NEWS..,cARMTHE ACTION PUBLICA' ION OF THE MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU

MDCHDGAVol. 43, No. 4 Published Monthly by Michigan Farm Bureau April 1, 1965

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\\MOST OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMER"- Ralph Letson, pausesfor a milk break with his wife, Betty, and children, Jeaneen -andDarwin. The Letson farm operation was singled out from 30 finalistsin the Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored statewide contest.Members of the Eaton County Farm Bureau, Ralph serves on the

Michigan Farm Bureau dairy advisory committee. He was cited in1963 for outstanding production by the Michigan Milk ProducersAssociation, and is an active supporter of the American Dairy Asso-ciation of Michigan. After the excitement, Ralph's comment was, \\Theygive the awards to the men, but girls like Betty-should get one, too."

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"Most Outstanding" Young FarmerAn Eaton county dairy farmer, Ralph Letson (34) of Char-

lotte, has been named Michigan's most Outstanding YoungFarmer by the State Junior Chamber of Commerce ..

Mr. and Airs. Letson (Betty) will fly to Ft. Collins, Colorado,where they will represent A!ichigan in the national contest,April 11-13.

A member of the Eaton County candidates. Theron also growsFarm Bureau, Letson serves on blueberries, and fruit was listed'both the county Farm Bureau by several other finalist.dairy committee and on the Dairy Just as a majority of the dis-Advisory Committee of the Mich- trict winners were dairymen, soigan Farm Bureau. Coinciden- too were they Farm Bureau mem-tally, Robert Zeeb, the state's bers. Many listed CommunityOutstanding Young Farmer of Group or county Farm Bureautwo years ago, serves as chairman activity among those things ofof this state Farm Bureau dairy "community worth" upon whichadvisory group. they were judged.

Letson's choice marks an un- Three broad areas of activitybroken string of such top awards were considered by the judgingwhich have gone in recent years panel, - besides interest in com-to young dairymen, although all munity and civic affairs, they,types of fann operations were included progress made in indi-listed this year by the 30 candi- vidual farming situations i.n re-dates at the state contest March 6. lation to obstacles that had to be

As an example, for the first' overcome: ~anage~ent .abilitytime in the II-year history of ranked hIgh In the JudgIng.the Michigan contests, a "Christ- First runner-up was Normanmas Tree" farmer, Theron Stone, Crooks of Stanton, a member ofof West Olive, was among the the Montcalm county Farm Bu-

reau where he h~ -served aschairman of his CommunityGroup. Others among the topfour were: Frank Lipinski, Buck-ley, second runner-up, and EdWittenbach of Belding, thirdrunner-up. Lipinski was the onlybachelor among the top four,and one of four single men in thefinal competition.

A wife and three childrenseemed average among the thirtyfinalists who were warned byspeaker Thomas Cowden, Deanof Michigan State University'sCoIlege of Agriculture, to "taketime to enjoy your families."Cowden reminded the- ambitiousyoung men and their wives that"some of life's greatest pleasmesare seated around your breakfasttables each morning."

Co-sponsoring this year's Out-standing Young Fanner programalong with the Junior Chamberof Commerce was the Farm Bu-reau Insurance Group; Fann Bu-reau Mutual, Farm Bureau Lifeand Community Service.

Miss Atwood NamedWomen's Coordinator

The appointment of Miss Helen Atwood as Coordinatorof Farm aureau "Vomen's Activities, has been announcedby Clarence E. Prentice, Secretary-Manager of the Mich-igan Farm Bureau. She will assume the position April 12.

A resident of New Hampshire where she has been em-ployed for some years by the New Hampshire Farm Bu-reau, Miss Atwood comes to Michigan with an impressivebackground of Farm Bureau experience. Besides respons-ibility for coordinating the work of the New HampshireFarm Bureau Women's program, she also assisted the FarmBureau Young People in their activities and edited themonthly Farm Bureau publication.

In Michigan she will have prime responsibility for co-ordinating the activities of the Michigan Farm BureauWomen's Committee and the district committees, as wellas assist county committees 'with their programs. She willalso work with Farm Bureau Young People and in otherareas where the work of Farm Bureau '-\Tomen relates tothe total Farm Bureau program.

"'Ve are extremely pleased that Miss Atwood has ac-cepted this important position," reports Mrs. WilliamScramlin, Chairman of the State Women's Committee."She will be a valuable ,addition to the ~lichigan FarmBureau staff," Mrs. Scramlin added.

TWO April 1, 1965 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS

THe ACTION ,"UI5L1CAnON O~ THe MICHIGAN ~ARM BURI!AU

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President's Column

Elton Smith

Five - Man Rule?Five men of the U.S. Supreme Court have

shaken the foundations of our republic, evenright down where you live. It was just fivejustices out of nine that acted to destroy thebasis of representation established by our con-stitutions - both state and national. It oughtto make everyone of us mad enough to fight I

These five men acted with power not grantedthem by the law. They looked right aroundthe tenth amendment of the Constitution. Thatamendment is the heart of our Bill of Rights.Its clear intention is to limit the power of thefederal government.

It declares that all powers not granted to thefederal government by the Constitution arereserved to the states themselves, and to thepeople. These five men have challenged thevery foundation of our govemment-by-the-people.

If their action sticks, the Constitution be-comes meaningless. Remember, this deCisionwill reach right down to your lpcal Countygovernment. It hit fast right in my homecounty. A federal judge, acting on the SupremeCourt ruling, declared that our Kent CountyBoard of Supervisors must be elected on astraight population basis.

So many of our townships can no longer havea member on the Board. The cities have agovernment-monopoly in Kent County.

But the development is not iust rural againstcity people. It is a case of abandoning theright of the people to decide on their own formof government.

The Supreme Court has even thrown out theapportionments of state legislatures ,set up bya popular vote of the people. They have tochange to fit the dictates of the Court - thepopulation basis. The Court takes for itself apower even greater than the people's votel

Some public groups have recognized whatis happening. Many have passed resolutionscalling on Congress to initiate a constitutionalamendment to spell out the right of states todetermine the nature of their own Legislatures.This should not be necessary, but apparently itis necessary to put the Court in its place and toremove the power of decision from those fivemen to over-rule the people.

The National Council of Farmer Coopera-tives is one of the groups calling for. Con-gressional action of this kind .. They declarethat the people within a state should have theright to select one House of their Legislatureon a basis other than population. They holdthat the vote of the people at home shouldcarry weight in such a matter, and that 'peoplewho are in a minority should have some effec-tive voice in government.

If the Court can decide what the makeup ofthe State Legislature can be, certainly theCourt can assume the power to pass judgmenton every act that any Legislature passes. Thus,the federal government takes supreme powerover the law, whether national or local.

That they can do so locally is reflected, as1 say, on what happened to local govern'mentin Kent County. Federal iudges can pass alongthe decisions of the Supreme Court in regu:lating the bodies of government even whereyou live.

According to the last report I had, eighteenstate legislatures now have passed resolutionscalling for a national Constitutional Conven-tion to draft an amendment to assure the statesthe right to set up their own legislative bodies.Congress could initiate such an amendment, bya two-thirds vote, or two-thirds of the statescould do it. It would take such a resolutionby 34 states to call the convention.

But such a convention is not necessary ifCongress will act, and that brings us into tllepicture. \Vhen I say "us," I mean the votingcitizens right around home.

I'd like to ask you to join me ill sendingletters to Congressmen to lJrotest against theCourt's acti01l and call for Congress to submita new amclldmcllt for a uot(' of the states onthis issue.

DIRECTORS: District I, Max K.Hood. Paw Paw, R-l; District 2, Wil.bur H. Smith, Burlington. R-1; District3, Donald L. Ruhlig, 0 ext e r; Dis-trict 4, Elton R. Smith, Caledonia,R-l; District 5. David Morris. GrandLedge. R-3; District 6, Ward G. Hodge,Snover, R-I; District 7, Kenneth Bull,Bailey, R-1; District 8. Harvey Leuen-berger, Saginaw. R-6; District 9,Eugene Roberts. Lake City. R-l; Dis-trict 10. EdlZar Diamond, Alpena, R-2; District II, Edmund Saloter,Stephenson.

DIRECTORS AT LARGE: WalterFrahm. Frankt'nmuth; Dean Pridgeon,Montgomery, R-l; \Valter Wightman,Fennville. R-1.

WO~1EN OF FARM BUREAU: ~Irs.William Scramlin. Holly; FARM BU-REAU YOU.~G PEOPLE: HaymondKllcharek. Gaylord.--------

Farm-Labor Shackles?«Michigan farmers face serious problems in adjusting

to new farm labor laws and regulations including thenew Michigan minimum wage and Federal crew leaderregistration."

That is the conclusion of the Michigan Farm Bureauboard of directors, meeting in Lansing, March 23-24.

A substantial list of legislative proposals regarding farmlabor now before the_1965 legislature was considered. In-cluded in the study were proposals covering regulationof migrant farm labor camps (housing, living and workingconditions) - the inclusion of farm labor under mandatoryworkmen's compensation coverage, regulation of transpor-tation of farm workers, state crew-leader registration andamendment of the minimum wage law as it affects agri-culture.

The Michigan Farm Bureau board approved a set ofguidelines against which to measure each of the proposalsas they develop within the Legislature.

They said that any such legislation should recognizethe economics of agriculture and Michigan's competitiveposition as related to the products of other states.

"It should be recognized that seasonal farm labor housingis usually provided at no charge to the worker, and veryoften the housing, facilities and utilities are provided forboth workers and their families," the board stated.

The farm leaders added that wherever practical, lawsand regulations should be of general application, andshould not be «class legislation" applying to a particulargroup only. Further, that regulations should recognizethe customs and practices of handling a variety of crops.

Elsewhere in their statement, the Michigan Farm Bureauboard said that «there should be consideration for theterm of use of housing and facilities, to relate investmentto length of time of use ... "

"It should be our objective to provide a broad oppor-tunity for employment, including young people and chil-dren, particularly under family supervision, in jobs wherehealth and safety hazards are minimal."

They concluded: "The family farm is the bulwark ofMichigan agriculture. Excessive requirements for record-keeping, red tape and excessive costs and taxes can makeit impossible for the family farm operation to continue ... "

The MICHIGAN FARM NEWS ispublished monthly, on the first day,by the MichilZan Fann Bureau, at itspublication office at 109 N. LafayetteStreet. Greenville, Michij{an.

