship,to make a continuous study of the issues, and toconcern themselves with the selection of candi-dates, evaluating them with their philosophy, com-petence, and character-to the end that generationsto follow may enjoy the priceless freedom and op-portunity of the American system.

"We cannot have co fide nee in ourselvesunle s we ha e faith i our hearts."

U.S. Senator Barry 01 v ter said, "The Gov-ernment cannot give away what it does not firsttake from the people. e are a nation becausewe are a spiritual nation. Freedom can only be lostthrough moral chaos."

Allan me, former AFBF president, emphasizedthat "Politics is the science of self-government. Westill have the tools with hich to successfully meetour problems."

Ha it Sc enck, formerly president of India:naFarm Bureau, in responding to his DistinguishedService Award said, "A socialism grows, churchmembership goes down. There is enough freedomleft to regain the freedom we have lost. We ha eenough to rebuild our liberty."

Secret ry Roger Fleming said, •'There is morethan enough talent in this auditorium to changethe cour e of history." .

As the convention clo ed the election of dir CoO

tors-including our president, alter Wightman,my thought returned to our organization at home.After all, the most important part of the FarmBur 0 in t e co muniti on t e ,nd

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DAN E. REED

Recently a Clinton CountyFarm Bureau member received amail solicitation for a contribu-tion to a federal associationclaiming to be serving the vic-tims of a certain disea e.

The member requested in-formation from MichiganFarm Bureau regarding theworthiness of the association.

Investigation indicates' that in1957 this organization had con-tributions of nearly $500,000, ofwhich about 60% was spent inraising the money.

Such service as it renders islocal in character, and its loca-tion is in an eastern seaboardstate. Its mail solicitation, how-ever, is nationwide.

Michigan Farm Bureau heJoedorganize and supports the UnitedFund, through which qualifiedvoluntary health and welfareagencies are supported throughthe "Give Once for All" plan.All agencies in the United Fundfamily submit budgets and re-ports for study and approval bycommittees of citizens. Agenciesmust pass an examination andmeet standards of operation be-fore admission as a Fund agency.

Delegates at the recent annualmeeting of Michigan Farm Bu-reau adopted the following reso-lution:

"Financial support for our vol-untary health and welfare organ-izations can be most efficientlyand economically obtained andused through a unified program.We endor e the "Give Once for

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NTEA spokesmen protestedthat contributions to N TEAwould stop if names were re-vealed. They said when Congress-man Daniel Reed put the namesof. large contributors to NTEA inthe Congressional Record 72members stopped contributing.

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Th valon FarmInc., farm suppli bu in ss atClimax Kalamazoo county, hasbeen bought by Farm BureauSer ices, Inc., of Lansing.

Beginning January 5 the busi-ness will be op rated as theClimax Branch of Farm Bur auS rvic s.

Reason for the sale are the re-tirement of iles Hagelshawfrom active business, and Oralorton's decision to move withhis family to Arizona. Clair F n-wick, third member of the firm,will remain with the business.

Ray Bohnsack, manager ofFarm Bureau Services retaildivision, said the new manage-ment will continue to offer afull line of farm supplies fromFarm Bureau and will buy grainand field s eds.

Climax Branch of Farm Bu-reau Services is located on O. P.Avenue, one mile south and one-half mile west of Climax. Busi-ness hours are 8 to 5:30 Mondaythrough Friday.

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has joined with a dozen similarfarm cooperatives in establishinga swine and steer feed researchfarm of 168 acres 15 miles north

As a result of the Managers~------------~ of Bloomington, Ill., on Highwayand Directors Clinics held last tions Committee to be composed 66. Illinois Farm Supply Co.spring, Michigan Association of of the chairmen of the individual owns the farm.Farmer Co-operatives has been committees.working on a program to promote 3. A study will be made of the Research work will include"How. Cooperatives Can Work possibilities of bulk feed and fer- practical tests of feed formulaTogether." tilizer service for Upper Pen in- improvements which appear to

The 5th in a series of meetings sula Cooperatives. promise more efficient livestockbeing held around the state to 4. The dairy cooperatives will production. United Cooperativespromote this program was held investigate the possibility of com- of Alliance, Ohio, will test swineNovember 7 at Escanaba. The bining supply orders to secure and cattle feeding equipment.following suggestions will be put volume discounts.into action in the Upper Penin- 5. Attempt to secure a Mich-sula as a result of that meeting: igan market for cheese and beans

1. Each coo per at i v e will processed in the Upper Peninsula.establish a public relations com- 6. Each cooperative will planmittee to present information to better annual meetings.the public about its organization. 7. Develop and promote a

2. Sulo Peltola, manager of short course for managers on p r-the Northland Co-op Federation, sonnel and labor relations.was selected as chairman of an 8. Develop a county coopera-Upper Peninsula Public R71a- tive directory.

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more than 5,000 known roseswhich have names. Of this num-ber, 1,400 have been named inhonor of women, and only 870 formen. Two All-American vari-eties, Lilibet and Queen Elizabethhave been named for England'sruler.

GreenvilleFarm Bureau Services has pur-

chased all outstanding stock inthe Greenville Cooperative Ce.and has taken over control ofthe facilities.

be continued in January with MICHIGAN FARMhopes of completing the drive by 1959the 15th. January 1,

NEWS3

Mich. Farmersell Wheato Pakistan

Free Press'Fears We're

ehind TimesDAN E. REED

Associate Legislative COunselLooking for solutions, or for

places to lay the blame for Mich-igan's financial woes, an editor-ial in The Detroit Free Press saidMichigan voters "did themselvesa great disservice" when theyturned down the proposal for aConstitutional Convention.

The editorial says: "Unpopu-lar taxes may result and thewasteful and pyramided costswill be retained because the peo-ple themselves will have no di-rect voice in the matter as theywould have had if the changeshad come about through consti-tutional revision."

The editorial suggests thatMichigan is not a progressi vestate because we continue toelect our state officials for two-year terms instead of for the"progressive" four-year term asnow in use by some 35 states.

It points out that West Vir-ginia, in the recent election, elim-inated a number of elective posi-tions from the ballot, and Kan-sas adopted the ''Missouri'' planof selecting judges.

It concludes that "we mustwait until 1974 for another op-portunity" to review the entireconstitution.

As Farm Bureau spokesmenpointed out during the recentelection campaign, during whichthe proposed Constitutional Con-vention was under discussion, thepeople have the most direct voiceon major issues such as thosesuggested as "money savers" inother states, when the issues arepresented through constitutionalamendment. By this route, eachissue may be considered on itsown merits.

It is doubtful whether a Con-stitutional Convention W 0 u I d

have offered a revised documentwhich would have in any sub-stantial way eased the State'sfinancial burdens.

If such an answer is available,we don't have to wait until 1974for another opportunity, as eFree Press indicates.

241 EWE SALELIVESTOCK PAVILION AT MSU, EASl: LANSING

Wed., February 4, 1959 at 12:30 p. m, ESTShropshires - Hampshires - Oxfords - Suffolks -

Corriedales - Southdowns - Dorsets.Also 15 select Ewe Lambs.

This is your opportunity to buy top ewes from Michigan'sleading purebred flocks. A 10% DISCOUNT TO ALL 4·Hand F.F.A. PURCHASERS. Judging of sale ewes at 10:00a. m. by Professor H. E. Henneman, MSU.

MICHIOA SHEEP BREEDER'S ASSOCIATIONHarold Dingman, Bellevue, Pres.- Robert Chapman, S. Rockwood, Sec.

REQUEST CATALOGS AND MAIL BIDS TO: GraydonBlank, Animal Husbandry Dep't, 105 Anthony Hall, Mich.State University, E.ast Lansing, Mich.

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McCurdy ..Bros. Nurseries

Concrete impro mentm an greater ffi •en andI ork in your dairyingoperation.

oncrete barn ards,barns and manger aveyou time in handling feed.Because concrete keepsco out of the mud, lestime i needed to cl anthem before mil ing,

A concrete milkin par-lor is easy to clean. Itmakes milking fa ter andeasier. It elirninat crouch-in and back-bending.After milking, the entirroom can be washed do nquickly ith a hose.

Labor-saving concreteimprovements d fy storms,decay, fire, termites andrats. They are moderate infirst cost and last a life-time. This means low-annual-cost service.

For more ideas on howconcrete can help lightenchores on your farm, mailcoupon for free booklet.

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PORTlAN CEMENT ASSOCIATlON~ A national organization to Improve ndextendlheuses of portland tement and toncrete through

2108 Michigan National Tower, Lansing 8, Mich. scienliflc research and engineerinll field work.

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w. VICTOR BIELINSKI ofEast Lansing, resigned Decem-ber 8 as manager of the InternalService Division of Farm BureauServices at Lansing to open hisown business as a consultant inoffice management and in theselection and training of officeemployes.

Mr. Bielinski started with theFarm Bureau business staff in1936. His assignments were withthe FBS Seed Dep't, Farm BureauFruits Products Co., MichiganAss'n of Farmer Cooperatives. In1948 he became manager of per-sonnel operations for 846 em-ployes of Michigan Farm Bureau,Farm Bureau Services, FarmersPetroleum Cooperative. In 1952manager of Internal ServiceDivision, Farm Bureau Services.

The question of the holding of200,000 bushels of soft white a Constitutional Convention can

wheat from Michigan has been be placed on the ballot at anysold to Pakistan thro gh the general election, either by actionProd~cers Export C?mpany. IOf the Legislature or by a peti-

ThIS represents Michlgan farm- tion of the people.ers' first major export salethrough their own cooperativemarketing organization.

For the 39 years since the in-ception of Michigan Elevator Ex-change, farmers have been usingtheir own organization to sellgrain to exporters who sold itabroad.

But only since the birth of thisnew cooperative exporting com-pany, have they been able totake their commodities directlyinto the foreign markets.

Ed Powell, manager of thegrain department of MichiganElevator Exchange, said the dealwas made Dec. 4 by S. M. Al-cone, Manager of Producers Ex-port Company.

The Producers Export Com-pany opened offices in New YorkCity on October is, to marketgrain in foreign countries fornineteen regional grain coopera-tives, including Michigan Eleva-tor Exchange.

HUGO E. KIVIUP Regional Representative

The Upper Peninsula was rep-resented by 11 members fromsix counties at the Michigan FarmBureau Institute which was heldat Lansing in early December.

A series of meetings has beenheld in District 11 in preparationfor the Safety Surveys. The sur-vey was made in Chippewa andMenominee counties this pastyear. This year the survey willalso be made in Baraga, Mar-quette-Alger, Mackinac-Luce andDelta.

Delta County Farm Bureau andthe cooperatives in the countyaloe assisting with the BloodBank program. Teams of work-ers are making contacts for blooddonors. This program is beingcarried on in cooperation withthe Red Cross.

Leaders in the 1959 member-ship drive to date are Mackinac-Luce with 109% of goal, Chippe-wa with 73% and Baraga with70%. The membership drive will

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1,690,000 Women Who Save Trading StampsAre The Largest "Woman's Club" in Michigan

Every day over 1 690,000 Michiganwomen make it a point to shop wherethey get trading tamps.

Thi large group of smart, thriftyMichigan shopper , with their com-mon interest in trading stamps, canbe thought of a a huge "woman sclub" with membership spreadingthroughout the entire state.

Of course this "club woman"gets wonderful things for her homeand family through such favoritesas S&H Green Stamps. Throughher thrift and diligence she pro-vides "extras" for her home andfamily. And although she may

seldom think about it, her activesaving is enormously good for busi-ne in our state.

Last year, for example, tradingstamp companies purchased $9,816,-000 worth of 'product from Michi-gan manufacturers. Making thesething provided jobs for 1,016Michigan people. S&H RedemptionStores, paying local rent and taxes,employ many more.

In the light of these facts it would"seemthat not only Michigan women,but everybody in the state can bethankful that the trading stamp isa part of our way of life.

This message is published as public informationby THE SPERRY AND HUTCHIN 0 COMPANY,originator 63 years ago of S&H Green tamp.

Mr • A rna Fost x, Chairmaniles R-3

Ca. County arm Bureau Wo-n. n's ommitt met D cembcr2 in Mrs. Alfred LaMunyon'shorne. Year book were pres nt-ed to m mb 1'S.

MI. Marge Karker said w.hould continu ' our pre ent worko st p up citiz nship activities,i ring in more Farm Bureau Wo-men, speed up recommendationson ducation and giv a hand inthe commodity program.

Dr. Clifton Ganus of HardingColl ge in Arkansas gave an in-t resting talk on "Th Cost ofSocialism." Mrs. Harvey reportedon the District Training SchoolL ld at Centerville. W weretold th structur of arm Bu-II au and th various r Iation-ships in it and techniques in do-ing b tter the jobs we hav ac-cepted.

