MICHIGAN~FARM NEWS THE ,ACTION PUBLICATION. OF THE MICv- RM BUREAU

Vol. 42, No. 5 Published Monthly by May 1, 1964 /

OLD SHAFT HOUSE OF THE QUINCY \\NUMBER-TWO" COPPER MINE, lode of copper ever found," in the region a short dist~nce north of HANCOCK. The mine, with shafts over 6,000 feet deep, closed in Calumet, may iniect new life into the copper industry. This painting 1927. The building was destroyed by fire about 10 years ago. A by Don Kinsey, is offered as a Michigan Week salute to the Upper recent discovery by the Calumet and Hecla Company of the \\richest Peninsula. (See center four pages for special U.P. features.) Farmers Forced to IO'Hara Changes Mind I The Administration's s

ing across the table. One can guarantee the supply the buyer 6;eenei Pastures in Milk Bargaining wants. The surplus disposal problem By Don Kinsey 1936. This expansion was impor- They know that a price can be made processing necessary, too. Education and Research Deparbnent tant. The buyers were big and crippling to everyone if it is not Without it, surplus must be powerful. realistically related to market con- written off as a loss. But M.M.P.A. "Ain't it aggravating" to lay something down - some- But the size of M.M:P.A-::meant ditions. They know that no buyers converts the surplus into cottage thing you use every day - and then be unable to find it? that buyers could not overlaqk the will buy if consumers cut their cheese, butter and dried milk You may accuse your wife, the dog or the neighbor's kids dairymen when they spoke about purchases of milk. products, and income for farmers pricing. The Price bargaining sessions is realized. of carrying it off. Early bargaining negotiations where these farmers face buyers Actual dollar returns are al- Then you stumble onto it - embarrassed because you were done on a market to market across the table have been long ways the most convincing argu- realize that's right where you left it. And it was right there basis - centering around the big - and often flavored with bois- ment. And M.M.P.A. stands high ; under your nose - but you couldn't see it for looking. cities. Milk distributors were trous argument. They usually on the dairy farmer's totem pole Farmers get like that with their own. cooperatives. The merging on a wide-area-basis, and last a number of days. Proposals in this regard. they wer~ gaining coptrol of and counter-proposals are ex- Co-op is there - and it may be doing a good job. You wider and wider mark~t!ng areas. changed, studied and debated. Its bargaining efforts have yielded premium prices for Class get so accustomed to it that you never take a close look. They could by,-p~ local co- The dairy farmer's aim is not to I milk (above the Federal Mar- One day you get a bit restless -like the steers down operatives b.Y: pulling in milk knock the buyers out of the mar- keting Order Price) - premiums in the pasture - and the grass looks greener in some other from wider areas and distances. ket for they are the dairyman's that are the highest in the na- venture. They call it "human nature". M.M.P.A. had to match expan- customers, and perform necessary tion! M.M.P.A. negotiated pre- sion with expansion - in a newer marketing services. Negotiations miums are nearly double those It's just like that with some and widening field of bargaining. end in some form of compromise. f d th M. h' M'lk ducers Association and who started obtained by any other dairy bar- armers an e lC Igan 1 it? Local bargaining had to be Has such an approach actually gaining cooperative anywhere. Producers Association. Here is a broadened to an area operation. paid off for dairy farmers? Wnat farmers' own organization that Go back to 1916. In that year, Federal A/ilk Marketing Orders is M.M.P.A. shooting at? WeIl- Farmers in many other milk- has done a good job and built a a group of dairy farmers around helped to make this possible. what would a farmers' bargaining 'shed areas took price cuts in 1963. powerhouse of bargaIrl'm'ngsk'll fo Howell, Michigan, decided to or- But numerous ..bargaining co- organization be trying to do? The But the M.M.P.A. member dairy- the d.aIry farmers. ganize to bargain for milk prices. operatives had to be merged with stated goal is "to put every pos- man got a bonus! The negotiated They set up an office in Howell, Yes, you get people who offer M.M.P.A. to add enough bar- sible dollar into the dairy pro- premimum on Class I milk ranged you such deals. Someone comes and drew up their own charter for gaining power and provide the ducer's pocket." as high as $1.12 per hundred- this cooperative. It was the first a1ong - some out-ai-stater with necessary milk pools to supply Farmers in M.M.P.A. soon dis- weight. the promise of a greater miracle M.M.P.A. this vast market .. covered that they could not The total value of Class I milk No big crew of organizers declaring that farmers ought to There are now 24 marketing achieve this goal without invest- sold by M.M.P.A. in 1963 was stepped in with a ready-cut have -a bargaining cooperative to scheme and an "outside" bar- locals in M.M.P.A. It became the ing considerable money in storage, $119.5 million. Negotiated pre- ./ miums gave producers a 10% bargain with their own existing gaining contract. These farmers only state-wide dairy farmers processing and transportation fa- cooperative. d h I marketing cooperative in Mich- cilities. Storage and transport a- boost over the marketing order organize t emse ves. 'price level. His charge for this advice? They knew that they faced a igan. It is still a farmer-developed tion facilities are a "MUST" if \VeIl,- whatever the traffic will big job ahead. They would have organization. the. best price is to be gotten for This mean t an average of bear. The big buyers of .the mar- to learn that job and put in a From the outset, M.M.P.A. Class I milk $1,086 additional in the doiry ket put their tongues in their lot of work and sweat to get re- price bargaining negotiations have Milk must be made available in farmer's pocket. A higher Class cheeks and try to keep a straight suIts. It was a real home-town been carried on by a committee adequate supply whenever and II pricing for m ul a also added face as some farmers go about beginning. of dairy farmers elected by milk wherever it is needed at peak another $2 million to members' the job of building a system to This early, local cooperative producers to represent them. periods. The coming of the four gross incomes. bargain with themselves. Yes - met with early successes. The They have a first-hand knowl- and five day work week limited Farmers who look for greener bargain with themselves! They efforts of these farmers drew a edge of producers' needs and bottling time and made this con- bargaining pastures may be miss- suggest a bargaining organization number of locally organized dairy problems. They have gained a trol over flow of supply necessary. ing the advantages they can gain of-dairymen to bargain with Mich- bargaining associations into the sound working knowledge of the To meet changes of demand, by present efforts. They might igan Milk Producers! association of M.M.P.A. milk market, and have learned one must move milk in vast quan- take a tip from the old ditty- This .brings up a question. Membership grew to 18,000 the difficult strategy and skill of tities. Super-pooling of milk gave "And the green grass grows all What is the Michigan Milk Pro- dairy farmers in Michigan by negotiation. many advantages in the bargain- around - all ~oundf" " . 'lIC:ED FOUR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS How They Voted on the Wheat-Cotton Bill (Farm Bureau urged a "NO" vote, in line with the vote in the Wheat Referendum last May.) SENATORS YES NO Patrick V. McNamara (D) X Philip A. Hart (D) X CONGRESSMEN Distrid 1 Lucien N. Nedzi (D) X 2 (R) X 3 August E. Johansen (R) X 4 Edward Hutchinson (R) X 5 Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (R) X Bulk Fertilizer Trailers Are 6 Charles E. Chamberlain (R) X 7 James G. O'Hara (D) X 8 James Harvey (R) X Now Farm Implements! 9 Robert P_ Griffin (R) X 10 Elford A. Cederberg (R) X Stanley M. Powell, Legislative Consultant fact that they will not have to 11 Victor A. Knox (R) X Michigan Farm Bureau have special equipment, such as 12 John B. Bennett (R) X turn signals and brakes operated 13 Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D) X As fanning methods change, various state laws must be from the seat of the propelling 14 Harold M. Ryan (D) X amended to keep in step with current practices. Not many vehicle. 15 John D. Oingell, Jr. (0) X years ago practically all the commercial fertilizer used on The bill, H. 193, passed both 16 John Lesinski (0) Not Voting 17 Martha W. Griffiths (D) Paired For Michigan farms was distributed in sacks. houses, and since each had voted to give it "immediate effect" it 18 William S. Broomfield (R) X Even though the trend was toward smaller sacks such became law when signed by Gov- At Large Neil Staebler (D) X as 80 or 50 pounds, distributing fertilizer in bags required ernor Romney March 25. a lot of hard work, and involved considerable hapdling and slowed down grain drilling. Someonedevised the method of handling fertilizer in bulk and taking it directly from the storage bins to the field in a NOW FROM self-unloading bulk trailer. This cut handling and spread- ing time and effort to a minimum. EAIJ The idea caught on so fast that, although it started only a few years ago, now some dealers sell more than half {e6d their total tonnage on a bulk basis. ~ Int. However, during the past year or so a new problem de- veloped. Certain law enforcement officials had the idea that these trailers should be licensed and come under all an ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLED the stringent special equipment provisions of Michigan's Motor Vehicle Code. ------The cost of license plates would they should be exempt from the .HOG HOUSE not be a prohibitive item, but hav- Motor Vehicle Code and its re- ing brakes and turn signals oper- quirements. Effective insulation .•• effective ated from the seat of the propeU- A bill based on that recommen- vapor barriers ... and an effective ing vehicle would have been com- dation was developed and was pletely out of the question, since introduced early in the current ventilation system are the essential so many trucks and farm tractors legislative session. It provides as elements for environment eon. would be used in the course of a follows: trolled howing. A.B.C. buildings year in pulling anyone of these "'Implement of husbandry' , are thennostatically and time ~~. trailers, most which were owned means every vehicle which is de- of trolled to maintain a level year and loaned out by the fertilizer signed for agricultural purposes dealers. and used exclusively in agrlcul- Typical around ve!ltilation and temper~ture Floor plan. Last spring the chief emorce- tural operations. The transporta- balance. ment official of the Michigan Pub- tion of seeds, fertilizers or sprays lic Service Commission ruled that between a Place of storage or manure disposal channel these trailers were "implements of supply and farms in a trailer which has a 6" drop husbandry" and, as such were will be used to plant, fertilize or in 50' run. exempt from the Motor Vehicle spray, is an agricultural opera- AGRICUlTURA~l Code. However, certain officials tion." BUilDING ~I in the office of the S~etary of The transportation of bulk fer- State felt otherwise. They insisted tilizer, for instance, in a trailer AVAILABLE ONLY THRU YOUR C£NTER ~ that they would come under the which will be used to spread that ~ provisions of the Motor Vehicle fertilizer, is defined as an agricul- Code and hence, required licenses turaloperation. and special equipment The first sentence of the bill This whole problem was con- specifies that any vehicle used for Your A.B.C. dealer is the man to see sidered thoroughly by the resolu- an agricultural operation is an for engineered profits in hog raising. tions committee of the Michigan implement of husbandry. Another A.B.C. bog houses have automatic Fann Bureau last fall. place in the Motor Vehicle Code feeding and watering systems .•• They proposed a resolution specifically exempts every imple- which was unanimously passed by ment of husbandry from the pro- automatic manure disposal ••• every- thing to make the job easier. Environ- the voting delegates at the annual visions of the Motor Vehicle Code. Build the best ••• build Farm Bureau. meeting of the Michigan Farm To a farmer that seems to make ment controlled housing means: Bureau in November, urging that it plain that these bulk fertilizer Th. Unico "Pen-Pal" automatic controlled hog these trailers be regarded as imple- trailers will not have to be Ii- feeder takes the work out of hog raising• • Less feed per pound of pin. lIS menU of husbandry and suchl censed. Far more important is the • Less back fat _ .. premium prices. • Better herd health . Dedication to Duty • Less labor time. Sirth District Congressman Charles Chamberlain had long • Farrow any time of year. been scheduled to keynote the Ingham County Republican Con- vention. With the important vote on the wheat-cotton bill expected, Chamberlain made arrangements with the County Committee and the Telephone Company for a direct hookup For additional information, write to and spoke to the Convention delegates from his office in Wash- ington. A few hours later, he cast his vote against Secretary FARM Freeman's management control bill. 000 MODERNIZATION "Measles," the doctor told Congressman Bob Griffin, of DEPT. Michigan's Ninth Congressional District and sent him home just the day before the vote was expected on the wheat-cotton bill. 4000 N. GRAND RIVER I LANSING, MICHIGAN But the co.,scientious Traverse City Congressman made the trip to the Capitol and cast his Nay vote. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS May 1, 1964 FIVE