Editorial and J(eneral offices at 4000North Grand River Avenue. Lansinst.Michil{an. Post Office BOlt 960. Tele-phone, Lansing. 485-8121, Edension317.

Established January 12, 1923. Sec-ond Class Posbige paid at Greenville,~fichilZan.

EDITORIAL: Editor, Melvin L.\\"oe1\; Staff PhotolZuphcr, Charll'SBailey; Staff Artist, Sam Bass. Women's~lateri.t1, M..... Donna Wilher.

OFFICERS: Michi2an Fann Ru-reau; President, Elton R. Snuth, Call'-donia. H-I; Vice Prc5ident, DeanPridgeon, Montj!omery. }{-I; Secretary-Manaszt'f. Clan.'nce E. l'rentke. Okemos.

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Patchwork Quilt•

"Did Grandma ever tell you about the patch-work quilt that lies across the sofa in her room?

"It is made from scraps of dresses that shewore when she was young, and some of themwere woven on a loom. Sometimes, when it israining and we can't play out of doors, she letsus spread it out upon the floor - and as wechoose the pieces we'd like to hear about, shetells us of the dresses that she wore."

With these words, an anonymous poet wrotewith feeling about the patchwork, or "crazy"quilt that Grandma had, and how it repre-sented a .form of recorded family history.

"Grandma told us once that life is iust apatchwork quilt," the poet wrote, "ioys andsorrows, laughter, tears and things. And thatsometimes when you're looking for a lovelypiece of red, you only find a knot of fadedstrings ... "

Lillian Atcherson, the' Blue Earth County(Minnesota) farm wife, must have felt muchthe same when following her first airplaneride, she was inspired to write about the"patchwork quilt" that is America's farmlands.

«Neath the great blue dome of heaven, liesa country fair and free, with its fertile hillsand valleys, stretching out from sea to sea,"she began. In her verses which have sincebeen immortalized as part of the "AmericanFarm Bureau Spirit," the official Farm Bureausong, l\1rs. Atcherson told of the "cotton grow-ing southlands and the northern fields ofgrain."

Tnlly the realm of American agriculture is avaried, complex, vast patchwork quilt. \Vithits more than 300 crops, infinite variety ofweather conditions and soils, American fanningis among the most diverse in the world.

Obviously, any farm organization that ac-curately reflects such a diversity, must of itselfbe diverse. It must be broad and flexibleenough to represent ALL of agriculture and itspeople - nationwide. It must speak for thepoultry and "peanut farmer, for the sugar-beetand bean man, for the oyster and onion people.

And as the complexity of agriculture changes- so must the organization that represents it.It was for this reason that 170 full-time farmersfrom the state of Virginia visited in Michiganrecently. They were cotton, tobacco, fruit anddairy farmers, interested in how Farm Bureauserves farmers of this state.

Doubtlessly, "Farm Bureau" meant some-thing different to each of these Virginians, andperhaps by the time they left Michigan, it hadcome to mean still something else.

Those things we understand best mean themost to each of us. Thus, one Farm Bureaumember may insist that the main function ofthe organization is to operate a specialized in~surance program. To another, Farm Bureaucould mean an effective lobby force, or per-haps, a local cooperative service.

Of course, Farm Burea~ is all of these things,but it is also much more. To most farmers,Farm Bureau means neighbor-working-with-neigh bar to create a strong, united voice forthe minority group which farmers have become.

Best of all, in the nearly 50 years since theseneighbors first organized this effective voice,Farm Bureau has added so many new facetsto its "patchwork" quilt that there is layerafter layer of depth to the organization.

Those who helped put together this "crazy-quilt" of programs and farm service-ideas hadno pattern to follow. They wove the fibers ofthe organization on a loom of their own build-ing and in a design of their own choice. Theyworked to the tune of the "Farm Bureau Spirit"- a melody of their own devising.

Sometimes, as Grandma found out, the strongappearing "patch" tunled out to be just a knotof faded strings - as a good idea failed.

But mostly, they quilted tOf!.ether a wonder-ful heirloom of sturdy cloth, a comforter withcharacter, one that blankets and serves wellthe crazy-quilt pattern which is our wonder-fully different agricultural-America.

GATEWAY TO MT. VERNON,-as seen through falling snow, provided Michigan tour members with a different viewthan that usually seen along the magnolia-lined walks. The carefully kept grounds and buildings have been restoredto its original condition. Many were pleasantly surprised at the advanced farming methods Washington used.

Photo feature by Charles Bailey

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Blossoms in the Snow

One tour highlight was a guided visit to the new offices inthe Rayburn building with Congressman E. A. Cederberg ashost, since he had already moved into his new offices in thiscontroversial, but impressive new structure.

Group members visited the Senate and House ~alleries afterthe Rayburn tour, watching Congressmen from both partiesworking on a proposed revision of Federal apportionment lawsrelating to Congressional districting.

Wednesday broke clear and cool for what had been set asideas "tour day" - with the cold progressing with the morning.Few noticed the weather though, as they toured the Bureauof Engraving where ,they saw bundles of "greenbacks" rollingoff the presses. All were surprised by the many steps it takesto turn out an ordinary one-dollar bill.

One step attracting the eyes of everyone was the countingand bundling operation with human counters flashing in-credibly nimble fingers to count thousands of bills every hour.

All noisy talk and teasing stopped when the group enteredthe White House, where a sense of history seems to overwhelm.Walking through the rooms where Presidents from John Adams.to Lyndon Johnson have lived and worked, brings an automaticsense of awe.

Predicted showers turned into heavy, wet snow, which stillfailed to dampen enthusiasm. "'ith cheerful "so whats?"-typical of farmers, the group sped to the tomb of the UnknownSoldier at Arlington National Cemetery, and then, on to Mt.Vernon.

Heavy weather did not prevent them from walking the pathsonce used by George and ~iartha Washington, their family, andfriends. They viewed the sweeping panorama of the Potom'ac,impressive even under snow. Later, when asked if they couldprepare meals with the crude equipment in the old kitchen,most of the women shook their heads in horror at the thought.

With weather turning from bad to worse, the weary travelerswaited an anxious two-hours to see if the planes were still flying.Finally the call came over the public address system, and withrelief, the group trudged through the snow to the plane anda quick trip home to loved ones.

"Apple blossoms" came early to Washington this year.They were carried there by a group of 47 Michigan Farm

Bureau leaders who visited their Congressmen during the "SixthAnnual Farm Bureau 'Vomen's Air Tour," March 14 through 17.

During their visit members of the group were luncheonguests of Minority Leader and Mrs. Gerald Ford. As theydined in the historic old private dining room furnished theSpeaker of the House, members of the group presented afancy spring bonnet, festooned with artificial apple blossoms,I to Mrs. Ford.

, Official spokesman, Mrs. Ann Campau of Ada, assured ~Irs.Gerald Ford that the hat was an "original" designed especiallyfor her, and meant to remind her of the beautiful real blossomswhich will soon color the countryside of Central ~fichigan.

This annual visit of farm leaders from all parts of Michiganbegan Sunday afternoon, March 14, with a swift flight fromDetroit's Metropolitan Airport, to National Airport in \Vash-ington. A busy three days followed.

Early Monday, everyone visited in American Farm BureauFederation headquarters, where busy officials work the "Wash-ington beat." A thorough briefing by staff members preparedthose on tour with background for a visit to Capitol Hill. Later,most of the group took advantage of a sunshiny afternoon tostroll along the mall between the Capitol building and the\Vashington Monument.

Chinese food may be good for a change, but it falls far shortof Michigan bean soup' and roast beef, most agreed after aChinese meal that climaxed the day. More food, this timeserved where most people who visit Washington never pen-etrate, - the private and ornate dining room provided theSpeaker of the House, began the second busy day for theMichigan group.

There, in a breakfast with members of the Michigan Repub-lican delegation in Congress, the farm leaders chatted withtheir Representatives. Each Congressman spoke briefly to the

Spe~ker of the House, group, telling of activities of his committee assignments.farm leadersto Congress. Tuesday afternoon was set aside for visits with the l\-fichigan

Democratic Delegation in Congress. A sudden flurry of activityon the floor of the House plus several quorum calls, combinedto cut short the conversations, much to the group's disappoint-ment.

April 1, 1965

RAYBURN BUILDING TOUR,- is conducted by one of thefirst Congressmen. to move to new offices there, E. A.Cederberg, of Michigan's 10th District. The costly buildinghas been under fire •.

WASHINGTON SAT HERE,-on the front porch of Mt.Vernon, overlooking a broad expanse of the Potomacriver, ond across it to Maryland. On this porch, Woshingtonviewed farm operations while comidering important na-tional affairs.

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~ J.iJj ~..MICHIGAN CHAPEAU,- fe~turing artificial apple blossoms,"to remind you of the real 'ones soon to appear at home,"- is placed on the head of Mrs. Gerald Ford by Mrs. AnnCampau, Kent county.

LEGISLATIVEBRIEFING,- prepare the Michigan group fora better understanding of Congress, as Marvin Mclain, aLegislative Director for the American Farm Bureau talks tothe group about farm legl':..Jtion in the Federation's offices.

TIME OUT TO VISIT,- is taken by Congressman PaulTodd, Jr., (Oem.) of Michigan's third district. In spite of ahectic day on Capitol Hill, Todd excused himself from animportant hearing to chat with his folks "from bock home."

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FOUR April 1, 1965 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS

Springtitne Gyp-Artists!There are fully as many "confidence" schemes as there are

Con-men, a~d springtime is their favorite working season. Thesap is high in the trees, they say, and the saps on the farmsare ripe for the taking. There is nothing sacred to these gypsters,who may smile in your face as they lie to you, all the whilebusily performing daylight robbery with you as the victim.

Some have even been known to change the old Latin warningof "Caveat Emptor' (let the buyer beware) to "Caveat Vendor"- let the seller look out, as illustrated in this true story recitedby a convicted check-cheat, and as told to Pete Simer. Read itand beware.

WANTED TO BUY - Livestock, fann tools and equip-ment. Retired toolmaker has purchased run-down dairyfann; needs everything. Cash on the barrelhead. Nojunk. No dealers. Tele. noon till 9 Sunday.

That ad ran Thursday, Friday and Saturday in a farmcountry daily; costing its author $8.40. It could have cost youmany times that amount.