Kalamazoo County Worn en'Committe enjoyed th 1 luncheonmeeting at the YWCA in Kala-mazoo December 1. The memb rsvot d to continue our Lak Farmproject and to investigate then ed~ of T.B. and mentally re-t I'd d patients.

Mrs. Walter Harrison and ML.Fr ank Snyder w .re appoint dCounty Chairmen to work on ascrap book of Wom n's Commit-tee activities. Mrs. Snyder gave'<1 fin report of the Safety rnee -ing she attended in Chicago inOctob '1'. Reports of OU1' 'Stale10 eting were PI' 'S .ntcd by BirdCorbus, Meda Rand(J1, Mrs. Por-ter and Louise Smith.

St. Joseph County Women'sCommittee had a potluck dinnerDecember 1 101' 19 members. Mrs.Kenneth Per son s, legislativechairman discussed the re solu-tions passed by at the State Con-vention.

The program Ior the corningyear was read 1isting each meet-ing's program and hostesses. Thetroup d cidcd that since theWomen's Committee consented toserve six m als in January andFebruary lor the agriculturaldepartment, th 1 money earn dwould be used for the committeeitself instead of making it a pal t()j the budget. To sav time atthe regular meeting, the execu-tive board will meet b .Ior ~ eachm eting.

Mrs. Richard Hag .Igans d rn-onstrated the making of Christ ..mas bouquets by painting withgold and silv ,}' various weedsterns such a. vild oat. milk-weed, bread and butt r plansand cat-tails.

Gifts from the beautifully dec-orated Christmas tree w I' ex-changed and in addition 50 cents

• was coll ct d for gift ~ to theCenterville Fairview Hospitalpati nnt .

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Garden eedYour Farm Bureau seeddealer can make 170 leadingvarieties of Farm Bureauvegetable and flower seedsavailable to you in aUractivelithographed packets. Manyare also available in bulk.

VEGETABLESAsp ara qusBeans, Str.Beans, LimaBeetsBroccoliCabbageCarrotsCauliflowerCeler yCor-nCucumberEgg PlantEndiveKaleKoht-Rabi

LettuceMuskmelonWatermelonOnionsPal'snipPeasPeppersPumpkinRadishSalsifySpinachSqua hTomatoesTurnipsRutabaga

FOWERSAgeratumAlyssumAsterBaby's BreathBachelor ButtonBalsamBrachycomeCalendulaCandy TuftCanterbury BellCarnationCastor BeanChry a n t h e m u mCockscornbColumbineCo moDahliaDai reDelphiniumFOUl' O'Clock

Fox GloveGourdsHollyhockLar-kspurMarigoldsMor'ning GloryNa st ur t iu mPetuniaPhloxPinksPoppiesPortulacaSnapdragonStock

• Straw Flowe,'Sweet PeasSweet WilliamVe rb e naZinnia

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groups, six past chairmen and aguest answered to roll call at theDecember meeting of the Wo-men's Committee in the beauti-fully decorated horne of LaVadaHoxie for the Christmas partyand busin ss meeting.

In Crtiz nship Chairman Bite-ly's report she asked this ques-tion, "How should we put thebrakes on before we have a gov-ernment control smash up?" Theanswer is to write our Congress-men and Senators regarding ourwishes.

Dinner requests have beenmade and Catering ChairmanBoyer asked to be advised on justhow much authority she has indec1ding such requests.

It was decided that all hecksb made payable to th Van Bu-en County Farm Bur au Womenand l' nt and bills be paid out of.ame. Also that Chairman Boyerhave the power and authority toplan and purcha se for all dinnersserv d by us.

The secretary wa instruct d towrite a letter of thanks to WalterChas in appreciation of the timeand work don on the kitchen inthe Farm Bureau Building.

Hostess Hoxi and ChairmanSa11i distribut d th gift ex-chang and to the surprise of alithere t e ho 'tess present dc -eryone with a homemade apronso " 0 one will have an excusefor not erving on the dinnercommittee." Everyon apprecia-d her kindnes . It was decided

1 purchase things needed io~tl e kitchen.

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Gratiot County. Roger Foerch,safety co-ordinator, showed pic-tures illustrating the danger with

11 kinds Of farm tools. He askedus to report accidents to F;armBureau members during Janu-ary 1959. Membership Kick-Of!Dinner will be January 5 at 7:00p.m.

Isabella County. Mrs. Norma M Ie H IOA NVoisen of Consumers Power 4Company of Alma gave a demon-stration on Christmas lightingfor doors, windows, yards, walksand shrubbery and special color-ed flood lights to show the righteffect wanted.

The Boston convention is his-tory now. I would like to havebeen a modern Aladdin and~l'ansported all of you on a mag-ic carpet and we would all haveenjoyed it together, Divine line for prints, fluid

Capital.Airlines was a magic crepe, or wool. You'll love thecarpet for me and after the way this sheath is shaped to you.weeks of preparation, that last Printed Pattern 4563: Misseslook around before driving to sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16Lansing, to see that no doors takes 3Jh yards of 39 inch fabric.were left open or lights burning. Send 50 cents in coins for thisI shook myself to realize I was pattern-add 10 cents for eachactually in Boston. . pattern if you wish first class

mailing. Send to Michigan FarmNews, Pattern Dep't, P. O. Box42, Old Chelsea Station, NewYork 11, N. Y.

Please print plainly your name,complete address, size and stylenumber.

ga..-...-.Someone asked me which

speech I like best. That's a hardone to answer.I proudly wore my American

Fann Bureau button and accept-ed the hospitality of those NewEngland people and tried toimagine myself good enough.I watched those who pushed

their way through the crowds,always seeking to be first, andasked myself: "Is this America?"

I sat at long intervals in a cof-fee shop <Iistening to a dear oldsoul explain Boston and whenwe bade each other good-by thetears were very close.I shall always remember What

he said: HIt's so easy to tell ofwhat we love," It's as simple asthat.

Listening to Madame Chiang-Kai-Shek the thought kept re-curring to me "Here are a peo-ple who have made history-how are we doing?"

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FARM NEWSJanuary 1, 1959

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WOMEN'S COMMITTEE ofJ:;!.-------------------.-!---oAlpena County Farm Bureau Icandy for patients at "Suncrest."gave material for new drapes ~o II $100 was voted for the CountyAlp na H pital for all room .m Center Building. Cards and giftsthe children's department. DIl' were to be sent to several mem-Ie ent pattern: and gay colors bel'S with serious illness in theirappealing to child 'en were used families. Mrs. Arthur Maitus andin each room. Hospital Adminis- Mr. Maitus are celebrating theirtrator A. W. Chipman and officers! Golden Wedding Anniversary.of the Committee view a drape. IAt left, Mrs. Adelore Rouleau, Huron East. Women met at thesec'y: center, Mrs. Esley Van Thumb Electric Building at Ubly,Wagon 1', chairman; right, Mrs with 17 groups present. At the

D•.str •.ct 2 Walter Dant, vice-chairman. The Women's State Convention, Hur-drapes were made by Mrs. Mal- on County was presented with

Mrs. Geo. Crisenbery, Chairman vena Beloit, ass't hou ekeeper at award for the best county pro-Jackson R-8 the hospital. gram, a check for $25. Mrs. Earl

Our trip to Boston was time ILong of Port ~ustin, showed pic-w 11 spent. I shall long cherish that order. Music and rhythm tures of her trip to New MeXICO.its memories. help very much. Next meeting January 27, 1959.

We are making plans for our Any parents. h~ving a child St. Clair County. A lovelyDistrict Council meeting January who does not fit into the school20. This year it will be at Jack- I system are urged. to appeal to Christmas Party was enjoyed byson at Jeannette's Dining Room, I the center ~or advice. ~ board all with an exchange of gifts.1715 We t Michigan Avenue. We member ~Ill ~onfer WIth the Four members attended the Dis-arc looking forward to a good parents. and advise the best place trict Training school.r presentation from all five coun- to receive help, ., Sanilac County. A Christmasties. I am sur it will be a day The women of Livingston vot- program was presented at thewell spent. ed to give their mystery box December meeting. Pot 1u c k

money and birthday fund to the lunch at noon. Mrs. Ben DaviesRickets school. won a prize for celebrating the

most wedding anniversaries. Mrs.. Elmer Johnston was the "Best

Mrs. Allyn Gordon, Chairman Dressed Woman." Her prize wasCroswell R-2 a sack dress made out of a paper

sack.

Valentine pretty! Make an ele-y gant pan ~ chair set plus match-

ing oval doilies-a lovely set foryour living room.

Most authoriti s agr that vit- Pattern 7298: Crochet dir c-amins arc supplied safely and tions, chart' for chair back 17x13,economically in well-chosen diet. arm r s 8% 12%, doilies 25x17The one vitamin vhich must be and 24x81/1 inche , No. 50.supplied from another source is Send 35 cents in coins for thi

itamin D for growing children, pat t 1n-add 5 cents for eachat .1 ast from etob l' to May. p: ttern for Ist clas mailing.

Ill' may be suppli d as Vitamin- end to Michigan Farm News,D milk or as fish-Iiv r 0'1. If a 263 eedlecraft Dep't, P. O. Boxpecial di t L recommended by a 162, Old helsea Station, New

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Calhoun County. Mrs. Lantisspoke on Safety at Christmas-time. Each month we will sendcards to radio stations WALIVIIand WBCK to have our meetingsannounced. Each of us broughta gift for children at ColdwaterStat Training School.

Mrs. Lord showed pictures ofth ir recent trip to England andBrussels.

Hillsdale County. Mrs. Cran-dall, Mrs. Ames, and Mrs. Rus-sell gave reports on the StateConvention at Lansing. Programbooklet for 1959 were distribut-ed.

J~cltson County Farm BureauWomen held their annual Christ-mas party December 18 at Black-man Fire Station. Eighteen ofthe twenty-one groups were rep-resented. We had several guests.

0':11' special guest was Mrs.Manon Hendrickson of the Jack-~on Chamber of Commerce. SheInvited us to be guests at anUrban-Rural Luncheon and pro-gram January 8. Two Christmasbasket were filled for needyfamili s.

Five ladie attended th State~ eting in November. Interest-rng reports were given. Reportswere given from the TrainingSchool for County Farm Bureauofficers.

Di trict 3Mrs. Celestine Young. Chairman

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Livingston County heard Mrs.Dale Pearsakk of th Brightonschool for Rick ts RetardedChildr n.

This school is a private day~ nter r cogniz d by the Mich-igan and ational Associations ofMental H altho It is called theLivingston County Mental HealthAssociation. The school has onlyon paid teach l' and some volun-teer help. The board consists of Iseven person and two consult-an ts, a psychologist and a trainedspecial teacher. Fifteen children6 to 14 y aI'S of ag attend theschool.

The righton school syst mfurnish s class and recreationspace and Iurni hes th heat andlight.. Th,e teaching for this typeof child IS largely indi idual tomeet the peculiar need of each.

Th .first aim is to teach goodgrooming and general self-careso ~h child can get by in normalsociety. Then tach co-ordina-tion, communication and co-op ra tion important to them in

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1 - DELPHINIUM, blue tall, 5-8ft. tall. P. 3 plants for this plan.

2 - MADO N N A L I L Y., 3·4 ft.P. 12 plant.s.

3 - N A STU R T I U M, GoldenGleam, 12 tnches. A. 2 plants.

4 - CANDY TUFT, 10 inches. P.6 plants.

5 - MIGNONETTE, 10 inches.A. 7 plants.

6 - POPPY, Sultana, 3% ft. P.::: plants.

7 - MEADOW.RUE, 4 ft. P. 2plants.

8 - PHLOX, tall perennial. 3-4ft. P. 7 plants.

9 - IRIS, Ca sar's Brother, 3lhft. P. 5 Plants.

10 • B LEE 0 IN G HEART,Bountiful. 1.Q inches, P. 2 pll1l1ts.

11 . AGERATUM, Blue Per-fection. R inch 'I:', A. 7 plants.

12 . CORAL BELLS, 3 ft. P. 5plants.

13 • GLOBE THISTLE, 4-5 ft.P. 4 plants.

14 • GAYFEATHER, 4-5 ft. P.5 plants,

15 • SHASTA DAISY, MountShasta. 2 ft. P. 6 plants.

16 • BELLFLOWER, blue. 8inches. P. 3 plants.

17 • DAYLILY, IIyp rton. 3 ft.P. 1 plants. .

18 • DELPHINIUM, white, tall5-7 ft. P. 3 plarrt s, .

19 • PHLOX, harles Curti .. 4ft. P. ::: plants. .

20 • POPPY, Darrs white. 31,6ft. P. 4 plarrts.

21 • PH LOX, dwarf. Rose. 1 ft.A. 7 plants,

22 • IRIS, Orcllo. 3 ft. P. 6plants.n . HOLLYHOCK, Indian

Spring. 4-5 ft. B. 6 plants.24 • QUEEN·OF·THE.PRAI.