and sometimes crippled. And being pumped in buckets by a India? Because I reached the that brings about a heart-rending team of oxen tied to a guiding conclusion that the intelligence at The Story of a scene of destitution and human pole. The grandfather was guid­ the top of their society matched misery. ing this operation. the ignorance and superstition at As we walked back up the On other farms I visited, this the bottom. road from the Ganges, I looked pumping process was done by They will make progress slow­ Man's Dream into the eyes of these poor, ignor­ camels that were blindfolded and ly because the people are gentle ant, deluded and miserably hun­ left to go along without further and kind to each other and not (This is the third in a series of articles written by William Bur- gry beggars. urging, all day long. This was a aggressive enough in pushing nette, who shares with his fellow Farm Bureau members, his Many, no doubt, had just come method of irrigation used in an­ their new knowledge. Neverthe­ cient times. experiences in a trip around the world. Mr. Burnette has re­ to dip in the Holy River, but less, changes are taking place. cently been asked to participate in Governor Romney's People- they had no means to get away. The wheat and millet were To please their Gods, the In­ to-People Conference, a project which will surely make good Never before had I looked straight harvested by hand with a little dians used to sacrifice live hand tool that cut off the heads use of his outstanding qualifications in this area.—Editor's Note) into the reflecting eyes of dying maidens in the Ganges. Now, as humanity. of the grain. The grain was a symbol, they throw in the river, MY GREAT DAY IN INDIA My "Great Day" came when I tramped out by the oxen. an image of the Goddess. Some was received at New Delhi by The operator followed the are beginning to change their eat­ The day we arrived in Calcutta, people were blocking R. B. Deshpande, a biologist who methods learned from the techni­ ing habits to include meat in then- the streets celebrating the "Goddess of Learning" holiday. is Secretary of the Indian Farm- cal institute for selecting seeds, diet. Little by little, non-produc­ Forum and also works for the In­ fertilization and cultivation, and The image of the Goddess was carried in parades and in tive cows are being butchered for dian government as head of the won prizes for good yields and food. busses and trucks. The celebration lasted all through the bio'ogical branch of the Technical quality. The educated Indians are night and climaxed with the images being thrown in the Institute for Agriculture. I tested the farmer's ambition gradually adopting modern meth­ Ganges Holy River. During this religious festival, the He took me to their national by asking him how much progress ods of living, and their Agricul­ people dip themselves in the river for a Hindu blessing. headquarters where I conferred he expected to make during the tural leaders convinced me that with the Director and Heads of next ten years. "None," he an­ The people, the sacred cows, and the filth of cow dung they have the knowledge that Departments. We inspected their swered, because his land was now India needs to move forward. and garbage, mix on the streets in some sections to present experimental field crops, nur­ giving him peak production. a pitiful picture of human beings at a low level of existence. series, and animal husbandry. Why was this my great day in (next month: Egypt) But, I hasten to say that this is not the real India. J am convinced of India's great It is, however, a striking manifestation of some things progress in the knowledge of agri­ culture, but there is a long gap that are wrong about India, and one of these is the wrong between pure and applied science Carl IBusikirfe $as#e$ interpretation and practice of the basic religious instincts, everywhere. So, at my request, Mr. Buskirk was one of the or urges. Mr. Deshpande conducted me to organizers of Van Buren County The day we spent in the re­ which the cremator-undertaker numerous small, typical farms Farm Bureau in 1919, and served ligious capital of Banaras was not was paid a standard fee of about where the knowledge gained at as its secretary for 20 years. my great day, but the worst. As $3.00. the Institute was being applied. In 1948 he was appointed to we walked down the long road to All along the river bank the On a typical farm of six acres, an AFBF committee sent to the Holy River, the road was priests sat in their robes under the middle-aged farmer, whose Europe for six weeks to study the lined with peddlers, street bar­ umbrellas and took fees from parents lived with him and his effect of the Marshall Plan on bers, holy men, monks and priests those who came to save their wife and young son, produced agriculture in Western Europe; on the left, and beggars on the souls by dipping in the Ganges. only two rotating crops — millet and in 1952 he was a delegate to right. No doubt, there was a feeling of and wheat. In these crops, he an international conference at We chartered a boat to observe ecstasy experienced by this ritual. was following agricultural prac­ Washington on the Point Four the religious activities — worship, Every Hindu strives to dip in tices taught at the experimental Program. dipping, and cremating the dead. the Ganges at least once in his state farms. In recognition of his leadership, The ashes of the poor were simply lifetime. But many put off the The first thing I observed was the Michigan Farm Bureau gave dumped into the Ganges, for journey until they are old, sick that the water for irrigation was Mr. Buskirk its award for "Dis­ tinguished Service to Agriculture" in 1956. Mr. Buskirk continued to live Carl E. Buskirk, president of on the farm where he was born. the Michigan Farm Bureau for It has been in the family over 9 years, from 1945 through 1954, 100 years. died in March after a prolonged Survivors included his wife, illness. Rena, and two sons.

