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Vol. XIII, No. 2 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1935 Published Monthly

FARM BUREAU ACTSON SCHOOLS, TAX,

JUDGE PROPOSALSOK's School Aid From State

If Plan Will ReduceLocal Taxes

Lansing—The Michigan State FarmBureau board of directors, includingrepresentation from the Michigan com-modity marketing exchanges, met here.Jan. 30, and declared Farm Bureaupolicy on a number of matters nowbefore or coming before the 1935 Leg-islature:

Appointment of JudgesThe Farm Bureau board endorses

the principle of appointment of circuitand supreme court judges in the in-terest of more equal justice. StateFarm Bureau officers were instructedto co-operate with that movement.

Tax Board PoliticsThe Farm Bureau board opposes

any attempt to inject politics into areorganization of the tax collectingagencies of the state, such as abolish-ing one three man state tax commis-sion and substituting another threeman board. The Farm Bureau willfavor bi-partisan boards whereverpossible.

$25,000,000 for SchoolsThe board endorsed the plan for a

state appropriation of not less than$25,000,000 per year, in addition to theprimary school fund money, to equal-ize and reduce school taxes in cities,villages and townships and to providea more reasonable standard of educa-tional service in the poorer communi-ties of the state. It was urged thatthis fund provide for high school tui-tion to be paid directly to the districtswhere the children are in attendance.Also, for an increase in one roomschool aid proportionate to the in-crease for city schools, and for theadoption of two mills for the basis ofequalization instead of three mills asnow provided by law.

County School CommissionerThe Farm Bureau board of directors

resolved that it approves the principleof returning rural schools to ruralcontrol, with the county school com-missioner responsible to rural schooldistricts with more effective adminis-trative control, as outlined by the Ed-ucational Planning Commission.Income Tax—Mortgage MoratoriumThe Farm Bureau will also support

the principle of a state net income tax,as proposed in a bill introduced in theLegislature by Rep. Fred Holbeck.

The Bureau will also approve theprinciple of extending the presentMichigan mortgage moratorium,known as the Bischoff-Munshaw Act.Senator Gorman and RepresentativesBoginski and Roosevelt have intro-duced legislation to extend the mora-torium act beyond 1935. Originallythe act was an emergency action toenable the courts to slow up the itchof many mortgage holders to seizeproperty almost paid for.

President W. W. Billings of theState Farm Bureau heads this Boardof Directors, all present and votingat the Jan. 30 meeting:

DIRECTORS AT LARGECOUNTY

M. B. McPherson KentMrs. Edith M. Wagar MonroeH. H. Sandford CalhounC. S. Langdon ClintonJohn Houk MasonJ. J. Jakway BerrienPaul Begick..... B a VClarence Reid St. ClairE. T. Leipprandt Huron

COMMODITY DIRECTORSWm. Bristow Wayne

Michigan Milk Producers Ass nCharles Woodruff Barry

Michigan Live Stock ExchangeW. E. Phillips Van Buren

Michigan Elevator ExchangeO. R. Gale ...Oceana

Great Lakes Fruit Industriesj . T. Bussey Leelanau

Michigan Potato Growers ExchangeW. W. Billings Genesee

Michigan Co-op Wool Mktg. Ass'nG. S. Coffman Branch

Mich. Dist.-Midwest Co-op Creameries

Urges Alfalfa Seedings;Red Clover Is Scarce

East Lansing—Forage shortage callsfor more alfalfa, for which seed issomewhat scarce, Prof. Howard Ratherof the Farm Crops Dep't told a Farm-ers week crowd here Jan. 29. Recall-ing the good rains of September lasthe predicted splendid first cuttingsof alfalfa in 1935, providing we havean even break in weather.

The same week the U. S. Dep't of Ag-riculture pointed out the supplies ofred clover seeds are the smallest inyears, and the price double that oflast year.

With the tariff on European recclover at $8 per 100 lbs. and generalknowledge in this country that Eu-ropean red clovers are unprofitablebecause they are so susceptible towinter killing and disease, no one

Nature and Man Cut Numberof Hogs in Half in 7 Years

Nature Does Most in DropFrom 63 to 30 Million

Since 1928

Lansing—The numbers of hogs inthe United States is the lowest in noyears. If people were generally em-ployed, pork prices would undoubtedlyreach war time levels, said Pres. E. A.Beamer of the Michigan Live StockExchange to the Farm News this week.

According to Mr. Beamer, there areabout 30 million hogs on the farmstoday as against 63 million in 1928.Forced liquidation because of ruinous-ly low prices for all farm productsin the early 1930's, the slaughter of6,000,000 little pigs and some 250,000brood sows, then the drouth of 1933with more forced seliling, plus thecorn-hog reduction program are thefactors that have cut the number ofhogs in half.

Pork prices are moving up, but therise will be limited by the capacity ofthe mass of the population to buy.When pork gets too high for the aver-age consumer's pocketbook, he willprobably have to cut down on meat al-together, because a general shortageof meat animals is upon us, Mr. Beam-er said.

The shortage of hogs brought aboutan extraordinary situation Qasit week.Hogs delivered at Omaha, 600 mileswest of Chicago, were bringing $7.55or more than the Chicago market. Notonly that, but big packers began buy-ing hogs in Illinois and shipping themwest to Omaha and other westernplants ito keep them going.

Another feature of the week wastwo pronouncements on direct buyingof stock at country points by packersas opposed to the long time practiceof selling on the terminal markets. Acommittee named by Sec'y Wallace ofthe Department of Agriculture con-cluded a long investigation by report-ing that direct buying has advantagesfor the farmer. At the same time,Prof. Robert Ashby of the Universityof Illinois, one of the noted live stockmarketing authorites of the country,published a book an:l summarizedthree years investigation of direct buy-ing at country points by declaring thatit is not to the farmers' advantage.

When experts are as far apart as thepoles, then the layman can only learnby experience and observation in hiscommunity as to what system may bebest for him. It may be a combinationof both.

expectsclover.

imports of European red

The number of farm bankruptciesdropped twenty per cent during thefiscal year ending June 30, 1934.

JAMES A. THOMPSON"1 deem it a pleasure to

. . pledge co-operation"

Speaking to managers and directorsof 50 odd farmers' co-op ass'ns, alltockholders of Farm Bureau Services

and having dinner at the Farm Bu-reau at Lansing, Jan. 28, James A.Thompson the new State Commission-er of Agriculture, said:

"I deem it a pleasure to attend yourgatherings . . . it is only by meetingwith farmers and getting their view-point that we can get things done asyou want them done . . . I pledge youthe co-operation of the Department."

Mr. Thompson told the co-op menthat no other State department hasmore contact with the people than his,through its food and drugs, dairy,animal industry, agr'l industry andinspection services. Originally, saidMr. Thompson, the Dep't operatedwithout any income from its services.Later fees came into being, which heintimated may be too high in someinstances today. He said that hebelieves individuals and firms bene-fiting by certain inspections for grade,etc., should pay accordingly for theservice, but such general inspectionservices as those pertaining to qualityand puirty of foods, etc., should bepaid from the general fund as ofbenefit to all.

Mr. Thompson commented upon themany instances in which the Federalgovernment has deputized State menas federal inspectors to make bothState and Federal grades apply. Fruitmen believe that that idea may answerthe spray 'residue question for Mich-igan growers engaged in interstatebusiness. Fruit passed by federalmen in Michigan could be sold onfederal grade anywhere. At presentthe State Dep't of Agriculture is op-erating under some 80 Michigan laws.