The only tools this retired toolmaker ever made were devicesfor decashing his fellowman. And his cash on the barrelheadturned out to be checks that were as unnegotiable as wastedminutes.

No junk was right. Everything he "bought" was A-One-worth anywhere from $150 to $200.

And how was the hoodwinking accomplished-?

\\BARGAIN~' SEED

reputable dealer, or a realbargain will still be around to-morrow.

A "brand-name" may costpennies more, but could save youmany doIlars in reliability andperformance.

Finally, although most adver-tising placed in your newspapershas been checked out, the confi-dence-man and the quick-changeartist will always find ways topromote their schemes.

This leaves the final respon-sibility up to you as buyer orseIler.

If you are alert, if you refuseto take part in any transactionwhich calls for a l~sh decision inorder to pin down a bargain, theconfidence games of the profes-sional shyster wi 11 grin d to aquick halt.

A good way to get gypped is tobuy bargain seed.

The springtime temptation tocut corners at a time of year whenoperating costs are heavy and in-come prospects are lightest, hascaused many otherwise goodfarmers to plant a crop of trouble.

Sometimes it is the lucky buyerof bad seed that discovers hiscrop failed to germinate. Theunlucky bargain-hunters are thosewith near-perfect gCl:mination ofa poor producing crop checkeredwith noxious weeds.

Those who know, say that inbuying seed you get just aboutwhat you pay for. llBargain"seeds are no bargain.

The better farmers wiII endorseMichigan certified seeds as thebest buy, always. Tested andproven, certified seeds cost moreand give more. They producehigher yields of better qualitycrops. They have a high-ratedgennination that has been labora-tory tested. Their incidence ofeither disease or weeds morethan pass Michigan's high stand-ards of purity- and growth-vigor.

Helping to prevent sced-gypsor false labeling, is the seed-test-ing laboratory of the MichiganDepartment of Agriculture. Thestate lab checks about 9,000seed samples each year and re-quires labels that declare weedcontent, germination rat e , anddate of test.

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.Gyps Prey on,UnwaryFalse advertising and product misrepresentation can take

many forms. Farmers must be constantly alert to protect them-selves from those who would prey on the unwary.

Fortunately, local merchants, local newspapermen, localbroadcasters, form a front-line of protection against those whowo'uld mislead and misrepresent people of their communities.

'No local publisher or broad-caster ever knowingly acceptsfalse advertising, and ma.ny thou-sands of dollars worth of businessis turned. down each year be-cause of this alertness.

The Farm News is a good ex-ample of the cost of this protec-tion. This paper consistentlyrefuses thousands of doJJars ofadvertising each year which theeditor and his staff feel mav notbe in the best interests of re~ders.

As the "official organ" of theMichigan Farm Bureau, theFarm News operates on thepo Iic y that mem ber-su bscribersmust never be be placed in aposition where they have to pro-tect themselves from the ill-ad-vised actions of their own organi-zation.

Would-be advertisers and theirproducts are sc r e e n e d . Thosewho play on fear, offer obvious"get-rich-quick" schemes, or pro-mote health fads and nostrums,

-do not appear in these pages., Such screening is only part ofthe answer, for the people them-selves must remain responsiblefor their own actions. Old warn-ings need repeating. The rulesare simple, - deal with localpersons, deal with. people youknow, deal with those personsand firms which have establishedthemselves.

Remem ber, most of us aregreedy at times. This greedtempts us into quick actions in-volving important decisions orlarge sums of cash. Take yourtime to check things out. A

"false Advertising" Hit"Many consumers are being misled by false advertising.

We recommend appropriate industry action to correct thisabuse."

This resolution, one" of several dealing with gyp-artists,was passed by the delegate body of the American FarmBureau Federation at the December annual meeting inPhiladelphia.

Along similar lines, another current resolution reads:"We insist that approprate action be taken to require andendorse the proper labeling of foods, fibers and otheragricultural products. All products offered to the publicin imitation of, or as a substitute for, or in adulteration ofany farm product or any item processed from a fa~product, should be labeled to include the names andpercentages of all ingredients."

expense, if you like. The numberis -"

But the squat man waved thesuggestion aside. (If the corpor-ation in question had an Experi-mental Division within 500 miles,it would have been news to "Mr.Bakke". With his small, hand-powered printing press, he'dprinted Experimental Division onhis . "home-made" checks, em-ployee's pass and letter from the"Vice President" merely to havea point on which he might talkhimself out of ,just such a pre-dicament as this.) .

"Despite your credentials, Mr.Bakke," the squat man said, low-ering the gun barrel, '1 have ahunch that tells me you're notwhat you're supposed to be. So,soon's we get my twins out of yourtruck and back on my land, sup-pose you high-tail it outta here!"

Fully aware that a rubber checkwas circling around his neck tightenough to choke another longprisOJl term out of his life, thecrook indignantly - but promptly- complied.

But, after turning Monday's"purchases" into quick cash, henetted a creamy $1,7001

SCHEMES GALORENext time, just for variety, per-

haps he would get a stack ofnewspapers and merely answerads offering items for sale, thenpay for an purchases in phonypersonal checks.

Make no mistake about this:Sharp check squad detectives andrubber check-shy merchantseverywhere are forcing check art-ists to draw on sheer ingenuitythese days.

Many check cheats, therefore,prey on private individuals withsuch gimmicks as the one de-scribed.

So, if you ever decide to dis-pose of valuables via the want-admedium, it just might pay you,in the encl, to watch out for wantad artists I

Stopping eight or ten feetaway, he aimed the barrel deadcenter at the crook's chest. "Guesswhat, Mr. Bakke?" he said. "}just called the place where yousaid you used to work. A girl inpersonnel told' me she neverheard of you; that nobody namedClaude Bakke ever worked therel"He took another step, and con-tinued, "NaturaJJy now, sinceyou're so good with words, I'dlike to hear what vou have tosav about that ... 'while I con-sider whether or not I ought tocaJJ the sheriff."

"All I can say is," the crookbegan shakily, staring at the one-eyed menace in the squat man'shands, "maybe you'd better takeanother look at my check. Thenperhaps you'II recall that I workedin the Experimental Division,which not only is an entirelyseparate unit, but has its ownpersonnel and payroJJ depart-ments, and supervisory staff aswelL"

The squat man didn't seem toknow what to make of that. Hejust stood there, obviously siz-ing "Mr. Bakke" up and down,for a long, poise-shattering min-ute. Then he looked at the checkagain. "Okay," he said at last,"so it does say Experimental Di-vision."

"Sure it does," the crook shotat him quickly, "because that'swhere I worked. And here's myspecial Experimental Division em-ployee's pass. It's got my photo,thumbprint, signature, clock num-ber, address, and complete phys-ical description." Then, in anall-out desperation bluff, headded: "Call Experimental, at my

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THE BAITWell, as the "noon till 9" calls materialized, this middle-aged,

personable, accomplished crook either rejected or promised topurchase each item offered for sale. Then, from carefully keptnotes, he plotted his Monday itinerary.

Arriving punctually for each appointment, he stepped downfrom a truck cab with his hand extended in greeting. Then heintroduced himself via a sealed-in-plastic employee's pass froma nationally known corporation, and quickly got down to thebusiness at hand.

"She's just as you described her over the phone," he'd say. (Henever quibbled over the asking price.) "But," he'd add, 'Tvejust about bought myself cashless today, so I'm afraid I cando nothing but leave a small deposit, and return for this fineheifer tomorrow. Unless -" He'd leave it dangling, but onlylong enough to pat the heifer on a flank and, as if suddenlyremembering, he'd then produce an imprinted corporation en-velope and from it remove a letter, which he'd ask the un-suspecting farmer to read.

THE HOOKUnder a corporation letterhead,

the typewritten message readsomething like this: "Dear Mr.Bakke: I am pleased to informyou that, due to your outstand-ing employment record, we havedecided to gesture in gratitude.Enclosed is our check in theamount of $238.63 - a bonus of$10 per year (minus payroIl de-ductions) for 30 years of faithfulservice ... " The corporation's"Vice Pre~ident" rambled on andon, "Trusting that this partingconsideration will launch youhappily into an equaJJy reward-ing orbit of retirement," and otherflattering hogwash of that nature.

Pay to the Order of ClaudeBakke, each "parting considera-tion" said.

A dozen farmers paid.One victim alertly wrote the

truck's number under "ClaudeBakke's" signature on the check,then more or less jokingly said,"Trust nobodyf That's my policy."But the license number reaIIydidn't matter because the crookhad rented the truck under aphony name. However, a squat,fiftyish, obviously successfulfarmer in another section of thecounty gave "Mr. Bakke" a buJJ-dozer of a setback.

NEARLY CAUGHTAfter the crook eagerly snapped

up twin Holstein calves for $175,the squat fanner excused himselfon the pretext of going into thehouse to get the check's balancein cash. He came out clutchinga shotgun; walking as a man whomeant business.

nearby market-wide pool whichcarries extra milk, then the situ-ation known as "riding the pool"arises.

Producers in a handler poolalso find themselves in a bindwhen it comes to finding a mar-ket. They have difficulty in in-creasing the size of their farmoperations or even worse if thehandler drops them, - as somany smaller ones have in recentyears by becoming distributors forlarger concerns, then the producerhas a problem of finding a newmarket. Primarily, for these rea-sons, bargaining cooperativesparticularly dislike handler pools.

The market-wide pool payseveryone in the market alike.There is no real incentive for aprocessor to curtail his manufac-tured milk operation, because hisusage is pooled with all the otherprocessors in the market.

This in turn leads to the prob-lem of a constantly increasingsupply of milk. As was discussedin the first of these articles, inareas where a base-excess plan isin effect, this leads to the "baserace."

In this series of articles, a con-siderable amount of time has beendevoted to the development ofbackground information in lead-ing up to the discussion on theClass I Base plan. However, thisis helpful if not necessary in theunderstanding of the plan. Somedairy economists consider theClass I Base plan to be simply anextension of class-pricing,

In these articles, the ground-work has now been laid for con-sidering the plan itself.

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(The second in a series of background articles by Don Moore,Manager of the Market Development Division, dealing withmilk market orders and the Class I Base plan.)

New A. D.A. Officers

In 1937, Congress enacted enabling legislation to allowregulated milk "pooling" agreements within defined -marketareas, and thus the Federal milk-order program was born.