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Jack Budd of Belleville, Michigan, has a Farm It lets him talk and hear over a wide area without Interphone system on his dairy farm now-and interrupting his own work. he says he wouldn't be without it. Mrs. Budd appreciates the added convenience, Farm Interphone combines regular telephone too. "Farm Interphone is such a help to me. I service with communication between various don't have to run out to the barn to get Jack when I want him, or when he has a phone call outbuilding work locations. A centrally located Buying new labor-saving equipment? Protect your invest­ or visitor. The efficiency is wonderful." barnyard speaker-microphone broadcasts tele­ ment by housing it in weather-tight, modern buildings. phone rings and calls can be picked up on the Not long ago the Farm Interphone helped save It's easy to remodel with concrete, restore old barns and milk house extension telephone. Now, even if the life of a registered Holstein heifer. "When other outbuildings to first class condition. With concrete, no one's in the house, Jack Budd doesn't miss a she got caught in her stanchion," Jack Budd call-a call that may be from the local feed store said, "the speaker-microphone (circled in the there's almost no upkeep, it can't rust, rot or burn. or an important buyer. He estimates he saves illustration) picked up the commotion. We heard it in the house and ran out. We got there just 10 to 20 trips a day between the house and build­ CLIP —MAIL TODAY ings to make and answer calls. in time to save her from hanging." PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION Why not find out how Farm Interphone can 900 STODDARD BUILDING, LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Farm Interphone helps Jack Budd quickly An organization to improve and extend the uses of concrete locate his boys, give directions and exchange in­ help you on your farm? Call our telephone busi­ ness office for more information about this low- Send free booklet "Remodel Your Farm Buildings with Concrete." formation. The yard two-way speaker broadcasts Also send material on other subjects I've listed: or picks up his voice at considerable distance. cost farm telephone service.

Michigan Bell Telephone Company ST. OR n. NO.. .CITY. -STATE. SIX May 1, 1964 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Large Attendance At Holiday Camp Farm Bureau Women from Districts 1 and 2 boasted the '1argest attendance in many years" at their annual Holiday Camp, held at Wesley Woods on April 1-2. Centered around t a rural-urban theme, the two-day camp was attended by 75 FB Women and city guests. working, not waiting . Topics ranging from race relations to marketing were on the impressive agenda which was aimed at creating a better under- ~,. --=-~~~:-~f '~~~~~~.' .;. 'fl:""l standing of Farm Bureau and agriculture by ,the city guests, ~~ ~~ II' ,,- .1lt \ J and discussing areas of mutual concern to all women. Miss Marjorie McCowan, legal advisor to Governor Romney, ----- ~ '" ~" ~ r."- .,.'P ~ , -.-...._ ----- __ ~ ....\ .-1"'. used the "Love Thy Neighbor" commandment as the basis in her plea for understanding in the race problem. Explaining that the Negro wants not only moral, constitutional and legal rights, but to be treated as equal human beings, she stressed the need u.r:! W0trII,It iIt Adiott I for a changing attitude in the hearts of people - both black and white - to cooperatively break down the barriers to under- dren on a farm has many ad- ON THE EAR OF THE RABBIT .•. standing, tolerance and friendship between men of different vantages. "They have learned races. (This is the'third in a series of articles featuring the Michigan responsibility, the value of a dol- "The .Negro problem cannot be solved by politics, by the Farm Bureau Women's District Chaitmen.) lar, that farm equipment needs good care. I think perhaps farm courts, by marches and demonstrations," she said. "It can only families do more things together ultimately be solved if we put into practice our American ideals than any other family and this is of freedom and equality, and even more basicaUy, if we practice good."' the Christian commandment that we love our neighbor." Having a family this size, the The importance of "lighting one little candle" was vividly Baccuses are naturallv interested demonstrated on the panel discussion of Farm Bureau members in schools. Bob is sec;etary of the telling of their outstanding county projects. local school board and treasurer The audience listened intently as county Farm Bureau rep- of the Houghton County school board. Thev are all active in their resentatives outlined such projects as Young Farmer Com- local Meth~dist Church. munity Groups, citizenship, practical politics, working with Their farming enterprise con- other groups and organizations within the community, and good sists of 24 head of grade and pure relationships with county ext~nsion agents. bred Holsteins and 1,000 laying The many interested questions from the floor pointed out the hens. Mr. Baccus was raised on value of this exercise. The women were pleased to have Mrs. this farm and took over the Belle Newell, their first state women's chairman, on the panel ownership in 1950. representing Branch county. In the summer of 1957, Bob "Farmers and our National Economy," a talk by J. Delbert and Dorothy were approached by 'VeIls of the Family Program Division, a speech on "~larketing vVesley Hawley of the MFB staff, BIRTHDAYSARE NO EXCEPTIONwhen milking equipment must be cleaned. Shown - Town and Country" by Professor George Dike of Michigan performing this chore is Mrs. Dorothy Baccus. When Farm News photographer about organizing a Farm Bureau Paul Rivas, visited the Baccus farm to take Dorothy's picture, it was her birthday in Houghton County. Since that State University, and a tour of the lCellogg Cereal Company in - just another day in the life of a busy farm wife and F.B. leader. time, both have served in various Battle Creek, rounded out the program. capacities iI) the county and com- Past State Women's Chairman, Mrs. Margaret Muir of Neway- 1£ you look at a map of the Upper Peninsula and usea munity group units. go county, conducted the vesper services, challenging the little imagination, you will see it looks somewhat like a The l1W Women's chairman campers to speak up for God and country in this time of need. rabbit on .the run. On the ear of this rabbit is the famous has several hobbies, among them Copper Country and a community called Lake Linden. reading (when she has time), mak- ing angel food cakes (to use those Here on a 210 acre farm, there lives a young woman who cracked eggs), and both she and has so many children ... she knows exactly what to dol daughter Peggy are avid Tiger She loves them and guides them and gives them each some baseball fans. chores - and they grow in physical, mental and spiritual "[ am extremely proud to say good health. I'm a Farm Bureau member. The AFBF has earned the respect of The characters in this plot are: Mrs. Dorothy Baccus, the entire nation. We need our chainnan of the district llW Farm Bureau \-Vomen;her hus- organization today more than any band, Robert, who is «boss"of the dairy-poultry operation; other time in the history of agri- Bonnie, 19, a sophomore at MSU; culture," says Mrs. Dorothy Bac- Barb, 17, a high school junior; hand man; Mary Kay, 11, 5th cus, f.ann wife, mother of six chil- Peggy, 15, 10th grade; Bill, 13, grade and Dick, 9, 4th grade. dren and district chairman for the 8th grade, and his father's right- Dorothy feels that raising chil- Farm Bureau Women.