$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 STATEAID FOR SCHOOLS

SEEMS PROBABLESupervisors Endorse Plan;

Smaller Schools MayBenefit Most

By R. WAYNE NEWTONLansing—While the 1935 legislative

situation is still in the formative stageit is already apparent that the majorissue of interest to farmers and otherproperty owners will be the schoolrelief legislation which has not yetbeen finally drafted.

The main principles which havebeen agreed upon include the guar-antee of an additional $50 per schoolto small one-room schools, a reduc-tion in the local tax requirement forfull aid from 3 mills to 2 mills, Statepayment of $60.00 tuition for ruralhigh school students and increasedallowances for transportation ex-penses. The plan will materiallyincrease State aid beyond the presentlaw.

It is recognized that at least $25,-

BUY PRIZE BEEFFOR LIVE STOCKEXCHANGE DINNER

John Brandt Will AddressFarm Group at Lansing

February 21

Lansing—President Elmer A. Beam-er and Sec'y John O'Mealey of theMichigan Live Stock Exchange wereprowling about the early days of Feb-ruray, buying prize steers at theState College, and making arrange-ments for the annual dinner of theLive Stock Exchange at the Unionbuilding, State College, at 7 o'clockThursday evening, Feb. 21.

The annual banquet, always a tre-mendous affair which attracts nearly1,000 co-op shipping ass'n managers,)directors, members and their wives,will be addressed by John Brandt, na-tionally known as the president ofthe Minnesota Land O' Lakes Cream-eries, and as the author of a muchdiscussed plan for control of farmsurpluses. Mr. Brandt is a speakerand entertainer of no small ability.Another on the program is W. C.Dornfield, live stock man and humor-ist from Australia, the land of Uncle

[ Bim. The music program includesa double male quartet from Ohicago,and the usual old time and moderndancing party. Tim Doolittle Moun-taineers will play the dance.

Directors and farmer members ofthe Exchange are invited to come andbring the wife. Tickets for the din-ner and evening's entertainment arealways very reasonably priced.

The prize steers purchased at theState College live stock show and salewere of the following breeds andwere produced by the men named:

Reserve Grand Champion Angus, Own-er, Alex Minty, Ionia.

Second Prize Angus Steer, Owner, A. T.Boyd, Homer.

Premium Hereford Steer, Wm. Me-Carty & Son, Bad Axe.

Friday morning, Feb. 22, the annualbusiness meeting of .the Exchangestarts at the Hotel Olds at 10 o'clock.During the morning officers will re-port. New business will' be consideredand directors may be named. Em-ployees will report during the after-noon session.

A. F. Potter, manager of the Produc-ers Co-op Commission Ass'n at Cleve-land will speak on "Truck Transpor-tation for Shipping Ass'ns." Over aperiod of years he has saved most ofthe shipping ass'ns in his territory byteaching them how to use trucks ingetting business.

The Live Stock Exchange's Detroitand East Buffalo commission houses

A. WALLACE j SZCGETA&Y OF AQ&ICULTURE.

Sec'y Wallace to Speak atLapeer, Farmers Day, Feb. 15

Lapeer County Farm BureauGets Secretary for Its

Annual Event

000,000 in addition to the primary | continued to handle about a third of

Huron Co. Farm BureauAt Bad Axe on Feb. 7

fund is needed to carry the plan intoeffect, and state-wide organizationswhich are active on legislative mat-ters are almost unanimous in sup-porting the plan.

Some opposition was indicated inlegislative circles when Rep. VernonJ. Brown of Ingham County, chairmanof the committee on general taxationin the House of Representatives, ap-peared before the State Associationof Supervisors to oppose a resolu-tion that would put that body on rec-ord as favoring "not less than $25,-000,000" for this purpose. However,after talks by Chairman M. B. Mc-Pherson of the State Tax Commission,William J. Thomas, former legislatorfrom Kent County and former chair-man of the same committee, Rep.Maurice Post of Kent County, Rep-Charles M. Myers of Cass County andR. Wayne Newton of the Farm Bu-reau, the Supervisors unanimously ap-proved the resolution.

Governor Fitzgerald has not public-ly accepted the $25,000,000 figure sincehis inauguration, but he did sup-port it in his campaign and has sinceasserted the schools should havewhatever is necessary. Rural leadersare united in the opinion that a re-duction below $25,000,000 will lead toa serious curtailment of the aid forrural schools and for this reason aresupporting the figure named.

Another bill in process of prepara-tion and which has been developed withFarm Bureau and Grange assistancewould place the control of the officeof county school commissioner inrural hands and provide means for re-ducing local school costs where ruralpeople are able to work out plans fortemporarily closing schools havingextremely low enrollments.

Bad Axe—Huron County Farm Bur-eau is planning a big annual meetingand program with a potluck dinnerat the American Legion hall here,Thursday, Feb. 7, beginning at 10 a.m. Election of officers, resolutions,presentation of a Farm Bureau pro-gram for the year and entertainmentwill occupy the day, according to Pres.E. T. Leipprandt and William Mc-Carty, Jr., secretary.

New York state has nearly four andone-half million acres in farm wood-lands.

their market receipts during 1935 andmade a substantial savings or profitfor their member ass'ns on the busi-ness done. Both paid patronage divi-dends.

The Producers Co-op CommissionAss'n at East Buffalo will hold itsannual meeting Feb. 11-12 at theLafayette Hotel, Buffalo. M. E. Farleyof Albion and Forrest King of Char-lotte are delegates to represent theMichigan Live Stock Exchange.

LECTURER

R ANNUAL FEBRUARY 15Annual meeting of the Muskegon

County Farm Bureau is called forFebruary 15 at ten o'clock at thecourt house at Muskegon. Usual busi-ness, election of officers and develop-ment of a program for 1935 will beconsidered. Talks will be given byCounty Agr'l Agent Carl Knopf anda representative from the State FarmBureau.

South African railroads are co-ordinating motor and rail service as ameasure of economy. They are build-ing no more branch lines and areusing large six-wheeled pneumatic-tired trucks as feeders, instead.

MRS. EDITH HOSTETLER

Lapeer—lion. Henry A. Wallace,Secretary of Agriculture, has acceptedthe invitation of the Lapeer CountyFarm Bureau and the Michigan StateFarm Bureau to speak at Lapeer, Fri-day morning, Feb. 15 at the annualFarmers Da.* program for all Thumbcounties, sponsored by the LapeerCounty Farm Bureau.

Mr. Wallace is paying a flying visitto Michigan to accept his first speak-ing engagement in this state. He willarrive at Detroit Friday morning, the15th, and with his party, will be takento Lapeer in LIB coin cars furnishedby the Ford Motor Car Company. ADetroit police escort will accompany

j the party. He is to speak at I.,I High School, starting between 10 and' 10:30 o'clock. He will return to De-troit immediately thereafter to go toNew York. To date Mr. Wallace liasnot announced the topic of his ad-dress.

Lsipeer Planning Bit; DayThe meeting is sponsored by the

Lapeer County Farm Bureau for farm-ers and their Wives, but is open to thegeneral public. The high school audi-torium seats 1600. Overflow crowds willbe accommodated in adjoining roomsequipped with loud speakers. TheLapeer Farm Bureau, the City of La-peer, the Chamber of Commerce andRotary Club and other civic groupswill be hosts. They will have a staffof ushers to handle the seating ofthe crowd. Local farm folks and thosecoming from a distance will be givenpreference in the matter of seating,insofar as possible, according to theLapeer commit>•

Michigan Farm Bureau members inall Thumb counties will receive indi-vidual invitations to the Wallace meet-Ing as follows: Huron, Tuscola, San-ilac, St. Clair, Macomb, Oakland, Liv-ingston, Lapeer, Genesee, Shiawasseeand Saginaw counties.

