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The combination of surplus agricultural products and abundant shipping fad~ities makes Michigan a stIong competitor in overseas agricultural marketing.

Exports. Vital to -Entire EconomyBy Katheen M. JenuwineAccording to the director of

foreign export promotion in theU.S. Department of Agricul-ture, farm exports are "of vitalinterest" to the entire economyof the United States.

William Scholtz, director ofthe Export Promotion Divisionof the Foreign Agricultural Ser-vice (FAS), said that agricultur-al exports represent 40 percentof total U.S. -farm. commodi-ties, and that Michigan ranksthird among all states in this ex-port production. However, headded that inflation and foreigntrade barriers hinder the fullsuccess of agricultural export-ing.

Scholtz was one of severalagricultural representatives atthe International Trade and Ex-port Conference held Sept. 16in Detroit. The conference,sponsored by U.S. Sen.Donald Riegle, was held to ac-quaint small and medium-sizedbusinesses with opportunities inthe exporting industry.

During his presentation onworld food markets, Scholtzstated that an FAS program,the Trade Opportunity ReferralSystem, has pushed U.S. agri-cultural export sales to $100million by bringing Ameri~anexporters and foreign importerstogether. In addition, FASpublications listing exportersand commodities have helpedgenerate exposure and agricul-tural contacts abroad.

According to Scholtz, Michi-gan agricultural exporters ac-tively participate in FAS pro-grams. On Sept. 23, five Michi-gan exporters will join. 23 otherU~S. agricultural exports inseeking trade contacts at an ex-port show in Lagos, Nigeria.Michigan is also an activemember of the Mid-AmericanInternational Agricultural TradeCouncil (MIATCO), a coopera-tive comprised of 12 midwest-ern states working as a regionalunit in foreign trade.

Food deficits in Third Worldcountries have helped increase

sales of U.S. agricultural prod-ucts abroad, but inflation andforeign trade barriers remainmajor problems in trade,Scholtz said.

Inflation, which' has pushedU.S. agricultural prices up 10percent from last year, andtrade barriers designed to pro-tect foreign domestic produc-ers, are two problem areas con-stantly under review in theUSDA, he added.

Trade representatives andofficers from the FAS are work-ing to avoid international com-modity agreements that at-tempt to fix prices and allocatemarkets, but Scholtz said thathe is not opposed to counter-measures against countrieswhich discriminate against U.S.agricultural products.

Export Future FavorableEdward R. Powell, executive

vice-president of the- MichiganElevator Exchange, said thatMichigan is in a good positionto capitalize on food shortages

in. developing nations. Thecombination of surplus agricul-tural products and abundantshipping facilities make Michi-gan a strong competitor inoverseas agricultural market-ing, he said.

Agricultural forecasters atMichigan State University haveestimated that in the next 20years, the economic and popu-lation growth rates of theseThird World countries, as wellas their potential for agriculturalexpansion, will increase ourstate exports of corn, beans,and feed grains by more than40 percent.

Based on his successful ex-port experience at MEE, Powelladvised' potential farm exportersto familiarize themselves withessential components of farmexport strategy. The selectionof a compatible market, aware-ness of shipping and paymentterms, and knowledge of avail-able assistance, are crucial mat-ters in agricultural exporting.

Market and commodity sta-tistics provided by the FAShave greatly assisted ~MEE in itsmarketing of grain and beans forMichigan farmers, Powell said.

Marketing assistance provid-ed at the level of federal agen-cies is also being supplementedby legislative movements toassist agricultural exporting.Recent legislation now allowscooperative banks to financetheir own export sales, a matteronce controlled exclusively bytraditional financial institutions.Powell believes that legislationof this kind is a good first steptoward bringing export controlcloser to individual agriculturalproducers.

The 1981 farm bill, now beingdebated in the U.S. Senate,proposes that a revolving fundbe established to finance agri-cultural exports and suggeststhat foreign governments bediscouraged from adoptingpolicies detrimental to U .S.trade.

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From the Desk of the PresidentFARM NEWS OCTOBER 1981

We Must Not Retreat!

Elton R. Smith

Some of you had the opportunity tomeet John Hosemann, AFBF's senioreconomist, at our statewide cabinet

... meeting where he shared his knowledgeon this subject. John says that "higher in-terest rates, painful as they are, will notbreak the republic or the financial markets.Higher inflation rates most assuredly will.High interest rates simply cannot lastforever, since it is these same rates whichwill attract the savings and investmentneeded to put our people, factories andfarms back to work on a profitable basis."

He also reminds us that now is an ex-cellent time to see what adjustments we

. can make to higher""priced credit (likehigher-priced everything else) and findways to use less of it. If enough users say"no," the rates will come down.

We're at the crossroads in the fightagainst our worst enemy - inflation. We'vebeen there many times in the past andhave not had the courage and political will

. to stick to our guns. We must not retreatthis time. If we do, farmers, and everyoneelse, will lose.

When Farm Bureau members developpolicy for their organization, the processresults in more than just a slate of positionstatements to be filed on a shelf. Once apolicy has been adopted, whether it in-volves a local, state or national issue - it isa commitment, and it remains our commit-ment until that policy changes.

Our organization came out in strongsupport of President Reagan's economicrecovery program because his plan was inline with policy adopted by voting dele-gates at the American Farm Bureau Feder-ation annual meeting last January. Sincethat time, Farm Bureau members, at thegrassroots level, have illustrated their com-mitment to that policy and have had a tre-mendously effective impact on the tax andspending victories in Congress.

We were elated with those victoriesbecause it meant, at long last, recognitionof the crucial problem of inflation and will-ingness to take steps to solve it. We did notexpect any overnight miracles; we knew itwould be a long, slow, sometimes painful,trip back down the road toward economicwell-being for our nation. But it was a start- and we had a part in making it happen.

The president's plan is like a four-leggedstool, calling for spending cuts, tax cuts,less government regulation and a stablemonetary policy. He's involved now infighting for the stable monetary policy andit appears as though this is where he willreceive the strongest resistance.

Our policy on this "leg" of the stool isclear: "To control inflation will require asustained long-term monetary policy ap-proach which brings the nation's supply ofmoney and credit into line with the supplyneeded to support real productive and ec-onomic growth."

We did not make that commitment inour policy to deal with inflation with thequalification that we'd support it only until

it became uncomfortable for' us. And it isuncomfortable now' for farmers with highinterest rates and low commodity prices ..

When I travel around the state, I havefarmers ask me: what is Farm Bure_au doingabout high interest rates. I have had othersask that Farm Bureau join in a rally to pro-test high interest rates and call for theresignation. of the Federal Reserve Boardchairman.

I tell them that interest rates WILL comedown when inflation - and inflation expec~ .tations - come down and we can't afford todesert the ship now before the new spend-ing and tax measures have even taken ef-fect!

And, I remind them that governmentborrowing really is the cause of high in-terest rates. We must recognize that com-petition, has' the same influence on theprice of money - called interest rates - thatit has ~n any other commodity. When gov-ernment is competing to borrow to financedeficit government spending, then intere$trates go up. Cutting government spending,a part of the president's economic recoveryplan, is one solution.

The other alternative is to allow theprinting presses to roll out more money -the basic action taken for the past 40 years.That can only lead to more inflation. Thisoption, currently, is intolerable to theFederal Reserve Board, so we have highinterest rates.

When people call for a reduction of in-terest rates by some simple .action, they aretreating the symptom rather than the dis-ease. The disease in our society is inflation.The remedies are sound fiscal policy,stable monetary policy and wise use ofregulation. These remedies are not likesome of the miracle drugs of medicine;they take months and years to take hold of- and cure - the disease. We must givethem time to work.

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At Long Last, A Recipe For Ken

Secretary. Willillm S WilkinsonDIRECTORS: District 1. Arthur Bailey.

Schookraft. Dlstnct 2. Lowell Elscnmllnn.Blissfield. District 3. James Sayre. Belleville.DistrICt 4, Elton R Smith. Caledoma. Distnct~.Albert Cook. Mason. DistrICt b. Jack Laune.Cass City. DistrICt 7. Robert Rider. Hart. DistrictH Lyle LeCronler h"eland' Dlstnct 9. DonaldNugent. Frankfort DlStnct 10. Margaret K"'tl's.West Branch DistrICt 11 Herman Robere. layette

DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Dllve ConklinCorunna. MIChael Pndgeon. MontgomeryRobert Rottler Fremont

FARM BUREAU WOMEN: VIVIan LollMilson

FARM BUREAU YOUNG FARME-flS:Janis Sanford. PlIrma

POSTMASTER In uSlflg form 3579 maillo"t.chlgon Form Nl'ws. 7373 West Saglna\\.lHighway. Lanstng. MIChIgan 4H909

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unique as being a female FarmNews editor.

Ken was busy overseeing theMFB booth at the State Fair.making sure the volunteers

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OFFICERS: Michigan Farm Bureau. Pr41sident. Elton R Smith. Caledoflla. VIce Presldent. Jack Laune. Cass City. AdministrativeDirector. Robert Braden. Lansing. Treasurerand Chief Ftnllncial Officer. Max D Dean.

I guess one of the reasonsKen doesn't have any qualmsabout nagging us to publish arecipe page is because he was"liberated" long before it be-came fashionable. Being amale county secretary was as

tention the attractive, mouth-watering recipe pages of otherpublications and the readershipappeal they must surely have.

If you're a member of aCommunity Action Group, be-long to the Van Buren or WestCentral county Farm Bureaus,enjoyed an MFB-sponsoredtour, or worked at the StateFair booth, you probably knowKen. He's responsible for theadministration of the Com-mu_nity Action Group Programand writes the Discussion Topicthat appears in every FarmNews issue. and a lot of othergood things.

He started his Farm Bureaucareer as secretary for the VanBuren County Farm Bureauand was later regional repre-sentative for the West CentralRegion.

as a compliment that it isn'tblatantly obvious that this publi-cation is edited by three women.

When we took over the job,it was a first for Michigan FarmBureau and still unusual forany state Farm Bureau in thefederation. I suppose, in our at-tempts to prove we could dothe job. we made an extra ef-fort to keep it from resembling.in any way. a "Woman's Day"publication. We stuck to thehard stuff and resisted anypressures for a recipe page. forexample.

Ironically. One of our strong-est proponents of a recipe pagehas been of the male gender.Seldom does a month go bythat Ken Wiles. manager ofMFB's member relations de-partment. doesn't call to our at-

DONNAIn a meeting the other day.

someone made the point oftaking a lemon and turning itinto lemonade - in otherwords. turning what seems tobe a negative into a positive.

It reminded me of how yourFarm News editors used tomumble and fuss every time wegot a letter addressed to "DearSir." And how. now. we take it

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Reinforces Ag PotentialGovernor Says

Gov. William Milliken saidthe Kellogg grant emphasizesthe growing importance of agri-culture in Michigan's economyand its increasing role in the fu-ture.

"Michigan is in a good posi-tion to take advantage of theworld-wide shift from resource-based agriculture to science-basea agriculture," Millikensaid.

"Michigan has had remark-ably high returns on invest-ments in agricultural research.This grant, coming as it doeswhen agriculture is an expand-ing segment of the state'seconomy, serves to reinforcethe enormous potential of agri-culture in Michigan," he said.

It's that time of year again. The end of anotherseason. The harvest Is In. the equipment Is putaway. the land lies silent for Its long winter rest.

It's Thanksgiving time. A time (or giving thanks(or our many blessings. for the bounty o( ourfarms and ranches. (or the good Ii(e that we enjoy.

But It's so easy for Thanksgiving to go by asjust another holiday. Just a day for a good mealand a good game. So easy to forget what the realmeaning o( the day Is: thanks giving.

We've so much to be grateful for. Let's make it areal day o(Thanks Giving this year.

Production Credit AssocIations 01 MlchIgan

Straight Talkabout Thanksgiving

Farming Is(,l,(,rybod,i'~ 'br('Ud

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Kellogg Foundation President Russell Mawby (left) presents thefirst installment of the $10 mUlion grant to MSU President CecilMackey.

"We are confident that thisproject will have a profoundimpact, not only in the im-mediate area and our state, b4tindeed the nation and the totalworld," Mawby concluded.

The land and the facilities forthe Kellogg Biological Stationwere originally given by W. K.Kellogg and then subsequentlyassisted by the foundation heestablished.

The grant, to be adminis-tered over a five-year period,will be used to research ways ofincreasing farm productionwhile also conserving energy,protecting natural ecosystemsand achieving a high level ofenvironmental quality. Thegrant provides funds for con-structing and equipping newfacilities for the new program.

where the quality of our envi-ronment is of major signifi-cance.

Kathleen Jenuwine is a freelancewriter and broadcast newsperson. Sheis a graduate 0/ Michigan State Uni-versity and holds a bachelor's degreein journalism.