[t has been a most interesting and ON THE RABBIT'S FOOT enloyable course in adult educa- ... Hundreds of miles across the Upper Peninsula in a tion," says Faye Postma of her community called Rudyard, lives the chairman of the Dis- experiences as a Farm Bureau 'Vomen's district chairman. trict lIE 'Vomen, Mrs. Faye Postma, her husband Clifford, and their five children - three girls and two boys - rang- ing in ages from 4 to 17. FARM BUREAULEADERSconducted.a panel discussion on the outstanding projects undertaken by their counties. Young Farmer groups, citizenship and practical On their 500 acre farm, they specialize in dairying and politics were among the programs outlined by the panel, shown here in the pictur- raising hay and oats. They also hang about 1200 maple esque Wesley Woods Lodge, site of the annual women's camp. sap buckets for their annual syrup production. Faye says that most of the chores, such as milking, driv- ing tractor, and pushing bales, are now handled by the children but that she does "pinch hif' on occasion. Most , of her "spare" time is spent in substitute teaching. Her teaching includes all grades and subiects, "though its to attend monthly county meet- more supervising than teaching ings. when the assignment is Chemis- In addition to her duties as dis- try, Advanced Math or French," trict chairman, Faye serves on the says Faye. She sometimes re- U.P. 4-H Council, the Christian ceives a call at "quarter to nine" Temperance Union and is active to come to school as soon as pos- in the Rudyard Gospel Taber- sible - so her plans are subject nacle. Husband Clifford is on the to constant change. County Agricultural Council, the With her area covering the Soil Conservation Service and is eastern half of the Upper Penin- president of the North Clover- sula, distance is a factor in the land A.B.A. Women's activities. Faye gives credit to her family SCHOOL'S OUT and Mrs. Faye Postma, She explains that it is approxi- for their cooperation while she is District 11E Farm Bureau Women's chair. mUtely 175 miles from Delta and busy with Farm Bureau activities. man, returns -home after a day of sub- "[ "have been thrilled by the many stitute teaching, a "spore time" activity. ~larquette to Chippewa county The care of one husband and five chil. "LOVE THYNEIGHBOR,"MiS! Marjorie McGowan reminded the women attending the meeting CL nters. Some of the wonderful people I've met and dren, community and F.B. activities are annual Holiday Camp. She appealed to them as Christian women for their under- women must travel up to 60 miles the vast horizons I've discovered. included in her busy schedule. standing in the race problem. . MICHIGAN FARM NEWS May 1, 1964 SEVEN

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~ .~:"~l . .~ . ""' ...... ~ . LIKE THE SISTER CITIES OF MENOMINEE-MARINETTE, THE TWIN SilOS of the ~uce Crandall dairy farm near Daggett, are a familiar landmark to natives and travelers Regional Notebook alike. A large herd of over 150 Holsteins supply much of the area's milk. By Hugo E. Kivi U.P. Regional Representative _ This edition of the Michigan Farm News featUres the vast SON OF A PJ:ONEEB area north. of the Mackinac Bridge. Back in the days when logging was king in the Upper ber-programs; last year at the Extending from the Montreal River on the west to Drummond Peninsula, a Latvian sailor came to work in the woods of state annual meeting. MefUJminee was selected the "Most Outstand- Island on the east, from Keweenaw Point on the north to McFarland. Not long afterwards, Simon Sager decided to Menominee on the south, this area represents 37% of the land ing Non-office County Farm Bu- put down roots at Longrie where he expanded a little clear- reau." mass of the state. ing of "about two acres" into the present 300-acre Sager Traveling from Ironwood to Drummond Island, your car Like most Farm Bureau mem- bers, Sager knows that his re- would register more miles than it would going from the Mack- farm. Simon was one of the pioneers in the quality potato pro- sponsibilities do not end at the inac Bridge to the Ohio border. fence line. Dairying is our most important agricultural commodity. duction of Menominee county. Son Edmund has main- He is on the county road com- Potatoes, beef, poultry, strawberries, mink, forest products, tained and expanded this tradition as a grower of certified missionand the Mid-CountyRes- maple syrup, sheep and other products add to the agricultural potato seed. cue Squad and auxiliary police economy. ' Edmund - ("Ed") and his While his basic crop is pota- force. Sager has also served as As Regional Man in the area, you may be interested in my family live on the farm where he toes, there is a small Holstein township treasurer and super- background. I was born and raised in Ironwood, the western was born, although the original dairy herd which is supported in visor- the last position he held log cabin homestead now stands part by grain and hay grown on for 12 years. tip of the U.P., where I graduated from the local schools and the farm. went on to Michigan State College. ' deserted acrossthe big field from From potatoes to meteOrology their present home. Three chil- A good stand of loggingtimber is a big jump. but Sager makes it I started in the field of agriculture as D.H.I.A. supervisor dren, Roger, 17;. Gloria, 16; and keeps Sager busy saw ing and every day as the local volunteer for the Gogebic Dairy Herd Improven:tent Association in 1940, Marvin, 12, need roomto grow in, trimming, and a flat-bottomtruck weather observer for the U.S. which I continued until I became a staff member of the A member of the Michigan provides the "ride to town" for Weather Bureau. Michigan Farm Bureau on Octob~r 7, 1957. Farm Bureau Board of Directors the partially finished logs. The lowest temperature Sager 0 The family consists of my wife, Adele; a son Ronald, who since 1956. Sager has taken an As the first president for the ever recorded was -33 , but the is a student at Michigan State University; and a daughter active part in the state's largest Menominee County Fann Bureau. warmth and friendship of the Bonnie, a junior at Escanaba High School. farm organization - even though Sager helped establish the en- Upper Peninsulapeople cannotdi- When asked' where I live, my usual reply is,' "My family his attendance at Lansing neces- thusiasm which has carried the minish by such a temporary thing lives in Escanaba. My home for the day is any place in,the sitates long-distance travels. county through many active mem- as a cold day in Menominee. area where I happen to be." I do stop in at. the Escanaba residence occasionally to change shirts in my traveling bags. Farm Bureau was introduced to the "U.P." in 1955 by Wesley Hawley. Mr. Hawley is still referred to as "Mr. Farm Bureau" by his numerous friends in all sections of the state. Most of the credit lor the success of the organization it:t the U.P. goes to Mr. Hawley and a dedicated host of volunteers. Each year the membership has had a substantial gain. Since 1957, the membership in the region has more than tripled. This year, the U.P. Region was the first to repo~ a m~mb~r- gain over last year and to date five out of the eIght counties have reached their goal- ~1arquette-Alger, B~ga, Iron, M~ck- inac-Luce and Chippewa. The others have express~. determma- tion to reach that coveted figure so we can report 100% Goal Busters." ~ I have thoroughly enjoyed these past six years with the Farm I MINUS THIRTY-THREE DEGREES is the - Bureau people and, God willing, hope I can spend many more lowest temperature recorded by Sager years assisting, in my small way, to 'build a.better and stronger at his weather station. but he recalls a Farm Bureau, serving the needs of all agncultl.lre. low of -43 degrees at longrie. EIGHT May 1, 1964 MICHIGAN

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"NORTH CENTRAL FLIGHT 347 now leaving for the Upper Peninsula. All aboard DAVID CRANDALL,Menominee county's Outstanding Young Farmer for 1963 works please." In the gathering dusk below, the farm lights begin to flicker on as supper- in partnership with his father Bruce on the 168-head Holstein dairy operation- THE WORLD'S LARGEST MILK BOTTLE- said "I time draws near. Three hours till arrival city - Escanaba. one of the reasons why Menominee has the largest dairy cow population in the U.P. own conclusions. The "bottle" sits atop the Bat

~ SNOWSQUALL IN HIAWATHALAND- It takes but a minute to change from sunny blue Iidel to blinding white fury in the Upper Peninsula -land of extremes .