Bolandor General ChairmanC. L. Balander, Lapeer county agri-

cultural agent, is general chairmancf the Farmers Day program. Sec'yC. L. Brody of the State Farm Bureauwill introduce Mr. Wallace. Gueststo be invited by Lapeer will includeGov. Fitzgerald and members of hisofficial family, including James A.Thompson, commissioner of agricul-ture; President Shaw and officials ofthe Michigan State College; the StateBoard of Agriculture; State FarmBureau office's, officers of the StateGrange and Fanners Union; officersof the several farmers' commodity

Mrs. Kdith Hostetler or Adrian, R-2,leader in Lenawee county Grange ac-tivities, is the new Lecturer of theMichigan State Grange and editor ofthe Michigan Patron. Mrs. Hostetlerwas elected Lecturer at the 1934 StateGrange convention. She succeededthe late Miss Jennie Buell, who wasin state Grange work for more than50 years.

Plants in the Home HaveSome Odd Health Values

Plants add to beauty in the home,and contribute to the health of thefamily.

A cineraria plant in a five-inch pot,for instance, gives off an average ofnearly a pint of water a day.

Bureau Federation at Washington,may be there for the afternoon. Mich-igan speakers will appear on theafternoon program. A resolutionscommittee consisting of at hast onemember from eaeh county will helpthe meeting to act upon the messagesof the day.

The Lapeer High School Band, theAlfalfa Quartet, ami musicians from

Ford Molor Car Company willhe!]) to make the Lapeer Farmers Daya memorable event. Austin Gwinn,of Lapeer, State Farm Bureau repre-sentative for the Thumb counties, andMrs. Pearl Myus of Lapoer, R. 2, Sec'yof the County Farm Bureau, areprominent in the local arrangements.

County Farm Bureau Presidentsand Secretaries together with theircounty agr'l agent are local commit-tees for the Lapeer County FarmersDay. Each county agent office has asupply of the dinner tickets.

BAYPaul Begick „ Bay City

GENESEEW. W. Billings DavisonLouis Selesky Grand Blanc

HURONE. T. Leipprandt PigeonWm. McCarty, Jr Bad Axe

LAPEERRalph Davenport LapeerMrs. Frank Myus Lapeer

LIVINGSTONC. D. Parsons FowlervilleFred Hillman Howe 11

MACOMBWilliam Hagan New HavenWm. Sutherland Romeo

OAKLANDFred Beckman ClarkstonMrs. Iva Miller Clarkston

SAGINAWAlfred Greuber FrankenmuthArnold Tessin Freeland

SANILACJohn McLelland Cass City

SHIAWASSEEC. B. Cook Owosso, R-1F. F. Walworth Corunna

ST. CLAIRC. J. Reid AvocaRaymond Wurzel North Street

TUSCOLAHenry Lane FairgroveDorr Perry Caro

WAYNEWm. Bristow Flat Rock

SUPREME COURTHEARS ITS FIRST

SALES TAX SUITManufacturer Machinery Case

Has Parts of InterestTo Farmers

marketing exchanges.Dinner sit \oon

The Lapeer Farmers Day programis an all-day affair and gets off to agood start with Sec'y Wallace, Atnoon at the High School the LapeerCounty Farm Bureau will serve at40c per plate a dinner from certified,Lapeer county grown crops; Angusbeef, certified potatoes, beans, milk,etc. Tickets may be secured at anyThumb county agent's office or fromthe President or Secretary -of theCounty Farm Bureau. Farm Bureaumembers will have lirst eracfc at thedinner tickets.

C. V. Ballard, with and State leaderof county agricultural agents, willhave charge of the dinner and after-noon program. It is possible that

CO-OPS TOLD TOCALL ANY BLUFFS

Sales Tax Suit DecisionProtect Against

Force

Lansing—Farmers co-ops associatedwith the Farm Bureau in the salestax suit are advised by their attorneys,Berry & Stevens of Detroit, not to befrightened if a sales tax inspectorthreatens a sheriff's lien or otheraction to compel delivery of sales taxheld while the suit is awaiting a finaldecision by the Supreme Court.

Statements have been made thatJudge Can's decision in favor of theFarm Bureau is "temporary" and "notbinding" and "not retroactive", butBerry & Stevens advise that JudgeCan's decision is permanent unlessreversed by the Supreme Court, isfully binding and is retroactive. Theattorneys also point out that in hisdecree Judge Carr reserved exclusivejurisdiction to hear and determine

Lansing—A sales tax suit of interestin par! to fanners reached the Mich-igan Supreme Court for argumentson Tuesday, Jan. 29.

It was the Hoyer-Campbell casefrom Detroit, in which many Michiganmanufacturers have asked sales taxexemption on machinery, oils, fuel,gasoline, coal, etc., entering into theproduction of personal property tobe sold. Such goods are now taxedwhen sold to manufacturers.

The manufacturer^ insist that whensuch goods are use<| they becomepart of the goods to be sold.

Their cost accounting passes the taxlo the consumer who pays it, to-

gether with the regular retail ealeHtax on the finished article, thus pyra-miding i:i\ upon the consumer.

Farm Machinery TaxedThe farmers' interest In the Boyer-

Canipbell case outcome is that thefarmer now pays sales tax on farmmachinery, implements, spray ma-terials, harness, trucks, and othergoods. He can argue and does arguethat such goods are gradually con-sumed in the production of crops, andthat farm cost accounting will showthem to be a part of the cost of thecompleted crops.

The Farm Bureau Services salestax suit for exemption of seeds, feeds,fertilizers, machinery, etc., and back-ed by 180 farmers co-ops, is on itsway to the Supreme Court. TheFarm Bureau won an exemption de-cree in the [ngh&tn circuit court inNovember, 1934. The state is appeal-ing.

The State Supreme Court considersargument an devidence submitted inbrief and argument form on.ly fromthe standpoint of correctly interpret-ing the law in question. No witness-es appear before the Supreme Court.Counsel for both sides file their casesin printed brief form and are permit-ted to argue or present an oral state-ment to the eight members on thebench. The jurists may ask manyquestions of the counsel during andafter his argument.

After Deputy Attorney General E.H. Shepherd for the State Board ofTax Administration and Mr. RaymondBerry of Berry & Stevens, for themanufacturers had turned t h e i rheaviest legal artillery on each other'scase, we expect it would take a legalmind to say definitely who had scored.nost.

Some of the ArgumentMr. Shepherd, as expected, denied

the plaintiffs had a case or that theres any confusion in the application

of the .law. He wound up in part byarguing that in his opinion the caseboiled down to whether manufacture™consumed or did not consume ma-chinery, chemicals, etc., in their man-ufacturing processes. He sought tomake absurd the statement of costaccountants that machinery becomespart of the finished product by costaccounting methods. The State lostthe Boyer-Campbell case in the Waynecounty circuit court and appealed it.

It must have heartoned AttorneyBerry when one jnuti e Ifl question-ing Mr. Berry agraed that oil used intempering castings become* a part ofthe casting. Another justice is askedto !)«• enlightened as to how a hammeror a lathe could become part *>automobile. Mr. Berry replied thatcost accounting principle! declare thatfuel, and tools consume,! become apart*of the cost of the finished arti-cles and are so shown by cost account-ing. The justice agree I that the rea-soning is sound.

The Sales Tax board, by its com-ponent parts ruling, holds the oil,hammer and late are not in any waypart of the finished product.

Many, many questions were askedon the wording of the law. The DeputyAttorney General insisted that the lawis clear and no injustice exists. Themanufacturers sought to prove other-wise. The Supreme Court will de-cide.