"The work that we will beable to undertake, the instruc-tion that we will be able to of-fer, the 'demonstration projectsthat will be possible at theKellogg Biological Station withthis grant from the KelloggFoundation, will allow us tocontinue our leadership in ad-vancing our knowledge inthese critical areas.

"We are delighted with theexpression of confidence in thefuture of Michigan State. thatthis grant represents," Mackeysaid.

Mawby called the grant "areflection of the foundation'sbelief that Michigan State con-tinues to be a leader among theworld's great universities. Itspioneering studies in agricul-ture and the biological sciencesare indeed pacesetters in theworld and increasingly serve as

. a standard by which similar ef-forts are measured.

"This project at the biologicalstation brings together the func-tions of teaching, research andExtension in the unique ap-proach that seems to say,'we're' working together tosolve some of society's mostpressing problems.'

gressive strategy to do that," he. said.

He added that processing fa-cilities are essential com-ponents of such a plan forMichigan. Processing plantswould not only assist existingfarm operations, but wouldalso permit further expansionof Michigan's export trade.

EDWARD POWELL

Gov. Wm. Milliken

MSU Receives $10 Million Ag Research Grant

"Michigan is in a goodposition to, take advan-tage of the world-wides'hift from resource-based agriculture toscience-based agricul-ture. "

In accepting the grant, Mack-ey said, "Much of our futuredepends on the ability of thisnation to manage, access andadjust its research and manage-ment policies in agriculture andnatural resources to an envi-ronment where energy issuesare of critical importance and

A $10 million grant from theW. K. Kellogg Foundation willallow Michigan State Universityto develop the Kellogg BiologicalStation at Gull Lake into aworld center for research in ag-riculture, natural resources andthe biological sciences, accord-ing to MSU President CecilMackey.

The grant, presented atMSU's Kellogg Center on Aug.26 by Kellogg FoundationPresident Russell Mawby, is thelargest ever made by the Kel-logg Foundation since it wasformed in 1930, and the largest.ever received by MSU fromany foundation.

back to our farmers."The conference was not a

"cure-all," he said, but an effortto bring those people togetherwho need to know one anotherand work together.

"When we look down theroad, both in terms of the needfor agricultural products in thiscountry and increasingly in theworld, Michigan has an out-standing situation in its ability toprovide for more and moreproduction. We need an ag-

Farm Exports Vital to Economy

KindingerMoves toMSU Post

SENATOR RIEGLE

Dr. Paul Kindinger, assistantdirector of the Michig~n De-partment of Agriculture, willbecome assistant Extension di-rector for agricultural marketingprograms at Michigan StateUniversity effective Nov. 1.

In making the announce.-ment, Dr. Gordon Guyer, di-rector of Extension and assis-tant dean of MSU's College ofAgriculture and Natural Re-sources, said the appointmentis subject to approval by theboard of trustees.

Kindinger replaces MitchellGeasler who is now associatedirector of Extension at VirginiaPoly technical Institute.

Kindinger, who served as di-rector of Michigan Farm Bu-reau's Commodity Activitiesand Research Division for fouryears, joined MDA in Septem-ber 1979 as chief of the depart-ment's Marketing and Interna-tional Jrade Division. ,He wasappointed assistant director ofthe MDA in June 1981.

(continued from page 1)Sen. Riegle said Michigan

must pursue every reasonable'avenue to help cure the "severeeconomic sickness" in the stateand that the export businesswas one of those avenues.

"We've been making sub-stantial gains in Michigan bydeveloping foreign markets,"he said. "That's one way to tryto improve the demand side ofagricultural usage and, hope-fully, put more money back inthe system and more money

A native of Michigan, Kin-dinger received his bachelor'sand master's degrees in agricul-tural economics from MSU andhis doctorate from Cornell.

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Jim Koan was recently honoredas "Farmer of the Week" by FarmBureau Insurance Group and theMichigan Farm Radio Network.The Koans are active members ofthe G~nesee County Farm Bureau.

"I love putting in a full day's.work. I love to come homeafter I've worked all day withJim in the orchard and we'retired but there's that feeling ofsatisfaction. The difference' inour philosophy is that Jimtends to be almost to the work-aholic stage, where sometimesI think he forgets ... forgets tosit down for a minute and enjoya cup of coffee ... or, as theysay, to take time to smell theflowers."

A problem that's not unique,it seems, to farm families,young or old. What is uniqueabout the Koans is that theyhave identified the problem -and are working together tosolve it. .

seem to get to the person'theyfeel had a hand in getting theproduct to them."

But Karen also re~ognizesthat her husband, who con-siders his business "somethingthat's very, very exciting," willhave difficulty reaching a pla-teau where he's satisfied thebusiness should stay.

"He can see himself alwayspushing straight ahead and tothe sides, and I can see usslowing down," she said. "Ithink there's a time when ex-panding any more would bedetrimental to our business,when we would not be able togive our customers the in-dividual attention and servicethey want and, by rights,should have. When you keepexpanding, you have to gethelp other '- than family andsometimes those people don'thave the same amot"nt of feel-ing. for the fruit or the concernfor the customers.

How Much Should We Grow?Like many farm families, the

Koans are faced with the deci-sion of how much their busi-ness should grow. There's am-bivalence and a degree of con-troversy involved in this deci-sion.

Both Karen and Jim agreethat it's important to retain thepersonal relationship they havewith their customers.

"Before the Industrial Revo-lution, everyone had a tradeand they dealt directly from theraw product to the people,"said Jim. "The blacksmith, thecobbler, the seamstress, thecabinet maker ... they tookpride in their work and they gotdirect feedback. from theircustomers on whether theirproduct pleased them. That'swhere I am in my business. Imake my own product and sellit directly to the people. I putout the best quality I can and Iget a lot of feedback and recog-nition for that."

Karen agrees. "It reallymeans something when cus-

-tamers patronize your place ofbusiness and know that if theywant to say something goodabout our product, or if theyhave some complaints, theycan talk right to the man whoraised the product - the manwho pampered it until it got totheir table. This is very comfort-ing to people in an age whereevery time you walk into a largedepartment store, there's a line I

of authority, and people can't

A Time for Decisions .A Time for Dreams ..

FARM NEWS

A Young Farm Family Looks to the Future

"Maybe Next Year"Time is a precious commodity

on most any farm operationand Jim has trouble squeezingout a few hours to work on thehome he's been building himselffor "going on eight years." It's aspecial kind of home made ofwood from their own farm,with open beams and a stonefireplace. It's evident through-out the house that it's been builtand furnished with love and re-flects the personalities of theowners. Because Jim -has doneall the work himself, they'vebeen able' to add some realtouches of class, like gold

and couldn't find a job to sup- plated fixtures in the bathroom.port his family. Even in its unfinished state,

"For menial tasks, you just' the home looks good to thecan't beat these people," Jim two people who lived" forsaid. "Once a person- takes several months, in a trailertime to coach them along so parked in the front yard, tookthey have skills in handling a their soap and towels withparticular job, you'll never find them when they went visitinganyone who can do a better job because there was no water,and there is less absenteeism. and studied by the light ofThey're just marvelous people kerosene lamps.and you can bring them up to "Maybe next year" has be-where they are productive come a familiar householdcitizens rather than a burden on phrase and doors for the kit-society." chen cupboards fall into that

Jim has dreams of eventually category. But Karen hasn't lostmaking his orchard a sort of patience."halfway house" to give more "It's hard for some people todisadvantaged people work understand," she said. "But .1skills and consequently a feel- . tell them, when I do get my cup-ing of self-worth. ' ,.board doors, they're going to

Karen explains that they be so beautiful, you'll knowdon't advocate every employer why I waited."hiring handicapped people. Waiting was also the name of

"Jim has the background; the game in regard to their fam-he's not afraid of them ... and ily. After 10 years, they wereI do think there's a degree of ready to face the heartbreak offear involved in being around not being able to have childrenpeople who are emotionally or of their own and had filed formentally handicapped. There adoption. Then, Karen's "flu"is a responsibility on the was diagnosed as pregnancy.employer who will hire such This long wait has made theirpeople," she said. two daughters especially pre-

"When a person of normal cia us to them.intelligence isn't doing a job,you determine that he doesn'treally want to work and youcan sever the relationship. Butwhen a person of limited in-telligence isn't doing the job, it'sa reflection on the employer.You have to consider thatmaybe you've skimped on thetime and effort you've spenttraining them or haven't follow-ed through. This is a big test forJim and for me."

It does take more supervi-sion working with these special-needs people, she explained,and this is difficult during peakwork periods when time isprecious.

"We're not a 'Good Will''operation. We're still a profit-making operation and thismeans we can only take on asmall number of these peoplewho need more supervisionand time," she said.

ing in the storehouse his fatherbuilt that would grow into theattractive farm market it is to-day.

"We got free meals and some-times dad paid Karen $3, some-times $5 - one time it was $10- to work for the weekends,"Jim recalls. "We thought it wasgreat because we were almoststarving to death while I wasgetting my master's and Karenwas finishing her B.A."

A Time for DecisionJim had been teaching

school, working with specialeducation students, for sixyears, plus working at the or-chard on weekends and two orthree nights a week, when herealized it was time to make adecision about his future.

"I loved teaching. I loved thekids, especially since we didn'thave any of our own. Yet, Iloved the orchard business andworking with the fruit. I wentthrough a year of hell comingto a decision ... and then I saidto myself, this is stupid! I knowwhat I want to do!"

He left teaching and went towork for his dad full-time for ayear and a half. Then came theday when his dad inquired,"What would you think aboutgoing into partnership?"

"I've been waiting for you tosay that for 35 years," wasJim's response.

A Chance for the"Disadvantaged"

That was five years ago andsince that time, Jim has com-bined his two areas of expertise- ,farming and working with the"disadvantaged" people (asJim cans them) on the Koanfarm - people with severeemotional problems, retarded"kids, " alcoholics, a formerLaotian mountain soldier whodoesn't speak a word of English

Being a Farmer Not inOriginal "Blueprint"

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By Donna WilberTo a casual observer, it might

appear that Jim Koan ofGenesee County is a youngman who, early in life, sketch-ed a perfect blueprint for his lifeand then the "Great Architectin the Sky" followed its specifi-cations:

A master's degree for an ex-citing, fulfilling career; a lovely,sensitive, supportive wife; twobeautiful, healthy daughters; acharming, even though unfinish-ed, home with gold bathroomfixtures; a partnership with hisfather in a successful orchardbusiness.

Even though Jim has allthose things today, they didn'thappen according to specifica-tions he'd drafted; in fact, beinga farmer was not in his originalblueprint for life.

"I always hated farming,"says Jim. "My dad had to scratchfor everything he accomplishedand he was so busy proving tothe world that he could be ..asuccessful businessman, eventhough he didn't have an edu-cation, that he had no time tocommunicate with me, no timeto teach me the business. Icouldn't wait to leave home."

He did leave home, right af-ter school, and worked his waythrough college. It was duringhis senior year that he metKaren, his future wife. Eventhough she was a "city slicker"and his roots were firmly im-planted in farm soil, they had apositive impact on each other'slives almost from the begin-ning. Jim told Karen hewouldn't marry her unless shewent to college, and Karenconvinced Jim that he shouldmend the relationship with hisfather.

Karen and Jim began spend-ing weekends on the farm,located outside Lennon, help-

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later agreements are a very im-portant factor in marketingcorn. Unofficial estimates indi-cate similar use of price lateragreements for soybeans andwheat.

It is estimated that between80 and 95 percent of all Michi-gan elevators offer or have of-fered price later agreements aspart of their marketing optionsto farmers.

Several issues surround theuse of price later agreementsand their effect on farmers andthe grain handling system.These issues will be explored innext month's Agrino:nic Up-date.

(This article is taken from "AStudy of Price Later Agree-ments." This study was recom-mended by the MFB FeedGrains and Oil Crops AdvisoryCommittee and authorized bythe MFB board. If you wouldlike a copy of the study, write:Commodity Activities andResearch Department, MichiganFarm Bureau, P.O. Box 30960,Lansing, Mich. 48909.

AGRINOMICUPDATE

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which will reflect the anticipat-ed narrowing of the basis.

Some elevators have notprotected themselves ad~-quately through handling feesfor price later agreements. Thismay be due to the lack of un-derstanding by elevator man-agement of the effect of thebasis change on the return ofprice later agreements. Also,farmers may not understandthat this is a service charge andnot a storage fee, even thoughit may be the same amount asthe storage fee.

A limited amount of informa-tion is available on the actualuse of price later agreements inMichigan.