•- 700 DOZEN EGGS PER DAY is no trick when 1.5,000 birds put "AU THE RANCHES AREN'T IN TEXAS," said I

_J( their mind to it, and that'l the estimated production figure State Resolution'l Committee. Clark's 1,200-01 ANDERSON, MARQUETTE-ALGERCOUNTY PRESIDENThas been in beef produdion for three years now since given by Jack Young, Chippewa county poultryman and member ample running room and shelter for his caw-cc fire +~~troyed his dairy barn and milk house in 1958. The new barn was "put up" within 60 days. The oper- of the State Poultry Committee. Most of his operation is ranged and calyes are dropped on the range. ation is run :...partnership with his 20-year old Ion, Terry. completely automated - from layer to grader. when needed during the winter months. I FARM NEWS May 1, 1964 NINE nill11tl. 11411101'FlriilI01illl\'f PI(O)I~111

"t. : ~ "'...... ~ --':'" ~. ~-~ "MINI< IS NICE, but not when it/s munching on your fingers," Robert Roell, Iron BY SUMMERthere are usually 3/000 to 3/400 mink to be fed and cared for. Really Ivelieve It Or Not" Ripley, and you can draw your county mink rancher quickly pointed out.- He and his brothf>p, Clarence, who is also not so many said Roell since it takes about 70 pelts to make just one fur coat. Cler Consolidated Dairies building in Norway/Mich. a mink rancher purchase their feed jointly and work together during pelting time. About 800 mink are kept year-round for breeding purposes.

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lION COUNTY F.e. CHAITEI MEMBER.Ed Jams, Cryllal Fans, Is 'busily expandino his pOtato-da;ry openrtion. Already cleared il 120 acre. of the 480-acre farm with 24 acres now -producing Russet Burbank potatoes. Bghteen milking COWlof the 32-Holltein herd produce milk for the fluid milk mark., •

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' ~~ &- • s~Y. started in the 1880's. has grown until it's now SAUNA- A FINNISH STEAM BATH created by throwing water an heated rocks. aft nation. The main campus. located "on the bend This small wooden souna at Waino Rajala's farm is typical of the many seen in IT TAKESA HEAP '0 BARN to house 165 head of Herefords, and Edward Ander- intnent of oyer 3,.500 studenh, and is in the midst the yards of the U.P. Finnish populotion. Rajala ii a member of the State Relation- son/s 150' x.co/ barn located n~r Sundell does the trick. Stored in the cavernous ship Committee of the Michigan Farm Bureau. • loft are 350 tans of chopped hay.

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.... . ~ ., \ .... lid Id Clark of Gould City. a former member of the d _ ran'anch has enough fields and woods ta provide PANCAKES. BUTTER•.• AND MAPLESYRUP-.1,300 gallons produced in 1963 on pen'eration. The herd of 150 Angus caws is winter- Gus McFadden's Sugar Bush. McFadden. Escanaba F.B. member, uses over 4,500 :J i~ is delivered to the herd by horse-drawn wagon • pails to collect the sap from his lOO-acre "Bush". It takes 35 gallons of sap to produce just one gallon of syrup. TEN May 1, 1964 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS u.~Notes ... WILLIAM BAKEWELL, 75, of Dukes in Marquette-Alger county, hopes to go to London in June for a reunion of survivors of the famed Shackleton Antarctic expedition. The county Fann Bu- The first county in Michigan to reach its 1964 membership reau is soliciting contributions to goal, Marquette-Alger, celebrated its achievement by .holding help make this possible. Address a ''Victory party" in March, at the Eden High School. Although to: Mrs. Earl Passinault, F.B. Sec- this is not a new attainment for the active county Fann Bureau retary, Munising. (they were also first last year), the successful membership work- JACK YAEGER, former Exec- ers nevertheless felt a great degree of pride - and rightly so. utive Secretary of the Michigan The fact that Marquette-Alger is located in the Upper Penin- Farm Bureau, has received a sula, hundreds of miles from Farm Bureau Center in Lansing, scrapbook of pictures and articles gives the activities of this county Fann Bureau and its members, of special interest from the F.B. an added respect.. Women of Menominee county. At state events throughout the year - the annual meeting, Mr. Yaeger spent some time in the county years ago. In another the Freedom Conference, Legislative Seminars, 'Vomen's Train- project, the Women are sending ing Schools, - AI arquette-Alger has been ably represented. two students to the Young The same is true in their People's Citizenship Seminar in county activities, with active par- Membership workers who led July. ticipation in the Upper Peninsula the county to its top state honor, COPP--ER HARBOR - is an State Fair,' community group were presented with Fann Bu- "ideal recreation resort" as thou- meetings, Women's committee reau pins. Roll-Call Man age r , SHOWING OFF THEIR HATS --opp'reci.atian tokens from MFB Organization Man- sands of visitors to this refresh- meetings, county annual meet- Earl Passinault, received a hat for ager, Roger Foerch --ore 1963 Roll-Call manager, lawrence Ewing, and 1964 ing area of the Upper Peninsula ings~etc. his efforts. Roll-Call Manager, Earl Passinault. The men led their county to the 'op state honor for two consecutive years. testify. A "Copper Harbor Dr. Claud Bosworth, vice pres- Project" is now underway to de- ident for public services at velop resources and provide addi- Northern Michigan University, tional rest and recreation facilities. and himseH a Fann Bureau mem- ber, was the main speaker at the victory party. He .told the group of the importance of working to- gether to effect uhome-made PURE CRUSHED miracles." TRIPLE SCREENED "People who do things for themselves alone die with those OYSTER SHELL things, but the things we do for others will live forever," he said. Dr. Bosworth Iist e d the five great needs of people as happy homes, productive work, good mental, spiritual and physical health, worthy use of spare time and citizenship responsibilities. Other speakers on the program FOR POULTRY were Edmund Sager, District 11 Director; Hugo Kivi, regional representative; Venner Valli, re- porting on the Freedom Confer- A SHOWMANSHIP TROPHY was HAPPY MEMBERSHIPWORKERS pose with their "little brown jug" at the Mar. ence he attended in February, awarded to Ronald Carlson by the quette-Alger Farm Bureau victory party. They are (left to right): Edward Ander. son, President; Earl Passenault, 1964 Roll-Call manager; lawrence Ewing, 1963 and Mrs. Waino Rajala, who ex- Sundown Community Group for his Hereford cow. It was the first award Roll-Call manager; Merle Bakewell, Elizabeth Rajala, Waino Rajala and Vilho Matson. plained the upcoming Citizenship of its kind to be presented in the Seminar to be held at Camp Kett Skandia area and will now become a in July. traveling trophy.