Both sides have another 25 days tofile a final set of briefs. The court sdecision will come later, and willhave an important bearing, perhaps,on part of the Farm Bureau case forexemption of all farm supplies forproduction purposes.

any and all controvet thatshall hereafter become necessary orproper with regard to the case.

Kerry & Stevens have advised anyco-op associated in the case to writeor telephone them through the Farm

Chester Gray of the American Farm Bureau at Lansing in case of an at-

tempted coercion by any local officialwhile the case is pending before the.Supreme Court. In fairness to theState Board of Tax Administration,it should be said that it has nOlappears not to be the policy of theState office to harrass the Farmreau or co-ops in what has b<friendly suit for an interprthe law. Once in a while aspector decides to get tough, pro.not realizing that he may be In Jfair way to run his head into a courtinjunotion.

TWO MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1935

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Vol. Xni SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1935 No. 2

An Invitation to BattleSenator Andrew L. Moore of Pontiac has introduced a 4 cent gasoline

tax bill in the Legislature, with the proviso that the anticipated $7,000,000Increase in gasoline tax revenues shall be diverted to the State's public-schools in accordance with the terms of the Thatcher-Sias Act, by whichsales tax money is now being turned to the schools. The ThatcheT-SiasAct provided $15,000,1)00 from the sales tax for local schools, hut only aTew millions have been available.Senator Moore's bill will stir up a number of hornets. Plenty of in-fluential State groups are of the belief that the present highway taxesare enough and that there should he no diversion of highway funds forother purposes.

Senator Moore has offered a companion bill which would reduce theannual weight tax from 36c to 25c per hundredweight. Since the countiesreceive all the weight tax, earmarked to retire road debts, provide main-tenance of roads and build new roads in that order, there will be aserious loss in revenue to them if the Moore bill is adopted. In Novemberof 1934 the people decisively rejected a proposed amendment to theState Constitution to limit the weight tax to not more than 35c per hun-dred, as it is now.

Senator Moore is accustomed to -having some of his bills stir up agreat to do. During the 1933 session farm organizations, school groups,civic ass'ns, and .the House of Representatives strenuously opposed hisbill to grant telifal ta 'IHimint'iit taxpayers by forgiving the delinquencyrather than expect them to pay it eventually. Finally, after a winter ofcontroversy, the men sure was combined with Hep. Hoi beck's bill as theMoore-Hdlbeck bill, which suspended tax sales and provided tax reliefby permitting delinquent taxpayers to retire their obligation in install-ments over a period of 10 years.

HOW THATCHER-SIASACT SEEKS THREE

MILL SCHOOL LEVYAsks $15,000,000 from Sales

Tax to EqualizeSchool Costs

Lansing.—$15,000,000 is providedfor relief of local school taxpayers un-der the Thatcher-Sias Act of 1933,if and when provided by sales tax col-lections, or by the Legislature makingother revenues available.

Just what does that mean to a localtaxpayer? Here's an explanation:

A Sound MunitionPurpose of the Thatcher-Sias Act is

to provide every child with a "sound"grade or high school education at notmore than 3 mills of local school tax.Local districts may exceed that milltax to provide the "frills" of educa-tion if they like.

The Thatcher-Sias Act would, (1)Add $15,000,000 in State sales taxmoney to the primary school tax fundas a "Primary Supplement Fund."(2) Deduct from the $15,000,000 10%"of the sum of" the primary schoolfund and the Primary SupplementFund. The 10% would be called an"Equalization fund," to be explainedlater.

The Division of FundsThat sounds more complicated than

it is. However, in practice the Pri-mary school fund and the balance ofthe $15,000,000 in the Primary Supple-ment Fund would be allocated toschool districts on a child census basisaccording to the following formula:

Not less than $40 foreach attending child inthe elementary schools.

Not less than $65 for eachattending the High school.

If a local property tax levy of 3mills for schools, plus the district'sallocation from the primary schoolfund and the balance of the $15,000,000in the Primary Supplement Fund,plus tuition collected is not enough tooperate the school system on a 3mill property levy limit, the district

\would receive additional aid from the10% "equalization fund."

n<inaiity for TaxpayersThe Thatcher-Sias act attempts to

apportion the school equalizationfunds on a basis of economy ratherthan on the amount of expendituresin the school district, which was theTurner bill result. The Thatcher-Sias act repeals the Turner bill.

The Thatcher Sias Act attempts toguarantee a minimum standard of goodeducation for every child in the Stateat an equal expense to the taxpayersof the several districts. The Thatcher-Sias Act is Public Act No. 236 of 1933.

Act. No. 1 Provides'35Auto License Stickers

First ait of the 1935 Legislatureauthorizes the Secretary of State toissue each year license stickers inplace of license plates to motorists athalf price up to August 1. It is un-derstood that the stickers will be on

>y i-vb. 18 Motorists must havesticker or license plates by March 1.

Van Buren Co. Farm BureauMeets at Lawrence, Feb. 7

Law rente Van Buren County FarmBureau members are planning a gen-

meeting at the Lawrence townhall 7:30 P. M., Thursday. Feb. 7th.

ly from the State Farm Ru-by Harry Lurkins, and

Vrthur FMunmds and music will fea-program. Waldo ft Phillips

ann

WOOL MARKETINGASS'N PUNNING

LOCAL GROUPSThey Will be Organized in

Connection With 1935Wool Pool

$ ua.

alf of us would behalf were not up-

Marthy, on ButcheringBy R. S. Clark

We used to butcher lots of pork when Hiram kept a hand,But since we're litre alone we just kill one, and My Good Land,The day that Hiram kills that piK—the waitin' on lie takes!Seems like I have to help him from the moment he awakes.

He comes in when the stock is fed, and like a helpful wiiV1 turn the grind-stone handle while he sharpens up the knifV;And then he asks for various tools, like whei'e's the hogr-hook gbrfe;Arid I must help him fix tire chain to hang the kettle on.

He fet< lies wood, and starts the fire, and pumps the kettle full;He pulls the pole up in the tree, (and Marthy helps him pull);He sean-hes for the Rambrel, and the scrapers, and the n:iils.lit- borrows one of iny best tubs and sev'ral of my pails;

fie puts the dump-boards on the bobs, and wedges up the bunk;He sinks the s<-a!din'-barrel till it's jest correctly sunkSo it will tilt against the boards the way it has to be—And when he cunt, finrl what he needs he simply calls for me!

fie makes his preparations in his characteristic way,A.nil all the thousand things he does comprises but<herinf day.He stokes thf file, ami shovels snow, and fixes all his rig,And then he takes an ear of corn and goes to catch the pig.

['11 not relate how Hiram does what next he has to do,(One year I helped him catch the pig, and once was plenty, too)But somehow Iliraiu manages to get him caught, and then,After the squealing quiets dovyn 1 come out-doors again.

We turn the pig; we scald the pig; we scrape him to the soul;We li\ the KKtnhrel in hiK heels, and shove him up the pole;Then, when he's hangin' off the ground, and clean as we can BCTUb,Why, Hiram takes the butcher knife, and Marthy holds the tub!

I've told enough so you can see that when it's butcherin" dayI'm really Hiram's helpmeet in a big and helpful way;So, just to pay me l>ack for all my help out in the yard,Hiram lets me do the rtddlin and try out all the lard!

February Education Month;Good Programs Are Available

By STANLEY POWELLMichigan Co-op Wool Mjktg. Ass'nWool growers of Michigan are to

have an active part in establishingand carrying out the program andservices of the Michigan Co-operativeWool Marketing Association as a re-sult of plans adopted by the Board ofDirectors of that organization at ameeting held in Lansing, Jan. 19.