The aim of these orders was to assure an adequate supply offresh, wholesome milk, but the mechanics of the orders weredirected at smoothing out marketing problems.

Pooling guaranteed that allfarmers within the pool areawould be paid the same for "like-milk" delivered. Pools were setup on a class-pricing programwith milk used for manufac-tured products receiving the low-est price. Fluid milk receivedthis price plus a premium set byformula.

Two types of pooling arrange-ments have been used in theyears since "individual handler"pools and "market-wide" pools.The handler pool views eachprocessor in a market separatelyand pools his milk supply in-dividually. Producers shipping tohim are all paid the same accord-ing to the handler's class usage.

The market-wide pool views allprocessors in the market together,and each can draw milk from thepool according to individualneeds. All farmers shipping tothe market are paid the sameprice based on the usage of allthe processors in that market.

The tendency of a processoroperating in a handler pool is tokeep his Class I utilization as highas possible so that his blend' pricewill be high and his companywill be an attractive buyer. Hewill tend to buy only enoughmilk to satisfy his needs and willcarry as little surplus as possible.But while this may lead to effi-cient usage of milk by handlers.it can cause problems for themarket in a short productionseason.

Milk must come from some-where - and usually from out-side markets. If these seasonallyneeded supplies come from a

RECENTLYElECTED Of-FICERS- of ft." ~mel'jco" Ocr ..., Anociation of Michiganpose fOf' their formal portrait. Seated '.ram le'f) <.uft Ted Bouman" R.,."usCooperativl Creomery, Treasurer: Cha!les Davis. Producer-af.large \ar.d memberof the State L~islature), Presid.nl; Georq. Austin, Michigan Milir Prodllcers, "IcePr.,ident. Standing {left) Hef",al'\ Keen!', National ADA bool~ men-.ber and G.Dale Fast, Michigan Milk Pr"ducen .. Michiga~ dairymen are "'mind.~ of Farm6~lreau's aLicial poli(;)' resolution calli"9 tor "Iupport to the advertill'''', research,public relations and merchandlsll'9 program of the Am.rifon Dairy Auociotion ona year-around balil.1I

April 1, 1965

\\PESTICIDE"COMMITTEE

A 17-member advisory com-mittee which includes tpree well-known Farm Bureau officials,has been named by AgriculturalDepartment Director, George Mc-Intyre.

The committee is made up ofindustry leaders and offiCials ofstate organizations and agenciesconcerned with the control ofinsect and plant pests.

The new group's purpose willbe to counsel and advise. the StateDepartment of Agriculture andthe USDA Plant and Pest ControlDivision concerning pesticide pro-grams which these agencies con-duct.

Representing Agriculture onthe committee are Elton Smith,president of the Michigan FarmBureau, Mrs. Maurine Scramlin,Chairman of the Fann Bureau'Vomen's committee and 1-Valter'Vightman, immediate past-presi-dent of the Michigan Farm Bu-reau and director-at-large on itsboard.

Wightman will actually repre-sent the Michigan State Horti-cultural Society in his advisorycapacity.

The chemical industry, themcdical and vcterinary profes-sions, Michigan United Conser-vation Clubs and a number ofother groups concern cd wit hnatural resources, are also rep-resentcd.

"Pesticiae residues h ave notbeen a serious problem in Mich-igan," McIntyre said. "and wewant to keep it that way. Aneffective conb'ol program, how-ever, requires the coop("rativeeffort of an concemed.

"It is our hope that tl.e Pest-ddes Advisory Committee willhelp create hetter understandingof prf>sent control programs," hf'added, "and inslln that the publicand othu interp.sts are safe-guard~.d throllgh a coordmatedeffort.

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DEVELOPMENT

HORTICULTURAL-CROPSLEADERS,- visit during a recent meeting of Commodity Advisory committees at Farm BureauCenter. Composed of producer-members, the committees are advisory to the Michigan Farm Bureau boord in specialcommodity areas. From the left are: Joo Penzien and Veril Baldwin, prominent Macomb and Ingham county vegetoblegrowers; Duane Baldwin, Secretary of the Michigan Vegetable Growers Association, and Donald Moore, Manager of theMFB Market-Development Division. The two Baldwins are father and san.

Expansion PlannedThe "Certified Farm Market" program will be offered other

areas of the state, according to Market president, Roger Porter,Goodrich. Currently the work of the division centers mainlyin the southeastern part of Michigan.

A division of the :Michigan Agricultural ~ooperative Market-ing Association (?\'fACMA) - the Certified Farm ~1arket pro-gram is another part of Farm Bureau's efforts to place morecas.h in farmers' pockets.

, Alembers of the Farm Market division promote high qualityroadside markets featuring locally grown fruits and vegetablesin their work towarcL creating a favorable public image. Othervalues include an information exchange and the use of a "pro-motable" roadside sign and brand.

Another interesting' possibility considered by ~1arket mem-bers is the pooling of purchases and supplies, such as brandedboxes and bags, tluough the organization.

Porter explained that there has been a continuing interestshown by market operators in other parts of the state in work-ing within the new group, and this has led to the decision tooffer membership to those who upon examination of the boardqualify for membership.

The help of local Farm Bureau leaders in suggesting qual-ified market operators is asked. Meanwhile, roadside marketoperators who would like to know more about the program maycontact county Farni Bureau offices for more information.

Quar.ter- Million GainNearly 250,000 additional bushels of Michigan's prime pro-

cessing apple production have been added to the "marketingmuscle" that has been oP'veloped by Michigan's fastest growingfarm marketing organization - the :Michigan Agricultural, Co-operative Marketing Association ..

It now appears that the Farm Bureau marketing affiliate tcillrepresent well over last year's 50% of the totallJrOcessing applecrop in 1965 fall talks with processors.

The more than 400 apple-producing members of the divisionhave a total production in excess of 2,000,000 bushels of applesgrown for processing purposes. The division goal is a mt'mber-,ship of 500 growers, representing a proouct.ion of around 3,000,-000 bushels.

"New grower-members arc adding their names and financialsupport to the list with a regularity that speaks well for theapple industry," reports Royal Call of the Farm Bureau MarketDevelopment Division.

farm operation so that the Let-sons can tell on a minute's noticewhat a given cow or an operationis doing volume-wise or finan-cially.

As Ralph says, "a man witha couple of hundred-thousanddollars investment cannot affordto guess about how he is doing,even for a few days."

Michigan Bell @Part of the Nationwide Bell System ~

out my barn extension phone. ButI'd just as soon try mowing the baCK40 with a hand scythe!"

Try an extension phone in yourbarn. See if you'd ever want to dowithout it.

A peek at the Health Depart-ment inspection sheets revealsthat the inspector found little to.criticize.

Back of all this operation is aset of records which most busi-ness men would envy. There isa cow-by-'cow record showingwhat each cow is doing monthby month. There also is a com-plete set of records for the entire

MICHIGAN FARM NEWS.

CHECKING THE "MONEY STICK" - Outstanding young Farmer, Ralph let$on ofrural Charlotte, keeps a close eye on the- milk-level in his huge, one-thdusandgallon bulk-tank in the milking parlor. Those huge, refrigerated, stainless-steeltanks represent a big investment for the modern dairyman.

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"Run to the house to take a callfrom the feed store. Run to thehouse to make a call to the vet.Run to the house to take a call fromthe county agent. Run ...

lIGh yes, I could get along with-

"What would I dowithout my extension phone?I'd run my head off!

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sship," reports Mrs. Clare Car-penter, Roll-Call chairman. "Mr.Keineth appeared very happywith his transaction, and all heneeds now are the pancakes togo with it." .

Mrs. Carpenter and her co-chairman, Emil Schiefer, sent let-ters to people who had once beenmembers, inviting them to joinFarm Bureau again. This mailingbrought '<immediate .response,"she reports, including four whosent their dues without having aworker call on them.

"That just goes to prove thatthere are those who would joinif they were just asked," said ~lrs.~arpenter.

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Bureau accomplishments "that we may clip out and passalong," - the Farm News this month cites these few ofmany examples in the field of MARKETING:

This past growing season, Michigan processing applegrowers worked together through Farm Bureau's MACMAProcessing Apple division, to gain an extra 25~ to 50~ perhundredweight, for grower-members, in spite of a bumper-crop year. It meant 10% to 15% increases in incomes.The MACMA Division (Michigan Agriculh.1ral CooperativeMarketing Association) marketed 2 million bushels of the1964 crop.

The Farm Bureau Egg-~farketing program now markets5,000 cases of eggs each week, bringing top quality prem-ium prices to producers. This has been a fast-growingproject.

Farm Bureau's new ~1AC~fA division, "Michigan Certi-fied Farm ~farkets" will expand membership across south-ern Michigal1 during 1965. Certified top-quality localroadside markets will build the kind of reputation thatmeans more income.

YouthAsks HelpTo the Editor:I am very interested in making a~c\llture my career,

and plan lo take a "Young Fanner" course at MichiganState Univcr~it).

They prefer such students to have previolls work-ex-perience on a farm, if possihle, .md here is where I needyour help,

!\.Iy counselor su~~ested that you can help boys like me~et summer jobll on fanns. fm mainly interested in cattleraising and would like to work away from home.

Signed: ~like Grogan

This lettel arriv(...J on the Farm \'('tn (li~sk carryingwith it the "intriguing thought that perhap~ some readermight help a young mun launch a f.inning career.

Mike do(.>snot give his age or pre\ iOlIS work experienceif any, but those interest('(} in hdping a young chap getgoing, may reach him at: 55112 ~lonrol.' Drive, Rochester.~-1ichigan.

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Milk production on the RalphLetson farm has almost doubledin five years. Letson, picked asMichigan's Outstanding YoungFarmer by the Michigan JuniorChamber of Commerce, has in-creased the average milk produc-tion in his 100-cow herd fromapproximately 8,000 pounds in1959 to better than 14,000 in thepast twelve months.

At the same time, he was re-ducing his labor cost per-hundred.Toelay he is producing milk at therate of 450,000 pounds per-workerper-year. Many dairy specialistsfeel that any producer with ayearly production of 300,000pounds is doing an excellent job.