IRON AND BARAGA REACH GOAL

A JOINT VICTORYPARTYwas held in March by the Iron and Baraga County Farm Bureaus to celebrate reaching their membership goal. Shown are (left to right): Hugo Kivi, U.P. Regional Representative; Chester Kudwa, Iran County fB President; Dan Reed, MFB legislative Counsel, speaker; Mrs. Kudwa, and Edmund Sager, Director. this year-insure -your income

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SPECIAL RECOGNITION went to Eino Koski for signing up the most new members ~~;.;~~~:UT~~~t&~on during Iron County's Roll Call drive. Presenting the award to Koski at the Victory ~ Phon., IV 2-5265 Party is Mrs. Lauri Hankala, chairman of the Iran County Women's Committee. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS May~1, 1964 ELEVEN ...,• Artifical Breeders Co-up' Holds 20th Annual Meetin-g A change in name and election of genetic improvement of bovine of directors highlighted the 20th livestock today." LONG annual meeting of Michigan Arti- . Among the business transacted ficial Breeders Cooperative, Inc. during the meeting was the ap- as some 425 delegates attended proval of a change in name.

I I the one-day meeting at Michigan Effective January 1, 1965, MABC WIDE SHEETS / State University, March 24, 1964. will be known as the Michigan Kenneth Baushke, MABC Gen- Animal Br~ers Cooperative - eral Manager, reported over 265,- the word "Artificial" being re- 000 "first services" performed to placed by "Animal." MABC sires last year. A record- Keith Middleton, of Lake LOW LOWPRICE breaking 74% non-return rate Orion, was elected to a three- was had on all cows serviced dur- year term on the board of di- AS LOW AS ..• ing 1963. rectors, and at the same time, the A goal of 275,000' "first serv- delegates re-elected three direc- KAISER ices" is set for 1964 in Michigan tors to three-year terms. ALUMINUM and northern Indiana, according Over 600 delegates, guests and $ 95 to Baushke who also stated that visitors attended the noon "A.I. is without question the most luncheon held at MSU's Union PER practical and economical means Building. TWIN-RIB~:nNT'D SQUARE ROOFING & SIDING LENGTHS 6 TO 24 FEET r WIDTH 48 INCHES NET New Low Prices on Diamond-Rib,@ too!

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• Easy to handle and put up • Keeps interiors up to f5° cooler in summer Cl-r S..f; J~ ~-- 9-11 • Ideal for new construction, remodeling The 20th annual Northwest Michigan FB Women's Camp has been scheduled for June 9-10-11 at Gilbert Lodge near Traverse Available at most of your Farm Bureau dealers. City. "Fun, Facts and Fantasy" is the theme of the three-day pro- gram, featuring world traveller, Mrs. Wm. Lowry of Birming- ham as the introductory speaker, a unique hobby show, and a FARM BUREAU SERVICES contemporary American music presentation .. ..[. Full information regarding reservations and costs may be 4000 N. GRAND RIVER AVE. LANSING 517 I 485-8121 obtained by writing to Mrs. Oliver Tompkins, Route # 1, Traverse City. Farm Bureau Women throughout the state are invited to attend. States Pledge Cooperation Iron' Mountain, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, was the recent site of an unusual example of tri- state cooperation. Representa- .tives of citizens' groups, govern- ing agencies and educational institutes such as Michigan State University, met there to discuss cooperative efforts to boost the economy of the northern Great Lakes region. A total of 81 counties in the northern sections of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota are in- cluded by the group in their study. All face similar problems- and in the words of one w-oup member, "problems don't stop at state lines." To carry out these purposes, the conferees formed two re- gional committees to guide proj- ects connected with the -Rural Sprays work harder when you adcl Plyae to them. Plyac add Plyac to wettable powders, sprays and e;nulsifiable Areas Development Program. make:-; them :-;tick better. Even throu}!h driving winds concentrates. See your dealer-add Plyac to all your Elected to head the Northern and poundin}! rain:-;. Plyac helps you save time and money. sprays. It's fantasfirk! Great Lakes Resource Develop- It stretches the time between resprayings, gO you get ment Committee (citizens group) more work from your gpray dollar. were John Waisanen, Minnesota, Plyac is a unique, patented,liquid polyethylene spreader- ~ied GENERAL CHEMICAL DIVISION chairman; Harvey C. Wolter, Wisconsin, vice chairman; and sticker in easy-to-use form. You need just 2 to 4 ounceg · (£temical 511 E. Patterson Street. of Plyac for each 100 }!allons of spray mixture. You can Kalamazoo 13. Mich. Walter Wightman, president of the M.F.B., secretary. TWELVE May 1, 1964 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS AGRICULTURE II ACTIOI 'AROUID MICHIGAI FERTILIZERTRAILER BILL SIGNED F.B. PRESS TOUR IN KALAMAZOO

"IMPLEMENTSOF HUSBANDRY"- are re-defined under a new law, Public Act 13 of 1964 which toak SIX COUNTIES ATTENDEDTHE RECENTfARM BUREAU-NEWSMEDIA DINNER MEETING held in Kala. immediate effect when signed by Governor Romney, March 25. The low exempts bulk fertilizer trailers mazoo with over 30 members of radio, T.V. and the newspaper industry present. Robert Williams, public from the Motor Vehicle Code requirements for licensing and special equipment. Present at the signing information chairman points to cartoon of the farm controls bill just passed over strong F.B. objections were: (from left) Ray Bohnsack, FB Services; Stanley Powell, MFB legislative Consultant; Dan Cook, FB by Congress while (I. to r.) Max Miller; Owen love, county president; Mrs. Matthew Wiley; and Dan Services; Bob Smith, MFB Associate legislative Counsel and Maynard Brownlee, Manager of FB Services. Reed, speaker and F.B. legislative counsel look on. WOMEN'S, STATE CHAIRMAN FETED BY ORCHIDS BY THE CARLOAD J

"JUST BECAUSEYOU'RE YOU" - That's the reason Mrs. Wm. Scramlin, Farm Bureau Women's State Chairman, was feted 'FOR THE SECOND YEAR, FBS fertilizer dealers participated in a sales promotion recently by her "home county" Oakland FB Women's Committee, her family, county Boord of Directors, and a host of program to move fertilizer to the farmer before Easter. Over 1,400 farm wives friends. The Oakland Women's Committee, proud that they had produced a state chairman, honored Mrs. Scramlin with a received an orchid this year from their 10':01 dealer. Paul Cowen, Dist. #8 dinner, flowers and gifts .. Husband "Bill" (he with the proud smile) kept the event a secret from Maurine (shown cutting Fertilizer Representative (r. center) and Keith Evans, FBS Promotion Dept. (I. center) her lovely tiered cake) until she was surprised by the large crowd. admire the "beauties." JAYCEE CITIZENSHIP EXERCISE GRATIOT BEAN SMORGASBORD

A MOCK lEGISLATURE- featured a "real live lobbyist" when the Michigan Junior Chamber of Commerce invited Farm Bureau legislative Counsel, Dan Reed, to address their group. The "legislature" met at the capitol building where F.B. Services representative, Jim Davis, was elected "Governor." Pictured (from left) are lee Staser, F.B. Insurance, St. Charles; Da,n Reed; "Governor" Davis; Fred Chase, Senate Secre. lOV~LY GIRLS make an even prettier display out of an already attractive exhibit, placed at the tory Emeritus; Jim Milstein, F.B. Insurance, lansing; Harry Densmore, F.B. Insurance, Ashley, and Bob GratIot Bean Smorgasbord by Farm Bureau Services. From the left: Linda Allen, 1963 Gtatiot Bean Acker, F.B. Insurance, Mt. Pleasant. Queen, Francine Weaver, 1964 Queen and Candy Hubbard, 1964 Gratiot Dairy Princess. POTATOES-SOME OF THE BEST LITTLEST OR ... RURAL-URBAN DINNER

UPPER PENINSULA POTATOES are presented to Mrs. Beatrice Kellerman, secretary NEWEST MEMBER? - Alfred Jr., 7. far the MFB Market Development Division, by Hugo Kivi, U.P. Regional Representa- month old son of Ingham County Farm tive. Gift bags of potatoes were presented to staff members from growers in Bureau members Mr. and Mrs. Alfred PO~U~R QUART~, - Larry Rank, Loren Birdsell, Donald Armentrout and Charles Schrepfer, busily explores Dad's new Crystal Falls, Sagola and Iron River. After a "kitchen test" Mrs. Kellerman reports Klelnhardt, er.tertaln at the annual Clore County Farm Bureau Rural-Urban dinner that everything Mr. Kivi told her about these "world's finest potatoes" was true. gate sign. held recently at the Harrison school. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS May 1, 1964 THIRTEEN

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(tf-40b) 20 Zeeland, Michigan. (2-4t-19b) 26 duction large white eggs. Write for special for one Job. prices. Village View Farm and Hatchery, - Zeeland, Michigan. (2-4t-20b) 26 SUPPORT THAT FENCE!