As a connecting link between theState Association and the individualgrowers it is recommended that localwool producers' associations be or-ganized on a country-wide or districtbasis. These groups would promotethe interest of co-operative marketingof wol within their territory, assist inholding meetings and arranging toursto the Wool Pool warehouse and makerecommendations to the State Associ-ation regarding the selection of as-semblers. Mr. Gifford Patch, Jr., ofthe M.has prepared suitable rules of con-duct and procedure for the organiza-tion and operation of such local as-sociations.

In order to acquaint Michigansheepmen with present wool marketconditions and to give them an op-portunity to form local "wool produc-ers' associations if they so desire, aseries of meetings is being arranged.It is expected that the first of thesemeetings will be held Feb. 11 and thatseveral such gatherings will bescheduled for the next few weeks. Lo-cal arrangements are being carrieout by the County Agricultural Agents.Speakers at this series of meetingswill be Stanley M. Powell of Ionia,!Field Representative of the MichiganCo-operative Wool Marketing Associ-ation, who will discuss the presentwool market situation and prospects.and G. L. Nash of the M. S. C. Eco-nomics Department, who will outlinethe advantages of the co-operativemerchandising of wool and presentthe details of the proposed plan forlocal wool producers' associations.

Confronted by the fact that presentmarket demand would not absorb the1!):: I wool at prices which they wouldconsider as satisfactory, the Directorsol' the Michigan Co-operative WoolMarketing Ass'n decided to hold thewool in the hope of netting higherprices in the near future. The con-signors have all received liberal cashadvances, which would compare fav-ovahly with the offers now being madeby private buyers. The Directorsfelt that it would be better for the con-signors and for wool growers gener-ally, if the co-operatively handledwool were not forced onto the marketat prevailing price levels. The rea-sons for the depressed condition ofthe wool market were discussed in an [article in the January issue of the'Michigan Farm News.

The Directors approved an annualmarketing agreement for 19.S5 which isvery similar to that used in 1934. The'system of cash advances, gradingand warehousing will be continued Ialong the same general lines as for J

GROWERS SEEK TOLIST POTATOES AS

BASK) COMMODIHMichigan Among the States

Favoring LegislationFor Crop Control

Washington — A potato advisorycommittee representing producers in1G states has recommended to the Ag-ricultural Adjustment Administrationa number of principles it desires in-corporated in a national program forpotatoes. The committee has re-quested the Adjustment Administra-tion to aid in drafting a tentative billwhich the committee will submit toCongress.

The program recommended by thecommitte contemplates designation ofpotatoes as a basic commodity andcontrol legislation similar to the Kerr-Smith Act for tobacco. Neither pro-cessing taxes nor benefit payments areincluded.

Recommendations for CropsRecommendations of the Advisory

Committee include: Determination bythe Secretary of Agriculture of theadvisable size of the annual crop tobe marketed with a view towardsestablishing and maintaining a parityprice level for potatoes; a flexiblebasis of allotment to States, using aproduction average computed from thethree highest yields and acreages ofthe five year period, 1930-34; allot-ments to individual growers based onState allotments; a tax of half a centa pound on all potatoes marketedwhich are not covered by tax exemptcertificates; marketing of all potatoes

the three highest acreages, computedto hundreds of acres and the threehighest yields computed to tenths of abushel, and use the product of thesetwo averages for each State as anaverage production base. The acreageand yields selected need not neces-sarily be for identical years."

The committee recommended thatthe rate of tax on excess marketingsof potatoes not covered by tax exemptcertificates should he 50 cents per100 pounds.

Under the committee's recommen-dation a producer would apply forhis allotment and would receive taxexempt certificates for the amount ofhis allotment. Before marketing po-tatoes in excess of the amount cover-ed by these tax exempt certificates, hewould have to secure tax paid certifi-cates.

The advisory committee whichmade its recommendations to the Ag-ricultural Adjustment Administrationrepresented growers from: Maine,North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland,New Jersey, South Carolina, Ohio,Kansas, Alabama, Michigan, Louisiana,Connecticut, New York, Florida, NorthDakota, and Minnesota.

February has been designate;! asMichigan Education Month. FarmBureaus, Granges and other groupsare asked to arrange programs center-ing on the problems of public educa-tion. The Department of Public In-struction, State Capitol, Ijansing, hasprepared a sheet of Program Helpsfor Education Month which lists ma-terials that may be had for the asking.

St. Johns Co-op AnnualSt. Johns.—When the St. Johns Co-

operative Company had its annualmeeting here Jan. 5, it not only told

jthe 213 members and guests presenttheir business story for the year, butit invited directors from the GrandLedge Produce Co. and the Fowler Co-operative Co., to speak briefly regard-ing the neighboring farmers' co-ops.George Bateman did such honors forGrand Ledge and Ignatz Koenigs-knecht for Fowler.

Secretary George Brooks of St.Johns Co-op reported a good businessyear and a good financial statement.President Floyd Anderson and sixdirectors of the Clinton County FarmBureau were guests. President An-derson of the Farm Bureau and Sec'yBrooks of the Co-op spoke well of thegood relations between the twogroups. The Co-op stockholders elect-ed Directors C. L. Shafley, HowardPope and John Becker to succeedthemselves.

What was once the beef trust ofSwitzerland is now in the hands ofthe Swiss Co-operative Wholesale.

Most of the breakage in the leatherparts of harness starts from cracks.Well oiled leather will not crack.

Uncle Ab says not to choose thelesser of two evils- but to chooseneither one of them.

Isle Royale HistoryIsle Royale has been a part of three

different counties in the upper penin-sula of Michigan, according to theDepartment of Conservation. It wasattached to Ontonagon county whenit was established in 1843. Later, in1845, it was made a part of Houghtoncounty and in 1861 it came underjurisdiction of Keweenaw county. Thelegislature of 1875 made it an inde-pendent county, but 16 years later re-turned it to the jurisdiction of Ke-weenaw.

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a n t , Ji rT \ •iin dosed packages; transfer of taxS. C. Economics Department 'exempt certificates between growersand between districts with their valueto be determined by the supply anddemand for them; provision for areserve to care for new growers; anda referendum on the plan after oneyear of operation.

The recommendation of the commit-tee regarding the basis of allotmentsto states, from which individual allot-ments to growers will then be madeby state committees was:

"As a basis for allotment to statesit was moved that out of the 1930-34

jTJ period there shall be computed from! the official estimates on the potatocrop for each State, the average of

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Mrs. Wagar Tells Hopes ofAssociated Women of A.F.B.F.

Explains New National Group w i t h t h e c o s t s of A m e r i c a n s t a

of living.andWhich Was Organized

at Nashville

By MRS. EDITH M. WAGARThe position of the farm worn

when compared with other groups ofwomen of our nation has been a burn-ing question with the women of theAmerican Farm Bureau Federation forsome tinre.

There seemed to be no one inauthority to speak for her when occa-sion demanded. There are several or-ganized groups of city women such asthe Federation of Women's Clubs, theLeague of Women Voters, Businessand Professional Women's Clubs,Daughters of American Revolutionand many civic groups, but there wasno national organized group of ruralwomen whose primary interest is torepresent farm women.

We Are ManyThe women of our State Farm Bur-

eaus and Home Bureaus and Exten-sion Clubs and Councils scatteredover the United States if broughttogether would number well over amillion. Many of them saw the needot bringing their power and theirinfluence together in some generalorganized way.

It did not seem quite so necessary,or at least the need was not so press-ing, when things were going alongsmoothly with the farm folks. Allwere satisfied with the program build-ed around a richer and fuller rurallife.