According to the MichiganAgricultural Reporting Service,of the 1979 Michigan corn cropwhich was sold, only 8 percentwas sold under price lateragreements. However, of the1979 corn crop which wasstored off the farm for latersale, 40 percent was secured

. under price later agreements.This would indicate that price

At the same time, this allow-ed the grain handler the flexibil-ity of efficiently utilizing hisfacilities, transportation re-sources, and marketing skills.

Several things must happenwhen a producer delivers grainto a licensed elevator andplaces it under a price lateragreemen( The .farmer shouldbe provided with a price later

Understanding Price LaterAgreements Part I: How and Why They Are Used

in the early and mid -1970s agreement contract. As requir-which stimulated the develop- ed by the Grain Handlers Actment of the price later concept. of 1976, the agreement shall

First" the acreage and pro- contain the following:duction of grain outgrew avail- -The class and grade of theable storage. This was com- grain received, the qualitypounded by modern, rapid received and the date received.harvesting techniques for grain. -Charges for handling, ifThe available elevator storage any.space was tied up early if -The signature, name andfarmers were reluctant to ac- address of the grower or ownercept low harvest time prices. If and the signature of the grainthis happened, elevators were dealer or his or her authorizedunable to handle additional agent.grain unless it was sold for - A serial number.cash. This was especially true -The words "not a stbragein a multicrop state such as warehouse receipt" in promi-Michigan, where the harvest of nent print.one crop is quickly followed by A copy of the agreementanother. must be available for examina-

Second, exports of grain be- tion in the grain dealer's facilitygan to increase in response to for one year after its cancella-the devaluation of the dollar, tion or expiration. All the formsincreased world demand for must-be issued in numerical se-grain, and the opening of trade' quence.with communist countries. As If the producer is given anthese markets began to become acknowledgement form or salemore important the logistics of ticket in place of a price latergrain movement became more agree1'11ent, the grain dealercomplex. The unit trains and must provide the grower orships involved in moving grain owner with a price later agree-to export markets had to be ment within 30 days. In mostscheduled months in advance cases, the' agreement will haveand the industry needed f1exi- an expiration date, by whichbility to meet those transporta- date the producer must pricetion commitments. the grain.

These factors pointed to the Once the elevator has receiv-need for more orderly. market- ed the price later agreementing of grain and an increased grain, it has title to the grainflexibility in handling grain. and may store or sell the grain

Price later agreements bver- as it sees fit. Regardless of whatcame these problems by per- the elevator does with themitting farmers to deliver the grain, it must satisfy one of thegrain and pass title to the eleva- following: "tor, but maintain control of - Procure a commitment forpricing until a later date. By do- a future purchase price for theing so, the producer who could amount of farm produce.not attain storage was able to -Keep the farm produce, orshare in expected post-harvest fungible farm product. on handprice increases and basis im- as the dealer's own property.provement. - Have farm produce certifi-

cates representing equal valuein farm produce.

- Have an irrevocable letterof credit or money in escrow tocover not less than 50 percentof the value of the farm pro-duce.

In most cases, when theelevator sells the grain, theelevator will then buy futures toprotect itself against upwardprice movements. The elevatorthen sells the future contractwhen the farmer prices thegrain.

But this hedge may not fullyprotect the elevator againstadverse changes in the basis(the basis is the difference be-tween cash prices and anyfutures contract price) . Theproblem is that elevators sellthe grain at harvest time whenthe basis is generally at itswidest under futures. The basisthen usually narrows during themarketing year. When thefarmer finally prices his grain,the elevator loses or is "short"this change in the basis. This iswhy the elevator must protectitself by charging a handling fee

The use of price later agree-ments as a means of marketinggrain has become a controver-sial issue over the last few yearsin Michigan, especially aroundharvest time.

Attitudes expressed aboutprice later agreements rangefrom "it's the biggest rip-offever devised" to a neutral "it's anecessary evil" to "it's an effi-cient and effective grain mar-keting tool."

With increased competitionfrom Ohio, the grain dealers inMichigan adopted the use ofprice later agreements in theearly. 1970s. The use of pricelater agreements in Michiganhas increased in subsequentyears.

In addition to competitionfrom neighboring states, sever-al other factors came together

Using Price Later AgreementsAs defined by the Grain

Dealers Act of 1976, a pricelater agreement means "a writ-ten agreement by.which a graindealer takes title to farm pro-duce for a sale price which isnot fixed at the: time of deliv-ery," In other words, it is amarketing method that permttsa farmer to separate his deliv-ery and pricing decision.

Price later agreements cameinto existence in the 1950sunder the terminology of de-layed pricing. It was first usedby The Andersons in Ohiowhen their grain facilities weresmall and the. use of delayedpricing improved their elevatorefficiency.

To date it is. estimated thatprice later agreements are usedin about 20 states, with greatestuse in Ohio, Illinois and In-diana. In Ohio, the largest userof delayed pricing, this market-ing method is used for less than25 percent of the total graincrop.

PAGE 6 FARM NEWS OCTOBER 1981

Agriculture to Play Big Role inState's Economic Redevelopment

On Sept. 17 Gov. WilliamMilliken delivered a rare addressto a joint session of the newlyconvened fall legislative session.His address outlined his econo-mic redevelopment and prop-erty tax cut plans. The 29-pageformal speech contained dozensof recommendations to helpsolve Michigan's economic cri-sis.

Just prior to the joint session,an executive order was issuedto further cut the present year'sexpenditures by another $125.9million. All departments, alongwith K-12 school aid and col-leges throughout the state in-cluding community colleges,will be affected. The cut is re-quired by the constitution inorder to achieve the requiredbalanced budget.

Some of Milliken's key pro-posals include:Agriculture - Milliken said thatone of the greatest boosts toMichigan's economy wouldcome from agriculture. Agricul-ture has grown at least 10 per-cent per year since 1970 andcontributes more than $16billion to the economy. Foreignexports of ag products increas-ed more than 50 percent in thelast year alone. The total isnearly $750 million. Five goalsfor the, coming year are:

- Establishing a soybean pro-cessing plant. increasing porkproduction, re-establishing thepoultry (broiler) industry, es-tablishing a regional beef pro-cessing plant. increasing hardcheese production, and devel-oping and promoting the re-newable energy industry as itrelates to agriculture. (Progressis already being made on thepossible aevelopment of a soy-bean and beef processing plantas well as increasing the use of

agricultural products for ener-gy.)

- Accelerated' agriculture re-search through Michigan StateUniversity. This will include atimetable for construction ofthe proposed Plant and SoilScience Building as well as in-creased support for veterinarymedicine, biological researchfor animal disease and researchon agricultural production prob-lems.

-Strengthening MSU's Co-operative . Extension Servicewhich plays a vital role iFltransferring research findingsinto actual use on Michiganfarms.

- Regulatory and tax relief foragriculture. In other portions ofthe message, the governormade i.t very czlear that manyregulations and rules need tobe studied and eliminated inmany cases.

- Expanded international tradefor agriculture. The 50 percentincrease in agriculture exportsis dramatic when compared tothe national increase of 27 per-cent. Michigan exported a por-tion of nearly all of the 50 ormore crops grown in Michigan.Property Tax Relief - Thegovernor said that studies haveshown that Michigan has oneof the most equitable tax struc-tures in the nation. This isprimarily due to our tax rebatesystem which has returnedmore than $460 million toMichigan property taxpayers.including far,mers, this year(farmers also have P.A. 116).He said, however, that otherrelief measures should betaken. These include:

-A 10 percent cut this yearin both summer and winterproperty taxes, including taxesfor bond retirements. The tax

cut in 1~82 would be 15 per-cent and 20 percent in 1983.

- Residential and agriculturalproperty taxes would be eligiblefor the cut and there would beno ceiling. Renters would alsoreceive an increased benefitfrom the present 17 percent upto 20 percent.

-Local units of governmentwould be reimbursed for 65-percent of the tax reductions.This means that local unitswould also be required to cutproperty taxes for local uses.

-Senior citizens and low in-come families and the handi-capped would receive addition-al propert~ tax relief. House-holds with less than $5,000 irl-come would have a total ex-emption.

-Truth in taxa~ion - thecounty, township, city, village ..school districts, intermediatedistricts, community colleges,and all types of local units,would be required to reducetheir tax rates each year sothere is no increase' in revenuefrom inflation-caused assess-ment increases (equalized valu-ation) . The local governingboard would be required to

. hold a public hearing to explainits need for additional revenueif it wishes to use the additionaltaxes that result from increasedassessments in part or in full.The majority of the boardmembers would have to ap-prove any action after thepublic hearing. In this manner,the responsibility for increasedlocal spending would besquarely upon local electedpeople. The fact is that everydollar of property tax goes forlocal use, either township,school, county, etc.

-Promotion of better under-standing of h,ow the tax process

works especially the assess-ment process, such as the in-dividual's right to appeal andthat the Legislature should ex-plore ways in which we candevelop understanding of thetax assessment process andcollection.Single Business Tax - Millikenmade numerous recommenda-tions modifying this tax as it af-fects small business. It wasenacted in 1975 and replacedeight previous business taxes.A study has shown howeverthat out of 145,000 businessesrequired to file a return, morethan 70,000 had no tax to pay.Of those who paid a tax, 81percent paid less than $5,000.

Agriculture, through effortsof ,Farm Bureau, was exemptfrom the tax about a year ortwo after it was enacted.

Many small businesses willbe helped if the governor'srecommendations are follow-ed. For example, the presentexemption would ,be raisedfrom $40,000 to $60,000 andthe cost of workers' co"mpensa-tion and unemployment insur-ance would be removed fromthe tax base. This would be a$42 million saving alone.

Other provisions would bemade to encourage new busi-nesses and new capital invest-ment in Michigan.

Worker's Compensation -The governor said that thesingle most critical problem af-fecting Michigan is workers'compensation and that it "does

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more to discourage the crea-tion of new jobs than any otherissue. "

He pointed out, however,that a workers' compensationreform bill was passed last yearbut does not take effect" untilJan. 1. However, more re-forms must be made and hehas directed the Department ofLabor to insist on vigorous en-forcement of toe rehabilitationrequirements of the 'currentlaw.

Other reforms suggested in"'cluded coordination of work-ers' cO}llpensation with em-ployer-paid pension plans andthat the computation of theaverage weekly wage be limit-ed only to the actual wagespaid, fringe benefits would notbe included, and a more strin-gent standard for provingdisability was suggested. Em-'ployees with a minor injuryoften are drawing benefitsmore than three years after theinjury has occurred.

He suggested changes in theMichigan Insurance Code as itapplies to the rate making pro-cess and also a better system toinform employers of their rightsto appeal ratings and classifica-tion decisions. There / werenumerous other recommenda-tions in this area. The messagecontained a table to show thevery large differences betweenthe cost of workers' comp inMichigan as compared to sur-rounding states.

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dinger excerpted severalquotes from the Governor's ad-dress on economic redevelop-ment presented earlier that daybefore the Michigan Legisla-ture.

In that special message, thegovernor said that Michiganhas long been identified in theminds of people throughoutthe country,as an industrialstate. "What is too oftenunrecognized is the fact thatagriculture is a major and ir-replaceable part of Michigan'seconomy," he said. "As wedevelop our plans to revitalizeMichigan's economy, one ofthe greatest boosts will comefrom agriculture: a growth in-dustry both in its original senseand in a sense of modern dayeconomics. "

In his speech to the GreatLakes Chapter of the NationalAgri- Marketers Association,Sept. 17 at East Lansing, Assis-tant Director of the Michigan

. Department of AgriculturePaul Kindinger updated theprogress of the Governor'sAgricultural Conference heldlast spring.

The conference hosted rep-resentatives from all segmentsof production agriculture andagribusiness. Eight steeringcommittees were formed, bycommodity, to study thegrowth potential for agriculturein Michigan.

Dr. Kindinger told theNAMA group that the governoris committed to making agricul-ture strong in Michigan. Kin-

MOA's assistant director, Paul Kindin~r, told the Great LakesChapter of the National Agri-Marketers Association that the gover-nor is committed to making agriculture strong in Michigan .

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corn, chilipowder, pepper and remain-ing 1 tsp. salt; stir well. Simmer un-covered about 5 minutes. Spread 2/3ofcorn meal mixture (about 21/2 cups)evenly over bottom of greased shallow2-quart casserole. Top with pork mix-ture, spoon remaining corn meal mix-ture over pork. Bake in 350°F ovenuntil hot and bubbling around theedges. about 30 minutes. Let stand 10minutes before serving. Makes 6 to 8servings.

I'm convinced, after a recentweekend, that one way toavoid a visit to the cardiac careunit is The Great Escape - run-ning away from home for acouple days.

Take 10 tired working wom-en, remove makeup, pantyhose and all remaining traces ofworry frowns caused by hus-bands, children and bosses.

Grease generously with sun-tan oil, place in inner tube onquiet lake and let bake in warmsunshine for two days. Turnoccasionally for even brown.