RIE, 4 ft. P. 6 plants.25 • EVENING PRIMROSE

1% ft. P. 7 plants. '. 26 • PETUNIA, violet 0101'. 10inches. P. {) plants.

~ • ALYSSUM, royal Carpet.4 inche . A. 7 plants.

~ • ALYSSUM, arpot of Snow.4 inches. ..:\.. 7 plants.

?9 - ALYSSUM, loyal arpet.4 ruches. . 7 plants.

~O - ALYSSUM, arpet of Snow.1 Inches. 7 plants. It's the Chemise-Paris design-

ed it, little girls love it, and lookadorable in it. Note. hip-bandedtwo-piece effect, skirt of easy-to-sew pleats. Simple-to-sew print-ed pattern includes two sleeveversions.

Printed Pattern 4594: Chil-dren's size 2,4,6,8. Size 6 takes1% yards of 35-inch fabric,

Send 35 cents in coins for thisputt ern-add 10 cents for eachpattern if you wish 1st class mail-ing. Send to Michigan FarmN ws, Pattern D p't, P. O. BoX42, Old Chel ea Station NewYork ] t, . Y. '

ase print plainly your name,complet address, size, and stylenumb f.

Montcalm County Women'sCommittee served a pancakebreakfast for the membershipdrive kick-off. A lot of us whohave been in Farm Bureau a longwhile ometime think we havetoo much repetition. An incidenta couple weeks ago proved tome this is not so. I had a letterfrom a County Chairman ask-ing if I would like a copy of theminutes. You see we take forgranted the officers know this isone of the secretary's duties andover look telling new officers.Training meetings for officers onthe District level with good at-tendance should solve a lot ofthis.

and information chairmen. Ml'S.will entertain husbands at thePinconning ew school at 6:30p.m. Plans for the Kick Off din-ner were completed.

Clare County. December meet-ing was held in the home of Mrs.Orville Bates.

Miss Jeanne Bouman, a stu-dent from Holland) visited a fewdays with Mr. and Mrs. KennethKapplingers. Jeanne comparedsome American customs and theway of living in Holland. Afterwomen get married in Hollandthey do not work outside of theirhome.

Muskegon .County Farm Bu-reau women had an eveningmeeting November 21. Dr. Rob-ert Bloom, dermatologist, an-swered questions on cancer re-search. His assistant showed afilm on cancer.

Oceana County Women's Com-mittee planned their 3rd annualappreciation dinner for membersof the Board and their wives.The Citizenship Committee wascompiling the percentage of vot-

573.25 was contributed by indi- ers voting in the November 4thvidual groups in the county for election.the project. Through the coming Interesting histories of Thanks-y ar the teen-age boys will be giving songs were given by Mrs.remembered. by the groups with IHelen Gililland.cards and gifts, Mrs. C. T. Reed and Mrs. Gili1-

In honor of Human Rights Day land, 1st and 2nd place winnerscelebrated that day over the na- in our county, read their essaystion, Mrs. Blair Carpenter read "What Freedom Means To Me."her essay entitled "What Free-dom Means to Me."

Midland County. After themeeting the g I' 0 U P arrangedChristmas cards and gifts forpatients at the Mount PleasantHome and Training School. Mrs.Blanche Stark read the progranlfor, the annual calendar. Januarymeeting will be at Midland Com-munity Center when we shallentertain our husbands.

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Arenac County. Mrs. Frisk pre-sided. Interesting reports weregiven by the Legislative, Safetyand Information charmen. Mrs.E. Osier will act as camp chair-man. The 1959 program has beencompleted and accepted.

Bay County. February 10th is

Osceola County Women's Com-mittee II)et at Evart TownshipHall for a Christmas dinner. andprogram. All past chairmen wereinvited. Two large boxes of giftswere collected to be distributedat Traverse State Hospital. A

With all the festivities of White Elephant Sale netted $18Christmas over, time again tot 11 th h ' f th to be used for other projectsge a e iappemngs 0 e during the year.Women of District 7 gathered .together. . ( Mrs. Leona Wall, a past chair-

man of Osceola County's WomenW~ have attended s~vera~ Com- Committee, read her essay on

mumty Group meeb?gs in the "What Freedom Means To Me."past t.WQ ~eeks and fin~ the tax Mrs. Wall won $25 as first prizesituation IS a very ser.lOus one. in the county. Mrs. StewartAbo~t everyone attending ~hes: Oerhli, the immediate past chair-~eetmgs agree~ on two things. man, was presented with a smallFirst, that certainly there should gift as appreciation for past ser-be some way our Government vices and leadership.could cut down on the cost ofrunning it. Second, property taxhas again crept up to the dan-gerous rate it was in the early30's. Speaking of our monthly Mrs. Albert Schmiege, Chairmandiscussion topics, has the idea of Chesaning R-2having these in our women'smeetings ever been tried?

Distr.lct 7Mrs. Walter Harger, Chairman

Stanwood R-2 Saginaw Co u n t y. Kick-Offdinner January 5. Mrs. B. H.Baker is kitchen chairman andMrs. Ed Little has charge of thedining room.

Mrs. M. Dorr told about theCrippled Children Society, andasked for good used clothillg forboth children and adults.

Our District training schoolwas a great success for 37 ladies.

District 9t

Mrs. Oliver Tompkins, ChairmanTraverse City B-1

For the second time in al-100st three years, I am going tofile your letters away for a timeand write' on things as I seethem.

District 8

Mrs. Marjorie Karker, co-ordi-nator of Women's Activities forthe Michigan Farm Bureau, helda training school at Sandusky,Dec mber 4 for the officers ofthe 6th district.

Mrs. Allyn Gordon instructedthe secretaries. Mrs. Karker in-structed the Citizenship, Legis-lative. Safety, Publicity and In-formation chairmen, on how tobring a timely message to themeetings and to keep it briefand interesting,

36 women were present fromSt. Clair, Lapeer, Tuscola, Huron,and Sanilac Counties. Lunchwas served by the ladies of San-ilac county.

Tuscola County. Women's Com-mittee met at the 4-H buildingwith 23 groups present. Mrs.Frank Satchell announced theprogram for the coming year.Our special Christmas projectwas providing gifts for eightboys at the Caro State Hospital.

Mecosta County Farm BureauWomen collected $31.45 forCROP. Instead of the gift ex-change in December a collectionwas taken and turned over tothe TB fund:

The Do GardenTh ers Border

List for MixedFlowers Borderbe planted in clumps of three,

five. or more according to thesize of the plants. Generallyspeaking the tall varieties shouldbe placed at the back of theborder. The home gardenershould try to arrange the plantsso that no one plant hides an-ether and each has ample roomto display its beauty.

The plan shown is the morecommon and somewhat formaltype of mixed flower border andcomes in direct contact with thelawn. Mowing the lawn is simplebecause 'of the straight lines.

If the border is placed againsta wall the wall may be coveredby planting Euonyonus fortuneiradicans, set 18 inches apart. Thisrlant is evergreen and long last-ing.

H. L.R.CHAPMANLapeer County. Reports of the Garden Clubs Lecturer

general sessions and special con- The mixed flower borderference of the State Institute made up of perennials, biennials,were given by Mesdames Kerr and annuals is common in manyStewart, H. Hovey, E. Preisel, D.A. Phipps and L. Harris at the home gardens.December 19 meeting. The general effect is often

Collection was taken to bu 1uine~ by choice of wrong planty. material, and the placement of

plants in the border relative toearls and Flowers the color of the flowers the plants

produce.

imple effective plan for themixed border. The plants men-tioned are suitable for growingin Michigan south of the Straits.

I submit the plan as a roughguide oInYI since home garden-ers will get much more satisfac-tion from th it' gardens if theyhave a major part . in plantingthem.

FLOWERS and rate of plant-ing. A - Annual. B - Biennial.P - Perennial. See list below.

The border may be placednext to a low wall, fence or hedgeboundary, or in the open close toa walk or driveway, If placedn xt to a wall 01' fence plant afew flowering or evergreenclimbers to soften the back-ground.

The home gardener shouldjudge the eff ct of his plantingsduring the growing season e -pecially when the plants are inflower. If anything seems wrong,t 'Y to discover what it is andcorr ct the error at plantingtime.

Color proportion is just as im-portant in the garden as is anyother point in garden planting.Proper placement of color willenhance the whole garden.

For example, pale creamyhades, heliotrope, dull purple,

sulphur yellow, and white areexcellent color to liven up theshaded parts of the garden, whilebright orange and scarlet needsunshine to give their full value.

Certain color schemes arepl asing and attract attention Iimmediately. Where shrubs canbe u ed as a background for themixed border gold over blue,such as For ythia over a plantingof Forget-me-nets is breathtak-ing.

Likewise a group of brightorange marigolds growing nextto deep blue cornflowers aresensational in the open border.

Included in this article is a

To cover a fence, Clematismay be used. There are manyvarieties and colors. Climbingroses may be used with success.

Alyssum. purple and whitevarieties, planted in their partic-ular color is ideal as a borderedging and is good looking allseason. These plants should beplanted 12 inches apart.

THE MIXED FLOWERS bord-er is 6 feet wide by 25 feet long.Squares in drawing are 1 foot.

See your Farm Bur au GardenSeed Dealer for seeds, yournurseryman or plant grower forplants for this border.

MR. CHAPMAN FLOWERS and rate of plant-To create bright displays With-I ings. A-Annual. B-B'ennial. P-

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Fight Against TBA Contlnuou JobPI.

Sold by December 5 all theYorkshire boars and gilts adver-tised in the Michigan Farm NewsDec. 1. Gene Mater, Nashville.

Although Michigan's tubercu-losis death rate has dropped g4%in the last 50 years, TB still killsmore people than all other in-fectious diseases combined, ac-cording to the Michigan Tuber-culosis Ass'n.

Michigan averages 14 new casesof tuberculosis daily. It can bediscovered in the early stages bychest X-rays and tuberculin tests.By the time symptoms such ascoughing or tiredness appear, thedisease is in an advanced stage.

•MICHIGAN FARMJanuary 1, 1959

Got ThemAdvertised in Dec. 1 Farm

News for automatic self-washingcream separator and tractorchains. Got them in four days.Roger Russell, Lake, R-2.

Dairy CattleAdvertised 11 heifers and cows

in Michigan Farm News for De-cember 1. Sold seven head inone week. John Royston, Spring-?Ort.

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All Model EPHD Drinkers are equippedwith thermostatically controlled, factoryinstalled 350 watt heating elements. Theelement is clamped to the bottom ofthe cup wi h the thermostat located inthe cup for more accurate water tem-perature control.The thermostat' is set at about 35 degreesand will not operate the heating element,until water temperature drops to 3Sdegrees.

Model EPHD-22-cup drinker

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FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC.

Special Offer to FARM BUREAU MEMBERS

at'l CO-OpCouncil toMeet at New Orleans

rlA deal of in est was

shown by Community Farm Bu-reaus in discussion topic forAugust - "The Pitfalls of FarmInheritanc .tt

Many requests have come tothe Michigan Farm Bureau fortwo bulletins published by Mich-igan State University. These bul- 3letins are: --------------

Michigan cooperative leaderswill attend the 30th annual meet-ing of the National Council ofFarmer Cooperatives at NewOrleans, Jan. 12-15.

Homer L. Brinkley, executivevice president of the NationalCouncil, said 500 farm and co-operative leaders from all sec-tions of the nation will attendthe meeting.

The Council is a national or-ganization of farmers' coopera-tive marketing and purchasingassociations w hie h representsome 5,000 local cooperativesserving approximately 2,750,000farmer memberships.

"Mobilizing Farmer Strength inthe National Interest" is thetheme of the 1959 meeting. Allphases of farmer cooperative

activities will center on thistheme. Secretary of AgricultureEzra Taft Benson will addressdelegates and visitors January13, discussing "Mobilizing Farm-er Strength Through Coopera-tion."

Carroll P. Streeter, editor ofFarm Journal, Philadelphia, willdiscuss the overall sub j e c t,"Modern Business Organization,Management and Methods."

Representatives attending fromMichigan Farm Bureau and af-filiates are Maynard Brownlee,Earl Huntley, Edwin Steffen,Leon Monroe, and J. F. Yaegerfrom Lansing; L A Cheney andDale Dunckel from Williamston;Marten Garn from Charlotte:Elton Smith from Caledonia; andRobert E. Smith from Fowler-

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FB Place WinnersIn Farm-ta-Prosper

Friendly Farm Bureau of Oce-ana county won first place inthat county in the 1958 WestMichigan Farm to Prosper con-test for its excellent communitywork.

Awards for community grouporganizations participating in theannual contest for Mason, Mus-kegon, Newaygo, Oceana andOttawa counties were made atthe annual Round-up at Muske-gon Dec. 30.