To do this kind of productionjob, Letson has invested in the'latest in milking and feedingequipment. No feed or milk ishandled' by "manpower." The

The George Shrivers, young farm couple from Fremont, be- cows are milked in a tiled parlorlieve in taking full advantage of the multiple benefits of their and the milk is pumped directlyFarm Bureau membership. On their 448-acre dairy farm in into a 1,000 gallon bulk tank.Newaygo county, Farm Bureau feed, seeds, fertilizer and Although much of the feed ispetroleum products play an important part in running an home produced, it is stored inefficient, profitable operation. ------------- bulk bins and is fed to the cows

They believe that the insur- attractive young wife. by means. of carrier equipment.ance programs are one of Farm The Michigan Agricultural Co- The milk house for the parlorBureau's greatest benefits and the operative Marketing Association has tiled walls which are washedShrivers are protected by "all in- is another reason the Shrivers be- down frequently with a hose.surance - car, life, fire, wind, lieve their Farm Bureau family There is no odor of spoiled milk,and Blue Cross-Blue Shield." membership is so valuable. "The such as. dominates many of the

According to the" Shrivers, an- major role of Farm Bureau in the ol?-time milk houses wh~re .theother maior benefit of a Farm future will be to keep farmers _mIlk was poured from paIls mtoBureau membership is "Informa- organized and help to gain a fair coolers or cans.tion" - through the Farm News. price for our products."at local, county and state meet- George is a member of theings, and through the many avail- Newaygo County Farm Bureauable leaflets and pamphlets. "Farm Services" Committee. The

"Also important is the <inside Shrivers were among the out-information' we get on legislators, standing young farm couples wholegislation, bills the Farm Bureau participated in the Farm Bureaufavors and opposes and the rea- sponsored Young Farmer' Confer-sons why," says Patricia, George's ence in January.

If you've been helping youryoungsters with their "modemmath" lately, the equationl(FBM) ($12)=S will prove nochallenge.

It says, of course, "One FarmBureau membership costs howmany pound~ of sausage?"

This was a problem solved re-eeotly by Carl Keineth, TuscolaRoll-Call worker and a memberof the county board, who foundhimself in possession of $12 worthof summer sausage in exchangefor a Farm Bureau membership.

"The hard working people inTuscola County will go to no endto accomplish what they set outto do when it comes to member-

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Yours sincerely,

The Grateful Peopleof Kumira"

.... \Vhen the entire localitywas engulfed with sorrows andsufferings due to the devastatingcyclone and sweeping tidal boreof the 28th and 29th of May,1963, you appeared here as asaviour of humanity from theheaven. You found hundredsdead, thousands dying, thousandsshelterless, thousands having noth-ing to eat or to wear. Instantlyyou started construction of dwel-lings, feeding the unfed, clothingthe unclad, nursing and treatingthe ailing ...

\Vith these few words of ac-knowledgement, hope and thanksto all present or absent, we re-main with hearts full of love, ad-miration and reverence.

Farm' Bureau SaysWhat is the official Farm Bureau attitude toward the

Peace Corps?Current policy statements point out that the United

States is an example of the progress possible in a freesociety, and that our assistance to underdeveloped nationsshould be based on carefully thought-out long range plans.

These include a "well defined program to provide tech-nical assistance consistent with each nation's current stageof development," the policies state.

"The Peace Corps should be an integral part of our.foreign technical assistance effort, with emphasis on selec-tion of Volunteers who have practical experience andtraining." The policy resolutions add that these Volun-teers should be able to explain and defend the "Americanprivate competitiye enterprise system."

PROUD TRIBESMAN,- displays the fine-points of his camel, selected as "beltof show" after a judging-ring display similar to that done at county fairs with'prize cattle of Michigan.

It is difficult to find a successstory among Peace Corps Volun-teers in agriculture. They leaveno bridges, no buildings; stomachsseem as empty after two years ofhard work as before. Discour-agement and disenchantmentcome frequently.

Many Volunteers feel that theyare wasting two years. Othersfeel that an opening has beenmade - a small chink in tradi-tion through which future proj-ects may find success.

The Volunteers may doubttheir success, but the people withwhom they have worked do not.Every country in which the PeaceCorps has worked has requestedmore Volunteers. The people ofKumira, Chittagong, East Pakis-tan, presented Grant Wells andhis co-workers the following cita-tion following the completion ofa cyclone shelter in the village:

BULLOCKS REPLACE TRACTORS, - in much of the world, something quickly discovered by Volunteers who have toadapt their ways of thinking to the kind of animal farm power used in this country a century or more ago.

Finally, the decision is made.The judge calls for the micro-phone, and gives his reasons forplacing the animals as he has.Parents, some swelling with pride,others iuffering their sons' dis-appointments, hear David Bensonsaying that this animar s coat istoo shaggy, that one's coveringtoo thin, and this one's hump toofar to the rear. The contest isin India, the animals are camels.

David Benson is one of thecontingent of Peace Corps Vol-unteers sent to India to helpthat country develop modemtechniques in agriculture. India'ssingle most important objective isan increase in food production tomeet the needs of some 440 mil-lion people - expanding by eightmillion annually. India is thesecond most populous nation inthe world today. More than 300persons inhabit each square mile,compared with about 55 for theUnited States.

India is basically an agricul-tural country. About 45 per centof the land is devoted to agri-culture, but this is only about oneacre per capita. The average sizeof an Indian fann is five acres.About 70 per cent of the popu-lation Idepends upon agricult11(efor a living.

The Indian government, realiz-ing the necessity for increasingthe yield per ac~e for such cropsas rice, cotton, wheat, jute andsugar cane, asked the Peace Corpsto send Volunteers trained inmodern farm technology to livewith and teach the Indian farmer.

_A Well Groomed Camel ''-t :r:~ ..M. h. · I 4. Fairs and Shows: The ~~ ~,IC I9an Inn dia youth club could hold its own f,\ ..~ ;.~ ~

fair, with sports, dramas and . a.. ~ ....games, or it could join in with lIS:

By: Jerry Fite the already established fairs and ~;shows. Booths could be set up d

<:'ountry Fair Timel From the mile-long midway come cries as in an American carnival with •of Try yer luck! Knock over the little dolly I Only a dime." prizes given for hitting the Ubulls- !tf',

On one end of the amusement lane, David Benson, of Jackson, eye" or knocking over bottles. ToM' h d' d h emphasize the value of animals,. fe. stan sma usty s ow ring, judging a livestock contest. contests could be held for the best

Benson walks slowly between ----------'----- looking and decorated camel,the animals, critically eyeing car- Benson entered an extensive donkey, or bullock."riage, stance, and appearance. training program at the Univer-The young boy at the head of sity of California at Davis on Another Michigan Volunteer,each animal stiffens, lifts his pet's September 27, 1963. For ten Grant De Witt Wells, of Northhead a little higher, and talks in weeks he and the other members Adams, learned, like Benson, thata soothing tone as Benson feels of his project received intensive machines, technology, and good

intentions do not result in an in-the coat of his prize animal. When training in Indian culture - thethe judge turns his back, the boy religion, history, and customs. stant increase in food production.prods gently with a cane be- They started the long process of Wells entered training for thetween the animal's toes, forcing learning Punjabi, an Indian lan- agricultural project in Pakistan atthe legs into a good, square guage. They also reviewed Amer- the University of Minnesota instance. ican history and government. June, 1962. He was well-trained

Soon after- their arrival in for his job, having graduated fromIndia, David realized that knowl- Michigan State University with aedge and the desire to help was B. S. in Agricultural Engineeringnot enough. He was bucking in 1959.centuries of oppression, hunger, Three years later, he receivedand ctlstom. His plan for a youth his M.S. from Co~ell. His jobcamp, which resulted in the camel was to help plan and layout ashow, was a huge effort to break -network of irrigation channels, todown many of the Indian barriers maintain the pumps and dieselto individual freedom. In an ad- engines, and to work with localvance plan for the camp, David fanners.wrote: This all sounds easy to one

"The proposed club would offer with Grant's qualifications; how-sports, handicrafts, agriculture ever, he found a few unexpectedand educational and community drawbacks. For one thing, Wellsservice activities. It will promote and his co-workers encounteredloyalty and cooperation; it will embankment breaches and canalsdevelop skills in sports and man- running the wrong way. This was ...ual skills. It will better prepare relatively easy to solve. The dif-youths to help their community, ficult problem is, as \Vells wrote,and hopefully, their country." that "most farmers are still un-

His objectives included: convinced about the value of irri-1. Literacy Program: To this gation. They say that water from

there would be two phases. First, . Allah contains magic qualities andfor club members to improve that irrigation does not."their reading and writing. A Other Volunteers have alsosmall library could be started at found that they cannot use a PIG PROJECT, - is inspected by Volunteers in Bolivia.

the club house. Instructors from direct problem-solution approach.the local college will help. Sec- Methods are steeped in tradition,ondly would be for club members' folklore, and religion. Volunteersto hold classes for illiterate older cannot force change, t~ey mustpeople. Reading, writing and ac- first help the Indian or Pakistanicount-keeping could be taught. farmers to understand his prob.:

2. Agricultural Improvement: lem. Mark Angeli, of Iron River,A plot of land on the club grounds . is teaching physical education,would be set aside for a kitchen English, and driver's training ingarden, dry-farming, and/or in- addition to his assigned course intensive agricultural instruction. meat cutting at an agricultural

3. Drama and Folk Songs: In school in Tunisia. Through out-these fields of expression much side voluntary activities, Markcould be done. Dramas presented hopes to establish a commonfor public entertainment would ground upon which he and the-be one example. And folk song Tunisian fanner can work to-collecting and singing would focus gether toward a solution to hun-on the fabled past of Rajasthan. ger.

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"You Are Invited ... "

During the month of April (early June for U. P. area), FarmBureau 'Vomen throughout the state will gather for their an-nual Spring District meetings.

Each district will present a program of information and en-tertainment designed to make a well-spent day for all attendingwomen. Election of officers is scheduled in all even-numbereddistricts.

"Emergency Preparedness" will be the topic of the keynotespeaker Lester Bollwahn, Rural Defense Office, CooperativeExtension Service. His presentation at the Spring meetings willstress the importance of being properly prepared for emergen-cies on the farm and in the home.

Farm Bureau 'Vomen will have an opportunity to meet theirnew coordinator, ft.liss Helen Atwood; who will be introducedat the district meetings. ~[iss Atwood, formerly of the NewHampshire Farm Bureau, will assume her du(ies in ft.lichiganin early April.