It took less than an hour afterarrival at the cottage for these10 mature women to revert tocarefree, giggling campfiregirls. Yours truly had a longerjourney than most to make theconversion, but it was an easytrip.

I did think, since we werededicated Farm Bureau em-

. ployees, that one of our camp-fire songs should be the FarmBureau Spirit. However, I gotno further than "there's a guid-ing ray that leads the way,"when I was thrown in the lake!

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were lined up for work shiftsand supplied with hand-outs,etc., when he had to be takento the cardiac care .unit of aLansing hospital. He's doingfine now and recovering. athome.

If you'd like to wish him well,send your messages to him incare of Michigan Farm News,P.O. Box 30960, Lansing,Mich. 48909, and we'll see thathe gets them.

To let Ken know just howmuch we miss him, we're goingto print a recipe!

It's one using a new product,ground pork, which should beon the market soon (see story,this page). In honor of Ken andNational Pork Month, here's arecipe for:

to take some home," Fredricksaid. "We also passed out 400pounds of samples and gaveaway about 26,000 pork recipebooks."

The pork producers'rented abarbecue machine to cook theirporkburgers over charcoal.About 8 feet wide and 16 feetlong and made of stainlesssteel, it had an endless chainwhich carried the porkburgersin baskets. It took five minutesto make a revolution and eachtime the burgers were dippedinto a barbecue sauce. Cookingtime was about 30 minutes.

Originally, the pork produc-ers planned to have a "porkchop tent" similar to the suc-cessful project !lndertaken byIndiana producers at their statefair that would have includedpork chops and ribs in additionto the porkburgers ..

"At the Indiana State Fair,that IS the place to eat," saidFredrick. "This year, they serv-ed 200 pounds over 20 tons ofpork during the 10-day event."

That's what the Michiganproducers had in mind untilthey were informed they wouldbe limited to promoting onecommodity product. Next yearthey hope they can go withtheir original plan.

Fredrick said that the re-sponse to the pork producerspromotion was especially goodat the fair's "senior citizen day."

"They're probably moreaware of the few dollars theyhave to spend. A lot of themhave been very leery of pork.Some still worry about trichi-nosis. Many said they enjoyedham, bacon and pork chops -but never ate pork. They didn'thesitate to say that! Those peo-ple would try it, buy one andcome back to take a coupleporkburgers home. It openedup something new for them,"he said.

Fredrick said the new prod-uct will help solve a problem forproducers.

"The meat industry. says tous, 'we can sell your ham, wecan sell your loins, your baconand ribs, but front shouldersare a problem.' People whomake ground pork use thefront shoulders. By using thewhole animal, possibly it willgive us more money for ourpig." -

Other new products are be-ing tested, according toFredick, including "restruc-tured pork, chunks of pork

. shaped like ribs only with nobones, and served on a bun.

Pork producers are hopingthe new products will givesome competition to the tradi-tional beef burgers and chickensandwiches that are big sellersin fast-food restaurants.

LaVerne Fredrick, state ex-ecutive for the Michigan PorkProducers Association, hop~sthat the Senate will also passthe bill soon.

One of the needs for the bill,according to Fredrick, stemsfrom some stores responding tothe demand for ground pork bysimply withholding the spicesfrom sausage and selling it asground pork.

"Then, when the home-maker cooked the so-calledground pork and it ended upthe size of a silver dollar. shewondered where it went.Ground pork won't fry away. Ifthe bill passes and is signed bythe governor, the product thestores sell will have to be atleast 75 percent lean," he said.. Over 180 pork producersfrom throughout the state par-ticipated in the new productpromotion at the State Fair.

"We sold over 2,800pounds, plus another 270pounds to people who wanted

If the Senate passes legislation setting standards for ground pork,patties such as these shown by Fredrick will be available in stores.The porkburgers served at the State Falr were well-received by thepubUc.

Porkburgers Are Big Success.With Michigan State Fairgoers

Fresh water is always on tap for thirsty hogs at the laVerneFredrick fann near Yale. Fredrick is state executive for the MichiganPork Producers Association.

If the Senate passes the billsoon which would make Michi-gan the first state in the nationto have standards for freshground pork, pork producerswill have special reason tocelebrate "October ~-:' PorkMonth."

The Michigan Pork Produc-ers Association introd uced thenew product to the public at theMichigan State Fair in the formof "porkburgers" and indica-tions there were that grou,ndpork will enjoy good consumerdemand.

Before the Legislature's sum-mer recess, the House passed abill amending the Michigancomminuted meat law. to pro-vide standards similar to thosefor ground beef. The legislationwould require that only freshpork be used, with no morethan 25 percent fat and wouldprohibit the addition of variousother parts of the animal.There are no federal standardsfor ground pork.

PAGE 8 FARM NEWS OCTOBER 1981

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As poultry producers, Jeanidentifies the animal rightsmovement as another concern."I don't think we can just sitback and hope it's going to passover," she said.

The Setzlers open their oper-ation for tours from Januarythrough Easter and manyschools take advantage of thislearning experience. A slidepresentation and a coloringstory book on "The Chickenand the Incredible, Edible Egg"are a part of the tours.

"We work constantly to givea positive picture to the chil-dren who tour our facilities onhow well our chickens arecared for," Jean said. "Really,the chickens today are betteroff than they were when westarted in 1962. For 'one thing,we've learned how to feedthem so they don't have somuch fat. We were losingchickens when we first startedbecause' they had too much fataround their hearts."

The Setzlers are a strong,Christian family and Ralph canfind some good coming fromthe movement.

"I'm sure the good Lordgave animals to us with the in-tent that we respect their rightsand I think that's kind of writteninto the scriptures as He told usto take good care of them,"Ralph said. "Therefore, it be-comes a definition of what isgood animal care, good animalhusbandry. It's good for us tobe challenged because it makesus ask some questions of our-selves.

"The animal rights move-ment is a bandwagon thatsome people who want to beata drum can get onto today. I'mnot worried about what theycan do that will keep me fromproducing meat or eggs. I thinkprobably, in the long run, it'sgoing to make us more awareof what we're doing and howand why we're doing it - andwe're going to produce moreand better meat and eggs forpeople to eat than ever be-fore."

36,480 laying hens was com-pleted in 1977. Now we haveanother high rise buildingwhich house 40,320 hens,bringing our total capacity to76,800."

Each cage houses five hens,contains fresh "feed at all times,fresh water and a disposal sys-tem. Under maximum summerventilation, there is a completeair exchange in the buildingevery minute. Six cubic feet ofair per minute passes over eachhen.

The Setzler's operation ishighly automated. The eggmoves from the chicken onto aconveyor belt which takes it tobe washed, candled andweighed, then placed in a car-ton - all without being touchedby human hands. They markettheir eggs within a 50-mileradius of their farm.

Animal Rights MovementAmong the ChallengesThe egg business has be-

come a highly specialized in-dustry and according to Ralph,keeping up with the technologyis sometimes kind of baffling.

"Keeping up with technolo-gy, but not keeping up so fastthat we can't afford it, andrecognizing where ,the line be-tween them lies, is a chal-lenge," he said.

"Decisions on whether wecan afford some of the' newthings or whether we can't;where we should go, for exam-ple, in the area of packaging;whether we should make achange not knowing whether itwill work - these are some ofthe decisions that are hard tomake."

Jean was the second woman to be recognizedas a Farmer of the Week since the program was,initiated six years and eight months ago.

ute ~ought I'd get a separatehonor.

"I still don't know how to re-ally accept it," Jean said. "It'sdone one thing for me. Allthrough my life, I've always as-sociated -myself with others. Ihad a twin sister and then whenI married, I had my husband.So receiving the honor hasmade me realize I am an indi-vidual."

Jean has always been active-ly involved in the Setzler's farmoperation; in fact, it was her$500 "nest-egg" that made thedown payment on the 120-acrefarm they purchased sOQnafterthey were married. Their farmhas grown to 290 acres andtheir family to six sons. Of thesix sons, ages 13 to 29, two arein partnership with Ralph andJean, and three work part-timeon the farm operation.

"Since 1951, eggs have rep-resented a part of the incomeof our farm," Jean explains."That year we started with 200baby chicks. In 1953 our flockwas expanded to 700 layinghens and in 1962 our first com-mercial laying house was builtto hold 4,000 laying hens.Those hens were allowed torun at large on a slated floor.

"In 1964, we added a wingto hold 6,000 laying hens incages, and in 1969 we remod-eled our first building making ita cage house holding 6,000hens. In 1976 we again madeplans for what we call egg-

. spansion. Our first change wasto convert one wing from a lay-ing house to our office, cooler,processing and storage rooms.A high rise building housing

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The Setzler operation is completely automatedwith eggs going from the chickens to the cartonwithout being touched by human hands.

other Farmers of the Week isthat they're the only couple "toeach receive the honor - Ralphin April and Jean in July. Jeanalso has the distinction of beingone of only two women in theFarmer of the Week gallery.

Award Means ...'I'm an Individual'

Local Farm Bureau Insur-ance agents submit nomina-tions for the award and accord-ing to Jean, "When our insur-ance agent interviewed us, itwas as a couple because we re-ally do work together com-pletely and I never for one min-

local schools include award.certificates and plaques, whilethe top 10 winners in the statewill share $4,000 in top prizesand will visit the governor inLansing 'for his personal con-gratulations.

Conducted with the help ofFarm Bureau Insurance agentsacross the state, the America &Me Essay Contest has earned..to national awards since 1968from the Freedoms Foundationat Valley Forge. '

Each year, hundreds of ex-cerpts from the essays are com-piled into booklet form anddistributed to schools, thepublic and to visitors at theState Capitol in Lansing. To re-quest copies of the most recentbooklet, or to learn more aboutthe contest, contact the localFarm Bureau Insurance agent.

America and Me ContestOpen to Eighth Graders

By Donna WilberThe Farmer of the Week

program, co-sponsored byFarm Bureau Insurance Groupand the Michigan Farm RadioNetwork, is six years and eightmonths old. That means thatover 350 Michigan farmershave been publicly recognizedfor their contributions to theircommunities and the agricul-ture industry.

Who are the farmers whohave earned the privilege of be-ing named Farmer of theWeek?

According to Luke Schafer,FBIG's community relationscoordinator, "They are a di-verse lot. We have honoreddairymen, cash crop produc-ers, hog farmers, fruit growers,livestock farmers, potato gr.ow-ers and many other types ofproducers.

"They've been as young as21 and as old as 70-or more.They have included unmarriedfarm people, as well as farmerswith as many as 13 children.Some Farmer of the Weekaward recipients farm as few as100 acres, others as many as3,000 acres," Schafer said.

"But they all have one thingin common - they are peopleinvolved in their community,people willing to participate inways that benefit others in theirarea. They are people whodemonstrate that the Michiganfarmer can run a quality farm-ing operation and still devotetime to community and agricul-tural organizations," he said.

Ralph and Jean Setzler, eggproducers from LaSalle inMonroe County, certainly metthat criteria. But what makesthem different from all the

For a four-week period thisfall, more than 10,000 Michi-gan eighth grade students willexperience a little closer rela-tionship with America, thanksto the 13th annual America &Me Essay Contest sponsoredby Farm Bureau InsuranceGroup.

The contest, which en-courages Michigan youth to ex-plore their roles in America'sfuture, will be held Oct. 19 toNov. 13 in junior highs andmiddle schools throughout thestate. Any eighth grader inMichigan may enter.

In last year's contest, about10,000 students from 400Michigan schools, both publicand private, wrote essays.

Gov. William Milliken willhead the team of finalist judgeswho will determine the top 10statewide winners. Prizes for

OCTOBER 1981 FARM NEWS PAGE 9

No Kangaroo in Michigan Beef,Says FB Director Eisenmann

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New Farm Bill Expected,to Pass in Mid-October

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In terms of Farm Bureau'sposition on the pending legisla-tion, Almy says there are someprovisions that go agajnst themarket-oriented agriculturewhich the organization ad-vocates.

"The provision and the for-mula by which support priceswould be figured, for example,is largely left to political deter-mination rather than a market-oriented formula," he said.

"The provision for targetprices remains in the bill and itis felt that the assurance of defi-ciency payments does not tendto discourage farmers fromlooking to the marketplace as afundamental factor in their pro-duction decisions."

Almy said ifthe current act of1977 is allowed to expire onSept. 30, the basic provisionsof the act of 1949 would prevailuntil they are replaced withnew legislation.

"They'll never find anykangaroo in their Michigan.beef," he said.

Peter Nixon, Australia's min-ister for primary industry, is ex-

- pected to announce a trip tothe United States to calm con-cern about the meat substitu-tion scandal.

Australian press reports indi-cate that the growing scandalhas rocked Australia's billiondonar meat industry and haspitted Australian state againststate in attempts to isolate Vic-toria as the center where horseand kangaroo meat was substi-tuted for beef.