But after a period of distress suchas our country has experienced of late,it seemed imperative that our farmwomen unite in one great group to;ive consideration to economic ques-

tions, for farm women everywherewere faced with, the fact that thereould be no fulfillment of wishes for

high ideals and beauty and culturewhen farm income does not keep pace

When the Home and CommunityChairmen of the various State FarmBureaus became bold enough to speakof their hopes and desires, they foundthat the men of American Farm Bur-eau Federation were also thinkingalong the same lines, hoping and wish-ing this great force might be mobil-ized into one common group.

MRS. EDITH M. WAGARAt the Nashville meeting held in

December such, an organization wasput into effect and was christened theAssociated Women of the AmericanFarm Bureau Federation.

of GroupThis organization is not the "shelv-

ing" of our women from the FarmBureau but rather it is broadeningher scope of power and it is to be themeans of drawing to a common de-nominator, the influence of all ruralwomen towards such activities of theFarm Bureau as naturally interest thewomen, such as better educational ad-vantages, supporting extension work,rural electrification, maternity and in-fancy legislation, recreational advant-ages and world peace.

The Michigan State Farm Bureauyears ago voted to be on the family

membership i>lan. one membershipin the family places all members ofthat household into the organization.The wife is a part of the family andunder the new plan she continues justas much a member of the Farm Bur-eau as before. She also automaticallybecomes a members of the associatedwomen of the American Farm Bu-eau Federation with no added dueswhatever. She simply becomes a de-finite factor in the organization ratherthan an unknown factor along withthe rest of the family as she was here-tofore. This applies to a mother ordaughter so long as but one womanregisters with a single membership.

Sees Greet PossibilitiesNot only has this latest movement

united the women of the many StateFarm Bureaus but it has made possi-ble a manner in which any state widegroup of farm women may affiliatewith this national group in order tohave national expression on many in-terests common, to all, just as ourMichigan commodity marketing ex-changes affiliate with our State FarmBureau, working together, yet eachpreserving its own individuality.

We see in the future, great possi-bilities for this organization; it willbe the means through which theAmerican farm woman can lend herinfluence to the women of the worldin hastening the day of greater worldpeace; it will be a means of an oppor-tunity to tell the agricultural storyto American women in other walks oflife.

Not only must we know our ownproblems and formulate plans to pro-mote our cause, but it is just asnecessary that we find a way to reachthe ear and gain the sympathetic at-tention of those outside our sphere.We hope this new united group mayassist materially in this manner.

We have been told many times that"the farmer can have anything hewants if he wants it bad enough". Webelieve it, but in order to get whatwe want we must unite on a definiteplan and then go after it, not as amob using force, but as an intelligentgroup knowing what is best for allconcerned.

Dceana Farm BureauActivities Win Support

Shelby.—The annual meeting of theOceana County Farm Bureau hereTan. 12 was well attended. The

Oceana organization has added manymembers during the year and added0 or more just before the annual

meeting.The Farm Bureau Supply Store at

Hart with a general farm supplies andmarketing service, including a new'arm Bureau oil and gasoline service

vith tank wagon routes, is bringingarmers and Farm Bureau in goodvorking relationship. January 12 thetore was unloading a railroad tankar for its lime sulphur business. Thetore will be able to handle lime sul-•hur in carloads, unload it by gravitynd give its patrons the benefit of theower handling cost.

At the County Farm Bureau meet-ng, the High School band played. Mrs.

Henry Hendrickson described theAmerican Farm Bureau meeting atNashville, Tenn., and Mrs. Fred Kerrpoke on the "Farm Woman and the'"Jew Deal."

Directors elected were: Geraldlouse of Shelby; Jake Heer, GeorgeFoster, and Max May, all of Hart.Other directors now serving are: JesseDavis of Mears; Simon Rager ofMontague; Fred Bunnell of Hesperia;Henry Henrickson, Mrs. Will Wenkf Shelby. O. R. Gale of Shelby, State'arm Bureaii director, is an ex-officionember of the board.

Fun with the AAA

CO-OP CREAMERIESBACK OLEO LAW

Midwest and Michigan WantNo Easing of U. S.

Tax and Law

Recently, says Time, Senator Arthurtapper complained that one of hislonstituents in Kansas went to aocal AAA office, asked for shorts for

his hogs. Instead of giving help andympathy, the young woman whom

AAA had put in charge replied to him:Oh yeah?* What about some step-insor your cows while you're at it?"

BEET P f i r AND HAYDried beet pulp may be used to

advantage in place of hay. Use itonly if the price of dried beet pulp isnot more than fifty per cent greaterthan the price of a good quality ofmixed hay or alfalfa.

Let the'Spoi* of Life" in ManAmar

a THE NEUI WAY0 FEED MINERALS

The right start is a big step towardssuccess with your chicks. Livability—rapid, but sturdy, growth, health and vigormean early production—big eggs, practicallyno "pee-wees" and better profits. You can getthat start with mashes containing . . .

MANAMARLOIRE'S FOOD MINERALS FROM THE SEA

Chicks from Mtamuh fe<1 hen*start life with au ample sup-ply of easily assimilate min-erals in their bodies. Mermashmixed starting and jcrowinirmashes maintain that supply

build red blood and vitforprotect health — and assureproper development. Mermashcuts down losses- jrives youbetter chicks and opens theway to beter profits.Farm Bureau Mermashes keephens in production—improveegg shell quality and assurehiKh h a t c h a b i l i t y . "Pen-atfainst-Pen" tests on thou-sands of farms have definitelyvr< ved the superiority of FarmHureau Mermashes.

See your Farm Bureau Dealer or write:FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INT.

Lansing:, Michigan

Eleven Michigan co-operative cream-eries are members of the Midwest Pro-ducers Creameries, Inc., a group ofIndiana and Michigan co-ops, whichheld its annual meeting at South Bend,Ind., Jan. 24 The creameries 'manu-facture about 20 million pounds ofbutter annually. They are workingtogether to improve and standardizequality, to market and buy suppliestogether.

Resolutions adopted oppose anyweakening of the Federal oleomarga-rine laws or tax. They urge a Statetax on oleo, similar to the state ofWashington tax, which is designed tomake oleo carry a share of the statetax burden proportional to that car-ried by butter and milk.

The Michigan and Indiana FarmBureaus'and the State Colleges werecomplimented for their work in behalfof co-operative creamery interests.

The creameries resolved to increasetheir efforts for a program of payingfor cream on a grade and quality bas-is. "No manufacturer can produce afinished product that will rise abovethe standard of the raw materialused," the resolution said.

C. A. Brody, manager of the Cbn-stantine Co-operative Creamery Co.,and G. S. Coffman, manager of theColdwater Dairy Co., were membersof the resolutions committee. Mich-igan members of the organization are:

Marcellus Co-operative Creamery.Farmers Co-op Creamery Co., Marion.Shultz Co-operative Creamery Ass'n.Lawrence Co-operative Creamery Co.Dairyland Co-op Creamery Co., Car-

son City.Coldwater Dairy Company.Constantine Co-op Creamery Co.Farmers Co-op Creamery, Nashville.Grant Creamery Company.St. Louis Co-op Creamery Co.Fremont Co-operative Creamery Co.

Farm Home and WorldToday Is 1935 SubjectChicago—The 19:5.") national speak-

ing contest for Farm Bureau womenat the American Farm Bureau con-vention in November will be on thesubject, "The Farm Home and theWorld Today." The contest in theStates and at the national conventionwill be in charge of the AssociatedWomen of the American Farm Bureau.Previous winners in a national con-

will not be eligible. Orationsshall range from 900 to 1.200 words.Mrs. Edith Wagar of Carleton, Mich.,is in charge of the Michigan contest.