Other Farm Bureau groups re-ceiving awards were:

Newaygo county: ProgressiveFarm Bureau 2nd, Central FarmBureau 4th.

Oceana county: Oceana CountyFarm Bureau Young People 2nd.

Ottawa county: North ChesterFarm Bureau 3rd.

NOTICEFB Employees CreditUnion Annual Jan. 20

All Farm Bureau Credit Unionmembers throughout the stateand their guests are invited toattend the annual meeting atLansing, January 20 to hear re-ports of officers, elect directors,and have an enjoyable evening.

Date-January 20. Time 6:30p. m. Place-Pilgrim Congrega-tional church, 125 South Penn-sylvania Ave., Lansing. Familystyle dinner.

CravingCertain

ForFoods

If you have a craving for acertain food, does it prove thatthe system needs it? Miss Ro-berta Hershey, extension special-ist in nutrition at Michigan StateUniversity, says "No."

Craving is usually for somefood which is particularly well-liked or for one to which theperson is accustomed. It is morelikely to satisfy a wish than anactual body need.

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Please send your classified by January 24 for the February 1 edition.Extra words over 25 at 5 cents each. Figures like $12.50 or1238, etc. count as one word. See Ads for classifications.

HANDY ORDERBLANK

BOYD RICE of Lansing hasjoined the staff of the AmericanDairy Ass'n of Michigan as Di-rector of Membership Relations.The appointment was announcedas effective December 15 byCharles E. Stone, manager of theADA of Michigan.

The new work is an advance-ment for Mr. Rice. He was Ad-ministrative Assistant at theMichigan Farm Bureau and serv-ed in that capacity from March12, 1956.

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Milking Systems-What's newin milking cowsmilk?

The Farmers Week dairy pro-gram Tuesday morning, Feb. 3at Anthony Hall, MSU, shouldhelp any dairyman, regardless ofherd size, who is trying to im-prove his present milking sys-tem when the milking is done ina separate milking room.

Four MSU staff members willcompare the herringbone milk-ing parlor with other more con-ventional milking arrangementsbased upon a research study con-ducted during the past sixmonths. This study includedplans, costs, and managementfactors associated with thesemilking arrangements.

Three dairymen who are pres-ently operating three differenttypes of milking arrangementsWIll explain their operations.One has a small herd. The othershave large herds.

Thirty minutes has been setaside for a discussion as well asquestions and answers. One ofthe even men on this programsho ld be able to answer yourquestions.

HemlockHemlock Farmers Cooperative

EI~v~tor is in the process ofbuilding a 50x60 ft. steel sidingaddi.tion to house new feed pro-cessmg.and bulk feed loading andunloadmg equipment. It is ex-~ected the new facility will beIn operation sometime duringMarch,

PigeonCooperative Elevator Co., Pig-

eon, IS constructing a 40x90 ft.pole building with 6 bays to han-dle bulk fertilizer. The total ca-pacity will be 400 tons.

MICHIGAN FARM NEWSP. O. Box 960Lansing, Michigan

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Drew CrowdThe first railroad train hired

for political purposes was byStephen A. Douglas in 1858. Hecarried a cannon on a flat car,fired it in each. town to draw acrowd.

Before RadioWm. Jennings Bryan toured

27 states, made 569 addresses in1896, in an effort to win thePresidency.

From ~ifeThe statue by Houdon of

George Washington in the StateCapitol of Virginia at Richmondis the only one made from life.

Guided Mis IeThe aborigin S 0 Australia de-luped a guided missile centuries

ago-They called it the boomer-;ti"1~.

8·388, Inheritance of FarmProperty in Michigan.

8-395, How Michigan Laws Af-feet Farm Ownership and Oper-ation.

In requesting these bulletinsplease write to the Bulletin Off-ice, Agricultural Hall, MichiganState University, East Lansing,Michigan.

The Farm Bureau InsuranceCompany P. O. Box 960 Lansing,Michigan also has a booklet en-titled "Pitfalls of Farm Inherit-ance." It's free for the asking.

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Farmers in the three state areaof Michigan, Indiana and Ohiocan look for expanded grain mar-kets with the formation of theMid-States Terminals, Inc., atToledo, according to J. R. Bliss,vice-president of the newly form-ed corporation.

The five Mid-Western grainmarketing cooperatives, whichmake up the new corporation,now market over 120,000,000bushels of grain annually.

Mid-States Terminals, Ine.,will promote the sale of grain inrather short notice, the quantityand class of grains which export-ers may require.

Officers of the new corporationin addition to Vice-PresidentBliss, who is general manager ofMichigan Elevator Exchange, are:President, Nelson Cotton, man-ager of Ohio Farmers Grain Cor- 9poration, Fostoria, Ohio; Secre-tary, Kenneth Probasco, generalmanager of Farm Bureau Co-operative Association, Columbus,Ohio; and treasurer, Hubert Cal-velage, general manager of OhioEquity Exchange, Lima, Ohio.

M. D. Guild., manager of thegrain division of Indiana FarmBureau was also one of the in-corporators of the new company.Headquarters for the firm will bein Toledo, Ohio.

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18PARKS HP-7 White . Link. Large

'hite hen, fe\ black flecks. Greatayers of large brown gg. AI. 0 good

meat bird.". l<Jarl order discount.atalog fre. ~Iaci>h rson Hatchery,onia, :\lichicran. (1-1' (\1 '\

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Topic Feb 4Forage C r 0 p s - Mechaniza

tion-Livestock- Your Dollar isthe title of Farmers' Week DairyProgram all day Wednesday, Feb4.

An outstanding program deal-ing with forages for dairy cattle-feeding will be presented by theCollege of Agriculture ForageCommittee.

The program will be held illthe Main Auditorium of uthonyHall starting at 9:30 a.m. with a 11movie dealing with the day'ssubject. The afternoon programwill be in Brody Hall.

Two topics imporiant to everydairyman on the morning pro-gram, dealing with "pelletedforages" and "handling largequantities of forages."

T e latest development regard-ing machinery for pelleting for-ages and then feeding to live-stock will be presented. The ex-perience of four farmers will bepresented as how they are hand-ling the large quantity of foragesrequired in today's livestockoperation.

Discussion will be devoted tosuch topics as, Should I buy ahay crusher? How to mechanizeyour feeding operation. Whakind and how big a silo to buy.

The afternoon program will inelude such topics as-How muchsilage can be fed to dairy andbeef cattle? How important isforage quality to dairy cows'How do we get both quantityand quality of forages? How dowe make hay and pasture seeding? What can be done aboubloat?

Roses Not CauseOf Hay Fever

Roses do not cause allergy(hay fever), according to Dr. WW. Bauer, director of health education of the American MedicaAssociation. Dr. Bauer pointout that the rose has a pollenwhich is transmitted by bees, noblown. Roses, he says, are ofteblamed for spring hay fevewhich in reality is caused bpollen from trees.

U ited ationsRose Garden

The rose' garden at the UniteNations Headquarters in NewYork is probably the most famou in 0 ) world. It containscollection of the prize-winningtUt"Pl.tDQll'1CQ etie

BUSINESS SERVICESAYE .1 • 'EY on your In omeax. Do - It - Your-self. You fill outre return or furni sh nece sary in-ormation. We will audit it, checkor tao dt vlncs and compl t return.hargea on r -quest, .Iail informa-on to: _-Ichols Rusin's Service,

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A BUSINESSOPPORTUNITY

POLE T -I?E B ILDI. TG - Farmnd omm rcial. 'lear pan rafters.nico 'al of Quality ..teel. Forreat r • vmgs, we vitl build of youralive lumber. Portabl :aw mill aridogging set-vic s available. Exp 1'1 n-

d builder's .• 'ow is the tim to tall}ric s. 'all or write: Wa.lter Fifelskl,arm Building- 8ervicp, 1527 138thvenue, Wa.yla.nd, Mlchfga n. honevrarnid 2-6622. \\' build for Quality.Allegan ourrty) (1-3t-25&31b) 5A

ERS. Acorn'satented rev rstble train unloadsour-s tall loads to preader. R turnsutomati ally. Low cost. Easily in-taIled. Lit rature free. Write Otta-

va-Hrtch, F .•.321, Holland, Michiga.n.(l2-2t-26b) 7

DAIRY EQUIPMENTFOR SALE. Kup-fer Bulk Tank,

60 gallons. Two years old. Likew. Very reasonable. Elon Briggs,

harlott R-2. Michigan. Phone 65a-~T2. (Eaton County) (1l-3t-21p) 9

BULK IlLY COOLI·~H. for sal.Used. 400 gallons. Dire·t e panxion,

ni '0, teinhor ·t. nta t DairyEquipmen D partm nt, Fa rm Bu-

au I -partrn nt, Fa rrn Bureau S r-eau rrvices, 4,000 -orth rand River

Avenu , P. O. Box 960, Lansing', Mich.o-u-asi» 9

DOGSo 22MAKE rn -E "PRE~nUM." Every

og owner rho f eds the Farm Bu-eau way soon r a liz the top valueor ev ry dollar "p nt. Available at

Farm ureau feed deal rs through-ut Michigan (9-tf-25&5b) 10

rc ....TGLISH SHBP-Heel rs. Few

Boh-tai.l~, bla .k and hite. Blackand brown. l·~ith r ... ' 25. Ship any-vher '. Hom -r .Iohnson, Iar 'hall R-4,Ilchiga.n. (Calhoun 'ounty)

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b rp;, Htllsdal It-I, Michigan. \onutle a st of Hill ..dal on State Str et)Hillsdale ountv) u-u-asi» 10

FARM EQUIPMENTFOP L 1<;, Eleven foot extension

or smoker bal el vator. Two uot-om U" ~1 • f cylinder plow on rub-

ber. Phone Brown City FI 6-2692.Sanilac ounty) (1-lt-21p) 11

.J IL - DgC:Pli; 7-1CHOPP1'Jl1. Cornand Hay heads .• '0. 50 Blower, 50oot pipe. Filled on silo. 2 Automa-ic hopper wagons. Louis Kaltsek,

L nnon, lichigan. Phone fA 1-4651.8hiawa.. aunt)") (l-lt-25p) 11

I<'ORSALE. ne doubl -run VetchS para tor, nea.rIy n w, 106. HarryRoszma.n, OWO,"0 R-1, nehigan.Phone Owos a SA 5- 224. (Shtawass eCounty) (12-2t-17p) 11

HAY DRYER . patented controll-ed-air mow SysteJf1. Fans, motors.Detail fr e. '''l'ite Ottawa Hitch,FX:J:J1, Holland, ...,Uchigan.

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TOR. ...' arlv n w rpar ttres. Tew1att ry. Sherman trunsmls ..ion ,475.Also ;; .- etion sjrrIng tooth and a 19572-bottom Ford plow. Entire outfit650. T. '. L•.•'aron, 410 \Villow

Road, • T iIau. lichigan. (2 miles J. ~ orthand :i mil s E:a t of lilan.) (Waah-tcnaw County) (] -It-46p) 13

H~Ll .•..'g PULLgT.S. 16 weeks old.Vaccinated, d beaked and dellvered.Gulliver's Poultry Farm and Hatch-ery, :bJaton Rapid " Michigan, H.-2.Phone 43"81.(Eaton County)

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15 FARM FOR SALEP 140 acre dairy

farm with largo milking barn. Barn DE:KALU P TLLJ~TS uphas a pip r-Jine milker and bulk tank, weeks old. Raised to order.eighte n automatic stanchions, gran-ary, large hay storage, nine !lx12w 11 con. truct d 1>0' stalls; pasturehas shade and flowing well. Equip-ment and stock can be purchasedepara t ly. lIou se is modern with two •

apart m nts. On with thr ~ 1>i'llrooms, I WlghtmaIlvtng' room, dining room, kitchen andbath. Oth r lUI.' bedr-oom, kttch 11, Director ofliving rooIII, ba th. Hot water IH at,full bascrnont, Idea l fur father andson all ration. All thi. :1,000down.Owner will Carry contract. Call Pro-p '1t. . 1 isuranc g .change, 116 "Y.80uth St r t, Kalamazoo, Iichi an.Phone }1'1-3-1331. (12-2t-87p) 1I;

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e pr sent he second installment of the Reso-lution on State Affairs adopted at the 39th annualm eti g of the Michigan Farm Bureau at East Lan-si g ovember 11-12, 1958. The first section was

ubli hed in our edition for December I.o r olu ·ons on ational Affairs were recom-

mendations to the annual meeting of the Americanarm Bureau at Bo ton December 7 to 11.The American Farm Bureau Resolutions on Na-

tional and International Affairs will be published inthe Nation's Agriculture, probably for January.

The section of the Michigan Farm Bureau resolu-tions dealing with the Michigan Farm Bureau organ-ization will be published in another edition of thispaper.