The USDA has acceptedAustralia's proposal for speciestesting of export beef beforeshipment 10 prevent furthershipments of adulterated ormislabeled meat to the U.S.market. .

Help Set Right to Farm PolicyMichigan's 83 Soil Conser- important we accurately define

vation Districts are being asked what are generally acceptedto hold public meetings ~o in- agricultural and managementvite comments and recommen- practices."dations which can aid the Mich- MDA has asked Soil Conser-igan Department of AgricultUre vation Districts to hold publicin developing a' right to farm meetings of agricultural organi-.policy, according to Dean M. zations, farmers and otherJn-Pridgeon, MDA director. ~ terested citizens during the fall

The Right to Farm Act, sign- and to submit recommenda-ed by Gov. Milliken in July, tions by Dec. 5.says no farm or farm operationwhich follows generally' ac- MDA's soil conservation divi-cepted agricultural practices sion staff will work closely withcan be found to be a public or local Soil Conservation Districtsprivate nuisance. on arrangements for the meet-

"Since MDA has been charg- ings, and will compile all sug-ed with administering the Right gestions and comme~ts receiv-to Farm Act, we want to make ed.certain the policy developed The department hopes towill encompass all facets of ag- have the policy finalized byriculture," Pridgeon said. "It's Jan. I, 1982, Pridgeon said.

One of the first orders ofbusiness for this session of theU.S. Congress will be passageof a new farm billto replace the1977 billwhich is due to expireSept. 30. Al Almy, director ofthe MFB public affairs divisiofl,predicts that a new farm billwillbe'ready for the president's sig-nature around mid-October.

According to Almy, legisla-tion which is being consideredis not too much different thanthe current act of 1977.

"It contains a provision fortarget prices, provisions for afarmer-held grain re~erve pro-gram, provisions regarding adairy price support, price sup-ports for wheat. and feed'grains. Also, for the first time interms of Michigan products, itcontains a provision for sugar,"Almy said. "Sugar has alwaysbeen a separate piece of legisla-tion and not inclUqed in theoverall farm bill."

, Eisenmann said. uA deplorableincident such as this tends todiscourage consumers."

Eisenmann said consumersare fortunate that they haveagencies such as the ().S. De-partment of Agriculture and theMichigan Department of Agri-culture which protect themthrough their fast and thoroughaction in impounding the meat.

"The meat industry in thiscountry, with the help of theseagencies, has built a well-de-served reputation based onquality and honesty," he said.

"Our meat is inspected andgraded for quality, content andhigh sanitary standards. Oneeffective way consumers can beassured of high quality and the'real thing' is to ask forAmerican produced beef -even better, ask for Michiganproduced beef.

Kangaroo and horse meat,labeled "boneless beef' andshipped into the United Statesfrom Australia was "a fraud onAmerican consumers and un-fair competition against domes-tic beef producers," says Lo-well Eisenmann, LenaweeCounty beef producer andMFB board member.

Eisenmann referred to therecent discovery and impound-ing of Australian beef in,whichkangaroo meat had been sub-stituted. The presence of horsemeat in boneless beef ship-ments from the state of Victoriawas also confirmed.

"It's particularly unfortunatebecause it hurts an industry thatis already suffering and is tryingto improve 'its position by en-couraging the consumption ofhigh quality, nutritional beef,"

Rough Roads'Ahead forState Travelers

The MFB board, meeting in -Lansing Sept. 2 and 3, wastold that Michigan is "on thebrink of disaster" as far as itstransportation system is con-cerned.

Earle Rodgers, engineer di-rector of the County Roads As-sociation, called the current sit-uation "deplorable'" and saidthe outlook for improvementwas bleak.

The' county road systemareas are the first to feel thecrunch of inflation and budgetpressures, he said.

"In th~ county road commis-sion area, we're seeing it first inthe' Upper Peninsula counties,whicn have obtained somepublicity by closing down theiroperations almost completely.It's also being felt in the northcentral part of Michigan and Iexpect that the same -situationswill be confronting transporta-

, tion agencies in lower Michigannext year," Rodg~rs said.

"What happened last yearwas that gasoline and weighttaxes declined by 6 percent.This year, they're going todecline ' 10 percent. In themeantime, the costs have beenincre_asingand they're going toincrease in the future regardlessof whether the inflation leveldeclines. Our revenues, on theother hand, are going to con-tinue to decrease.

Budget pressures will causemost counties to cut back ontheir local road snow and iceremoval this winter, Rodgers

'predicted, but believes thatmain roads will remain clear.

"However, while we're do-ing that, we are not replacingequipment and we are notmaintaining the surfaces in themanner in which we should."

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contributing funds to improvethe conference facility.

While the old buttons couldbe considerd in the "collec-tibles" category today, theremay be a few proudly wornduring a special open housescheduled at Kettunen Centeron Oct. 4 to commemorate its20th year of operation and ser-vice to the 4-H program.

Highlights of the celebrationwill indude demonstrations ofvarious 4-H projects and activi-ties, refreshments, tours of thefacility and grounds, and enter-tainment.

The center is located nearTustin in northwestern 'lowerMichigan south of Cadillac onOsceola County's Center Lake.

Donations Support CenterOwned and operated by the

Michigan 4-H Foundation, thefacility is used by thousands of4-H members and leaders eachyear. The conference centerbuildings, dedicated in 1961,are modern and comfortable.Recent remodeling has addedfacilities for the handicapped.The main lodge features con-ference rooms, a library and acafeteria. Two dormitory-stylebuildings nearby can house upto 150 people.

Donations to the Michigan4-H Foundation from individ-uals, corporations and organi-zations make the center's oper-ation and activities possible.

The 4-H Foundation recent-ly announced a new deferredgift program which allows indi-viduals to make a planned giftto the 4-H Foundation over aperiod of years or from anestate in the form of a will, trustor life insurance policy. Suchgifts may be designated for sup- .port of Kettunen Center or for4-H training workshops.

Further information on theOct. 4 open house may be ob-tained from county Coopera-tive Extension Service offices.

Connie Turbin, associate editor ofMichigan Farm News, recently visitedKettunen Center for the first time.

~elf-consciously, I lookaround the neat, orderly lobbyand remind myself that thestory of Kettunen Center is notin these buildings or the naturalbeauty of the setting. The realstone and mortar, the truenatural beauty of KettunenCenter is here in this womanand the other men and women'who have served in 4-H.

Adult and teen leaders havecome here for twenty years totrain themselves to becomebetter youth leaders. It is theirhope, faith and understandingof the need for young people toachieve, to learn, and to beguided, that has built KettunenCenter.

It is their discoveries andtheir strengths that will be cele-brated at the rededication ofthe Kettenun Center o'n Oct. 4.

Dream Comes TrueKettunen Center was the

dream of the late Arne G. Ket-tunen, who was Michigan 4-HClub director for 31 years andfounder of the Michigan 4-HFoundation.

"Kett," as he was knownthroughout the state and na-tional youth leadership circles,began his first 4-H work inHoughton County in 1917 af-ter graduating from MichiganAgricultural College. In 1925he came to East Lansing to be-come the state leader of the4-H club program and held thisposition until his retirement inJuly 1956.

On Kettunen's retirement,the Michigan 4-H Foundationannounced it would name itsproposed leader training center"Camp Kett" in his honor.

Back in 1960 , Farm BureauWomen and Farm BureauYoung People sold 50,000 "Iam a Camp Kett Booster" but-tons to help finance the build-ing of that leadership trainingfacility now known as KettunenCenter.

Many Farm Bureau mem-bers followed through on thatoriginal investment by regularly

By Connie Turbin

Standing in the circle drive ofKettunen Center, bathed in thegolden, lazy sun of an Indiansummer afternoon, it is possi-ble to imagine this same set-ting, the building and the trees,in every 'season: leaf-strewnwalkways beneath the fiery reddomes of autumn trees, thewarm brick of the main lodgeand the dormitory buildingsmantled with snow.

You sense that the tranquili-ty you feel here is not lost withthe change of seasons, but re-news itself in the ever-changingsetting of Kettunen Center.There is a sense, too, that forthe persons who will openthemselves to the natural beau-ty which surrounds them, a dis-covery is awaiting. For some, itwill be the discovery of.self; forothers, the joy of service.

When I visited KettunenCenter, I met someone who.had made both of these discov-eries and had kept tnem as atreasure to be shared with thethousands of persons who visitthere each year.

Faye Anderson is the confer-ence coordinator at KettunenCenter, though she doesn'tmake much of the title and saysthat she "just helps the confer-ence leaders with their arrange-ments." Her. face is soft, ex-pressive and the quick songlikevoice is paced into the rhythmsof business for me, a visitorfrom the outside.

I listen as she begins to speakof 4-H workshops, the youngpeople who visit here, the 4-Hleaders, the center itself ... andbeneath the talk of conferencesand workshops, I hear a subtlechange. The voice slows andsoftens and a personal dreamof her own youth and youngpeople speaks to me withoutwords.

There is something cherish-ed in her voice and I am sud-denly embarrassed to havelearned something so private,so personal.

Open House Will CommemorateKettunen Center's Twenty Years

syrup, pork, potatoes, straw-berries, sunflowers, sheep andwool. In addition, several areaequipment dealers will displaynew farm machinery.

There will be special attrac-tions for the children, also. MissPiggy, Big Red the Dog and theMagic Cow will be in the mall toinvite children to visit the smallanimal petting pen and thepedal tractor riding arena. Aminiature farm scene will alsobe on display. Children maytake part in a pumpkin carvingcontest and will have a chanceto win toy farm machinery inraffles to be conducted duringthe show.

Heritage demonstrations werea popular part of last year'sshow and will be repeatedagain. Demonstrations will in-clude quilting, chair caning, rugbraiding, square dancing, but-ter churning, .meat cutting,cider pressing, spinning andweaving, fruit and vegetabledrying and various hand stitch-ery.

Other attractions will be afarm market and pedal tractorrelay - contest with area discjockeys partlcipating.

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"Life on the Land - TheFour Seasons of Farming," willbe the theme of the second an-nual agricultural display at theCherryland Mall in Traverse Ci-ty. Scheduled to run duringregular mall hours on Oct. 23,24 and 25, the show will fea-ture many agricultural com-modities of northern Michigan.

According to Judy LaCross,publicity director for the event,the goal of the show is to helparea residents gain a better un-derstanding and appreciationfor agriculture. Emphasis of theexhibits will be on the econom-ics of farming.

"We are attempting to im-press upon visitors to the mallthat the farmer, must be morethan just attuned to the landand natur.e. He must be a keenbusinessman as well," LaCrosssays ..

The mall show is sponsoredby Farm Bureau groups in sixcounties: Grand Traverse, Lee-lanau, Benzie, Charlevoix, An-trim and Wexford. Exhibits willfeature apples, asparagus,beef, beans, cherries, Christ-mas trees, dairy, eggs andpoultry, goats, grapes andwine, grains, honey, maple

County PBs to SponsorCherryland Mall Display

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Besides offering a guaran-teed retirement income for lifeand a high interest rate, FB An-nuity Company's tax-shelteredannuity saves tax dollars, sincemoney paid into the plan is taxdeductible.

The features of the annuity -including the immediate taxsaving advantages, the 12 per-cent interest and a lifetimeretirement income - and howyou can benefit from them, canbe explained in detail by yourFarm Bureau Insurance Groupagent.

consumer goods, insurance,electric utilities and telephoneservices as well as other need-ed services," he said.

The theme for this year's ob-servance is "Cooperatives -Building a Better America."

The sponsoring organiza-tions for 1981 are American In-stitute of Cooperation, Coop-erative - League of the USA,

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American business system andhe emphasized that "too manyleaders still do not understandhow the citizens of this countryuse cooperatives to handletheir own businesses and pro-vide themselves with neededservices.

"These services include mar-keting, farm supplies and farmcredit, credit unions, consumercooperative banks, housing,

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The new rate, effective Sept.1, 1981, applies both to ac-cum'ulated funds already ondeposit as well as to newdeposits.

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Twelve county Farm Bureausecretaries have been recog-nized for having the largest in-crease in new subscribers overlast year in a contest sponsoredby Blue Cross-Blue Shield ofMichigan.

FB secretaries from through-out the state participated in thecontest which ran from Sep-tember 1980 to August 1981.One winner was chosen fromeach Farm Bureau region.

BC-BS Account Representa-tive Joe Karam said that all FBsecretaries should be compli-mented on their outstanding ef-forts in the Blue Cross-BlueShield program that servesFarm Bureau members.