KLAGER.S DeKALB PROFIT PULLETS --Sixteen weeks and older. The proven Hybrid. Raised under ideal conditions by This is the story of experienced poultrymen. Growing birds in- REFLECTOR/ZED spected weeldy by trained staff. Birds on full feed. vaccinated, debeaked. true to age, and delivered in clean coops. See theml We have a grower near you. Birds UNILITE~ Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ramer raised on Farm Bureau feed. KLAGER HATCHERIES Bridgewater, Michigan. Telephones: S~e. HAzel 9-7087. Man- RAIL STEEL chester GArden 8-3034. (Washtenaw and Farm Bureau Feeds County) (tf-72b) 26 FENCE POST FARMERS: Check the value you get in Scientifically made of steel to sup- Gelatin Bone Perfect Balancer, port your fence better, longer, the mineralfeed of champions: more economically than can any The Ramers were old hands at other post. No damage by ter- Percent Percent mites, rot or fire. Ends digging, the poultry business, having about Min. Max. Phosphorous 8.0 9.0 backfill and tamping. Pull and 1,500 birds before deciding to ex- Calcium 29.0 34.0 move, easily. Beautiful in sunset pand. This was a necessity if they Mag. Sulfate .24 red enamel. And to top all else is were to supply the demand for Iodine (pure) .015 .018 the reflectorized crest that catches Cobalt Sulfate .01 .03 Fresh Fancy Eggs. In 1962 they Salt 0.00. 0.00 headlights for night guidance on built a 32'.x 168' tempered air cage Get Perfect Balancer at your road or field. Quality guaranteed. house which included a cooler room, elevator. Distributed in Mich- Fence with Unilires! and modem egg handling equip- igan by: Available throughout Michigan ment. Even this proved to be too from FARM BUREAU FARM BUREAU ~ Ramer's Eggery after their latest expansion. small. The following year, the sec- SERVICES, INC. ond 32' x 168' house was built. Th. Gelatin Bone Co. .SERVICES, INC. I!WL!1!J These were Farm Bureau houses, ) Romeo, Mich. LANSING, MICHIGAN built by Buchanan Co-op. Now with over 8700 birds, the Ramer's are in the' egg business for good. they attribute much of their success to the combination of Farm Bureau Hi-Efficiency poultry feeds, good management and equip~ent along with excellent service from their local Co-op. They market about seventy cases of eggs per The Ramer. callect the prac:luctian from week through Farm Bureau Egg 8700 caged layer •. Marketing facilities. Get a head star* Their success ~and(ARMOUR story c-anbe combine forces to offer you your story! TOPS IN BEEF BREEDING Sell Feeder Calves. See your local Farm Bureau Dealer IF YOU: Seventy case. per weelt go thru Farm Want Top Beef Herd Replacements. for qua Iity feeds at economical Bureau Egg Marketing facilities. Cross Beef Bulls on Dairy Cows. prices. START RIGHT:' Get in on the Ground Floor. Breed to Armour BCI (Be'ef Cattle Improvement) FEED Gold Star Sires - Progeny Proved Sires. Contact your local MABC technician or write direct to MABC Headquarters DEPT. MICHIGAN ARTIFICIAL Breeders Cooperative, Inc. 3655 Forest Road, P. O. BOI 511 4000 N. GRAND RIVER AVE. I LANSING, MICHIGAN East lansinl, Michi&an FOURTEEN May 1, 1964. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Farm Bureau's Accent on YOUTH