•~IVl __ayear. Many individuals and com-panies make a bu in ss of suchspraying and dusting. The appli-cation of such poisons withoutproper precautions may causeserious damage to crops or live-stock in adjacent fields. At pres- .ent there are no laws or regula-tions governing such applicationsnor establishing responsibilityfor possible damage.

We urge enactment of legisla-tion requiring the licensing ofoperators a p ply i n g economicpoisons for hire and establishingresponsibility for any damagewhich may result from such oper-ations.

Legislation should ex c 1u d efrom the licensing provisions, butnot responsibility, farmers oper-ating on their own premises andthose who make such applicationsfor accommodation and not forhire, and municipalities, villagesand road commissions.

tomo iI standing and in reducing farmer-hunter friction.

and the tremendous amounts ofour bett r farm lands which arebeing permanently taken out offood and fiber production by ur-ban and suburban developments,industrial operations, super-high •.ways and other land-consumingdevelopments.

We b lieve that thorough studyof other alternativ s should becarried out b fore consid rationshould be giv n to the floodingof areas which would becomemosquito-breeding mud flats dur-ing the summer draw-down ofwater. The right of eminent do-main, .perrni ing condemnationof land, is a power that shouldbe granted only in clear casesof public necessity.

We will oppose legislation toauthorize such flooding projectspending completion of adequatestudies.

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By using provisions of the Hor-ton Act, farmers can add to itsvalue. This will require a will-ingness to carry through '\n theprosecution of violations by thesigning of a complaint and thenecessary appearance at the sub-sequent hearing. If identificationof the trespasser can be securedfrom the back tag or other means,the complaint can be filed anytime within one year from thedate of the trespass.

We urge that, in the interestof greater safety on our high-

Iways, the automobile manufac-tur rs co-operate with the Traffic

ISaf ty Council and emphasizesaf ty features rather than hor e-power and speed.

non e ass ActIn the Horton Trespass Act,

Michigan farmers have a legaltool to control hunting on farmsand farm woodlots. Pressure byconservation clubs on their ownmembers and on other huntersis helping to build respect forthe law.

Lit erbugsWe favor the posting of more

signs along highways warningmotorists of the fines for dump-ing litter along the right-of-way,and we urge Farm Bureau mem-bers to aid in enforcement of thelitter law by signing complaintsagainst violators.

Safety SundayWe are happy to observe the

increasing awareness of the peo-ple of our State in highway safe-ty. We still have far to go inthe recognition of the hazards inthe operations of our farms andhomes.

We pledge our support as indi-viduals and as members of FarmBureau to support Safety Sun-day, November 16th, as a day torenew our concern for all phasesof safety for ourselves and ourfamilies.

FARM NEWSJanuary 1, 1959

Mineral Righf 2 Etc.- ,

We recognize the serious prob-lem caused to grape producersby the use of 2-4-D and relatedcompounds. We recommend thatresearch be conducted to deter-mine the extent of damage and

consumers. to recommend methods for con-We favor enactment of a Seal trol.

of Quality law for MiChigan-Igrown farm products. We be- C..lieve that such a program should r me and Delinquencybe entirely voluntary ~nd .that it I Crime and delinquency are in-should be self-supporting m that creasing rapidly, and the dangerthe revenue fro~ the sale. of Ito law-abiding citizens gro iVS

the ~eals would f~n~nce .the In- more serious every year. Ourspectl~:ms~nd. administration. State prisons and other places of. Wh~le M~chIga? h~s been mark- detention are filled to capacity,mg time In this field, at least and expenses have amounted totw?, ot,her s~ates hav~ enacted around $20,000,000per year.legislation incorporating 0.u l' The correction of this alarming~~eas and have been benefitting situation lies in greater emphasis

ereby. on character and morality in ourhomes and. schools.

The widespread custom of re-serving or selling portions of themineral rights appertaining todescriptions of property resultsin costly confusion of titles andthe loss of potential tax revenues,

We believe that legislationshould be developed which willmaintain current records of own-ership of such rights, obtainsome revenue and tend to returnownership of such separatedrights to the landowner.

We recommend that the ownerof separated rights be requiredto file a certificate of ownershipperiodically, and pay a registra-tion fee. Such rights on whichregistration and fee become de-.Iinquent should revert to theowner of the land.

Experience is demonstratingThe Marketing Program of the that competent probation and

We favor an accelerated pro- Michigan Department of Agricul- parole supervision is an effec-gram of calfhood vaccination to ture has been seriously curtailed tive means of restoring individ-help control Brucellosis. Through due to inadequate funds. We uals to productive life in societythe co-operation of M.S.U., the r commend that the amount ap- and reducing expenses.Agricultural Extension Service, propriated by the Legislature for I The cost of probation withall dairy and beef cattle breed this program be substantially in- competent supervision costs fromassociations, and the local press, creased. We would further urge $100 to $200 per individual pera program of education for calf- this money be allocated as much year, while, in some cases, thehood vaccination could be accom- as possible on a matching basis cost of the individual's imprison-plished. Iwith some consideration being ment and the welfare expenses

given to those commodity groups for the family amount to over. ~e :ecommend that the pre:>-that may need a direct grant. $3,000 to $4,000 per year.

VISIon m t~e present Brucello.sJs I We commend the Legislaturelaw, allowing the s~le of ~a~ry laughter Hou on its study of more effectiveor breed;ing cattle ~ MO~Ifled probation for juvenile delin-Brucellosis-Free Counties without Michigan has adequate laws to quents through the DeMaso Com-a blood t st, be changed to re- . . t. th t h ttl ith require slaughterhouses to oper- mit ee.quire a sue .ca, e el er pass a-te in a sanitary manner. The Ia bloOfd test hWItdhlhn~O days or real problem seems to be to 10- M'Wh~comm~nd the efforts of thecome rom a er avmg a com- cat th t bli h t h IC igan Crime and Delinquencyplete clean herd test within a l've t kese edsa ISIt men s wb~re Council, of which Clark L Brody

1 es oc an pou ry are emg. ..year. . slaughtered so that they may be IS a member, for Its ~fforts to

Meanwhile, we have not kept inspected and supervised Idemonstrate more effective meth-up to date in the control of bo- . ods of probation. We commendvine TB. The program of test- We favor enactment of legis- the board of supervisors, judges,ing and eradication of this disease /lation which would require Ii- .Iaw enforcement officers andshould be speeded up. During censing by the State Department welfare leaders of Saginaw Coun-the next two fiscal years, 1959- of Agriculture of all slaughter- ty for their co-operation with60 and 1960-61, county-wide tests ing plants so that their location the Council in the employmentfor r accreditation should be may be known to the proper of six trained and experiencedconducted in 64 counties contain- authorities. Farmers slaughter- probation officers.ing over a million head of cattle. ing livestock and poultry which We urge our members to lend

they have raised should be ex- their co-operation and voluntaryempted. leadership through 4-H Clubs,

FFA, and FHA chapters, BoyScouts, churches and civic groupsin assisting young people in de-veloping into useful and law-abiding citizens.

We urge that the Michigan lawrelative to labelling of food pro-ducts, especially frozen, concen-trated and reconstituted fruitjuices, be clarified by the Legis-latur~ so ..that there will .,?e' no, 'We extend a vote of thanks toquest1o~ a~ to the authority of the members of the State Legis-the. Michigan Dep.artment of lature who have supported thAg:-lcultu.re to require labelling Farm Bureau program. eWhICh WIll not be confusing ormisleading and which will fullysafeguard the interests of theconsuming public.

We believe that all able-bodiedwelfare recipients should be re-quired to do a reasonable amount

The Michigan Feed Law should of work in order to qualify forbe carefully studied and mod- assistance, ~uch work could in-ernized to take into consideration c~ude mowIn? weeds on thethe changes being made in feed highway, cuttmg, b~ush, or anyformulation and handling in var- I ?ther work pertaining to publicious forms. Adequate safeguards ' Improvement. We furt~er feelshould be included to protect that taxpayer~ sho.uld avaIl. them-feeders from harmful ingredients. selyes of their right to InspectIt should be written so that it relief rolls.can be enforced. Funds allocated by Welfare

Boards for food orders shouldbe used in the purchase of staplefood only.

The Michigan dry edible beancrop is now inspected under asystem supervised and controlledby an association of b an dealers.The insp ction of nd other farmcommodity is so controlled byd alers.

In ord r to bring about a moreuniform grading of Michiganbean hipments, we recommend

pirosi ,ha become increa in ly that the bean inspectors bent, s rious and menacing. brought under the direct control" dOff" t· d t 10f the State Department of Agri-1 1 ICU Ie an s er- 1

1 tl charact ri tic of cu tuz:e a~d that all fee collected 0 Pi land dhich thi di se has de-I be paid dir ctly to th~ State and ar

velooed. that a syste~ be inaugurated Improvement of the standardsr a- whereby the Inspector ~ rotat-I for nursing homes and hospitals

over. ~ State as WIth other is badly needed We b Ii th ttock comm It! . e eve aeat-I· the State Health COmmissioner

d the e furthe~ re.commend that should be authorized to stabIishich nec . ary 1 J Iation .be enacted and enforce regulations and

t r about the de Ired change. standards of maintenance andoperation of these institutions.

MFB Resolutionson State Affairs

Section 2

tion and preparation of agricul-tural products of desirable anddependable quality will proveequally beneficial to growers and

a I Di ea eWe are gratified at the pro-

gress which has been made inth reduction and control of Bru-cellosis among Michigan cattle.Now that Michigan has been des-ignated as a modified-certifiedBrucellosis-free State, we mustnot become complacent or lax inour efforts to fight this dreadand costly disease which is soserious both to cattle and tohumans.

We should strive toward thecomplete elimination of this di-eas from Michigan herds byJune 30, 1960.

rketing Program

We urge the Michigan Legis-lature to appropriate sufficientfunds for th adequate operationof the testing and control pro-grams regarding both of theses rious diseases which attackboth cattle and humans.

La elling Food

Surveys show that' a largenumber of cattle are calfhoodaccinated against Bang's disease

and it is a w ll-known fact that3lh % to 5% of vaccinated ani-mals should receiv more con-sideration when the test is read"Animals reacting as a result ofofficial vaccination should not bebranded for slaught r until theyhave had two more tests within90 days, at the option of thown r.

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tockare concerned about differ-

ence of opinion in the veterinaryrof ion on th reading of the

t sts for Brucellosis and TB.e a. k the Michigan State Uni-rsity and the U.S.D.A. to con-

duct r s arch to develop mored finit proc dur s on determin-tion of po itive reactors.

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afety for HuntersGun safety training has shown

that hunting accidents can be re-duced through knowledge of theproper handling of firearms. Wewill support legislation to providethat a hunter applying for hisfirst license be required to showtha t he has passed a course in

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idland's i-zen rogram insipHERBERT FIERKE (right) is.J::;!.-------------

.hown receiving from President ,licensing law and our presentCharles Shuman an award to financial responsibility law.M~dl~nd County Farm Bureau, I We further recommend thatMichigan, for o~e. of t?e best the public become informedFarm Bureau citizenship pro- . .grams in 1958. The presentation abou~ Innoc~nt Victim coveragewas made at the AFBF conven- provided by msurance companies.tion at Boston in December. Mr.Fierke is a director of the Mich-igan Farm Bureau and was astate delegate at the nationalconvention.

Die el ExhaustsSinfe the exhaust fumes of all

trucks and buses using Diesel en-gines create a health hazard andare a nuisance, such vehicles us-ing our highways should be re-quired to have exhaust pipes ex-tending at least nine feet fromthe ground, or level with the topof such vehicle, whichever ishigher.

MICHIGAN6lack op oads

We urge that blacktop roadsbe marked by white lines onthe outsides and down the cen-ter and also a yellow line downthe center on hills and curveswhere the roads merit this ac-tion.

of the State of Michigan, andto the preservation of life, prop-erty, and well-being of the citi-zens of the State. In the eventof enemy attack or local disaster,our food supplies would becomevitally important, and certainmeasures would .have to be taken We favor more widespread usefor the protection .of food re- of "Yield Right of Way" signssource , crops and hvestock. I in place of "Stop" signs on cor-

The Michigan farm Bureau is ~ers where traffic studi~s showmindful of the joint efforts of It would better. eXJ?edlte thethe Michigan Office of Civil De- movement of tra~fIc WIthout dan-fense and the Michigan Depart- ger to the public,ment of Agriculture in the pro-viding of ,farm families with in-struction, information and train-ing relative to disaster situations.We recognize that the MichiganOffice of Civil Defense has in-formation relative to methods ofprotection.

We continue our support ofCivil Defense programs and plansdeveloped by State and LocalGovernments, and encourage ourmembers to avail themselves ofinformation and training fromthe Michigan Office of Civil De-fense.