Karam presented gift certifi-cates to the winners: CarolynHesselink, North; Wendy Hon-kala, Upper Peninsula; TerriRobinson, Saginaw Valley;Marilyn Batkie, Thumb; AnnConrad, West Central; GloriaSchultze, Northeast; DianaKeck, Southwest; CeciliaNorush, Southeast; SandiFrick, South; Shirley Tolles,West; Marilyn Knight, Central;and Sheryl Guenthardt, North-west.

BC-BS HonorsFB Secretaries

.Over 40,000 cooperativesand their 50 million membersnationwide will observe Oc-tober as Coopertive Month byholding special meetings, openhouses and' media promotions.

An official declaration ofCooperative Month in Michi-gan was signed Sept. 24 byGov. William G. Milliken.

hi the declaration, the gover-nor stated that "through coop-eratives, members are able tosecure benefits and services forthemselves and their neighborsas well as to stimulate a signifi-cant segment of the state'seconomy. In addition, thecooperative movement pro-vides the opportunities formembers to develop theirtalents and leadership abilitiesand establishes a group of peo-ple capable and willing to servethe community at the local.state and national level."

Newton Allen, chief execu-tive officer and executive vicepresident of two major FarmBureau cooperatives, FarmBureau Services, Inc. andFarmers Petroleum, said thatthe managers and sales repre-sentatives at Farm Bureau Ser-vice Centers statewide will beencouraged to conduct openhouses at their facilities and tomake presentations to civicgroups and youth such as the4-H and Future Farmers ofAmerica chapters in theirareas.

Allen said that throughoutthe month cooperatives will berecognized as a basic part of the

October is Co-op Month

RICHARD KESSLERWeek of Aug. 31 - Richard Kessler,

32, a dairy farmer from Montague whofarms 850 acres and milks 165 cows.Kessler is secretary-treasurer of theMuskegon local of the MMPA; a 4-Hleader. a Lakeshore Milk Haulers boardmember. a St. James Lutheran Churchmember and an Oceana County FBmember. He is a recipient of theAmerican Farmer Award and the FarmFamily Award. Kessler and his wife,Wendy. have four children.

Week of Aug. 24 - Thomas Irrer,38, a cash crop and specialty cropfarmer from St. Johns. Irrer farms1,200 acres, including 500 acres ofspearmint and 75 acres of peppermint.He is Clinton County FB president,area Federal Land Bank board mem-ber, St. Joseph Catholic Churchmember. local Jaycees member, andlocal community action group officer:He has a bachelor's degree from Michi-gan State University' and a master'sdegree from Purdue University, both inagricultural economics. He and hiswife. Marilyn. who is a township super-visor, have four children.

CLIFF POEHLMANWeek of Aug. 17 - Cliff Poehlman,

50, a cash crop farmer from Cassopo-Us. He farms over 400 acres with thehelp of his family, raising corn, soy-beans and hay. He is a communitycommitteeman with the ASCS; is serv-ing his second term as president of theCass County FB; is very active as afarm leader in the county and was in-strumental in eliminating a grain fraudscheme that was operating in the coun-

, ty last year; and is currently very activein taxation issues, initiating meetingsa'nd information letters for the public.He and his wife, Mary, have four chil-dren.

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THOMAS HEBNERWeek of Aug. 10 - Thomas

Hebner, 30. who farms 200 acres andmilks 40 registered Guernsey cows athis farm near Bad Axe. He is active intne First United Methodist Church andserved on the church finance board.He is a member of the DHIA and theMichigan Guernsey Breeders Associa-tion; is active in the Masonic Lodge inBad Axe and held each office in thelodge, including past master; is amember of the Huron County FB, theMichigan Sugar Growers, and the LakeCentral Breeding Syndicate. Hebnerand his wife, Paulette, bave twochildren.

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Farm Bureau Insurance Group,Michigan Farm Radio NetworkHonor 'Farmers of the'Week'

The Farmer of the Week Award, sponsored by the MichiganFarm Radio Network and Farm Bureau Insurance _Group,recognizes Michigan farmers for their contributions to the agricul-ture industry and the community.

Award recipients for August 1981 were:

October 4

For more informa-tion, contact the

Cooperative Exten-.sian Service. office

in your county.

ED BERTALONWeek of Aug. 3 - Ed Bertalon, 36,

a dairy and cash crop farmer from Pitts-ford who farms 400 acres and milks 56cows. He is a 4-H dairy leader, aHillsdale County FB member and heserved on the FB board for four years.He is a member of the MMPA, theMABC and the County Line Commu-nity Action Group. He and his wife,Donna, have three children.

.Camp Kettunen20th Anniversary

OPEN HOUSE

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Music and Farming: Both Take Creativity

1981 County Annual Dates

ing,problem solving and teach-ing ability.I venture into themysterious world of precisiononly when I'm farming, and Ifind thisstretching exercise ex-hausting.Now perhaps you are won-

dering why I bother to stretch.Why not stick to the areaswhich are comfortable? Thegeneral consensus by the ex-perts isthat the highest levelofachievement, and hence satis-faction, comes from the inte-gration of both sides of thebrain. To be logical and crea-tive,precise and intuitiveat thesame time is the ultimate goalwe should strivefor.It sounds like fun to me .. It

also sounds nearly impossible. Iguess the firststep isto learn toplow a straightfurrow.

Located near the Michigan delegation's hotel in San.Diego, this restoredmerchant .ship is part of a maritime museum open to the public.

Start making your plans now for the American Farm Bureau FederationAnnual Meeting to be held in San Diego, California, Jan. 1()'15,1982.

In the interest of providing the best possible service for MichiganFarm Bureau members. a United Airlines charter will operate betweenLansing and San Diego, departing on Jan. 9 and returnitlg on Jan. 15.Space has also been reserved on regularly scheduled flights betweenvarious points in Michigan and San Diego on appropriate dates. In addi-tion, complete arrangements have been made for tours which include,among other features, visitsto the famous San Diego Zoo.and Tijuana,Mexico.

San Diego's climate has been described as the most nearly perfect inAmerica and will afford an ideal locale for this important AFBF meet-ing. The lifestyle iscasual as isthe Holiday Inn Embarcadero, the hotelselected for Michigan. It is conveniently located close to the harborwith a glorious view and interesting activities including fine restaurantsand bay cruises. It isjust a few short blocks from the restored historicalarea of Gaslamp that features boutiques, eateries, charming shops anda resident kite flyer.

Complete information, including enrollment forms and description oftour inclusives, can be obtained from your county Farm Bureausecretary or by sending the following coupon to the address indicated.

OPEN

American Farm Bureau Federation1982 Annual Meeting

Andrea Hofmeister1980 OutstandingYoung Farm Woman

LETTERS

So does spelling,part numbersand straightfurrows.Perhaps in farming, where a

marriage is both a loving bondand a business proposition, itisuseful to have a person who isinclined toward left-brainedthought and a spouse who is.comfortable in the right brainfunction.

My husband is logical andcalculating, but with a specialkind of creativity to design avine divider when the needarises. He can also keep thebooks, calculate gallons ofspray per tank and plow pstraightfurrow.

While my creative talentsaremuch lessuseful when attempt-ing to make a household or abusiness run smoothly, my po-sitionrequires creative mother-

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drawing or engaged in othercreative pursuits, she is usingthe right side of the brain. Inorder to use speech or bemathematically precise, shemust engage the leftside of thebrain.

From what I can gather fromother articles on the subject,people who exhibit creativetendencies such as musicians,artistsand writers,excel in theuse of the rightside. Account-ants, engineers and mathema-ticians are adept at using theleftside of the brain.

No doubt you are wonderingwhat this has to do with farm-ing and me. I suspect that agood farmer needs to use bothbrain functions. It'strue that thedaily routine requires littlecre-ativity.But the unexpected canstrike at any time and that'swhen the farmer, with that ex-traadded dimension, that rightbrain capacity, can solve thethorniest problems.

When we firstbegan to har-vest pinto beans lastyear, thevines tangled on everything.For several days Ken and hisdad experimented with differ-ent set-ups to solve the prob-lem. That process, staring atthat pile of nuts, .beltsand steelrods in an attempt to visualizethe path and behavior of thewiley pinto bean vine, had tobe a creative function. It wasnecessary to conceive thestructure of a nonexistant. ap-paratus and then construct it.

The abilityto adapt commonfarming practices to one's ownsoil conditions and the lay ofthe land isa creative pursuit. Agood farmer allows his creativeintuitionto enter into decisionsabout tillagepractices,rotationsand timing.'My husband's intuition was

to harvest our beans a littleear-lythisyear. We had a high, dryAugust until the lastweek andintuitively he knew that therains were due. Alas, thoughhe wanted to follow the nag-ging voice from the right, theleft reminded him that thepuller wasn't ready and thebeans stillhad a few greenleaves on them. Five inches ofrain later, his intuitionprovedto be correct.I admit that .after several

hours of plowing or disking,there is something crying outfor attention. And I am not re-ferring to just my aching backor other parts. I begin to writeletters, compose songs andwax eloquently about the won-ders of nature, allto the detri-ment of a straightfurrow.It may be a case of simple

boredom. But perhaps itisare.version to the side of the brainthat functions best for me.Music has always come easilyto me. So has poetry, drawingand dancing. But math and thewhole concept of logical sys-tems for daily livingeludes me.

uncreative and monotonouspursuit, would be boring andunsatisfying to someone whosemain interest was the creativearts. I thought it was time Iwrote you an update on the sit-uation.I read a book a year ago

which has changed my attitudetoward the arts and the wholeprocess of creative thinking. ItisentitledDrawing on the RightSide of the Brain by Becky Ed-wards. The book isintended tobe a guide to drawing and sketch-ing, but. it has implicationsbeyond the drawing board.Edwards explains that the

human brain separates creativefunction from language, mathand logic. When a person is

County Date Time Place

Alcona Oct. 19 7:00 p.m. Mikado Community HallAllegan Oct. 15 8:00 p.m. Griswold Auditorium, AlleganAlpena Oct. 14 8:00 p.m. Long Rapids HallAntrim Oct. 14 8:00 p.m. John Rogers Elementary School

BellaireArenac Oct. 27 7:00 p.m. 4-H Building, StandishBarry Oct. 27 7:00 p.m. Moose Lodge, HastingsBenzie Oct. 12 6:30 p.m. Blaine Christian Church, ArcadiaBerrien Nov. 4 6:30 p.m. County FB Office, Berrien SpringsCalhoun Oct. 5 6:30 p.m. B. E. Henry Building, MarshallCass Oct. 21 6:30 p. m. 'Cassopolis High SchoolCharlevoix Oct. 7 8:00 p.m. Whitting Park, Boyne CityCheboygan Oct. 22 7:30 p.m. Wesleyan Church, CheboyganChippewa Oct. 5 8:00 p.m. Rudyard High SchoolClare Oct. 16 7:00 p.m. Clare Elementary SchoolClinton Oct. 13 7:00 p.m. St. Johns High School CafeteriaCopper Country Oct. 9 8:0q p.m. Pelke Fair BuildingEaton Oct. 7 7:00 p.m. 4-H Building, CharlotteEmmet Oct. 5 7:00 p.m. 4-H Center, Petoskey FairgroundsGenesee Oct. 15 7:00 p,m. Mundy Township Hall, RankinGladwin Oct. 6 7:30,p.m. Gladwin Intermediate SchoolGratiot Oct. 7 6:00 p.m. Camp Monroe, St. LouisHlawathaland Oct. 7 6:30 p.m. Congregational Parrish Hall

Rapid RiverHillsdale Oct. 13 7:00 p.m. 4-H Building, FairgroundsIngham Oct. 14 7:00 p.m. Harley,House, LansingIonia Oct. 5 7:00 p.m. Rather Schoollosco Oct. 28 7:00 p.m. Masonic Temple, Tawas CityIron Range Oct. 30 7:00 p.m. Crystal Falls Township HallIsabella Oct. 15 6:30 p.m. West Intermediate High School

Mt. PleasantJackson Oct. 10 7:30 p.m. Hanover-Horton High SchoolKalamazoo Oct. 13 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo County Center Bldg.Kalkaska Oct. 15 7:00 p.m. Carol's Hall, M-66 south of KalkaskaKent Oct. 6 8:00 p.m. Sveden House Restaurant

Grand RapidsLapeer Oct. 8 7:30 p.m. American Legion, North Branchlivingston Oct. 28 7:00 p.m. First United Methodist Church