Check the listing for date and location of your district meet-ing. For further details, conta?t your county \-Vomen's chairman.

Dist. Date Location

1 April 20 Community Bldg., Cassopolis Fairgrounds2 April 28 Coldwater Grange Hall, M-273 April 27 Salem United Church of God, Farmington4 April 29 Allendale Town Hall5 April 19 Rankin Twp. Hall6 April 13 Lapeer Co. Center Bldg.7 April 1 1st Methodist Church, Big Rapids8 April 14 r..1onitor Twp. Hall, Bay City9 April 21 Methodist Church, Lake City

lOW April 23 4-H Bldg., Petoskey FairgroundsIDE April 22 Rust Twp. HalllIE June 16 Delta County11W June 15 Houghton County

two nights, with some accommo-dations possible in the campguest-house.

For more information or reser-vations, contact the Family Pro-gram, Division of the MichiganFarm Bureau.

NEW SCHOLARSHIPAVAILABLE

A new scholarship for Mich-igan community and junior colIege .students who transfer to the Col-lege of Agriculture at MichiganState University was announcedthis week:

The award of $250 is providedby the Michigan Farm Bureau.

Dr. Richard Swenson, Directorof Resident Instruction of theColIege of Agriculture reports thatin 1963-64 forty-four percent ofthe College of Agriculture grad-nates were transfer students.

Students who are interested inapplying for this scholarshipshould submit the regular Mich-igan State University admissionapplication and write a letter in-dicating interest in the scholar-ship to:Director of Resident Instruction,

CoUege of Agriculture121 Agriculture HallMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan

The application deadline isApril 15.

MICHIGAN FARM NEWS

Oceana GainsRoll-Call Goal

MICHIGAN MEETS NEBRASKA,- in the lobby of the historic Willard Hotel,Washington, D. C. There, delegations from both states were combining legisla-tive and historical interests through group tours. Sponsored by Farm BureauWomen, Michigan's 47-member tour group was one of the larger of recentyears. Mrs. Elton Smith, wife of MFB President, stands to the left.

\\FARMERS ANDWORLD AFFAIRS"

"Fanners and World Affairs"- a non-profit organization dedi-cated to expanded understandingamong rural people of the world,will sponsor a two day conferencein Michigan, April 26-28.

The conference will deal withthe problems facing India andother Middle East countries.Speaking on the topic will beGregory Votaw, Economist forthe South-Asia department of the\Vorld Bank.

Held at Camp Wesley Wood,near Dowling, Michigan, theConference will devote much ofa two-day study program to suchquestions as ."How is the status ofwomen changing in the Far East?- \Vhat are the effects of thesechanges?"

Other question-areas will in-clude an examination of the nat-ural resources in the Far Eastand if these resources will be usedfor peaceful development. Theborder clashes and other-troublesbetween the Israelis and Arabcountries will be discussed as will.programs of American aid andthe problems involved.

The conference costs are nom-inal, $5.00 per person per day,with guests to bring their ownbedding and towels. Donnitory-style housing will be used for the

April 1, 1965

Farmers AreImportant!

Business and professional peo-ple and city housewives in Liv-ingston County are more awareof the importance of agriculturesince they attended a recent nrral-urban luncheon sponsored by theFarm Bureau Women.

Promotion of a better under-standing between people living inrural and urban areas was the goalof the Livingston County FarmBureau lVomen as they undertookthis effort, reports Mrs. CliffordVan Horn, chairman. They wererewarded with an attendance ofover 125 persons.

Guest speaker, Mrs. WilliamScramlin, state chainnan of theFann Bureau Women, stressedthe fact that "of every $1,000 thegovernment spends on subsidies,only $5.00 reaches the fanner."She added, "Not all farmers liveon s~?sidies, nor do they wantthem.

In an illustrated talk on thechanging phases of farming, Ag-ricultural Extension representa-tive, Duane Girbach, told the ur-banites, "The American familyreaps the real benefit of higherproductivity. One of the reasonsfor the higher standard of livingi~ because farmers have freedenough people to produce the fin-er things in life."

A cooking demonstration dis-playing the use of cottage cheesein menus was given by Miss MaryJackson of the American DairyAssociation. She was assisted byMrs. Claudine Jackson, Howell.

Mrs. Roger Holsey was pro-gram chainnan for the first rural-urban meeting sponsored by theLivingston County Farm BureauWomen in the past eight years.

cakes, doughnuts, pies, cookiesand candies, which when com-bined with more traditional disheswill assure a top-notch dinner foreveryone.

Michigan Farm Bureau vice-president, Dean Pridgeon, will bethis years speaker, and is ex-pected to tell of his personalfarming experiences and beliefs.

'1'ou are invited" - to the an-nual Gratiot county Fann BureauBean Smorgasbord, to be heldat Alma College, Alma, the eve-ning of April 1. The invitationcomes from county president Gar-net Hoard and his hard-workingcommittee.

A Smorgasbord highlight willbe the dozens of bean-dishes, bean

DISTRICT FOUR - Farm Bureau Women's Advisory Council met recently at the Pancake House in Grand Rapids to discussprogram plans for the coming year. Representation from Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent and Ottawa counties resulted in ex-cellent attendance. Mr•• Wm. Scramlin, state chairman, was present to outline the 1965 Farm Bureau Women's program.

Breaking away from the grip of Old-Man-Winter,the Oceana county Farm Bureau's "goal buster" mem-bership beat the arrival of Spring by nine days.

The 768th Farm Bureau membership, signed by theRoll-Call team under the direction of Burton Hawley,Shelby, came after a solid month of being just eightmembers short of county goal.

As in their farming operation, the memhership drivein Oceana was a family affair. Roll-Call !\1anager Haw-lay, enlisted the aid of his brother, Francis, and hisfather, Donald, in the acquisition of renewals and 49new members.

To complete the family picture, processing thesememberships was Mrs. Francis Hawley, county secre-tary. "We were so close for so long" reports Mrs.Hawley, "that we felt like celebrating ~hen that 768thmember was signed."

In congratulating the hard-working Roll-Call work-ers, Michigan Fann Bureau Field Services divisionmanager, Glenn Sommerfeldt, said, "Oceana countycould well serve as an inspiration to other countieswho find themselves just short of goal. They provedwhat extra effort can dol"

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noon-time lull to make a radiotape with his Senator and Rep-resentative.

In the afternoon, visits werecontinued with Legislators at theCapitol building where commit-tee members had an opportunityto see their Legislators at workand to watch the legislative proc-esses in action.

"Time to go home" came toosoon for most, who agreed thatthe project in mutual understand-ing had been both important andworthwhile.

Without exception, Legislatorshad been attentive and friendly,and if not always in agreement,at least each had heard the other'sopinions.

Perhaps this is the way thatequitable compromise is born.

COUNCIL AT THE CAPITOL, - as Midland county farmleaders huddle with their representative, Nelson Tisdale, be-tween Roll-Calls in the Legislature. In the group are (fromleft) Mrs. Ruth Gettel, Ed Schultz, John Ryan, Glen Stowih,Representative Tisdale, and Gerry Gettel.

Reed, and Associate Co u n se I,Robert Smith.

Each noon the members of theLegislature from the counties ofa designated region in the statewere luncheon guests. During themeal there was opportunity forguests and their county hosts tobecome better acquainted in whatoften turned out to be lively tablediscussions. Such topics as taxreform, the Governor's budgetproposals, meat inspection, andmany others were aired and can-did opinions were expressed.

One comment: «I hear lots oftalk about programs of <tax re-form' but so far, it mostly soundslike <taxincrease' to me ... "

At one seminar, the chairmanof the Bay county Farm BureauInformation Committee, HerbertSchmidt, took advantage of a

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RADIO ROUNDTABLE, - provides Bay county listeners with the answers to questions placed by Farm Bureau leaders totheir Legislators. Bay county Information Chairman, Herbert Schmidt, taped the conversation for broadcast on his weeklyFarm Bureau news program. Participants are (from left) Maurice Parsons; Senator Robert L Richardson, Jr.; Carl Kloha;Representative Sam Charron, and Herbert Schmidt.

Michigan Farm Bureau mem-bers have been letting their legis-lators "hear from home" througha series of six Legislative Semi-nars held in Lansing during Feb-ruary and early March.

Members of county FarmBureau State and National Affairscommittees attended the one-daymeetings, which were felt to beof unusual importance this yearbecause of the large number ofnew members of the Legislature.As Legislative Counsel Dan Reedpointed out to the groups, morethan 80 of the 148 members ofthe House- and Senate are new totheir offices this session.

Each seminar in the series be-gan with a briefing for the countypeople, as Farm Bureau policy inareas likely to be considered bythis session was reviewed by

VISITORS FROM HOME, - Shiawassee Legislative Committee-men talk with their Senator and Representotive during oneof six Legislative Seminars held in the past several months.From the left, they are: Ralph Wolfin, Senator Emil Lock-wood, Steve Jancek, Rep. Blair Woodman, and Oren Semans.

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What about the possilJilities of tax reform in 1965?"There could be reform if the people would start writing in

and demanding it" so stated a Democratic Representative from.. ~ a metropolitan county. Another Representative said that he

- has heard plenty on the "fish issue," the <1iquor question," and"dog racing" but "not one letter" on the issue of tax revision.

Farmers have more to lose than any other group. It is pos-sible that they could end up with more taxes and no reform.

One Senator told a Far;m Bureau Legislative Seminar meet-.. '" ing in Lansing that he had been in a meeting where agricultural.. sales tax exemption was questioned. Such threats are not new,

Farm Bureau' has had to meet such challenges to many longstanding gains nearly every legislative session. However, it

_ must be recognized that more than half of the members of theLegislature are "new faces" most of whom do not have anunderstanding of present day farm problems.

Yet, the fact that Farm Bureau Legislative Seminars havebeen extremely successful indicates a commendable desire onthe part of Legislators to learn more about farmers' problems.

Every Farm Bureau member should help get such understand-ing by writing his Senator and Represen~ative and let him knowthe need for property tax relief through tax reform.

Meanwhile, Senator Fitzgerald (D., Grosse Pointe Park),chairman of the taxation committee has slowed the possibilities

, of total tax refonn by his "discovery" that it would be "uncon-." stitutional." Democratic Attorney General Kelley, however, has

officially ruled that. tax reform including a flat rate income taxwith deductions is constitutional.