Chick Livability

Right of Way Flooding Farms Farmers & SportsmenWe are alarmed by proposals

to flood thousands of acres ofour good agricultural lands toprovide water' storage duringflood periods for release duringlow water to maintain streamflow,

Organized sportsmen, repre-sented by the Michigan UnitedConservation Clubs and its affili-ates, and organized farmersthroug Grange and Farm Bu-reau, are working together toimprove farmer-sportsman rela-tions

We are not unsympathetic to theproblems of industries and muni-cipalities whose expansion maybe hindered by lack of waterflow. We are, however, con-cerned about uprooting of largenumbers of farm families, the re-moval of valuation from tax rolls

De-Icing aterial We commend the sportsmen'sclubs for their efforts in educat-ing hunters as to the rights. offarmers and promoting the "Askthe Farmer First" program. Thisjoint program has been effectivein improving rural-urban under-

Because the brine solution usedon our roads is so corrosive, weurge research for improved ma-terial for keeping roads free fromice and dust.

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fARM BUREAU MIlliNG CO. t,,,.CH'CAGo. ILL.

Highway La sWe are gratified with the ac-

tion of the 1958 Michigan Legis-lature in repealing 252 obsoletesections of Michigan's highwaylaws. and are pleased to note thata study is now being made look-ing toward the codification ofthe remaining highway laws sothat we would eliminate confu-sion, duplication and conflictsand have one unified and under-standable statute covering thesematters. We hope that the newhighway code can be formulatedand enacted during the 1959 ses-sion of the Legislature. THE JlUARANTEE IS IN WRITING!ate Legis ator HAT'S MO • • •

Li ite AccessMR. POULTRYMAN. " . THERE'S NO

reason to be in doubt when you buychick starter feeds now. Just buy FarmBureau's Hi-Efficiency 20o~ Chick StarterCrumbles and you'll be getting the bestfeeds that your money can buy. ANDDON'T MISS THIS EXTRA .•• you geta guarantee IN WRITING that yourchicks will live six weeks if fed th isFarm Bureau Hi-Efficiency Feed.

SHOP AROVND AND TRY TO MATCHit. We know that you can't even comeclose to it. This guarantee and thefeed are just additional examplesof whatyour Farm Bureau is doing to give youextra benefits when' you buy the FarmBureau way. It does pay to 'do businesswith yourself • • • what more proof isneededthan this unprecedentedguaran-tee and this proven feed?

The growing development oflimited access highways in Mich-igan is bringing great loss andinconvenience to many Michiganfarmers, particularly those whosefarms are traversed by suchhighways. In the purchase orcondemnation of such right-of-way, full consideration should begiven to the decreased earningcapacity and the increased costsof operating such farms.

Proper provision should bemade for water and air drainageand for the convenience of localpeople in getting to public placesand community centers.

arm Bureau Hi-Efficiency 20% Chick Starter Crumbles is thereason your Farm Bureau Dealer can make this guarantee!

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i h ay Courte y 200~ CHICK STARTER CRUMBLESis just one of the new Hi-Efficiency feedsthat will be coming your during '59"It is a vastly improved starting feed. Itcontains a coccidiostat. It has addedfatsfor extra energy ••• lower fiber contentfor greater digestibility • • • improvedbalance of amino acids for faster feath-ering.

FARM BUREAU'S HI-EFFICIENCY20o~ Chick Starter Crumbles has beenformulated with you in mind, Mr. Poultry-man. Your Farm Bureau Feed Depart-ment wants to give you the best feedsavailable. It is loaded with ingredientsthat will develop your chicks into high-producing birds that will make youmoney.

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We recommend that the FarmBureau of Michigan plan an edu-cational campaign to call to theattention of Michigan farmers theimportance of courtesy and con-sideration of regular traffic onhighways while moving farmequipment and produce.

Due to the increased numberof ,cases of paralytic polio amongchildren who have not receivedSalk vaccine because parentshave become more lax in havingchildren immunized, we urge theparents of pre- chool children tohave their children immunizedbefore entering school.

of oadThe present legal width of load

for trucking hay and straw isonly 8 f et, while that of pulp-wood and concrete pipe is 8 feet8 inches. Since bales are s~uneven in length, it is hard tobuild a good load of hay within8 feet in width.

nd After the Six Week are Up • • • your F Bur u feed dealerhas he growing and laying mashes that are formulated to giv youhe ty of bir~s you want. Every one of Farm Bureau'. Poultry Feeds

is be-ng developed with yOIl i -nd... at a farmer-owned andrm r-controlled feed mill. They are continuing exempl of why "it

pay 0 do bu ines with yourself."We recommend that the pres-ent width for trucking hay andstraw be increased to at least 8feet, 8 inches. Shop wherever you

see this emblem,It's your guide toquality products forbetter farming.

c I n UREAUFARCivil Defense preparedness isf "al· ce to the people

We believe that the reforestingof lands best adapted to that useis a public service tending to con-serve our natural resources. Wealso believe that the providingof the planting stock for this re-foresting is a proper responsi- It is now legal in Michigan tobility for Soil Conservation Dis- transport up to six Christmastricts and the Department of trees without having a bill ofConservation. These agencies sale or other evidence of ovO-ner-have provided a source of sup- ship for them. It is estimatedply when other sources were not' that at least 100,000 Christmasavailable and have maintained trees are taken illegally eachstandards' of quality for all sup- year from private and publicpliers. land in Michigan because of this

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hunter safety approved by theDepartment of Conservation:

Dog LawDamage to Michigan livestock

and poultry caused by dogs isa serious problem. We insist thatproducers of livestock and poul-try not be prevented from pro-tecting their property, and wouldoppose any change in the DogLaw which would weaken thisprovision.

We believe that much of thepro b 1em can be eliminatedthrough effective county pro-grams to control stray dogs andenforce licensing provisions. Wcwould encourage our members tcurge County Boards of Supervisors to take steps to eliminatestray or unlicensed dogs.

Every effort should be mad!to identify dogs causing actuadamage and owners should be-held responsible for payment OJlosses. .

Deer ManagementDeer in the area of Michigai

south of the Muskegon-Bay Cit,'line continue to increase, and reports of crop damage and autaccidents involving deer are rnor: .frequent.

We recognize the interest oJboth rural and urban people irtheir occasional opportunities t:see deer near their homes. I'is evident, however, that long bl;?-fore deer are so plentiful thaithey can be frequently seen, thedamage they cause will be morethan farmers should be expectedto bear.

We believe that the Conservation Commission should begin toadjust its season regulations soas to level Off the deer popula-tion in southern counties beforethe damage and accident ratesbecome unreasonable.

We also recommend that land-owners in the areas of .specialantlerless deer seasons should begiven first chance at such per-mits. This might prevent resent-ment against the sportsmen andthe consequent closing of landsto hunting.

:'free N rsertes

We oppose efforts to hamperthe operatio of the nurseriesoperated by these public agen-cies.

State ParksMichigan's rapidly increasing

population and our large numberof tourists should be providedwith adequate public park facil-ities. This would require mater-ial expansion of our present parkacreage and improvements.

In view of the present financialsituation of the State, this posesa difficult problem.

We renew our endorsement ofa moderate charge for the use ofour state parks so that those us-ing these facilities could help intheir maintenance and expan-sion.

We also support an increasedprogram of purchase of accesssites to our lakes and streamsto provide the public with moreopportunity to use our water re-sources.

Water RightsThe growing interest in prob-

lems of water management andthe right to the use of water,indicates that there is a needfor a comprehensive study by allinterested parties, which shouldlead to recommendations for leg-islative action.

Michigan is favored in havinravailable the world's best supplyof fresh water. However, manyareas of the State inland fromthe Great Lakes experience localshortages. The water of manystreams is totally used at pres-ent during low flows either formunicipal or industrial purposesor for irrigation.

High investments are needed todevelop irrigation projects. Oth-er water users also want to knowwhat water supplies they maycontinue to expect. We will sup-port an adequate study of ourwater resources and needs whichwill develop equitable waterrights legislation.

We urge that the Joint Legis-lative Committee studying thisproblem be continued and thatsufficient funds be provided toenable the Committee to do aneffective job.

Soli Con nationResponsibility for the use and

How to Lifteavy Things

ROGER FOERCHTo spare yourself some hos-

pital bills, here are some tipson how to lift heavy objects:

1. Face the load squarely, andget a firm footing, feet planted10 to 12 inches apart.

2. Bend your knees and get agood grip on the load.

3. Lift slowly and evenly bystraightening your legs. DON'TBEND YOUR BACK!

4. Keep the load in close and Dixondon't t ist your body. To turn, America's best known survey-change the position of your feet. ing job was done between 1763

Do the work with your leg and 1767 by Charles Mason andmuscles and not with the weaker Jeremiah Dixon. The stoneback muscles. boundary markers used by Mason

If you need help ask for it. brousbt overIt doesn't pay to 1) bashful and from England Many are stillbedridden. standing today.

ualityThe quality of food products is

important to both producers andconsumers. We feel that presentstandards for manufacturing-typemilk and cream are rather laxand indefinite. We belie thattandard could be tablished

without hardship to the produc-ers of these products and urgethe passage of suitable legisla-tion.

Dairy PromotionWe are proud. of the self-help

promotional program of research,advertising and public relationscarried out by dairy farmersthrough the American Dairy As-sociation. We are glad to noterecent increases in per capitaconsumption of certain dairyproducts.

We 'urge every dairyman tosupport the A.D.A. through theyear-around monthly set-asidesof 2 cents per hundred poundsof milk or lh cent per pound ofbutterfat.

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Following are the name nd addre eFarm Bureau ecretarie, to whom neapplications and Farm Bureau dues for 1959 may bemailed. Please address as: Mrs. Elizabeth c rthur,Sec'y Alcona County Farm Bure u, Harri ville, R·2.Michigan, etc.

Alcona - Mrs. ElizabethArthur. Harrisville. R-2.

Allegan - Mrs. Ruth J.)eVer-ville, 227 Hubbard St., Allegan.

Alpena-Mrs. Esther Kennedy,Posen, R-l.

Antrim-Richard Wieland, Ells-worth.

Arenac - Mrs. Evelyn Shinn,Standish.

Baraga - Mrs. Malond Titus,fl28East Broad St., L'Anse.

Barry-Mrs. LaVera J ohncock,119N. Church, Hastings.

Bay - Mrs. Russell Madison,Main and South Henry St., BayCity.

Benzie-Mrs. Hermie Rockwell,Beulah.

Berrien-Mrs. Velma Wire, P.O. Box 113,Berrien Springs.

Branch--Mrs. Milo D. Jones,16 North Hanchett Street, Cold-water.

Calhoun - Mrs. Harry King,Room16,Town Hall, Marshall.

Cass--Mrs. Erma Spencer, P.O.Box 97, Cassopolis.

Charlevoix-Mrs. Ivadelle Pen-fold, 203 Second St., East Jordan.

Cheboygan-Mrs. Tom Baker,Cheboygan.

Chippewa-Mrs. Clayton Wil-son, Brimley, Box 56, R-l.

Clare - Mrs. Donald DavisClare, R-2.

Clinton-Miss Esther Robinson,103E State St., St. Johns.

Delta-Clayton Ford, Cornell.Eaton - Mrs. Leslie Sheridan

142 S. Pearl St., Charlotte.Emmet-Mrs. Roscoe Williams,

414Jackson St .. Petoskey.Genesee - Mrs. Florence Wil-

bur, G-2501 Flushing Road, Flint.Gladwm-Mrs. Dorothy Baug-

er, Gladwin. R-3.

Me- ~ Gratiot-Mrs. Leona Vance, 128N. Pine River St., Ithaca.

Hnlsdale-s-Mr . Margaret Love-less, 47 S. Howell St.. Hillsdale,

Hou hton-Dorothy Ruska, R-1, Box 30, Chassell.

Huron - Mrs. Barbara Bouck,180E. Huron St., Bad Axe.

Ingham-Mrs. Dorothy Surato,245 S. Jeffer on St., Mason.

Ionia - Mrs. Lester Covert,111% N. Depot St., Ionia.

Iosco-Mrs. William Herriman,Tawas City.

Isabella - Mrs. Marie Farnan,301 E. Pickard se.. Mt. Pleasant.

Jackson-Miss Jane Parrishm,5550 Lansing Avenue, Jackson.

Kalamazoo - Mrs. Mabel K.Bacon, Kalamazoo, R-5, Box 248.

Kalkaska-Mrs Esther Dunlap,Kalkaska, R-l.

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31 MEMBERS of Michigan o . . .rl'arm Bureau who attended the prrce of cherrres should pomt the\FBF convention at Boston De- way for. ?ther growers of other'ember 7-11 made the trip from ~ommodltIes to develo~ market-.ansing by the way of Capital mg programs of benefit to pro-\.irlines. They were in Boston in ducers.our hours, counting a stopover1t New York. 123 from Michigan.ttended the convention.