HowellMac-Luce Oct. 8 Garfield Township HallMacomb Oct. 8 7:00 p.m. Romeo Masonic Hall, RomeoManistee Oct. 19 6:30 p.m. Farr Center, OnekamaMason Oct. 6 7:30 p.m. Scottville Bank, ScottvilleMecosta Oct. 5 7:30 p.m. Morley-Stanwood High SchoolMenominee Oct. 8 7:30 p.m. Hersh's Restaurant, DaggettMidland Oct. 20 6:30 p.m. Homer Township Hall, MidlandMissaukee Oct. 8 8:00 p.m. Cadillac State Bank, FalmouthMontcalm Oct. 28 6:30 p.m. Middle School, StantonMontmorency Oct. 15 7:00 p.m. Senior Citizens Hall, HillmanMuskegon Oct. 15 7:30 p.m. Doo Drop Inn, MuskegonNewaygo Oct. 8 7:30 p.m. Fremont Christian SchoolNorthwest Oct. 7 6:30 Twin Lakes 4-H Gilbert LodgeMichigan Traverse City

Oakland Oct. 22 7:15 p.m. Clarkston United Methodist ChurchOceana Oct. 19 7:30 p.m. Shelby High SchoolOgemaw Oct. 29 7:30 p.m. Ogemaw Township Hall, W. BranchOsceola Oct. 20 8:00 p.m. Marlon Bank, Marion'Otsego Oct. 20Ottawa Oct. 8 7:45 p.m. Allendale Christian School, AllendalePresque Isle Oct. 6 8:00 p.m. Bellnap Township HallSaginaw Oct. 8 6:30 p.m. K of C Hall, Williams StreetSt. Clair Oct. 6 7:30 p.m. Community Building, GoodellsSt. Joseph Oct. 12 7:00 p.m. County FB Office, CentrevilleSanilac Oct. 7 7:15 p.m. Sanilac Career Center, SanduskyShiawassee Oct. 5 7:00 p.m. Rod & Gun Club, CorunnaVan Buren Oct. 24 6:30 p.m. County FB Office, Paw PawWashtenaw Oct. 1 6:30 p.m. County FB Office Council GroundsWayne Oct. 13 6:30 p.m. Cooperative Extension Service Bldg.Wexford Oct. 13 7:00 p.m. Sweltzers Restaurant, Cadillac

Dear Jean,As a fellow musIcIan and a

good friend, you questionedmy sanity when I lefta cultur.allyendowed area for the ruralThumb.

"What are you going to dowithout concerts, lectures,plays and allthe opportunitiesa wealthy suburb can provide amusician?" you asked. I can

.answer you honestly that thereare culturalopportunities every-where. The only difference isthat where you liveopportuni-ties come pre-packaged andgift wrapped. Here, you haveto make your own.

You also were concernedthat farming, being a basically

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pe'cuniary situation of thecountry imperiously requires asystem of rigid economy ...(and) a retrenchment of thepublic expenditures." How-ever, Cass predicted a brightfuture for Michigan because of"the enterprise and industry ofour citizens ... (and) the variedproducts of extensive and fer-tile regions."

Those words of more than acentury and a half ago also ap-ply today.

Milliken closed by saying thatto "get Michigan moving again... we must act this fall ... ourtime is short and the task issubstantial :. "

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Get !'be .... FJro_ Yoar ..... ycboaa---oala .1Ib ......... ~ IYou can harvest up to 25 bushels an acremore when you use N-Serve NitrogenStabilizers! Apply N-Serve when you fertilizeto slow nitrogen loss through leaching andatmospheric escape ... keeping nutrients in thesoil where they can benefit your crops themost!

Apply at temperatures below 500F on fields withslopes of 8 percent or less.

Promotional Efforts - Thegovernor pointed to the suc-cessful promotion campaignsof New York and Ontario andproposed an "extensive andlong term" promotion pro-gram.

Other Major Areas of the ad-dress include various businessassistance programs, finance,film industry, regulatoryreview, target industries, etc.Gov. Milliken discussed thepresent budget issue and thedeep cuts that have beenmade. He quoted Gov. LewisCass, speaking in 1824 to thefirst elected Legislature: "The

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Task is Substantial.Forestry can be expanded.

Even with the new mills, forestsare growing three times fasterthan they are being harvestedwith enough raw material toadd about $3.4 billion annuallyto the economy.

With federal deregulation, oiland gas exploration is boomingand can help decrease Michi-gan's almost total dependenceon other states and countriesfor energy.Tourism - Michigan is thefourth in the nation in outdoorrecreation and sixth in. vaca-tioners. Tourism is a $9 billionindustry. Expanded promotionwas proposed. '

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..... OB.y! - You can beat the cost of risinginflation by buying your fertilizer now ... at lower'81 prices! You may want to use this deductibleexpense for your '81 tax statement..... 'rIa.1 - Your time is money. Use it wiselyby fertilizing now during your slower season.You'll be ready earlier next spring!.... Prob ..... - You can get the fertilizer youwant now, without waiting, and use it whenyou're ready ... right now!Research indicates Farm Bureau fertilizer isideal for fine and medium textured soils.

in Toyko and Brussels. Totalexports have increased fromabout $3 billion in 1972 toabout $14 billion in 1980.High Technology - Millikenmade more than a dozen spe-cific recommendations to takeadvantage of the opportunitiesin this field such as robotics,research and technical devel-opment.Mining, Forestry, Oil, Gasand Energy - A $78 millionnew copper refinery is beingbuilt at White Pine in the UpperPeninsula, a $500 million pulpmill at Quinnesec and a $300million paper mill expansion atEscanaba.

OCTOBER 1981

Milliken: 'Time is Short.Unemployment Compensa-tion - The governor ,was verystrong in his insistence that fur-ther reforms be made in the un-employment compensation, asit is used in Michigan, includingrequiring a "waiting week" todelay the beginning of benefitsafter a person is laid off andalso to require that to be eligiblefor unemployment compensa-tion a person should work 20weeks instead of the present '18-week requirement.Transportation - The gover-nor pointed out that the Michi-gan freeway system is nearlycomplete and that we are con-sidered to have one of the besttransportation networks in theGreat Lakes Region includingair, rail, shipping and high-ways. Agriculture and industryare highly dependent upon agood transportation system.

However, he also indicatedthat the waterways and portfacilities could be used to betteradvantage by the use of the St.Lawrence Seaway.

He did not, however, com-ment on the fact that the high-way system is deterioratingvery rapidly and that legislationhas been introduced to adjustthe gas and weight taxes tomaintain roads and avoid clos-ing down many road commis-sions.Water - His formal messagedevoted considerable space towater and its importance toMichigan and that many indus-tries must have a great deal ofwater. Michigan has a plentifulsupply at the time many statesare finding a shortage of water.He pointed out that agricultureand processing of agriculturalproducts can increase in Michi-gan at a time when many of theareas in the U.S. are finding adeclining water table.Regulatory Review - Themessage was most concernedover over-regulation. A taskforce has been appointed,headed by Lt. Gov. Brickley,to eliminate and modify thoserules and regulations that limiteconomic growth.Foreign Trade - The gover-nor expressed continued sup-port of Michigan's trade offices

Co-op Month(continued from page 11)Credit Union National Associa-tion, USDA Agricultural Coop-erative Service, Farm CreditAdministration, National Con-sumer Cooperative Bank, Na-tional Council of Farm Cooper-atives, National Milk ProducersFederation, National RuralElectric Cooperative Associa-tion, National Rural UtilitiesCooperative Finance Corpora-tion, National Telephone Co-operative Association, RuralElectrification Administrationand USDA's Science and Edu-cation Administration-Exten-sion.

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AgriPacUpdate TUVIC by KEN WILES

Manager, Member Relations

PLEASE COMPLETE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR REMITTANCE

YOUR CANCELLED CHECK IS YOUR RECEIPT

AgriPac ChangesFor the first time, MFB members can contribute

to AgriPac at the same time they pay their 1982Farm Bureau dues. As can be seen from the mem-bership dues notification reproduced in this issue ofMichigan Farm News, members may check the boxat the upper left to indicate they wish to voluntarilycontribute $1 to AgriPac. Members then write in theamount contributed directly beneath the amountshown for the 1982 dues ..

Members then total the AgriPac contribution andthe Farm Bureau membership dues and either writea check for the total amount or pay the amount incash to the county Farm Bureau. The county secre-tary will forward the AgriPac contribution to Michi-

/ gan Farm Bureau's AgriPac.Members may contribute any amount of $1 or

more. However~ it is important to remember towrite the amount of the contribution in the spaceprovided, as no Farm Bareau dues can or will beused for AgriPac's activities. Contributions to Agri-Pac will be used exclusively to help elect "Friends ofAgriculture" in the 1982 elections.

won a seat on the board in the November GeneralElection. Altogether, 81 candidates were endorsedand supported in the 1980 election; 75 wereelected, giving AgriPac a 92 percent success rate.

The committee currently consists of ChairmanJack laurie of Cass City, Vice Chairman RonaldWood of Scottville, and members Dave Conklin ofCorunna, Joe Kreusel of Fairhaven, George Mc

~ Manus III of Traverse City, George Stover of Ber- .rien Springs and Mike Wicke of Hemlock. AlbertAIrily, MFB public affairs division.director, serves assecretary to the committee and Robert Braden,MFB administrative director, is AgriPac secretary.Both of these individuals are ex-officio memberswithout vote.

Other PACs in MichiganCurrently there are over 200 political action com-

mittees registered at the state level. These PACshave been formed by various interest groups suchas doctors, plumbers, bankers, Chambers of Com-merce, food dealers and realtors. These PACs raisemoney from contributions by their members to helpelect public officials who will be friendly toward theirpositions on key issues. It is important that agricul-ture be competitive in electing "Friends of Agricul-ture" and AgriPac is making significant progress inthis direction on behalf of Farm Bureau.

Recognition ProgramAgriPac has set a fundraising goal of $35,000 for

the 1982 elections. To help reach this goal, a rec-ognition program has been established.

The program provides that a member contribu-ting between $10 and $49 during the calendar yearwill be designated as an "AgriPac Supporter" andwill receive a recognition card.

A member contributing between $50 and $99will be designated an "AgriPac Booster" and will re-ceive a lapel pin.

A member contributing between $100 and $199will be known as an "AgriPac Diplomat" and will re-ceive a jeweled lapel pin, special reserved seatingand recognition at the AgriPac Breakfast at theMFB annual meeting, and quarterly newsletters onpolitical events.

A member contributing ,$200 or more will be de-signated as an "AgriPac Ambassador" and will re-ceive a distinctive jeweled lapel pin, special re-served seating at the AgriPac Breakfast with digni-taries, special recognition at the AgriPac Breakfast,and a quarterly newsletter on political events.

No AgriPac contributions will be used to fund thisrecognition program.

Contributions are deductible in accordance withIRS regulations.

The othe~change approved by AgriPac involvesthe process of selecting candidates for endorsementas "Friends of Agriculture."

County Farm Bureaus will be asked to appointcandidate evaluation committees. The committeeswill consist of not more than five Farm Bureaumembers and will' be chaired by a county boardmember. The committees will be asked to evaluateincumbent candidates who are seeking re-electionand forward that evaluation to AgriPac. In addition,the committees will be asked to evaluate and pro-vide information and challengers or new candi-dates.

This information will be used by AgriPac as partof the process of selecting "Friends of Agriculture"for the 1982 election. The deadline for submittingthese evaluations to AgriPac is July 1, 1982.

Discussion Questions. In a straw vote of your Community Action

Group members, what percent of the membersindicate they may contribute to AgriPac whenpaying their 1982 Farm Bureau dues?

Is the procedure clear for contributing toAgriPac when paying 1982 F arm Bureaudues? If not, what information is needed?

Do you feel that the recognition program for1982 will encourage members to contribute toAgriPac?

Do you feel that you know enough about thecandidates' positions and philosophy beforeyou vote?

Role of Farm Bureau MemberThese changes in the AgriPac program should

result in even more MFB members becoming ac-tively involved in the political process. ThroughAgriPac, farmers can make the most of their num-

. bers and have a significant, positive impact on thepolitical decisions that affect their way of life.

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MEMBERSHIP DUES NOTlflCATIOt'

YOUR FARM BUREAU 1982O' Y••• I voluntarily contribut. $1.00 to the Michigan

Farm Bur.au Political Action Committ .. /AgriP8C).

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IntroductionWith less than 3 percent of our country's popula-

tion now directly involved in farming, it's more im-portant than ever before that farmers become in-volved in our political system. In many closely con-tested elections, an effectively organized farm votecan be the deciding factor. Farmers have a tremen-dous opportunity to affect the outcome of politicalcampaigns and ensure the election of candidateswho know and understand agriculture.

The political action program of Michigan FarmBureau is operated by a Political Action Committeeknown as AgriPac. As AgriPac prepares for the1982 elections, it will be operating with twomodifications from previous years. One change re-quested by voting delegates at last year's MFB an-nual meeting will make it easier for members tocontribute to AgriPac. The other change will pro-vide greater opportunity for county Farm Bureausto provide input and information to AgriPac regard-ing candidate endorsements.