The new Constitution also provides that the Legislature canrequest a ruling from the Supreme Court before legislationbecomes effective.

Until now chances for tax reform appeared quite brightespecially when Senator Brown, Democratic Floor Leader, had

, .,announced that he would introduce a tax reform packagesimilar to Governor Romney's tax proposals of a year ago pro-vided the people vote whether to have a graduated or flatrate income tax.

Concerning farm personal property taxes - There are severalbills to ,increase the farm exemption, exempt machinery usedfor limited periods of time, change livestock exemptions orcompletely repeal the tax.

,. Farm Bureau favors complete repeal. If this is not passed,then the effort will be to get the best bill-possible. Write yourLegislator!

Most Michigan farmers hire some help during the year. It.may be the neighbor's son, or the part-time farmer down the

~ road. Or it may be a fruit or tomato picking crew.Right now, f.,f ichigan farmer-employers may well be groggy

from the one-two punches thrown their way:One - the failure of Congress to extend P .L. 78, under which

Mexican Nationals, anxious for the work, were temporarilyadmitted to the U.S. to fill farm jobs which could not befilled by domestic labor. P.L. 78 exPired December 31, 1964.

, Two - the Michigan minimum wage law, calling for a mini-mum of $1.00 per hour to covered employees, beginningJanuary 1, 1965. A recent opinion of Attorney GeneralKelley ruled that the Act became effective on August 28,1964 and that the 13-week qualifying period began atthat time.

Most farmers report present pay scales of $1.00 p~r hour,(or over, for able-bodied workers but have problems of record

keeping, especially with piece rate workers.A bill- S.B. 150 - has been introduced by Sens. Charles

Zollar, Garland Lane, Joseph Mack, Emil Lockwood, HaroldVolkema, Milton Zaagman, Robert VanderLaan, Haskell Nichols,Frank Beadle, Thomas Schweigert, Michael O'Brien, GilbertBursley, Jan Vanderploeg, Bernard O'Brien, Charles Youngblood,Jr., Robert I,. Richardson and Jerome Hart, which would per-mit establishment of acceptable piece rates by th~ Wage Devia-

--tion Board. Payment of the approved rate would meet require-ments of the law and eliminate the necessity for keeping trackor' hours worked by each individual. The bill was referred tothe Senate Committee on Labor. Every interested farmer shouldcontact his Senator and Senator Sander Levin, Chairman ofthe Committee.

Termination of P.L. 78 cuts off a source that last year pro-vided 14,000 farm workers for Michigan crops. Competition forworkers will be keen. California and other States are already

r"'recruiting domestic workers in areas which formerly providedthe bulk of Michigan's seasonal farm workers.

New laws now being considered by the Legislature includeWorkmen's Compensation Act amendments which would re-quire mandatory coverage of farm workers. A special section,

_ .almost sure to pass, would require aU farmer employers to pro-vide all farm employees with hospital and medical coverageunder regulations to be "established by the Department."

Big labor, ADA and others longhave protested the custom of im-porting Mexican and West Indianlabor to harvest American truckand citrus crops~

The Mexicans, familiarly known ~as braceros, streamed across theborder to earn U.S. dollars inTexas and California. They werenot compelled to work for U.S.dollars. They came to the UnitedStates on their own.

CLAIM HEAVY LOSSESThe growers further assert that

their losses will be in the millionsof dollars unless Wirtz reientS'.thereby hiking the prices of'frui~and vegetables. It is not unrea-sonable to believe that Wirtzfears that ADA and big laborwould have his head if he double-crossed them on this matter ofimported farm labor. The shame-;of it is that the average citizen- to whose food budget this dis-pute is important - has no meansof ascertaining the facts for him-self. If he distrusts Wirtz onsuspicion of playing politics forleftwing votes, the average Joemay also distrust the growers onsuspicion of demanding foreignlabor because it is cheap. -.

Fortunately, however, there aresome neutral voices. John S.Knight's well edited Miami (Fla.)Herald kids neither itself nor itsreaders. The Herald remarkededitorially that Florida employersat their own expense had recruitedjobless Americans to pick and topluck.

"But it hasn't worked out," t~~Herald reported. "The Americansare not properly trained and don'tdon the fob. Many vanish aftera few days." They get to sunnyFlorida and go over the hill .

How about that, Mr. Secreta~'Virtz? Answer up clearly, please.

CUT FOREIGN LABORUnder authority voted him by

the U.S. Congress, Wirtz is mov-'"ing to bar the Mexicans fromthe United States and to compelthe West Indians to go home.He has cancelled work permitsof 13,800 foreign farm laborersnow in the United States andordered them out.

LBJ's partners argue that U.S.farm workers labor under shock':ing conditions. Further, theycontend that big. growers takeadvantage of foreign and domes-tic workers alike but, especially,utilize the foreign imports to keeplabor costs down. Wirtz and hisLabor Department policy makersargue that there are 4 millionunemployed Americans amongwhom the truck farmers and citrusgrowers should and must recruittheir pickers, thus reducing un-employment totals which em-barrassed the late John F. Ken-nedy's administration and con-tinues to embarrass his successor.

Sounds like a good idea, thegrowers reply, but they claim,they have tried to recruit Ame1'-'icans for these pickin jobs with-out success. The Americans eitherwill not or cannot do the work.So say the growers.

MICMIGAN FARM NEWS

WIRTZ DEAF TO PLEASTRUCK GARDEN, CITRUS LOSSES IN MILLIONS

By LYLE wn.SONUnited Press International

President Johnson's Great Society has run into some badtrouble at the grass roots. More accurately, the bad trouble is atthe roots of truck gardens and of citrus growers in all areas ofthe United States where farmers raise perishable crops.

The worst of the trouble is inCalifornia and in Florida. Truckfarmers and citrus growers inthese states are pleading withSecretary of Labor W. WillardWirtz for farm laborers to har-vest their crops.

Wirtz is not tuned in to theirpleas. The secretary hears moreclearly the voices of PresidentJohnson's liberal partners in theGreat Society. Most clearly, Wirtzcan hear the voices of organizedlabor and of Americans for Demo-cratic Action.

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AN EXPANDED EUROPEAN MARKET- for Michigan beans is the aim of bean industry leaders. Recently the MichiganBean Shippers Association, of which the Michigan Elevator Exchange is a member, engaged a European representative toexplore possibilities of expanded exports. This representative, Brian Wilmot of the "Graham Cherry Organization," Lon-don, along with other dignitaries, visited in Michigan Elevator Exchange offices, Lansing. Pictured are (from left): PhilipDeVany of the National Dry-Bean Council, Washington; Mr. Wilmot; Maurice Docn, and William Smith, of the MichiganBean Shippers and Dick Shantz, Michigan Elevator Exchange Division of Farm Bureau Services.

MICHIGAN FARM NEWS

"SILENT AUCTION" - at the Allegan County Farm Bureau Women's meeting,featuring home.baked pastries, receives the attention of prospective bidders Mrs.Max Radseck, South Haven, and Mrs. Walter Wightman, Fennville. Conclusion: aclever and very delicious way to replenish the treasury.

Open Letter to Orvl1le

April 1, 1965

BLOW YOUR HORN!Allegan County Farm Bureau

\Vomen were urged to "come outfrom under the haystack and blowtheir horns" for Farm Bureau andagriculture, at their March meet-ing ..

Using the familiar "Boy Blue"nursery rhyme, Mrs. Donna Wil-ber, Michigan Farm Bureau In-formation Division, stressed theincreasing importance of com-munications as farmers become asmaller percentage of the popu-lation, and outlined some of theways Farm Bureau 'Vomen couldhelp meet this challenge.

A "silent auction" featuringhome-baked bread, cookies, sweetrolls and candy, as well as variousother items such as vases andcandy dishes, brought some com-petitive bidding from the 35 at-tending women.

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New Service OfferedMichigan growers of potatoes for processing under

contract, are eligible for a new information service of-fered by the Michigan Farm Bureau.

The service has been established by the Market-Development division in response to the rapidly in-creasing amount of potatoes now being processed.

The reports will cover such interest-areas as pricesand other contract tenns currently offered by proces-sing potato buyers in Michigan and other major potatoproducing states. Potatoes for chipping, for frozenFrench fries and other processing uses will also be cov-ered in the reports.

Growers wishing to receive the potato contractsummaries should contact their county Farm Bureauoffices or the Market Development division of theMichigan Farm Bureau.

The division also reminds growers of pickles, to-matoes, snap-beans, peas, peppers, cabbage and othervegetables who are considering signing a contract witha buyer, that summaries of contract prices and otherterms for all processing v~getable crops are also avail-able to Farm Bureau members.

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I think my city cousins are quiteinterested in the answer to myquestion since it affects the priceof bread they buy. I guess whatI am really questioning is whyshould the miller pay for wheatthat has no certificate connectedwith it or why should the govern-ment receive money to be used inpayment of certificates in caseswhere no payments are to bemade?

Is this a case of receiving moneyunder false pretenses?

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I Mr. Orville Freeman, SecretaryU. S. Department of AgricultureWashington, D. C.Dear Sir:

My views on the present "voluntary" wheat program werewell-expressed by the general manager of Mid-States Terminal,Inc., recently when he pointed out that farmers, processors, andgrain merchandisers, including ~ooperatives, are unhappy. with

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of farmers east of the MississippiRiver that stayed out of the pro-gram in 1964 and I am stiU outin 1965. I produced about sevenhundred bushels of wheat last yearand sold it in January, 1965, to amiller who paid me $1.34 per

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miller is required to pay seventycents per bushel for all the wheathe uses for flour. This amountsto slightly under five hundreddollars that I would have receivedif I had signed up in the program.

I know this isn't a large amount..in the minds of a great many peo-ple today, however, I have heardthat t}1esesmall amounts will addup to about $67 million whichwill be the difference betweenthe amount that soft wheat farm-

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OLDEST \\JA YCEE" MEMBER? NEW COORDINATOR TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE

"' , STATE JAYCEE PRESIDENT,- Richard St. John, presents Nile Vermillion, Admin-istrative Vice President for Form Bureau Insurance, an honorary Associate mem-bership in the organization. The award was a recognition of Vermilion's effortsin support of the Outstanding Young Farmer program.