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Weare encouraged by the re-sults of the meetings held with We recommend that the Mich-dairy cooperatives and other igan Department of AgricultureState Farm Bureaus. We urge I adopt new r,egulation~ governingthe Board of Directors to con- the sale of feeder pigs. Thesetinue promoting such confer nces regulations should permit feederwhenever possible when it will pigs to be assembled and groupedbring greater unity and better for sale when facilities are pro-understanding of the problems in vided separate and apart fromthe dairy industry. any contact with slaughter hogs.

Under no circumstances shouldfeeder pigs be allowed to be sold

ilk Market Control through facilities used for slaugh-W d t Stat tel" hogs.. e are oppose 0 at,ly . e Such a program would allow

milk marketmg c~ntrol bill which Michigan farmers to participateseeks to set prIces or control . . .,

d ti W f I th t h I In Improved feeder pig marketingpro uc IOn. e ee a sue aid Wbill ld t b in the 10n<1-an procu:emen~ programs. e. ",:ou If 0 e . 0 urge that In settmg up such reg-

time mterests of dairy farmers ulations that adequate diseaseor consumers. control measures be provided,

We believe that the most effec- These measures should includetive approach to securing equit- inspection of facilities, quarantineable prices is through a strong period and vaccination of pigs

We commend the Legislature and aggressive bargaining organ- for cholera prior to removal'or its action in providing part-I ization. from sale premises.ime assistants to these volunteer We s~bmit that the: elimination

officers. We ask that this aid be of unfair trade practices and the aturity of Fruitextended to all districts on a establishment of a statistical di-matching basis. vision of the Department of Agri-

culture with power to subpoenanecessary records of dairy plantsin order to check their pricesand usage schedule and their re-tail pricing structure, could bebeneficial.

We feel that in order to in-crease milk prices to producersthrough legislation, it would benecessary to keep out-of-statemilk out of Michigan markets.This is an impractical approach Resolutions Committeto the problem.

'11provement of land and wateresources rests on all citizens.rban as well as rural. Citiesre dependent on rural lands notnly for food, but for most of

their water supplies.

The annual increase in our»opulation places a definite re-ponsibility on agriculture andhe Nation to safeguard our need--d future food production facil-ties. Farm owners and farmenters as well as our urban-opulation must be aware of theeed for intelligent use and con-ervation of our lands.The 75 Soil Conservation Dis-

ricts now organized in Michiganre efficiently operated by elect-d farmers serving without salary

and are effective units of soil sav-rig activity.

We are suggesting that theGovernor issue a proclamationorior to hunting season, callingattention to the dangers of hunt-ng while under the influence of

'ntoxicating liquor. Laws cover-ing such action should be strictlynforced.

We further urge the MichiganDepartment of Agriculture tocontinue its efforts to encouragelocal health departments to adoptuniform inspection procedures.

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We deplore the practice ofmarketing immature fruit, whichhas a depressing effect on thedemand for Michigan fruits. Werecommend addi tional researchby Michigan State University todevelop methods that can be usedto measure effectively the degreeof maturity which would be re-quired in order to prevent themarketing of immature fruit.

Conservati n Costs

We recommend that the lawbe changed to delete referenceto the Department of Health rec-ommendation and to make thisprovision of the law read: "Ade-quate and safe water suppliesfor use in milk houses and milkrooms shall be provided."

Farmers an other persons in-terested in agriculture. This isthe way they are described asMembers and Associate Membersin the by-laws of the MichiganFarm Bureau.

MembersSection 1. Membership Qualifi-

cations. (1) Only persons engagedin the production of agriculturalor horticultural products, includ-ing lessees and tenants of landused for production of such pro-ducts.

(2) Or lessors and landlordswho receive as rent all or anypart of the crop raised on therented or leased premises, or theproceeds thereof.

These people shall be eligiblefor membership in this associ-ation, upon approval of theirmembership application at thedirection of the board of direct-ors.

Section 2. Family Membership.Membership in this associationshall be a family membershipwhich includes the husband andwife and minor children:

Provided, that an unmarriedminor reaching the age of 21 shallbe included in his or her familymembership for the balance ofthe calendar year, and that mar-ried minors must qualify as afamily membership.

Associate M mberSection 3. Associate Member.

ships. There shall be two classesof associate memberships:

Class I. Other persons (exclud-ing persons enumerated in ClassII) interested in agriculture maybecome associate members bymaking application, and, if ac-cepted by the board of directors.upon execution of the member-ship agreement, will be entitledto the rights of membership, ex-cepting the right to vote.

Associate memberships of thisclass shall be limited so as not toexceed 10% of the membership inanyone county.

Class II. Full-time employes ofthis association, or of its sub-sidiary companies. may becomeassociate members by makingapplication. and, if accepted bythe board of directors, upon exe-cution of the membership agree-ment, will be entitled to therights of membership exceptingthe right to vote.

We recommend that the pro-gram of cost-sharing payment tofarmers for approved soil andwater conservation measures bemade on a more restricted basis.which would continue the atten-tion to the urgent problems ofconservation.

Christmas Trees Distr;ct:I-Harlan Wicks, Dowagiac2-Carl J. Heisler, Vice Chao

man. Albion !3- William Scramlin, Holly

4-Mrs. Leon Dunning, Dalton5-Robert Oesterle, Webberville6-Francis Spencer, Almont7-Emery H. Kinney, Jr., Lud-

ington8- Warren E. White, Clare9-Carl R. Nelson, Traverse City

10-Carl E. Robotham, Bellaire11-William H. Saarinen, Watton

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Grade A MilkWe urge that the issuance of

regulations relative to the pro-duction and processing of GradeA milk and other dairy productsshould be limited to the Mich-igan Department of Agriculture.

The provision of the Grade AMilk Law which provides thatfarms producing such milk musthave wells complying with what-ever recommendations might bepromulgated by the State HealthDepartment is an unwise delega-tion of power and leads to un-certainty and confusion.

We continue to support amend-ment of this law so as to elim-inate, or at least reduce, thisexemption which is resultingTnsuch a serious loss to Michigan'sChristmas tree producers.

Women of Farm Bureau:Mrs. Edward Golding, Sr., Cass

City.Mrs. Walter Harger, Stanwood.Mrs. Lee S. LaForge, Curran.

MFB Young People:Richard K. Arnold, Plainwell.

CommiUee Members at Large:Robert E. Smith, Chairman,

'Fowlerville.Leroy Dale Dunckel, William-

ston.Allen F. Rush, Lake Orion.

ill you invit a farm family toearly all of us joined Farm ureau

I VITED US! People ill joi for th.d, a d tank you f r th i vitation.

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Motor BoatsMany complaints have been

registered by citizens relative tothe operation of motor boats ina manner dangerous to life and:iestructive to property.

We approve the new legisla-tion requiring the licensing ofmotor boats, thus making pos-sible their identification and reg-ulation of operation. We urge9.11 citizens to co-operate withthe authorities in the apprehen-sion and conviction of all viola-tors.

Inspection of MilkFarmers Week DairyProgra s on K R

Farm Bureau membership makes one eligible for (1) group BlueCross-Blue Shield protection through Farm Bureau (2) Farm BureauIVlutual automobile, fire, farm liability insurance (3) Farm rs P tro-leum Direct Distribution of motor and heating fuels if DD op rat-ing in the county.

- - .. .- - .- ......- ..- ...We deplore the present dupli-

cation of inspections by the Mich-igan Department of Agriculture,city health departments, countyhealth departments, etc. Muchof their work overlaps and back-tracks. It is not an efficient pro-gram of inspections and is veryconfusing and disconcerting todairy farmers. Many. producershave been "shut off" withoutwarning on the basis of an indi-vidual inspector's interpretationof the law or some regulation.

If something happens that youcannot attend the dairy programsof Farmers Week Feb. 2-5, thentune in radio station WKAR, 870on your dial. The dairy programswill be broadcast as follows:

Feb. 3. Tuesday: 10:00 to 11:30;1:30 to 3:30; and' 3:30 to 4:30.Monday night dairy banquetspeaker.

APPUCATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

Watershed Program.We endorse the Small Water-

shed Program as an effectivetechnique for dealing with sur-face water problems. We be-I;eve much more emphasis shouldbe placed on this method ofwater control.

Feb. 4. Wednesday:11:45; 1:30 to 3:30.

Feb. 5. Thursday:11:40; 1:30 to 3:30.

Feb. 6, Friday: 2:00 to 3 :00.

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I hereby apply for membership in the _

Coun y Farm Bureau, Michigan Farm Bureau, and the American Farm

Bureau, and agree to pay the annual membership dues of $10.00.

It is agreed that 40 cents of this sum shall be for a year's sub-

n xicated HuntersRecognizing this problem of

duplication of inspection of fluidmilk, we urge the Michigan FarmBureau officials to work with theindustry committee which is nowbeing formed to study the prob-lem.

scription to the Michigan Farm News; that $1.00 is to be pplied a

my annual dues to the American Farm Bureau Feder tion of which 25

cents is for a year's subscription to the Nation's Agriculture.10:00 to

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Farm Bargaining We further recommend thatthe State inspectors work moreon the basis of quality controlby bacteria count taken at re-ceiving stations than by farm in-spections. Temperature, sedimentand general cleanliness are otherfactors which might well betaken into consideration.

Whenever the bacteria countwas found to be excessive, theremight well be an immediate farmvisit to locate the trouble. Lessstress should be placed on minoritems which have little to dowith the production of quaUt)milk.

We feel that with a given number of inspectors, much betterresults could be ob1lBinedin thisway than by following the pres-ent method.

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• • .- .- ..- ..- ...- ... • • • • • •• •• • -We recommend legislation that

would authorize cooperative bar-gaining associations of producersto bargain with purchasers singlyr in groups.

We feel the future of Agricul-ture will, in a large measure. de-lend on the ability of the pro-ducer to bargain effectively withbuyers. We urge the Farm Bu-reau to assist producer market-'ng organizations as much as pos-sible.

Weare encouraged by theGreat Lakes Cherry ProducerMarketing Cooperative in th irsuccess this year in bargainingfor the price of cherries. Theirforward approach in glvin& farm-ers something to say 'about the

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Farm Bureau. Mi~h i~an Farm Bureau andAmerican Farm Bureau dues for 1959 fromapplicant:

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DONALD D. KINSEYCoord·ntor of Res arch and Education

(NOTE: This is th second topic in our discussion serieson t xatlon, In a study Uk this the main purpose is to be-COm informed about the puroblem and related fads. Wec nnot solve the problem in our brief me tings. but we cang in und r tanding for later use. In February we shall lookt a State Income Tax.)

Michigan's state and local governments are hav-ing growing pains in terms of programs and howto finance them. The "property tax headache" isa common complaint of its citizens-and is linked tothese "growing pain .' This is a headache that isborn of more than mere imagination.

Our property tax has become so burdensome attimes that the cry for relief is constant by some prop-rty owners. Their demand that tax responsibility

be more fairly spread among the people has a goodcause beneath it.

It seems a ound argument to claim that any taxwhich destroys a good and necessary use of land isnot only harmful to the owner but also is a hazardto the government which imposes the tax.

In our Michigan history we have come close toto the destructive use of taxation several times.Property owners have sometimes been forced to sur-r nder ownership due to tax burdens. The state hassuffered the loss of part of its tax base.

Our Chan ing Property andTaxable Wealth

tate

When Michigan' Constitutionof 1908 was adopted, the majorindu try was farming. Withinthis half-century, the emphasishas shifted to heavy industry, ac-companied by the rapid growth

f cities.

The use of real estate and per-sonal property as a base of tax-able wealth is as old as the his-tory of civilizations. Propertyownership gives a clear sign thats me wealth has been accumu-lated.

Other forms of wealth mayexi t, but often they are not soclearly seen. Until 1932, propertyyielded over 50 % of all govern-ment revenues in the U.S.

Growing populations have fan-n d out from these industrialenter into the farming country-side. Demand for local govern-ment service' - - roads, school ,anitai y systems, fir and police

protection, etc, have dev loped at Present day taxing practicesa tremendou pac. Ihave not caught up with the

The outward mov ment f p 0- changes that have developed inpl put land in strong demand cur social and economic world.for home and business sites. This The basis of wealth and "taxabil-fore d sharp lie in property ity" has been shifting.value. and, th se values became We shall not argue that realr fl icted in assessment and tax- and personal property should be

freed from taxation. Property iscertainly a taxable item. But aquestion arises whether taxes arefairly spread so as to coverchanges in the basis wealth ofour society.

Farmers owned the bulk of theland in the area where peoplwished to set up residence. Whensuburbs spread, farmers were the:fir t to feel the bite of the rais-ing tax rates. Now, taxes oftenforce farms out of xistcnce insome areas of the state.

High operating cost - - hightaxe. - - small ri:es in incomes.Th se have been the vise' inwhich many farmers are beingsqueezed out of busines. Butmore about thi later.