Background InformationFarm Bureau members for many years had been

served by the Farm Bureau Political Education Pro-gram. Although the program proved to be effec-

- tive, changes in state and federal election campaignlaws in the mid-1970s allowed Farm Bureau to be-come more politically active.

Delegates to the 1977 MFB annual meetingadopted a policy to develop a political action pro-gram, which would include the formation of Agri-Pac. The program included analysis of voting rec-ords and legislative efforts of elected officials and'designation as "Friends of Agriculture" for those in-cumbents who had established a satisfactory recordof supporting MFB policy. In 1978, the first yearthat AgriPac endorsed and supp~rted candidates,73 individuals were designated as "Friends of Agri-culture." Of these 73 candidates, 66 were elected.This gave AgriPac a 90 percent winning average forits first election campaign.

In 1980, one of the elections that AgriPac con-centrated on was for the Michigan State UniversityBoard of Trustees. MSU was the only land grant in-stitution in the nation with no trustees from the agri-cultural sector. With two yacancies to be filled,AgriPac supported two persons familiar with agri-culture: Tom Reed (R-Dewitt), assistant manager ofthe Michigan Live Stock Exchange; and Bill Byrum(D-Onondaga), an Ingham County farmer. Reed

OCTOBER 1981 FARM NEWS PAGE 15

USDA Task Force Makes Recommendations for Early Warning SystemA U.S. Department of Agri-

culture task force has recom-mended an "early warning sys-tem" to detect grain elevatorsthat may be developing finan-cial problems, and has recom-mended measurers to safe-guard the interests of farmersand the government in poten-tial elevator bankruptcies.

The task force report calls fora joint federal-state study groupto establish minimum net worth

standards for commercial ele-vators, improved audit proce-dures and increased coordina-tion of government grain eleva-tor licensing requirements.

The report has been submit-ted to an ,executive committeeheaded by Ray Lett, executiveassistant to Secretary of Agri-culture John R. Block. The ex-ecutive committee now will as-sess th.e recommendations andforward them to Block.

Lett said the recommenda-tions - published in a 60-pagereport - will serve 'as the start-ing point for further actio'1,both administrative and legisla-tive, in dealing with the bank-ruptcy problems.

"It is essential to the orderlymarketing of agriculture prod-ucts for farmers to have asound grain warehouse systemthey can depend on.

"To have such a system, we

suggest requiring warehouse-men to file an annual certifiedfinancial statement prepared byan independent certified publicaccountant. This statementshould serve to assure farmers,financial institutions and USDAof the financial soundness ofthe elevator," Lett said.

"The possibility of grain ele-vator bankruptcies continues tocreate uncertainty for U.S.farmers and impedes the ad-

ministration's push towardgreater reliance on open, freemarkets to provide farmers' in-comes," he said.

"Our recommendations fo-cus on ways to detect earlythose grain elevators withpossible financial problems andto alert farmers when USDAaction is initiated. Our recom-mendations deal less with whatcould be done after an elevatordoes go bankrupt," Lett said.

Farm Bureau Market Place

Classified Ad Policy

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Antique Tractor Booksl New! "150 YEARS OFINTERNATIONAL HARVESTOR." Covers all trac-tors to 1980 plus serial numbers. Equipment andstationary engines covered in detail. 416 pages.2.000 photos. Hard leatherette cover. $26.95."THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN FARMTRACTORS." covers tractors from 1890s to 1979.1.500 photos. 352 pages. Hard leatherette cover.$26.95 postpaid. Diamond Farm Book Publishers.Dept. MFN. Box 537. Alexandria Bay. NY 13607.

(7-4t-64p-ts)

New All Wire Cages and Equipment, alsoPedigreed Meat Production New Zealand WhiteRabbits. Dettmer's Bunny Patch. a full time commer-cial rabbitry. Carson City. Mich. 517-584-3765.

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Wanted: Shingle Mm. Marvin Schwab. Standish.Mich. 517-846-6100. (9.4t-8p)

For Sale: International VlbraShank field culti-vator. 12112 ft.. with mid-west leveler. sharp.$1.050 firm. Phone 517-681-3887. (10-15p)

For Sale: 1975 Case 2670 4-wheel drive tractor.Excellent condition. $27.500. Phone 313-724-6694. (1O-14p)

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For Sale: John Deere Com Head for a 45.55 and95 combine. Very good condition. Phone 313-654-%70. (l0-17p)

Perry Double Incline Fruit Harvester with ex-panded shock wave shaker h~ad and new heavy du-ty conveyors. Excellent condition. 616-256-9644.

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Front end loader for A or B. John Deere tractor -hydrolic and 6 foot wide blade. Wm. L. Davis.12537 Linden Road. Linden. Mich. Phone 313-735-7128. (l0-2t-26p)

Farrowing Stalls - All steel $142.%. Includesfeeder-waterer. top rail. rump rail. Weighs 204".Free literature. Starr National, 219 Main, Col-chester. IL62326.309-716-3446. (l0-24p-ts)

For Sale: Used Storage Tanks, 6000 to 20,000gallon capacity. Vertical or horizontal. Phone616-798-1805. (l0-12t-15p-ts)

Don't Buy, Sell, Trade Without Marshall's FarmEquipment Guide. New 288 pag~ 4th edition nowavailable. Used tractor and equipment prices, speci-fications. trade-in values. rental rates. more. $10 percopy postpaid. Marshall Publications. Box 1190 M.Minnetonka. MN 55343. (9-3t-38p-ts)

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New EdIt\onl"FARM TRACTORS IN COLOR" 80years tractor history. 118 full color photos. 183pages. $11.95. "STEAM POWER IN AGRICUL-TURE," 100 years steam power. 103 full color

_photos. 184 pages; $11. 95. "STEAM TRACTIONENGINES. WAGONS, ROLLERS," 180 pages.158 full color photos. with descriptive notes on eachengine. $11. 95. SPECIAL! Complete collectorslibrary. 3 above hardcover books - $32.95 postpaid.Diamond Farm Book Publishers. Dept. MFN. Box537. Alexandria Bay. N.Y. 13607. (7-4t-72p-ts)

MC Grain Dryer. continuous flow. New Ideapicker sheller, good condition. $3.000 each. Twin-ing. Mich. 517-867-4333 or 873-3242.

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For Sale: Smith Cement SUo. 12' x 40'. youmove: Bush-Hog off-set disk. one year old. PhoneFowlerville, 517-223-8952. (1O-19p)

Ford 19~8N Tractor, nice condition. good rub-ber and paint. no tools. low hours. $2.250 or offer.517-674-2311. (l0-18p)

For Sale: Farm Eze Belt Feeder. up to 93 ft. plusnew belt. All very reasonable. Call 517-323-2822.321-41170r651-6249. (l0-21p)

For Sale: 702 Unl System with 2 row wide sheller.husking bed, used very littleand 3 row narrow com-bine. 517 -323-2822 or 321-4117. (I 0-23p)

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Cattle Books! "VET BOOK FOR STOCK FARM-ERS." On-the-farm prevention, symptoms.treatments. 176 pages. 300 photos. $16.95."CALVING THE COW AND CARE OF THECALF," 164 pages. 338 photos. $16.95. "PROFIT-ABLE BEEF PRODUCTION," $16.95. SPECIAL!Complete beef library. 3 above hardcover books.$43.95. postpaid. Diamond Farrn Book Publishers.Dept. MFN. Box 537. Alexandria Bay. NY 13607.

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Rams For Sale: Registered Columbia and Suffolksheep. R. Seelye. R.R. 1. Hersey. Mich. 49639.Phone 616-832-9629. (9-2t-16p)

Seventeen Angus Cows, purebred. bred back, forsale after calves weaned. Emmett H. Davis. 9745 12Mile Road. Rockford. Mich. 49341. Phone 616-874-6306. (9-2t-23p)

Polled Hereford bulls and heifers alsO clubcalves. Eugene Simpkins. Route 5, Gladwin,48624. Phone 517-426-4090. (9-2t-17p)

Polled Hereford Auction, 70 lots. cows. heifers.calves. Top bloodlines. Some of Michigan's best!Oct. 31. 1981 - 517-426-4090. Eugene Simpkins.Route 5. Gladwin. Mich. 48624. (9-2t-24p)

Duroc & Yorkshire Boars and GUts. litter matesto the top selling pen at MSU Test Station. 2:18Daily Gain. Mark Palmreuter. Vassar. Mich. Phone517-823-3745. (9-2t-26p)

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Natural Dried Fruit! Great pies! Delicious snacks!Big 3 lb. box!! Apples $7.95: peaches $9.95: pears$10.95: prunes $7.25: raisins 57.20: apricots$12.95: papaya $7.25: pineapple 59.95: figs$8.95: dates $8.60: fruit mix 59.90: fruit-nut mix$10.90. Canecreek Farrn. Box 2727-MF. Cooke-ville. TN 38501. 19-3t-45p-ts)

Pecans for Holidaysl Other nuts. Free recipes.Carrolltrees Farrn. Box 428-MFN. Carrollton. GA30117. (9-3t-14p-ts)

Great Sausage Recipes. illustrated book with over100 recipes explaining sausage making. curing.smoking. Free equipment and supply catalog:SAUSAGEMAKER. 177-56 Military. Buffalo. N.Y.14207. (9-9t-25p-ts)

Ten QuUt Patterns. Some old, some new. Instruc-tions and catalog list. $2.00. Joyce Wright, Box95MI. Woodbury. KY 42288. {lO-2t-I9p-ts)

DOGSBorder Collie or Collie puppies. Purebred. Shots.wormed. Prices reduced this fall. Shelties due forChristmas. Baird Farm Kennel. Lowell. 616-897-9462. (lO-21p)

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Due to rising publication and postage expenses; publishers of theMichigan Farm News are unable to continue offering Farm Bureaumembers free classified advertising. Members will, however, receive aspecial discount on advertising rates.

Beginning with the September 1981 issue, a new classified advertisingpolicy took effect.

Under the new policy, members pay 10 cents per word for non-commerical ads and 15 cents per word for ads which promote a commer-cial business other than agriculture.

All other advertisers pay 20 cents per word for one insertion and 15 centsper word for two or more consecutive insertions.

The deadline for advertisements is the 15th of the month precedingpublication and the publisher has the right to reject any advertising copysubmitted.

Advertisements should be submitted on the form below.' Additionalcopies of the form are available upon request. All ads must be pre-paidand may be pre-paid up to one year in advance. It is the responsibility of theadvertiser to re-insert the ad on a month-by-month or year-by-year basis.

Send ads to Michigan Farm News, P.O. Box 30960, Lansing,Mich. 48909. No ads will be taken over the phone.---------------Please run the following ad in the _issue(s) of the Michigan Farm News.01 am a Farm Bureau member. This is a non-commercial ad and I am

enclosing 10 cents per word.01 am a Farm Bureau member. This ad promotes a business other

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Good Clean Rental Type Work Clothes: 6 pantsand 6 shirts. $24.95. postpaid. Send sizes with orderto: Wali's Wholesale. 251 Pearl Street. Darlington.S.c. 29532 (6.9t-26p-ts)

Large Overhead Doors for farm shops. Any size ormaterial. Operators. Radio controls. We installFrankenmuth Door Service. 517-652-2143.

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Timex Watches Repaired for a fraction of the newwatch cost. Send any brand watch for free estimateto: Cooper's Fixery. 21 N. 1st Ave W. Duluth. MN55802 (8.5t-27p ts)

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Dark Mink: Large - excellent producing breedingstock for sale in October or November. Reasonableprices. Telephone 313.653.3197. (l0-2t-17pl

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For Sale: 10 Holstein heifers 900 Ibs.. 10 heifers600 Ibs . 10 heifers 400 Ibs.. Holstein bull breedingage All open. Ed W Tanis. Jenison. Mich 616-669-9226 (10-27p)

Registered Holstein bulls to 18 mos. A HarmonyMan son from Chief dam with 22,514M 1.013F4.5%. Other Pacemaker. Wayne. Admiral sonsAlso Holstein heifers - 13 hi-grade. 2 reg. - dueOct.. Nov. Dec. George Robb. Fowlerville. Phone517-223-9462. (\O-38p)

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Well bred fresh and springing Holstein heifers.Also rugged Hampshire boars Byron Waddell.Olivet.Mlch 517-543-3415 (l0-16p)

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Wayne County 40 Acre Comer Parcel. 3 bed.room ranch. full basement. 2 story garage 36' x 28'.Quon5<'t barn 71' x 34' Near Hwy 275 Land Con.tract terms Owner anxious. D R_ Schroeder.Realtor Phone 313-699.2007 (1O-2t-27p)

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100 acres, level clay loam. 40 acre woodlot. wellconstructed home. outbuildings Near Fremont.Mich. Vandenberg Real Estate Call Helen Bowers616-854-1560. (1O.22p-tsl

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