MISS HELEN ATWOOD, - formerly astaff member of the New HampshireFarm Bureau, has accepted the Women'sCoordinator position with the MichiganFarm Bureau. She joins the staff hereApril 12.

INGHAM COUNTY .FARM BUREAU,- hosted directors of Eaton and Livingston ina tri-county conference typical of many held in Michigan as farm leoders ask"What should Farm Bureau be like in 19801/1 Pictured is one of the small-groupdiscussions at the Ingham meeting, which were led by District Directors DavidMorris and Donald Ruhlig.

VIRGINIA FARMERS IN MICHIGAN

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lATE WINTER SNOWSTORM, - caused the Form Bureau Center in lansing tolook like this, days before the official arrival of Spring. To protect it fromhigh winds and wet snow, workers took down the office flog.

RUSTY MOORE, - Consultant for Mich-igan Farm Bureau life Insurance, inEstate Planning, appeared in Texasbefore thousands of insurance men ata three-city sales conference.

TOOLS OF COMMUNICATION, - were examined by Michigan Farm Bureau andaffiliate company staff members in a recent seminar in lansing. At the lectern isC. W. Stall, Director of Information for the Indiana Farm Bureau.

HUTCHINSON REPORTS FOUR OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMERS

FOURTH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN, - Edward Hutchinson, (R.Fennville) is shown reporting bnCongressional action on reapportionment bills. Hutchinson is a member of the House Committee whichhas jurisdiction over such matters.

PLAQUES AND TROPHIES, - are admired by the Four Outstanding Young formers and their wives:(from left) Mr. and Mrs. Norman Crooks, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph letson, Nile Vermillion (representingthe co-sponsoring Form Bureau Insurance Group) - Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wittenbach and Frank lipinski.

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FOURTEEN April 1, 1965 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS

Farm-Owned Supermarket Chain?

SHORT TERMLEASE

finance such a move. If anythingwas "wild", such rumors were.

STill EXPLORINGIf the green light were to flash

on for the project, promotion workwould be done, yes. But' FarmBureau members would be invitedto invest voluntarily in stocks of

-a well-established chain corpor-ation.

Stocks would operate througha Farm Bureau Holding Com- .pany. Such stocks would retaintheir marketable value, wouldYield dividends to holdqrs andwould be the property of theirpurchasers.

Considering the value of thestocks as they stood last summer,it was estimated that control ofover 50% was a possibility. Pur- ..chase of $100 in stock each yearfor four years by one-third of theFarm Bureau members in the na-tion would do it.

The Ohio proposal stirred livelydiscussion on the floor of theFarm Bureau national conventionin Philadelphia in December. Thepublic press did a lot of wild _speculating .

But the delegates took thethoughtful approach. Let's get allthe facts before we jump, theysaid. Are the advantages real andpossible? Are ,there any legalhurdles?

The American Farm BureauBoard of Directors will report theresults of study to delegates at a .,special meeting or at the nextregular convention. Any decisionfor action will remain with thedelegates.

COMING TOPICSMGY - Problems of Road ..

Financing.June - County Home Rule

and Local Governments.

II Brand Name" food manuflJcturersand processors continue to enjoya place in the supennarket by theSood Ilraces of supennarket chains.-- But, IT COULD BE A SHORTTERM LEASE.

GET IN THE SWIM?The idea that farmers might

gain a stronger "power position"in the system of price-making bya stock-control purchase of su-permarket chain emerged l~stsummer. The Ohio Farm BureauMarketing Division came up withthe idea.

First, it occurred to them thatif farmers gain a voice in grant-ing shelf space to processors' prod-ucts, processors would be morewilling to bargain with farmers.

. That's for now.But also for the future - farm-

ers would become more directlyrelated to the system that oper-ates the pricing program. ''Youcan bargain better within a sys-tem than out of it." The ideawas not "full control and owner-ship" in the supermarket chain.Just a strong controlling interestin it. The supermarket systemwould still remain an independentoperation. Farmers would not bebargaining with themselves.

The idea never was that FarmBureau should purchase the cor-poration outright. It would pur-chase stock only. And memberswould not be asked for "contri-butions" nor dues assessments to

UNITY OR BUST?Certainly nationwide supermar-

kets will not fool around bargain-ing with individual farmers forsmall lots of raw products. Itwould be too costly and too slow.Farmers must be prepared tobargain for vast shipments onstated delivery schedules and withquality specified by contract.

If fanners are well organizedand equipped to deal in this cli-mate, it is not a bad situation.Direct deals of this sort are eco-nomical. Extra costs of handlingthrough the "jobber of yesterday"are reduced. Perhaps some ofthese savin~s can be passed tofanners. This would require aproper negotiation by trained ex-perts employed by farmers.

Any "lone wolf" farmer wouldstill be a price-taker, if, indeed,he could find anyone who wouldbother with his tiny lot of stuff.

CONTRACTEDPRODUCTION

The farmer's present problemof having to take whatever pricehe can get is partly a result ofproducing whatever he wants, inany volume, without immediaterespect to market demand. Butthe prices he gets are based onthe market demand of the mo-ment. Surpluses always meanslow bid-prices. So also do dropsin consumer buying.

Planned production in relationto products called for by contractpaces output to the market de-mand. It avoids market gluts.It can bring better prices per unitmarketed. Supermarkets favorsuch contract buying. Prices setin advance on certain quantitiescould help fanners cut costs of

Prepared by the Deparbnent of Education and Research,Michigan Farm Bureau

Should farmers seek a controlling interest in a retail chainstore system? You have heard the cry of ',;Yild Ideal" But is itso "wild?"

You might cook the "wild" flavor out of it. If you step backand take a look at the whole problem of how farm prices areset today, you get thoughtful. Conditions in farm marketinghave changed and are changing. They have a "new look."

Farmers stand in a weaker position than ever in the pricingsystem. By tradition, they have produced what they felt properand then have sold with the flow of the pricing tide. Fewfarmers have made a serious study of the market system to findbetter ways to work within it. IF SO HOW? production. Output would be

The tightening cost-price squeeze of recent years has needled -. limited to exactly what is needed.many farmers to cast about for some solution. But, the moves Thoughtful farmers are asking b kl f IHeavy ac ogs 0 surp useshave been more of a desperation ~ffort than a planned ap- the question, "How can we survive would not overhang the marketProach. Trial and error is not enough in todllY'S markets. in the face of this changing sys- k . f d d

k temP How can the farmer become to eep prIces orce own.As yourself, "'Vhy is a farmer just a price-taker?" You can- rt f th .. t. Farm families could still man-

I 1 d . h k d a pa 0 e pncmg opera IOn d h fnot answer un ess you ook eeply mto t e mar et system an of such a powerful movementr' age an operate t eir own armssee what is happening It does little good just to feel abused . 0 th' t' F under such a system. They wouldand helpless against the powers that control things whatever ne t Idn?seems cedradm. larm- not have to surrender to being. 'ers mus Iscover an eve op a ". d" b fthey are. You can pick the wrong things to ''blame.'' And workable" ower osition" within . mt~grate y . some non- .arm"LI . "1 d h' . ~ p. busmess enterprIse. Such mte-u ammg ea s now ere. thIS marketmg system If they are f f d th f

Farmers may get tempted to cry out, "Stop the system! Don't to fare at all well as a part of it. ~r\~~~ 0 ten r;h uces e ~rmerlet them do this to us! It isn't fair!" That is like asking for the And they cannot continue to sur'- Of 1 be I?ore thatn .an

tredmpoyete

" h .. 0 a usmess a m u es on 0ocean tides to stop A better approach would be to gain vlve m a healt v condItion by h' f H l'ttl f.. d I .h' h IS arm. e may own I e 0understanding of the system of which they are a part and trymg to ea WIt suc a system th t . b t th I d. d' .d n A . d d II e en erpnse u e an .study how to get a better share of the consumer's dollar from m IVI ua y .. umte an we-the system. The share of the consumer's dollar has been shrink- pl~,nne~"program of approach ising. Find out why. a mus.

..... Shall the future approach beThe idea of buymg a retazl marketmg cham sh0u..ld provo~e through cooperative bargaining

farmers to study the problems, at least, and to conszder certam only? \Vith whom? If processorfacts. influence is declining, if the future

In today's world, the major decisions on food pricing are of processors is to fade from thebeing made by the large retail supermarket chains. Step by picture, who will be left in thestep, the marketing operation that serves consumers has moved bargaining picture but the super-farther away from the farmer. More processes are added to the chains and the farmers?food before it is taken home. Farmers have no power to knockthese great supermarkets into line, even if that were assumed tobe a good idea.

Only a few years ago, the dominant power in the pricingsystem was the processor. He turned out "name brands" ofproducts, advertised them and dictated the price to the smallindependent grocer and to the farmer. He held the key positionin the marketing system.

But his era of influence is passing rapidly. The supermarketchnin now dictates the price, the quality, the variety and theform of the marketed product to the processor. The processingfirms exist only by the good graces of the supermarket system.How is this done?

The. supermarket chains now control ninety percent of theconsumer sales. Supermarkets can open or close the door toany food item brand simply by enlarging, decreasing or deny-ing shelf space to it. The amount of shelf space allowed isin direct relation to the amount of any item sold. By cuttingdown or closing out on shelf space, any processor's item canbe frozen out of the market.

The supermarkets compete vigorously for a share of theconsumer sales. They base their earnings on volume. They are,highly consumer-conscious. Gimmicks of every sort are usedto bring in the flow of consumer traffic - including someitems sold below costl It has happened with milk.

M ore consumer products are offered with ready-to-use prep-aration, attractive packaging, "double stamp days" - and allwithout advancing prices above the competitive level.

All possible price advantages are aimed in the direction ofthe consumer - not back in the farmer's direction. Productsare bought in vast lots, and at discount prices. The supermarketnow prefers selling products under its own brand labels. Allthese trends are weakening the position of the traditional"brand name" food manufacturing companies. Even the dayof the well-known meat packing companies may be numbered.Armour and Swift beef give way to "Kroger Beef" or the like.

So the- trend goes another step. The supermarkets beginsetting up their own processing plants. Is the next step forthem to move into producing their own raw products? If theydo not, with whom will the farmer deal when he sells hisproducts ten years from now?

Bargaining with a "middleman processor" may become ex-tinct by then! Such is the pace of change in our food marketingsystem. Will farmers organize properly to meet the natureof the changes that they face?

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