Farm Bureau Is GoingStrong in Mason Co.

Scottville.—One hundred and fiftymembers of the Mason County FarmBureau attended the annual meetinghere Jan. 11. The all day meeting ineluded a potluck dinner and musicby the County Farm Bureau bandMrs. Wesley Hawley, third winner inthe Michigan Farm Bureau speakingcontest for women at the annual meeting in November, spoke on "The FarmWoman and the New Deal." MrsJohn Houk described the MichiganFarm Bureau tour to the AmericanFarm Bureau convention at Nash-ville, Tenn., in December.

During the past year the MasonCounty Farm Bureau has increasedits membership in a large way, andhas founded the Mason County FarmBureau Oil Company. The MasonCounty Co-op Ass'n at Scottville hasbecome a stockholder in the FarmBureau Services, Inc., and is activein the Farm Bureau sales tax suit.The Farm Bureau is doing things inMason county.

Officers elected by the Mason Bureauare: President, Sam Hjortholm, ofLudington; vice president, DallasLehman, Scottville. Directors: ElonColburn and Louis Hansen of Scott-ville; William Sommerfeldt of Cus-ter. Other directors now serving are:John Houk of Ludington, WilliamThurow and Albert Langfeldt of Scott-ville.

The 1929-34 FrostThe depression reduced the number

of millionaires in this country fromover 60,000 in 1928 to less than 5,000at the present time.

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2,000 Brave BlizzardFor Minnesota Annual

Assure .{fed Blood I Vigor

St. Paul. Minn.—Despite a Minne-sota blizzard the annual State FarmBureau meeting here recently at-tracted 2,000 farmers. SecretaryJones reported a stirring increase inmembership the past year.

In Miiuicsota Farm Bureau mem-bers want a gTOBS income tax insteadof property taxes; want the A. A. A.,farm policies continued, but with moreemphasis on raising fafm prices; theyoppose direct buying of live stock, andare ready for a legal limit on prop-erty taxes, similar to Michigan's 15mill tax limit plan.

Poultrymen!YOU'RE IN AGOOD BUSINESS

The poultry industry is oneof the most stable of our in-dustries. It has but littleforeign trade to lose and littleforeign competition.

It produces a cheap and nec-essary food, and everyhousehold in the countryconsumes it.

As adjustment is made, itoffers real profit-taking op-portunity for those who willintelligently pursue profit-talcing methods.PILOT BRAND OYSTERSHELL has for many yearsbeen a profit-making productfor the poultrymen of thenation. It is essential tohealth of laying hens andguarantees maximum eggproduction.

It is free from magnesiumand other poisonous matter,has no waste, and is assimi-lated freely.

It's safe and profitable toinsist upon having PILOTBRAND.

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in event of your death, if each six months you will pay us$5 or $12.50 or $17.50 in premiums for our PAYMASTERLife Insurance policies in the above amounts.This sound, legal reserve insurance plan to meet the needsof small or moderate incomes will fit any insurance pro-gram. It is not available elsewhere. These small premiumsassure considerable sums to pay off a mortgage, to educatechildren, or to care for the family for a long time.

After age 45 these fixed premiums willbuy less Paymaster insurance eachyear. Policy fee with application is$5, $12.50 or $17.50. Premium guar-anteed not to increase. Please usecoupon for more information.

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Without obligation to me, please send moreinformation about your Paymaster life in-surance policies.

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Revival of RailroadPurchases is Necessaryto National Recovery

The railroads are not only sellers oftransportation; they are billion-dollarbuyers of equipment and supplies*In 1929, their purchases meant jobsfor 2,000,000 workers.

Today the railroads are not buying.Their revenues have been so cur-*tailed by unfair, unregulated compeltition that their buying power issharply restricted.

The railroads want to buy. They willbuy when and if their purchasingpower is restored.

To increase railway purchases railwayearnings must be increased.

Legislative fair play for the railwayswill mean railway recovery.

Railway recovery will mean increasedrailway buying and jobs, again, formillions.

Our State Legislature and NationalCongress, now convened, shouldeliminate the unfairness in the com-petition between the railways andother agencies of transportation.

Michigan Railroads' Associationi . i i i . . . —

Font MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATFRDAT, FT-BRFARY 2, 1935

CORN-HOG PLAN OF1935 CALLS FOR

LESS REDUCTIONPayments Are to be Made on

A Different BasisThis Year

Farm Bureau Machinery for '35Extra Strong and Designed for Efficiency and Long Service

• Lansing—Plans for handlingMM 1936 Michigan corn-hog contractswere announced by John R. Wilson,AAA, Washington, I). C, at meetingsfor county agents and local allotmentcommittees held at Flint, Kalamazoo,and East Lansing.

The major phases of the 1935 con-are similar to those of the 1934

contract which was approved by amajority vote of Michigan hog andcorn producers. The governmentagrees to make certain payments tocorn and to hog producers who regu-late their production in accordancewith the demand for these commodi-ties.

Contract signers are asked to re-duce their corn acreage at least 10and not more than 30 per cent of theirbase acreage for 1932 and 1933. Thisis the same base period as was usecfor the 1934 contract. The reductionasked for corn this year is less thanthat required in 1934.

For the reduction in corn madeby Michigan contract signers, benefitpayments of 35 cents per bushel willbe made upon the estimated yield olthe land retired from production. Thegrowers pro-rata share of the admin-istrative expenses will be deductedfrom the benefit payments.

Signers of hog contracts are askedto reduce hog numbers by not Jessthan 10 per cent of their base pro-duction. Benefit payments of 15 dol-lars per head on the 10 per cent re-duction will be made by the agricul-tural adjustment administration. Thebase period for the 1935 contract isthe same as for last year's contract.Pro-rata shares of administrative ex-penses are deducted from the benefitpayments.

Signing contracts is entirely volun-tary; local meetings will be held ineach producing section to discuss thecontract requirements and each grow-er will determine for himself if hewishes to co-operate with the con-trolled production plan. Local con-duct of the plan will be in the bandsof local men known to the producers.

Benefits on the corn contracts willbe made in two payments, the first15 cents a bushel after signing thecontract, and the second 20 cents perbushel on proof of compliance with thecontract. The payments on hogs aremade in two installments of $7.50 perhead on the 10 per cent reduction.

Restrictions on planting crops oncontract acreages will be somewhatless stringent than in 1934. Eachcontract signer should talk with hislocal committee or with the countyagricultural agent about the plantingrestrictions. The restrictions aresubject to change by the secretary ofagriculture in case of any necessitysuch as last year's drought.

Any bona fide producer is eligibleto sign a contract. Owners of farmland who have ceased the productionof hogs or corn can not sign con-tracts nor obtain benefit payments.Producers who did not sign contractslast year can do so this year if theywi.sh.

Coopersville FarmersOwn a Good Business

Coopersville—Ten or 12 years agofarmer directors of the CoopersvilleCkxroperative Elevator Co. found theirplant some $20,000 in the hole andthemselves holding a bear by the tailas signers of sundry notes.

They called in William Riemersma,farmer, father of a large family, in-dustrious and frugal citizen, and puthim in charge. Had he known howbad it was, he probably wouldn't havetaken the job. But in a couple ofyears he had them out of the hole.Since then Coopersville has paid goodannual dividends and has built up alarge membership and patrons list.Recently they amended their by-lawsand admitted 185 more stockholders.At the annual meeting Jan. 23 some500 stockholders heard Mr. Riemersmareport these items for the year endingDec. 31, 1934:

Sale* $153,704.88Profit 12,387.54Surplus „ 33,859.54Assets, inc. $17,715.23 inv 81,068.01

•IICREDITS ON PURCHASES

Help Pay Farm Bureau Dues!