Prepared by the Education and Research Department Michigan Fann Bureau DISCUSSION TOPIC Let's get the picture- To make a modem painting, spill the paint - slide in it - garnish with a few broken egg shells and a squeeze or two of tooth paste. What does it mean? The modem artist will tell you that it isn't supposed to have any "meaning." These paintings are just supposed to create "impressions", "feelings" - "impact'" • Painters of the older school spoke to you in their art. They portrayed life. You could often search the human soul with the artist. One such picture hung in an art gallery. It bore the caption "Yesterday and Tomorrow." Its setting was in the foothills of a mountain range. The central figures were two men on the crest of a rocky knoll - a youth and an old greybeard. The youth stood, feet planted firmly. The heavy pack on his back rested with no apparent strain on his frame. His posture was relaxed, yet eager. His gaze followed the trail to where it wound upward into a mountain pass. His expression seemed to say, "1 must find what lies beyond the mountains." His elderly companion had shed his pack and used it for a stool. Lines of fatigue channelled his brow and cheeks. His head was turned toward the trail of yesterday's journey. The dividends of this effort are operations. Open to them are \\JAM SESSION" TIME BREEDS the oldster's piece of mind was already being realized. Younger conferences on citizenship and Thirty years have wrought PROBLEMS always present. leaders are already taking their education. Such activities form many changes on the scene of the Men mllst consider the impact No. There had to be a dif- places on county and state boards the very core of a leadership de- teenager's life. School and com- of time in all their plans. Time ferent answer. The young adults and..committees. Rejuvenation is .velopment program.. munity programs for these young changes both the outlook and the would need groups of their own occurring in many County Farm The Young Adult CounCIl of" people have built up like a pyra- vigor of man. This is a fact that if they were to be organized into Bureau programs. Young folks are Kalamazoo Coun~ h~s an excel- mid. There is tight competition no organization can afford to participating members and future saying "let's go to work - to- lent program of thISkind and sets for the time and interest of the overlook. leaders. gether." the pace for other counties. Six in-school vouth. Yet elder generations may be- Exam,ination of membership Young adults in these new young adult groups form the This. p~essllTe has been felt come so involved with the affairs lists of the older groups also indi- groups range in age from 20 to council in Kalamazoo County. across the board by programs for cated that they were shrinking ~ of today that they may neglect 35 years. This means young rural young people - not only by dwindling away as members died LEND A HAND the problems of tomorrow's married couples, for the most the teenage Farm Bureau group.s, or moved away. Few took the leadership. part. They have young families Every Community Fann Bu- but also by 4-H and F.F.A. The places of those who were disap- With Farm Bureau, as with a-growing. Their outlook is dif- reau can join this Accent on size and number of these w-oups pearing. other organizations, there have ferent. Youth Movement in Farm Bureau. have faced a constant decline. Out of this situation was born been ups and downs in the "ac- To these younger people, farm Present groups can help promote Over the years, county and the Young Adult Program of the cent on youth:' Active adult programs, marketing problems, and sponsor the organization of state Farm Bureaus have given Farm Bureau Young People. Its leadership rarely realizes that it tax trends, farm credit, farm part- young adult groups in their own active support to 4-H and F.F.A. main aim was to knit young mem- is growing old in the saddle. It nerships, schooL~and rural health areas. programs. Young people in these bers into the active operations of may fail to realize the need to are things of their farming future. Of course, young adult mem- programs as well as in Farm Bu- Fann Bureau. give youth a seat in the passing Solutions fixed up(Jn mean the bers can make their own start by reau's own youth programs have It was not to be a separate requesting the County Farm Bu- parade. difference between a bright fu- become leaders in the Farm ~u- program for youth, but rather a reau to help them get organized. Consider what happened with ture or one full of difficult prob- reau. direct road for youth into the Community Farm Bureaus, as an lems. But the main drive should Many County Farm Bureaus program of the organization itself. come from the County Farm Bu- example. These groups origi- And these families are the new have taken active leadership in Of course, special activities would reau 1eadeI:ship, itself. And the nated in the mid-1930's. As the backbone of the communities in local 4-H programs. Some have be planned for these younp: mem- priority of such a program should program grew and the Communi- which they live. They have things held banquets and meetings to bers. And, once organized, they be high on the County Farm Bu- ty Groups multiplied, everyone to talk about and decide. Fann- honor 4-H youth achievements. could plan programs of their own reau's list. recognized that they had proved ing is an opportunity, not just The Michigan Farm Bureau to fit their interests. to be Michigan's most fruitful an existence. Farm Bureau must has, for years, given state awards County Farm Bureaus had been TEEN-AGE ERA source of Farm Bureau leader- be vitaJ.ized by this living view- to winners of the 4-H Meeting ship. unaware of the changes we have point. What about Farm Bureau's mentioned. Oh, yes, quite a few Demonstration Contest and the Men and women came abun- "accent on youth" at the teenage F.F.A. Chapter Contest on Soil dantly from these groups to serve ~/oung farm families had joined SPECIAL PROGRAMS or in-school level? Farm Bureau. But there were in Conservation. on county and state boards and Young people seeking their The first Fann Bureau youth Considering the trends in teen- committees. Michigan counties over 1500 niche in life take discussions se- prow-am was begun in the 1930's Community Farm Bureaus. age life and the need for a closer Farm Bureau people came to riously. Generally they discuss - the depression years. It very knitting of young adults into the place a number-one pri~rity on ".The very number itself served topics in common wit~ other much fitted the need of the times. to screen the fact that something Farm Bureau operation itself, the the value of the Community Farm Community Groups each month. Youth, in those days, was "lost" Michigan Farm Bureau Board of Bureaus. Their organization was lacking. But the sudden But if some problem close to them for the need of interesting and awakening in 1959 caused some Directors decided three years ago helped people to do things to- gets pressing, they tackle that. constructive things to do. Kids that the future effort lay in the gether, even -on the home front. County Farm Bureaus to go to To emphasize the importance didn't have a cent in their jeans. work. direction of the young adult As the years advanced, the pro- and strengthen the art of dis- Few activities were available for farmer program. gram grew and waxed strong. cussion, the American Farm Bu- them. PROGRESS REPORT '\Vhat Farm Bureau is to ac- But five years ago a sudden reau Federation is staging a "Dis- Farm Bureau developed an ac- complish for agriculture in the realization hit the Farm Bureau Since the organization of new cussion Meet" Contest among the tivity program. Hundred; of teen- future depends directly upon the leadership. Many of the Com- young adult Community Groups young adult members in 1964. age yoyngsters of Farm Bureau development and elevation of a munity Farm Bureaus had been began in .that year, a measure of Details regarding this contest will families joined the program to capable leadership. Achieving ,going for over twenty years. They success ba.c; been realized - not be sent to our young adult groups create their own fun, develop this goal should be the concern had been of marvelous value, but enough to carry Farm Bureau in the near future. their own creative projects and of every present Farm Bureau the members of these lUoups were through, but a fair beginning. Michigan should have a good to learn the arts of leadership. member. Will you as a member, now twenty years older than More County Farm Bureaus trrn-out for such a contest. Our Leadership training camps or as a group, do your share to when the groups were fonned! need to put more emphasis on state has more young adult dis- were held. Joint efforts made pos- increase this Accent on Youth? the effort. cussion groups, as such, than any sible educational tours through- TAKE UP SLACK As of this date, seventy-one other state Farm Bureau. This out America. Contests in speak- A check on the record.5 showed new adult groups have been or- should give us both advantage ing and the development of tal- QUESTIONS that new groups with a new gen- ~anized and are "going affairs." and incentive to take an active ents were held annually. 1. In what ways can y'ou r eration of membership were not Thirty-eight County Fann Bureaus part in the contest. The youngsters have managed being formed to keep pace with have one or more such new Some cOllntie£Jhat now enjoy and operated a cafeteria at the group encourage, promote or changes in present {l,roups. It groups. Some County Farm Bu- the presence of number of these Ionia Fair for a number of years. sponsor the formation of.young was found that fflO'IYof the YOllnlZ reaus have as many as six. f!,roups have formed YDung Adult Most counties had active groups adult Community Farm Bu- adult members who hod joined Four new young adult groups Councils. These councils bring of these Farm Bureau teenagers reaus in your own area? Farm Bureau hesitated or de- were organized in March of 1964. the youn{!, adult groups together for many years. clined to join the older groups. Lenawee County led the parade in special study conferences. A number of these local groups 2. What can you do to get If the "young set" wanted to with three of the four. They examine how Farm Bu- still carryon as a wing of the more young Farm Bureau bring their kids to a meeting, or Thirty-three County Farm reau operates. They learn about Farm Bureau Young People- members active in serving on to "whoop it up a bit" during Bureaus have yet to join the new and appraise ser vie e programs, and more power to them, where County Farm Bureau Boards the session, the question of jarring Accent on Youth Movement. and study supply and marketing they can do so. and Committees? MICHIGAN FARM NEWS May 1, .t964 FIFTEEN Dairy Advertising A Must "/ha~:,::;~ ~"::'d~;'~~~ 'I'SIKKEMA creasmg optimism among those m , FATAL~Y,INJUREDI Says A DA Genera I M~ aoager the dairy indu"Stry: There are .. ' Sikkema long dre,arped of a qual- . ' _ ...... fewer people hanging black crepe~ ity egg program fo/' M ~higan Th~ need for increased advertising of milk and (;thei"dairy and wringing their hands in with -high standards set by pro- ~ foods was detailed in the annual report made by M. J. Fnub- .agony about our. problems. In- ducers themselves. Almost single- - ". stead there seems to be new de- t.-hanLJ.edlyhe helped. originate and berger, general manager, to delegates attendmg the 24th annual t . ti t ¥ g ~ h d d ... _ .. ermma on 0 0 a ea .an com- meeting of the Amencan DaIry AsSOCIation here March 23-25. pete more effectively for oon- snape such q program through the "Advertising," Framberger told the delegates, "provides for sumer favor. - Egg'Marketing'Division of Farm Bureau Services. dairy ~armers the best opportunity they ~ave to deliver t?e.ir "This seems to be working, too, Sikkema was a former teacher mes~ages exactly as they want them deltvered to specIfIc and show~p in the -sales gains of Vocational Agriculture at Mc- a'1tences ..... , ., which the industTy made in 1963. Bain, where he was active in the , 'Thos~ W~? sugg~st ,that ad'V~.rhslng IS too ~xpenslve or Despite continuing losses in sales Missaukee County Fann Bureau . •w,¥tef!ll or m~ffective are . .people who really d~~ t u~derstand of butter J-Ild ,evaporated milk, In August of 1955 he became Co- ho~ f~e .AIq~l!~n e~dOmlc system operates ..••• :!~t\L.mills ~d through commer- dtdinat~r of the "Commodity De: partment" of the Michigan Farm Astpr

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