Is there a proper adjustmentin terms of the ability of thepeople to pay them? Are groupsall asked to make some reason-able contribution to governmentsupport - - somewhat in propor-tion to the benefits received fromthe government services that taxmonies provide?

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Do ome people have h vytax burden and others aneasy one?

Everyone wants to avoid thepayment of taxes. They are afavorite subject of argument.Arguments do not settle whetherthey are fair or not. Only coldfacts compared without bias cantell whether a tax is fair or not.

1956 • - from an average of 45cents per acre to $1.32 per acre.Net farm incomes have risen onlya little during this period.

2. Farmers in areas of subur-ban expan ion have been givena severe "shock treatment." Newresidents ere ate new demandsfor local government services.Farmer m y not need nor wantsuch services, The need for themmay not have been there beforethe migration of the newcomers.

The load of these new develop-ments falls largely on the farm-ers. They hold the bulk of thereal estate. The new residentsare not "set" yet. Values on smalllots are kept low at the begin-ning. But the new families crowdthe schools. Bonding issues arevoted through by the Small prop-erty holders - and the taxsqueeze gets severe.

The demand for new schoolsin urbanized townships has beenthe major cause of the problem.In 1940, schools in these areastook 56% of the tax dollar. By1955 they took 71% of the taxdollar.

All over the state school ex-pansion has had its impact. Insouthern agricultural townshipsthe school share of the tax dol-lar rose from 39% in 1940 to 62%ill 1955. In northern agriculturaltownships the figures rose from34% to 60% for the same item.

Millage rates in Michigan "ur-banized" townships has gone upfrom 17 3/4 mills in 1940to 292/3mills in 1950. They are highernow.

redesign the whole fabric of ourtaxing system or find some newnook where hidden resources liethat have escaped the state andnational tax programs.

It looks like the governmentshave gone over taxable re urceswith a fine toothed comb. I haveheard tax expert mention onlyone definite suggestion for prop-erty tax relief. That is a notionthat would use the state incometax for this purpose to some ex-tent.

But that is next month's topic,and we don't want to get aheadof our story.

Women ofFarm Bure

IHaas spoke to us on "Will ndDistribution of Propert." The

Icounty nurse showed slides on"Alcoholism."

(Continued from Page 4) 'ogemaw County. Mrs. EnidStopping between sessions for Kenyon has b~en elected chair-

a bowl of soup we kidded the man. The ladles vot.d to helpwaiter. "Michigan?" Sure he Carrol Jean Nelson WIth expen-knew all about Michiian. You ses when she applies for Inter-see he was a chef there when national Farm Youth Exchange.Ford was President. Mrs. Lou DeMatio, Mrs. Enid

"Who?" Kenyon and Mrs. Dorothy Lick-HFord,-don't you remember?" ~eldt attended the annual meet-We didn't, but here was a mg of AFBF at Boston,

segment of America.Back to the great auditorium,

the warm smile of friends. Amoment to relax and read oncemore that great insignia in thebackground of the speakers plat-form, "The American Way ofLife, Our Freedom." At the bot-tom, the line: "Fundamental Be-lief in God." Between theseheadings were those political andeconomic rights which protectand preserve man's dignity. Overall was the Stars and Stripes.

January in the east end of coun-ty.

MarqueUe - Alger. Women'sCommittee has held two meet-ings since organizing late in thesummer. They have chosen to as-sume the 3 year Safety SurveyReport.

The groups of Forest, ChocolayRiver and Sundown sponsoredthe film, Time and Two Women.The showing was open to thepublic.

Houghton County Women'sCommittee met at the home ofMrs. Vieno Hendrickson to plantheir program and discussedmeans of raising necessary mon-ies.

January will find them enjoy-ing the adventures of ElizabethHakkola and Linda Graham whospent their summer visiting inGermany.

They sponsored the film Timeand Two Women. A free willoffering added $11 to the KeithTanner Memorial Fund.

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Taxation by government mustrest upon the wealth and earn-ing power of the people. Thereis no other base. The past half-century has seen rapid changesin the foundation of our nationalwealth, however.

Today only a fraction of theactive wealth and earning powerof our people is vested in prop-erty. With the coming of an in-dustrial society, wealth hasshifted more to productive enter-prises, salaries, .wages, savingsdeposits, stocks and bonds, in-surance and annuity reserves, etc.

Some emphasis on taxation hasbeen shifted to meet thesechanges. But in programs whichsupport local governments, prop-erty is still the mainstay of rev-enues, and the emphasis is badly,worn out of balance.

Prperty still provides 95% ofall taxes collected for local gov-ernment programs in Michigan.Property taxes make up 45% ofall state and local tax collections.

One thing tha t distorts thefocus is the fact that propertytaxes take Iittve account of theearning power of the property.The tax is based on sales for themost part. The owner may loseor gain from his holdings.

The tax must be paid regard-less of gain or loss. If it is notpaid - - the property is forfeitedto government. The tax becomesa mortgage against the property.

A factory job or a salaried posi-tion may involve no investment atall. The job-holder may own noproperty. He may have a fairlysubstantial income for the year.

But he may have no directliability to bear a share in thecosts of local government pro-grams. He pays only to the de-gree that property owners areable to pass along a share of thetax burdens to him.

Presque Isle Co u n t v- Mr.Trocke spoke on research inagriculture. A report was givenon the monthly visit to the localold folks home. This seems tobe a very interesting project.Each month a group of womenvisit this home.

A contribution was made toCARE. Mrs. Ristau, chairman,will represent the county at anurse recruitment meeting to beheld in Gaylord.

Questions1. Can your group list the rea-

sons why they believe local tax-es should be based on other re-sources rather than real estateand personal property?

2. Do you have any ideas as towhat kinds of resources localgovernments could tax to add totheir revenues - - big enough toease the property tax load? District 10·E

Mrs. Vernon Kingsbury, Chmn.Alpena

District 11 Chippewa Women met Decem-ber 3rd with Mrs. Rike as host-Iess. Mrs. 'Wallis, program chair-man introduced Mrs. Alexander,rna tron of Emma Mason Chil-dren's Home. She spoke On theobjectives of their work and theneeds. Pine Grove group womenwill have the next meeting.

Menominee WOmen's Commit-tee has elected new officers: Mrs..J ames Szabo, Chairman; Mrs.Ken Corey, Vice-Chairman; Mrs.Leonard Veeser, Secretary; Mrs.Alfred Palmer, Farm BureauPackage Reporter; ~ Mrs. ElmerTuinstra, Safety Chairman.

Four freedom records were dis-tributed to Menominee twp. ruralschools. January meeting fill beat the home of Mrs. Sam Dragic.

John Adams lived longer thanany other U. S. President-diedit age of 90.

3. Should local governmentsleave taxing to the state and gettheir funds through variousstate-aid grants? Why or whynot?

Mrs. Ken Corey. ChairmanStephenson R-I

Annual meeting was held inBark River, October 21. 63 wo-men were present,

These officers were elected:Chairman - Mrs. Ken Cor e y,Stephenson; Vice-C h air m a n-Mrs. Clifford Pos, Pickford.

Rules were •adopted for theDistrict. Mrs. Chester Good gavethe vice - chairman's report onprogram planning. The rest ofmeeting was devoted to OfficersTraining School led by Mrs.Marjorie Karker and Hugo Kivi.

lowe District 11 folks a sin-cere apology for failing to putthe November news in the mailin time. Some had been writtenquite early and put aside waitingfor more. I'm very sorry girls.Please forgive me.

An Attempt toSoften the Shock

Alpena County Women, withMrs. Walter Dant as their newchairman and Mrs. Gustav Wittkeas secretary, have just completeda very interesting project. Theyfurnished the pediatrics, depart-ment of the Alpena General Hos-pital with new drapes. The hos-

(ConHi1ued from Page 1) pital staff then showed their ap-less we hit a severe drouth year'j preciation by inviting the womenor a series of such years," the to tea and open house, to surveyconference agreed. the completed drape~. A very

There was general agreement goO? pr~Ject of. pU~lic relationsthat it would be desirable for the too, don t you think.Legislat~~e to establish a b~oad-I Iosco County women alsob~sed Citizens Study Comm~ttee, thought of others at their annual~lth enough money to provide a Christmas party. Gifts weredirector and secretary. The Leg- brought for patients at the localislatu~e should set ~ date for the nursing home. Mrs. Irene Lo-commltte~ to make Its report and renz is the newly elected chair-at that time the committee au- man of Iosco county.thorization should expire.

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In the effort to try to cushionthis property tax burden forsuburban and rural districts,legislation was passed to allowfor a deductible millage factor instate-aid. This would give moremoney to districts with low prop-erty valuations but with increas-ing school enrollments.

Farm Bureau was instrumen-tal in getting this aid.

But at the present rate of 2%mills, the deductible millagefactor softens the blow onlyslightly. A more realistic reliefin property taxes for farmerswould demand a deductible mill-age of at least 8 mills.

With cities fighting against thismove, however, it is hoping formore than can be delivered inthe Legislation. It is like askingfor the moon.

Montmorency County womenGrapes are grown commercial- have chosen Mrs. Herman Cor- Delta COUnty. Women's Com-

ly in 44 states. tes as their chairman. Mrs. Mae mittee will be meeting again inMICHIGAN8

FARM NEWSJanuary 1, 1959

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Sometimes land ownership be-comes a liability. On severaloccasion in our Michigan his-tory, land owners have had topayout more for operating costs,maintenance and taxes than theland could earn. The land wasthen reverted to the state ormortgages have been forclosed.

Sometimes owners have skim-med off the quick profits in lum-ber or oil and then have aband-oned the land. This sort of prop-erty tax climate is unhealthy foreveryone concerned.

Property TaxesAnd Incomes

The Michigan Tax Study Com-mittee took a look at taxes inrelation to income levels. Theyfind that Michigan farmers paytwice as much of their realizednet incomes for property taxesas other income groups.

In 1956. real and personalproperty taxes demanded8.2 % of Michigan farm in-comes.

ir AssessmentsP ay Their Part

In any "tax climate" fair asse -ing practices play their part. The

over-assessment of one propertyas compared to another heigthensthe burden on the over-assessedproperty.

Unfair advantages should notbe granted to any taxpayer. As-se sments that are out of balanceto values are Unfair. For exam-ple - - if two properties in acounty are each worth $10,000,but one is assessed for more thanthe other, then one taxpayerbears an unfair share of the localgovernment costs.

Sometimes farmers get theworst of this. It can be easy foran assessor to see more valuein the broad acre of a farm thanin a residential house and lot.

H the a sessment of the farmis below the true sales value, thefarmer may think that he is get-ting a "break."

Actually the residence may beassessed at a smaller fraction ofits true cash value. So the injust-ice may still be present.

Other income groups paid out3.6% of their incomes for thispurpose. We said earlier thatproperty taxes were not relatedto the ability to pay.

The farmer burden is sharp-ned by the need to payoff large

investments in land, livestock,buildings and equlpment. Withincomes at lower levels thanother groups generally, the taxsqueeze becomes .real, Farmersoften have to sell out.

lt is easy for some to say-"Take your gains on the prop-erty and move to another farm."But where? There are a fewgood farms for sale anywhere.It means the abandonment ofthe family home and the farm-er's known occupation.

Can We ChangeBasis of Taxation?

This question poses a realproblem. Local governments de-pend almost entirely on propertytaxation for their revenues.State and national governmentshave got a corner on most othertaxable resources.

This forces a related problemonto the stage: If local govern-ments are to keep control athome, they mu t find ways todo their own financing.

Where they seek financial sup-port from the State or Federalgovernment they surernder theright to run their own show.

He who pays the fiddler,calls the tune.

In one suburban area, farmswere found to be assessed 15%higher on sales values than resi-dential properties. This can addto the farmer's problems.

Inequalities of assessment be-tween counties can act in thesame way. Part of our local pro-grams are now financed by state-aid funds. When a county under-assesses as compared to others,it claims more than its realshare of the state-aid funds.

The difference has to be takenfrom shares due to the othercounties. For this reason, Stateequalization of assessments hasbeen insisted upon by the StateSupreme Court.

You can't make a better resolution for1959. VVhatever your insurance needsmay be-auto, fire, wind, farm liability,life, theft, cargo, or boat insurance-yourFarm Bureau Insurance Companies havecoverages that will do the job best foryou. ,

1/ You deal with one organization ...Farm Bureau.

V You deal with one agent ... a FarmBureau agent trained to serve yourspecialized needs.

l/ You get the best in protection atthe lowest possible cost.

Where can local governmentsturn--except for property taxa-tion - to get revenues? Whatsort of taxing program at homewould spread the burden more

Pr ent property taxes are in- I fairly among the people whocreasing the "squeeze' on the h~ve?the fund and use the ser-farmer in a number of ways: VIce .

See your ARM BUREAUagent today or write-phone-eGe

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