NOTICE TO MEMBERS: Purcfca«e»of Farm Bureau Brand dairy a n d

poultry feeds, seeds, fertilizers an<*fence from your local dealer; also,purchases from our clothing a n d

blankets dep't at Lansing, areto membership credits when

MAIL YOUR DEALER SALESSLIPS to th» Michigan State FarmBureau, Membership Dep't, 221 NorthCedar Street, Lansing, about everythree months.

BE SURE Farm Bureau brand goodsare entered on slip aa "Farm BureauAlfalfa," "MHkmaker," "Merma'Vetc

110 annual dues mature life mem-berships; 96 annual dues do not, *>utparticipate In Membership Credits,which reduce the amount of dues Pa*-able.

Life members receive their ilem-bershlp Credits In cash once a ?***•

We furnish addressed, po«tag«pre-paid envelopes for thi*purpose on v o u r request.

«!( HIGAN STATE FARM BUREAULansing, Michigan

Farm Bureau's complete line of tillage tools is manufacturedby B. F. Avery & Sons Co. of Louisville, Kentucky, farm machin-ery manufacturers for 112 years.. Avery operates in its large,modern factory, built within recent years. Our prices are com-petitive with other lines. We aim to give you greater value foryour money in the best materials, extra features for strength andlong wear. Four tools described below prove that point.

Torpedo Sulky PlowWith quick, detachable share. Frontfurrow axle hearing extra long tostand strains of turning. Leversconveniently located and easily op.erated. Long1 beam. Draft lighterthan walking plow of same size,(an tnrn short without taking plow-out of ground at corners; will useJIIIV shape bottom. Wheels extralarge with large tires; boiler rivet

type spokes, adjustable. Large,true running coulter. Seat largeand comfortable. Strong squarecross axle. Made in right and left,hand plows.

Jack Rabbit CultivatorWeight of operator balances frameand weight of gangs when raising,an exclusive feature for easy op-eration; axles always rerticle. Tri-angular rigid frame very strong.Witch longer gang bearings ma-chined, eliminating side play ofgangs. They cut or plow up weeds,never push by. Shifts easy to op-erate. Draft arranged to pullgangs into ground. Master leverraises and lowers gangs. Indi-vidual levers regulate depth. Gangspacing by crank and worm gear.Shovels the best with good pene-trating angle.

Farm Bureau's Avery implements are designed for strengthwithout excessive weight and draft. Long, superior, dirt proofbearings reduce wear. Exclusive engineering features make foreasy handling. Avery plow shares are made so accurately thatextra shares fit as easily as the original. You have to see theseimplements to appreciate them. See any Farm Bureau dealer.Complete display at Farm Bureau Supply Store at Lansing.

Volcano Disc HarrowHorse drawn. Virtually sill-sled.Spool flange prevents gang boltworking loose. Very important.trim's easy to angle. Heavy anglesteel frame is extra strong. Best16 or 18 inch electrically heattreated steel discs. Narrow stand-ards prevent clogging. High hitchpoint of rear tandem increasespenetration of front gang wheremain work is done. Center leverkeeps gangs down in center. Bear-ings lubricated from bottom, greasecup or Zerk. Interchangeable oil

maple bearings.

Sure Drop PlanterTakes name from valves construct-ed to prevent clogging. Positiveaction always. Easy lever changefrom*check to drill. Six drillingdistances. Heavy positive clutchoperates planting mechanism, dis-engages in transport position. Var-iable drop clutch permits 2-3-4 ker-nels to a hill. Openers runner orsingle disc types. Four adjust-ments. Frame heavy steel, alwaysin alignment. Fertilizer and otherattachments available. This plant-er is designed in every part for longlife and convenience.

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USE FARM BUREAU WINTER OIL

EARLY SPRING SEED NEWSRED CLOVER UNDOUBTEDLY IS CHEAPER NOW than it will be. Alfalfa is scarce.We expect an unusual demand for red clover. Those who lost clover seedings in thespring of 1934 and didn't make a fall seeding, had better do it this spring or face asecond shortage of forage. Farm Bureau Brand Red Clover is Michigan grown, selected,high germinating and cleaned to A-l quality and purity. The best to be had.

THE ALFALFA SITUATION. Supplies of certified Hardigan and Grimm are rathersmall. Many were disappointed last summer. Michigan Variegated is in great demandby local dealers. For the best common alfalfa buy on the market, we recommend ourKansas Common. Limited supply, well adapted to Michigan, according to State Collegetest plots. Good yielder.

SWEET CLOVER. At today's price for Farm Bureau sweet clover seed, you can buylime, have good pasture, build up your soil and save money on the deal as against someother forage crops. 8 lbs. of timothy and 15 lbs. of orchard grass with 15 of sweetclover makes fine pasture.

ALSIKE. Scarce and very high. Rape cheap for sheep and hog pasture. Buy FarmBureau seeds for adapted, selected, high yielding, strains.

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These Things Make OurFertilizer Good

1. Nitrogen carriers which are quickly soluble in water, Nitro-gen is thus quickly available to the tiny plant when neededmost. Nitrogen in Farm Bureau fertilizer is 95% water solu-ble. 70% meets State law. A vigorous start for the plantis the purpose of nitrogen in fertilizer.

2. Acid Phosphate made from Florida rock, and potash fromthe world famous German mines. None better than these.

3. Fertilizer that is extra dry, finely ground and easy to regu-late in the drill. That saves time, prevents waste.

Farm Bureau Fertilizers Are Good

Farm Bureau oils cost you less than their high priced brothers the great oil firmstake from the same fields, because the Michigan, Ohio and Indiana Farm Bureausown a co-operative blending plant and distributing system. See your local co-op, ass'n.

Farm Bureau Zero Grade Oils start easy and lubricate perfectlyin the coldest weather the Old Man from the North brings to us

MERMASH FOR BABY CHICKS

MERMASH RAISES BETTER CHICKS

YOU WILL RAISE BETTER CHICKS at lower cost withMennash 16% protein ration. It is a lifetime ration,—fed tobaby chicks, pullets and laying hens.

MERMASH CONTAINS THE BEST home grown feedstuffs,and also Manamar, a combination of Pacific Ocean kelp andfish meal as a source for mineral foods poultry need. Chicksraised on Mermash grow fast and feather soon. Pullets costlow and make good laying hens.

AT THE CENTURY OF PROGRESSThe U. S. Bureau of Fisheries exhibit at the 1933 World's Fairat Chicago said: "The ocean serves as a mixing bowl for themineral elements washed from the land. Marine plants andanimals face no deficiencies and in time take these mineralelements and assimilate them into organic compounds whichare needed by the inhabitants of the land to prevent or curedeficiency diseases."

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MermashGUARANTEED ANALYSIS

Protein (min.) 16%Fat (min.) 3J/2%Fiber (max.) 5%

OPEN FORMULA1000 lbs. Ground Yellow Corn300 lbs. Pure Wheat Bran300 lbs. Flour Middlings100 lbs. Meat Scraps100 lbs. Alfalfa Leaf Meal200 lbs. Manamar (Fish Meal,

Kelp, Calcium Carbon-ate)

2000 lbs.

Mermash is made with or with-out cod liver oil. 5 lbs, of ourNopco XX oil has the vitaminD value of 40 lbs. of ordinarycod liver oil. The gain is yours.

MILKMAKER FORMULAS16, 24 and 32% Protein

For Farm Bureau SuppliesS EE YOUR CO-O OR FARM BUREAU DEALER

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